Monday eve~

Hey 2 posts in one day! Don't expect it to continue. ;-) LOL I just came back to post a photo of my mini 9-patches for Bingo~Bonnie's next swap. This group will mark the end of a year of swapping mini-9-p's and it has been a lot of fun! Thank you Bonnie! I do have a few ideas of ways to use these little guys, but first I'll have to play with them, pet them, dream etc etc. :-))

Also I'd like to mention that I have been accepted into the Stash Quilts webring. I'm really excited about this because my 2009 goal is to dive into my stash whole-heartedly and sew-sew-sew! I've followed the member-blogs on this ring for a long time~ even before I took the plunge to start my own blog! If you have a chance and some free time, click the 'list' on the StashQuilts logo in my sidebar and prepare to be awed. There are so many photo's, idea's, and very talented member's blogs, you won't be disappointed. ;-) I haven't quite figured out how to get the photo to show instead of the red 'x', but I am researching it. ;-) If anyone has any hints, I would appreciate it.

Until next time~ (which probably won't be tomorrow as I will be wrapping and boxing up gifts so I can join in the lines at the PO! ;-))

Happy stitchin'!

Monday~

My Quiltathon weekend went pretty well. I worked on mini 9 patches and I'm about half finished with them. I'll try to get a photo later today. ;-)

Thanks for all your comments! :-)
I found an internet page that has a similar dress.. here I made up my pattern from a photo a friend in Australia sent me. I sewed the neck right sides together, and pressed under the edges where the lace is inserted. I just really liked the look of a finished neck and trying to press a circle under wasn't for me. :-) I have seen these made with square necks, v-necks, scoop necks... there doesn't seem to be a 'right way'. Let your imagination take over! :-)) If you click my photo in the post below, you can get a closer look at the dresses...

Have a good day and
Happy Stitchin'!

Sewing, sewing, sewing...

Yay! :-) I didn't have to send my machine off so I have been giving it a work-out this week! Thank you for all your good thoughts and wishes! :-)

Let me back-track. I took it in and the first gal to look at it had me filling out forms to send it in. She thought it was 'frozen real good'. She went in the back to find a loaner for me, but came back out with the shop manager. She tested the wheel and said, it sure does seem frozen, then with a quick flick of her wrist she turned the wheel backwards and out of the bobbin area flew a big piece of what looked like black batting! :-o She said you can turn the wheel back when it is frozen and it won't hurt anything, but might dislodge whatever is in there. It sure did! Now I wondered where that batting came from because I don't own black batting and hadn't sewn anything black lately. The other gal thought maybe it got in there when they serviced it last. ~? She said they have had a lot of machines come in lately that were frozen like mine and when the manager wasn't there to look at them, they sent them back in to the repairman. She didn't know you could fix a machine like that either! So I learned a new trick. But hopefully I will never have to use it! I have never had a machine freeze up on me like it did Monday and hope it never does again! The best news was that it got to come right back home with me! :-)







And I have been sewing! I finished my Christmas gift pillowcases~





And made a few oven door dresses. ;-) And a big pincushion for a friend. Anything else I have made~ I can't show you!! :-)) (hi Mom!)


LOL :-)



Next up on the 'Q' are my mini 9-patch blocks! Colors for the next (and last) round are yellow and purple. Quiltathon is this weekend and I hope to get 'em done! ;-)

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!! :-)

Tea?

I had such high hopes to get whittling on my Christmas gifts today and my sewing machine decided it had other ideas. :-( It froze! Waaaaa! :-(

Not to be defeated, I pulled out my featherweight and made tea wallets. ;-) You can find the directions at Christy's Creations. I used 3 FQ's for these 6. Fast, easy and a great stress-reliever when you are unhappy with your sewing machine! :-)

Thank-you for your comments about my quilt and prizes! I just love the needle case too. :-)

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!

Remember this?

...quilt?

I made it for the hgtv Scraps-to-Treasures challenge. And I won third place... today I received my 'prize package' in the mail. :-))) Wow! One of the hgtv board members, who is a fantastic crazy quilter, made a needle case/sewing kit and donated it for a prize. When she chose which quilt to win her donation, she had no idea she had chosen my quilt~ and I had no idea until I got the mail today! :-) And the really fun thing is that I was her secret sister last year! :-)) How cool is that?! And isn't this a gorgeous needle case??!! She also dyes the laces and did the peacock. You can click the photo's for a little closer view.





And here is a photo of all my winnings~ a very cute little tatted (I think?) shamrock pin, and an assortment of FQ's. ~

I feel so lucky!! :-))


Have a happy day y'all!~

And until next time~~ Happy Stitchin'!! :-)

Still Binding Quilts Here~

I am slow at hand sewing, so these bindings are taking me a lot longer than they should! ;-) But another one is done. I quilted the car quilt during my marathon quilting weekend. :-) Just an all over squiggle and loop, and then a little 'varoom' in the borders. I'm giving this one as a Christmas gift and I hope the little fellow uses it, loves it and wears it out! :-) The back has little race cars zooming along a road. :-)

Oh~ blogger flipped the photo, but you can see that it is quilted. :-) I took the photo before I got the binding on...

The lettering is free hand, that was fun to do with the HQ!

Until next time~ Happy Stitchin'!

Greenies! :-)

I received my green mini blocks back from Bingo~Bonnie's swap. I swapped 60 little blocks and look at all the beauties that came back to me. Neither rain, nor hurricanes or flooding could keep these little guys from their destination! :-) Bonnie had two evacuations during this swap! It is amazing all these blocks arrived at her door. Next up are the purple and yellow mini 9-patches and then I will have a rainbow of 3.5 inch unfinished 9-patches to play with. :-) Guess I'd better get sewing! ;-)

Happy Stitchin' to you too!