I'll have to stop!!!

Last week I was supposed to add the binding to the Polar Bear quilt, but instead this is what I ended up doing;  I pulled out all my Christmas fabrics from the cabinet! Well, this is not ALL, 1/4 is still left in the cabinet. I wonder how many projects I can make out of all those fabrics?! :))

I had in mind to make a table runner and had already decided on a couple of blocks. When I pulled out the bag with leftovers from the ' Snow Wonderland' by 'Whimsicals' - I knew I had to make something out of it and forgotten was the other project! Here's one of the projects I'm working on; a place mat. 

Aren't those snowmen just too cute?!

Here's another project; table runner... going to be...

...and another table runner to be...

Per today I have five table runners and two place mats to finish - hence the heading of this post! I'll have to stop, because my sewing table is covered in projects waiting to be finished! I bought those fabrics for a specific project back in April 2008! I made this wall quilt. To make it a bit more 'special' to me, I've added beads around each star so that it sparkles in the light and I've added snowmen buttons in the middle of each snowball block. I made this quilt before I started blogging, so there's no photo of it on my blog, (except under 'a few of my works' slide show at the left sidebar).  I think I'll pull it out and take some photos later on, when these projects are done....

You can see more from Whimsicals (click) here.



Bloggers BOM

I'm not really into BOM's, but I couldn't resist this one!

I got inspired by this blog, this blog and of course this blog! There are many others out there who participate in this BOM, but those blogs I've linked to were the first ones where I saw the first block and learnt about the BOM.

Jackie over at Canton Village Quilt Works is hosting a free BOM and you can read about it here.  The first block is already available - click here for instructions.
Cille over at this blog has a point; the blocks are only 8 inch square, so she has decided to make two for a bigger quilt or perhaps another quilt... I think that is a good idea, so I decided to make two too.

My blocks are going to be scrappy. It was easy choosing these fabrics; they are - except from the background fabric - leftover from a Christmas gift I'm currently working on... The background fabric I have saved and saved - for what ? - you may ask?! Perhaps it has waited for this BOM?! :) I got it from my friend Ragna (no blog) in Norway, at least 4-5 years ago - so I guess it is time to use it!

Jackie, thank you so very much for hosting this BOM! I can't wait for the next block!

Cushion covers

Last week I finished the three cushion covers!

Here they are, happily (I think!) posing on the couch. Each is a different design, but all three have the little chapel in the center.
All of them are 'stitched in the ditch' and I have quilted around the little chapel.

This is the first one I made...

#2...

#3...

The back... I decided to free motion quilt the back in a meandering design... I added another piece of fabric and quilted them together. All covers have a zipper on the back.

The Polar Bear quilt and the 'Sun & Earth' quilt are  FM-quilted and ready for the binding, which I hope doing next month.

These days I'm working on a few Christmas gifts - top secret! :)