I'm going to officially join this year. I've been trying to keep records on my own for the last couple years, but I may have better luck here.

-altering a few shirts that are too big
-Optical Illusion quilt for my niece (WIP)
-Penguin quilt (WIP)

I will add more as I think of them.

I will join again for 2013, and hopefully I'll be able to get more done than I did in 2012. Most of these are carrying over from 2012 because they are WIPs.

--Optical Illusion Quilt for my niece
--Penguin quilt
--Blue and White embroidered blocks quilt
--8-bit video game pillows

For the 13 Days of Halloween swap, I made my partner these potholders, which were inspired by some pillows she had on her pinterest.



I just used some buttons from my stash, and I embroidered on the whiskers. Hope you like them!

Class/Challenge/House Pride: Herbology & HHH
House: Slytherin
Project Name: Wire Pumpkins for Fall
Project Page Link (if available): I posted these here: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=415958.0
Brief Description: I made these wire pumpkins for my partner in the 13 Days of Halloween swap, and she was finally able to open them, so I can post them now!
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Class/Challenge/House Pride: Transfiguration
House: Slytherin
Project Name: Black Cat Potholders
Project Page Link (if available): Here is where I posted the project: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=415960.0
Brief Description: I found a couple different beetles on a nature walk recently, and when I transfigured them, they came out as larger red and tiny white buttons. Seeing that it's the Halloween season, what else could I do with them but make them into black cat potholders? So, I turned the beetles into buttons, and the buttons into a couple of black cats!
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I made these wire pumpkins for my partner in the 13 Days of Halloween swap.



I like them because you can decorate with them throughout the fall and aren't just Halloween-specific.

I used this tutorial: http://mamiejanes.blogspot.com/2009/09/wire-pumpkin-project.html to make the pumpkins, and I ended up using the smallest can of tomato paste I could find for the wrapping and some wire from the hardware store that my SO uses to make chain maille links. I forget the gauge exactly, but I'm thinking it was probably 14. The stems are sticks I picked up in my backyard.

I may end up making a few more of these for my own decorations and for gifts. They were really straightforward and took hardly any time at all. C&C welcome!

So cute! What a great repurpose!

Cool. I can definitely do that. I will also be picking up one of those rulers next time I'm at a shop. I will probably be sending in my questionnaire in the next couple of days.

Oh, I can't decide whether or not to sign up. I've only made a couple quilts and quilt tops before, so I don't know if my skills are on par with the rest of you. I guess I have a questions really. Does everyone provide a beginner block pattern and a more advanced pattern? I want to make sure I can provide top quality blocks.

Class/Challenge/House Pride: Cauldron Treat and Muggle Studies
House: Slytherin
Project Name: Italian Sausage Lasagne
Project Page Link (if available):
Brief Description: To make my SO feel better and to provide him with much needed calories and deliciousness after a hard day running a lawn company, I made him an italian sausage lasagne.
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I used this recipe http://allrecipes.com/recipe/easy-italian-sausage-lasagna as a starting point, but I didn't use that specific brand of sausage. Also, I sauteed some garlic, onions and green bell peppers with the sausage and I just kind of threw in a bunch of various herbs from my garden, as well as the recommended italian seasoning. I never really follow a recipe exactly, but I always use one as a start.

On another note, I will probably be posting up a storm in a few days. My partner in the 13 days of Halloween swap will start opening soon, so I will be putting up a bunch of projects when that happens.

I sent out days 13-7 yesterday, and it took me forever to get it packed up. I did a couple of flat rate boxes (a medium and a large) for these days, but I don't know what I'm going to do for days 6-1 because those items are a lot larger and probably more fragile. We'll just have to wait and see I guess...