Gifts of Grace Block #5, and a good read!

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all having a good day.

I've been really tired the last few days.

I've been working so many nights shifts,

that I have a hard time switching my sleep schedule back to sleeping during the night.

I have to work day shift this weekend and

 that's going to be a shock to the system I think.

I haven't done much sewing the last couple of days, because I've been so tired.

 But I did manage to get Block 5 done of the Gifts of Grace BOM by Val Laird.

really like this one too.

I also read this really great book, Belong to Me by Marisa de los Santos.

I really loved this book.

It has a complex story, but it keeps you captivated through the entire book.

I couldn't put it down.

I read it in 1 day and a half.

So, if you haven't read it already, go get it at your local librairy.

I also wanted to let you know

about some of the GO! giveaway's going on in Blogland.

Here they are:

Sew Create it!

Millie's Quilting

A quilt is nice - Giveaway coming soon!

The Painted Quilt

So, If you are looking to win one of these GO! cutters, GO! check these sites out.

My GO! Cutter got stuck in customs this week. It got there on Monday, and it should finally be on it's way again today. Hopefully I will get it tomorrow, or the next day. I can't wait to get it. So keep checking back. I have a few patterns I put together that would work with the dies I'm getting. I can't wait to share these tutorials with you.

Edit: It is 5:00 pm eastern time and my GO!
Cutter has finally left Windsor, Ontario and is on its way to me. Yeah!!!!!

A reminder!!!

My 300th post giveaway ends tomorrow.

So make sure that you enter on this post!!

Hugs

Ariane

Four Gifts of Grace Blocks done! & Charming Girls Club goals!!!

Hi everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend. I finished two more blocks of the Gifts of Grace BOM by Val Laird. So, now I have four blocks completed. I have them pinned to my Snippets quilt in my sewing room. It's my make shift design wall. I really have to get a real design wall soon.

 I have started the fifth block. I've got quite a bit done. But those letters take a while and I haven't started those yet. I hope you like my blocks.

I'm also part of the Charming Girls Club and the theme for the next two months is Quilting the Quilt. I really need this theme. LOL!!! I have many quilts that need quilting. So my goal is to quilt at least 3 quilts by the end of our session. If I get more done, then they will be a bonus.

The quilts I hope to get done are:

These are not in any particular order of importance.

I just want to get them done.

These are also not the only projects that I want to work on during this time.

1) I hope to get a lot done on the Gifts of Grace BOM which I shared above. These are going to be for a Christmas gift. So I need to get them done.

2) I want to get another little quilt done for my guilds mini quilt auction being held in November.

3) My daughter wants a bigger pencil case. She loves the one I made, but she has a lot of pencils. So...."Bigger" she says....LOL!!!

So, that's it. Well......that I know of anyway. You know me......I like to start new projects even though I really should finish the old projects.

I hope you all have a great night.

Hugs

Ariane

Between Charming Friends quilt top done

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a good day. The weather was gorgeous today. I went for a nice walk early this morning and it was so relaxing and cool.

I also finished my Between Charming Friend quilt top. It was supposed to be done a few weeks ago, but I just didn't have the time. I really like how it turned out though. The fabric is "Make Life...." by Sweetwater for Moda. I really love this collection. It's really modern and sweet. Now I just have to baste, quilt and bind.

I also have my second block for the Gifts of Grace BOM done too. I really like this one too. So sweet.

Here is another picture from the cottage we rented.

 This is late in the evening. Such a nice view of the lake.

Have a good night!

Hugs

Ariane

Gifts of Grace Block 1 and July OPAM finish!

Hi everyone, I did a bit of stitching the last couple days. I got the first block from Val Laird's free BOM Gifts of Grace. These blocks are gorgeous. I've been wanting to start them for a while now, but just had too much on the go. I'm going to try really hard to get caught up on these, because I would like this little quilt to be a Christmas gift. I know someone who would just love a quilt like this. We will see how that goes. I hope you like it.

Well, I only got one finish for the July OPAM. But it was a big one. My queen size Jack-in-the-pulpit Quilt was a very big project for me this month. I put in about 50 hours of work just on this quilt in July. I was very tired and did take a break from sewing when I was done. But I'm very proud that I finished it in time and that my girlfriend and her new husband loved it. I showed it to many of my siblings before the wedding and now I have half a dozen request for queen size quilts. I told them that they would have to get in line. But one of these years they would probably end up with one. I have such a big family, with 10 brothers and sisters. I just can't get that many done, that fast. LOL!!!

One more night shift to go. Ughhhh! I was so tired last night. I really struggled to stay awake after 4 am. I don't usually have such a hard time. I slept longer today. Hopefully that helps!

Have a good night!

Hugs

Ariane