Mojo adjustment

I was having mojo trouble this week. I had lost it somewhere between dropping off at pre school and picking up at middle school. I had lost it when I realized that I had to do a little more advanced quilting math so that the tutorial for the Viewmaster block would be very very correct. I lost it after my friend Amy had gone and it was just SO nice having her here. Whatever the reason, it was missing, so no sewing for me until yesterday.

I called Amy and was whining up a storm, seriously, she MUST just LOVE me (or my fabric stash) because she should have hung up on me but being an awesome friend, she threatened me instead :o) She said that she was going to post on her blog today about my lack of progress and that would MAKE me sew. What a true friend, a tough love, put on your big girl panties, buck up friend!!!!  And that threat alone got me started up! Thank you Amy!!!! I luvz ya!

Yesterday evening, in about two hours I had these wonky stars cut out and started for the Soldier's Angels quilt(s) I will be putting together in May. I want to get a ton of them started and just pound them out but I ran out of white *eyeroll* So, I am off to Joann's today.

My mojo was so hot that it woke me up at 3am ( I had forgotten to put it on vibrate) and I was thinking about someone I have known for a long time that I just found out had a baby girl last week!!!!! I was thinking about a baby quilt and knew that the Solstice Stars quilt that I have been doing here and there was a PERFECT baby quilt so I grabbed my mojo by the ear ( it did wake me up) and finished the next star before 8am! I did have the help of some caffeine because I am cool like that ;o)

This is the Mystery Star and I think it is my favorite!

If you have not seen the other stars, here they are together and the solids I am considering for the quilt when I get the final block completed, fingers crossed, today!  Every little girl should have Amy Butler, it is way better than a silly silver spoon ;o)

I had also completely forgotten, that I will be choosing another winner for the OMG I have been blogging a year giveaway on Monday if Catie cannot get her information to me by Monday :o(  CATIE, please send your information before Monday!!!!!!

I hope that you all have your mojo intact but if you do not, call a good friend to kick it's tooshie!!!!!

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Unexpected excitement

I have been getting some unusually good mail lately but I was very surprised at what arrived in my post box today...

Let me share what I had also received the past two days because they are also very cool :o)

First, Brooke at apriltwoeighty and I had another little swap and she sent me some to live for fabrics...drool!!! Thank you Brooke! And if you have not seen Brooke's new tat...it is a must see!!!!

I also received this sweet package from Sukie  and I already have plans for that cute little charm pack! Thank you so much,you are awesome!!!

Now, I knew Sara was going to be in the new publication Modern Quilting...

My copy came in the mail today and I was running back to the house to tear it open to see this...LOVE this bag Sara!!!! Congratulations :o)

Then I was reading the rest of the magazine while waiting in the parent pick up line at Katy's school and mentally planning out how to budget in fabric for the Amy Butler and Kate Spain ( I am in love with Good Fortune) quilts featured. Both are very good! I got to page 57 and...ummm...OMG!!!!!!  Right there, next to my sweetie Sara is MY GO-GO LIFE...WHAT!?!?!  I had no idea and I was GOBSMACKED !!!!  If you know me in person...you know that is HUGE!!!  I am very excited to be able to say that I will be in the magazine again with a super sweet pattern to share :o)

I am going to scrape myself off the ceiling and, make some more quilt steps and giggle a whole bunch :o)

According to my daughter I am officially OLD

Katy has deemed it so...I am OLD. She came to this realization when I could not resist these beautiful stamps.

There are not one or two but literally thousands. There are books and guides included too. I had wanted to collect stamps since I was a child but according to Katy only old people collect stamps AND quilt. I see them as tiny pieces of cultural art and well, whatever! I love them!!!!!

I did finish this block for the Solstice Stars Series on Fresh Lemons Quilts. They are really beautiful!!!!

When doing this block I realized I have no imagination so I tried some different things to help me visualize where the next piece would end up after it is sewn. This is what I did. Not sure if it is right but it really worked for me.


I roughly pre-folded the piece I was working on

Folded over and trimmed to 1/4 in seam

Placed the second fabric where I could see that after I sewed it would be covered all the way down to the edge.

Then pinned and sewed

Then folded the sewn side and trimmed again with ruler to 1/4 in

Repeat on other side

All the points will be covered.

I found it helps with working with smaller paper piecing projects too :o)

A new Quilt A Long block

I love stars in the sky at night and in a quilt. Faith at Fresh Lemons is doing a great series of stars!!! FUN! I was not completely sold on starting another project until I saw Sara's at Sew Sweetness. Thank you Sara!!!!

Here is my first one :o) Super straight forward, easy and FAST! I dove into my Amy Butler for this one.  I have decided all of my blocks for this one will be from a mix of the Amy Butler lines I have in my stash.