My Day to Party!

 It has been a bit wild at our house the last few weeks, but I am so happy to chat with you about the Picnic Party Blog Hop!

The challenge was to make something to use for a picnic, or something square. :-)  I usually choose a date toward the middle of the week, but this time I thought Monday might be the best. ;-)

My DGD loves picnics and always begs to eat outside when she is here~ although we don't have a picnic table, I do make the little card table festive. :-)

I made the table runner and placemat with my embroidery machine. They are in the hoop designs from Designs by Juju.  They were really fun to make. Unfortunately I only made 2 placemats and DGD thinks I need 6! :-o I guess I need to get to work. LOL

And speaking of picnics, are you a Costco fan?  We found these wonderful sorbets in fruit rind cups~

 So very refreshing on a hot summer day! ;-) 

(and no, I am not promoting Costco, just passing along a goodie we found and enjoy) 

Please visit my fellow bloggers today~

July 17

 Just Let Me Quilt

Quiltscapes

Days Filled With Joy

Quilt Schmilt

That Fabric Feeling

And until next time~

Happy Quilting!!

 

It is a Picnic Party!!!

 Are you ready??

July 17

 Just Let Me Quilt

Quiltscapes

Days Filled With Joy

Quilt Schmilt

That Fabric Feeling

Crazy'boutquilts

 July 18

Inflorescence

CQ4Fun

Just Because Quilts

Homespun Hannah's Blog

Karen's Korner

Vroomans Quilts

July 19

Selina Quilts

Patchwork Breeze

Songbird Designs

Words & Stitches

Beaquilter

Quilted Snail

Sew Many Yarns

 

July 20

 

MooseStashQuilting

Karrin’s Crazy World

Bumbleberry Stitches

Texas Quilt Gal

Quilting Gail

Ms P Designs USA

Scrapdash

'When Pigs Fly' Hop~

 Hello! And welcome!

And happy first day of Summer!

Will it be a hot day for you?  Not so much here, but the temps are just where I love them~ 70ºF 

I knew I had some projects I needed to finish, but the one that caught my eye was this little bundle~

I stopped working on it last year ~I don't know why!~ but knew I wanted it this year. :-)

All I had left to do was layer, quilt and bind.

And now it is finished and hanging! The tumblers were cut with a 4" Accuquilt Die and the stars were cut with a Crafter's Edge Star Die. :-) I love it when all my little gadgets play together! LOL

I quilted wavy lines and bound it by bringing the back to the front. Do you have trouble making a binding like that? One corner always turns out wonky?

Then I suggest this Handy Ruler~ 

 

It works exactly like it is marketed to work, your miters are sewn closed with your sewing machine, and you can finish the binding with your sewing machine! I love it for placemats and tables runners and things that get a lot of washings.  

(No, I am not a sponsor of the gadget or get any kind of promo points. I just love sharing when I find things that work!)

Be sure to check out the rest of today's bloggers~

Wednesday June 21

BeaQuilter

crazy'boutquilts

Days Filled with Joy

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Texas Quilt Gal

 

And a special thank you to Joan for hosting this fun swap!

Until next time~

Happy stitchin'!

 

Have You Seen Pigs Flying?

 This is the week for the 'When Pigs Fly' blog hop. Have seen the cool projects?

I am off to visit blogs, but come back tomorrow for my day!!

 

Monday June 19

MooseStashQuilting

Quilting Gail

Songbird Designs

Quilt Schmilt

Words & Stitches

Scrapdash

 

Tuesday June 20

Quilted Delights

Ms P Designs USA

Selena Quilts

Just Because Quilts

Stitching Farm Girl

Bumbleberry Stitches

Wednesday June 21

BeaQuilter

crazy'boutquilts

Days Filled with Joy

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Texas Quilt Gal

 

Thursday June 22

Just Let Me Quilt

Karrin’s Crazy World

Inflorescence

VroomansQuilts

The Quilted Snail

 

Rose Colored Glasses Hop

 Hello! and welcome to my day in the Rose Colored Glasses Blog Hop!

I don't own 'rose' colored glass~ mine are ruby. :-) 

 

I found them one year in the Target dollar section right before Valentines Day. And I love them for deciding on value of certain fabrics~

 

Yes, you can now use your cell phone and gray out your pix and get the same effect. But my glasses are handy, while my cell phone often is not. ;-) 

So, our challenge was...

"Your sewn project must have one or more of the following:"

Rose/pink fabric

Eyeglasses

Roses

Positive Words

~Carol @justletmequilt

My project is a rose colored hooded towel for one of my DGDs!

They all love unicorns. :-) I think I will be making more. LOL

The machine embroidery design is from Designs By Juju HERE

Even if you don't embroider, you will love Juju's tutorial for making a hooded towel.  There are NO exposed seams! Check it out HERE 

With pool season underway, surely you know someone who would love a hooded towel when they get out of the water. ;-)

I hope you enjoyed my post; be sure to check out all my fellow Wednesday bloggers~~

 

MAY 17^TH

Inflorescence

Scrapdash

Karrin’s Crazy World

Beaquilter

The Crafty Grammie

 

And a special thank you to Carol for dreaming up this fun hop!!

 

Until next time~

Happy sewing!! 

 

Let the Fun Begin!

It starts tomorrow!

You do not want to miss it. ;-) 

MAY 15^TH

Just Let Me Quilt

Selina Quilts

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

That Fabric Feeling

Days Filled With Joy

Words & Stitches

 

MAY 16^TH

Sew Many Yarns

Quilt Schmilt

Podunk Pretties

Quilted Snail

Quilting Gail

Texas Quilt Gal

 

MAY 17^TH

Inflorescence

Scrapdash

Karrin’s Crazy World

Beaquilter

Crazy'boutquilts

The Crafty Grammie

 

MAY 18^TH

MooseStashQuilting

Just Because Quilts

Quilted Delights

Vroomans Quilts

Karen's Korner

Ms P Designs USA

 

May Already!!!

Where has the year gone?!

I look away from my calendar and another month passes.  Do you feel the same?

A new month means a new blog hop~

 And I will give one hint~

you will never guess what I made! LOL

In other news, I completed a few patriotic things and I think I just might display them until after the 4th of July. I like them that much!

Both are in the hoop designs from Designs by Juju. If you have a 5 x 7 hoop, you can make these too!

 Until next time~

go make something!!

Happy Stitchin'!