Found it!!!

For the last two weeks, maybe more, I have been looking for the little stuffed TARDIS I had been working on for S2 for his birthday.  All of sudden Saturday, D2 comes out to the living room and says "is this what you've been looking for?"

YES!!!  Apparently she had found it, and then put it in a drawer.  Then she forgot, until I was tearing the house apart looking for it.  I am trying to get it done by Friday while the kids are at school.  Then I can wrap it and put it away.  It has no pattern, and I am using the Dr. WHO Yahtzee container for the model.  It seems to be working out ok.  As long as no one ever wants me to make another one!

The only other things I got done were some more dishcloths.  I have a few other semi-started projects, but they may take awhile to finish!

I am making a use of the cotton yarn faster than I had thought.  But that's fine.  Bazaar is in November, and I am sure there will be plenty of other projects to work on between now and then.

And the best news of all is .....OPAM 2014  is here!   One of my favorite internet things ever!! 

I might be making up for lost time...

Well, now that I'm feeling better, I think I may be making up for lost time!  This last week was busy, and not just at the sewing machine. And OPAM 2014 sign ups have started.  I have already emailed the hostesses, who do such an amazing job!!!  I love OPAM!! You can read all about it Tag Along Teddies!

 First off, I made some lanyards for keys and scissors.

I had a lanyard from the kids' school, but since I am not what you would call a "team player," I wanted something a little less about the "team" and little more me.  Not that I don't believe in teamwork, just that I am not all about the "team."  It really doesn't matter what team we are talking about at that point.  Anyways, I got a little carried away, and instead of two, I made six.  One for me, one for D2, and one for my embroidery scissors.  The others will go into a gift stash.

And I made up some dishcloths!  Surprise, surprise.  They really are great little take along projects, and that's what I've been doing.  I'll be keeping some of the red and blue, since they match my kitchen.  I'm even going to wrap them up prettily before storing them, so it feels like I've been out shopping when it's time to replace the old ones!

And I started a new scrap project!  This may have been stupid.

 I pulled all the yellow and blue fabrics and dumped them in their own bin.  I was surprised at how much yellow there was, since it isn't a color I usually choose.

Some of them have never been touched!  Just picked up for some project or another and then not needed!  There were a lot of "E scraps", blues bought for projects for my bestest-friend.  Her color preferences are so opposite mine!  Which makes it so much fun to sew for her!  I never feel guilty about cutting the fabric up, and she loves the end results!!



So here are the pieces I have already cut for thimble quilts.  I started with 5.5", and when fabric got too small for those, I got the 4.5" template out!  I think I'm doing some 60"x60" quilts with them.

This week, I am hoping to find my BLS crochet project.  I have no idea where it went to, and I have been tearing the house apart looking for it.  Not good for my peace of mind.  I'm also going to cut out the remaining 60 pieces for the large thimble quilt, and maybe start piecing it.  I'll finish cutting out the 4.5" thimbles later.  I only started now so I would have to get fabric out twice.  I'm going to need another color combination to sort out, and I have no idea what to do.

Bleh!

 I hate being sick, and after the last two weeks, I should be healthy for at least 6 months!  A constant fever with body aches like I haven't had since I was in basic training!  I am blessed to have wonderful friends, though!  I had hunkered down on the sofa for a few days and made the kids and DH answer the phone.  One call was a friend who asked if it was alright to drop some stuff off.  The kids said sure.  In came a HUGE box of fabric and a HUGE box of yarn.

This most of the acrylic.  It is piled so deep!  And I have to be honest, I buried the colors I loved so the kids wouldn't claim them!

This is the box of cottons. I think there should be plenty of dish clothes for the bazaar in November.  In fact, since I was laying on the sofa watching LotR for the millionth time, when I was n't dozing off....

...I made some up!! Seven dish clothes ready for bazaar.  In 11 months, I will really glad I had these done early!   I love the candy colors, but I think I'll keep some of the dark blue.  And if there are any colors D1 & D2 for their hope chests, those will move to the keep pile.




And for my big finish.....

...a quilt!  This one drove me nuts.  Not the quilt itself, just the timing.  I think I should never attempt a project of this scale (umm, really anything bigger then a dishcloth) in the holiday season.  And stitching the binding while I was sick didn't work either.  I would fall asleep and drop the needle.  But at least I was UNDER the quilt while I stitched the binding!! :)

Also, in my internet surfing, I found this: 

http://sugarlanequilts.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/birthday-love-stash-sign-ups-and-pledge.html

While I was in the midst of thinking about how to get birthday present done.  So I have signed up for that as well.  And while I have a half-finished list of birthday projects already, she posts some gorgeous ideas and inspiration!  I think I am half way through my first project.  I just need to finish the top (the scary part) and do the details. My first BLS project will be, I hope , if I don't mess it up to badly, and small stuffed TARDIS.  I think I spelled it right that time.  By special request from the youngest Dr. WHO fan in the house. 

Happy New Year!!

With all the hustle and bustle, I didn't have time for my last 2013 OPAM post.  It was a slow couple of crafting weeks, with holidays and kids home.  But I did manage to get the teacher appreciation gifts done.  18 gift bags made and then filled with mini bottles of wine and chocolate!  Between the parent conferences, a Christmas pageant, and the end of the term, I thought the teachers and staff needed a little something to relax with. After they get out of school for the holiday break, of course! 

I have decided to participate in OPAM 2014. My total finishes for 2013 was 142. It's always a nice surprise when I add up the total at the end of the year!  I think out of everything the internet gives us, OPAM might be my favorite!