If ya got it, flaunt it!

 My son saw me wearing this wristlet and said I was getting fancy....and I am thinking...

Why haven't I worn it before now???

 All those pins laying on the table beside my machine because I was too lazy to get a pin cushion.
Hummmmmm...someone is not thinking over here.
  Then I got an email from Susan asking how I liked my throat plate.....I have to say. I love love love it!!! Hassle free sewing.




 I decided to take this class on Craftsy since it was 50% off.

 I feel I am begin disloyal to Leah but thought maybe another take on machine quilting would be fun.

 I am also taking a photography class, will let you know more after I take it for a while.

Then I am taking the surging class....and I sooooo love this one.  Which class would you want to take?

 I think I am having an issue....there is a certain color blue that I think is purple (I guess I am partially color blind). So....by itself, it is purple, but in the mix of purple, it is blue.

 Now....the quandary, do I let this piece stay in my quilt? Do I take it out? Will require a lot of work.

NOT MY MOMMA'S SCRAPS ANY MORE!

Look what I did with your scraps MOMMA & BEVERLY!!! When I was at my mother's house last summer I nipped some scraps (with permission)...I had plans for them. I finally got around to making this:

I won these wonderful fat quarters and this bag pattern from Sew Cindy.... I have to admit...my eyes lit up when I opened the box. How fun is this? Thanks sew much Cindy!!!

won my Tumblers and Tulips Quilt Pattern, thanks to all of your wonderful comments. Michelle from Romantic Triangle

I AM "STITCHING IT UP"

Thanks to Madame Samm and Jane for this fun hop.

 I decided that I need a lot and I mean a lot of practice in my stitching so that I why I joined this hop. I would not stitch otherwise.

 Some of us learned to read with the Dick and Jane Readers.

 When I saw these two I just knew what I wanted to do with them.

 Another thing it reminds me of is that Bobby Vinton song "Dick and Jane"

DICK & JANE
 Bobby Vinton


 Look, Dick look, look at Jane
See Jane laugh and play Look,
 Dick look, see pretty Jane
 I'm gonna marry her someday
 I've loved her since we were children back in grammar school
 Loved her then and I always will
 Though I know I'm just a fool
 Then one day I kissed her
 But it was all in vain
 Cause I was at their reception to have fun with Dick and Jane
 Look, Dick look,
 look at Jane
 See Jane laugh and play
 Look, Dick look,
 see pretty Jane
I'm gonna marry her someday
 Time has turned some pages
Since they moved away
 I think back in stage
 of the way she'd laugh and play
 Today I received a letter
 that she has passed away
 So one last time
 I kissed her by the flower
s where she'll lay
 Look, Dick look,
 look at Jane See Jane laugh and play
 Look, Dick look,
see pretty Jane
 I'm gonna marry her someday

I took several pictures of this quilt but couldn't get it to show up well....

Here is the list of all those that are part of the hop today...Hope to see you there!

Beverly @That Other Blog

Betty@That Other Blog

Stitches to Sprinkles

Stitch Duchess' Crazy and Sane Quilting World

Bejeweled Quilts by Barb

Kathy's Quilts

Mountain Delights

Tea and Quilts

Charlottes Creations

Quilt Obsession

The Slow Quilter

Cali Quilter

Little Pieces of My Life

Creating My Comforts

 Don't forget the pattern giveaway below this post.

NEW QUIT DESIGN - ACCUQUILT GO COMPATIBLE! ONE PATTERN WILL BE GIVEN AWAY!

This pattern has been in the makes for almost two years now.  I finally decided that enough hanging around is enough!

After I cleaned my space - a new energy came to me.  If I had know that just a little decluttering and shaming myself would spark a fire, I would have done it months ago.

So.....I finally have this one done, well the pattern is finished.  I need to do some more quilting on this but hey....it is out of the way.  On to newer pastures.  You can find it at craftsy, just click on the button on the side bar if you are interested.

Then I was just playing with this several months ago and just now got it quilted and the binding on it.  Kinda plain....but hey...it is done....off the banister, into the finished pile.

I feel renewed...rejuvinated!!  If I can just get this Tree of Life finished....I will feel young again!!!  I am laughing because if it was that easy to feel young and look young...well...we would all be finishing our projects that don't hold our interest anymore.

I am going to give away one pattern.  Just leave a comment.

A big thanks to my niece Christine for helping me with my patterns, she is going through all of them and putting a fresh (better instructions, better everything) coat of paint on them.  Thanks to Sew Cal for pushing me forward and to Sandi from Crazy bout Quilts for testing this for me and  to many of you who encourage me on.....

I feel like I have just made a speech for the Acadamy Awards....  I am now doing the float wave!!

IT IS NEVER TO EARLY TO START A HALLOWEEN PROJECT OR CHRISTMAS FOR THAT MATTER!

Blogger is not my friend! I just figured out that foxfire was not letting me post on my blog and so now I am on google. What ever works....right!!!


 Well... Here is my new Pumpkin pattern....it has sparkles in it which you can not see at this time.

 Finished an umbrella topper....it was a just because I wanted to project.

 Truly, not much has been going on here... 

The winner of the "Child's Play" by Jacquelynne Steves is Deanna!!!  I hope that some of you went over there and took a tour of her book and her blog.  What an amazing talent Jacquelynne is.

Have a fantastic week-end!

You will find me here on Monday with my stitching project for "Stitch me UP" by Madame Samm and Jane.






 

MY HUSBAND HAS SAID

That if there is an empty space, I can fill it.

 I think he is right!

 What you are looking at here is the half wall and on the other side is the staircase. These are projects in the works

What you are looking at here is the mid arm....hummmmm Now once you have seen this, keep in mind that I hate clutter...just ask my mother...drives me nutzzzzzzz. I can take it for a few days but then it has to go. I was actually thinking of just thowing stuff away again. Yep, you heard that a few months ago.

I guess I figure if I shame myself I will clean it.

 Actually, yesterday I did try finish some of the projects you see there.

 I wasn't very successful

 But I did clean things away.

 As most of you know, my sewing room is half a son's room so I took over the common area and that is what you see here.

 I don't have anywhere to put anything

 have too much to do therefore, I do nothing.... I will chose a winner for the giveaway tomorrow....no motivation here. The embroidery blog hop is going on right now, see the sidebar. Then the Stitchery Blog hop with Madame Samm and Jane is on the side bar...lots of fun things going on.

“CHILD’S PLAY” BY JACQUELYNNE STEVES GIVEAWAY!

 

 

What a fun filled book!  Inexpensive!  Instant access if you chose or hard copy!  Those of you who live abroad, the digital version would be so wonderful for you, no shipping cost!

Just doesn’t get any better than that~

55 pages contain:
2 quilt patterns (2 color ways each)
tote bag pattern
3 stuffed animals with clothes
2 embroidered wall art projects
kids' activity sheets and crafts
recipes

 

Here is where  you can purchase the book

Here is the link to some sample pages

Here is a link to Jacquelynne Steves story behind the book

I really think this is such a fun fresh book, lots of gift ideas and even food.

So I will give away one free digital book come Wednesday, just leave a comment and let me know if you visited any of those links I listed above, I will give you another entry if you did.