My One Monthly Goal for February...

I've managed to get a wee bit of stitching done this week.

...in between doing all the things necessary to sell our house.

I'm making a few Tammy Bag Sewing Kits... 

one for a friend who loves 30's fabrics as much as I do.  

I thought I would give her a choice of fabrics.

The embroidery is from the Stitcher's Alphabet pattern 

designed by  Michelle Ridgway.  

Her pattern company is Rag-Tag Stitchin'.

Some of Michelle's patterns are available in the USA at 

Crazy Quilt Girl Fabric Shop.

Corinna has sold out of the Stitcher's Alphabet
but she does have

Alphabet Noel and Baby Alphabet in stock.

The Baby Alphabet would make the cutest baby quilt.

Mdm Samm designed the Tammy Bag in 2013.
It is one of my favorite bags to make...I love this bag!!

My February goal for OMG is to finish the 2 Tammy Bags.
I will be making matching needle keepers
and collapsible thread catchers.
They do make the perfect gift for anyone that plays needle and thread.

I'm linking up to Heidi's goal setting party
Thanks for hosting Heidi!!


Happy stitching everyone...

WINNER WINNER and my August goal for ALYoF

The winner of an alphabet Rag-tag Stitchin' pattern is

Stitching By The Lake

Congratulations Marlene

I've sent Marlene an email and she is thrilled.

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For my August goal for 

A Lovely Year of Finishes I am going to

sew the binding on 3 fleece blankets.

The satin binding has been pinned to the fleece for a few years...

yes a few years!!

If I have a deadline...I will get them finished.

I would also like to have the blocks traced for

Crabapple Hill's Vintage Tin pattern...

stitching will come later...maybe September's goal.

There are lots of links at Sew BitterSweet Designs or Fiber of All Sorts

who have posted goals for August...check them out.

Have a wonderful Friday!!

Superpower blog hop...final day...time to reveal my superpower...

First let me thank Mdm Samm for believing in me to be

your cheerleader for this hop!!

She is the one with sEw many superpowers and the one

that stands out to me

...is her leadership...

she is a confidence builder and encourages us all!!

Thank you Mdm Samm!!

Secondly I would like to thank DMC for sponsoring this blog hop.

It was the first time a sponsor participated with a blog posting!

It was fun to read Emma Broidery's blog!

Thank you DMC!!

Now...it's time to reveal my superpower...

I really struggled with this...'superpower' theme

...as I'm not one to brag about what I am good at

...I'm not one to draw attention to myself.

I am usually in the background...I'm not a leader, always a follower.

I'd say I'm a pretty good cook...baker...procrastinator...

I love to share and to give...

I love to work with needle, thread, floss, perle cotton and yarn.

I love to work with my sewing machine...sEw I am going to say

my superpower is quilting, embroidering and crafting.

I made a few projects I hope you enjoy my superpower parade...

First up is a sewing machine cover.  

The embroidery is a Rag Tag Stitchin' pattern by 
Michelle Ridgway
Her pattern was for a tote bag...

I changed the word Notion to Machine

and enlarged the pattern to 125%.

Next up is a Tammy Bag...I luv these bags...

with a twist from the original pattern.

I added embroidery...S for sewing, or it could be S for your initial.  

The Stitchery Alphabet pattern is also one of Michelle's designs.

She also designed a Baby Alphabet and a Noel Alphabet...

and lots of other embroidery designs to feed your creativity!! 

You can find Michelle's patterns at Crazy Quilt Girl Fabric Shop

and the Tammy Bag pattern designed by Mdm Samm at Craftsy .

I also made a few message boards using chalk cloth...

I embroidered on unbleached osnaburg fabric 

and used Moda's Mama Said Sew plaid by Sweetwater to bind them.

There is a little pocket on the bottom for the chalk.

The Hugs and Kisses patterns are by Helen Stubbings

They are 2 patterns from her 'Thought of the Month' series.

I will be making more of these !!

Here is the schedule for the final day of the hop...

it is always sad to see the hops end. 

MONDAY APRIL 21
QuiltnQueen
Malini's Quilting Adventure
Pig Tales and Quilts
My Stitchin-n-Stuff
pieces by polly...not up yet
Buzzing and Bumbling
The Distracted Domestic
Sew We Quilt

Please leave a sweet comment 

to the ladies revealing their superpowers today...

...lets make their hearts sing.

Mme Samm has a Pinterest board for each of the blog hops...

be sure to check them out....sew much inspiration!!!

You can find the full schedule HERE.

Giveaway.......yes there will be 4 lucky winners

here are the goodies...I will mix them up...
each giveaway will be a surprise to the winner.

Sorry...nobody wins the Bunny!

1 winner will be from the bloggers who posted in this blog hop...
their websites will be added to a basket...one will win a surprise package
I will draw the winner from the participating bloggers
tomorrow at noon.

3 winners will be chosen from comments
...first I will pick 3 different days from this blog hop...
...then a blogger from each of those days...
...then will draw the winners from the comments from those 3 bloggers...
there will be 3 surprise packages.

I will give everyone a few days to leave their comments and 
will draw the winners on Monday April 28...

Good luck..........

I must have an email address to contact you...
If you are a 'no reply' with no email address
I will draw again.

Edited...Friday April 25th
I'm linking up with Amanda Jean at Crazy Mom Quilts.

Thanks for visiting...

Happy stitching

Giveaway extended till July 8th....

as lots of people are on summer vacation this week.

Did you see this one on Michelle's Pinterest page...

it is "another" new favorite of mine!!

Wouldn't this make an extra sweet gift for someone special??

Go HERE to enter my giveaway...

make sure you leave a comment telling me your 

favorite Rag-Tag Stitchin' design(s) by Michelle Ridgway.

of July

to all my American friends and family

...yes I have family living in Murfreesboro TN.

Safe travels everyone...

and have a wonderful wonderful day

hugs

A giveaway....

...I haven't had a giveaway in quite some time...so today is the day!!
I know, I know, I was to do this last Friday...better late than never!!

Someone will win a Moda's Cherry Christmas charm pack by Aneela Hoey and 

a copy of Me and My Sister's new book 3 Times the Charm Book Two.

If you know me at all, you know I love to embroider.
I am always looking for new embroidery designs and patterns
and I'm always encouraging my friend Corinna to let me spend her money
to stock her Crazyquiltgirl Fabric Shop with new and different patterns and fabrics.

Have you heard of Michelle Ridgway? She is an Australian designer,
and has some of the most adorable embroidery and applique patterns.

I'm sEw happy to have a number of her patterns already...thank you Karen...
and each new pattern Michelle designs is 'calling my name',
like her new Christmas BOM 'Christmas Memories'...
and I luv her 'Gifts of Christmas' Cushion
and her 'Alphabet Stitchery' pattern...is sEw sweet.
It would make the most adorable baby quilt.

Rag-Tag Stitchin' is the name of her pattern company.
Stop by her blog, Michelle Ridgway Designs.  

Check out her designs HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE. 

Visit her at Pinterest.

There is an interview about Michelle on the Red Brolly blog.

You may not have heard of Rag-Tag Stitchin' patterns as 

they are not available in the USA...but soon
Corinna will be offering them for sale in her online quilt shop...
Crazyquiltgirl Fabric Shop
 ...and I'm excited for you and me!! 

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one comment per person
...to win this giveaway please

• let me know your favorite Rag-Tag Stitchin' pattern/patterns,
• let me know if Rag-Tag Stitchin'  patterns are new to you,
• do you shy away from buying International because of the high shipping costs?
• lastly, would you like a Rag-Tag Stitchin' pattern giveaway?  I'll see what I can do.

**If you are a no-reply blogger you can not win

...make sure I have an email to contact you.**

I will pick the winner July 3rd and post the winner's name on July 4th.

You do not have to be a follower but I would luv it if you were.
Michelle would love to know you dropped by her blog...
leave her a sweet comment, follow her blog and
every now and then 
 a free design from Michelle's sketch pad
shows up on her blog.

till next time...happy stitching and
have a wonderful, wonderful day!!

GIVEAWAY CLOSED

Tammy Project Bag and a giveaway coming soon...

...where does the time go..today is day 4 of the

Tammy Project Bag Blog Hop

I'm so glad to be participating in this fun blog hop

hosted by Mdm Samm at Sew We Quilt.

Thank you Mdm Samm for making this blog hop possible

and for designing this sweet bag pattern...I luv it!!
I will definitely be making more of them.

My first bag is a sewing kit....

...a bag I can carry all my hand sewing supplies when travelling in the car
or taking to quilting.
The outside fabric is a sewing print by Debbie Mumm with an
orange pin dot by Moda.

a view of the inside...

yes, all these goodies can fit into the bag!!

My second bag is for my embroidery projects.

It's a black gingham on the outside
with a yellow, orange and white floral print lining.
The crocheted flower has a yellow button center.

You will find some needles, a variety of flosses, 
tracing pens, scissors and patterns...

...I was able to fit 6 patterns in the bag.
It definitely holds more than you think.

Some of my favorite embroidery patterns lately are Rag-Tag Stitchin' 
designed by
Michelle Ridgway...an Australian designer.

Thanks for stopping by...Ü
please visit the other talented ladies
participating in the Tammy Project Blog Hop today...
be prepared to be inspired!!

 June 17th (Monday)

  Rosemary

Pauline

Kris

Karen

Pauline...this is me

Roxanne

 Vickie

  Martina  

Jane

Marga

I haven't had a give away in awhile...
be sure to come back on Friday and see what I've come up with
...and what I've been up to.

Many thanks to Mme Samm for all her hard work in 
organizing the hop and for supplying us with her great Tammy Bag design.

Many thanks to the sponsors of this blog hop
Riley Blake Designs
 Jim at Corrado Cutlery

hugs and happy stitching 

Hugs and Kisses + a Valentine giveaway...

~~GIVEAWAY CLOSED~~

It's my day to share in the Hugs and Kisses Blog Hop!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentines Day yesterday...I did!

A big thank you to Jane at Jane's Fabrics and Quilts

and Mdm Samm at Sew We Quilt,

and to all the participants that made this

such a fun blog hop!!

Be sure to visit the ladies sharing their Hugs and Kisses projects today...

Friday February 15th
Why Knot Kwilt

NitaDances

Sew Darn Quilt

**** Quilt-N-Queen--me--****

Fiddlesticks and Humility

Stitchin Therapy 

Moose Stash Quilting

 Gypsy Dreamer Quilts 

Color My World

Sew We Quilt

I've been sewing like a mad woman and it is now time to share 

my parade of Hugs and  Kisses projects.

 

I luv embroidered tea towels with and without the crocheted edgings!!

The angel stitchery is a free design by Michelle Ridgway called Heavenly Friends...

Michelle is an Australian designer with patterns for sale on her blog.

I luv her designs...she sure has lots of cuteness to stitch!

The 4 patch heart stitchery is a pattern from Birdbrain Designs.

Robin offers lots of free stitchery designs and 

has just added a few new designs to her website.

Next up is a pillow, also a free stitchery design by Lynette Anderson.

I did not follow Lynette's instructions to make the pillow

 I enlarged the stitchery and used a  

9-1/2" (unfinshed) background square.

The 4 red fabrics are cut at 2" wide and the taupe fabric is cut at 2-1/2" wide.

I combined 2 of Lynette's fabric lines

Scandinavian Christmas and Christmas Fun fabrics.

The Christmas Fun fabrics are available at Crazyquiltgirl.

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My next project is a Valentine quilt...58" x 58".

Here it is hanging on the clothes line....snow on the ground.
the colors are a bit off

I bought the fabric about 5 or 6 years ago and stashed it

.....until last week.   
I told you I was sewing like a mad woman! 

It was a panel of 9 vintage Valentine hankies with 

coordinating Be My Valentine fabrics by Exclusively Quilters

...this picture has better color 

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My last project is a table runner....I luv it's simplicity! 

 

It is a free pattern by  Sherri at A Quilting Life
I quilted it with hearts and daisies, and finished it with a 2 fabric binding. 

I used some of the left over fabrics from the quilt to make the table runner....

and still have fabric left to make another one.  

So....let's have a giveaway....
Would you like to win the table runner??
I'm giving it away to one lucky follower...

A few simple rules:  
1.  tell me where you live
2. what was your favorite project in my Hugs and Kisses parade.
3.  be a follower of my blog
4.  one comment only
5.  I must have an email to contact you.

Giveaway ends midnight Friday February 22 and will mail it anywhere...

GOOD LUCK

Well that is it, I hope you enjoyed my Hugs and Kisses parade.