Ketch-up #2 and 2 birds...

Since I wasn't able to upload pictures last night from

my laptop to blogger...today's post is going to be like

..."killing giving 2 birds with 1 stone home"

Okay...I know that's not how the saying goes.  But who

wants to kill birds?  Not me...

I'm gonna post about the tidbits from the end of 2011

AND

WIP Wednesday linking to FRESHLY PIECED

(...if you would like to see more fun WIPs click

on the Freshly Pieced link)

I made this quilt for a friend who has been ill

for awhile and is using a wheel chair.  Dog-gone it,

shoot!... I didn't get a better picture.  These clips are my

 favorite binding "holders"...a LOT less dangerous

and a WHOLE lot less painful than pins.

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This is an embroidery quilt that I've started.

I bought a quilt kit with the embroidery designs from Dave's  

Bernina in St George.  Tammy, one of the ladies who work

spent many hours, several days to help me with the setting

up my machine to make these beautiful designs.  Thank YOU

Tammy, you were so patient! This is WIP.  I need to

embroider more blocks and piece the top.

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This is a "Big Daddy" kit that I bought from

Broadbent's a LQS.  The quilt consists of all 8.5" squares.

This is quilted and off the long-arm but, still needs it's

binding sewin on... another WIP.

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This is another "Big Daddy" pattern (all 8.5" squares).  There was

a similar kit at Broadbent's.  But, I decided to use some of my

stash along with a few new prints.  It still just a top without

borders...another WIP

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A Christmas towel

This was a "private embroidery lesson"...

with my good friend Maxine.  It seems that I still

need her as a safety net when I do machine embroidery.

Someday, maybe I will "graduate" to doing it

ALL by myself.  =)

**I do have several knitted, crochet, fiber

finishes from 2011.  I'm gonna try to post those

in a few days on my other blog....

I Play With Fiber

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and.... last but, not least...

something REALLY cool happened before Christmas..

I WON! ....a super duper prize from....

LIMERIOT  

This is a great book with projects that you

can make with just ONE skein/ball of yarn. 

OH!! and yes...

headband is handmade!!

I LUV the colors!!  The photo doesn't do

justice to the purpl-eee/blue/lavender variations.

The knit pattern is sooooo pretty too!

Thank YOU, Mareth!

~~ Mareth...over at LIMERIOT~~

Beautiful girl (well, you should see her blog photo!),

 wonderful blog with lots of tutorials and great giveaways!

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Are you still "ketching-up" from 2011?

If so, what 2011 WIP are you going to start on first?