CHRISTMAS IN MAY? JOIN THE "CHRISTMAS RAPPERS THIS WEEK, IN AN AWESOME BLOG HOP

 

                                           
Actually, the last few day in April - April 29th - May 12th

 

















Now is the time to prepare for those awesome projects for Christmas.  This book is amazing by two AMAZING WOMEN.  IF you like reverse applique or paper piecing, this book is for you, actually there is something for everyone.  The quilting techniques are in this book to help you.  This book is sold on Amazon, I went and found the book months ago when I heard about it.

WON'T YOU JOIN US TOMORROW THROUGH MAY 12TH?

THERE WILL BE A GIVEAWAY :Two (2) winners will receive one (1) Bundle of nine (9)Island Batik Fat Quarters + 3 spools of Aurifil thread
         

tHERE ARE SOME AMAZING RAPPERS IN THIS HOP THEY JUST OOZE CREATIVITY:

• Joan Kawano, Moosestash Quilting, https://www.moosestashquilting.com. April 29
• Linda Pearl, One Quilting Circle, https://onequiltingcircle.com/. April 30
• Kathy Bruckman, Kathy’s Kwilts and More, http://www.kathyskwiltsandmore.blogspot.com/. May 1
• Bea Lee, Beaquilter, www.beaquilter.com . May 2
• Sherry Shish, Powered by Quilting, http://poweredbyquilting.com . May 3
• Jennifer Strauser, Dizzy Quilter, http://dizzyquilter.com/ . May 4
• Barbara Gaddy, Bejeweled Quilts, www.bejeweledquilts.blogspot.com . May 5
• Nancy Myers, Patchwork Breeze, www.patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com . May 6
• Vicki Schlimmer, Vicki’s Crafts and Quilts, http://knitbug2.blogspot.com/ . May 7
• Gail Sheppard, Quilting Gail, https://quiltinggail.wordpress.com . May 8
• Michelle Roberts, Creative Blonde, http:// www.creativeblonde.co.uk . May 9
• Maryellen Mcauliffe, Mary Mack Made Mine, http://www.marymackmademine.com/ . May 10
• Denise Looney, For the Love of Geese, https://fortheloveofgeese.com . May 11
• Maria Hrabovsky, Maria Michaels Design, http://www.mariamichaelsdesigns.com/blog/. May 12

What does the Log Cabin block, Paper Piecing, and a Ballerina have in common?

Absolutely nothing!!!

Except that they have been sitting on my longarm in piles waiting to get finished for a while now.

Below is the Log Cabin blocks.

Island Batik Scraps, I can see the Victoria and Albert Line in there.  November's Island Batik Challenge.  This one would be close to be getting done but I have to do some cutting on these blocks and boy am I nervous that I make a mistake.  I know....get ur done!!!

I have been working on this paper piecing for months, I do mean months.  This is something that I designed. Not much on paper piecing but I am hoping this turns out.  Not a great mathematician either so keep your fingers crossed that it all works.  This project is the October Island Batik Challenge.  I will not be able to sew for ten days this month so I am frantically working on this one.

Then this ballerina, oh my gosh.  I have put more thought into this one.  It seems like all I do is think.  I have embroidered some things to go with it and now I am trying to decide how I can make her name look like the lettering I used in the embroidery machine.  I used designs that don't include the letttering, just the words.

By the way, this ballerina was made by enlarging her and then enlarging her on my printer.

I think I finally came up with something but we get our grandson today.  Oh yes....can't wait.  Maybe while he sleeps I can get her name done just right.  I have had several failed attempts but I am thinking this time might work.

Last night I finished four towels, this is the smaller towel but the larger one took me an hour to do (each).  Done....did I say it was done???  

It seems like the older I get the passing of time just speeds by, so enjoy today and don't worry about tomorrow.!!

WHO SAYS I CAN COUNT?

A sweet blogging friend called me yesterday. While we were talking, I was doing theses!


This morning before a friend comes over, I wanted to trim them up.

I will not tell you the name I called myself when I snipped off the seam allowance!
Seriously? Again?
Then I noticed that I had turned one of the Santa's faces inside out.....so I went looking for him...low and behold, he was the one I snipped off the seam allowance.
Well.....I had 32 to stitch, see...I told you 28....but sometimes it is good to be wrong because now I have a total of 28. I chose to top stitch mine instead of taking a needle and thread to close the opening.
Here are the fabric measurements I used, it helps to cut the fabric out first. I know most of you know that....

For the Santa's beard - 4 x 4 inch square

Face 1 1/2 " x 4 inches

Hat rim 1 1/2 x 4 inches

Hat 3" x 5"

This makes it go so much faster

You can get the pattern here