WIP It! WIP It Good! Challenge (week 2)

If you missed last week, you can check out all the details of my WIP (work in progress) challenge here.  I've also crossed some things off the to-do list on that post too!  Basically, I have a list of things I want to get done over the next month or so and am nosey about what projects everyone else is working on too.  I was feeling pretty productive this week and even did a mid-week post of my progress.

So, here is what I got accomplished this week:

1.  Finished the Quilts for Kids quilt and mailed it (see mid-week post for pictures). 

2.  On the "I Spy" quilt I cut squares, created a layout and sewed squares together in to the 13 horizontal rows.  There are some pictures on the mid-week post of this as well but here is one to show you how long the strips are.  There are 13 of them that I need to sew together now.

3.  I cut the vintage sheets I found in to fat quarters (an 18x22" piece of fabric).  Here is a sampling of what I am sending in for the swap.  As soon as I mail these I can cross that off my list too!

4.  I added to my to-do list, "Make a special present for someone I know".  Here is the fabric all cut up for that project.  I'm using the Charm Squares Baby Quilt pattern from Oh Fransson! (one of my favorite quilting blogs).  I didn't buy a charm pack though, I just picked out some fat quarters and cut them in to 5in squares.  Aren't the hippos, lions, birdies and flowers cute?!

Go ahead and link up for the first time or, continue to show your progress!  If you don't have a blog, let us know what you are up to in the comments.

I'm also sharing over at Sew and Tell!

WIP Challenge (half way to Tuesday check in)

If you still want to take part in my WIP challenge it's not to late to sign up!

I've made some headway on my to-do list already!  Knowing that I have promised to write in on Tuesday with my progress is a good motivator (that and it's been raining here the past few days).

I finished my Quilts for Kids quilt. I don't love the binding but it's the only thing in my stash that sorta matched (there is a black outline on all the fairies and flowers).  I mailed it too so, I can completely cross it off of my to-do list!

I cut lots of 5 in squares yesterday (some of the nearly 200 were already cut) and planned a lay out for the boys I Spy quilt (I plan to add a border or two, too).  I've also started to sew some of the strips together - aah progress!

Tackling the To-do List

This week I have been crossing off items on my to-do list! You probably don't care about things like: catch up on laundry, dust, clean the ceiling fans, etc. but here are a few crafty things I have done.

Finally, finished the Road to Spring quilt. It's been done except for binding for 2 weeks. Last week the binding was half way on. Now, it is done! I haven't decided what to do with it yet. I'll probably just donate it somewhere since the colors don't match anything in my house and I don't want to look at my first attempts at free motion quilting.

Remember when I gave away one of these reusable snack bags a month or so ago? Well, I never finished the ones for my own boys! All I needed to do was sew the outside and inside together. 15 minutes and they were done and the boys love snacking out of them!
I dug the Quilts for Kids kit out of the closet yesterday and have the top made and the layers sandwiched. These go together so quickly! I love these super girly Michael Miller fabrics that were in the kit too.
Mike and I are going on a mini road trip tonight so, I've been trying to get lots done this week!

Sewing Projects for Spring

Here are a few of the sewing projects on my to-do list:

Make an Eye Spy quilt.
- Thanks to the kindness of a stranger in Maryland, I was able to get a huge head start on collecting novelty fabrics. She sent a larger mailer envelope of them to me asking for nothing in return!

- I also found a swap where you send in 5 inch squares of a novelty fabric (or fabrics) and however many squares you send, you get that many back. For more information about it go here. Candace is the woman in charge and she was great at answering questions and I had my 122 squares back with in a week!

- I'm still collecting novelty prints so, if you have scraps you are looking to get rid of, send them my way :)

Organize this closet!

Make a Quilt for Kids quilt.

- The kit is in the closet... I have made another quilt for this organization and found it to be a great way to get some practice in and for a great cause! You can use your own fabrics or, you can request a kit (they will send you everything but the batting; the fabrics are even precut!). Be sure to check their website for specifics.

Sewing Seeds for Haiti (skirts)

I made three skirts the other night for the Sewing Seeds for Haiti project that Randi has going on her blog. I've been using Randi's blog a lot lately. She is the one that I got the reusable bag tutorial from and also the quilt a long I am following. No, Randi isn't paying me to plug for her blog, I just think you might like it too!

Here is what she says about the project: "My friends are Mennonite and so are the missionaries. They serve in a number of ways, but they do serve lunch to over 100 schoolchildren every single day (that was the number prior to the earthquake). Many of these kids are now without basic necessities. I am so excited that we are able to help in this small way of making skirts for the girls. "
Anyways, I made three skirts in half an hour and for less than $5! Using thrifted pillowcases made it super easy. I (loosely) followed these directions and made them according to Sam and Ray's sizes. My husband said that the blue one reminds him of a 1950's working woman and we both agreed that the red one is our favorite.
If you would like to put together a few skirts there is still time to send them to Randi. You can find more details here.

Blankets for Haiti - Sewing Seeds Project

I want to bring to your attention another individuals efforts to bring lovely handmade things to Haiti. Randi, at "I Have To Say" has a project going called, Sewing Seeds.
She will be collecting simple skirts to send to Haiti for a missionary friend of hers to pass out to the children they serve lunch to on a daily basis. The deadline for skirts is, Friday, March 5th, 2010. Please see her blog for more details.