Happy 4th of July!!!!!!!

Happy 4th of July!!!!!!!!!1
My mother in law and I have been busy sewing...until last night.....when hubby got home from Japan. He's still having trouble walking but that's another story. I won't be sewing much for awhile with taking care of him and the girls. But here's what my MIL was working on with the Kaffe fabrics I cut for her. She is going to put black strips in between the rows. I think it will look sharp when it's done. This is what I did..I finished the smores quilt and did mitered borders. That was a bit tricky. My daughter took a picture of me sewing...she's got a great angle haha.
Here they are just hanging out....
Anyhow, have a great weekend...I hope to be able to post again soon....

A stash reduction, productive weekend....

Since I finished the borders on DD1's twin bed quilt, I had to get the backing ready for the quilter. I chose a stash fabric that I have been wanting to use for 3-4 years. It's a Lakehouse fab and sooo fun for a 7 year old. So now I have busted 6 yards from my stash just with this backing. I was quite productive this weekend, course it rained a lot here. It was also a great couple of days from the mail. These little cuties arrived from Raggetty Old Annies....Nicole makes them sooo cute. I bought 2! So my Annie family is growing. I think I am going to name them....hmm what should I name them?
This is part of my Hancock's order. I had ordered a book too...but it came damaged due to the sloppy way they packaged it. Have any of you had that problem with Hancock's? I love their closeout prices but the shipping is borderline. Anyhow....for $4 a charm pack...it was still worth it.
Like I said a week ago..I had pushed buttons...but it was ALL on sale and I have plans for all of it. Frankly it makes me happy.

The Roller Coaster.....

In the last 48 hours a whole lot of hoopla has been going on. My husband is in Japan and got a severe foot infection....he's in the hospital there, on I.V. antibiotics. I was about to have a break down but then my mother in law is here to help out for a week. That takes a load off. When I picked her up from the airport we had an hour or so available. And trying to focus on the positive and not get any more upset we decided to stop at a quilt shop that was new to both of us. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera. My MIL is a quilter too. Anyhow, the shop was called Angelics. They had 30's, civil war, batiks and Kaffe...LOTS of Kaffe. Now I have lots of fabric but I only had 6 fat quarters of Kaffe. His fabrics always appealed to me but then I never knew what to do with them...until....the Jelly Rolls book. There are 2 quilts in that book using Kaffe and I love them both. They are super easy...using 2.5 inch strips. Have you tried to find a jelly roll of Kaffe? It's not easy. So I bought 1/4 yards of 40 prints and a few solids. Yesterday, my MIL and I cut and sewed. Well, I cut the Kaffe for her and I, and she sewed. Then late after the girls were sleeping we both sewed. I finished borders for one quilt, continued with 3 other WIPS. I have not started sewing the Kaffe quilt yet....but perhaps tonight?? I am trying to get some of my bed quilts ready to go to the quilter. That will bust some stash eh! woohoo....
Now back to my husband, he's getting better ....but we don't know when he will be released. In the mean time...I am sewing to keep my mind off things. Oh and baking with the girls too...DD1 decorated the cupcakes. They are yummy.

They're squared....

This is what I have been working on...little at a time each night. I squared up the blocks last night and came up with the lay out I like best. I basically used the Smores layer cake I'd gotten in South Carolina. There are pics in my previous posts of the multitude of quilts I want to make out of the new Design Originals book for Layer cakes. I combined my love for this fabric and the "Wee Play" lay out to make this. I have a purple and green coming from the Fatquarter shop for the borders. I am even going to try mitered borders! woohoo...can't wait for the UPS guy to bring my fabs....

Mid week

Ok I was kinda bad again...I pushed buttons yesterday. I did. Nicole at Raggetty Old Annies posted new girlies on her site. I usually miss out on them...but not this time. I am so pleased to be getting not one but 2 little 11 inch girlies...now where will I put them? I can't wait to post when they arrive.
Oh but that was not all....no that's not all....I pushed buttons at the Fat Quarter shop too.....I have been holding for 2 weeks and just decided I was going to get some stuff I've been wanting. There are some new fabrics...but believe it or not I needed some border fabrics to use with my new Smores layer cake. I am half done with piecing the quilt made with that fabric. Plus I bought some Posh...mottled pink since I have 4 charm packs and will be needing borders for the quilt made with those.
I joined the Cupcake swap on Sharon's blog..I am sooo excited.
So now I am off to square up some 9.5 inch blocks....like 40 of them....yuck.
Btw...check out the pincushion giveaway at You go Girl and be sure to mention you heard it from me!