Tomorrow~~

~~is Thimbleberries Sew Day!  :-) Won't you join Barb and I in sewing something fun? You can use a Thimbleberries pattern or fabric~ and be sure to let us know you are sewing so we can visit! :-)

I am going to be working on my 'Double Duty' blocks from the Miss Rosie's Spice of Life Quilts book.  I wonder how many blocks I can get made if I get some good sew time in? :-)

And our painters haven't finished up our house yet... Thursday is looking promising though. I haven't forgotten about having a little giveaway when they are done and gone, so come back later this week to see. ;-)

Until tomorrow~
Have a good evening!!

~The Best Therapy~

While running errands today I stopped at a new-to-me thrift shop and found these two sheets!  The one on the right is going to be the back to my Simple Things vintage sheet quilt I showed you yesterday. :-)  Whoohoo! I see quilting in my future! ;-)

When I got home I had this wonderful squishy in the mailbox~ the red and white 5 inch squares from Karen's swap. I love the variety!!  Thanks so much Karen, for hosting! 

I hope you are having a great day too!
Until next time~
Happy stitchin'!!

Summer Sewing~

I have had my block for the Birdie Stitches BOM done for weeks, but I never remembered to take the photo!  I just love these birdie blocks!  I am using my vintage sheet stash around them. In this one, I used a metallic thread for one of the star bursts, it didn't photograph very well, but is kinda cute. ;-)

And I have my top together for the Simple Things Quilt Along that Kelly and Carol hosted~ thanks gals! It was fun! Again, I used my vintage sheet stash and added in a few bright fabrics for the stars. It is supposed to have another border on it, but I think I like it as is~ how about you?  I think I will use a sheet on the back too. :-)

I don't have a floor big enough to see it all :-)

a quarter so you can see the border~

Are you having fun summer sewing?
Next week is our Thimbleberries Sew Day!  I'll be back before then. LOL ;-)

Have a happy day!

Whoops!

It's been nearly a week since my last post! :-o  I don't know where the days went~ seems like they just flew by!!  We are still dealing with painters and contractors. Ugh.  What should have been simple jobs, turn into complicated matters.  :-/  And the weather hasn't been particularly cooperative either.  It was 55º this morning!  But I will take cool days over the heat the rest of the country is suffering any day!  The painting will get done eventually~ they want to get paid right? :-) And I love the cool days!  Perfect for quilting. ;-) 

I've had my machine working too! :-)  I recently came across a blog (and sorry, I don't remember who!) asking if we had quilts in our kitchens... good question!  Do you?  I have placemats, table runners, and even a couple hot pads~ but no quilt! :-o  I took the Le Petite project for this month~ 'George' by Miss Rosie's Quilt Co~ to rectify that oversight! :-))  My George is smaller than the pattern, but I needed it to fit in my kitchen. ;-) I had a couple fat quarters of the fabrics, so I went with what I had.  It was fun trying to make it all work!  :-) And I am very happy to have a kitchen quilt! Do you think it needs another border? I only have scraps left of the FQ's~ maybe enough for a strippy border... ?

I also worked on Step One of the Crafty Unicorn Quilts Summer Scrap Basket mystery quilt along.  96 HST's.  I love using Triangulations to get those babies whipped out! Fast and precise. :-)

Today I will be sewing my Simple Things Quilt Along top together, so come back soon! I promise I'll be back before the week is out! ;-)

Have a happy day!

Luck and Gratitude

I had a really lucky June!  And I've been pinching myself!  First Darlene at Quilting Daze had a wonderful anniversary party and I went home with this lovely treat!~ Well, ok, she mailed it to me. But I won! I love it! :-) I've been 'testing' it all over the house and driving DH crazy. :-)  I don't have any walls in the cottage to hang it there (cabinets, shelves, design wall, windows), and besides, I want it in the house~ where I can see it every day! :-) Thank you Darlene!  :-)

Then Kelly announced the end of the Charming Girls Club and the winners of her last drawing~ yup, you guessed it~ I was one of the lucky winners! Kelly was giving a gift certificate to her shop, Cotton Charm Quilts. I asked her to surprise me because I adore everything in her shop. lol  And look what she sent~ this fantastic placemat pattern and 2 gorgeous charm packs! Perfect! :-)  Thank you Kelly!  :-)

Ok, then I was struck by lightning! No, not really. ;-)  I was drawn from Sherrie's parade of Le Petite projects to receive a package from Carrie from Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.~~ and wow! :-o  Not one, but two Layer Cakes arrived in the mail!! :-))  Thank you so much Carrie!  And Sinta for sending them. ;-)

I was sooo excited by all the fantastic mail that I had to settle myself down and do some sewing. :-) It calms me~ does it do that to you?  I finished up Step 2 in the Quiltmaker mystery by Debbie Caffrey. 

And speaking of mysteries... Brenda found this one at The Crafty Unicorn, and I think I am up for it!  Would you like to join us?? :-))

That's all for today~
 Happy Stitchin'!!

Thank you Winners~

You are all winners and I wish I could give you all prizes!  But that's not possible, so without further ado~

First name the random generator picked was  Laura from Quilting Fun.   Laura chose the vintage sheets. :-)

The second winner is Shannon at Nunu's Quilt World.  Shannon chose the Understudy pattern and the summery fabrics.  :-)

And the final number the generator chose was Sunny at Quilting Dreams. And boy is that random number generator thingy smart because Sunny had said she's like the hydrangea's and second pattern! :-)

I wish I could've copied it so you could see!  But you will have to trust me, no monkey business here. :-)

Congratulations ladies!  And thank you for following me!  :-)

Thank you all for following me! I'll be having another little giveaway soon~ I didn't realize so many of you were interested in the sheets. So once the painters are finished on our house, I'll need to celebrate with a little vintage sheet goodness. ;-)


Until next time~
Happy Stitching!!

...sewing, sewing, sewing....

I have had a great day at the machine! :-)  All of my blocks are finished for the Simple Things Quilt Along, including the border blocks! I can hardly wait for next week to get it all together! :-)  Thanks Kelly and Carol for all the fun!

I just have to show you my petunias....

I have never had good luck growing wave petunias, but it doesn't stop me from buying a couple every year and putting them in pots. (I'm persistent!)  This year~ finally~ they are doing really well! So well that I had to tie a string to the Shepard's pole to keep them up right! lol I guess even a black thumb gardener gets lucky once in a while. :-))

If you haven't visited my previous post, please do!  Thank you for your friendship!

Have a great weekend!