The greatest quilt I have made to date! Oh how I love it, my precious Macaroni Love Story in the perfect pattern. Measuring at 40"x40" it perfectly showcases the great Heather Ross fabrics. Now I just have to decide on the perfect way to quilt it! 
What was wee man doing? Watching the quilt and mommy! 
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Here it is, my precious. Macaroni Love Story by Heather Ross, I've been hoarding it, and now it is time to cut it up, stitch it up, and then love it up! I've actually decided to join in two quilt-alongs at the same time (as if I don't have enough on going projects.) I think fate threw me head first into both of these quilt-alongs and that it is meant to be, so I'm going with it! The first is the My Precious QAL hosted by the lovely Kelly over at Kelby Sews. The second is the Cosmic Burst QAL hosted by the also lovely Julie over at Distant Pickles. Both of these quilt-alongs will result in one quilt, I will be using my precious fabric to make the Cosmic Burst quilt. I wont be killing myself to get it done by any certain deadline, but I do hope to get cutting soon. First, I have to decide on fabric placement and that is where I need your help. When you have fabric this precious, you don't just cut into it all willy-nilly...no YOU HAVE A PLAN. I have roughed up three fabric placement images, and I would love to know which of the three you like the best. Husband and I mutually agreed on one last night, but I would love to get your opinion too! Several things to keep in mind. The orange is going to be Patty Young's Creamsicle Stitch fabric, and the Gray is probably going to be Alexander Henry's Heath. Kind of undecided on the Heath as of right now, we shall see. The scale of the fabrics is a bit off also, (this is a rough layout) and keep in mind this quilt will measure 40" x 40" and will showcase these prints nicely. This quilt is one big block. Here we go: 
Option 1 - Purple Star Spokes, No Yellow
Option 2 - Yellow Star Spokes
Option 3 - Pink Star Spokes, Different Yellow Placement
Linking up to WIP Wednesday over at Freshly Pieced, this is my newest work in progress, and honestly what is the point in listing the 100 other on-going projects that you all have heard about over and over again. Heck, I'm tired of hearing about them too! Maybe from now on, I'll just feature one work in progress, we shall see. Thanks in advance for your help in choosing my layout.  Ughhh...Fail. I didn't meet my ONE goal in the first quarter of the Finish-Along over at Quilter in the Gap. I came really really close, but alas my little one was born, and it just didn't happen. The pictures below show the last photos I have taken of that quilt, but it is further along than that. I have the four pieces sewn together, and since I am doing quilt as you go, I really only have one middle panel left to quilt, quilt the border, and then bind it. About two days worth of work really, not much. So this project is getting carried over to this quarter. I also am going to add another project that has been sitting for far to long. These two handbags that I am making for a friend. They are also further along than this, I just need to take the time and finish them up. This is also about two days worth of work. So let's see if I am able to muster up about 4 days worth of sewing time during the next three months! HaHa.... don't hold your breath. 
Fabrics for Uber Handbags
I have decided to set a new resolution for the year, a more realistic resolution. Originally my resolution was to finish all my WIP's from 2011, which is about 14 projects. Not going to happen, honestly. So... my new resolution is to get one quilt finished per quarter. I am happy to say that I did meet this goal in the first quarter by finishing the little boy car quilt that I shared last week. I just didn't have that one on my Finish-Along list originally, hence the fail. But that is OK, I finished one quilt last quarter, and hopefully can finish this one quilt this quarter! Wish me luck! 2012 Finish-Along Second Quarter Goals: 1. Finish Sherbet Pips Quilt 2. Finish the Two Uber Handbags   Amy over at Amy's Creative Side challenged us last Monday to pick just one thing for the week and get it finished. I decided to get the straight line quilting done with my walking foot finished on the four panels of my Lily's Quilts QAL quilt, all with the exception that I didn't go into labor. Well here I am, still pregnant (38 weeks) and with proof through pictures that I accomplished my goal! Woohoo! The quilting went smoother than I expected, and I enjoyed it, which is always a plus. Now I just have to do a tad bit of free motion quilting on the center circles, then start joining these panels via my (and Leanne's "She Can Quilt") method of quilt as you go! I will be joining the four panels and then adding a border to the whole quilt when finished. This project is my goal that I set in Rhonda's (Quilter in the Gap) Finish-Along, so I need to have it completed by March. So far, I am right on target to actually wrapping this project up! I'm going to try and get as much finished before I go into labor, wish me luck folks! Thanks again Amy for hosting this challenge and helping me to reach my goals! I always need that extra little push.      Wow, it has been almost three months since i have done a normal WIP post, and since I am still here, still huge and currently 37.5 weeks pregnant (full term, yippee!) I thought I would do a WIP roundup of sorts. Kind of a reminder to myself of all my current projects floating around my house that I will complete this year! And yes, I said it, I will complete these this year, or else! Just kidding, but seriously it is my New Years Resolution! 
1. Block 1 QAL, 2. Block 2 QAL, 3. Block 3 QAL, 4. Block 4 QAL, 5. Petal Block - Bottled Rainbows 2, 6. Raspberry Block - Bottled Rainbows, 7. Lime Block - Bottled Rainbows, 8. Grass Block - Bottled Rainbows 2, 9. Kaleidoscope Quilt Top Hanging 2, 10. Fox Trails - Baby Quilt, 11. Baby Boy Quilt, 12. Log Cabin Block 2 - Quilting newBEES, 13. Christmas Spiderweb Block - Christmas Fabric Bee, 14. String Pieced Block - Always Bee Learning, 15. Scrapbuster Swap - Postage Stamp Blocks 2, 16. Scrapbuster Swap Round 3 - Set 3
  
Good Fortune Fat Eighth Bundle by Kate Spain
Ongoing Projects or Works in Progress: Row 1 - My current project, I have 2 of 4 panels quilted, using the Quilt As You Go method. This was a Lily's Quilts Quilt Along. Goal is to have it finished by March. Row 2 - Bottled Rainbows Quilt Along 5 of 16 blocks completed. Row 3 (From Left to Right) - Kaleidoscope Quilt Along awaiting basting, Fox Trails baby quilt awaiting cutting, Baby boy quilt for my nephew top halfway pieced, Denyse Schmidt Log Cabin Blocks from the Quilting newBEES group top awaiting piecing. Row 4 (From Left to Right) - Christmas String Blocks from the Christmas Fabric Bee group top awaiting piecing, Heather Bailey String Blocks from the Always Bee Learning group top awaiting piecing, Postage Stamp Blocks from Scrapbuster Swap not sure what I will do with these, Scrappy Depression Blocks from Scrapbuster Swap top awaiting piecing. Row 5 - Wonky Christmas Stars from Scrapbuster Swap, possibly table runners and pillows. Row 6 (or Last Photo) - Good Fortune Fabric Bundle to be possibly used in the Swoon-Along hosted by I'm A Ginger Monkey. Currently hoping I can figure out how to make this Fat Eighth bundle work with the Swoon blocks! This Week's Stats: New Projects - What is new, what is old? Who knows? I lost track a long time ago! Completed Projects - 0 Currently in Progress - 12 Dream Projects On Hold For Now: Amy Butler's Style Stitches Blossom Handbag Amy Butler's Style Stitches Everything Wristlet Amy Butler's Style Stitches Miss Maven Ruffled Handbag Amy Butler's Style Stitches Take Flight Shoulder Bag Head over to Freshly Pieced to have a look at what everyone else is working on! Happy New Year! I am going to do something that I NEVER do. I'm actually making a resolution this year. I am normally the type of person that follows the "if you don't make a resolution then you won't be disappointed when you don't accomplish it" motto. Yes, I know that is so pessimistic, but that truly is how I feel, and yes, low and behold, I haven't been disappointed in myself for years! It works, try it! Ha-Ha! But, this year will be different, and I have known for several weeks now that I will actually make a resolution this year. Woohoo! My New Years Resolution 2012: To finish all the WIPs (works in progress) from 2011. Plain and simple, right? I think so. So then today, I open up my Google Reader and see that Leanne over at She Can Quilt has posted this list of unfinished projects that she plans to finish up during the first quarter of 2012. How cool is that, exactly what I was planning to do. Then I realize that she is posting as part of a quilt-a-long of sorts. Rhonda of Quilter in the Gap fame is hosting what she is calling a Finish-A-Long. Perfect! Basically, you make a realistic goal of what you can finish during the first quarter of the year, post about it now, then link up again at the end of the quarter with your finished project! Easy peasy! I'm in, sign me up! Since this needs to be a realistic goal, and I am expecting a baby sometime in the next 23 days (my c-section has been scheduled!) I am setting a truly realistic goal. Just one quilt! I started this quilt a little less than a year ago, and all four quadrants are pieced, and this one will be quilt as you go, so I will be quilting each section independently. I picked this project first because I have all the supplies needed. Quilting thread, backing, border fabric, binding fabric....and oh fudge I forgot I am out of batting. Oh well, i can get that or send hubs to the store for it! So there we go, goal number one for the first quarter of the year! Wish me luck! Want to join along? Click the little button below! Yesterday I woke up on the wrong side of the bed, but thankfully today I apparently woke up on the right side of the bed, in a great mood and ready to accomplish things (even if it is only the laundry!) I have been a little (or a lot) lax on my WIP Wednesday's lately, and I am pretty sure that I have decided to either just do them one or twice a month from now on. I don't need any more pressure or stress than I already have, and honestly I just can't get things accomplished like before my preggo days! That being said, here is what I have been up to during the last few weeks: I finished a lovely pinwheel star for "time2sew" in the Quilting newBEES group. I had a lot of fun making this block and it went together really quickly! Though, it does look rather wrinkly, which isn't cool. I finally finished my Kaleidoscope quilt top! Hallelujah! I wasn't in love with this one, honestly, but now seeing it hanging from one of our oak trees and being able to "step back" I do like it a lot more, and it is my favorite colors! Now I just need to get a back together for it! I may set aside this project for a while and work on other things..... I was also able to finish up a few projects hanging over my head: You can read about my Pretty {little} Pouch Finish HERE The Amy Butler Style Stitches Key Keeper/Coin Purse HERE And today is the last day to enter my current giveaway, to read about and enter to win the Amy Butler Style Stitches Teardrop Bag, click HERE.  Quilting newBEES - August's Block for "time2sew" Finished Projects: Quilt Bee Blocks Amy Butler's Style Stitches Teardrop Bag Amy Butler's Style Stitches Key Keeper/Coin Purse Pretty {little} Pouch Swap - Round 2  Ongoing Projects: Kaleidoscope Quilt-Along Organizing my OUT OF CONTROL Fabric Stash (95% complete) Bottled Rainbows Ticker Tape Quilt-Along (5 of 16 blocks complete) Lily's Quilts Quilt-Along (Using Sherbet Pips) Making a Light Box & Photographing 150+ Items (Supplies bought, partly assembled) Sewing (for myself) a few tops/shirts. (2 down, several more to go!) Sock Skeletons Amy Butler's Style Stitches Fringed Hobo Bag - NEW 2 Uber Large Handbags (cut out) Quilt Bee Blocks - NEW  This Week's Stats: New Projects - 2 Completed Projects - 4 Currently in Progress - 10  Dream Projects On Hold For Now: Sock Monkey Quilt Denyse Schmidt Home Dec Fabric Wall Hanging Quilt Making a bunch of clutches. Head over to Freshly Pieced to have a look at what everyone else is working on!  Fabric pizza, that is. I have all my little fabrics cut and neatly stacked for my Kaleidoscope quilt, now just to find the time to sew them together! Hoping you are enjoying your summer, we sure are enjoying ours!    I hadn't forgotten about this quilt along, life has just been a tad bit hectic lately! I bought this bundle from Pink Castle Fabrics, this bundle was actually intended for another quilt along, but once I saw all the lovely purples, I just couldn't resist and thought it would be perfect for the Kaleidoscope Quilt Along. This bundle came with two yellows, that I ended up removing, and instead added in a few fat quarters from the lovely line, The Blue Skies by Sharon Holland Designs, which I felt blended in perfectly. I will be using the light gray solid as the background print, and can't wait to get to cutting!  Overly ambitious as I am, I have taken on another project, more specifically, another quilt along! Who could resist with such a lovely designed quilt along button such as this one! I love great design! I'm a bit off track.... Originally when I saw this quilt along (and several others) starting up all around the same time, I knew that I wouldn't be tackling any more projects, but I "accidentally" stumbled across the loveliest fabric bundle and couldn't pass it up. Then I had to figure out what I was going to do with this newly purchased bundle. Then I remembered.....kaleidoscope! It will be the perfect showcase for this collection of fabrics and I am super excited to get started! I am leaving you guys in suspense as to which fabrics I will be using, but I'll share soon, I promise! | Marci GirlA feisty mom designing, sewing and blogging her way through everyday life! 
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