odds and ends

The month of December has been a month of playing catch up with a few things and finishing up a few odds and ends. 

I have thoroughly enjoyed making some of Jeni's drawstring bags, and this stack of fabric recently became one.

 

I found the retro burger stand fabric here in case you were wondering :)

 

 

A while back, one of the ladies in our FCMQG signed us up to receive some of the QuiltCon Block Challenge blocks.  We are making a quilt that will be sent back to the QuiltCon officials to be donated to The Children's Shelter in Austin.  I am in complete awe of the blocks we received.  The construction, design, the fabrics are all so good.  Here's a sneak peek of the blocks I matted and framed.

 

 

Our goal is to showcase each block as a piece of artwork in the quilt top.

I don't know how many hundreds of entries there were, but something fun  happened after I posted that pic to Instagram.  Someone commented telling me who made the top block!  Her name is Janet and she's from Vancouver. 

Lastly, I made this potholder for someone who has inspired me with her kindness and willingness to make a positive impact in other people's lives.  Her work is inspiring too and I hope she uses the heck out of this little guy!

 

xo,

Penny

Comments

[Debbie]

Fun variety of projects - similar to what's going on in my sewing room too!

[nicke]

i love how colorful all of your projects are!

[Suzanne]

You are so good to give back!

[Deborah]

I love everything you make. I really want to compliment you on your photography! You've got the touch!!

[What Comes Next?]

fun projects! It is so neat to see where my Quiltcon block ended up - thanks for the link!

[Rene']

I love all your projects!!! It's been fun seeing your progress on Instagram ;-) I have the drawstring bag bookmarked but haven't found the time to make one yet. I received a Flickr email from the MQG that received one of my QuiltCon blocks....not sure where the other one went. It'll be nice to see all the quilts finished.

[Patricia]

I just love what you make. You always make we want to sew.

[krista - Poppyprint]

Ok, the first time I perused this blog post and read what you wrote about the recipient of the potholder, I thought, wow what a wonderful thing to say about someone. I hope that person is a friend of mine, too. That you said it about me makes my heart swell, Penny. You are too kind! And I will totally use the heck out of that adorable potholder (first item retrieved from oven: pan of toasted almonds for tonight's trifle!). Happy 2013 Penny. I have a good feeling about this year <3