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

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

A bit of sewing and lots of cleaning...

First the fun part...a bit of sewing.

I finished three more Tammy Bag Sewing kits...

I really can't pick a favorite....I love them all.
The Tammy Bag pattern is by Mdm Samm.

 The embroidery is from the Stitcher's Alphabet pattern 

designed by Michelle Ridgway.  

Her pattern company is Rag-Tag Stitchin'.

Live Laugh Love is a free Bird Brain Design pattern at Lecien

designed by Robin Kingsley

and another alphabet design by Michelle Ridgway 

Now... the not so fun time I'm having....

We've had our house up for sale since February 1st.

We've had 53 showings so far, with two more today, 
plus 2 open houses, both in February.
Everyone expected our house would be sold in a couple of days.
We did too as it is priced less than we paid for it 13 years ago,
and we have put at least $100,000 into it since then.

We had hoped to be moved back to Canada by April 26th...

which was when our green cards were expiring.

We had to go to plan B...

we renewed our green cards, 

and we changed the kitchen counters.

The before...

and after.  I never liked the purple either.

Our agent called on Tuesday.

There are 2 families interested in the house.  He said

we should expect an offer, maybe two, on Thursday...

no offer so far and it is Saturday.  

Our 90 day contract is over on April 30th, 7 days from today.

If we don't get a reasonable offer before that we will

take the house off the market...take some time off

plant some flowers, have a garage sale 

and relist again sometime before July 1.

I'm so frustrated...

After all, with our renewed green cards 

we could stay for another 10 years,,, 

but we both agree that it is time to return home

...to Canada and spend more time with our families.

The good thing is that there is no real urgency to sell now.

I'm linking to Finish it up Friday with crazy mom quilts.

and to Stitchery Link Party #54 with Super Mom - No Cape

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!

Happy stitching