Thimbleberries Sew Day!

I almost forgot!! :-o

I have a mess to clean up in my basement this morning, but then I hope to do some sewing~
Is anyone going to be joining me??

Happy Stitching! ;-)

Sewing Sundresses~

Yes, while DD was home for Spring Break she bartered her way into me sewing 2 sundresses for her! LOL I think I got the short end of that straw! ;-) Lucky for me, it was pretty simple sewing, especially since I hadn't sewn any clothes in ages! :-o Both are backless ~that's why they seem to hang below the hangers funny. The zippers were a little bit of a pain, but not too bad. ;-) I was sewing the last hook & eye on as she was headed out the door. LOL :-) The one has a bubble ruffle at the bottom~ it is really cute on her, sorry I can't show you that photo. I just have the tote to finish up now, but that is going to take me a little while as DS is on Spring Break this week! no rest for me! LOL :-)And yesterday's mail brought this wonderful giveaway win from Trish at All Things Crafty. Remember when I had such a hard time finding a Jelly Roll to use for the Jelly Roll Quilt Along? Now I have 2! I am just giddy with excitement! I don't know which to use first~ or for what?! ;-) Thank you so much Trish!!

Design Wall Monday

Happy Monday! My design wall has my 4 Dear Jane blocks on it, plus the boo-boo block that I can't decide what to do with. ;-) Angela has chosen more blocks for this week, which I have printed off and am ready to tackle. AArrgghhh~ blogger won't add this photo~ it says 'done' but nothing is there! I'll try again later. Sorry :-/ Whoohoo! Got it! ;-)
My table is a whole 'nother story! :-) LOL DD saw the Amy Butler Sweet Harmony pattern and fell in love with the tote~ she helped cut it out, until she had to leave, so this is what I was left with! :-o I am in the process of pressing all the stabilizers to the fabrics... there is a lot of pressing involved! ;-) Hopefully I can get to it today.
What are you working on? Check out the links on Judy L's blog for lots of design wall inspiration!

Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!!

CG&GQC March Finishes & Tag

Where did March go? I think I blinked once. :-o I didn't do too bad with my goals~ I knew this was going to be a crazy month with DD home and spring break and in the following days I will show you all I did that weren't goals! :-)

1. My first goal was to finish the sheet top~ it's all together and waiting to be quilted.... it may be a while as April is going to be a pretty crazy month and I don't think I'll be able to sneak away to quilt.2. Next up was this month's Schnibble~ Roundabout. I just finished the top last week. ;-)
3. To work on finishing up the HGTV BOM blocks for the year~ nope, didn't happen. I am a little further along, but this one is going to have to carry over into next month. If it was only a matter of making the 12 inch blocks, I would be ready, but the little 4 inch blocks are a bit more time consuming than I thought. LOL ;-)

4. The on-going blocks~~ I did finish all the blocks for the next (and last) exchange of blocks with Bingo Bonnie. :-)) And I got 6 more Piece & Goodwill blocks together. And I am up to date with the blocks for the Jelly Roll Quilt Along. Whoohoo!

And then I went and started Dear Jane blocks! :-o 4 down/a million to go! LOL :-)
Now for the joke we were tagged with this month.... DS is my joke teller and I was sure I could get one out of him~ but I didn't! :-o I hardly saw him all month. :-o So I'll tell you a funny story instead. While sewing with DD last week we recalled another sewing session~ we were on summer vacation at my parent's and DD was 4 or 5 yrs old. Mom & I were making Barbie clothes for the girl cousins. DD came in to see what we were doing, eyed my Mom's pincushion (where she kept a huge pearl topped corsage pin). I was working at the table with my back turned to them and DD quickly nipped the pin, turned and stuck me in the rear! :-o I yelped! She was so shocked she stood there with this big look of surprise on her face and of course then my Mom & I giggled til we cried. DD had been watching too many cartoons and kept saying, 'I didn't think it was going to hurt!' Which made us laugh all the harder. :-) I teased her about it this week and she still says~ 'I didn't know it was going to hurt!' LOL :-)) She never did tell what she thought was going to happen. ;-) Silly kids.

I hope you all have a wonderful week and until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!

A Sunshine Day!

I was recently awarded this Blogger's Sunshine Award from Thearica at Pigtales & Quilts. I've known Thearica for years, but we have never met in person~ and have only talked on the telephone once~ ever! :-) We participated in swaps together on the HGTV quilters board, and then we hosted swaps. She got a longarm machine a few years ago and does amazing quilting.

There is a quote with the award~ "Bloggers who inspire others with their positivity and creativity". I'm not sure about that part but, I do live with my glass half full! ;-) Thank you Thearica!

The rules of the award go like this~

1. Put the logo on your blog or within your post.

2. Pass the award to 12 bloggers.

3. Link the nominees within your post.

4. Let them know they received this award by commenting on their blog.

5. Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award.

The hardest part is choosing 12! There are way too many blogs I love and people I have met and am still getting to know! But here is my list~

1. My Mom at Granny Quilts~ she gave me the scraps and pattern for my very first quilt. :-) She's made many quilts and hand quilted a few for me. She gives me the push I need when I'm stuck and we have great fun shopping when together. ;-) I pushed back a little and recently she started blogging. ;-) Love you Mom! :-)

2. My friend Brenda at Brenda's Piece. We've been friends for years too, though we have never met, we plan to! Brenda makes gorgeous quilts and inspires me with her enthusiasm. Oh, and I talked her into starting a blog too. :-o LOL

3. Karen at Living Life at LeeHaven. Another friend I have never met~ she found me in blogland and I'm so glad she did! :-) A gorgeous hand-piecer who always looks on the bright side and shares my sense of humor. :-) Her eye for color is amazing too.

4. Karen at Log Cabin Quilter. I love her style! We've been friends since I started blogging. We both love CW fabrics. And she is an amazing appliquer too. :-)

5. Cindy at Sew Cindy. Cindy does beautiful work and is a fellow Schnibbler & Charming Guys & Girls Club member... we love our goal setting! :-) We've discovered we have a lot in common too.

6 & 7 Joan at Ouvrages d'une Acadienne and Kelly at Charming Chatter~ our 'charming' co-leaders. We've had so much fun with Sew Days and goals and they manage to keep it all organized-- and still make beautiful quilts!! :-) They are both very special and I'm so happy to have met them in blogland!

8. Barb at Bejeweled Quilts By Barb. We share a love of Thimbleberries. :-) And she amazes me at all she gets done in a day. She is very inspiring!

9. Angela at Country Scrap Quilts~ she also amazes me at all she gets done ~and with a young family to keep up with! We are embarking on a Dear Jane journey and I am looking forward to getting to know her even better as we go along. ;-)

10. Myra at Tactile Pleasures in Fabric. Myra found me when I first started blogging. She does such beautiful work and is so upbeat and encouraging. I love visiting with her! :-)

11. Mary at Needled Mom. She found me when I first started blogging too. She makes beautiful quilts and Schnibbles too. :-) It is always fun to read her blog~ she is very busy and I feel like I've gone on her trips with her. :-)

12. Oh man~ the last one already! I have too many more I would like to mention!! :-o
Sherri at A Quilting Life and Sinta at Pink Pincushion for leading the Schnibbler's. They both make amazing quilts~ and are very organized co-leaders! They both inspire me! ~~Sherri's speed and her fabric selections; and Sinta's love of vintage textiles~ both equally wonderful! ;-)

I need one more!~ 13.~ :-) This one is for all my loyal followers~ you know who you are! I love your comments, you keep me motivated and eager to come back and share my projects with you! Please, consider yourselves awarded! :-)

Have a happy day! And until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!!

A New Schnibble Over Here!

Roundabout is finished! Well, it is as far as it will get until I can go quilting. ;-) I used a roll of Thimbleberries fabrics called 'A Gardeners Touch' and Kona~ I think it was called 'bone'. :-/ I am going to have to start paying more attention to the Kona colors. ;-)


Hope you had a good day!
Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!

Block Gone Awry!

Yep, that A-1 'Pinwheel Gone Awry'~ went! :-) I didn't print out the diagram the first time, and that is why the top block is wrong! :-o Rather than rip, I just re-did it. I wasn't very happy with the contrast the first time around, so re-doing was in the plan anyway. ;-) These little Dear Jane blocks are very addictive! :-)


I love using Triangulations for those tiny HST's!

And while the CW fabrics were out, I did block 2 of the Jelly Roll Sampler Quilt Along (see side bar link).
A good morning's work! :-)
Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!