Bears in the 'Forest'~

I finished up Step 4 in Judy's 'Bears in the Farmhouse' Quilt-Along. :-) I was afraid I wouldn't get done in time for the next step, but yesterday I found I had an afternoon to sew! I love when that happens on weekends! :-)) **I knew I probably messed up when I resized it and blogger would flip it sideways! :-/ Sorry about that!

Hope you are having a great weekend too!

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!

Happily Sewing~

I had a great 'sew' day yesterday and finished the totes I was working on. The pattern is from the latest issue of Quilts & More magazine. In the original pattern, there is a pincushion attached to the outside of the bag, but I didn't add that as I'm planning to use it for other things. :-)

Both of the lining pieces have pockets, which I love! I know this isn't the best photo, but you get the idea~ ;-)

Today I need to get back to working on the 'Bears in the Farmhouse' top before I get too far behind! ;-))

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!

Busy~Busy

But not so much sewing going on as organizing and swapping! ;-) I finished swapping all the Oriental Lantern blocks yesterday and sent them on their way home. I had to set up 2 extra tables in addition to my large dining room table! :-o Whew! I love swappin', but I am always glad to see the packages leave too! LOL :-)) It took 2 days to get all the blocks swapped, repackaged and back out the door. Now my sewing machine is calling for a little 'play time'!! :-) Maybe I'll have a new project to share with you tomorrow~~ ;-)

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'! :-)

Mail~ :-)

I love getting mail! :-)

Back in December I showed some blocks that I am making and exchanging with a friend. At that time, Bingo~Bonnie left a comment about wishing she had someone to exchange blocks with~ <:-)) (LOL ~careful what you wish for!!) After emailing back and forth a few times, we decided to exchange this block~ My Blue Heaven~ from Quilterscache. We down-sized it to an 8 inch block and agreed on scrappy with the larger HST's being blues. This week I got mail!! :-)) Bonnie sent me 2 blocks (aren't they cute!?) and she blogged about making them after I received them~ here. I also sent her a 'test' block and hopefully she will receive it soon! :-))

Yesterday I pulled blues from my scrap bag and FQ's so I can start working on more blocks!~ Bonnie is way ahead of me already! :-o I've also printed off some Triangulations HST papers to make up a bunch of smaller HST's for the blocks~ and now I'm off to sew!

Until next time~

Have a happy weekend!~~ :-)

A finish and some fun~

I finally finished the February BunnyHill BOM (see A Tasket A Tasket in sidebar). I'm teaching myself hand-applique with these blocks and, boy am I slow! :-)) I am hoping to see some improvement by the time December rolls around! LOL :-) If I re-did this one, I'd make the bluebird a different value, but I'm not re-doing anything! ;-) Next I'm off to prep March's block~

And the fun~ a friend on the HGTV message boards is having a pincushion swap and she wanted to see my pincushion collection. This isn't all of them, it's the ones I usually have next to my chair, in the TV room, on top of my sewing machine etc. I also have the one with the tile in the bottom and a bag attached, but it is looking a bit full right now! LOL :-/ I never owned one of the big red tomatoes until a few years ago when I said the only pin holder I had was the magnetic cup~ then I got a few as gifts! :-)) I love them all and they all get used! :-))

I'd like to see your pincushions too! ;-)

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'! :-)

Embroidery~

I just finished the March block for Verandah Views (see link in sidebar) ~ :-) I did a few things a bit differently either because I didn't have the same thread, or I couldn't see! :-o I just couldn't get the tiny back stitches for the bee's wings~ so I lazy daisy'd! :-) Worked for me! :-)

I also worked on some floral 9-patch blocks today, but haven't taken any photo's yet. I might not get to them until the end of the week~ DS has a wild schedule this week and 'Mom Taxi' will be on the go. :-))

Hope you had a happy Monday and until next time~

Happy Stitchin'! ;-)

Nose to the Needle!

Ouch! That would hurt! :-))





Step 3 of Judy L's Bears in the Farmhouse Quilt-Along is due tomorrow, so today I sat myself down and kept my nose to the machine until I finished my blocks. :-) Whoohoo! I'm ready for the next step! I'm going to rename it 'Bears in the Forest'. ;-) The color is a little off in the photo~ there is no pink in this quilt! My DS would have a fit if there were. LOL What looks pink in the photo is actually a lighter orange fabric which he approved before I cut into it. ;-)



**Silly blogger tipped my photo sideways! :-o


Hope y'all are finding a little time to stitch too~


Until next time~


Have fun! ;-)