WIP Wednesday {6.22.2011}

Time for the weekly installment of WIP Wednesday!  Heres whats been going on...

Completed Projects

Kitchen extras

This is more of an odds and ends finish for the week, but a finish none the less!  I put together these potholders and stay put kitchen towel to be included in a baking/kitchen themed gift basket.  After I finished these up, I was so tempted to keep them for myself, as they would go great in my kitchen, but after a few minutes of inner debate, they will be going in the gift basket.  Here's my post on these with pattern/tutorial information.

I also put together these two "cookie jars" with the dry ingredients layered to make both Reeses Peanut Butter Cup cookies and Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies in a wide mouth canning jar.  I printed out the baking instructions on some pretty cardstock and tied them with a ribbon to the lid, printed out a pretty label and affixed it to the jar with ribbon, and that was it!  Super simple and I think the presentation is pretty cool.  I just need to dig out a gift basket and make it look presentable by Sunday.  Hope it goes over well!

In Progress  

Double Wedding Ring Quilt 

Its finally starting to look like a quilt!  I finished up the third row, which had the most arcs to piece out of any row, so I feel like I've made it over the hump, and it should be downhill from here.  I really feel like I've finally got the hang of it and hit my groove in working on this.  I was almost surprised to realize, that I definitely spend way more time sitting on the couch pinning these pieces into place than actually sewing.  I know that Kaelin from The Plaid Scottie is starting a DWR quilt along soon also using this free pattern.  I would highly recommend this paper piecing method for the arcs, and it would have been nice to have some guidance for those tricky spots along the way, as the directions are certainly lacking in that area.  2 more rows to go on this...home stretch...

New Projects 

Farmers Wife Quilt Along

Ok so I caved.  Seeing all these adorable little mini blocks popping up all over the blogosphere like Lee's and Elizabeth's, I just couldn't resist joining in the fun.  I don't actually have any sewing to show you yet...but I have the book...and the templates.  I won't waste time griping about the templates, I mean really would it have been hard to write out "cut 2 2 and 1/2 inch squares" instead of a template?  Oh well, I'll live.  I really like the slow pace with this, 2 6 inch blocks per week is totally doable in my opinion.  I am just itching to get started on this, so hopefully there will be something more to show soon!

Quilt tops awaiting quilting

Central Park Baby Quilt
Postage Stamp Quilt

This Weeks Stats

New Projects: 1
Completed Projects: 2
Ongoing Projects: 7
June Bee Blocks
Postage Stamp Quilt
Central Park Baby Quilt
Double Wedding Ring Quilt
Apron Project (cousin's bridal shower)
Kitchen themed gift basket
Kaliedoscope Quilt Along
Farmers Wife Quilt Along
Dining Room Remodel