WIP Wednesday -- Vacation Was Nice

aahhhhh  home from vacation and it was so nice.  The camper we rented was old (had a built in 8 track player), but it sure was nice.  I couldn't believe the storage it had!
I took pictures from every angle, but here is the kitchen area and the hallway.  The hallway started with a large pantry door then had 3 closet sections with 3 drawers under each.
That's just a start on the amount of storage this camper had.

Yes, I found myself thinking of living there.  You know, one closet just for my sewing machines and drawers for fabrics etc.  Yes, I would have to cut way back on my stash though!! LOL

I got in some sewing time while relaxing on our camping vacation.

I started by finishing the selvage toothbrush rug except sewing down the last stitch.   I'm ready to start on another one now except that I have other rugs that I also want to make.

I also make quite a few more yo-yo's.  I plan to save out time each day of the quilt retreat this weekend to putting them together.

I wanted to take a picture of my projects that I am taking to the quilt retreat then didn't.  Everything so far is packed in the trunk of my car and ready to go.  I so look forward to the retreat!!
What I put in is the Charming Stars quilt to finish, the yo-yo's to sew together, and the Arkansas Crossroads quilt to work on.
I may add something else, but I'm really thinking those 3 projects will keep me busy enough---it's just my problem of getting tired of working on just ONE.  IF I get my blue scraps sorted out then MAYBE I will stick to my original plan of also working on my string blocks.

I look forward to posting next week to show you what I do get done at the retreat.

In the meantime, I link up with the following blogs:


Jo's Country Junction:  http://www.joscountryjunction.com/

WIP Wednesday -- I Need More Sewing Time!

It's more like I just need to take more time to dedicate to sewing.  I just can't figure out how to do that with so many other things going on and a lot of that my attempts to earn money.

I wasn't going to put a picture of the selvage rug since I only added a few strips to it, but out of habit I took a picture anyway, so here it is:

Still plugging away making 3 yo-yo's each day.  At least you can see that my bags of yo-yo's are growing.  I'm up to 5 bags of them so far.

I have the 6 paper pieced star blocks sewn together but now I am working on the other 10 blocks in step by step order instead, all at once.  Hoping beyond hope to find time to get the sewing machine back out today!

You can see my list of my 17 UFO's for 2017 challenge in the right side bar.  If you want to see the list with pictures you can see my post here: http://marshasspot.blogspot.com/2017/01/wip-wednesday-17-in-2017-challenge.html


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Jo's Country Junction:  http://www.joscountryjunction.com/

Here is the book I am using for my paper pieced star as well as paper piecing paper!

WIP Wednesday-- Feel I Am Moving Along

I finally got my sewing machine out and worked on the star challenge project for quilt guild.  I got 3 more of the 16 squares done.  Changed my plan a little on what I am doing with it and look forward to working more on it this week!

I am still making 3 yo-yo's a day for my 365.  I'm getting more anxious to start putting them together into the 3 projects though.  I will keep on making before doing so.  Once I feel that pile of fabrics are showing less to me.

I even got more done on the selvage toothbrush rug.  I'm thinking that as long as I keep working on it while we bowl on our league that it will be done before the league ends in April.  Every week people come over to see what I am making and admire it.

Again, you can see the list of the 17 UFO's I have chosen for the 17 in 2017 challenge in my right side bar here.

I link up with the following blogs:


Jo's Country Junction:  http://www.joscountryjunction.com/

WIP Wednesday-- Same Old Same Old

I skipped out on my post last Wednesday as we spent the morning at the Salvation Army getting our taxes done.
You might be bored anyway since I am still just working on the same two things!  With any luck, the weather will hold up this month and the monthly sit n' sew at the quilt shop won't end up canceled this month like it was last month.  The project I intended to work on last month is still in the bagged I packed it in.

In the meantime, I am still plugging away making 3 yo-yo's a day.  My pile of fabric in the box has to be going down, but it sure doesn't seem like it!   I plan to start putting the yo-yo's together at a quilt retreat at the end of April.  Surely by then I will have most all of these made.

More work done on the selvage toothbrush rug.  I just might be done with this in the next couple weeks or so.  I do hope so as I have other rugs on my list of 17 in 2017 to finish.

You can see my list of 17 in 2017 in the left side bar.   I have no idea when I can get back to the soscrappy challenge.  Here it is February and I've not looked to see what this month's color is!

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WIP Wednesday -- Just A Rug and Yo-Yo's

Unfortunately I never did find time yet to get my sewing machine out and get to work on the paper-piecing for the quilt guild challenge.  Hopefully Friday I can finally get it out!

I am still keeping up with my 365 challenge of making 3 yo-yo's a day.

I also did more work on the selvage rug.

My 17 in 2017 challenge list is to the right.  If you missed my post where I picture them all and would like to check it out, you can find that HERE.

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