The Faster I Go~

..the slower I get. ;-) Or so it seems!  My blog seems to be the thing taking the hit for me being busy. I'm so sorry about that. But I do have a few things finished, so how about staying for a little chat?

I made more pincushions for the CTTY project for February, but I dare not show them! So I am showing you the ones I made for my swap, so you get the idea. :-)

I also got my March BOM block finished for the Country Threads BOM. Here are all three months together~

If you printed off the instructions early in the day on March first, you may want to stop back and re-print them. The corrections were made and a new copy put up later in the afternoon. ;-)

I also finished my placemats and had a few scraps left, so I made a little table topper for our entry.

And my HGTV BOM block for March was finished in time....

It is called 'Prizes' and you can find it on QuiltersCache.


And I spent two wonderful days last week at the Sewing and Stitching Expo in Puyallup, WA. Wow!
The vendors! :-o The fabrics! :-o The wool!! :-o  It was fantastic!  They do have a website and blog; and the dates set for next year. ;-)  I'll be there! ;-)  Now I have a list as long as my arm of things I want to do this month! Can I get it all done? I hope so!!

Until Next time,
Happy Stitching!

FNSI

Fun Friday Night Sewing~

Instead of working on a UFO, I decided we needed some spring cheer~ St Patty's Day placemats. :-)

I am going to bind them and they will be ready for the table. :-)

Thanks to Heidi at Handmade by Heidi for the fun night!
Until next time~
Happy Stitching!

Happy Friday!

I know! The month is nearly over already and I haven't been back since the 7th!  If there was an icon to make a face that said 'eek', I would put it right here! ;-)

I haven't been slacking off~  :-)

I got the backs made for a couple tops I want to get quilted.  (sorry no pics yet)

I got my February BOM done for the quilter's on HGTV's quilting board and all posted. It is called 'Morning Stars' and you can find the pattern on Quilters Cache. ~

I made a pair of potholders for a friend's birthday~

I finished my first panel on my Over the River and Through the Woods quilt (by Crabapple Hill).~

 Sorry it is so dark~ it is a grey and rainy day here.

I made a few thread catchers for Christmas Through the Year ((pattern from Red Hen fabrics)~
I made a few more but forgot to take photo's before I mailed them off for birthday gifties. ;-)

 The one is really not wonky~ I just didn't pull it all the way up. ;-/

I worked on my pincushions for a swap (pattern found at Flamingo Toes)~

I also got my blocks finished for the Country Threads BOM, but guess I forgot to take photo's. :-/

And tonight I am joining Heidi for Friday Night Sew In and working on a UFO. :-)

Hope you've been having a busy, but productive month too!
Until next time~
Happy Stitching!!

Flying Time!

Time has been flying for me again! Where does it go? :-o

I do have a couple things to show for my absence! ;-)

First~ I was the lucky winner of a jelly roll of  L'amour  from Sew Cindy ~ love it!! I have never made a 1600 quilt, so thought the time was right. My friend in Canada and I sewed' together' for a day and I got most of it done. :-)   And I have been dreaming of a Valentine's quilt for a long time~ so this was absolutely perfect!  Thank you Cindy!!

I had to be creative with the borders.  I had a little bit of fabric in my stash, but not quite enough. :-/  I can't wait to get a backing now and get quilting! :-)


I also finished the mini from Pam Buda's Patchwork Pocket Sew Along.  You can call me crazy, but I love fiddling with little blocks! LOL

I am continuing to stitch on the Over the River and Through the Woods pattern by Crabapple Hill. I'm a little over halfway on the first panel.

Hope you are finding time to stitch too!
'bye for now!

My favorite Schnibble... Schnibbles?

This month Sinta and Sherri asked us to blog about our favorite Schnibble pattern from the past 'Another Year of Schnibbles' parades.  How can anyone pick just one?

As I look through my photo album I am struck by how many I have made! And I love them all!  Although I haven't been able to get 'Bounce' quilted yet, it is one of my favorites. 

I really need for the weather to warm up some so I can go quilting!
Another favorite is 'Bibelot'...

I made it into a pillow which we use every day. (binding wasn't sewn down when the photo was taken)

And then there is..

'Drop' ~ I loved playing with the tiny pieces! This one is quilted, but I guess I didn't take a photo because I can't find it! :-/

Ok, I could go on and on~ there was Speck, and Summer Day, and Doc~ oh my!  :-)  And the houses~ another large pillow we use a lot. :-)

I'll stop. You get the idea. :-) I am really looking forward for more challenges is 2013. Thanks so much Sherri and Sinta and of course, Carrie~ the wonderful designer of the patterns we love~ Schnibbles!!

Until next time~
Happy stitching!

FNSI

Last night was Friday Night Sew In at Heidi's ( handmade by Heidi blog) and I got to play! :-)

I wanted some Valentine's around the house so I cut and sewed wedges to make this table topper~

Then I cut more wedges for another one! :-) 

Whew! I had a blast! It is so nice to stay home and spend a night sewing with friends around the world! Stop over at Heidi's and see who was sewing with me. ;-)

Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!!

A Little Fun~

I love thrift store shopping!  I rarely find whatever I am looking for, but I find other treasures. ;-)

Last week Heather, on the Vintage Sheet Blog showed

some ideas for using vintage sheets in your home.

I loved the very first photo!  So a-thrifting I went! LOL

I altered the pillowcases I found to use as quilt top covers.

I have a small stack of tops that need quilting~ and I thought hanging would be better than stacking. So I sewed buttonholes to the tops of the cases so a hanger could fit through. 

Whoohoo! Tops neat and tidy. With their backings hanging with them. :-)

One pillowcase I found was longer~ for those body pillows and it was exactly a print my DD would like. So I put a buttonhole in the top of it for a garment bag for her. Much better than having those plastic cleaners bags in your closet! :-)

Can you see the buttonhole? My thought was that by doing it this way, they could always be

used as pillowcases again should a need arise. :-)

DD's is getting put up for Christmas. The first project in my Christmas Through the Year basket. Yay!

Kim, at Lily Patch Quilts will be the hostess this year, so I'll be linking to her later in the month. Maybe I can go thrifting and find another case for DD before the end of the month. ;-)

I hope you are finding inspiration around you too!

Until next time~

Happy stitching!!