covert robin: prizes part 3

don't forget!!
 today is the last day to enter

the covert robin

here are some more of the prizes you could win!

from Kelley at casa crafty
a $50 credit to her etsy shop

from Karen at Sew Well Maide

2 1/2 yards of Kona solids

from Diane at from blank pages...

a charm pack of Hope Valley by Denyse Schmidt

from Allison at my raina sunshine

a rainbow taggie blanket from her etsy shop

i kinda wish i could win all of them ;)

covert robin: prizes part 2

can you believe it is nearly the end of february?

yes, this means that spring is just around the corner

(in this hemisphere, at least)

but...

even. MORE. exciting!

this means you only have two days left to sign up for 

the covert robin

all partner assignments will be

emailed on march 2.

and here's another fab prize announcement for you :)

from Jane at buzzmills

a rainbow pack of 100% wool felt

in case you missed it, you can check out
some of the other prizes here.

square, interrupted: binding troubles

yesterday i decided on the perfect binding for my modern mini. of course, i only have two very small squares of the fabric. it's from Joanns... i was thinking it was Denyse Schmidt, but now i actually don't think so. wonder what the heck it is? anyway... they no longer have it in stock at my local store. harumph. big time.

so i've come up with four options (all involving fabric i actually have). what do you think??

echo: scattered blooms in pumpkin

the woodlands: woodgrain in orange

martini in rust

jewels in light peach

thoughts?? a fifth option, i suppose, would be a solid color. i do have (or can get) enough of any of the solids i used.

in other news, K has strep throat again. we are going through toothbrushes like nobody's business! also, disinfectants. blech. in better news, my cats are ridiculously cute.

even better, i got to play with these moda bella fabrics today (and they paid me to do it!!)

that's right, it was my first day as a professional fabric enthusiast. ok, that's not actually my title but i like it :) i met some lovely people and talked to them about fabric and made up some kits for projects and i still can't believe that this is my job ;)

i want to give a HUGE thank you to all of you who have been voting for me!! you can vote once a day through march 15 and i SO appreciate you love and support. 

lastly, if you haven't stopped by see kate sew in the last few days, head on over to her february sponsor giveaway! you could win a $25 shop credit to Modern Fabric Studio, a set of my graphic prints, and some other great stuff. 

square, interrupted: quilted (yay!)

i think these photos speak for themselves....

square, interrupted: quilt top finished

it's finished! and i kind of can't believe it :)

i had the idea this morning that it would (have been) really cool to do the back in the reverse of the front. as i am not completely insane, i'm looking for another option. my plan is to hang this once it's finished, so anything other than just a solid print seems kind of like a waste, but we'll see...

then there's the whole matter of quilting. my first thought was to use white thread and outline all of the HSTs... as if they were the entire quilt top, if that makes sense. we'll see.

i'm heading out in a bit for a sunday sew-in with my new co-workers!! maybe they'll help me figure it out :) what are you up to today? 

covert robin: prizes part 1

i'm very exited to say that 

the covert robin

is over 70 participants!!

check out the list of participants and sign up here :)

and what could you win, you ask?

from Audrey at Planet Hausfrau

a Karolin Felix original necklace

from *me* at imagine gnats

a Lotta Jansdotter fabric scrap bag

from Courtney at mon petit lyons

a fat eighth bundle of pezzy prints

from Lena at Mom2MemphisAndRuby
large ad space for May and June

more prizes to be announced soon!!
have you signed up yet?

square, interrupted: two strips to go

wahoo!! the top of my mini quilt is nearly complete. one little issue with strip 7C (yes, the strips were all assigned sections) where it ended up 1/4" off. ugh. i fixed it mostly, but i think the corner is not perfectly square. so i'm taking a break tonight and i'll deal with fixing section 7B tomorrow.

here's the progress i made today:

links for you. vote for me?

AHH!! so, i can't believe this! my very lovely friend Cyndi nominated this little ol' blog of mine for the Circle of Moms Top 25 Creative Mom Blogs - 2012 :)

you can click right here to vote for me if you like (please, please?). or you can click on the pic above (or on the sidebar) to see all of the other great blogs nominated and cast a few extra votes. hey, there's 25 winners so share the love and vote for a few! and share with your friends... you can vote once a day through March 15.

i'm rooting for a few of my faves that made the list as well...

BIG thanks to you :)

my corporate good-bye

well, tomorrow marks my long-awaited last day in the corporate world. and i realized today that i am really more comfortable with sarcastic and self-deprecating silliness than sincere good lucks and i'll miss yous. i hugged some people today, and i think i did alright. others i just said good-bye to like any other day, even though i know i may never see them again. because, really, what do you even say? it's so strange that these people who have been a part of my everyday life will no longer really be on my radar.

tomorrow i will say good-bye to more lovely folks, and i'll certainly manage my fair share of awkwardness while doing it. i might even say something inappropriate. sometimes i do that.

and then i'll be off... on to bigger, better, and more tactile things.

this is the pic i took for the fat mum slim february photo a day challenge seventeen, time. as in, riley's time to go outside. not unlike my time to move on.

wish me luck, my friends!

square, interrupted: progress

it looks like all of my crazy addition-puzzling-photoshop-drafting was worth it! i sewed together the strips for what i affectionately refer to as sections 1-5 today, and actually put them together. well, there's one more strip in section 5. shh... don't tell anyone. sections 6 and 7 to go. i'm starting to feel like this might actually happen!! wait, have i said that already? anyway, pictures :)

and this gives you an idea of what's left:

totally do-able, right? please say yes. please.

oh, and yesterday's photo of the day for the fat mum slim challenge was handwriting. so i thought i'd share my margarita recipe... some things just need to be kept on the fridge, you know?

you're welcome :)