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!

"On The Road To Spring" Quilt

The "On the Road to Spring" quilt along I have been following is coming to a close (and hopefully winter is too).

This past week I tried my hand at free motion quilting on the machine for the first time. It's not perfect by any means (the stitches are a bit long and the free motion isn't so "free") but I am cutting myself some slack because I know it will take lots of practice to get just right. Yes, I am actually managing to put my type A/perfectionist side away for this.

I made up my binding using scraps from the quilt and plan to attach it tonight by machine.Speaking of the "Road to Spring" check out our half grass half snow backyard.

Quilt Along - Week 3

I finished up week three of the quilt along I am participating in. This weeks agenda was piecing together the 200 pieces of fabric that I cut last week.

Here's how it looks as of last night at midnight:

Quilt Along: Week 2

I am following my first QAL (that's what the hip people call a Quilt Along). Yesterday, I cut 200+ pieces of fabric. It actually didn't take nearly as long as you would think. If you are interested in learning to quilt I think that this is an easy, beginner friendly one to follow.

Here is my fabric before I cut the 100 white squares.