Hi y'all! I know I have been missing lately, sorry...life happens! But I will be back for the cookie exchange hop!
Our hostess Carol, says~~
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The Life of GrammyA few weeks ago Barb from Barb Tourtillotte Illustrations
was looking for someone to 'play' (to me it is play, but she said 'create' ;-) ) with her newest fabric line called 'Bundle Up' for Henry Glass.
(photo from Barb's website)
I applied and she picked me!!!!!!!!!
The fabrics are all so fun! I love snowmen and all the little forest animals are so cute.
She sent me FQs, the large panel and the smaller block panel.
I dreamed and played and came up with placemats for the block panel and FQs~
I added a pocket for a napkin and silverware. My DGD is learning to set the table, so this will definitely help her. :-)
There was a border stripe FQ and I carefully cut that apart to put along the bottom of each placemat.
I had two FQs left and I had saved one to put on the bottom of the panel, and the other I used for binding. I really cut that close!
Thank you, Barb, for trusting me with your gorgeous fabrics!!
Until next time~
Happy stitchin'!
The Challenge--
I have been collecting 30's fabrics for quite some time and have a quilt top almost together~ maybe I will be able to finish it this winter. Cutting piano keys for the borders is taking much longer than I thought it would! :-o
Please make sure to visit my fellow bloggers today~
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And thank you for stopping by!
Until next time~
Happy stitchin'!!
And tomorrow is my day!!
See you then!!
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I mentioned my DDs wedding in my last post :)
I won't post a bunch of pix just maybe one or two.
She wore my Mom's pearls, and my garter~ something old and older!
Also borrowed and blue. ;-)
It was always such a quaint, little Bavarian village and last time we really enjoyed the shops and atmosphere. Not so much this time~ they have gone commercial. :-( Parking meters everywhere! Streets blocked off, people feeling the pressure to park and then to get back to their vehicles. At $3.50/hr, that is understandable. And cars constantly circling made it much less fun.
Fortunately our campground was right on the river and we had an evening visitor across the river~
Pre-wedding, I went on a small retreat with friends and managed to get most of this tree skirt embroidered~
Now I must get back to my machine!
I still have lots of catching up to do!!
Until next week~
Happy sewing!!
Hi there!
Yes, yes, yes, I have been MIA but for a very good reason!
Our DD got married in August. I was altering dresses, shopping for a new suit for hubby, and all the fun stuff a wedding involves. Our DS flew in and it was so nice to have all of our little family together for a few days. Unfortunately, my DDIL and grands could not fly in as well. :-( But we Skyped nearly every day of his visit. It was wonderful!
So what is coming up?
I have been busy preparing for my day---as well as a lot of other things!
Be sure to visit next week!
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. :-)
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And speaking of picnics, are you a Costco fan? We found these wonderful sorbets in fruit rind cups~
(and no, I am not promoting Costco, just passing along a goodie we found and enjoy)
Please visit my fellow bloggers today~
Who knew that having a Halloween Hop last week would bring the chilly weather?! We had rain, wind--- the power even went out for a few hours...
