Time Flies When Your Sewing...

....Machine is Humming!  :-)  And my baby has had a workout the past week. ;-)

I finished 18 blocks for the red/white block swap I'm hosting on a message board, and when the other's blocks started rolling in I realized I didn't have enough blocks to give everyone a good assortment back! Eeek!! Usually I have a good number of swappers, but this time there were only 11 of us... so what to do? Make more blocks! I made an additional 9 to help even out the numbers. I was so busy sewing and swapping and packing~ I totally forgot the photo!! :-o  I'll take one of my blocks soon.

Then I got to work on the Le Petite project for this month~ it was 'quilter's choice'. :-) We could choose any Scnibble pattern we wanted. Well, I had fallen in love with Full House when I first saw it on Carrie's blog.  And then she went and made more! :-)  I chose to use my charm packs of  Saltbox Harvest... I've only been holding on to them for a year! :-o  I love how it turned out!  Thanks Carrie for another fun Schnibble!!  And thanks also to Sherri and Sinta for the fun every month!

I also finished the next step in the mystery quilt along Leslie is hosting~  I played around with possible lay-outs, but I'm a bit confused by the half plain, half HST squares... any hints Leslie?? :-)

I hope you are finding some fun time for sewing too!
Until next time~

Happy stitchin'!!

Strips!! :-)

Debi from Quilting With Debi had a wonderful giveaway a couple weeks ago and I was one of the lucky ones. :-)  She had been going through some of her scraps and made up 3 boxes of 2.5 inch strips. My box arrived yesterday and I was speechless!  So many strips!! And such a wonderful array~ I know I am going to have fun playing with them!  A few are going into current in-the-works projects, but I think I need to make a jelly roll type pattern too. Thank you so much Debi!! {{hugs}}

I've been doing a lot of sewing lately, but so much of it is for gifts, so I can't show you. :-(  I did make a composition book cover for a friend's birthday recently.  I think I need to make myself one now too. LOL

I hope you are getting lots of sewing done~
until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!

Fun!

I joined the Santa Sack Swap 2 that Carol is hosting. For September we were to make a bag for our partner and send it along with 2 gifts. Next month we send another two gifts for her to add to her sack, the same for  Nov, and then in December we send a little bigger gifties. Doesn't that sound fun?! My partner is Cyndi at Bluebird's Wing and I have had so much fun getting to her this past month!  Yesterday I received my Santa Sack and first two gifties! Could you hear me squeal?

Cyndi made this wonderful cardinal bag! I loooove cardinals! I love the grommet idea for the handles too!  And Cyndi made this on a vintage sewing machine! :-o No walking foot, no help at all when doing all that quilting~ and it is perfect. Wow!  Am I lucky or what?!

Look inside~ red!! :-))) And pockets! I think Cyndi knows me well. LOL

She also told me she made the bag that one of the gifts is in~ it is really cool! I'm sure my DD will be checking it out when she comes home next week. She loves to paper craft. ;-)

Thank you so much Cyndi!  :-) {{hugs}}

I'm sure you are wondering what I sent. Well, I made this bag from my Christmas stash and a McCall's pattern. The pattern was a little tricky, and if I ever make another, I will change a few things. ;-)  I am going to enjoy plotting and planning and filling it for Cyndi. :-))

That's all the news from here~
Hope you are having a happy and safe weekend!
Happy Stitchin'!

Still Sewing~

I decided to extend Thimbleberries sew day for one more day since I'm loving making these blocks~ and all the mess is out. LOL  ;-) I know there are some mediums and even what could be considered a dark in with the lights~ I'm trying not to be too controlling and make it more scrappy. :-)

This is what I accomplished yesterday~ a small pile of Log Cabin blocks.  I'm working on one of the quilts in Miss Rosie's Spice of Life Quilts book.  (I hope that link works)  I am trying out the new and improved blogger and I'm still finding my way around. ;-)  It is 'cleaner' and I think I will like it, its just that it takes me a bit to get used to change~ a sign of my age? :-o LOL

I'm off to work a bit. I don't anticipate much sewing time today so we'll see how it goes. ;-)
Have a happy day!

Today's The Day~

Light the lights,
Heat the iron,

I'm off to sew for
Thimbleberries Sew Day! :-)

Join me??

Be back later to show you my progress~~~

Update~~ well, I didn't get a photo taken when the light was good, so I'll do it tomorrow. I am going to continue the sew day tomorrow too! ;-)  See you then!

August Le Petite

The August Le Petite pattern was Honeycomb by Carrie Nelson of Miss Rosie's Quilt Company.  Back when I first discovered charm packs I got one pack of Eva by Basic Grey. I had no idea then that it would take 2 packs to make most projects. So with only one pack, I knew I could only make half of the pattern.  Undeterred, I starting cutting and piecing. :-) When I had all the strips I could make assembled, my little lightbulb went off~ yeah, I really have one over my head, don't you? :-)

I decided a tote was in order for this pattern! LOL I put a zipper pocket in the front, and the cute little zipper pull is from my friend, Toni. It has a lot of inside pockets~ I love pockets! This is going to be my favorite tote until my DD comes home and sees it~ then I have a feeling there may be some bartering going on. ;-)

I am headed back to my sewing machine.  Remember that Wednesday is Thimbleberries Sew Day~ will you join us this month?? :-)

Until then,
Happy Stitchin'!!

Where is the Traveling Stash Going?

Today is the day!  I'll bet you are wondering where the Traveling Stash is going??  Ok, then, I'll tell you................

                                                   The Lucky Number today is.........................



                                                                   DRUM ROLL!!!!!!!



                                                                                 ~~~ 1~~~



                    ....................................and the first commenter was...........................


                                                                     Sunny!


                                                             Congratulations!!!  :-)

I'll be back later with photo's. Last night I decided to start a red and white charm pack for the box, so I have to finish that up yet. :-o

I'll be emailing you Sunny~~ :-)

 Here's the photo of what i added to the box. I added squares to both the I Spy Kit and the Bug Jar kit and notes to ask those down the line to do likewise or start another kit. :-) I started a red/white charm pack, put in the Christmas FQ's, the vintage sheet FQ's and pieces, a few patterns and the Baker's Dozen book. I love the quilt on the cover of this book, so purchased another in the hope that someone down the line will too. ;-)

As you know, I took out the hexies  :-o and Robin Pandolph fabrics~ I already have a pattern picked. I am really coveting the blue sparkly fabric but am trying hard to resist... if everything doesn't fit bck in the box and something has to go, I tell you, that will be it! ;-)

Have a great day everyone and thank you all for joining in the fun! I wish there were boxes for all of you! :-) (but ah... the postage would be horrible!!) :-o 

Happy Stitchin'!