~Summerime Stitchin'~

You know how much I like to embroider in the evenings~ I just can't sit still! LOL

A while back Red Thread Studio put out a call for stitchers to help them put together a United Stitches quilt top (pattern by Rosalie Quinlan)

I answered the call. :-)  How could I not?!  {Sorry the photo is so light, if you click on it, it should enlarge for you.} Jennifer sent me the pattern card, fabric, stabilizer, thread and return postage to do a block for their quilt, and another block, thread etc to do a block to keep for myself or swap.  You could choose the block you wanted to do, or just let them send one. I like surprises, so I let them send one.  I love the one they sent!  It says 'happy home' :-)  I am thinking about framing my block... what would you do with it?

It is hot here, and dry.  Sewing has taken a back seat to keeping my flowerbeds alive. :-o  And trying to think up things to cook that keep the house cool. I think my crock pot is going to need replacing after this summer! :-o

Hope you are keeping cool and having a good summer.  I am off to trace my next embroidery project~ I am thinking snow! LOL

Until next time~

Happy stitchin'!

~the Next Block~

In the Military Brat QAL (the link is in my sidebar)  ;-)

I am really enjoying these blocks and so far~ all stash!! :-)

We haven't been told how we will put them all together yet, but I have been thinking about it.  With 6 blocks finished now, I am anxious to sew some together.  Do you have any ideas?

That's all for today~

Until next time,

Happy Stitchin'!!

~Wallets!~

Another fun little project while visiting my Mom last month~

wallets!

 After one, it was like eating potato chips~ we couldn't stop! LOL

It is hard to see but there are credit card slots, and a zippered pocket too.

 Once again, I can't lay my hands on the pattern~ it must be in that 'safe' place the bag below is in too! :-o

** found it!  'have it all wallet' by Straight Stitch Society~ link    **

Until next time~

Happy stitchin'!!

~Vacation Sewing~

My Mom and I always sew together when I visit and this trip was no exception. :-)

My first project was to finish a bag I started for her before leaving home.  She has always wanted a really big bag to take to guild when she has quilts to show or when they have sew days.

I made myself this bag a few years ago and love taking it to retreat, so this is her new bag~

The inside~

I put foam core board in the bottom for stability.  I usually cover it, but the white makes it easier to see into the bottom this time.

 One side~

It has a lot of pockets both inside and out. The sides can be cinched for smaller 'loads'.  I can't remember the name of the pattern right now, but when I come across it, I will add it to this post. :-)

** found it!! **
'Getaway Bag' by Aunties Two Patterns ~~ link here
(but I did modify it so I wasn't binding all the seams. ;-)

I hope you have been enjoying some summer sewing too!

Until next time~

Happy Quilting!

Oh! The Places I have Been!

Hello!  I have so much to tell and no idea where to start! LOL

Remember the little dress in this post?  In mid-June my DS and his family traveled to the middle of the US and DH and I met them there.  It was easier to meet in the middle since we live on opposite coasts! ;-)

And I got to meet my DGD for the first time. :-)  And she modeled for me! LOL  She is two and quite the little ham--notice hand on hip?  (She learned to pose from her 10 yr old aunt. LOL)

                           My sweet friend Lindsay sent along the purse for her and she loved it. :-)

Ok that was in the middle of our trip~ I got ahead of myself.  ;-)

We started our trip the end of  May and stopped to visit my parents in SD.

I delivered a little-bit-late Mother's Day gift to my Mom~

It is a block board.  It opens one more time, but I didn't get a photo of that. Sorry. :-/

It has flannel on the inside to hold her blocks in place and closes up to take them along to her guild meetings.

She used it for her BOM class while I was there.  :-)

We only stayed a few days and then traveled on to Iowa to pick up our new summer house-on-wheels~

Pinch me!  We spent all of June traveling with it visiting family and friends and I still can't quite believe it! LOL  We had loads of fun!  And yes, I had my sewing machine along. :-)

More on those projects next time~

Until then,

Happy stitchin'!!

A Month!!

Oh my goodness I really meant to post sooner!  When the weather gets nice, time just seems to get away from me!  I have a lot to show and tell, but unfortunately, I got a laptop and my learning curve is taking a bit.  Hopefully I will get it all worked out soon.

In the meantime, here is block #5 in the Military Brat BOM Quilt Along.

I am really enjoying these blocks! 

I hope you are enjoying June and I will be back soon! :-)

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!

I'm Not Always Quilting...

or making blocks or doing BOM's. ;-)

Sometimes my sewing is quite 'domestic'!  LOL

Hubby got a new tire gauge and asked me to make a little case for it....

he is so sweet I had to try! LOL

I made it with denim, batting and a little bias binding.

Easy peasy... but don't tell him that! shhh! ;-)

Next, DS sent me one of his favorite shirts and asked if I could make a dress out of it for his DD.

Yes, I can!

I just need to string elastic through the neckline and sleeves and it is finished.  I do that kind of 'busy work' while watching TV at night. ;-)

I'm working on a few more out-of-the-norm projects I hope to complete soon.

What are you working on?

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!