And...

...to compensate for my lack of blogging yesterday. here's an Awwwww moment :)

Still managed to do this as well...

First I did this...

And then it turned into this.

I've sewn the two ends together, but i'm thinking that if the stiches show on the final product, I'll just take them out and be done with it. I've been trying to decide if i prefer a thin strip or a larger one. This time i decided to go with a thinner one and see how it goes...

AAAHhhhh!!! Forgot about day 6!!!! [Blogtoberfest Day 7]

Well... this is harder than I thought! I totally forgot about Day 6 so sorry. I meant to do it but kept putting it off...
Day 6 was acctualy quite productive, as I started quilting my first item. unfortunately, it soon became clear i wont be able to machine stich the center of the piece, because the bating is just to darn high for my little machine.
I did as far as I could, now I'm not sure I wont have to start over... here's a glimpse :)

I think it's cute, but I'm not so sure this is the best way to go. Think I'll have to think about it some more... No time left though :(

Scrappy Tuesday [Blogtoberfest Day 5]

So today is a very important holiday in Portugal. It marks the 100th brithday of the Portuguese Republic and there are dozens of events going on all throughout the country. I, of course, am working, as I do every single day of the week... I so miss holidays and weekends and staying in bed until late in the day... This sucks!

Ok, now that I took that out of my system, I'd like to introduce you to my very own first scrap jar!

I haven't had a lot of projects yet, ergo not that many leftovers. I wonder if I'll ever get to use these, I certaninly hope so, must be one heck of a feeling to use these scraps most people would throw out. But all the blogs and pages I follow have really inspired me in all sorts of ways. I admire your creativity, your drive and have learned much from you also. Including how to be less wastefull...
Regarding yesterday's sandwich, I've managed to continue to work on it, even though I don't have that much progress to report.
Yesterday I used the spray glue as I usually do, but somehow I think I did something wrong. Don't really know if it has to do with the fabrics used or the fact that my batting is diferent from what I usually use but it didn't really stick. So I decided to pin it as well, though with the use of the glue it wasn't necessary to pin as much as I would have to otherwise.

Can't really show you any pictures at this time, but I will. Very soon :)

Now on to the quilting. My most dreaded step. First of all because my sewing machine doesn't do free motion. So I'm forced to do straight line quilting. Which would be fine if the lines would indeed be straight, which they usually aren't. I think I'me more experienced now than the last time I quilted, but I'm still nervous... Anyway, I've got my lovely seam ripper now so it should at least be quicker to undone... That's the spirit! ;) Wish me luck!

A lovely Sandwich [Blogtoberfest Day 4]

So yesterday I still managed to make a lovely Christmas Twinkle sandwich :) Also, I'm in love with this Ikea fabric, so much so I've decided to do the backing of all of the projects in this fabric. Also I think it look great just as it is, I had thought of maybe adding something to it, but now I just can't!
For the first time I'll be trying this batting It's not as natural as the one I'm used to, but also it's much thicker and warmer, I swear my feet were burning just by standing on it! I still have no idea how I'll bind this... In my mind I see it perfectly finished, I just haven't been able to find the equivalent in reality ;)


The very first on ready for trimming and quilting

 How soft and comfy does it look? :)

Rambling [Blogtoberfest Day 3]

Today I woke up and it was raining. Also I'm really missing my sewing projects, but I can't get back to them until I finish my home makeover project! Why must I multitask? Damn ambition! Today I hope to finish all of the furniture and the details, tonight the bed was already tested and made it impecably. Maybe I can even start my quilt sandwich tonight? wishfull thinking maybe, but a girl has to have goals.

Also I'm really sad because due to the rain, the Animal Day celebrations had to be canceled. Yesterday was so magical, and those little pets really deserved to have a weekend just for them... How can all these people that care so deeply for these animals have such bad luck? They should have amazing karma! flowers should bloom in their path... It's really unfair!

But let's turn this frown upside down! I've been wishing for Fall for so long now and it's finnaly here... Also, just heard that the one puppy I bonded with was taken out of the kennel and into an association, so he is now safe! And he's a she! :) Hope I can get to know her a bit better, she was really sweet, even though she was so very thin you could feel all her bones...Why can't I have a big house????

Amazing giveaway at It's All About the Fabric!

Just found out about this amazing giveaway @ http://itsallaboutthefabric.blogspot.com/
It's one of the greatest giveaways I have seen since entering blogoland: The Entire Collection of Anna Maria Horner's Innocent Crush Fabric in a Giveaway!

How great would THAT be???

Today's Schedule [Blogtoberfest Day 2]

So today I wont be doing anything particularly artistic, I will however be very busy and I expect to finish the day feeling accomplished and happy.

So, as usual, working until 4p.m., then I'll be going to some early Animal Day's celebrations. My fave animal protection organizations will assemble on a beautifull garden in Lisbon and since I've been meaning to visit in like forever now I'll find them all together. It's also a pefect oportunity to meet face to face some of the people I speak with daily on Facebook but actualy never met! Just don't really know how I'll carry all the foodbags, Dog food is heavy!!!

After that amazing event I'll go to a friends how to do some pet sitting of her lovely cat, I've been doing that for some time now, and now that the Summer is gone, I haven't been there for a while and I really miss Maria!!

Also, I expect to assemble some furniture eventually, thus ending the extreme makeover home edition of my home.

All in all it will be a great day!! Just no quilting, I'm afraid...

Home makeover extreme edition [Blogtoberfest day 1]

Well, at least for me it really feels like it... We've been redoing my mother's bedroom it was really dated and also from the time my parents were married, so I figured it was a really good idea to completely change it. Little did I know that I would be doing most the work, particularly the furniture assembly (Love you Mr. Ikea!). Couldn't really take pictures of the process and now it's too dark and we haven't installed the lighting yet. So I'll just leave you with the description. Light grey walls, white ceilling, we painted the existing cabinet dark grey to match this dresser we bought. Bed and night table are all white. Pictures of the after soon :)
Oh yes! Also bought fabrics. Very wicked of Mr. Ikea to sell fabrics also... Wish I could live at Ikea....

Blogtoberfest 2010!!

That's right, I've decided to join in on the fun. Also, I'm hoping it will get me more disciplined about bloging daily.

Here's the full explanation by Tinniegirl, join us!
http://tinniegirl.blogspot.com/2010/09/your-journey-starts-here-blogtoberfest.html