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

The Dr. says, it's good news

...it's a virus

and the bad news...it just has to run it's course. 

He mentioned 10 days and 

it is day 10 today and I am just starting to feel better 

and really hope my energy level picks up soon.

I have things I want to do and things I have to do.

I turned on the sewing machine today for the first time in 10 days

and sewed a wee bit...all of 5 minutes!!

I started working on a pieced border for another 30's quilt.

I have 16 blocks left over from making this quilt.  

The borders on the second quilt will be a little different design from the first.

At the moment it looks pretty good in my 'head'.

I have been working on the embroidery for my ALYoF July goal...

a couple of cat blocks are done!!

Before I caught this virus 

I made a couple of wee coin purses to match a couple of Tammy Bags.

I have a plan for these wee bags...it's in my head too.

Just hope my idea works!!

You will be the first to see the end result.

There you have it...just a few of my WIP's!!

I'm linking up with Lee at Freshly Pieced for WIP Wednesday.

Think Ruffles Blog Hop and a Giveaway

Welcome to my blog...it's day 2 of the Think Ruffles blog hop 

organized by the amazing Mdm Samm at SewWeQuilt and 

 Amy at SewIncrediblyCrazy.  Both are amazing cheer leaders.

Thank you ladies for all your hard work!!

My first project is a clothes pin bag...I just love hanging my laundry outside.

When I lived in Canada...
one of my neighbours commented many times...on how neat my clothes line looked.  
The socks were always pinned in pairs and 
the heels always facing in the same direction.

I have always had a clothes line until we moved to Michigan.

I do cheat and hang my laundry on 2 portable lines
on our covered deck.  
Am I crazy??   

I will have a real clothes line at my next house...for sure!!

We have a Home Owners Association now and

we am not to hang laundry outdoors in our subdivision...
I think they refer it to be...unsightly!!!

I'm ready to hang my clothes outdoors...
if SPRING ever comes!!

 

I knew I wanted to make a ruffled Tammy bag and 
I've made lots of them using Mdm Samm's pattern but these 

are the only ones I've made with ruffles.  I luv them!!
I will be making more of them with ruffles...sEw girly!!

They make the perfect sewing bag.  

Luv the lambs on the bag on the left...too cute!
I really should have taken a picture of the inside...it's soft pink with lots of little lambs.

The last of my projects...a tea towel...and after I made one...

I had to make another...

when I found some black gingham for the trim...I luv them both!!

I do not have a red kitchen...maybe I'll have a red kitchen in my next house.  

All the fabrics for the projects and the tea towels...from IKEA, were from my stash. 

The panel had 15 chef designs.  

I don't remember buying it so it has been in my stash awhile.  

It's called Chefs International by South Sea Imports designed by Tara Reed.

I hope you enjoyed my ruffle projects.

Remember to visit all the ladies ruffling with me today

leave them a sweet comment...make their day!!

March 6^th

Lily Patch Quilts

Hill Valley Quilter

Missy's Homemaking Adventure

Quilt in a not-Shell

Debby Kratovil Quilts

Quilt Doodle Designs

 QuiltnQueen...this is me

Crazy Quilt Girl Fabric Shop has some great patterns...

and one that is perfect for a Think Ruffles Blog Hop giveaway.

R u f f l e s

by The Pattern Basket

The Ruffles pattern uses one Layer Cake and yardage.
It measures approximately 56" x  66"

HOW TO ENTER[CLOSED]

Please take a minute and visit Crazy Quilt Girl Fabric Shop's new website

Corinna offers awesome prices and fantastic customer service.

Leave me one comment...let's make it simple
...like the color of your kitchen or
...do you hang your laundry outdoors or
...is Crazy Quilt Girl Fabric Shop a new quilting shop to you.
...short and sweet is good.

The giveaway is open to everyone

I'll  keep the giveaway open until Sunday Monday March 17
Make sure I have an email address to contact you.

Happy stitching

January 2014 Finishes...

#1...my January finish for ALYOF was to complete a flimsy using

Bird Brain Design's pattern #301.

...yippee I finished the quilting and binding yippee again!!

#2...crocheted 5 scrubbies, I'm getting faster at making these.

OK all you scrubbie lovers....here is the link to the pattern I used.

Pat's Crocheted Scrubbie by Pat Linn, Saskatchewan Canada
The link is also in the Knitting and Crocheting tab under my blog header

#3...I made 4 more Tammy bags...and all will have new homes soon.

3 are going to Canada and one to California.

#4 finished knitting another scarf for Mama Spark.

She is a Michigan Spartan fan.

#5...I finished the 4 seasons quilt early in January...it travelled to the 

Road to California Quilt Show.

It is now back home and

I was thrilled to learn it was one of the top 4 red work quilts 

to win viewer's choice awards.

Thank you Robin and Tina for all your hard work to 

make the Redwork exhibit such a success.

Looking forward to the 2015 Redwork exhibit!!

I do believe I had a very productive January in the quilting department!

 Not so much in getting the house ready to sell.

Hugs and Happy Stitching

Some finishes for the week and an almost finish...

This framed 9 patch just needs the binding stitched down.

I've made a two sided binding and 

it will be another donation quilt.

All the prints are florals.

 We took a quick trip to Canada last Saturday and returned Monday evening.

Our youngest Granddaughter turned 6...
and there was a surprise birthday party for her.
Today our oldest Granddaughter turns 11...

The time, when, visiting the grandones always goes too fast...
they always try to get us to stay for one more sleepover.
While travelling to Canada, about 4 hours each way,
I am stitching or knitting...

and resting my eyes occasionally.

This trip I knit 2 scarves for Mamaspark...

...it is an easy project to knit in the car while travelling.

I had 4 Tammy bags that needed the purse frames sewn on...

I stitched one of them in the car.

So far I've made 3 of the aqua and pink

2 with the breast cancer fabric...love the daisies

2 with the cat and mouse fabric...they are sEw cute!

In total I've completed 10...luv these bags.

Wednesday DH and I made another batch of pasta sauce...

a smaller batch and probably the best batch this year.

Each batch tastes different....there is no real recipe.

There are lots of tomates, red ones and yellows in this batch

onions, a large zucchini, celery, sweet orange peppers,

garlic, a hot pepper, fresh parsley and basil

salt, fresh ground black pepper and a little sugar.

We taste it many times before we think it is 'delicious'...

...it simmers at least 4 hours and usually much longer.

...before 

and after... 

 I also made a pot of cream of broccoli soup...yummy!!

This was lunch on Wednesday and it was sEw good...delicious!!
Toasted BLT's and cream of broccoli soup
with cheese and croutons.

just a few more days for the giveaway...see previous posts

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

till next time
happy stitching

Finishes this week...

...I'm linking up with Amanda Jean at crazy mom quilts.

...finish #1

a Tammy Bag made with 6" handles
 and two more that will be exactly the same that I hope to finish next week.

...finish #2

another Tammy Bag, 
and I have  a second one with the same pink ribbon fabric just waiting for the handle.

If you are interested in making a Tammy Bag you can get the pattern from

Madam Samm...it's in her Craftsy Shop.
Check out Madam Samm's Pinterest page of Tammy Bags.
I just luv my wee gingham bear...hand made and signed by the bear artist.
She is jointed and stands only 3-1/4" tall. 

...my 3rd finish is made from orphan blocks made into a quilt top.

A 'mystery' person placed the quilt top on the Safe House table in hopes 

that someone would take it home ...quilt, bind and label it.
It is ready to take to the Greater Ann Arbor Quilt Guild meeting on September 21st.

The 'mystery' person who stitched the blocks together was very creative...
I have another one to quilt but it will be for the November meeting.

I also made my last batch of hamburger relish.

...a reminder of my

September giveaway.

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

I will pick the winner 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 and 

happy stitching