Second Jelly Roll Race

yep I finished another Christmas jelly roll race.

I used Mama Said Sew by Sweetwater.

I was lucky enough to get some pictures yesterday while it was sunny

and semi warm.

Today it's freakin' cold and snowing!!

Ah Ohio...

anyway, I am putting up Christmas decorations today/tonight.

More sewing tomorrow I think.

If I get any sewing done..

I'll let you know.

Thanksgiving sewing...

I did a little more sewing today.

Between the turkey and side dish preparations that is.

It was sunny enough to take some pictures of my quilts outside too .

This is the finished Oh Baby Oh Baby quilt.

I am thinking of making a bigger quilt in another fabric line like Glamping or Honey Honey.

I have quite a few quilts to bind as you know so not sure

when I will start sewing that.

I have one more jelly roll race quilt top to sew.

I chose another line from about 3 years ago...

I think it is Heritage by Moda.

I hope to finish sewing it this weekend since time is ticking away for the Christmas quilts.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Have fun shopping if you are braving the crowds tomorrow (tonight).

I am going to one place.

A local shoe shop is having 20% off at 7am and I have a gift certificate from my birthday.

I see a new pair of Alegria's in my future.

I'm off to bed,

later.....

progress

or rather

"productive"

The first completed jelly roll race.

It's quilted....

it's bound.

It's lovely.

I sure hope the recipient likes it.

and
I hope they aren't reading my blog!

Happy Thanksgiving.

28 apparently...

yeah apparently I have 28 quilted items to bind.

28

I decided that I ought to take inventory of how many quilts I had to bind.

I realized that there were at least 10 I had put in my closet while I was focusing on my book quilts.

Then I sewed some more...

made pattern quilts...

and all the jelly roll quilts for Christmas gifts.

So yah....28

I still can't believe I have 28.
I decided I'd better get to making some more bindings
for these 28 quilts.

I made 5 on Sunday night.

I am pretty sure some of these will be all machine sewn.

I just can't imagine I will have time to hand stitch them all.

There will more time to sew them this weekend because

we cancelled our plans and decided

to stay home.

We need a REAL break without driving, flying or staying in hotels.

I believe this is a 'stay-cation'.

I'm going to try to make the best of it.

Jelly Roll Race quilt #5

I got a little side tracked on the jelly roll race quilts.

I have been working like crazy.

My hubby went out of town and

I get the pleasure of running the household for a week alone.

not fun.

But then we went to Florida and met up with him

and visited his parents.

It was a good trip but I didn't sew a stitch.

Today I finished my 5th jelly roll race quilt top.

I just went with the straight version

using Nature's Chorus by April Cornell for Moda.

I am running out of time on these, wouldn't you know?

I was going to make 6 total jelly roll race quilts....

but

then I hired another staff member last week.

So there are now 7.

I realize she is new to my team but I just don't feel right about

not making her a quilt as well.

So now I have 2 more quilt tops to make,

and 7 quilts to bind....

and I have 32 days to do it.

whew.

{insert freak out}.

My inner sewing goddess has to have a talk with me...

I CAN do this.

I CAN do this.

I hope I can do this.

3 quilts are in fact back from my local quilter.

I will bind them soon-ish.

Maybe over this coming Thanksgiving holiday :)

I plan on posting them as I finish.

It's fun to record the 'finishes'.