Slow, slow summer (and a link party)

There is something about summer that makes me slow down... well, at least I have few small finishes!!

The Ongoing Project List:

1. Play with Me QAL - finished quilting August block, starting Sept board
2. Charity Quilts for DC General Homeless Shelter project - new top started (see 3.)
3. Summer Solstice QAL - new instructions have been released. I will work on this tomorrow
4. Minion QAL - if only I could convince myself to quilt the borders... well, maybe this week!!
5. Mirror Mirror Afghan - no progress
6. Hello Block Swap - paused until Sept
7. Splendid Sampler - no progress
8. Road Home Row-A-Long - no progress
9. Secret event (January 2017) - started designing
10. Secret event (February 2017) - design completed
11. Secret event (August 2017) - button designed
12. Secret event (Feb-Oct 2017) - sketching started!
13. Gift Bookmarks - one done, one designed (see below)
14. Gift pillow cases - two done (see below)

The EverythingElse List:

1. 70273 Project - no progress
2. Jane T - no progress
3. The SK project - no progress
4. the 31000 Xs project - no progress
5. Spirit cross stitch project - no progress
6. Alice in Wonderland quilt - no progress
7. As You Wish -  no progress
8. Crazy optical illusion - no progress
9. Memory quilt 2 - no progress
10. Gyleen's BCP Mystery QAL - no progress

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Two more pillow cases done! These are a birthday present. I am becoming super fast making these... and that's a good thing because guess what everybody is getting for Xmas this year..? :)

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The only other little project I completed is this cute bookmark.

2.75'' x 9''

I designed it in Google Spreadsheet and stitched it up using cross stitching!
It went together super fast. I then just zig-zagged a couple of times around three sides, slided in a piece of thick paper and then I hand stitched the top close. In this way if it bends, we can just change up the cardboard inside and the bookmark will be like new!! :)
I really really like that print! I have a fat quarter of it, and I used it to make my boyfriend a credit card wallet, a zipper pouch for his gps and now this. I still have some fabric left for other small projects. Don't you love when everything coordinates? ;)

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How about you? What are YOU up to?

Link it here and share it with me!!

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