Little Reveals~

Awhile back I did a pattern test for Shannon of Just a Simple Stitch on Instagram.

She called this pattern 'Baby Jane'. It could be made as a large quilt or a baby quilt. 

I chose the baby quilt as I had my newest DGD in mind. ;-)  

I backed it with a plush, dimpled fabric and added a flange binding.

I am happy to report it has been received and is loved. :-)

I've also had my embroidery machine running as fast as I could, making this growth chart for my DGD's first birthday.

This is an Anita Goodesign design that came out in June 2018.

I just love the jungle animals!  I am now working on another with forest animals. 

This was really fun to watch come to life! 

I think I need a new camera as my photos all seem to come out darker than they did before.

I took these photos on a rather bright day! **you can click on any photo to enlarge it and get a better view ;-)

One more thing that I recently finished were these handy bags~

The pattern is called 'Chippers' and it was written by my friend, Toni.

She doesn't have an Etsy shop, but if you would like the pattern I can help you out as I am her 'marketing manager'. ;-) ;-)

We have taught this pattern at numerous classes and it is always a hit. I took my bags one step further than her pattern when I added the embroidered names behind the clear vinyl window. 

The embroidery file is from The Itch 2 Stitch and is called Amorette Sketch. 

I am now working on a few more things and hopefully, you will see them soon!

Until next time,

Happy Stitchin'!!

Time...

My goodness time seems to fly for me!

I have not had a problem staying home, have you? 

Of course I do miss seeing family & friends, but I would rather they be safe than anything else.

Did you do the sew along Pam Buda @Heartspun quilts hosted? You can still find the directions on her blog- look for Safe Keeping Sew Along. She gave the finishing directions on May 8th and I was sewing along until I got side tracked. ;-) I have had them both finished for over a week, but just kept forgetting to take pix~

the little 4 inch blocks went together so nicely!!

I made two right away~ one for autumn and one more patriotic.

They fit just perfectly on our little entry table.  Her next sew along starts tomorrow, and I love the little table topper she is going to be making. 

I have also been making Popcorn Pouches by Amista Baker. 

These little pouches are so addictive and I just know the grand kiddoes will find many uses for them. 

The pattern comes in 4 sizes and I had a fun time playing with my scraps.

I used the leftover zipper tapes to make little handles. ;-)

I have many more projects I am working on and hope to complete a few by the end of the month~ that is Sunday! Eeek! I had better get busy!!

I hope you are finding time to sew and enjoying the process too. 

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!

 

Grace...

Grace..

is a new cross body purse by designer Yanna of BagoVado.

It was my lucky day when I first met Yanna and began pattern testing for her. :-)  She lives on Cyprus, so,of course, we 'met' on line. I have seen pix of her home and the area where she lives and it is gorgeous!  Yanna uses mostly leather and faux leather for her bags,  but cotton and upholstery type fabrics can also be used. She comes up with such fun little details in her bags.  My DD and DDIL both love the bags I make and gift to them. ;-) 

Grace is mine! :-)

I used a fabric that my DS brought me when he had to work in Japan for a bit last year.

It is a little heavier than a cotton, but lighter than upholstery fabric.

It has a great texture to its weave.  The accents are a suede/faux leather I had in my stash. And the lining is quilting cotton.  There is a pocket in the lining, but I didn't get it in the photo.

You can find the pattern in Yanna's shop HERE

It is on sale now, but all her patterns are very reasonably priced. 

Be sure to check out all the tester photos in her listing. ;-)

Do you like to sew your own bags?

Until next time~

happy stitchin'!!

Hey There Georgie...

I have had that song running through my head for weeks now!

I think it high time I share! LOL

The Georgie Quilt is the newest pattern from Erica @kitchentablequilting

I had this FQ bundle of 'Turtle Bay' from Maywood Studios that I just loved and decided this was the quilt to cut into it. I love turtles, and all things to do with them.  It was so fun spotting the little turtles in the fabrics as I sewed. :-)

The pattern is currently on sale and Erica will be posting all the pattern tester versions soon.~

Enjoy!!

Have a safe & happy weekend!

Until next time~

happy stitchin' too!

A New Designer~

I had all the luck when I was chosen to be one of 

Jenna @ Jenna Luedecke Designs testers. :-)

Her first quilt is a winner!

With 4 sizes and 2, 3 or 4 fabric options and 2 block sizes, you could make this one over and over and they would all look different!

Check out her tester quilts at the bottom of the page in the above link.

I thought, ' I am stuck home, I need a big quilt, I might as well do the King size!'

LOL Go big or go home, right? :-)

I love my quilt, but I wanted to cut it a little different than the pattern so that all my wildflowers could go up/down. Consequently, I ran out of fabric. :-(

I am two blocks shy on my last row and have to wait until Hobby Lobby re-opens, and then hopefully I will be able to find the fabric I need to finish it. 

So~ here is my Gypsy Tiles Quilt top to date~

Of course, every time I tried to get a good pic, the wind would pick up, 

or it would be raining!!!

This was my first block, above. It was love!

:-)

The pattern is on sale right now if you would like to make your own Gypsy Tiles~

 Gypsy Tiles Quilt pattern.

 

I hope you are staying safe & busy.

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!

Quarentine, Stay Home~ Contained!

I had the pleasure of working on a pattern test for Bea

@beaquilter

And when it came to naming her quilt~ 'Contained' seemed like the perfect name!

I started with some patriotic scraps that were bugging me, and then just picked things from stash and came up with my version of Contained~

Check out Bea's blog for the pattern link and other versions of the quilt.

My DH has claimed this as soon as I get it quilted. :-)

How are you doing with StayingHome/Staying Safe?

Is your town closed up?

Required to wear masks every where?

We are, and I made quite a few masks for family and decided, I did not enjoy mask making!

The reason behind needing one, worrying about the safety of

the essential workers in my family... it starts to drag me down.

I am happy to be done with that task!

I hope you & yours are all well~

Be Safe!

Until next time~

Stitch something fun!

A Few Things~

Now that all the birthday gifts and Easter gifts have been received, 

I can show you a bit of what I was up to. I get so focused on wrapping that sometimes I totally forget to take pix, and I did that ..again. sigh.  Sorry.

But~

First~ placemat pouches.

I love these bags!  You use a Pioneer Woman placemat and I loosely followed a You Tube tutorial by Lorrie Nunemaker. She shows 8 or 9 different things you can make with these. :-) So fun!

Of course, I did have to experiment embroidering on some too. 

And how fun are these kitchen hand towels?!

This was a 'Designs by Juju' machine embroidery file I purchased. 

I love red trucks, so I also made myself one with the chocolate bunny in the back. ;-) I didn't get a photo of mine~ already in use. LOL  The aqua truck I tried to make the bunnies in the back look like Peeps. :-)

I have been working on a King size quilt the last couple weeks, hopefully this is the week I can get it all together!

What is keeping you busy?

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!