Say that 5 times fast!!
I have been so busy lately, I barely know how to start… I have managed to do a few quick quilts since my last crafty update. Here is little quilt I did for Katy‘s birthday boy, I hear it came in a distant second to Karol Ann’s totally cool dinosaur tshirt he got, but hey, who could compete with such cool shirts! I have been trying to improve my freemotion quilting with my small wallhangings and so I have done small stippling on this and quilted some bamboo in the pandas hand 🙂 and Alex’s name…
I also decided to whip up a quick strippy scrappy valentines day quiltlet for my little quilt shelf…I am working on making my meandering much smaller when I do free motion, and I just love to quilt wavy lines, love the texture they give.
I also finished the quilt top for my cousin in St. Louis Missouri. The center block is a Missouri Puzzle chose for obvious reasons!! I used a photo she sent of the room she wants a quilt for and hope she likes it. Next time we get together I need to get her started quilting. She is a doctor and it might be a relaxing hobby after a long day?? Can anyone suggest a good St. Louis patchwork shop with beginning quilting classes, in case she is interested?
Aine has her first two loose teeth and so last weekend we made a Tooth Fairy Tin together. She designed the top and I used my Xyron 900 to turn it into a magnet to put on the tin!! We made a little pillow to put the tooth on, so now she is all ready for when the tooth fairy comes avisiting!
I have started on a pair of socks for a trade with Katy. I am making her another pair of cotton hand knit socks and she is doing a cute cross stitch sampler for me!
Celtic Knots 
February 20, 2009 at 10:32 am
Now I understand how the pounds keep melting away for you, Cathi! You are obviously in motion 24/7 – creating, crafting, and doing totally cool things! WOW!! How do make the time? How do you come up with the ideas? And your talent – if your Muse ever needs some downtime, send her over here. LOL!!
February 20, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Great finishes. Doesn’t it make you feel good to have something completely done? On the weight loss front. I finally got my butt(big as it is) in gear and managed to shed a few pounds this week. I read about your losses at the beginning of the week and thought I had better get down to business or I might never get started. Keep on inspiring me and keep up the great quilting and sewing.
February 21, 2009 at 1:30 am
yayyy cathi!!!
you have been a busy bee!!!
😀
love it all.
February 22, 2009 at 12:50 am
Sorry about the panda/dinosaur thing 😉
February 22, 2009 at 5:42 am
That is progress. Baby steps and all that! (I need to watch that movie… who was in it… same guy as Groundhog Day… Bill Murray!)
I have to make 3 baby quilts! And a raffle quilt! Eeeeek!
But I am getting totally distracted by other things, like yarn and loom-ish things 🙂
February 22, 2009 at 7:42 am
Wow — you’ve been busy! And that picture of Aine with her little box is adorable!
February 24, 2009 at 8:40 am
Good job Cathi. But I hope your feelin better. Stop shaking it so hard out there on the salsa floor. You wild thing you.
February 24, 2009 at 11:41 am
Love the socks, and am in awe of everything else!
February 25, 2009 at 1:35 am
Gosh you have been busier than me! That Panda is so cute and so is Aine’s tooth fairy tin. The tooth fairy forgot to visit our house last week, she was not popular!!
March 3, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Your doing Wonderfully! Hopefully your pinch is just a pinched siotic (sorry can’t spell) nerve! And this will pass with a little stretching etc…
Your little heart quilt turned out cute!