catching up and deciding on easy street

Here’s a little teaser of the quilt for “quilt it today 🙂

The quilt is almost done, I’ve been working on the binding, so it should be done soon.

Today I worked on the kids advent calendar, I’ve been doing this for the last few years.

We buy a small lego set- this time it’s a buggy car, last year it was a house

Then I take the manual(s) and sit down and sort the legos

step by step into little piles

then combined these into 48 little gifts (24 x 2)

THIS year I actually took one manual and cut it APART!! (gasp!)

so the kids won’t know what they are putting together until Christmas, I kept the 2nd manual intact

Here’s our small tree downstairs

and the large tree upstairs- all with home made decorations too

AND I finally finished the DEER block for Hidden forest, will have to wait to prep the next block.

and I have decided to follow the “winning” vote for EASY STREET mystery quilt along by bonnie hunter.

here’s another update on my 2012 list

#1 welcome to the hive-turned into a pillow DONE!

#2 lotus quilt- DONE!

#3 blue flower table runner- DONE!

#4 pumpkin star pillow- DONE!

#5 red mini star table topper- top done and ready to quilt DONE!

#6 Bunny table runner- DONE!

#7 wonky house block swap- DONE!

#8 giraffe wall hanging – still working on needleturn applique, mommy giraffe almost done

#9 pineapple black and blue quilt- giving these a break now

#10 Blue star quilt- ready to quilt

#11 Pine tree BOM- MARCH is done

#12 Next Stitch STAR- Done!

#13 snowmen table runner- DONE!

#14 Elenar Burns star Go! die- pieces cut for a scrappy look- SCRAPPED!

#15 aqua owl- DONE! and made a pair of hotpads too for a neighbor

# 16 geese in a ring- DONE!

# 17 Bonnie Hunter ORCA mystery – top done-

# 18 Little twister blue- SCRAPPED

#19 green, red, yellow flower quilt- top done, just taking forever removing the papers

# 20 small embroidered trees (4 blocks) – DONE!

# 21 spring swap blocks- got plans but no background fabrics ordered yet

# 22 Making memories embroidered panel- needs to be made into a cute wall hanging

# 23 black, red white asian quilt- DONE!

# 24 color block swap- top is done, done and quilted!

# 25 fall leaf blocks swap- ready to quilt

# 26 Baby gingham dog boy quilt- DONE!

#27- a doll apples quilt- DONE!

#28(jan 2012) need to quilt 2 donation quilts- done and mailed off

#29(jan) bubble gum quilt kit won at quilt show – top done adding vine on border

#30 (feb) jelly roll quilt- DONE!

#31 (feb)5 x 1yards of beige/ black batiks- DONE!

#32 (mar) won 9 march BOM -dotted flowers -ready to quilt

#33 (mar) batik quilt for McCalls – DONE!

#34(mar) #2 quilt for McCalls- DONE and shipped

#35 (all year) Round Robin swap -TOP is here and ready to quilt

#36(mar) Dr seuss baby shower gift- DONE!-gave to neighbor

#37 (april) blue strip pieced blocks – DONE!

#38 (april) won a pattern and two charm bundles- Baby quilt DONE!

#39 wonky block swap -november is here

#40(may) Civil War Legacies- DONE! extra blocks ready to ship out

#41 (may) blue and white lil’ twister- DONE!

#42 (june) berry squares quilt- DONE!

#43(June)neighbor gave me orange and green brick quilt top- DONE!

#44 (june) – drunkard’s path- top done, may need a border

#45 (June) – Hidden forest- applique- Deer block done

#46(June) fabric balls – finished #10!

#47(june) pin cushion swap – working on November, received november

#48 (July) McCall’s #3 quilt- DONE!

#49 (July) smooth sailing (CT bundle)- ready to quilt

#50(July) Lorax quilt- DONE!

#51( july) geese in a ring- 6 blocks are here

#52 (july) christmas tree skirt- top done

#53(july) hexies- 43 done and sewn together

#54(august) women of the bible quilt blocks- 8 blocks done

#54(september) Boxes!- fabrics arrived

#55 (September)- Woven stars – done!

#56 (September) McCall’s #4 – DONE!

#57 (September) McCall’s #5 – started blocks

#58 (September) roman holiday- kit

#59 (october) mini tumbler- DONE!

#60 (October) Benertex floral quilt- top done

#61 (October) Valentine’s Round Robin- november mailed out
#62 (November) Woven Stars for CT – sewing blocks
#63(November) Crazy Daisy- vote for quilt idea!
#64 (November) Holiday Lane Pillow- DONE!
#65 (November) – Quilt it today- working on binding
#66 (November) Quilt it today #2- red, white and blue quilt- fabrics arrive in December
#67 (November) – EASY STREET- fabrics picked out