Coffee Talk and Caterpillars

So I have been meaning to try out this idea for some time, but never quite seem to get there! It's something I saw in my Quilting Arts Mag and originally I thought it was dumb... but my greener side kicked in and said, "why not? -People who care about the environment might hang on to a nice, personalized Coffee Cuff!" So here's my first attempt at one. It was a good learning experience- the next will be even better (especially if I EVER get my fabric mover working).

Yes, the new machines were bought 12/19/06 and I have yet to try out the machine that allows me to free motion quilt with ease! Arg. I have to call the shop tomorrow because I can't seem to figure out one little detail- even after watching the set up DVD 3 times and reading the entire manual....

Then inching right along... inspired by the beetle seen on this site. My friend Mol asked for a caterpillar Mmm... Mmm Blankie or Tag Blanket. I wasn't sure if it could be done, but it turned out pretty cute. Seen here in yummy green minky fabric and yellow flannel on back!

Custom Cute!

So Marge was down here for a few weeks and we managed to find a small, but cute quilting shop. We came across some fabric we couldn't resist and a baby coat pattern to die for... here's the results of many hours x 2 (there was two of us working on it)! Schatzi may have a new product soon!

New Mmms

Well I got a little more etsy crazy this weekend. I actually had a few, quiet minutes to myself, for a change. The new sewing machine glitch is fixed (it was set to German power wattage)! and it is up and humming like a champ! I have yet to try out the fabric mover. Still gun shy but now that the machine is working fine, I have no more excuses.

Two new (well repeated) Mmm...Mmm Blankies were posted to etsy.com today. I intended on making a few Valentine quilted cards but decided to stick to the familiar. Maybe tomorrow?