Happy New Year!!!

So 2010 has now come and gone and 2011 is here to stay for awhile. I, for one, am thankful.

I finally caught the quilting bug so I may have to sit my knitting aside for a little bit. The quilt on the bottom I made for my niece in Italy living with her MP husband. My very first one.

The single jelly roll (Central Park by Kate Spain for Moda) is for a queen size quilt for myself. I have also ordered two layer cakes in the same pattern and will order the white I need later in the month.

The two jelly rolls (12 Days of Christmas by Kate Spain as well) are for at least three projects, a lap quilt, a table runner and a Christmas tree skirt. I also have 35 fat quarters to go along with it so I'll have to come up with another project or two to use up the fabric.

Hope all of you have a Happy New Year.

Bread-making trip

I am constantly on the lookout for new bread recipes. I did something wrong with this one, as it should be bigger, but oh well. At least I tried.

What I've been doing the past few days....

Chalkboard Door

I was able to take a couple of days after returning from a vacation with my parents (i.e. I was their driver) to finally paint the back of the door in my TV room with chalkboard paint. I've had a quart can of the stuff waiting for a project and I decided to paint the entire door with it instead of just a small section.

Finally Fall

I finally made curtains for my bedroom today, summer ones. And fall has now started. Hopefully I can get new ones made (heavier material) for winter. But I have to admit that I love the aqua color of this fabric. I just wish now I had bought more of it so I can make something else.

I'm currently working on the Scruffily quilt for my niece Kait who is currently living in Italy with her MP hubby.

Getting ready for vacation

Three more days and I will have 9 days off! Two weekends, Memorial Day, and 4 workweek days. Already this week is dragging and I'm not even half way through it.

But I've been making plans and lists. I'm planning to repaint my bathroom. I'm buying the paint on Friday, along with some other items to get through the week.

I'm also hoping to get some writing done. I need to rework the novel I wrote last November for NaNoWriMo 2009. I need to turn it into three separate novels, rework four timelines (these are time travel) and decide what how to end it. Lots to do in a few days.

Upcoming vacation

I finally have a week off coming up in June and I'm hoping to make the most of it. I want to take this desk and strip it then repaint it white, with aqua drawers and top. I'm also planning to repaint my bedroom.