Sewing!!

Yes indeed, I had a great day sewing!
But it was so dark and rainy this afternoon that i couldn't get any 'good' photo's. I'll try tomorrow~

Have a great evening!!

Reminder~~

Tomorrow is Thimbleberries Sew Day!! :-)

Will you sew with me?  You can work on a Thimbleberries pattern and any fabrics you choose, or you can work with your Thimbleberries fabrics and any pattern you choose... sound fun?  ;-)

Hope to see you tomorrow! :-)

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like~

...Christmas!!!  :-)  I received my last gifties in the Santa Sack 2 Swap yesterday~ and I feel so blessed to have had Cyndi as my partner.  :-)  Look at the adorable stocking she made for me!  And inside there is a little paper crafted kitty that I am guessing she made too.  I am waiting until Christmas Eve to open my gifts, but just wanted to send a big {{{hug}}} and thank you to Cyndi!

DD surprised me with this dried arrangement last night~ isn't it beautiful?  I haven't decided where to place it yet and have been moving it all over the house. LOL I just love all the different flowers in it.

Today someone has been playing tricks on me! ;-)  Last night our icicle lights went out. It's an older string so I thought it was probably just time for new ones. We got some today, tested them~ all of them lit, hung them~ only half of them lit! :-o Tried the bunch we had taken down~~ they all lit!! :-o Good grief!  What is up with that!? LOL So we started fiddling with the new string and I got them to all work, one little bulb had come loose. It took us over an hour to change them out and get the new ones working. I'm sure glad it wasn't freezing!! :-) LOL

I hope it is beginning to look like Christmas at your home too.  Thank you to all my followers and friends! I so appreciate your visits and comments.  I hope you each have a very Merry Christmas!!

Until next time~

Happy stitchin'!!

Keeping Busy~

I'm sorry it has taken me so long to get back!  Thank you for all your wonderful comments on my angels and Santa.  They were both fun to do and really put me in the Christmas spirit! :-)

So what is keeping me so busy now?  Well, along with all the holiday general stuff, I've got 3 row robins to work on and get in the mail by January 7th.  I am doing these with the ladies on the HGTV quilters message board and dare not show photo's because we aren't suppose to reveal them until September 2012.  I did show you the three rows I sent off~ HERE is one of them.  Hmmm, I didn't find the other two. Maybe I didn't show you? This one~

Or that one?  They are off on their adventure~ having rows added all over the US.  :-)

This is one I received to work on~  last night I started. And I can't show it. :-(  Don't worry, next September I'll have loads of photo's for you! :-)

Today I am tea dying~  I'll let you know how it turns out. ;-)

And remember these two sticheries from here~

Last night I finished the stitching.  The one on the left, I printed a reverse image on the back with my printer, instead of tracing the design.  It worked great. I used only black ink and I have run a sample piece through the washing machine and the ink did not bleed or run.  The one on the right I used Transfer Ease. I still need to rinse it out, and then I'll let you know how it worked.  My question for you is this~~ would you make little wall hangings or small pillows with them?  I always get to this point and then can't decide how to finish them!  Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!~ and no, I am not letting them leave my house, LOL :-)
Both stitching patterns are free at Red Brolly~ I love that site! ;-)

That's all for today~ back to check on my muslin.
Have a great day!
And happy stitchin'!

Angels Sweet~

Since I can't show you most of what I am making for gifts, I thought I'd show you the ornaments I've been making.  I found this pattern years and years ago in a magazine and altered it just a little bit. I no longer have the magazine, but I love making these. ;-)

And I finally finished my December hanging.  From Nancy Halvorsen's Count On It book.~

I guess it is about time to finish him. LOL  I hope this finds you busy preparing for Christmas too.


Happy Stitchin'!!

Flying~

Not me, the days! LOL  ;-)  Doesn't it seem like yesterday was Thanksgiving?  I can't believe how fast the days are flying by! :-o

And I am flying a little high  ;-)  ~ I won this wonderful giveaway from Anna at Woolie Mammoth!  I love the wooden bowl!  And I've already started tracing the pattern for the little snowball ornaments pillow. Isn't it cute?  Thank you Anna!

I've been sewing too~ but can't show you the gifts I'm working on.  Sorry. :-/
I can show you Steps 1 and 2 of Bonnie Hunter's Orca Bay mystery~

I haven't started Step 3 yet. ;-)  Guess I should get back to work!

I hope you are finding sewing time!
Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!!

It's That Time!

Every year Darlene at Insights from SewCalGal has a Christmas quilt show~ You will be inspired beyond words when you start viewing all those wonderful links!

 I'm a little late in joining the fun this year, but would like to share this little quilt with you...
 I made these two mini's a few years ago and sent one to my friend, Bonnie,  in a swap.  It was so fun to sew a 'secret' and we gave each other convoluted little teaser peeks as we went along. :-) Every year when I get mine out, it brings me wonderful memories of our little exchange.

This is the cute mini Bonnie sent me~~ I love it!  See the little label she embroidered?  It is these wonderful gifts and exchanges from friends that make this time of year so special.  Thank you again Bonnie!! :-)

If you want to see more lovely Christmas and winter quilts, visit SewCalGal!



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