I entered into a Swap and a Bee!!

How cool is that. I have wanted to join one of these for a long time. There are two new ones starting at the beginning of the year.

Click on the pictures and it will take you to the blogs so you can sign up if you want. It will be fun.

One Thing One Week Challenge

My goal for this challenge will be to finish my family Christmas gifts. I have 9 to finish. They are a stitchery. I need to finish them and get them into frames. I am hoping that this is a goal I can achieve. I really want to get this crossed off my list.

I WON!!!

Thank you!! I am so excited. I stopped by The Quilt Makers Blog to check things out for the 100 Blocks Blog Tour and I won a magazine. Did I say that I was so excited!!!!! Thank you!

100 Blocks Blog Tour

Go check it out!! They are having surprise winners. I would like to get this magazine, 100 Blocks, what a great thing to have!!

Charming Girls' Quilt Club Nov/Dec Goals

I spent the afternoon going over the things I want to get done these next few months. I would like to get to the point that I am only working on things I love. I have a few quilt alongs, a few BOMs, and a few finishes. I will be listing a lot of things and we will see how many I can get done. LOL
November
1. Oct and Nov blocks for Saturday Sampler-The Black and White Garden
2. Block 6 Designer Mystery BOM by Fat Quarterly
3. Aug, Sept, and Oct blocks for Snowbound by Bunny Hill Designs
4. Cut pieces and start top for Snowbound by Bunny Hill Designs
5. Make a lunch bag for a neices' birthday using the tutorial by Pink Penquin
6. Make a gift for Secret Santa Christmas Swap
7. Finish pumpkin table runner
8. Finish Frosty Flakes Quilt by As Sweet as Cinnamon
9. Block 3 Flowers of Love by Designs by Fee
10. Le Petite for November-Butterchrun by Sherri Falls
11. 2 Halloween wall hangings (I know it is not Halloween any more but I want them done for next year.)
12. Quilts for Kids made from their kit
13. Quilts for Kids made from my fabric
14. Start family Christmas wall hanging gift
15. Make 12 ornaments for Swap
16. Make top for That girl...That quilt Quilt Along

December
1. Dec block for Saturday Sampler-The Black and White Garden
2. Block 7 Designer Mystery BOM by Fat Quarterly
3. Nov and Dec blocks for Snowbound by Bunny Hill Designs
4. Finish Snowbound by Bunny Hill Designs
5. Block 4 Flowers of Love by Designs by Fee
6. Le Petite for December (?)
7. Sandwich, quilt, and Bind Fat Quarterly Quilt Along
8. Sandwich, quilt, and bind Simpler Sampler Quilt Along
9. Try a Quilt as You Go Christmas stocking
10. Finish family Christmas wall hangings gifts
11. Finish can-lid name ornaments
12 Finish quilt for That girl...That quilt Quilt Along

Well I can't leave without a picture so here is one of my husband and me on one of our motorcycle trips last year. We went to The Crater's of the Moon near Twin Falls Idaho. Loved that trip.

This next one was taken on our way to Lincoln City Oregon. It was our 20th wedding anniversary trip. We did not take the motorcycle. It was a wonderful trip. I can't believe that we have been married for 20 years.

Thank you for stopping by.

Edited to add links and 1 correction.

Le Petite~Schnibbles Paganini

I say "I love" too much. Can I say it again. I love this fabric. It is Awesome by Sandy Garvais for Moda. I added in a bit of this and that to add up to the number of squares I was missing. his (for now) will be my favorite Fall quilt. I LOVE IT!! The quilt moves. One minute I see X and O's. Next I see squares that all the sides touch. Then squares with plus signs in them. I hope you like it as much as I do. Happy Halloween.

2010 Designer Mystery Block of the Month Block 5

I love doing these! The fabric is so fun. Fat Quarter Shop is doing a BOM. It uses 12 Days of Christmas by Kate Spain for Moda. I messed it up but I did not see it until I was finished. I am just leaving it.

Flowers of Love by Fee Block 1 & 2

I love the blog Designs by Fee. She has such a wonderful blog. She is doing a Block of the Month called Flowers of Love. It will run for 10 months. I have finally Finished blocks one and two.

Block 1

Block 2

Frosty Flakes Finishes

Dawn over at As Sweet as Cinnamon started a BOM back at the beginning of August. I love snowflakes. I love 12 Days of Christmas by Kate Spain for Moda. So when she came out with this idea I was in love. I have all the blocks finished. Next I need to follow her instructions for the finish of the quilt. I hope you like all the blocks.

Block 1

 Block 2

 Block 3

 Block 4

 Block 5

 Block 6

 Block 7

 Block 8

 Block 9

It was a couples of firsts for me. My first hexies and first beads and sewing. I loved doing it. Thank you Dawn. Now onto the finishing instructions.

My Animals

I thought I would add a few pictures of a few of my pets. The orange is a female named Polly. She is a stray. The gray one is a male named Spike. He was a kitten from a friends litter. They love each other. We got them both about the same time. Aren't they cute!

 This is Buster. He is a Boston Terrier. We have had them for about 5 years. He was a charity case. I friends mom was going to take him to the pound. So we took him in. He has WAY too much energy. He drives me nuts! But the DH and kids love him so he stays. LOL!

 This is Peso. Another charity case. The own was going to do the same and take him to the pound and we took him. He has become my YDD dog. He is a very over weight Chihuahua. Since this picture he got even bigger now he is on a diet and losing lots of weight.

The only pet not pictured is our 10 year old cat. I will get her next time.

Baby Quilt for a friend

My sister-in-law's sister had a baby shower last Saturday. So in normal Shannon fashion I waited until Thursday to figure out what I was making her. LOL! I decided on a Sudoku Pattern. I read about it on a blog but I don't remember which one. I LOVE IT! The top came together really quick. I worked on it a little bit Thursday, Friday and I was only was 45 minutes late to the baby shower. I got all of it done but washing and drying. I used three shades of brown, green, and blue. The babies room is in a safari theme. She had is crib blanket out when I got to her house. This quilt matches so wonderfully.  

I only had a few puckers. I hope that it turns out ok when she washes it. I think it is time to try the spray basting. I hate pinning!

Here is the label. I have decided now to sew the label into the backing and then quilt it. This way it is part of the quilt.

As soon as the little one is here and in his blanket I will post a picture. 

Brown Bag Quilt Contest-Finished!

So as a recap...He are the fabrics I got from Debbie. She sent me 9 fat quarters of some very fun fabrics.I decided not to use the bright green with the "circus" theme.

 This is my favorite block. What more could a girl want, shoes, hand bags, friends, and girl power. LOL!

 Next is the primadonna block. High class. Royalty expensive glasses, hand bags, shoes, jewelry.

 Good food and love. I have never had sushi before but I have heard some people love it.

 This is a fun one. Candies and phones.

Here is the back. I used every usable piece of fabric. All the extras I made into the back. I used even the smallest pieces as a frame for the label. That was fun to make. I quilted it with a straight lines a 1/4 inch from all the sewn edges. That took a while but I love the way it looks.

Here is the label up close. I had so much fun making this quilt. Thank you Debbie!! I appliqued on one of the little girls onto the label. Isn't she so cute.

Well here it is all quilted and bound. Thank you for this chance to work with some "ugly" fabric. I can't wait to do another one.