WIP Wednesday {6.13.2012}

I have to start this weeks WIP Wednesday post by saying this will be my last WIP Wednesday as a 20-something!  My 30th birthday is quickly approaching, and my 20's will soon be long gone.  I suppose 30 really isn't all that different from 29, but it seems the years seem to go faster and faster, and instead of fun and exciting things happening as you turn one year older...you just get older.  With that said, lets get on with the show!

Completed Projects

Purse Palooza  

I finished up this fun tote bag and reviewed the pattern over at Sew Sweetness for Purse Palooza, in case you missed it, you can check it out here!

New/In Progress

X Marks the Spot baby quilt

Remember way back when when I was looking at ways to arrange my leftover Swoon HSTs into pillows??  Well, in true indecisive fashion, since everyone had such awesome input, I just couldn't completely settle on a design idea.  I ended up setting the HSTs off to the side, and ignored them to work on other things.

Fast forward until now- my cousin and his wife recently had a baby girl, and I am super behind on getting them a baby quilt.  I came across  my Swoon HSTs and got the idea that maybe I could make them into some sort of a quick and easy baby quilt, seeing as how they are already sewn, pressed and just screaming to be made into something pretty.  After arranging and rearranging them on my design wall, I formed this sort of "X marks the spot" block, and think I am going to go with it.  I am thinking of adding some borders and sashing, as I only have enough HSTs to make about 4 of these blocks, but I think I can make it work.

EPP Hexies

I've been working away at hand stitching these little guys together.  I am really finding it quite relaxing to veg on the couch in the evening with the hubs hand stitching these hexies together.  I have the first 150 or so basted, and few flowers sewn together.  I am completely fine with this project taking eons to complete, as long as I can stick with it for that long!

MBS tutorial

These little elephants are pieced, basted, and ready to be quilted.  I'm hoping to have this finished in the next few days, stay tuned for a completed tute soon!

Kitchen Update

Were back at it in the kitchen!  After finishing the cabinets, we had decided to contract the rest of the work we wanted done (countertops and backsplash).  Of course we hymmed and hawed on deciding on the backsplash, that by the time we finally decided, it wasn't going to done by the date we needed it finished.  Left without many other options, we decided to just do it our selves.  I am super pleased with how this is turning out, we used these 3/4" glass tiles that came on 1 square foot sheets, which made it super easy for fitting the tiles around the outlets and such.  The hubs is off today, and is planning on finishing the grouting.  I'll be sure to post completed kitchen photos soon!

That about sums up this week!  While I'm relishing the last few days of being 29, be sure to head over to Freshly Pieced and add your WIPs!