Instant gratification!

I've added some NEW patterns in my etsy shop!  They're digital downloads -- how cool is that??  No waiting!  Instant gratification!  Plus there's lots of little goodies I've made in the shop, too.  And more are coming -- I gotta work on the pictures...

Nana's gift!

Gracie is IN LOVE with the present my mom gave her for Christmas.  (Yes, I realize she's a cat..)  Gracie didn't know it was Christmas, but I think it's fair to say that believes she is deserving of presents at all times...

It's a ledge for the windowsill!

It's the one for two cats, because my poor baby is quite overweight, and she didn't fall within the weight requirements of the single-cat version...

"Thank you, Nana," says Gracie!

(Again, I promise I know she's a cat, and not a person...)

Cat toys...

I spent yesterday making a few last minute gifts -- for my cat and for my mom's cat.  They are both cat toys I found tutorials for on Pinterest, and they came out super cute!!

Here they are!

 A mouse and an octopus, full of yummy catnip.

Gracie approves of her toys.

Today I'm trying to figure out Photoshop Elements 12, a Christmas gift since my old copy didn't work with Windows 8.  Wish me luck...

Last minute gifts

I know I'm not the only one who does this to myself...but these last minute gifts are killing me...One done...

yup, it's another tree skirt...I'm addicted to my own pattern...

One to go...

and it's 60" x 80".  Sigh.  I have no idea how it got that big...

OK, I'm off to buy more batting.

Christmas cards

No sewing today, as we're working on addressing and stamping and mailing our Christmas Cards, and going to a family party...

But I love how our family pictures came out! :)  Grace sort of cooperated.  She was weird-ed out to be outside, poor thing...And we're showing out Seahawk pride!  I'm pretty sure my mom will roll her eyes at this...

Get Organized!

Today, I realized that my sewing table looks like this:

What a hot mess.  And, for the record, that's a tin full of Danish Butter Cookies, just in case I need a snack, I won't have to walk the frightfully long way downstairs to the kitchen.

I think I need to get cleaned up.  There's barely any table left!!  How can any one work like this?  It's a little ridiculous.  And I need to write down some "assignments" on a calendar, because OMG it's already 11 days until Christmas!!  ACK!  (That's a word, right??  Yes, it must be -- Cathy the cartoon says it all the time...) 

OK, here I go to put some stuff away!

Man, these are fun...

I may have created a monster by starting these Lil Twister blocks...I have just a few started...

look how tall that pile is!!  

and that doesn't count the ones I've got finished...

and the ones I need to add borders to and then cut out.

I hope to make a quilt PLUS some Christmas gifts out of them.





I already have my labels for the back ready.

"Sew" much fun!  I'm a cheese-ball, I realize this...

Updating Updating Updating...

I am busy updating a pattern that I wrote a few years ago, and trying to make it more of a Modern Quilt.  Then I can take a new picture for the front, and hopefully sell these remaining patterns I have.  It seems that I am forever trying to take the fabric I already have in my stash, and use it in updated ways.  Why is this so often my challenge?  It's so hard to grow and evolve as a quilter when I'm trying to use up fabric that I bought as a teenager...I mean, it's honestly like a whole other person bought some of this stuff.  Hopefully others have this challenge, too...

I must admit I bought some new fabric from Ruby Street Quiltworks to make a sample, and I'm excited to cut into them.  The pattern will very soon be for sale in my etsy shop in both paper form, and digital form...again, I gotta get the sample done, and pictures taken...I mean this black and white picture will NOT cut it in my opinion...