Still Sewing..

I was at retreat when Liz from Moments blog released her Rubie Crossbody Bag, but I did get my pattern test completed in time. :-)

I used an outdoor fabric with a waterproof back, the front kind of shimmers and was very hard to photograph! 

It was really fun to add the rivets and special little touches. And under the cowl there is a hidden pocket~

which you can't even see in the photo!  Do you like my wild lining? LOL

I also tested a quilt pattern for Amy @ Kati Cupcake. It isn't on her site yet~ it will make its debut at market next week.

It is called 'Perfectly Perfect'  and I think it is!

I love the effect of the stars exploding!

It measures 68½ x 68½ inches

 Once it is quilted, you will find it on my bed! ;-) LOL

I have had my sewing machine humming all week and will have more to show soon!

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!

17 Zippers!

Good afternoon! 

I spent the weekend at a local retreat and got a lot of things accomplished~ including putting in 17 zippers! 

That is a record for me. LOL I also got 9 large quilt blocks together, and few other things I will show another time.

This photo does not include all of the zippered things I made, because some are going to be gifts. ;-)

And two I dropped off at our local quilt shop before I took pix! :-o  I am going to be teaching classes there and dropped off the samples... exciting!!!  I have never taught a class in a quilt shop before, so if you have any tips or hints for me, I would really appreciate all the help I can get!  :-)

The patterns from top left~ 30's Playtime Pouch from Sew Lux Fabrics  There is a trio of patterns in the set, and it happens to be on sale now. ;-)

Top & bottom right side~ Needle Holder Project Pouch from Birdcage and Thread  

I did make a couple slight changes to the pattern.

And bottom left is the 'Cheerio' Wallet by Kati Cupcake 

 This one is for me, I noticed my wallet is starting to fray! :-o  I guess it really isn't good for a person who makes wallets to have a ratty one herself. ;-)

Although western WA suffered through some terrible winds and buckets of rain over the weekend, we stayed warm and dry at the retreat center.  Both there and here at home we had pouring rains, but no trees down or power outages.  Our temps have been on the chilly side. Today our high is 53º so far. Of course, I did manage to bring a cold home with me. :-/

I hope you had a good weekend and are getting lots of things accomplished this week.

Until next time~

Happy stitchin'!

Quilting & A Winner!

Some of you were very close! :-)

We were hiking the Cape Flattery trail on Washington's Olympic Peninsula.

A truly gorgeous area! 

Thanks for all your guesses! The winner this time is .....

Woolen Sails!  :-) Congratulations!

If I could have your snail mail addy, I will send a little surprise out on Monday. 

In quilting news~ yes, I still do quilt. Quite a lot actually, but that is a whole 'nother post! LOL

Anyway, I finished a store sample last week for my local quilt shop. Yes, I have a quilt shop in town!! :-) I was so happy to find it! And really surprised to learn she had been open nearly 2 years!!! But she is just now getting really set up, making a classroom, finding teachers etc.  It is all really coming together and I was thrilled to sew a sample for the shop.

This is called Autumn Meadow and is a free pattern on the Riley Blake website. 

It measures 45" x 45". 

I quilted it in an allover floral pattern. And for the first time, I braved sewing a binding on by machine~

I used a ton of clips, and it worked!! I only got a little wonky in a couple spots, but overall, I was very happy.  I figured she will eventually sell it, and the sewn binding will be sturdy for a toddler, and handle many washings with ease. 

I hope you are enjoying a little quilting too~

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!

One More Game?

Are you ready for one more guessing game?  :-)

Where was I?

Yes, there will be a drawing involved.  ;-)

Today I quilted and bound a wall quilt. I love when there is some quilting going on here! LOL

I need to wash it before its photo shoot. Hopefully the weather will cooperate~ we are expecting rain.  If you are in Florida, or any of the states in the path of Hurricane Matthew, please be safe! I am sending lots of good thoughts your way!

Until next time~

Happy stitchin'!!

Looking For A Quick Gift idea?

I recently had the pleasure of pattern testing a trio of crossbody/clutch bags for Designz by Nancy Stroop.

The collection is called the Sapphire Fold Over Bag Trio.

These bags are such a quick sew~ and would have been even quicker had I not decided to machine embroider the quilting on the lightweight denim. ;-)

This is the mini size~ a perfect little clutch size.

I had such fun making the mini that I went the next size up and made the midi too.  This one is where the quilting took a bit of time, but I love the texture and I think DD will too. ;-)

The midi size.

The back.

The pattern trio will be on sale for the next 48 hours, but even her regular price is a nice price!

If you make one (or more) please let me know so I can stop by your blog and see it!

 

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!

More Sewing and Winners!

Winners first~ but please don't let that stop you from commenting again! I loved all your comments!<3 p="">

Unfortunately I couldn't answer them all, or I wouldn't have been able to do the sewing part of this post. ;-)

Hubby chose two winners out of the bowl.

One from those who got it right~

Delcia R. said...Has to be Leavenworth, WA. My hubby's favorite gelato spot is right below Visconti's.

And one from those who took the time to guess! 

dianne said...I dunno ... looks like fun, though!

Congratulations Delcia & Dianne!

Delcia~ you are a 'no-reply commenter' meaning I can't email you for your address, so please email me! My email address is in my profile.

Dianne, I will be emailing you shortly. :-)

And thank you everyone for playing along. We were in Leavenworth, WA and certainly enjoyed our time there! It is a beautiful Bavarian town. (and has 2 quilt shops!) ;-)

On the sewing front~ I am all caught up with my Temecula Quilts Circa 2016 blocks!

My boards kept wanting to fall off the step, so they look a bit jumbled. Also 3 managed to stay on the ironing board, so totally missed their photo op! ;-o  Now I just need to catch up on the HST's for the outside border.

Next I got my two BOM blocks finished for August & September~

Both blocks are from Quilters Cache, but I may have changed one of them a bit. ;-) 

The top one is called Dakota Gold and the lower one is Crazy Anne. 

Both are 10 inch blocks. After doing all those 3 inch blocks~ these seemed huge! LOL

I also finished a pattern test that I can't show you, and one I can show from a while ago~

The Pampering Pouch is a free pattern from Samantha @ Sewing Patterns By Mrs H.

Find it HERE

This was a fun sewing project and I am planning to use mine for thread I want to take to retreat. ;-)

I didn't have the required frames that Samantha used, so I used boning in the channels~ It holds the bag open really nicely.

And that is all for today!

Until next time~

happy stitchin'!!

Did I Mention A....

Giveaway?

It doesn't matter if you guessed right or wrong, a guess gets you in the hat. :-)

(See previous post.)