A Secret!

 I have been sitting on a secret!

And it has been so hard to keep!!!!

 

Just one more sleep. :-)

Here's a hint~~~

       Any guesses???

All will be revealed tomorrow! :-)

 

Have a great day!!

Also here are the bloggers in today's Time In A Bottle hop~

March 16

 Inflorescence

Lynn's Blog

Karen's Korner

Stitching Farm Girl

Scrapdash

Familypatchworks

 

 

Time in a Bottle Blog Hop

It is coming soon! :-)

And this time I joined the fun!  I am busily working on my project. 

The Time in a Bottle Blog Hop~

Check out all the participants!

March 14

Creatin' in the Sticks

Vroomans Quilts

Patchouli Moon Studio

Samelia's Mum

Days Filled With Joy

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Stitchin At Home

 

March 15

MooseStashQuilting

Becky’s Adventures in Quilting and Travel

The Darling Dogwood

Quilting Gail

Time 4 Stitchn

Beaquilter

 

March 16

 Inflorescence

Lynn's Blog

Karen's Korner

Stitching Farm Girl

Scrapdash

Familypatchworks

 

March 17

Ms P Designs USA

Quilt Schmilt

That Fabric Feeling

Quilted Delights

Words & Stitches

Selina Quilts

 

March 18

Just Let Me Quilt

Bumbleberry Stitches

Karrin’s Crazy World

Lianne Makes Stuff

Crazy'boutquilts

Songbird Designs

 

One More!

That is right, one more pattern release happened this week

 and I was lucky enough to be a tester. :-) 

Stephanie from Paper Moonlight Crafts released

 her newest pattern called 'Nesting Baskets'

This is my tester version~

Sorry for the lighting, I finished it at retreat and the lighting at the design wall was a bit shadowed.

The pattern comes in both a lap and bed size. 

I made the lap, and if you click on the photo it will (should) open in another window for you to see better.  I had that cute animal print and fussy cut the centers. I love how this one turned out. 

It was a quick sew, and a whole lot easier than you would think! :-)

If you have an Instagram account and check @paper_moonlight_crafts, you will see all the test versions. ;)

Until next time~

Happy stitchin'!!
 

Another Reveal~

Didn't I say I had a lot of irons in the fire and much would be revealed soon? 

Monday was pattern release day for Jenna of Jenna Luedecke Design 

and I was lucky enough to test her newest pattern called

Shimmer & Shine Quilt Pattern. It comes in multiple sizes and I tested the pillow size~

 I wanted bed pillows~ aren't they just dreamy? :-)

And just wait until you see some of the tester quilts!

The secondary design is so fun!

And you cannot mess up because it is paper pieced! All those points are easy peasy.

I really enjoyed making these~ it was very relaxing sewing.

 

You will be able to find the pattern in Jenna's Etsy shop .

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!

Sewing Fun!

 Hi everyone!

I love Valentine's Day and just had to have a bit of fun!

 I machine embroidered this design from Designs By JuJu. It is called Vintage Sketch Mason Jars.

Next, I cut the HST's using my Crafter's Edge Crossover 11 machine and the Half Square Triangle Dies. 

There are 6 different sizes of dies in the set, so I just cut my embroidered design to fit a die size~ and set to work. If you press your fabrics right sides together before you cut, you are all set to sew as soon as the pieces come through the machine. ;-)

I added a pocket at the bottom for Valentine's because I am in a postcard Valentine swap. ;-) 

A little machine quilting and binding and I have a new wall hanging. Yay!

Do you make special things for holiday decorating?

Until next time~

Happy stitchin'!

A Few Finishes~

January was a busy month of pattern tests and sewing fun, along with the normal day-to-day stuff. ;-) 

We had a family get-together and I got to play with my DGD one weekend. 

All the things that make life joyful!

I tested the Adamas Quilt by Emily of Dame and Dane Quilting.~  

 I found this cool ombre fabric at Hobby Lobby and turtle fabric and just knew I had to use the two for this pattern. I just love how it turned out! The beauty of this pattern is that the blocks are easy rectangles and squares to sew together~ it is how you turn them that makes the design. :-) 

I also did a 'small' test for Lesley of BerryBirdy.

The Snow Star Pillow pattern  comes in three sizes~ a pillow, a wall hanging and a cute little mug rug. Can you guess which one I did? :-)

The teeny mug rug!!

It measures 8½" square and was really fun for me to make! I love messing around with teeny pieces! 

In hindsight, I should have chosen a solid white for my background to make the snow flake pop a little more. No mug will ever find its way to this mini! It has a place of honor on my sewing room wall. ;-) 

I would love to make a set of pillows next. :-)

What fun things have been keeping you busy? Do you like to sew mini's?

I do have more to show soon!

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!

Snow!!

I know, many of you are getting it. Lots of you are tired of it. Some of you want more.

Which category are you? 

I actually like it as long as I don't have to drive or go anywhere when it turns to ice~ that is a nightmare!!

And I have already done that this year. :-/

This is my January project for Crafter's Edge and the Crossover ll machine.

     I really wish I had just enough snow to take the pic outside! (shhh- DH does NOT want snow!)

I used some of the alphabet dies and the snowflake die. I machine embroidered the 'Let it~' and hand stitched around the snowflake-- it is cut from felt.

I enjoyed this project so much! The hand stitching was perfect for evening sewing. ;) 

I have a lot of makes for January, and will be back to show you more soon!

Until next time~

Happy stitchin'!!