To Answer a Few Questions..

I'll try to answer a few questions that were left in my comments.... Yes, Holly my string blocks are all 30's fabrics. I love 'em. I have 3 quilts done in 30's fabrics. One still needs its binding (scallops~ I'm dragging my feet ;-)), and one I am ever-so-sloooowly hand-quilting. That'll probably take me another 30 years. LOL ;-) I'll try to remember to get photo's of them. The 30's strings blocks I am going to have red centers and make a cheery little table topper for my kitchen, which has a few red accents in it. Myra, the strips can vary in width, but generally we don't make them any bigger than the center strip~ and everyone gets to choose their center strip size, and colors for this swap since we mail directly to each other. It is fun getting those envelopes in the mail :-) Thanks y'all for asking questions and for commenting!! :-))





This is a photo of my loaner machine. They called to tell me mine is back again, but I'm not going after it until Saturday. I have lots of errands that day, so will combine it with my errands. This time I am taking my power cords along and making sure it works before I walk out of there! The loaner has worked well. I finished up all my Christmas blocks for that swap. Yay! :-)





Tomorrow I hope to finish up a few more things. Like my DD's graduation quilt... she graduated in ah....um.... June. :-o Yikes! I'm just a little behind! :-)
Click on them to make them bigger...




Happy Stitchin'!!

Good News and Bad News~

When I called about my sewing machine, the lady was sure it was a simple matter of a ribbon connector not getting plugged back in after the service tech finished with it. Of course, I had to drive all the way to their shop for her to check. When I got there, she took my machine 'in the back' and said she'd be right back. Pretty soon another gal came out and got my power cord. Then I saw that gal hoovering around another part of the store, but she didn't come back and say anything to me. Finally the original lady (who was sure she could fix it) came out. She couldn't fix it. :-( Ok, I'm not proud of it, but I whined. :-)) I couldn't face another week of not sewing!! Well, I do have my oldie but goodies here, but I wanted my good machine so I could use my quarter inch foot. I did it~ I asked if they had loaners. She paused, and then said she'd see... :-/ I must've looked most pitiful because she 'found' one! It is a bit newer than mine and has a few more whistles. :-) I'm happy to say I am sewing!! She wasn't sure when mine would be fixed and back, but I can be patient as long as I can still sew. ;-)





And speaking of sewing~~ I've done a lot. I can't show one thing because it is a gift. And I got my BOM finished up for my class Saturday. And I can show you my choices for the next string swap~~ 30's! :-) They are so cheerful! I picked a red center because I'm thinking of something for my kitchen. ;-) And yes, I am hosting this one... we take turns and I figured it was my turn. ;-)







Happy stitchin'!!

A lazy Sunday ;)

Well it is here! :-) I picked my sewing machine up from having it serviced yesterday. Today I plugged it in and was all ready to sew and .... waaaa! None of the buttons work!!! :-( I am so bummed. It turns on and I can sew straight, but can't change the stitch, move the needle, or reverse! I am not happy. :-( They are closed today, but will be hearing from me tomorrow.

I pulled out my autumn quilts. Although I made them all in years past, it is still eye candy! The quilt on the bed is from one of Kim Diehl's books. And the door banner is from a Debbie Mumm book. They are two of my favorite autumn quilts. :-)

Have a good evening!~

Has it Been a Week??!

Since my last blog post? Really!? It went by too fast! :-)

I am happy to report that DD is 'launched'. ;-) We took her to college, and she is happily settled into her dorm room and college life. It was no easy task getting her packed up though! My washer broke doing her 'last loads' and we had to make a quick trip to a laundromat. Then the door knob pulled off the door~~ twice! :-o (I guess I'm not as handy with a screwdriver as I thought!) LOL And then, of course, anytime we move anything~ it rains! ;-)

Today I needed a little 'down time' so I made a paper-pieced block. I have a love/hate relationship with paper-piecing. I love the end result, but really am not too fond of the 'tediousness' of it at all! :-/ A lot of fussing for one block! But here it is. It is a modified 'Hawaii' from Carol Doak's '50 Fabulous Paper-Pieced Stars' book. Now to work on dinner...

Until next time....

Happy Stitchin'!

Autumn String blocks...

The swap is winding to an end, and even though I'm waiting on 3 sets of blocks from participants, I have been playing. :-) I tried a lot of different arrangements, laying the blocks I've received out on the living room floor and switching them this way and that way, and I finally decided to try something a bit different. This is what I came up with~ it's partially sewn together, just waiting for the remaining blocks, but I can now pick it up off the floor! I was afraid to move it until I could get some of it together. LOL :-) I think I'm going to like it! ;-) Although I've not seen string blocks used in this way, I'm sure it has probably been done before, it seems most everything has already been done. ;-)

**Once again it has been tipped sideways by blogger, sorry about that! :-/ I think it has something to do with how I resize photo's... You can click on it for a bigger view.

Next I'll go back to working on cars....

Until next time, happy stitchin'!

Giveaways~~

Good morning!~

The Noble Wife is having a wonderful giveaway. I realize I'm diluting my chances of winning by telling y'all, but it is a good one. Good luck to all of us! LOL :)

And here is one more at A Legacy in Stitches!

**Thanks Linda for commenting and leading me to these giveaways! :))


Happy Stitchin'!

Odds 'n Ends

DD wanted a case for her body pillow~ she uses it as her bed's headboard since her bed doesn't have one. She came up with the perfect fabric and we studied pillow shams and cases until we found one with an all-in-one folded flap end. We cut, we sewed, we serged and viola~ I tease her about how she can sleep at night with something so loud in her room. ;-)

And my Secret Sister sent me a wonderful gift this month! Well, she does every month. ;-) I'm anxious to learn who she is as she seems to know me! Anyway its a Sidewinder! And I've been putting it to good use. Works great! :-) A few snacks are always a hit here too...

Have a happy weekend, relax, sew and if you are near Hurricane Ike, be safe!