A finish...and another giveaway...

Lucky Bettina won the Tammy Bag Sewing Kit 

and she choose this red one...one of my favorites...I love red and polka dots,

it seems Bettina does too.

Another Tammy Bag Sewing Kit giveaway 

on Saturday June 11

GIVEAWAY CLOSED

This will be the last one...probably till Christmas.

The winner can pick their favorite from 

#1

#2

#3

I finished a second #3 bag in the car last weekend

when we were returning from Canada.

One side has a divided pocket 

and other side has the cutest embroidery design

by Anni Downs.

It is from her book called The Simple Life.

All comments left on my June 3rd posting and on this posting

will be entered in the giveaway. 

The winner will be HAS BEEN notified by email sometime on June 12th.

In your comment tell me which one is your favorite...#1, 2, or 3.

If you left me a comment before June 1st

your names are still in the bag from the first giveaway.

I'm linking with crazy mom quilts...Amanada Jean's Finish it Up Friday

if I hurry I can still make the party.

Good Luck everyone

 and 

Happy Stitching

OMG a UFO from 2013 is ready to share...

My One Monthly Goal for April was to finish

a tote I started almost 3 years ago.

I struggled with the written instructions and it took a bit

for my old brain to finally get it.

Finally it did and it all came together.

I am so happy to cross another UFO off my long list.

 The inside has a large zippered center pocket

a divided side pocket with a key fob

and a pleated pocket with 3 sections...

one section has a velcro flap.

 

 The top of the bag has a zipper closure...I like that.

Did I fight with this UFO? Yes!!

Will I make it again...Yes!!

I would love to make the mini version.

I am in need of a new hand bag and it would be perfect.

Hope it doesn't take as long to finish the mini.

I'll be making a Tammy sewing kit and maybe a few extra

pieces to complete my travelling sewing bag.

The front of the Tammy bag will have a

 sweet embroidered front.

It is a hand embroidery pattern from

a book by Anni Downs.

called The Simple Life.

Anni is an Australian designer and

 the owner of  Hatched and Patched.

Visit Anni's blog and be sure to check her free pattern section.

I'm linking with

  Heidi at Red Letter Quilts - OMG

and 
Amanda Jean at Crazy Mom Quilts - Finish it up Friday

Have a wonderful weekend!!

A new ironing board cover

Back in 2014 I recovered my portable ironing board
and made a few more projects for the
Riley Blake gingham blog hop.
My September 2014 posting is HERE.

I loved the mini ironing board make over back then and
since my regular size ironing board desperately needed a new cover
I decided to create a matching cover.
I quilted the gingham this time, hoping it will last longer.
I enlarged the embroider design and used a large red ric rac.

Now I don't want to use it,
my Rowenta has a mind of it's own and likes to leak from the bottom.
I'm looking for a new iron...any suggestions?

I love it!!!!!

I'm linking with
  Heidi at Red Letter Quilts - OMG
and
Amanda Jean at Crazy Mom Quilts - Finish it up Friday

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Yes, yes, yes 3 finishes....edited

It has been a good month for finishes... 

three Tammy Bags 

three collapsible thread catchers

 and three needle keepers.

I promised a friend I would make her a Tammy with 30's fabrics. 

I cut all the pieces to make 3 bags,

3 needle keepers and 3 thread catchers.

...hoping I would be able to finish 2 by the end of February.

I gave myself a pat on the back after finishing the 3rd one!!

I used Kona Snow for the embroidered fronts for all three bags.

This teal fabric was made using Hope Chest-Penny Rose by Riley Blake.

  The fabric for the blue one is from the Snippets line by Sandy Klop.

It was a Moda fabric that came out around 2008.

   For the third bag I chose the initial M.  

So cute with the bird sitting on her nest atop the M 

with the wee heart in her beak.

The inside of all the bags were made with 

Hope Chest Yellow Pindot - Penny Rose by Riley Blake.

The Tammy Bag was designed by Mdm Samm.

The Stitchery Alphabet was designed by Michelle Ridgway.

I'm linking up to 

Super Mom - No Cape's Stitchery Party # 45

to 

Crazy Mom Quilts...Finish it up Friday Party
and to
Red Letter Quilts...One Monthly Goal

Happy Stitching

A few finishes

In July, I started the embroidery for another Tammy bag.

I finally finished it this week along with a collapsible thread catcher.

The stitching is a Bird Brain Designs pattern.

It is a free pattern at Lecien.

I'm loving those dots...a needle keeper will complete this sewing kit.

The tea towel with the machine embroidered poinsettia
was given to me by a friend...I was cleaning out my linen closet and
thought it was the perfect towel for a little crocheted edging.
I love it!!

I'm linking to 
Finish it up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts
and to Stitchery Link Party # 26 at Super Mom - No Cape

Have a wonderful weekend!!
Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends and family!!

A couple of finishes...

...a few more tea towels

using Bird Brain Designs pattern #541

Fresh Picked Tea Towels

...some fresh picked juicy cherries

and yummy apples.

I consider myself a beginner when it comes to crocheting
...it has to be easy.
I did a Google search...tea towel crocheted edgings.
There are lots of free edgings...some pretty easy ones...
and still I had to rip many stitches...I know how to do the basic stitches
just have trouble counting to 4.

I'm linking to 
I'm linking up to Finish it up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts
and to Stitchery Link Party # 24 at Super Mom - No Cape

Have a wonderful weekend!!
Happy stitching!!

More Embroidery and Crocheted edgings...

The embroidery was completed on some tea towels a long time ago.

They were tucked away in a box just waiting for the crocheted edgings.

Crocheting the edgings really don't take long to...not sure why I procrastinate.

Love all three!!

The apple pie is a free design from Kaaren at The Painted Quilt.

It was one of her First Friday Freebie patterns back in 2010.

The cute rabbit tea towels are Aunt Martha's iron transfers, pattern #3828.

They are available at Colonial Patterns, Inc.

I'm linking up to Finish it up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts
and to Stitchery Link Party # 21 at Super Mom - No Cape

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Happy stitching!!

Playing with some new embroider designs...

...from Blueberry Backroads.

A tea towel with some yummy blueberries and a 
simple crocheted edging.
The pattern is The Berry Patch.
The pattern for the embroidery on the clothes pin bag
is Grandma's Back Yard.
I can see myself making a few more of these for gifts.

I love clothes line embroideries and when
I find a new design I end up making another clothes pin bag.

I've made a few over the last few years...

which one is your favorite?

here they are all in a row...
I'd say they are all looking pretty cute.

The middle one was a practice one...plain and simple.
Then I added ruffles and an extra pocket and that is
the one I use...(second from the right).
My favorites are the ones with the embroideries.
I have lots and lots of clothes pins and 
most of them are stored in
a log cabin.
I love it!!
 

I'm linking up to Finish it up Friday with Amanda Jean.
and
Monday's Vintage Embroidery  with Super Mom

Happy Stitching...have a wonderful day!!