WIP and 30/30 Update

My rundown of the week:
Saturday:  I petted fabric, cut a little and drew my quilting lines on my pillow.

Sunday:  I quilted the pillow and washed it (to get the drawings off)

Monday: I hand quilted and then put the back on, pillow is finished and blogged here.

Tuesday: back to petting fabric (really my favorite part about sewing :), doing fabric auditions and cutting of fabric.

Wednesday: Making small hexies.

Thursday: Ironing on Interfacings and working on the Large hexies

Friday: Wonky Hexie QAYG thing going on.

Excuse the night time photo, it is after all a WIP!

So that's my rundown of the week, 1 finish and another half finished.
Linking up to WIP, oops missed that one, oh well next week
and 30/30 Challenge
and Thanks to BillieBee, also the Hexie Weekend

Star Light Star Bright Pillow

I love it!

I machine quilted and washed it yesterday and then did some big hand stitches on it today and put the back and zipper on.  This is my first time doing a side zipper (or bottom, guess how you put the cushion on your couch) I followed this tutorial here on Pretty Bobbins. (all links will take you to a new page)  Worked out pretty good.

I like my zippit zippers, I cut a little notch off the ends and glue them on the card she includes with the order, that way it is almost like a thread card but instead it is my zipper card.

I matched the Aquamarine 049 perfectly with my Teal Coblestones Textures fabric from Angela Walters.  I quilted a cathedral window echo thing, in the Swirls Jade (Variegated Aurifil 4662) and Swirls Citrus (Variegated Aurifil 4658).
And hand quilted in the AG Pure Elements Mystic Grey areas.

I think my Star Light, Star Bright pillow looks pretty darn cool next to my Star Surround pillow.

Close up of threads used and hand stitching.

Both of these patterns are FREE and available from Melissa at Happy Quilting, check her Quilt-A-Long's page.
More pictures of the sewing process can be found here.
Linking to Pillow Collective over at Amy's Creative Side.
Linking to

March Goal 30/30 Sewing Challenge

Carving out 30 minutes of me time sewing time for 30 days of March, are you ready?  I hope I can meet this Challenge, one thing about sewing is that it relaxes me, so any type of sewing is relaxing even if it is making something for someone else.

I have my every month monthly goals:
1.        Every month I plan on following along with  

The "Classic meets Modern QAL" this month is the Drunkard's Path (first time doing that block)  Lots of different block inspiration can be found here.
2.       Every month I plan on making a block for the

 Aurifil Designer of the Month  This months designer is Emily Herrick a very easy borders block
3.       Every month I plan on making something from a

 Craft book Sew Along.  I haven't decided what yet, I am getting some new books in that I won.
4.       Every month I plan on meeting the challenge over 

at Le Challenge.  This months theme is "Order"
5.       Every month make a bag from

"Big City Bags" also a Sew Along.This months bag is the Meringue Clutch.
6.       I want to make 4 Quilts this year, mmm... should be interesting, maybe one will be from the Feathers QAL  I am going to try to finish the Feathers Quilt, I finally got in my orchid colors.

If I get this quilt done it will be for me, also the Meringue Clutch will be for me and I am also making another bag called the Wonderland this month that will be FOR ME!  So lot's of sewing just for me.
I am making another bag for a swap partner, so if you are counting that is 3 bags!
And one last item that I need to do in the next 2 days is quilt and do the backing for my pillow FOR ME, or actually for my husband, but they do say that husbands and wives are 1 unit, right!

If I do get it quilted in time I will enter it in the Pillow Collective Challenge. going on over at Amy's Creative Side.

I will be linking to these great linky parties this month with my finishes.
A Lovely Year of Finishes
Celtic Thistle Stitches for the Christmas Ho, Ho, Ho and So We Sew and also the New to Me 2014
And a Stitch in Time over at Such a Sew and Sew.