A Year (well, Month) of Schnibbles AND the Spring to Finish Challenge!

I did it!!!!!!!!!!!

I finished all three of my goals that I set as part of Tallgrass Prairie Studio's Spring to Finish Challenge 2010 - here.

First up, my Schnibble... since I joined the party late, I feel like it is only fair to call it a  "Month of Schnibbles."  The pattern is Houseboat, and the fabric is Boutique by Chez Moi.

I was really hoping to get it quilted before the end of the month, but some unforeseen events managed to work their way into my schedule, which put me behind.  But I am okay with this, because

THIS IS THE FIRST QUILT TOP THAT I HAVE EVER COMPLETELY FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!

Next up is the Testosterone Quilt.  It doesn't have borders because I need more fabric, and my LQS isn't getting it in until tomorrow.

 (Don't you like the far-away view?  It makes it much harder to spot all of the errors.)  I still can't believe that I made it work.  I'm so proud of myself!!!  (Tim Gunn would be proud too!)

And finally, the hexagons for the Hexagon Quilt-Along...

Not only do I have them all cut out, but I have more than half of them sewn together!!  (This is just a few of them.) 

This post is full of exclamation points.  Sorry about that -- I'm just excited that I am finally getting somewhere.  :-)

Spring To Finish!

The incredibly talented Jacquie of Tallgrass Prairie Studio is the brains behind the Spring To Finish Challenge of 2010.  Each participant chooses the task or tasks that they want to finish before May 31.

I have been working on mine since the start date (April 19), but I realized that I never officially listed what I plan to finish.  So here it is:

My Goals...
1.) The Testosterone Quilt
I am going to either a) finish the entire quilt top, or b) finish as much of the quilt top as I am financially able to do.

2.)  The Houseboat Schnibble
I will finish the top. and piece together the backing.

3.)  The Hexagon Quilt-a-Long
It took awhile for me to be able to get my fabric, so I am a bit behind.  I want to have all of the cutting done.

My Reward!
Per Jacquie's orders, we should reward ourselves for finishing our goals, and who am I to argue? :)
I was killing time at B&N last night and came across this book... I have seen it before but it didn't jump out at me and I never opened it.  But the quilting section at this store was woefully small, so I took what I could find.  And of course, since that's the way life goes, I fell in love immediately.  I think I want to make 95% of the projects in here, which is unusual for me -- usually I just want to make one or two out of a book.

And I will even offer myself a bonus...

Bonus A = Testosterone Quilt --> quilt sandwich
Bonus B = Houseboat Schnibble --> quilt sandwich
Bonus C = More than 50% of my triangles --> hexagon halves

The rewards for those are TBD.

Wish me luck!!