Still Embroidering~

I finished up my April block for Verandah Views (link in sidebar). :-) Isn't that a cute garden? I'm ready for spring! :-))

Have a happy weekend!!

Another favorite thing~

This little rotating cutting mat is another of my favorite sewing room things. I received it as a gift a few years ago. In the beginning, I didn't use it very much, thinking that I could cut with either hand, so why would I need it? Well, let me just say, I was so wrong! :-) Yes, I can cut with either hand, but with this little gem I don't have to if I don't want to...~ and I don't have to dance around the table to find the right position to cut from! I can just give it a little twirl. ;-) It was a great help back when I was making all those mini 9-patches, and it is a great little help in trimming up the Triangulations triangles. Really~ a great little helper! :-) It took all of maybe 20 minutes to get all my 'Bears in the Forest' border HST's trimmed. :-) Whoohoo!

What is your favorite sewing room gadget??

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!

How about a Spring Giveaway~

Go Lani Go has some fun things in her giveaway just in time for spring!

Good luck!

And Happy Stitchin'! ;-)

Still Working~

I finished cutting out the denim/flannel graduation gift raggy quilt with just scraps to spare! Whew! There are not any scrap jeans left in my house! I thought DS's last growth spurt would yield plenty of denim for quilts~ but I've used it all up already! :-o It always takes more than I plan it to take. I used the pockets too. :-)

Once all of the denim and flannel were cut and stacked, I cut out the HST pieces for the border of Judy L's 'Bears in the Farmhouse' quilt~ or in my case 'Bears in the Forest'. Now I'm all set for some serious sewing time!! :-)

I thought I'd take a minute to answer a question I had about the Triangulations~ yes, I use the paper-piecing paper for them~ mainly because it tears so easily. :-) They are all printed and cut to size in the photo for the Bears HST's. I don't press the papers, I press the fabric squares right sides together, then pin the paper to them. When I've finished sewing, I trim them, & the directions say to finger press them open, then tear off the papers. I do it that way. Oh, once in a while I have needed to press before taking the papers off, and the ink has never transfered to my fabric, but I'm not about to chance it when I'm using W-O-W fabrics. ;-)

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!! :-))

Give~Away's... :-))

Hop on over to Not Quite June Cleaver ~love that name! :-)) And check out her cool give-away.

And while you are blog hopping~

if you have some vintage linen's and want to win a neat prize package, check out Apron Memories Blog. :-)

Good luck and have fun!!

Busy as a bee!~

Although my sewing machine isn't running, I am keeping busy! I have been cutting! :-) And cutting, and cutting.... lol, I think I needed a break! :-)) My little get-away is coming up fast and I needed to cut out the things I want to work on. It is a working weekend get-away. ;-) I cut up a bunch of sets of the blocks I am exchanging with a friend in my former guild, and a bunch that I am swapping with Bingo~Bonnie. Both blocks have HST's in them, so I also printed off a bunch of Triangulations papers. (That's the link in case you aren't familiar with the Triangulations~ it is my favorite way to make HST's! ;-)) I can hardly wait to start sewing!! :-))

The final borders for Judy L's 'Bears in the Farmhouse' also have HST's so next I will print off some more papers and cut out those pieces. And I need to cut out a flannel/denim raggy quilt for an upcoming graduation! :-o I think I'd better put a new blade on my shopping list! :-)

Until next time~

Happy stitchin'!

Could you hear...

...my sewing machine? LOL No, it isn't that noisy!! :-)) I was finally sewing! Yay! With my kiddo's spring break's one after the other, my sewing time felt a serious crunch! :-o But I just had to get sewing to finish this bag! ~it's for a friend, so don't tell! ;-) I found the pattern in Issue #15 of 'Asian Fabric' magazine. I've already got another planned in my head using oriental fabrics. :-)) My friend loves all things bright, so I had to hop out of my comfort zone for this one. I'm happy with how it turned out, but I'll do a few things differently in the next one. ;-) (which may not be for a few weeks, as I have a pile to catch-up with!) In the inside pocket, I put a small tissue holder made from the scraps. Fun, fun!! ;-)

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'! :-)