Presenting The Organizer Pouch~

While we were on our trip I had the fun of pattern testing a new design by Daryl of Patchouli Moon Studio.  (Yes I always take a sewing machine along~ you never know when you might have a down day!) ;-)

The Organizer Pouch is just that(!) and more. It has 5 zipper pockets~ two on one side, one on the other and one inside the top zippered compartment. Surely enough to keep anyone most organized! LOL

 Mine is going to retreats with me, for all those little things you don't want to leave in your room and might need before you return to your room at night! LOL I have another planned for my embroidery supplies.

Visit Daryl's blog to see all the tester versions and also get in on the sale she is having for the next 48 hours. :-)

Keeep guessing on my previous post~ I will draw a winner on Monday. ;-)

Until then~

Happy stitchin'!!

Home AGAIN!

This summer has been a trip! Literally!

It seems we would get back from one trip and hubby would be ready for the next!

I must be getting old because I needed some time between trips! LOL

Can you guess where I have been?

Maybe this one is better?  :-)

Just leave a guess, all names will go into the hat and the winner will get a little surprise in the mail. :-)

We had a great time!! I found a few quilt shops. :-)

Came home with a few things I don't know when I will get to make~ isn't that the way it goes?!

And I even had time for a bit of motorhome sewing. :-)

I can't show you what I made yet~ just a tease until the pattern is released. ;-)

Get those guesses in! Now that I am home, I hope to blog a little more regularly. ;-)

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!

A Winner!

I actually have two winners to talk about today~

the contest winner (more on that later) and a 'winner' of a pattern! :-)

With back to school right around the corner, I recently had the pleasure of testing a book bag design by Shelly of The Grey Wren.

This was the first time I have tested a pattern for Shelly and I loved it! She tells you where she purchased her supplies and the cost, so you have a good idea what to look for and where to find it. :-)

She takes a lot of photos, so each step is easy to complete.

I made the Wren Elementary Sized book bag.~

 The bottom is faux leather, the main bag a decorator weight print and the inside a quilters cotton print.  I really like how it turned out. Shelly sells the pattern in her Etsy shop (link above) at a very good price!  

The next winner is the winner of my little guessing game in my last post.

It was Multnomah Falls in Oregon~ a really beautiful waterfall!! In fact, there were a lot of lovely falls just down the road from each other and DH and I had a lot of fun exploring each one.

I put all your names in the hat and DH drew for me~

the winner is .....

Connie @ Crafty Home Cottage!

Congratulations!  If you can send me your snail mail address I will finish up your little prize this week. ;-) 

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!

Yikes!!

I truly did not mean to be gone for the month of July!! :-o 

It seems like summers are just crazy here! 

I have been trying to sew, garden and travel all at once!~ and not

doing a really good job at any of them! LOL

On the sewing front I am making blocks for a string block swap.

The ladies in my group each decide what colors they want their blocks and the color/size of the center strip. Then we get the list and get busy sewing each person's blocks. We make 6 per swapper.

This time I asked for red/cream striped blocks...

When I get them back in the fall I plan to cut them all in half and make these blocks~

I've been trying to keep up with the Temecula Marvelous Monday blocks and I just finished a pattern test too~ more on that when the pattern is released. ;-)

We have been traveling too!

Can you guess where?

 

 

There could be a small prize involved. LOL

Giveaway will close on the 2nd of August~ ack! Is August really that close???

Have a wonderful day whatever you are doing!

I'll be back sooner than a month!

Happy Stitchin'!!

A Catch-Up Day!

Have you been sewing along with Temecula Quilt Company's Marvelous Mini Monday series?

I was hooked the moment I saw the first block! And the subsequent blocks have not disappointed.

I mean, really~ how cute is a 1.5 inch Jacob's Ladder block?!

I took this afternoon to get caught up. I am only cutting from a gallon size bag of scraps. We will see how long that baggy will work before I venture into my CW stash. ;-)

What are you working on today?

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!

The Good Ol' Summertime!

Happy summer! Are you keeping busy?

We just got back from a trip, mini retreat, family visit all in one.  

It was pretty hectic, but lots of fun too!

Now I am back to my crazy sewing schedule, grilling, weeding etc

Isn't it funny how fast the weeds can grow when you leave for a bit?

Its like they all tell each other, she is gone, let's see how tall we can get! ;-)

The first things I made last week~

~a pair of sunglasses cases.  The pattern is from Liz @ Moments Designs 

and is called Zig-Zags because of the way the zipper is zipped.

There are two other designs included in this pattern and I have made both for the grandkiddoes.

I also got my embroidery machine busy decorating some pillowcases for DMIL. She loves the color  lavender and had been asking DH's sister to find her a pair of lavender pillowcases.  They are in a very, very small town, so we offered to pick some up for her when we got back.  

I embroidered her name on them. The bandana was my practice piece, but she likes them for napkins, so it went off to her too. :-)

I am headed back to do a bit of sewing. I need to catch up my Marvelous Mini Monday blocks from Temecula Quilt Co.

Are you sewing along too?

Have a very safe and happy 4th!

 

The On The Move Day Bag

I had the unique pleasure of doing a pattern test for a new bag designer. :-)

Lynn of SheWearsRedFeathers designed a fun little day bag.  It has loads of pockets inside and out, a place inside for your credit cards, and mesh pockets outside for your water bottles. It would be a great bag for taking the kiddoes to the zoo or any other little day trip.  I made mine as a gift, but now I think I need to make one for me too! LOL

The inside is rip stop nylon~ very easy to wipe out if a little spill occurs.

Check out her blog for more of the tester bags. (link above)

The pattern is on sale at a very low price for the next 24 hours~

On the Move Day Bag

or

Etsy

More soon! Until then,

Happy Stitchin'!!