Running Behind!

I meant to get this posted yesterday, but my computer has been doing some weird things and I got tired fighting with it. :o

This is the newest pattern from Tori of Toriska PDF Sewing Patterns~

It is called the 'Round the World Purse' and I thoroughly enjoyed testing it!

Unfortunately, it is only on sale through tonight~ so if you would like to sew it for a special someone, hurry over and get your pattern!

You can also see her testers versions ~here~ So much creativity! I want one of each! LOL

The pattern comes in four sizes, I made the small size.  

I'll be back again soon~

Until next time~

~Happy Stitchin'!!

Back In The Sewing Chair~

Hi everyone! I am back in my sewing chair and it feels good! :-)

I have been working on a bunch of things simultaneously, and am loving the finishes!

I had the pleasure of testing Amy @KatiCupcake's newest pattern-'Love You More' last week and I am really smitten with this pattern....easy sewing, big blocks, big impact! :-)

My hubby challenged me to use my stash :-o and I did!

Except for the background fabric...that is something I don't normally have on hand. I found a really cool text print that worked perfectly.  And my white with red dots also worked really well~ I love dots!! :-)

There are so many ways you can make this pattern~ and all are wonderful!  The pattern is currently at the printer, but will be available on Amy's website soon.  You can find a link to her blog on her website also, and she will soon be posting her testers quilts. I can't wait to see them!

I'll be back with more soon!

Until then~

~Happy Stitchin'!

A New Pattern~

I had the pleasure of testing a new pattern

 by Daryl of Patchouli Moon Studio for a very cool fabric folder~

The Patchwork Fabric Folder pattern can be found on Craftsy  HERE

Daryl also has a free tutorial for sewing a scrappy background for your folder  HERE

I just love my folder! The cover is a wool applique I worked on while riding in the car. It is from a pattern in the most recent Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine. The tree is part of a larger pattern in the magazine for a table runner and I am also working on that. ;-)

Thank you for your kind messages and condolences on my Mom's passing.💔

 

 

Saying Goodbye

My Mom passed away on August 16th.

I am sure going to miss her.

Rest in peace, Mom.

Seriously-- Where did July Go??!!

Happy August!

This has been the fastest summer e.v.e.r. for me! It seems like I am always on the go!

How about you?

August came in with a bang! I have finished 5 pattern tests already!

All I can say about them for now is cute. cute. cute. :-) I am already using one item. 

And another is going to be delivered on Saturday.

That one is a baby quilt! This soon to be released pattern is called 'Addition' by Erica of  Kitchen Table Quilting

Here is a little peek~

I used flannel, quilting cottons, and minky and I love how soft and cuddly it is! I just quilted it with an allover loopy design to hold the layers together, no batting as it is heavy enough. ;-)

The other 4 I won't be able to reveal until this fall. :-)

I also made 2 mini machine embroidered wall hangings~

Both designs are from the Embroidery Library. 

This is the second one I have made of the Lord's Prayer. Unfortunately, my parents have ended up in different care facilities.  My Dad requested the first one for his apartment; when my Mom saw it, she wanted one too. ;-)  So since she had to wait a bit, she gets both of these. 

And I kept my embroidery machine busy making a couple key fobs too. I have made so many of these that I have lost count. :-) The design is from Buggalena. 

I am keeping my sewing machine hopping! And I love it!! Especially on these hot, dry days when going outdoors is not too appealing. ;-)  Next in my que of projects is a couple more baby items and then I want to catch up on my BOM's.  How about you? Is summer keeping you busy too?

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!

 

Yikes! Summer is Flying!!

Goodness how can it be the second half of July already!?

Do you feel like summer is just flying too?

I truly had intended to get back here sooner!

I made little chicken feeder pincushions for my fellow retreaters~

I saw a similar idea on Pinterest, and just went with it.  I got a couple cans of spray paint and had a little fun.  The pincushions are stuffed with a combination of walnut shells and batting.  I gathered them around a piece of card board that I cut to fit the top. The little holes are to store smaller spools of thread, but my friends all agreed M&M's would be better! LOL

I have had my sewing machine buzzing since our return.  I made a flannel/denim raggy quilt as a graduation gift for a friend's DD.

And I just finished a pattern test for a fun bag~

It is loaded with pockets!  Seven in all. :)

It is called Snow White's Purse Charming and is by Willow Creek Sewn. 

I have a few more things on my cutting table, so need to get back to work!

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!

 

I'm Ba-aa-ack!!

We took the month of June to travel and visit with our families. I delivered all the quilts in my previous posts. :-)

On the way back we saw some wonderful rainbows~ 

Our motor home campground was right out in the middle of the prairie in Wyoming.

The 50+mph wind gusts were not very fun, but the rainbows were sure pretty! 

I attended a small retreat during our trip and worked on these Scrappy Trips blocks in Christmas scraps (Of course!)  I followed Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville's tutorial.

Since we have been home I have made 10 more blocks. I want to do 26 more so that the quilt fits a queen size bed.  I counted out my strips last night and need to do more cutting. :-/  It is an easy block and I am hoping when it is all sewn together it doesn't look quite so crazy! I never knew I had so many red Christmas prints! (My Mom had a lot of red too as I acquired her stash earlier this year.) 

I will be back soon to show you the gift I made for my fellow retreats, and some of the gifties I received. ;-)

Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!