New Year Stars!

Well as is customary, pinch punch, first of the month and time to link up with Lynne and all the Fresh Sewing ladies (and gents?).

So after the manic end to 2011, I spent the best part of January 2012 working on big quilts, and it has been wonderful.

My Brit Bee Constellation quilt has got to be my favourite finish ever, I have gushed thanks and posted many many pictures here, but never one to miss the chance of posting another picture, or two...

Then there was my Cherry Star; made using rainbow swap charms and buoyed on by Chelsea's QAL, this is already a chilly-day/night favourite!

There were also some Brit Bee and Bee Blessed blocks for Judith...

And of course the start of the Mouthy Stitches zippy pouch swap...

I also made it to the final 8 of the completely brilliant Quokka Quilt's Blogger's Choice, which I am really proud of...

I think that can be counted as a pretty good start to the New Year, and February is already looking like it is going to be a bit of a Leap Year bonanza!

I hope 2012 has started how you mean it to go on too x

And In The Green Corner...

I promise to keep it short this evening, as I seem to have rather a lot of comments from both here and flickr to respond to!!  Thank you all for all the wonderful compliments, I owe everything to the awesome Brit Bee ladies xxx

So not content with just an fantastic finish yesterday, I started trimming my Made In Cherry charms to 3.5", and pieced one corner...

I have actually pieced a second corner this evening, but no photos yet.  You like?

Right, I need to get replying and put in some stalking hours for the Mouthy Stitches Swap - I have a few ideas, and I just want to see if they are heading in the right direction before dipping my toe in the flickr pool.

PS.  I didn't place in the Quokka Quilts final selection, nor did any of the MS ladies which was a double shame, but still, a wonderful feeling to get so far.

PPS.  I'll be back tomorrow with my 'Winter Stitching Plans' update, linking back with Sarah and the Fairy Face followers, how have you got on?

Oh That Friday Feeling!

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***This post contains excessive exclamation marks***

I have had a great start and end to Friday; the middle bit we'll just skip over if that's OK!

Cryptic emails from Lynne and Ceri first thing this morning lead me here.   I can't believe it!!!

So I had to tell my twinnie Sarah, then Ella and I swapped congratulatory messages too - 4 out of the 8 Quokka Quilt/Fat Quarter Shop Blogger's Choice finalists are Mouthy Stitchers!!!!

I am so proud to be in such amazing company, and the odds are I will know one of the 3 winners.  I am trying not to think about it now, but obviously failing dismally; I don't know when the winners will be announced so this is a cruel, but exciting wait!

Work mornings don't usually start better than that!

And now I have finally finished quilting the Constellation and made the binding!!

I have to trim off the excess batting and straighten up the edges, those long, long edges, and get this baby bound this weekend - and that makes me so happy too.

So if my pretty dismal week can be turned around by material things, then so be it - Happy Weekend everyone.

PS. Mouthy Stitchers, I think I have my group almost matched xxx