A Whole Lot of Randomness

It is now safe to reveal that the quilt I made for the Little Quilt - Sew, Vote, Swap Group {see here} has arrived safely at its destination to Karin/KarinKajsa in SWEDEN! And yesterday, I received my little quilt from Tiina/Cottilello, who lives in LONDON! Lovely. As is my little quilt . . .

It is hand-quilted, and the center is from a sweet travel panel. Thanks, Tiina!

A few things of note from the hectic week past . . .

7 Ways to Keep Track of Pieces When You Sew from Nicole at Mama Love Quilts (oh yeah, and my  method may have been mentioned) . . .

Several projects from the For the Love of Solids2 swap {mine included} were featured by Elizabeth of Don't Call Me Betsy, who is host of the swap. See for yourself here . . .

My daughter, Rachel of Snippets of Sweetness, posted about the St. Patrick's Day quilt/s she made me us. You can read her tale of two quilts here.

And the October quilt  made by my do.Good Stitches Faith Circle is done!

Thanks to Des/taffyjane for pulling the Raggedy Bullseye blocks together for a fun finish! (If you look close, you just might see glimpses of my blocks, just like hubby did!)

Well, the Tangerine Tango Challenge is now closed and boy is the competition stiff! There are 25 entries in the "Minis" category {here}, and 26 in the "Quilts", where mine is entered. Do check them out here - mine's #1 so you won't miss it! Revised post when I saw my quilt in the feature here!

Lastly - brace yourself - there is a quilt-along starting up March 12 using either of Camille Roskelley's patterns, On A Whim or Hopscotch. After the Swoon storm that's been going on for months, this should be interesting. On A Whim has been on my list, so I'm hoping to quilt along, though fabric has not even crossed by mind! We'll see. Anyone else joining in?

Whew! That's a whole lot of randomness!

W.i.P. Wednesday

There are lots of odds and ends to report on for this W.i.P. Wednesday.

Completed projects

Hometown "Wild Thing" - This comfy cozy took longer than it should have, but finally it's done!

Solstice Stars Series - My five blocks are done and they were each so fun to do. I loved Faith's post about quilt top layouts, and am now debating what direction to go next. 

Little Quilt - Sew, Vote, Swap project - Loooved working on this little one that is now winging its way to its new home. 

Ongoing projects
Sparkle QAL - Hand-stitching of binding IN progress!

Scrappy Depression Blocks - Three down, 13 to go.

Modern Mini Challenge quilt - let's just say I've started.

4x5 modern Quilt Bee blocks NEW - I've chosen a block, now to get sewing!

Upcoming projects  
* For the Love of Solids small project 
* scrappy Metrolink 
* a zip pouch w/o zipper tabs - want to know this way too 
* Modern Crosses mini quilt

* A Christmas quilt to coordinate with my tree skirt
* "On a Whim" 
* Table runner for my cousin - starting with this bundle.

* Pattern for Mango 

* A light box
* Quilts for siblings #2 and #3

Linking up with W.i.P. Wednesday . . .

A Little Quilt

Perseverance is a good attribute to have if you are a quilter. So, I have discovered, is being able to keep a secret.

A month ago, I made a mini quilt I'm very fond of, but have been obliged to keep it under wraps for a bit. It was a creation for the Little Quilt - Sew, Vote, Swap Group. When I came across this flickr group before Christmas, I was intrigued. Basically, you make a mini quilt, do not post in flickr (or blog about it, for that matter), but send a pic to the swap mama who posts everybody's projects. THEN everyone votes on their favorite entries. The person whose quilt gets the most votes gets to pick which one they want, and down the line it goes. The secret continues for a bit as we are all FM'd who to send our quilt to. Talk about suspense at every turn!

Anyway, my mini is winging its way to its new owner today. I'll let you know what quilt I get (and believe me, I have my fingers crossed!!). In the meantime, here is my entry:

It happens to be one of my favorite things I've made, and honestly, I was kind of sad to send it off. I love the color combo, and it contains some of my favorite fabrics. Wonky isn't something I've done alot of, but I thoroughly enjoyed it on this small scale. And I confess, I am most proud of the quilting.

I tried this wavy line on a previous project, and it just didn't turn out the way I'd hoped. But with my little hera marker, I was able to mark in the curves to my liking, and I love the result.

Backed with a stash find, it measures about 24" square.

So the secret's out on this little one. Very fun indeed.

Linking up with {sew} Modern Monday, little quilt monday & Slash the Stash!