ANTIQUE SQUARE GIVEAWAY!

A sweet friend sent me these wonderful antique squares. They are so fabulous and hand sewn. There are sixteen of them plus enough squares to make more. I just don’t

have the time to finish these up. So they are going to be given away today…..will pick a winner come Monday. Family is invited to throw their name in the hat.

Here it is in one pile.

NEXT GIVEAWAY

is these awesome stars. There are thirty of them, hand sewn.

I certainly enjoyed looking at the different fabrics and for some reason it transports me back in time. So just leave a comment for these stars as well….there will be two winners.

Once again, winners will be chosen on Monday.

Have a fabulous day….gotta get back to the sewing room….what a mess.

International friends welcomed...

MY SEWING ROOM TODAY

I am my mother's daughter....... My son David came up to me and said..."Do you know how much china you have"? Of course I do....isn't it pretty? This is just two kinds right now.

When I am at my mother's I just look around in amazement at the things she has collected. I love her bottles, tins, etc....but there is so much. She asked if I wanted some of her bottles and I was thinking...are you kidding me....I have enough junk of my own. I just chuckle to myself as I unpack each item and say to myself....I am my mother's daughter....I am my mother's daughter.....is that so bad? I love my play pretties. There is enough counter space in the kitchen to where I can have them out and maybe interchange them occasionally so I can enjoy them.

This is what my sewing space looks like now.
as you walk in....and...I have noticed that there are fabric boxes all over the house.....sheweee
I just wanted to thank all of you for your comments, sorry I have not been answering them, when stressed, I shut down......so maybe when the house is in order I will start commenting again...but don't give up on me....I WILL BE BACK!!!!

FIFTH REINDEER!! HAVING FUN YET?

Before we get to the reindeer I wanted to show you my soon to be sewing room....

Don't you just love the windows?

Here is another view but showing part of the closet. Movers come Monday...

For now we are just making do. I was thinking today about how many times in my married life I have had to wait and make do. It takes too much energy for me to even think about it....so I won't!

Can you believe that I found these reindeer Christmas Cards at Tuesday Morning today. How fitting it that? So....I am also adding this to the giveaway pile. So...if you have joined us, just come by to see how things were going.....you can enter. I will let you all know when it is entering time.

So we have these Christmas Cards, one reindeer, reindeer ribbon, 2 yards of Christmas fabric....so far.
This week we are doing Cupid. Doesn't he just pull on your heart strings????

You can find the pdf here. This time I remembered to go online and take the privacy off. Remember to check your square when you print it off to make sure it is one inche so you have the right size pieces.

Remember to go by Caroll's and get the embroidery pdf.....here!

We are not in full swing here with internet, won't be until Tuesday so until then.....I will just be hanging loose with visions of a fully operating sewing room dancing in my head.

Oh...forgot...my husband turns.....old....well...I will be kind to him because I am turning.....old...a few months after him. So Happy Birthday Vance.....!!!!

KIM SCHAEFER’S CALENDAR QUILTS

My sister Beverly came over today, she sewed on the Drunkard’s path and Apple Core cuts I did with my Go

cutter and I finished these three Calendar Quilts.

Other than that, I am just chillin…..tomorrow I will go back to Texas. I plan to meet Cindy from “Just Cindy”

on my way back along with her daughter Lacy and her granddaughter..... Now how fun is that??????

No internet except at the Library for a week…….

WELCOME TO ANOTHER ADDITION OF THE REINDEER GAMES!

These are free patterns for you to enjoy, every two weeks we will post another one until you have all nine or all eleven if you choose. I am adding something to my giveaway every 2 weeks along with the pattern. I do hope you can join us, it is never too late.

So...today I am adding this cute little reindeer to the giveaway package....
two weeks ago I added this reindeer ribbon.

two yards of Christmas fabric.

I do hope you all join us. Every two weeks I will add something else to the giveaway. Be sure to put your blocks on flickr.

I hear that Sew We Quilt is having Christmas in July....what fun it that?

Today's deer of the day is Comet, you can get it here. You can get Caroll's here.

SCRAPS OR NON SCRAPS THAT IS THE QUESTION?

Yesterday I told you that I would show picture of the items I made with my mother's and sister's scraps....so here goes...

This is totally from their scraps except for the backing fabric. This is without a doubt the easiest and fasted pattern to make up......(patternspot.com) (used Circle go cutter)

More scraps.....except for the fabric the dogs are on and the backing (needs binding). (used doggie go cutter)
So Class 101 SCRAPS FOR DUMMIES

The picture you see is what I consider to be scraps....

Found in said mother's and sister scrap bin.....Hummmmmm scraps or non scraps....(scratching my head)....hummmmm I vote for non scraps.

I have been giving them a rash of scraps since I have been digging in their fabric waste and well...to be fair (gotta be fair). My mother has quilts in mind for her grandkids. She has been on a mission and has made 24 tops and quilted all but three so far. You are excused mother dearest from the scraps bash!

Now Beverly on the other hand....she feels if she has messed with the fabrics long enough she doesn't want to deal with them again and.....she is mother's helper. They make baby quilts for every relative and friend around here...so I suppose you are excused too but.... They have no time to mess with the scraps...

I JUST LOVE THEIR SCRAPS!!!! SO NO COMPLAINT HERE!!!

Found this fabric and thought of these toppers......

This next one needs some embellishments. Both need binding.

Well...second thought, this is the easiest pattern to make up...nine seams and you have the top done.....quilt and bind...EASieeeee!!

There you have the low down on the scrap saga....scrap or non scrap that is the question.

HOLY STINKING SCRAP!!

So if you have been reading my blog, you all know that I am at my mother's. My sister Beverly and Mother (Quilter's Corner) have the most amazing scraps. Yes...scraps!!

Some of you know that I have been using my Go Cutter to cut through some of those scraps. But.....some of the scraps were in yardages.... I would go...are you sure this is a scrap? Some of them I just could not cut into....so.....

so.....

I have made a home for the lost scraps. Anyone for scraps anonymous? I was actually drooling over their scraps, how bad is that?

Now...we all know that I need scraps like I need a few inches added to my behind!! But....home girl is taking home a bag of scraps.

Right now I have several projects I am working on with the scraps. Been up since 5:30 and sewing.....whohoooooo!!! Back in the saddle again!!!

So before I get back to my sewathon (before mom wakes up), I am going to leave you with this picture



This fabric line is called "Are we There yet," my sister blogged about this today but she didn't mention that you can find it in her store, Inchworm Fabrics. I just love this quilt top, her daughter Jennifer and her made this while Jennifer was visiting a week or so ago. I just have to have this fabric (you hear me Jeanette...wink wink!!)

Have a fabulous day, I am back to sewing again and will share picture of the scraps I have been using.