Changes - swap exchange, quilting gift, and changing my quilting room....

A lots has been happening.  I'm still subbing, and that means I'm still working as a substitute teacher for a little extra cash, but I'm also traveling.  First the traveling.    I've been to Palm Springs a week ago and it was amazing.  We had wind storms, then a rain storm, then gorgeous days while Vancouver was pouring rain and with some snow....  So I lucked out.

Second thing is the mini quilt swap from the Modern Quilt Guild online.  I did a great switch with Michelle Cuomo from Ontario.  She did such a beautiful job. 

The colors are fantastic, the stitching so well done.  Where there's a blank there is some stitching that completes the circles in different colors.  The rules were it had to be smaller than 25" and if you want you can see mine.  Mine is on the left.  I received the one on the right.

Here's a better picture of the one I made

Here is one of my February finishes as well.  A late Christmas table topper.

 

The final thing is the Round Robin club online that I joined two months ago.  I always wanted to make another medallion quilt but never really got around to it until now.  The info is below and it shows the people who are involved.  

• January 13:   Center Block Reveal.
• January 20: 1^st Round:   Kathleen @ Kathleen McMusing
• January 27: 2^nd Round: Anja @ Anja Quilts 
• February 3: 3^rd Round: Gail @ Quilting Gail 
• February 10: 4^th Round: Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts – Link up below!
• February 17: 5^th Round: Brenda @ Songbird Designs
• February 24: 6^th Round: Emily @ The Darling Dogwood
• March 24:  Parade: showing all of your finished SAHRRs!

here's my center one, which was 25" for the start.  

You'll have to wait until the next entry to see the entire finished quilt.  I'm really laughing here because I said I would not join other quilt a longs, and since then I've joined two of them, so really I have to stop.

Finally, this is my February finish.  It's a wedding gift for a nephew in Utah for May, and I'm happy to have finished it early.  Here's some pictures

I still need to add the veil for the bride.  I'm cutting a piece from my wedding dress that's been sitting in my closet and moving for years now.  I also have to add the label for the back saying the year and who the quilt is from for the wedding.  I'm so excited for them to see it.  I loved that background material, it really is talking to me.  The front is a light purple, very very light.  It softens the quilt which is good.  I'm behind the quilt so you can imagine how big it is.  The dark blue of the comber bun and the wedding accessories really makes it all come together.

And last but not least, the cause of my shoulder injury, and the reason I have to give quilting a rest for a while because of my sore arm and shoulder.  My room.  I went over everything.  I purchased that armoire and filled it with tons of things.  I loved tons of things, packed it in the armoire, sorted things, and now it's a little more organized.  

I am way behind in the medallion quilt, but it will come soon.  I need to do three more rows, one is the cabin style, so that will take time.  I'll cut everything tomorrow so I can sew it in March, and that will be my quilt for March.  I'm working for the next two weeks straight so I'll be doing some of it at night and for the weekends.  So wish me luck, I'll need it.