Showing posts with label For the Boys blog hop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label For the Boys blog hop. Show all posts

Thursday, November 14, 2013

For the Boys Blog Hop...Day 7


Today is my day to share projects made for 'boys'...
...the little boys and big boys in our lives.
If you are new to my blog  
I hope you like what I have to share 
and will come back for another visit.

If you are a regular follower...
thank you for coming back to visit again.

 Eight more creative bloggers are sharing their day with me  
...make sure you hop over and see what they have made
...cheer them on with a sweet comment.

November 14th

Thank you Mdm Samm and Amy for another fun blog hop.
Your hard work is greatly appreciated.
A big thank you to the sponsor of this blog hop
 Camelot Fabrics

I have a few quilty things to share with you today, 
all are easy and fast to make...
I hope you like them.

The first project is a donation quilt suitable for a sports enthusiast
and a pillow case.  
I made this quilt especially 'For the Boys' blog hop.
It is a quick and easy pattern...
cut, sewn, quilted and bound in a week.

I used a collection of sport prints from my stash
...soccer, baseball, football, basketball.
The background is Kona cotton...charcoal grey.
I quilted it with sports equipment and the quilting
 is looking much better than the first time I tried this pantograph.

 

 
The directions for a lap size 48" x 68" can be found HERE.
I called the pattern Cobblestone Path.

I am working on the the fabric requirements for 
quilts measuring 60" x 84" and for 72" x 84"
Follow me by GFC, email, Feedly or bloglovin
and you will not miss it...it will be posted on my blog.

A few years ago
I made a similar quilt using Fair and Square
by Amanda Jean.
I donated it to Margaret's Hope Chest.

Here are a few more quilts and things I've made...some for
big boys and some for little boys.
This is the second quilt I ever made...back in 2001.
It was a flimsy for a long time and finished it about 2005.
 It is still one of my favorite quilts...a quilt for my DH.
It is wonky log cabin blocks made with homespuns
and backed with flannel.  It's a cozy one!!
You can find the tutorial for the wonky log cabin block HERE.
DH's Wonky Log Cabin
This summer I made another chenille quilt, perfect for a little boy.
This is such a happy quilt.
Cowboy Chenille Blanket
...this panel quilt was a quick and easy project...

...and a quilt with puppy dogs, kitty cats and balloons
was a fun quilt I made for Quilts for Kids...
I used Henry Glass Happy Town fabric by Jacquelynne Steves
...this special quilted bear I made for my grandson.
He quilted the fabric and
I made it into a teddy bear and 
gave it to him at Christmas  2 years ago.
Kyler's Teddy Bear
and last...what little boy wouldn't like a crayon bag 
to express his creativity.
Thanks for visiting.
I hope you come back for another visit.

You can check out all the FOR THE BOYS
projects on

All Blog HOP Creations found HERE!
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Happy stitching




Monday, November 11, 2013

I made a big blooper...

but before you see what I did we have some fun stuff...
day 4 of the 'For the Boys' Blog Hop.
My day is  November 14th...hope you come back for a visit.
Mdm Samm and Amy added 2 more days.

Thanks to Camelot Fabric for sponsoring this blog hop
and to Mdm Samm and Amy for keeping us organized.

Stop by for a visit and see today's projects for boys.

Monday November 11
how Art you
Secretly Stitching

You can check out all the FOR THE BOYS
projects on

All Blog HOP Creations found HERE!
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Now...there is something wrong with this picture
and I can't believe I didn't see before.
Do you see what I did wrong??
It just may end up in the trash!!
or

I could call it
'A late spring snow storm'
I just realized 
I used the fabric that I cut for my snowman project.
I have started restitching it ...with a sad face!!!

Happy stitching

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

November Goal...A Lovely Year of Finishes..

I've been thinking about this for a few days now...
I have 2 more projects I would like to finish in November
one is an embroidery project 
using a Bird Brain Design pattern
designed by Robin Kingsley.
I found it in a book called little birds.
There are 26 handmade bird projects to sew, stitch, and quilt.
You can buy the book at Bird Brain Designs.
The other one is a project I started in July
and since August it remains unfinished.
It is a Rag-Tag Stitchin' pattern designed by Michelle Ridgway.
It will be a perfect finish for the holidays.
I'm making mine into a table runner,
Michelle's pattern has it as a wall hanging...luv it too.

OK decision is made...my project for 'A Lovely Year of Finishes'
for November is the table runner.
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There is another Blog Hop starting today
'For the Boys'
hosted by Mdm Samm at Sew We Quilt and 
Amy at Sew Incredibly Crazy 

Please visit the talented ladies who are sure to inspire us today!
November 6th
Quilt Doodle Designs

You can check out all the FOR THE BOYS
projects on

All Blog HOP Creations found HERE!

Happy stitching

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

2 winners...and I've been sewing like a crazy woman....

Sorry I'm late again in announcing the winners!!

I'm almost finished this quilt, sorry, I can't show you 
the finished quilt for a few more weeks.
here's a peek...that's all you get to see.

I am also working on a larger version of this same quilt,
you will also get to see it in a couple of weeks.
...it has lots of these.


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I said I was sewing like a crazy woman...
I've been working on 'For the Boys' Blog Hop projects...
here's a sneak peek.
The blog hop starts November 6th
I'm posting on November 14th...I'd love for you to stop by for a visit.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by my blog
and took the time to leave sweet comments...
Now on to the winners!!
...my Wicked Blog Hop winner

is lucky #13 
Fiesta wrote...
Pauline, all your projects are so beautiful that I just want to drop my current project and make some Halloween ones.
and the October winner for the Tammy Bag


is #7 on my posting October 23
Bonnie Pfrimmer wrote...
Nice vegetables!! Its fun to grow your own food, it makes you feel good about yourself. Like the Tammy bag, please put me in the drawing to win it. Thank you.
The winners will be notified in the morning...
I'm off to bed.

Happy stitching