I was featured at Rag Tag Stitchin' and a Giveaway

Thank you sooo much, Michelle, 

for sharing my quilty creations on your blog.

I am thrilled...you made my heart sing!!

I love your designs and I am always thinking 

of different projects to make with them.  

(If you are a follower of my blog 

you may have seen these pictures in past posts...sorry for the repeats.)

   

Michelle Ridgway is an Australian designer.

She draws some pretty awesome embroidery designs.

Please stop by her blog at...Rag-tag Stitchin' and say Hi!!

(she is on vacation now but I know she would love it if you left her a comment) 

Michelle has some free designs on her side bar and

patterns for sale on her blog too.

I have used many of her designs to make tea towels.

I enlarged this sweet angel and it was perfect for a tea towel.

The design is one of her free one's!! 

...I am always working on a few more tea towels...

they make the cutest little gifts.

Michelle's patterns are now available for sale in the USA.

My friend Corinna has 14 of Michelle's patterns/booklets

in her shop at Crazy Quilt Girl Fabric Shop.

Hop on over and see some of Michelle's patterns/booklets.

The tea towels are also available at Crazy Quilt Girl Fabric Shop.

I used the Aunt Martha's Vintage brand.

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Now...I think it is time for a giveaway...

July 14, 2010 I started my blog...it seems like so long ago.

It has been awhile since I've had a give away

...so for my blogiversary you will have

a chance to win one of Michelle's alphabet booklets.

...Baby Alphabet

...Alphabet Noel

or

...Sewing Alphabet

Please leave a comment on this posting and let me know 

where you live and which alphabet booklet you would like to win

...all 3 alphabet booklets are full of cuteness!!

I must have a way of contacting you...so make sure I have your email address.

Giveaway ends Friday August 1.  

BTW...it is 5 months to Christmas Eve.

A little stitching with Michelle Ridgway patterns...

...a wee peek at a new project I have been working on.

The embroidery is finished...now on to choosing fabrics.

I'm looking forward to finishing this...

I have quite a few patterns by Michelle Ridgway.

I talked about them here and now

some of Michelle's patterns are available at

Crazyquiltgirl Fabric Shop ...there will be more to choose from soon.  

Another project I started piecing this month

is a donation quilt for Safe House in Ann Arbor MI.

The tumbler blocks were already cut...not my color or fabric choices...

I volunteered to sew them into a quilt top.

The tumblers were cut, packaged in a pie box...tied with a bow

and ready to stitch...I couldn't resist.

Our next guild meeting in March 8th 

I hope to have it quilted and bound by then.

Something else I've been working on...

...have you seen these scrubbies or used them?

...they are long strips of tulling/netting crocheted into a circle 

and then stuffed with more netting.

They are great for cleaning Teflon and glass top ranges.

I use them to scrub the tile in my bathroom.

They are the best pot scrubbers!!

I've just started crocheting them and it has taken a few tries

to get them looking pretty good.

These are the first two...I'm working on a turquoise one now.

The next one will be purple...luv all the colors that are available.

I even put them in the dish washer...they last a long time.

I'm linking up to Cat Patches linky party

and  Such a Sew and Sew's linky party

and crazy mom quilts' linky party

and Confessions of a Fabric Addict's linky party.

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Happy stitching

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 6^th

Vrooman's Quilts

Sew Many Yarns

Young Texan Mama

Baa’s Amazing Adventures!

Little Mushroomcap

Threading My Way

Sarah Scholz and Chasing Unicorns

Quilt Doodle Designs

You can check out all the FOR THE BOYS

projects on

Happy stitching

Not 1 but 2 winners for the September Giveaway....

Well the calendar says October now

but it is to feel like August for the rest of the week...

temperatures in the low 80's...I'm sure we will pay for this in November.

This picture was taken at Greenfield Village on September 8...

it was a beautiful day too.

Thank you to everyone who left me comments.  

I've decided to pick 2 winners...each winner will receive a hand embroidered block  

designed by the talented Michelle Ridgway and stitched by me.

the winner of the Mr. Meltin'...Mittens Mended Cheap is 

#12 Bettina who posted on my September 7th posting

"no garlic? My son and I canned last weekend and will probably do more... if I can find some tomatoes at a reasonable price. They are a little scarce this summer with all the crazy weather her in Missouri!"

and the winner of the Skates for Hire 

goes to #14 Christa who posted on Friday the 13th...her lucky day.

"The Tammy bags look great! Really love the feathers on the fabric of that first one! Very colorful! ;)"

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is October

I will be giving away a Tammy Bag...

I will randomly pick a winner from comments posted to my blog

during the month of October.
The winner will be picked on October 31st.

happy stitching

The last couple of weeks I've been doing a lot of this...

If you haven't heard

Bird Brain Designs is having a Redwork Challenge...

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I've also been working on a Honeysweet project...

making lots of these...

and I'm still canning tomatoes...

last Thursday was the day DH and I made a large pot of chili sauce...with peaches.

...a reminder of my

September giveaway.

 I have a hand embroidered designs by Michelle Ridgway to giveaway.

In 4 more days...

I will pick the winner on September 30th from all comments on my 

September blog postings.

The more postings you comment on in September ...

the more chances you have to win. 

till next time

have a wonderful day!

Happy stitching

The HO HO HO Blog Hop and a giveaway...

It's my day in the Ho Ho Ho Blog Hop

hosted by Carol at Just Let Me Quilt and Mdm Samm at Sew We Quilt.

THANK YOU ladies ...you are the best!!

Let's get today's HO HO HO parade of Christmas projects started...

be prepared to be inspired... 

August 9

Moose Stash Quilting

Cathy’s Chatter

Darlington Delights

Life in the Scrapatch

Quilt n Queen***this is me***

Forget-Me-Not Stitches

Quilted Delights

AnnieOak Designs

Sew Peace to Peace

Wips & Tuts

Just Keep Swimming

Sew We Quilt

My HO HO HO projects were made using
Michelle Ridgway's Rag-Tag Stitchin' embroidery designs.
The fabrics I used are Lynette Anderson's by Lecien.  
I used a combination of Scandinavian Christmas and Christmas Fun.
Lynette's new Christmas line is called Candy Cane Angel and I luv it too.
It's coming soon to Crazyquiltgirl Fabric Shop.  You can find Christmas Fun
at Crazyquiltgirl Fabric Shop now.

I think this tote bag is as cute as can be.... 

The pattern is O' Christmas Tree Tote Bag and

the embroidery thread is Presencia 8 wt color no. 1906 

The next project is using Michelle's Skates for Hire pattern.  

Instead of making the pillow like her pattern

I made a message board...and I luv it.

You can find my tutorial on making a message board on the Moda Bake Shop.

...I do have a snowman hanger some where...I just can not put my hands on it.

As you can see...I just couldn't stop embroidering...

here is a peek of more stitcheries ready to make into more projects.

The fabric for the embroidery background are Moda Muslin Mates,

Falling Snow Muslin and Snowflakes Muslin 

and a closeup of Mr Meltin' the Mitten Mender using Aurifil 12 wt #2735

and Mr. Meltin' stitched in red using Aurifil 12 wt no. 2260 

Skates for Hire is stitched with Aurifil 12 wt color no 2260.  

I stitched 3 of Skates for Hire blocks...I just couldn't stop.

The three blocks on the back of the park bench are also from Rag-Tag Stitchin'.

Michelle made it into a wall hanging, with the blocks stacked on top of each other.

I am making a table runner with the blocks side by side.  

The picture is minus the outer boarder....the good news

the outer borders are on now...it's quilting time.

I used 2 strands of Valdani color no. M43 for the table runner.

I'm also working on 2 tea towels...they are traced and partially stitched.

I used the free pattern found on Michelle's blog.

It's called Winter Mate, a free download on her sidebar.

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If you are still reading my blog, you have made it to the giveaway.

One comment please...

I really don't want to part with my pattern...

my friend Karen brought it all the way for Australia for me.....

so, I'll do the embroidery...

and you can make your own project....pillow, tote, message board???

Tell me what you would make if you won one of the embroidered blocks...

 Mr Meltin' the Mitten Mender or Skates for Hire.  

Tell me which embroidery block you would  like.  

I would love it if you followed me...it is not necessary to win but I would love it if you did.

If you are a follower please tell me how you follow me

...just curious...by GFC, email, Bloglovin, Feedly?

I will pick 2 winners on Friday August 16th. 

Make sure I have your email address so I can contact you. 

This giveaway is now closed.

till next time...happy stitching

A sneak peak and a WINNER...

...# 62 was picked by Random.org.

Mary said...

"Tiny Tasks, It is so sweet. I am not thrilled with the high shipping, but have paid, 

when I am really interested in an item.

I have sent Mary an email and it is on it's way to her mailbox.

Thank you to everyone for visiting my blog and sharing your thoughts

about Michelle Ridgway's Designs.

I will be having a Michelle Ridgway giveaway in the near future.
Be a follower and you will be the first to know when and what
the giveaway will be!!
Visit Michelle's blog and...she has a little 'winter' gift for you and me...
called "Winter Mate".  Thanks bunches Michelle!!!
Yes...it is winter in Australia.

I will let you know when the patterns are available at Crazyquiltgirl Fabric shop.

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...and now for the sneak peek....it is my second Moda Bake Shop recipe.
Stop by the Moda Bake Shop on July 11 and get the tutorial.
It is a quick and easy pattern and makes a fast 48" x 68" lap size quilt.

It is my new 'go to' pattern to make a quick gift or 'comfort' quilt. 
I will have the 'ingredients' for a twin size on my blog soon...I promise!

...till next time
happy stitching!!