Stitched In Colorado

What a Beautiful Day!

Today it's supposed to be in the high 50's!  Is this really January?!  Feels wonderful to have some sunshine and warm breezes.  So what's a gal to do today you ask?  Well, I have a few bills to pay and then an eye appt to go to and then work at 7.  Hopefully I'll be able to fit in a few hours of sewing or knitting in there too  :)

 

January 1, 2012

Today is the brand new start to what is going to be a wonderful year!  I have so much faith that this year is going to be happy, healthy, and productive.  I will be trying to post at the least, on a weekly basis.  I want to spend this year documenting my life and all the changes that occur.  I want this to be the most memorable yet!!

I don't think I will do resolutions this year as they have not really paid off in the past.  I am just going to go into the new year with a more positive attitude and pay more attention to the things I do on a daily basis.  I have spent so much time just pushing through the day, especially with my night shift work schedule.  Hopefully all that will change soon.  I want to take advantage of all the free time I have to do things that will benefit not only me but others around me as well.  I am looking forward to taking more pictures, sewing more quilts, knitting new and exciting things, reading more, continue connecting with Trevor on a more spiritual level, joining a woman's group in the church I attend, and budgeting more than I ever have before.

I think by being accountable to this blog and you guys who actually read it, I will be more productive and excited to take pictures of things I make, share exciting news, get things crossed off my to-do list.

Cheers to a new year!!

 

Camping and a new block!

Had such an amazing time this weekend up in the woods of Colorado!  I even learned how to ride a dirt bike!!  It was easier than I thought but still pretty scary.

 

 

 

 

Here is the newest block I made for out Adventure Swap in the Front Range Modern Quilt Guild.  This is for Stephanie.  Hope you like it!!

Knitting up some socks

So I had this sock pattern since last year and I got maybe 2-3 inches done on the sock before I put it away.  I decided a few days ago to take it back out and try to finish it this time.

This is how far I've gotten

For some silly reason I am scared of the heel part!  HAHA!  I will get over it though.  Maybe practice with another bit of yarn first so I'm not ripping the whole thing apart.

I have also been trying to put together that playground days quilt but it's being a bit tricky with me as well

First of all I think I'm going to mix it up a bit so it's not so matchy matchy but when I try to sew them together they don't line up real well.  Will have to play around with it and try to figure it out because all my fabric is already cut and well, all my fabric is already cut.  :-P

Any suggestions would be great!

Berry Pickin Day!

Today was so much fun!  First Melissa, Traci, and I (along with 4 kiddos) went down to Canon City to visit with (and shop from) Randi of Fresh Squeezed Fabrics.  Got some gorgeous fabrics!

Then on the way home we stopped at a farm for a little berry pickin

There wasn't a whole lot to choose from because the Labor Day crowd kind of picked them over pretty good.  We did see a few snakes which was fun for the kids  :)

Now I'm off to dig into my new fabrics and make something fun!

Hiking the trail

On Sunday Trevor and I decided to hike Barr Trail.  This is the trail that takes you to the top of Pikes Peak.  It is a long windy switchback trail that goes straight up.  Well, not as straight up as the incline which we did again last night.

Now that's straight up!

Barr Trail is a little nicer than that.

We had a good time and burned over 2,000 calories.  Great way to spend a Sunday  :)

New quilts :)

Hi there everyone!!  Sorry I haven't been on here much lately.  Have had a lot of changes in my life in the last month.  I moved to Colorado Springs, started a new job, and am trying to get oriented this new city.  It's been wonderful!!  I absolutely love it here.  It feels so homey and comfortable.  Best of all, my boyfriend lives here so it's been nice to not have the hour drive back and forth all the time now  :)

I had a housewarming party this past Saturday

Rachel made this awesome banner for my front porch!!  Isn't it awesome?!

I live in this CUTE little 1920's bungalow that I found on craigslist.  I love it!!  It has built in bookcases, the original clawfoot bath tub and surprisingly big rooms for a bungalow.  I am only renting so my time with it will come to an end after a year but I still have a whole 11 months to enjoy it!

In here is an entire bedroom that has been turned into my studio to make LOTS of things!!

One of those things is a new quilt I started working on yesterday

It a quilt from the Modern Obsession 2 book called Playground Days.  Its a big quilt with A LOT of little pieces.  This one will take a while but will be so worth it when it's done.  I'm using the Denise Schmidt fabric I got from JoAnn's for this one.  15 different prints.  Can't wait to see how it turns out.

My other project I started cutting and piecing the other day was a quilt for Christmas.  Not sure if I will keep this one or give it away yet.

The fabric I love and is from Sweetwater, a local Colorado company.  I hope I can get the rest of it done by December  LOL!

Hope you all are having a great week!

Pillowcases and Mug Rugs Oh My!

Finished up Jenna's pillowcases yesterday afternoon and then decided that I needed to make myself a mug rug.

 

 

 

 

Going to work on the Cat in the Hat quilt today - wish me luck!  HAHA!

Catch up!

Been super busy this summer already!  Went to the Denver Chalk Art Festival with Rachel and her husband a few weekends ago.  It was my first time going and I'll definitely make it a yearly trip.

 

This one was really cool because you could see the picture THROUGH the cylinder on top of the chalk art!

 

 

This one is for my sister, Jessica.

 

 

 

Also went camping this past weekend with Trevor.  It was a blast and I can't wait until we go again!!

 

YUMMY!!!

In sewing news I am working on a quilt and some pillow cases for Jenna for her birthday.  Can't wait to see her - only one more week!!

Pillowcases and new pillow for grandma's!

Cat in the Hat quilt all cut out (FINALLY!)

 

Also made this cute little dopp bag before going camping.  I had made one before for a give-a-way but this one was for me  :)

Hope you all have a great week!!

 

 

 

New projects!

I have been working on a lot of new projects lately and now I get to share  :)

Finally finished my biggest quilt EVER!  Love it!!  It's a bit to small for my king size bed but it still works for me  :)  I did the front and back and then Melissa quilted it for me.  She did such a fantastic job!

Next up,

Rachel and I worked on zippers last week.  Finally starting to get the hang of it so I decided to try this cute little clutch from Noodlehead.  It went ok.  Still need more work  :(

I also did this cute little hexagon holder from Aneela Hoey's blog comfortstitching.  

The only thing I would do different next time is to make it bigger.  I am going to end up with A LOT of hexi's for this project and will need to make another one.

In some baby news - I made a couple of blocks today for a secret baby shower that is coming up soon.

I love all the bright colors in this and hope the baby does too!

Lastly, and most heartbreaking is the story about Town and Country Quilters of Joplin.  They are a charity guild who lost everything in the flooding except for 2 quilts.  All the other quilts, notions, etc are gone.  Our guild is getting together a package of things to send as well as monetary donations.  If you would like to help please shoot me a message at stitchedincolorado@gmail.com and I will make sure your donation gets in the box too  :)

Here is my little donation

Hope everyone has a great week ahead!!