Christmas Quiltalong update *snowman has nose and arms*

I couldn't get on the computer at 11:30pm when I stopped. I finished the checker board top. I will complete it today and a snowman. He needs arms and a nose.  I will get outside and pick up some twigs for them. I plan to cook the nose....  polymer clay stuff.

Isn't he the cutest!  *giggle*

I do need to get the pellets for the base. The rice I used just is not heavy enough. It works but not like I want it to sit.

I did fan out my gathering from the fabric sale. Here it is......

A lot got into that plastic bag. Here it is in a pile...

and the notions......

I found rick rack for the gingerbread house, anything new or packaged I grabbed, thread, pin case, templates, bag of cut out squares, part of a pattern cut out and the pattern: just stuff.

So there you have it. I still need to cut out for the snowman wallhanging.....

See you next month Sue and gang.

~Shellie

Christmas Quilt Along

I started in late....  Well I had to go get a bag of fabric for $10. Yep, and it is stuffed. That was so much fun. I will sort it out later. Im not even certain what is all in there.....
Then I was off to Craft n Bits; I love those lady's that work there. I bought two planters or pots, a green glass bowl, blue/yellow berry swag and Christmas fabric. Fun, Fun, Fun.

Now today is our Christmas Quilt Along. I joined cause I cant let Reenie and Gina have all the fun. If you would like to join us next time it is over at Quilt Times with Sue. She has patterns, cookie recipes and a puzzle going that I am getting a ton of words down. I just cant stop doing it.

Anyway here is what I am working on probably after everyone else has called it a day. Granted I just started at 4:30 maybe.

This is a checkers game. Im putting the rows together now.

I want to do the snowmen and the wallhanging. Maybe a snowman tonight and cut out the fabric for the wallhanging.

So it is 7pm now and that is what I have so far.  Maybe later I will sort out the bag and take a picture.

~Shellie

Pinwheel Party Blocks 1 and 2

Pinwheel Party Blocks from Twiddletails....   

Here is my first block

and here is the second.

I think Im going to put this quilt when finished in my bedroom.  The colors work really well with what I have in there now.  The light blue looks a bit better in person...  it doesnt blend in at all.

~Shellie

If you give Shellie a panel...

Have you read this wonderful book to your children?   "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" 

by Laura Numeroff.  Well the whole series is my daughter's favorite. We love these books! 

Susan started something......

If you give Shellie a panel...

then, she has to check out the fabric line....

(and she loves it)

then, she finds a fun quilt along to do.....

 http://moosequilts.blogspot.com/2010/02/jelly-roll-sampler-quilt-along-2010.html

Sample Quilt Along

So, she buys 1 1/2yds of this and 4yds of this and a jelly roll.....

So, give Shellie a panel and it leads to more buying of fabric and searching of ideas.

Now she can't wait until March to start this quilt along!

=) Shellie