A Little Something Fun...

What do you sew on to de-stress?

Do you have a favorite mindless sewing project?

I like making string blocks or pillowcases.  Lately my 'sew-jo' has been waning, so yesterday I worked on a few pillowcases. :-)

I had purchased the two with the white background, and made the middle one.  When I purchased them, I thought they would be just perfect for 2 of my grands, and I didn't think the 2 yo would use a pillow yet~ oops! I was wrong, so I made up the third one and am real happy with how it turned out. 

Then I pulled out my Crafter's Edge machine and alphabet letters and put the kids names on their cases so there would be no problems when they arrived. LOL  I tried out different sewing machine stitches just for fun. :-)   It was a perfect 'mindless sewing' afternoon! :-)

And a quick reminder, the Crafter's Edge website is having a 20% off sale for the month of October~ a great time to stock up on some fun dies!

 

Now that my 'sew-jo' is back, I need to get to work!

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!

Pumpkins?

While the Pumpkin Spice Muffins are baking and filling the house with wonderful smells, 

I thought I would show you another use for the Crafter's Edge Beach Ball Die. 

 

Remember in June when I made the balloon balls for the grandkiddoes?

 If you cut just 2 more of the die 'melons', you can make pumpkins!!

How cool is that?!  I left a little opening in the seam at the bottom of one of the melons and used it to turn my pumpkins. Then instead of filling with fiber fill, I blew up a balloon inside. :-) This will make them much easier to store from year to year as I will just have to pop the balloon and fold them flat to store. :-) 

And just a little reminder~

"From October 1 to October 31, all orders on Crafter's Edge.com will receive a 20% off discount! No coupon codes are needed, the discount will automatically be applied at checkout. This discount is only applicable while supplies last, and cannot be combined with other sales or promotions. The discount is not applicable to wholesale or resale orders."

 

Until next time~

Happy pumpkin season!!! 

Water Bottle Carrier?

 Do you carry your water bottle with you when out?

I usually leave it in the car, but I may change my mind next summer if I have a bag like this. ;-)

The last time my DD came for a day we worked on this water bottle carrier...

The pattern is from Linds Handmade and is called the H2O To Go  

We used sheets of faux leather for the exterior, so we had a bit of extra piecing, but it worked out well and we were both quite happy with the results.

The she hopped over to my embroidery machine and made a little hand sanitizer holder from the faux leather scraps. ;-)  

What a fun play day! :-)  

She usually has some little project to work on together when she visits and we have such a good time.  I wonder what she will come up with next time? :-)

Today is a very rainy, windy day~ a great day to be sewing! ...with a pot of soup simmering on the stove top.  Yum! So off I go!

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!

Secret Sewing and a Winner!

Sara @Sew Sweetness has released a new pattern bundle

and I was fortunate to test this fun backpack.

 It is called the Chickadee Backpack and makes clever use of metal frames to hold the top open.

I made it in a school print for my DD to carry to school (she is a teacher), but my DGD immediately took possession. LOL  I had a little accident with my phone and unfortunately deleted the pix of her strutting around in it.  It is rather large, but she did not care! LOL

The winner of the gingerbread men from my last post is Michele!!

Congratulations! I will get them off in tomorrow's mail. :-)

And finally, I want to tell you that Crafter's Edge is having a 20% off of everything sale for the month of October!  The discount will show up when you go to check out.  I will be back with a fun little project I am working on~

Until then~

Happy Stitchin'!!