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'!

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'!!

Happy Friday!

The weekend is near, do you have plans? Do they involve sewing or quilting?   As for me, I hope to do a bit of piecing, but we will see what happens. Weekends are always busy at my house. ;-)

First up we have~

Last month I worked on crocheting dish cloths. Since I love them so much, and so does every one I know, I kept crocheting until I had used up all the yarn and extra bits I had. It made quite a stack! 

This month, I made little net scrubbies to go along with some of the dish cloths. Again, I just kept my hook busy until I used up all the net I had. :-)

I've now packed the hooks back away and need to figure out a different project for August. LOL

To be inspired with Christmas projects, be sure to visit our hostess~ Anthea @ Hibiscus Stitches

I was caught up with my Nabby's Dowry blocks until this morning when the next one came out. LOL

And finally~ I have 16 baskets for Temecula Quilt Co's challenge.  I used a little 2.5 inch Moda candy pack and ran out of squares, so I think I will stop here and hopefully I'll be able to make a cute little project with them. :-)

Have a great weekend!
And happy stitching!

Ca~razy? Why Yes!

I think I am! :-) but maybe not as much as I could be! LOL 

When I saw the Nabby's Dowry Sew-Along, Pam Buda @ Heartspun Quilts is hosting~ I jumped right in! I love making mini quilts! But thennnnn... I saw that we needed 162 HST's!  :-o Say what??!!  Ok, it gave me pause, but then I thought about just printing off some Triangulations sheets and doing some mindless sewing. ;-)  I cut the sheets into smaller sections so I would get more variety in my scrappy HST's.  It was pretty quick work! I sewed the pieces and rotary cut them apart, then while watching TV last night (Rizzoli and Isles!) I finger pressed then apart and took off the papers. The secret to easily removing the papers is to set your stitch length small. ;-) It worked like a charm and all my HST's are finished and ready for the next step on July 12th.  {I just love using Triangulations, but this isn't an advertisement for them~ they probably don't even know how much I love their product!}

Since I was on such a happy roll, I thought~ hey! why not go really crazy and try them with the Temecula Quilt Co's Cakestand Basket summer challenge?  These little buggers finish at just 2 inches each!!  :-o  Yeah, I am crazy! But aren't they just cutest?

I'm a little behind as we need to do one a day for July, but with my handy dandy little triangle papers, I will catch up fast. And the best part for these little guys? The seam allowances are already cut down for me. :-)  Sewing them together was really easy!

I'm headed back to my sewing~
Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!