Little Green Apples Hop~~

Have you been doing the hop?

Hoppin' around the blogs?  :-)

 I just love hops! They inspire me to try new things. And Carol @Just Let Me Quilt thought up this fun idea! Thank you Carol!!

This challenge was to make something green or with apples or both! I chose both! I found this very cute apple core pattern at Sassafras Lane Designs.

Shayla & Kristy have so many fun FREE patterns!  

I had to make it because my hubby is a green apple lover~ the sour ones! :-)

So I made this little mini to hang in our office.  I strayed from the pattern ever so slightly by adding the seeds, and making smaller borders. Now I think I may have to go back and make all the fruit blocks! (did you go look?!)  My fabrics for the core are a little light on the left~ I never realized I didn't own creamier neutrals!  I don't have a lot of greens either so I had to repeat a couple. It is all good! Like in nature, all apples aren't perfect! :-)

Be sure to visit my fellow bloggers today~ 

MARCH 23

Moosestash Quilting

Patchwork Breeze

Crazy'boutquilts

Selina Quilts

Samelia's Mum

Just Because Quilts

Scrapdash

That Fabric Feeling

 

Have fun!!

Do The Hop!!

A new blog hop started today and promises to be lots of fun!!

 

MARCH 20

Just Let Me Quilt

Quilt Schmilt

Quilting Gail

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

DesertSky Quilting

Days Filled With Joy

Kathy's Kwilts and More

Sew Many Yarns

 

MARCH 21

Creatin’ in the Sticks

Quilted Delights

Karrin’s Crazy World

For The Love Of Geese

Vroomans Quilts

Quilted Snail

Homespun Hannah's Blog

The Joyful Quilter

 

MARCH 22

Inflorescence

Ms P Designs USA

Words & Stitches

The Crafty Grammie

Beaquilter

Texas Quilt Gal

Pinker n' Punkin Quilting & Stitching

 

MARCH 23

Moosestash Quilting

Patchwork Breeze

Crazy'boutquilts

Selina Quilts

Samelia's Mum

Just Because Quilts

Scrapdash

That Fabric Feeling

New Pattern Release

 Joanne @canuckquilter has released a new pattern~

Leafy Pathways

I was lucky enough to pattern test this one for her and I immediately thought of all the piles of colorful leaves in the fall. I dug out scraps and cut and sewed. I just love how it turned out!

It is 61.5" x 78.5" and there is a tiny bit of paper piecing to get the sharp leaf points. Very easy to do.  :-) 

Joanne did hers in spring greens, so be sure to visit her blog to see it. And the other tester's top too. 

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!

Sweet On You Hop~ Thursday :-)

 Hello bloggers and hoppers!

The idea for this hop was Joan's @MooseStash Quilting and what a fun idea for February!!  Thank you Joan!! I have enjoyed visiting all the blogs and 'sweet' ideas~ have you too?

I decided to make a project from the Fat Quarter Shop's exclusive free patterns, with a little twist. I wanted my wall hanging to be mini. :-) I did the math and made the Love Note Pattern half size.

It is approx 10.25" x 12" inches~

 Ok, I love it, but what if I made it even smaller?

How about 5" x 6"? 

 It is really easy to reduce patterns and blocks and I had a blast making the mini-mini. ;-)  Ok, I might be a math nerd, but honestly~ it is easy. :-)

In the evenings I worked on the accompanying free cross-stitch pattern. I got it stitched, but not fully finished.... it will be by next year! LOL  I have a small cutting board that I plan to mount it on so I can hang it in my dining nook next year. :-)

 I hope you enjoyed my little 'sweet' treats. Be sure to check out all of today's bloggers~

Thursday Feb 23

Just Let Me Quilt

crazy'boutquilts (this is me!)

Quiltery-For the Love of Geese

Pinker n' Punkin Quilting & Stitching

Inflorescence

Purring Cottage

 

 Until next time~

Happy stitchin'!!

 

Coming Soon!!!

 

I am so excited!! :-) 

 

Monday Feb 20

MooseStashQuilting

Karrin's Crazy World

Quilted Delights

Selina Quilts

Sew Cute and Quirky

Days Filled With Joy

Scrapdash

 

Tuesday Feb 21

Vicki's Crafts and Quilting

Creatin' in the Sticks

Quilt Schmilt

Ms P Designs USA

The Crafty Grammie

Vroomans Quilts

Words and Stitches

 

Wednesday Feb 22

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Quilting Gail

Just Because Quilts

Bea Quilter

SameliasMum

Kathy's Kwilts and More

Lynns Blog

 

Thursday Feb 23

Just Let Me Quilt

crazy'boutquilts

Quiltery-For the Love of Geese

Pinker n' Punkin Quilting & Stitching

Inflorescence

Purring Cottage

ME Fun!

As many of you know, I love to machine embroider. :-)

And I love gifting things I have made. Well, this set is staying right here! LOL

When I saw this Nautical design from Designs By Juju  I just knew what I would do with it. 

We have a small guest bathroom that I have fun decorating, and when it isn't Grinch season, it is beach themed. 

 These are perfect for the vanity and little set of shelves. :-) Next I need to decorate some towels.

Do you decorate for seasons or other themes?   I love to decorate, much to my husband's chagrin. He always says 'what are you going to do with that?' when I buy a little something, but it always works as planned. :-) yay!

I hope you are enjoying a little sunshine wherever you are~

Until next time~~

Happy Stitchin'!! 

I'm Home Again!

 Did you know I was gone? :-) 

LOL, I didn't tell but a few. I went to a winter retreat with my sewing/machine embroidery/quilting friends.  We are a small group, but full of fun and inspiration! Unfortunately, the design wall was so busy I didn't get pix of things before they were taken down again! Next time I will be faster! I do have one quilt top I need to convert and then I can show it.

I worked on these 'Shop In Style Tote Bags' from Pineapple Fabrics.

 

They used this fun Grace pack.  Keep your eyes on their site because they have a lot of sales~ better yet, sign up for the emails so you don't miss anything! ;-)

Side view of the largest bag~

I did a little extra quilting on both bags and I really like how they turned out. I think the large one may go with me to Expo in March. ;-) 

I also got quite a bit done on a machine embroidery project, but it is a test design, so you will have to wait for that one. 

What is keeping you busy?

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!