~~Tomorrow~~

Is Thimbleberries Sew Day!  Are you sewing? :-)  If you are sewing something in Thimbleberries fabrics, or using a Thimbleberries pattern and your own fabrics, we'd love to see it!!  Barb at Bejeweled Quilts by Barb and I started this sew day last year, because we both love Thimbleberries! :-))

Unfortunately, I will be out for a bit tomorrow. BUT if you leave me a comment and let me know you are sewing~ I'll stop by!  If I get time, I plan to work on some log cabin blocks that I've added a lot of my T-berrie stash to. :-)   I'll be back tomorrow with photo's!!

Have a happy day!

June Le Petite Project Finished

And if you guessed that this~

was turning into these~

you were right!! :-)  I didn't use a pattern, just flew by the seat of my pants. lol :-) I wanted to try 2 different ways to make the rolled pillow~ one way has a kind of yo-yo at the side and closes with a ribbon. Easy.

The other has a zipper set in and the sides are set in circles. A little more challenging, but do-able. :-)  They aren't perfect, but look much better than our current pillows! lol  The hardest part was the seams where the trim comes together... that was a lot for my machine to handle and yes, I did break a needle. Oh~ and no, I did not use my newest machine. ;-))
That's all for now,
Until next time~

Have a happy weekend!

Ric Rac Progress~

We had a choice of two patterns for our Le Petite project for this month and I chose Ric Rac. (by Carrie Nelson).... before I continue, do you remember the children's  books where there would be pictures for words? So as you are reading with your child they spot the picture and say the word?  My photo's reminded me of that. Our DD loved those books and I think I memorized some of them I read them so often. LOL

So back to my photo's~ the first one is about 3/4th's of my Ric Rac sewn together.  Then I got a brain storm and started de-constructing. LOL  I'll let the photo's do the talking~~ :-)

Ric Rac de-construction

Ric Rac quilted

Ric Rac cut in half! :-o

Ok, blogger is messing with me now~

 I have another photo and then I'll leave you to wonder what I am up to! :-)

Until next time~

Happy stitchin'!

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Sewing Along~

I've finished the next step for the Simple Things Quilt Along that Kelly and Carol are hosting.  I showed you a couple of my unpressed blocks last time. This time they are pressed. :-)  I am using my vintage sheet collection and a few bright fabrics.  Although I am making Carol's larger version, I am hoping to finish it with Kelly's border to show more vintage sheet pieces.  I have a light batting to quilt it with to make it more of a summer quilt. :-)  Sorry the photo is a little blurry, I think something on my camera got moved, I'll need to pull out the manual. :-/

Until next time~
Happy stitchin'!!

Got Time?

I sure wonder where all of mine goes! It seems like I don't have much blog-worthy stuff lately~ sorry! :-/

I know you don't want to hear about the laundry going (how can three people generate so much laundry!!? lol), dinner plans (taco salads tonight ;-) ) or the errands I've been running~(DS broke the crystal out of his watch, and we needed to find him a new watch for work); so little sewing has been going on! I need to figure out where I'm losing time.  Any ideas? ;-)

I have been working on my Simple Things blocks~ but they aren't done. These aren't even pressed! :-o I am loving the vintage sheets and bright FQ's I pulled though. I think it is going to be a real happy quilt. :-)

And I wanted to show my Mom my shamrock plants. I brought them both back when we visited in April and this is the second time the green one has bloomed. :-) Mom & I split the purple shamrock plant and mine is doing well. It just finished blooming~ looks like it might be thirsty too. ;-)

Hope y'all are having a great Monday~
I'll be trying to sew, so hopefully I'll have something other than unpressed blocks to show you soon! ;-)



Happy Stitchin'!!

Catching up!

Slowly but surely! :-)

I finished Step One of the Secret Window mystery quilt in Quiltmaker magazine and am working on Step Two.  My sewing machine and I are like two peas in a pod and I'm lovin' it!!  :-))

Hope you are having a great week too!!
Until next time~
Happy stitchin'!

A Little Late to the Party~

But I'm there!! :-)  Kelly at Charming Chatter and Carol at Brown Quilts are co-hosting a Quilt Along.  Kelly's quilt is wall hanging size, and Carol's is full size. I agonized over which to make, what to make it from etc and finally yesterday decided I needed to get to work!

I cut.. and cut... and cut!  I am using my vintage sheet stash and making the larger version of  Simple Things.
This is over 300 2.5 inch squares!  I'm ready for step 2. :-))


I also finished up my Birdie Stitches (from Little Miss Shabby) block for June.  I just had to change 'birdie' to 'Sandie' ;-) lol

Now I am off to sew on another project I am behind with! More about that soon!
Have a happy Monday!
And until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!