First: a stack of patchwork pincushions. These are seriously easy to make and even more seriously addicting. I made a couple more of these but I am using one, and two others were mailed to Pam and Zonda. I made them with scraps of fabrics from a giant fat-quarter quilt I am working on.
Next: a baby blanket for a friend/hubby co-worker. I didn't know what they were having at the time (a girl!!!) so I went with gender neutral flannels and chenilles. I made this by sandwiching the quilt top with a thin batting and a flannel backing, sewing all around and turning it out. I quilted the top by stitching in the ditch around the green border and about 1/2" in from the edge. It's cute and warm.KNITTING:
Xiris' Hat. I call it the BlackOut Special. He wanted something warm and lined. So I showed him the RedLight Special, and he liked it - but said "except for all that fou-fou crap all over it" So it's knit out of KnitPicks Telemark in black and chestnut with Shine Sport in creme for the lining (why knitpicks won't do more darker colors for Shine I don't know). I put in a few stripes and he liked it. I wish it were a bit longer to cover his ears more - and I wish I had thought to do the "joggless" stripe thing. This is the best picture I could get of him in it because he is so busy with school right now. Two more weeks and then I get him to myself for a few weeks! Hooray!and finally: more quilting. for Pirate.
I am about to work on a big quilt for him, but I thought I had better practice on something smaller. I found this fabric panel called "Ride the Rails" at the local Hobby Lobby. I decided to outline quilt all over it and try a scribble where there should be texture and such (roads and gravel). I had alot of fun! The twit that cut the panel really screwed the pooch with this one though. She somehow managed to cut it on some sort of bias even though there was a CUTTING LINE drawn out for her between panels. She was smacking her gum and talking with a girlfriend at the time (and was barely tall enough to reach the counter AND cut to the other side of a bolt's width). So I had to improvise when it came time to put the binding on. That's why it looks a little wonky. This was my first time making binding. 
I tried using a 1" tape maker and that was a pain in the butt. I don't think I'll do that again. But I mitered the corners! Go me! The picture shows the binding not attached on the back. I am hand sewing that on, and as of right now, I am about 3/4 the way around. It doesn't take as long as I thought it would - but I do wish I had a thimble on. I shall have to find one!Not pictured: an iPod cozy and another elephant for my friend Fee, but she doesn't have it yet so not pictures!