Sew Sweet Simplicity BOM & Hop

Hi! Welcome! :-)

I am posting a bit early because Eastern Standard Time is just a wee bit too early for me to make a post that makes any sense! No worries though, all the other hoppers and our sweet leader will have their posts up for you by 10AM EST. ;-)

If you are new to my blog, please, get a cup of tea and look around! I hope you like what you see.

And if you have been a long time follower~~thank you!!  I am so sorry I neglected you last week. :-o I got behind on my blocks and had a lot going on here at home, so something had to give. Unfortunately, it was blogging. :-(   I am going to try to be better at it in the future!

Now for the fun!!

Jacquelynne has put together the sweetest BOM! And we are on the final two blocks, if you chose to do the bonus block.  I have been having so much fun doing hand embroidery stitches on my blocks, and using my vintage sheet collection for the block pieces.

This is block 4~

And this is the second bonus block~

I couldn't resist playing around with my crayons, so here are the centers for the 2 blocks.  I have decided to set these into something different and I'm saving that as a surprise for the end of the hop. :-)

Please be sure to visit Jacquelynne Steves at The Art of Home for more info on the BOM, and also visit my fellow hoppers~  (but NOT until after 10 AM EST please ;-)  I want to be sure you don't miss a thing!)

Snoodles ~ Lily Pad Quilting

Teresa ~ A Quilt and a Prayer

                                                         Sandy ~ Upstairs Hobby Room

Deonn ~ Quiltscapes 

Barb ~ Bejeweled Quilts

                                                     Sandie ~ Crazy ‘boutquilts ~ thanks for visiting!!

Deanna ~ Wedding Dress Blue

Barb ~ Mountain Quiltworks

Barb ~ Garden Path Quilts

And one last little thing before you leave me~ YES! there is a giveaway!  :-)

And you can enter on each blog! And international bloggers are invited too since the prize is a pdf  package. 

But please, please be sure you are not a 'no reply' blogger, and if you aren't sure, just leave me your email address in your comment, ok?  So tell me, did you make quilting resolutions this year?  I did not.  Of course I want to finish things, and get more organized and all those great goals, but I also don't want to put any limits on myself. LOL   You never know what I will be up to next!!  :-)

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy quilting!! 

Giveaway is now closed. 

--Finished!

And way ahead of schedule! LOL

The zipper was actually very easy to do. :-) I love when that happens!

But maybe it was because I did the shark zippers. ;-)

**See previous post for all the info. 

I am linking to Show off Saturday @ She Can Sew today.

Happy Saturday!

Playing Around~~

I interrupted my regular sewing for a little bit of play time. :-)

Remember the Shark Pencil Pouches I made?  HERE

Well today I am playing with a Bunny Coin Purse...

 The basic tutorial is here at Sew DIY , but as you can see, I did a bit more.

I already know the next part is going to have me pulling out my hair, but we will see how it goes! ;-)

LOL I think my DGD may end up with a menagerie of zippered critters! 

(and I will get really good at teeny zipper placements!)

What are you working on today?

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!

~Bag of the Month Club~

One of my Christmas gifts was a Bag of the Month Club membership for this year. :-)

Best gift ever!! LOL

The January pattern is by Samantha @ At Home With Mrs H

It is a version of a carpet bag that has a really cool frame in it.

I couldn't wait to make one!

Here is my first one.. ;-)  LOL, Did you catch that?

And the inside~ loads of room for all my 'stuff'. 

 I loved working with the faux leather and playing around with the size!

I have another started, but needed to order the frame, so have to wait to finish it.

It is going to have red handles!! :-)

What was your favorite quilting/sewing related Christmas gift? 

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!

~ Waiting & Winners~~

Did you ever hear the phrase 'Good Things Come to Those Who Wait'?

I always thought it was just a way to be put off from whatever I wanted when I was a kid. Like maybe I would forget about it. LOL

BUT~

I was the lucky winner in a sew along we had before the HGTV message boards closed and my prize was from Thearica's shop~ Crazy Quilting Supplies.

She was in the process of updating her shop and changing servers so I told her I could wait.  We decided instead of me trying to shop, she could just surprise me with a few balls of perle cotton. I said 'Easter colors' as I have a little project I want to work on... well

she sure surprised me!!

Look at all the lovely colors! I can't wait to start stitching with them!! :-)

Now I know y'all are waiting to hear who my winner is from the recent Sew Sweet Simplicity blog hop~

 Remember the prize?~

 My lucky winner is Lyn!  Congratulations!!

Lyn said...Thanks so much! I love your blocks. I am gathering everything and will start after the new year! sure looks like fun. Thanks again.

Many of you mentioned that with the busyness of the holidays, you haven't started yet.  Well, save the date! January 10th Jacquelynne is going to have a sew along. I hope you will be free on Saturday because it is going to be fun..and there will be prizes!! :-)
You can read all about it here~

Catching Up Sew Along Day

And just look at the prizes!

I hope to see you Saturday!

Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!!