CTTY

*Christmas Through the Year

I can't believe August is nearly over!  I have been stitching away but can't show you a few things yet. ;-)

I am making a few ornaments for my Christmas basket and got two completed for this month....

The little snowman embroidery was in the newest edition of Quilter's World magazine. I have a half dozen more traced and ready to stitch. ;-)

I promised a better photo of my mini baskets from yesterday's post.  Hot out of the wash~~

I love how it crinkles up! I'm not sure if this will go into the Christmas basket or not. Hubby likes it, so it may end up on his end table. ;-)

To see the great projects others are working on for CTTY, visit Anthea.

Until next time~
Happy stitchin'!!

Mini Basket Challenge

Remember the mini basket challenge Temecula Quilt Co hosted in July? You can see the adorable quilts they made here.  I used one of those little Moda 'candy' sets (2.5 inch squares) to make my baskets, and I was only able to get 16 out of the pack.  No worries~ I loved making the mini baskets! They finished at 2 inches! :-)

Here is my mini~

I'm sorry but I was so excited to get it washed and crinkled, this is the only photo I took before tossing it in the water! :-o  You can't see all my little baskets very well, but all 16 are in there! :-)  My petunia's are bigger than the baskets. LOL

Today I am off to quilt a top for my Mom. Wish me luck as inspiration has not struck yet! :-)

Have a happy week!

Sewing, Sewing, Sewing

I am! Are you?  :-)

Unfortunately, I can't show you much of what I am doing right now.  Gifties for birthdays, and Christmas that I don't want to get out of the bag too soon. ;-)

I can show you my Heartspun Quilts/Nabby's Dowry blocks~

Blocks six and seven

 Are you sewing along too? It isn't too late to start! Every block is on Pam Buda's blog.  You just need to do a little search~ use the search link on her sidebar and put in 'Nabby's Dowry'. ;-)  The thing I really liked about this sew along is that we did all the work first. I know that scares some people, but I really liked making all the HST's ahead of time. Every Friday I can just go peek at the new block, arrange my HST's and sew the block together. Easy Peasy!  All the 'work' is done and I'm just 'playing' on Friday!

What are you playing with today?  Let me know so I can come by and peek in!
Until next time~
Happy stitchin'!

BOM Tale~ revisited

First thank you all for your comments! I haven't had time to respond, but thought you would all be interested to know that I did write to Marsha McCloskey~ and she did write back! I just love it when designers find the time to do that!!  :-)

She told me that it was fine for me to use the star in my quilt as long as I labeled it giving her credit for the center star, which is her original design and is called Mexican Pinwheel.  She also said she loves it when people use her designs, she just isn't so happy when they rename her blocks and then take credit for them. Which I totally agree with!  Another thing I really like is how she handled the whole situation~ quietly letting the KC Star know it was her block, not a version of it, but exactly her block, with a different name.

The whole situation gives me lots of things to ponder, as copyright issues totally baffle me most of time. In this instance, it all makes perfect sense. :-)

This isn't the best photo, but I thought you'd like to see all my blocks so far~ I really like the red/white. The sashing is made up of loads of 1 inch HST's~ maybe I should start working ahead? ;-)

Thank you again for stopping by, for leaving such thoughtful comments and just for being here for me.
It means the world to me!

Happy weekend!
And happy stitchin'!

A Tale of a BOM~~

Many of you know that I am doing the red/white quilt that is published in the Kansas City Star newspaper the third Sunday of every month.  I was cruising right along making the blocks~ some of them, I didn't care for the way the designer assembled them, but that was ok, I just did it another way. It's my quilt, right?

Well. July's block created quite a stir! :-o  The pattern was for the large center star and the designer called it 'Cupid's Dart'. I got right to work! A feathered star! This star is the whole reason I decided to make this BOM~ I love feathered stars!!  :-)  I thought it would take me a while to do it~ and it did!  Then I heard the news that it was recalled~ see this article.  Uh-oh!  What to do, what to do. :-/  I was quite far into the block so I went to the library and got Marsha's book. The Mexican Pinwheel in her book is a 27.5 inch block. The paper published a 28.5 inch star. (which I already had cut out and started). 

So my question is, if I put it in my quilt and give Marsha McCloskey  credit on my label, is it ok to use it in my quilt?   After all this work, I kinda hate to leave it out?  What is the 'right' thing to do here?

Thanks for stopping by, I am looking fwd to hearing your replies!
Have a great weekend and
Happy Stitching!!

Absent But Not Idle...

Sorry I have been missing for the last week. :-/  No, nothing like a fun trip or anything, just the usual busyness and a short trip taking DS2 back to college. It just seemed like getting the camera out was one thing too many on most days. Have you ever had that feeling? Please say yes, I don't want to be known as the only slacker! :-o

I did manage to fit in a little sewing to keep my sanity. ;-)

The Nabby's Dowry blocks from Pam @ Heartspun Quilts. This is such a unique sew-along. We made all the needed HST's at the beginning and each Friday she gives us a block to use them in. Nothing but fun on Friday! :-)

These are the July and August blocks for the BOM at Country Threads. We get the patterns for a small block and large block at the beginning of the month. It is going to be a very cool sampler.  I am just lovin' my blocks in my Civil War scraps! :-)

And I've joined a little sew along with the ladies on the HGTV message board. We are working on Bunny Hill's Merry Merry Snowmen pattern. I am doing mine with wools and really like how the blocks are coming together. This is the 7th block. Only 2 to go! :-)  I need to get the next one prepped today so I can keep up!

Are you finding it hard to sew in the summer too?  I have been spending lots of time in the cottage quilting those tops for my Mom, lots of time in the flower beds, and in between I am trying to rearrange our living room... we use the family room the most, but I want the living room to be useful too, not just a collection of 'stuff'. So I am off to see what I can accomplish today~

Thanks for visiting and
Happy Stitchin'!!

For the Love of Hand Embroidery~

 Jane @ Jane's Fabrics and Quilts has cooked up a fun little hop for all the hand embroiderer's out there.  And if you have never tried hand embroidery, but would love to learn~ now is the time!

The hop starts at Jane's blog and she has a wonderful post today! 

 Hop on over and check it out! :-)

                                                AUGUST

5th-Jane

12th---Kris.T

19th---Bea

26th--- Maxine-No Blog

SEPTEMBER

2nd---Robin

9th---KieraV

16th---Daryl

23rd---CathyR.

                                                             23rd---SandieL~ I'm working on a project too!

30th---Brenda

OCTOBER

7th---SharonK.

14th---DebraL.

14th---Ingrid

21st---AngelaN.

28th---RosemaryD.

NOVEMBER

4th---Sandra A-No blog

11th---PatV.

11th---Sheila 

18th---Carrie P.

25th---Wendy

DECEMBER

2nd---KristinK.

2nd--KarenK.

9th---Vicki-no blog

16th---Pam