Bad Blogger!

I am so sorry!

I don't intend to be a bad blogger, but sometimes whittling out computer time

is really difficult for me! :-o 

Especially this time of year! I have been making gifts all year~ but then a magazine comes out with the 'perfect' idea for someone on my list and off I go!

Now I find myself so far behind that I must sew. Every day! And all day every day would even be better, but as we all know~ that is a dream. LOL  So I find that I sew instead of visit the computer~ but then I get to missing all my blogging friends. Its quite a circle, isn't it? :-)

I really can't show the gifts I've made yet, but I can show you that when I finally sit down in the evening, I still keep my fingers busy.  And they have been so busy that I developed a callus on one finger~ from needle sticks! :-o LOL  But its ok as I have more hand stuff to do. ;-)

But for today~

TaDa!

Merry Merry Snowmen is finished! 

My rod isn't big enough so I will have to enlist hubby's help to fix that.  The pattern is by Anne Sutton of Bunny Hill Designs. And my fingers are sore because I purchased her embellishment kit of teeny buttons

for the eyes etc. Sewing all those on was quite challenging! I think even more so than the wool applique~ which, by the way, I am now totally hooked on! :-)

I hope you are having some fun behind your sewing machine and enjoying 

this festive time of year!

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!

Whoohoo!

I kept my nose to my machine today and got my Merry Merry Snowman (pattern by Bunny Hill)  blocks together! Yay!  Now if I am really lucky, I can get it quilted before Christmas. ;-)  LOL  I do have to say, if it wouldn't be for the quilt along that Quiltaholic organized, I might still be back on block one. :-o I really needed that little kick in the pants every month! :-)

I ordered a backing, but when the little box arrived yesterday~they sent the wrong color!   So I have to wait for the right one to show up.... I'm hoping next week. ++fingers-crossed.

Back to my machine~ much to do!! LOL

Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!!

Two Steps Behind...

..or maybe it should be two weeks behind? It seems like I am behind in everything lately, and to top it off I caught  nasty cold. Yuk.  I spent the weekend sleeping. I didn't know I could sleep all day and still sleep all night! :-o  I am slowly getting rid of the congestion, but it is going to take time... sigh to get healthy again.

I did get a CTTY project made this month~ but I can't show you. You'll just have to trust me. It is for a friend and I know she reads my blog. hi there! ;-)

Be sure to hop over to Anthea's blog and see what other crafters have been up to~ maybe you will get an idea or two. :-) Christmas is getting closer and closer!

And I did manage to get my September blocks for Country Threads BOM done~

Tomorrow the new blocks will be out already! :-o

And my last block for my Merry Merry Snowman sew along~

Now I can start putting it together. :-)

I just need this nasty cold to leave me and get some energy back. I hope you are enjoying fall and busy stitching.

More soon!~

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'!!

BOM Catch Up and Other Stuff

LOL, I feel like the White Rabbit~ 'I'm late, I'm late!!'  It seems like I am always a little behind lately. I hope I can get back to my regular blogging soon!

I've been sewing~ catching up on BOM's mostly~

The HGTV BOM June block~

These blocks will all have an alternate block between them. Everyone is keeping their alternate block a secret until the end of the year. :-)

The Kansas City Star BOM~

This is the May block. The June block will be published this weekend. The quilt has a large feathered star in the middle and I keep wondering when that one will show up. ;-) I'm not real crazy about this block and may re-do it. Of course, it doesn't help that my photo is blurry. :-o  The measurements and set in seams were a bugger~ I may re-draft it and try again.

Marry Merry Snowman by Bunny Hill; block 4~

I am doing this one as a sew along with some of the HGTV message board ladies. It is really cool to see all the different colors the ladies are using. I'm using up my Nancy Halvorsen fabrics and doing the applique in wool.  I am really loving working with the wool! :-)

I am also doing the Country Threads BOM, but only have the 6 inch one finished for this month, so stay tuned for that completion. LOL

It seems I am spending a lot of time outside lately. All my flower beds are weeded. Things are blooming and thriving, so I must be doing something right. I do not have a very green thumb, but I keep trying. ;-)

I hope you have been following along with the Clover & Violet 'Season By Hand' posts. The whole schedule is just below this post. My day is next week and I am working on that little project in the evenings. ;-)

That's all for now~
Until next time~
Happy stitchin'!!

Busy, Busy

Do you feel like time is flying and you can't keep up? I do!  I spend nice days outside getting my flower pots planted, and not so nice days inside doing household chores... where does sewing time fit in?!

All the pots are planted now, so I'm crossing my fingers that everything grows. Then I'll show you some photo's. ;-)

I had my embroidery machine in the shop for two weeks for routine maintenance and cleaning. I got it back last week~excited to get busy!  I did a few headbands for a friend~

But when I went to wind my bobbin, it didn't work! Nothing.  So it went back Monday and I begged for a loaner so I could get some things done. I'll have to get a photo of the loaner. It is such a cute little machine! ;-)

I did get my May HGTV BOM done,

It is called 'Creole Puzzle' and is from Quilters Cache.

And the April Kansas City Star block...

I love the red spools! :-)

And block 3 of Merry Merry Snowmen from Bunny Hill Designs.  We are doing this one as a sew along on HGTV, and I am behind. ;-)  I'm doing mine with wool applique and really like the blocks. I have buttons for the eyes, nose etc and will add those after it is all quilted.

And that catches you up with news from here. I hope you are finding some stitching time!
Happy Spring!