Playing Around~~

I interrupted my regular sewing for a little bit of play time. :-)

Remember the Shark Pencil Pouches I made?  HERE

Well today I am playing with a Bunny Coin Purse...

 The basic tutorial is here at Sew DIY , but as you can see, I did a bit more.

I already know the next part is going to have me pulling out my hair, but we will see how it goes! ;-)

LOL I think my DGD may end up with a menagerie of zippered critters! 

(and I will get really good at teeny zipper placements!)

What are you working on today?

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!

~Bag of the Month Club~

One of my Christmas gifts was a Bag of the Month Club membership for this year. :-)

Best gift ever!! LOL

The January pattern is by Samantha @ At Home With Mrs H

It is a version of a carpet bag that has a really cool frame in it.

I couldn't wait to make one!

Here is my first one.. ;-)  LOL, Did you catch that?

And the inside~ loads of room for all my 'stuff'. 

 I loved working with the faux leather and playing around with the size!

I have another started, but needed to order the frame, so have to wait to finish it.

It is going to have red handles!! :-)

What was your favorite quilting/sewing related Christmas gift? 

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!

~ Waiting & Winners~~

Did you ever hear the phrase 'Good Things Come to Those Who Wait'?

I always thought it was just a way to be put off from whatever I wanted when I was a kid. Like maybe I would forget about it. LOL

BUT~

I was the lucky winner in a sew along we had before the HGTV message boards closed and my prize was from Thearica's shop~ Crazy Quilting Supplies.

She was in the process of updating her shop and changing servers so I told her I could wait.  We decided instead of me trying to shop, she could just surprise me with a few balls of perle cotton. I said 'Easter colors' as I have a little project I want to work on... well

she sure surprised me!!

Look at all the lovely colors! I can't wait to start stitching with them!! :-)

Now I know y'all are waiting to hear who my winner is from the recent Sew Sweet Simplicity blog hop~

 Remember the prize?~

 My lucky winner is Lyn!  Congratulations!!

Lyn said...Thanks so much! I love your blocks. I am gathering everything and will start after the new year! sure looks like fun. Thanks again.

Many of you mentioned that with the busyness of the holidays, you haven't started yet.  Well, save the date! January 10th Jacquelynne is going to have a sew along. I hope you will be free on Saturday because it is going to be fun..and there will be prizes!! :-)
You can read all about it here~

Catching Up Sew Along Day

And just look at the prizes!

I hope to see you Saturday!

Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!!

Whew!!

Because of a few unforeseen circumstances, I was sewing right up until Christmas Eve!

I will not repeat that experience ever again!

(Please remind me of that in November!) LOL

**If you are looking for my giveaway post, please go HERE.

You still have time to enter!! 

Anyway, I did finish the final gift quilt and it was under the tree when it needed to be. :-)

 I made this Card Trick quilt from recycled shirts-- hubby's, DS's, some from friends, and some from thrifting.  A sweet friend sent the fabric for the borders as well as more shirt prints she got from a factory near her. :-)  So I'm calling this one 'A Little Help from my Friends'.

DS loved it at first sight!  But that could have something to do with the back....

For the first time, I quilted a fleece backing.  He is a super fan! LOL

I love how soft the back turned out--he is walking around with it wrapped over his shoulders cape-style right now. ;-)  I will definitely be using fleece in future snuggle quilts.

Did you finish all your planned holiday sewing?

I am off to work on some of the things that got pushed to the side..

Until next time,

Happy Stitchin'!!

Sew Sweet Simplicity BOM~ block 3

First of all, I am so sorry to be late to the hop this morning.  I have the dreaded Christmas cold, and fell back asleep after DH left for work.  :-o  I am trying very hard to keep up with Christmas doings here, but my energy seems to be lagging~ if it were like a shadow, maybe I could try to sew it on? ;-)

Anyway, this month the BOM has 2 blocks!  Block 3 and a bonus block.

You can use the bonus in your quilt, or make something totally different with it. Go check out

Jacquelynne's blog and her cute tote. :-)  (psst...she is having a giveaway too!)

Block 3 is a cute daisy-like flower.  I am doing my blocks in hand embroidery and I had fun picking out stitches for this one~

And the bonus block is a set of tulips! I love tulips!  The squirrels around here won't let me grow them though~ they dig up my bulbs! :-/

I did the whole bowl of the tulip in one color, and added the little bit of the third at the top. 

Again~ I had fun with embroidery stitches! :-)

I also did two centers with crayons and the back stitch.  I think I have decided what I am going to do with these, but I'll wait until the end of the BOM to show you. :-)

I have a giveaway for you too!  Jacquelynne is allowing each blog to giveaway a special PDF prize package of patterns.  Wouldn't  it be fun to 'dream of summer' and make some of these cute projects while the snow is blowing? :-)

International commenters are welcome too, since all I need to get the prize to you is a valid email address.  I'm going to leave my giveaway open until December 31st.  I know it is a busy time of year, and you might not get to hop until after the weekend.  Just leave me a comment, tell me how you are coming with the BOM and your favorite part. ;-) I do hope you visit all the blogs in the hop~

Snoodles ~ Lily Pad Quilting

Teresa ~ A Quilt and a Prayer

                                                         Sandy ~ Upstairs Hobby Room

Deonn ~ Quiltscapes 

Barb ~ Bejeweled Quilts

                                                     Sandie ~ Crazy ‘boutquilts ~ thanks for visiting!!

Deanna ~ Wedding Dress Blue

Barb ~ Mountain Quiltworks

Barb ~ Garden Path Quilts

Also~ it is not too late to sign up!  You will receive the past month's block as well as the pre-BOM instructions in your email.  You can go HERE to sign up and get all the info. 

And finally, if you have any social media accounts, please use this~

#SewSweetSimplicity

So we can find you! :-) 

And one last little note~
there is going to be a 'catch up' sew along day in January. Please watch for further details soon.

That's all for now~
Merry Christmas!!

A Little More Sewing~~

I think I may be sewing right up to Christmas day! :-o

How about you?

Are you getting all your projects finished?

I can't remember the last time I felt so behind--and that includes the year our DS was born (in December)!

I have gotten the packages that needed mailing, all mailed. Yay!

The PO at this time of year is not a very favorite place of mine. LOL

But I must say, there is something to mailing early. ;-)

I put the finishing stitches in this topper and mailed it off too.

I hope the recipient likes it as much as my DH did!

He didn't think I should be giving it away. :-) 

Today I got the last gift quilt all quilted, tomorrow I will work on binding.

Gotta love progress, no matter how small the steps! :-)

Until next time~

Happy Stitching!!

 

More Gifties!

It is that time of year!!

I love to make gifts for family and friends, but this year I have really fallen behind in

my plans! :-o  All good plans, you know.. :-)

Anyway, hot off the work bench~ (I had to use hubby's work bench to hammer in the snaps)~

Mani/pedi  wallets! :-)

I made one last year for my DD and she has told me how much she loves it, so

I made 2 more as gifts.  I include a new bottle of polish, some nail adhesives, and a nice file. 

The pattern is a freebie from Robert Kaufman, designed by Anna of Noodlehead. She has other free patterns on Kaufman's site, plus she designs and sells some really nice patterns.  (and no, I was not compensated to say that! I doubt she even knows about me or my little blog ;-) LOL)

I am headed back to my sewing room to work on another gift. :-)

Have a great day!

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!