A Little Fun Sewing!

My how time flies when November first comes around!

I have been doing a lot of secret sewing~ Christmas gifties that I cannot reveal until January! And pattern tests, but in between all those projects I did have a little fun. ;-)

My friends and I got together for a weekend sew-in! But before we did, we each cut out 75 red tumblers using the Accuquilt 4½" die, 75 green tumblers and 30 gold tumblers. We were to cut from our stash. 

 Then when we got together we put everyone's reds in a bag and mixed them up and pulled out hand fulls! We did the same for the greens and golds and then made tops with our new bunches of tumblers! The amazing thing was that we didn't always get any of our own back but got 3 or 4 of someone else's depending on how hard the fabrics stuck together.  

Four of us just went 'helter skelter' and didn't try to make any designs but one smart cookie arranged hers to make a modern tree top. :-) 

Aren't they all fun?!!! I plan to border mine with a green fabric which will make it lap size. :-) 

Until next time~

Happy stitchin'!!

A Little Something Fun...

What do you sew on to de-stress?

Do you have a favorite mindless sewing project?

I like making string blocks or pillowcases.  Lately my 'sew-jo' has been waning, so yesterday I worked on a few pillowcases. :-)

I had purchased the two with the white background, and made the middle one.  When I purchased them, I thought they would be just perfect for 2 of my grands, and I didn't think the 2 yo would use a pillow yet~ oops! I was wrong, so I made up the third one and am real happy with how it turned out. 

Then I pulled out my Crafter's Edge machine and alphabet letters and put the kids names on their cases so there would be no problems when they arrived. LOL  I tried out different sewing machine stitches just for fun. :-)   It was a perfect 'mindless sewing' afternoon! :-)

And a quick reminder, the Crafter's Edge website is having a 20% off sale for the month of October~ a great time to stock up on some fun dies!

 

Now that my 'sew-jo' is back, I need to get to work!

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!

Pumpkins?

While the Pumpkin Spice Muffins are baking and filling the house with wonderful smells, 

I thought I would show you another use for the Crafter's Edge Beach Ball Die. 

 

Remember in June when I made the balloon balls for the grandkiddoes?

 If you cut just 2 more of the die 'melons', you can make pumpkins!!

How cool is that?!  I left a little opening in the seam at the bottom of one of the melons and used it to turn my pumpkins. Then instead of filling with fiber fill, I blew up a balloon inside. :-) This will make them much easier to store from year to year as I will just have to pop the balloon and fold them flat to store. :-) 

And just a little reminder~

"From October 1 to October 31, all orders on Crafter's Edge.com will receive a 20% off discount! No coupon codes are needed, the discount will automatically be applied at checkout. This discount is only applicable while supplies last, and cannot be combined with other sales or promotions. The discount is not applicable to wholesale or resale orders."

 

Until next time~

Happy pumpkin season!!! 

Water Bottle Carrier?

 Do you carry your water bottle with you when out?

I usually leave it in the car, but I may change my mind next summer if I have a bag like this. ;-)

The last time my DD came for a day we worked on this water bottle carrier...

The pattern is from Linds Handmade and is called the H2O To Go  

We used sheets of faux leather for the exterior, so we had a bit of extra piecing, but it worked out well and we were both quite happy with the results.

The she hopped over to my embroidery machine and made a little hand sanitizer holder from the faux leather scraps. ;-)  

What a fun play day! :-)  

She usually has some little project to work on together when she visits and we have such a good time.  I wonder what she will come up with next time? :-)

Today is a very rainy, windy day~ a great day to be sewing! ...with a pot of soup simmering on the stove top.  Yum! So off I go!

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!

Secret Sewing and a Winner!

Sara @Sew Sweetness has released a new pattern bundle

and I was fortunate to test this fun backpack.

 It is called the Chickadee Backpack and makes clever use of metal frames to hold the top open.

I made it in a school print for my DD to carry to school (she is a teacher), but my DGD immediately took possession. LOL  I had a little accident with my phone and unfortunately deleted the pix of her strutting around in it.  It is rather large, but she did not care! LOL

The winner of the gingerbread men from my last post is Michele!!

Congratulations! I will get them off in tomorrow's mail. :-)

And finally, I want to tell you that Crafter's Edge is having a 20% off of everything sale for the month of October!  The discount will show up when you go to check out.  I will be back with a fun little project I am working on~

Until then~

Happy Stitchin'!!

 

Is It Too Early...?

...to sew for Christmas? :-)

I think not!! I have a few gifts finished up (sorry no peeks until they are received and opened), and I made something for me!

Last year I decided I needed to decorate my kitchen with all things Gingerbread Man this year. So to that end I made a little wall hanging~

 Sorry for the poor lighting~ it is raining! And we need it so badly that I am not even going to try to edit the pix! ;-)

I was thinking about pulling a pan of gingerbread men out of the oven before decorating when I made this. I used the Crafter's Edge Gingerbread Person Die.  I fused heat & Bond Lite to the back of my fabric and then cut out 2 men at a time. It went really fast~ so fast in fact, that I have a few extra's to give away.  I have 3 with the fusible on the back ready to go. They would be cute on an apron, hotpad, whatever you can think of! Would you like them? Just comment below and I will draw a name from all comments to receive them. :) 

I love the Churn Dash block so much that I had to make a big one as a border. :-)

It is all quilted and ready for hanging.

I have a few more gingerbread projects up my sleeve~ I hope to finish them all before December! :-)

Thank you for visiting, until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!

Happy September!!

Hello friends!

August was such a busy month for us with a retreat for me,

 and then DH was ready for a camping trip.  :-)

I am glad it is September as it means a little bit of a slow down for me. I am basically a homebody and love to stay home and sew and quilt and create.  :-) It is all fun, right?

I wanted to show you two of the projects we did as a group at my August retreat. 

First we all made the Andalusian Pouch. 

This is a pattern by Sara @Sew Sweetness. It is one of the Minikins Series~ #3.

What makes it really special is that it has wire frames that hold the bag open, and when closed it kind of reminds me of a men's toiletry bag. My friends made them in all fabrics and colors and they all did such a nice job! We had orange lobsters, 30's print, Harry Potter, cats, the Mandalorian and  Maleficent all represented. LOL

One of the ladies in our group has a GO! machine and a Tumbler Die and she cut everyone a flag quilt kit.

They went together so fast with the corner trimmed off for us. :-) 

Mine is in the center with the star field in the upper left. I plan to hang it this way when quilted.

Some of the ladies left off the stars and plan to machine embroider them in at home.

I did make a few other projects, but they are secret sewing so will have to wait.

I hope you have a lovely autumn! Any plans?

Have you started Christmas sewing?  While I made a couple things at retreat, I also have a few things I want to get busy on soon...and not wait until December 23rd! LOL

Until next time~

Happy stitchin'!