My June OMG goal is a finish...

I really didn't think I would get it finished....I pushed myself to the last day.

I put the first and last stitch on the binding while travelling to Canada today.

It is a 4 hour trip and it took just over 2 hours to finish it.

The picture shows the binding pinned in place and ready to stitch.

I was hoping to take another picture with the binding stitched down but....

forgot to bring the camera on this trip so no more pictures. 

It hasn't been washed and I will probably wait until I am ready to gift it.

I will not be taking the quilt back to Michigan...

it would just be another quilt to pack  

and there might not be enough room on the truck for another quilt.

This is our last trip to Canada before our big move.

Hopefully it will go as scheduled on July 12th.  

After our appointment at the bank today,

we went to check on how the house has progressed.

The hole is dug and the foundation is poured.

Never thought to take a picture with my phone when we were there today.

I think we will drive by tomorrow and get a picture.

I'm joining the June Finishing party with
Heidi at Red Letter Quilts - OMG

...and the winner is

allthingzsewn 

I have sent her an email.

Sorry I'm so late announcing the winner...overwhelmed with our move.

Experiencing mixed emotions...

as I count down the days until we move,
originally scheduled to start July 11th

now packing will begin July 9th.
Talk about the days flying by...we just lost 2 days
and think I'm loosing IT.
The truck should be loaded
and we will be on the road heading to Canada by July 12th.

I'm praying everything goes as planned.

The truck will go to their warehouse, unload, and our goods will be in storage

until the end of September which is when our new home will be finished.

This will be move # 14 and my last move!!!!

This is the hardest move and it shouldn't be...we are going home!!

It is also a very expensive move especially with the storage.

As far as sewing goes, not much happening.
My OMG June goal is at the binding stage.

The cutting between the stitching didn't take as long as I thought.
It's been quite awhile since I made a chenille quilt.

I squared it up last night...very late.

I will stitch the binding as time permits and hopefully

I will complete my June OMG.

We are having a moving sale this weekend....priority #1.

My darling sister, BIL and niece are coming Friday night.

We owe them big time.

We are hoping to have the longarm machine taken apart

and ready to move.

Packing more boxes is also on the agenda.

The more we pack the less our packing will cost.

Am I having fun yet....HELL NO!!!!

HAPPY STITCHING EVERYONE

My June goal for OMG and the winner

of the Tammy Bag Sewing Kit is Bettina.
I have sent her an email.

A big

to everyone for all your sweet comments and entering my giveaway.
Life has been pretty hectic and I would like to say it will slow down
but I'm thinking it is going to be busy right through October.

I will be drawing another winner next Saturday June 11th.
for another Tammy Bag sewing kit.
If you commented on my blog in May your name is still in the 'bag'.
Comment before June 11th and you get your name in again. 

May was a very busy month, 

we sold our house

and then spent the next three weekends 
looking for a house to call home.

We looked at a lot of resale homes and finally decided we would have one built.

Our house in Michigan closes July 15 and

we will be heading 'home' to Canada.

The house will not be finished until the end of  September.

We will be living in the small town of Wellesley...population 11,000.

It's a rural area about a 15 minute drive to Waterloo.

It will be wonderful to finally be close to family.

I'm excited and would like to fast forward to October.

Lots to do before then...I'm exhausted just thinking about it.

Our subdivision is having it's annual garage sale Friday and Saturday.

We will be participating for the first time...we have lots that we don't need or want...
...lots of bargains...it sure is a lot of work!!
Trust me I would rather be sewing.

My time will be limited for sewing from now till we move.
but I am going to start stitching a chenille quilt with lacrosse fabric.
I'll be using orange, royal blue, lime green, and light blue flannel.

I'm still at the basting stage but hope to have the basting finished this weekend
and have the quilt stitched and bound by the end of June. 
This will be my June goal for OMG.

I'm joining the June Goal Setting party with
Heidi at Red Letter Quilts - OMG

Tammy Bag Sewing Kit giveaway and OMG finish

I've had a lot of time to stitch in the car this month as we travelled to

Canada house hunting.

I'm happy to say I finished my One Monthly Goal for May

and I was able to make another Tammy Bag Sewing Kit exactly the same.

It matches the tote I finished in April.

No, I didn't make another tote....just the sewing kit.

Some day I will make another one, the smaller size.

I will pick the winner June 1st from the comments left on my 

previous post and from comments posted on June 1 from this posting.

Pick your favorite #1, #2, #3 from my previous post or

if #4, the black and white one from this posting

is your new favorite.  It is my new favorite.  

I'm joining the May finishing party with
Heidi at Red Letter Quilts - OMG

May goal setting for OMG and a Giveaway

My goal for May is to finish a Tammy Bag Sewing Kit
using fabrics that match this tote.

I'll be using this embroidery design on the front of the Tammy bag.

The outside of Tammy bag will match the fabric on the bottom of the tote.

The thread catcher will be the pink polka dot fabric.

The outside of the needle keeper 

will be the black and white print on the bottom of the bag.

The inside will be the

white, black and the touch of pink fabric used for the body of the bag.

The wool will be either pink or white.

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OK now for the giveaway....

It has been quite awhile since I've had one.

I have a few Tammy Bag sewing kits made.

The kit includes the Tammy Bag, 
the collapsible thread catcher
and a scalloped needle keeper.

#1 with a divided outside pockets on the front and back

#2 has a divided pocket on both the front and back

or #3 with a divided pocket on the back only

Leave me one comment telling me...

1. where you live now, 
2.  which Tammy Bag sewing kit is your favorite
 #1, 2 or 3.
3.  if you joined the May goal setting linky party with
 Heidi at Red Letter Quilts
...include your linky number for a second chance to win 
the Tammy Bag sewing kit. 

Each time I make a new Tammy Bag I seem to have a new favorite.
I'm pretty sure my new favorite will be the one I make 
for my OMG for May.

I will pick a winner at the end of May.

I'm joining the linky party with
Heidi at Red Letter Quilts - OMG
#70

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!!

ONE MONTHLY GOAL for April

My goal is to finish a UFO from July 2013.

I took a class to make this Professional Tote  

at QU 2013 in Ann Arbor Michigan.

It is a big tote....18" wide x 15" tall x 5" deep

designed by The Creative Thimble 

It was an all day class and I did finish the outside of the bag...

but haven't worked on it since the summer of 2013.

This tote has it all...great for a traveler.

There is a pleated pocket on each side of the tote to hold a bottle of water, umbrella, magazine and a phone.

The front has a zippered pocket to hold your ID and Passport for airport travel, 

another pocket to hold your boarding pass.  On the other side is 

a large pocket for a magazine or a newspaper and 

a strap to place over your rolling luggage to hold it in place.

There are several pockets inside for 

business cards, keys, pens, an iPad, even a laptop.

The tote is great for a quilter too...that's why I took the class.

There are lots of pockets inside 

to fill with patterns, books, fabrics and notions.

The pink dot fabric is to finish the inside.  

Some of the inside pockets will be black and white fabrics.

There are zippered pockets, pleated pockets and

pockets with flaps...even an optional key fob.

The tote has 4 zippers!!!  What was I thinking????

As of April 7, 2016...it still looks like it did in July 2013.

I must have been feeling very ambitious in 2013 as I bought

both the Professional Tote pattern and the Mini Professional Tote pattern.

The Mini is 15" wide x 12" tall x 4" deep.

I'm looking forward to finishing it for my

April's One Monthly Goal project.

It will be my new tote to take to my quilting groups. 

I'm linking with Heidi at 

Red Letter Quilts

Have a fantastic Friday!!

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!!

What will be my One Month Goal for March?

Will it be a redo for my ironing board?
I'm thinking yes...

It is pretty disgusting at the moment, 
stained and it has a big rip, it has been well used
and definitely needs a makeover!!

I quilted a couple of yards of Riley Blake gingham.
It was large yellow gingham

for a blog hop I joined in September 2014.

You can read about it here.

It's bright and happy and lucky for me there is enough 
to make the perfect ironing board cover.

 The quilting has butterflies, clouds and sunshine...perfect
for my March goal...a new cover for my ironing board.

I'm linking at the last minute again
with Heidi at Red Letter Quilts

Happy stitching

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

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...

My OMG Is ready to share...

and I love it!!!
 Mr QnQ has a small Coke collection...and yes, he loves it too.

Here is the before picture.
It was a sad sight, but after some TLC

...it's a vintage stool made new...we love the new look!!

I hand quilted the coke fabric...

it was so easy...no marking, just stitched around the squares.

Originally I thought I would use black and white gingham vinyl,

but I went with plan B.

I have another chair I want to refresh...

hopefully I will have another finish soon with the

the black and white gingham.

I'm partying at Red Letter Quilts with Heidi and friends...

Happy stitching

My January Goal for ONE MONTHLY GOAL linky party...

Heidi at Red Letter Quilts has started a new linky party to share our 2016 monthly goals.  I found by setting monthly goals with Melissa and Shanna I was able to finish a lot of my UFO's and even new projects.  The party is called OMG or One Monthly Goal.

My January goal is going to be a project different from anything I've done before.

I have a old stool that was in my Mom's kitchen for many many years.  She down sized about five years ago and I brought the stool home with me.    It had black rubber glued to one of the steps when we brought it back to Michigan.  The other step was covered in dried glue...it looked pretty sad!!  

In August DH removed the black rubber and the glue on the steps.  He cleaned the chrome and painted the steps white.  It looked great except for the seat. Since then it has been waiting for me to recover the seat.  Originally I was going to quilt some novelty Coke themed fabric. Then I found some black gingham vinyl that came home with me from the fabric store...months ago.  I loved it with the newly painted steps.  I'm still not sure if I will go with the Coke seat or the black gingham seat or...why it has taken me so long to finish recovering it.  I guess I really do need to put my goals in writing.  It's not a big goal but it is my January 2016 goal for the OMG linky party.   

I'm linking up with Heidi at Red Letter Quilts.  

Thank you Heidi for encouraging us to finish our UFO's.

Happy Stitching