W.i.P. Wednesday

I've had full days since last W.i.P. Wednesday. I'll probably be saying the same thing clear through the holidays.

Completed projects

Flannel Snow-Kissed Star - If you missed the reveal post with pics of the complete front and back, see here.

4x5 Quilt Bee blocks - Made my final two "Missing Your Kiss" blocks, so will be getting them in the mail soon. My goal was to finish them by December 1, so looks like I just made it!

Ongoing projects
Red and black table runner - Began piecing. Lots of little pieces for this one, so I'm mixing it in with my other projects to keep things interesting.

Wonderland Christmas tree skirt - No progress yet, but I'm itching to start!

Wrenly HST quilt - Totally was going to baste this one up at the same time I did Snow-Kissed star, but alas, ran out of pins. It's still in the line-up though!

Upcoming projects  
* Project for Giveaway Day NEW
* Placemats for Christmas gift - NEED to get started!
* A light box - daughter dear and I both want to make one
* Hometown "Wild Thing" - will wait till January

* Pattern for Mango - really want to do this, but . . .
* Quilts for siblings #2 and #3

Let's go see what's new at Freshly Pieced! 

Christmas is Coming, Baby

Last December, I made my new little granddaughter a Christmas stocking for her first Christmas.

Pattern is Merry by Thimble Blossoms;

fabric is 12 Days of Christmas by Kate Spain

When I won some fat quarters of Riley Blake's Celebrate Christmas a while back, it was pretty obvious that I needed to stitch up something for baby again. I've given you a couple of progress shots of my flannel Snow-Kissed Star (here and here), but now it's bound and finished!

Just for fun, I decided to personalize the back, using the paper-pieced alphabet recently posted by Kelly of kelbysews.

I quilted it with a long serpentine stitch, and not as heavy as some of my recent quilts. It washed up soft and cuddly, which should suit little one's taste just perfectly.

Linking up with {Sew} Modern Monday and Fabric Tuesday.

A Basted Star and Two Winners

With Thanksgiving Thursday and out-of-town family arriving yesterday, there hasn't been much time in the sewing room. But I did manage to baste up my Snow-Kissed Star, so hope to get quilting on it in the next couple of days.

Meanwhile, it's time to choose two winners for the Tuesday at the {Thanksgiving} Table giveaway! Letting the random number generator do the work, the winners are:

The first winner is #15 - Jamie Lee of busy bee quilts, who linked up her fun zig-zag Thanksgiving table runner (complete with tutorial!).

And the second winner is #4 - Kate of Katie Mae Quilts, who linked up her Grinch quilt top along with her mom's recipe for sweet potatoes!

Congratulations to you both!! Email me your addresses, and I will get the solid fat-quarter packs in the mail to you on Monday. Your gift certificate from Pink Chalk Fabrics will come straight from shop owner, Kathy Mack. So expect to see that in your email in the next few days.

Thank you again to all of you who joined me around the table. It was great fun!

W.i.P. Wednesday

Alot's been going on since last W.i.P. Wednesday - a couple of features, entering my Mini 'X' in a tutorial contest, joining a new Modern Blocks bee, starting a new flickr group and a giveaway! {see here to enter} Yikes! I did manage one finish, and made starts on several new projects.

Completed projects

Scrappy Autumn Lap quilt - I've posted twice since last Wednesday about my Scrappy Super Swoon, but if you missed them, see here and here. I'm really pleased with this finish!

Ongoing projects
4x5 Quilt Bee blocks - Made two more "Missing Your Kiss" blocks. {see here} Three down, two to go.

Flannel Christmas star quilt - I cut out and managed to start piecing a Snow-Kissed Star with Riley Blake's Colorful Christmas. I have the center star done. Add two borders, and I'll be done with the top. I'm mulling over a plan for a pieced back - kind of excited about trying something new.

Wonderland Christmas tree skirt NEW - This is a pattern by Empty Bobbin. You may remember that I told you a while back that when I first started quilting, I never went fabric shopping without my quilting buddy along. Over the years I got more confident about choosing fabric myself. Well this weekend, my buddy and I had the opportunity to fabric shop together, just like old times. It was great fun, and I purchased (most of) the fabric needed for a tree skirt. I admit, my palette is somewhat unusual - definitely not the traditional red and green. But red just doesn't go well in my living room, and I always struggle with that. So brace yourself!

teal, green, gray, espresso

Red and black table runner NEW - Began cutting fabric. Will be using "Hollywood Boulevard" pattern by Atkinson Designs.

Wrenly HST quilt - no progress here. Maybe when I baste up the Snow-Kissed Star, I can baste this one up too. That would be good.

Upcoming projects  
* Placemats for Christmas gift NEW - My coworker wants some placemats, so I hope to make her some Color Blocks Placemats from Sew, Mama, Sew! Should be fun!
* A light box NEW - daughter dear and I both want to make one!
* Hometown "Wild Thing" - will wait till January

* Pattern for Mango
* Quilts for siblings #2 and #3

Ok, now it's time to go over and check out what's new at Freshly Pieced!