Getting Ready to Roll *Quilter Style*

Miracles DO HAPPEN!  I have proof.

This whole quilter table and machine lived in pieces on this floor since we moved in almost 5 months ago.  Now look at it!!!

Thanks to my fabulous husband who came to my rescue, it works!  

We had lost screws.  

I bought new ones.

The tracks were cracked in the move.

I bought new ones.

I couldn't find the instruction booklet.

I printed a new one.

After 2 days of screwing and lifting and wrenching, 

examining the diagrams, trying wrong sizes of screws....

I got this whole table together and.....

 the dumb machine would not stay on the tracks.

I gave up trying to do it all myself and lured my handsome husband 

into my quilting room with a wink and the promise I'd make it worth his while.

Hubbs pulled out a speed level and tweaked it a smidge 

and the whole thing purred into action for him.  

Show off.

With how many months it had been since I quilted, I started with something small.  

This was a baby doll quilt I made when I was trying to use up some scraps.  

I put minky scraps on the back, batting, and the cute flannel top on top, then started quilting.

Not too bad for taking so many months off.  

Now that I have everything running FINALLY, It is time to get some real quilting done!

Up next, my Popsicle Quilt.  

I can't wait to show you the whole thing when I finish sewing....

It's My Boschday!

It might as well be my Birthday, cause Baby, I brought home a Bosch today!!!  

New Tool!  New Tool!!!  AHeM!  I have a New Tooooool!

I got a palm router with interchangeable plunge base.  Yep.  Honey, we can sell the kids.  I have moved on to entertainment I don't have to feed!

I have been selling these saw frames for....well....almost a decade, and have never had the router to inset the picture.  Well, Ladies and Gentlemen...I do now!  

I am E-X-C-I-T-E-D!

Here is my frame on Etsy...

Now I can sell something that is not only cute, but professional! WoWoo!

I can use the router for this frame too...

AAAAaaaandddd, I can make a billion other frames {in all of my spare time, yeah right!}.

A girl can dream though!

Let's just take a closer look at that groove around the photo frame....It is so sexy smooth!

Thanks Hubbs for my gift!  It has been nice knowing ya ;0}

I will be in the garage from here on out.

I think I need to shop for router bits.....

New Tool! Fabric Circle Cutter :0)

Joann's recently had a sale on their OLFA rotary cutter blades and accessories.  Madison and I were feeling rich that day and decided to give this cool new tool a try.  Since I am without camera, I mooched the photos from OLFAs site.  You can click HERE at OLFA.com to see more, or you can scoot on down to Joanns with your 40% off coupon to pick one up yourself.

I let a few weeks pass before using this because I started having serious doubts it would really work and thought about getting my $16 back(that was after the coupon :0).  However, today Madison came around asking to use it.  I simply could not refuse her and stood in AMAZEMENT when my 12yr old cut a perfect circle!  Ahoy!  We have a winner :0)  I am now totally addicted and I didn't even know these guys existed until a few weeks ago.  

You will probably be seeing more of this guy...in my own pictures after Friday when I finally buy a new camera, that is.  Let me know if there are any other cool tools I am missing out on.  

I get a little obsessed.