I have finally found a way to store my fabric I think. At least my quilting fabric. I am using The Happy Zombie’s Fabric Folding Method slightly modified to fit my drawers. For fabric 1 yard or less I’m doing it the same way and then folding it one more time. You can see these pieces stacked in the second drawer. For bigger pieces instead of folding the fabric at 6-7 inches I am folding it at 15 inches which fits perfectly into my drawers. Bigger pieces I folded in half and the approximately 2 yard pieces I folded into quarters. The fabric looks so pretty all stacked and neatly folded. The drawers I got from Target and have been storing my shoes in. You can still see a few shoes tucked into the bottom drawers. Right now my shoes are homeless and dumped in my laundry basket. Fabric comes first in my world.

I finished this quilt last month and never got around to writing a post about it. It was a gift for a friend’s new baby girl. It is made out of flannel so it is really soft. All the colored flannel I bought at Walmart and the white flannel is from another project that I took apart. The front is twelve 9-square blocks and the back is white with a stripe of leftover blocks. I love how it turned out. This is my fifth completed quilt.

After work today I did a quick wardrobe emergency call. I wore this cardigan today to work and realized the reason why I do not wear it very often. This cardigan likes to gap between the buttons. So when I got home I carefully took off the buttons and sewed a straight stitch along the edge. After I sewed the cardigan closed I put the buttons back on. Now I can’t button and unbutton it and have to pull it on over my head… but no gaps! It is going back in my closet to be a regularly worn item.

I have the quilt back done for the baby quilt I am making. I am hoping to get it basted and quilted together tomorrow. I love how it is turning out!

Today we have white out conditions from blowing snow so everyone in school got a snow day. I decided to take my day off from work today instead of Wednesday. Otherwise I probably would have needed to stay overnight at my Aunt and Uncle’s House. Which would have been fun, but everyone needs a snow day sometime don’t they?

One of the projects I got side tracked on today was this baby quilt I am making for my friend’s first baby. I love it a lot. It is all flannel. The colored squares I bought at Walmart especially for this quilt and the white flannel is all scraps from a previous project. The squares were cut 3.5″ square which made this quilt top sew up quickly. I was inspired by this post and this quilt.

I finished four quilts for Christmas this year. Unfortunately I forgot to take pictures of my Grandma’s while she was here. Here are the other three. The first one was for my mom. It is a lap quilt and is the color scheme fits in with the living room – brown, blue & green. The pattern was from August 2008 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting.

Annie’s quilt is very bright. Pink mainly with lots of other bright colors thrown in. It is a quilt I made for the Quilt-A-Long. You can see the process if you look back in the crafting archives.

And here is Jessie’s quilt. The main fabric was a purple cat print that I got years ago and never used. It worked perfectly in this quilt. This was the second quilt of three that I started for the Quilt-A-Long.

Maybe now I should finish the quilt I started for myself.

Yes, I am still doing Christmas. Today I just finished the Stocking Ornaments I was working on to give to friends and family for Christmas. You wouldn’t think finishing 23 ornaments would take as long as it did. Well, finishing four quilts for Christmas presents didn’t help either. My Christmas craftiness has come to an end. I finished all the ornaments and will write some notes to go with them this afternoon. It feels good to be done.

For the ornaments I used this pattern from Better Homes and Gardens. I changed a few things though. I used Fleece instead of Felt since I couldn’t find the right colors of Felt at our Walmart. I also opted out of blanket stitching the edge and stuffing the ornament. Instead I used my iron on adhesive to connect the front and the back. I tried the stuffing route but didn’t like the result. I’m pretty happy with how these turned out.

Maybe now I should get a head start on next year’s Christmas projects.

I finally got my camera back. My brother Jonny keeps using it and when I need it he’s never around. Plus, it seems like I am never in the right house for the thing I am looking for. Since we got back from our trip to San Diego we have spent all of our time painting and then moving. We have much more stuff at the camp house now then we do at home. All of my stuff is moved except my mattress. Above you can see the before and after pictures of my bedroom. Quite the makeover I would say.

My computer and sewing machine have a new home. I got the butterfly mobile in Old Town San Diego.

The paper lanterns above my bed I got last fall when I went on a road trip down to Carbondale, IL. Also, you see my one lone cat picture. I used to have cat pictures from calendars posted all over my wall. I’ve toned down my love for cats just a bit.

My bulletin board was one of my creative projects for my room. I took my old big bulletin board, cut the frame off, and then cut it in half. Then I put a layer of batting and a layer of fabric on it. It’s held together by duct tape in the back and nailed to the wall. Love it!

My other creative venture for my room was this pictures. I bought some old picture frames at the thrift store, spray painted them black, and then printed off some pictures I took on our San Diego trip. I love how it turned out.