CHARM ABOUT YOU

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- I also finished the zip pouch I was working on:

front

back

I love those little squares, thank you again Heather! My sewing space looks better already, the zips have their own home!


ongoing:

- I've cut out for my next rose and star block, if you haven't already you definitely should come and join the party!


Here are some basted, looking like a string of little goldfish (it was late last night I was going a bit mad!!):

points if you can spot my teeny tattoo!

- Also managed to make a block for the Charming Rainbow Stars quilt after doing some cutting. These are charms from a swap, some are fugly but it's going to be ugly cool!!


I'm following basing it on this pattern - I realised that the charms for that particular swap were 4" square not 5". DUH!! So it's a little off! I'd already cut the smaller squares for the points and can't do maths anyway so I just went with it. I still think it looks like a star so that's good!!


I was a little disappointed to find that some of the charms still had edges on :( Good job I hadn't planned to use them all or there would have been little holes everywhere!



no progress: - Secret quilt


future projects:
Did you see the exciting win?! I didn't until some of you pointed it out to me (that's what sewing and no blog reading does!!). I was so thrilled to see I'd won Maureen's giveaway over at Maureen Cracknell Handmade. A wonderful Just Wing It layer cake :) generously offered by her sponsor Angie at The Little Fabric Shop.

I love this fabric and had seen some lovely projects made with it, I also have two pregnant friends so I'm hoping one will be a girl!!

Regardless I knew I wanted to pick what to make with it straight away!! I have an odd disorder I think, I really have to know what I'm doing with my fabric. I love organising and have everything separated into projects (total has now hit 13 quilts!!). I asked Laura's advice about what to do, she has great taste (is not afraid of expletives) and she's so good at knowing what patterns are out there. Thank you very much Laura :) She made a few suggestions but her initial one had me hooked straight away! So this:

source: http://www.thelittlefabricshop.com/Products/just-wing-it-layer-cake.aspx

will become this:

source: http://www.modabakeshop.com/2011/02/hexagon-park.html

I love Lynne's patterns and I think this will look gorgeous in Just Wing It :) Is it crazy that I've planned what to do when I don't even own it yet!!!

Sorry that has been a long post already... hope you'll stay for Part 2 below!
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(That line right there is how I'll be separating WIP and Weigh In Wednesdays!!)

week's loss: -3lbs