Mr. PeePotty | A Quilted Passion

Ever since I started quilting almost 5 years ago, housework and chores have been moved to the farthest back burner ever! My house is not a complete pigsty, but instead of daily/weekly cleaning, it’s become monthly/bimonthly cleaning. No offense to you cleaners, but cleaning is so over rated. So of course ’twas love at first sight when I saw this motto:

With this being said, I actually did laundry and some house cleaning this week. It is spring after all.

On the sewing front, the Mr. PeePotty belly bands are piling up! This order should be ready to ship by next Friday.

And speaking of next Friday, WHOOMP There It Is! will be on vacation. I’m not going anywhere, just taking a little break. There is a change coming and I’ll tell you all about it on Friday, May 6th so stay tuned.

Oh! I almost forgot to tell you something! I’m working on my very first quilt pattern! My good friend Greta, of Material Detachment, gave me EQ5 (Electric Quilt) for Christmas. I attempted to install it on my computer as soon as I got it but quickly got discouraged because it didn’t work like it should have. I wrote to EQ Support for help on Feb 1 and they replied Feb 2, however it wasn’t until April 15 that I followed their instruction and got it installed. And let me tell you…it’s AMAZING! I realize the newest version is EQ7, but I’m pretty darn smitten w/EQ5. So now I can say, “why yes, I do EQ”. heheheh. Another thing to stay tuned for is my quilt pattern!

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A Thread for Life
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Ps. 19:14 HCSB

WHOOMP There IT Is! Gossamer got Honorable Mention in the pictorial category at the Arizona Quilters Guild Quilt Show 2016!

Not too bad for my first ever show entry! Thank you Janeen for the wonderful pattern! AND thank you Sue for your thorough and patient instruction! You can read about the making of Gossamer here. Needless to say, I’m ecstatic!

Ugh! I could not get this centered!

And in other news…

Last week’s craft sale was pretty much a bust. There wasn’t much traffic at all. I sold 3 bibs all day. We were out there from 8a – 1p. I came home and listed everything in My Etsy Shop.

Besides the bibs, I’d made several belly bands for small dogs. I decided to give my bands a name; Mr. PeePotty. I’ve always heard that baby and dog items sell the best. I sure hope it’s true!

I did manage to get another spiderweb block finished. I’m starting to see webs form!

I had a minor mishap though. On one section I cut off the web strings instead of my guide. It was an easy fix, but I did want to cry when it happened.

There are several patterns/tutorials for the spiderweb quilt. I chose to go w/ this tutorial because I found it the simplest. The blocks measure 11.5″, so I figure to have a decent size lap quilt I need 42 blocks (6 across, 7 down), which means my 1st block will definitely be in this quilt!

This scrappy Jelly Roll Race quilt is basted and I’m hoping to finish it this weekend to get it sent off on Monday. Then I’ll get started on my next commission for 2 baby quilts w/custom labels.

And lastly, for the past few years I’ve volunteered at the AQG Quilt Show. If I’ve had a name tag, it’s been a sticker but this year I have a real badge! Thanks Sue!

If you are local or just visiting this weekend, come see the 300+ quilts made by amazing Arizona quilters! I hope I see you there!

And one more pic of me & Gossamer for good measure. =)

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