Back....

Just wanted to post a quick note that we are back and I will be back to regular posting in a few days...need to do laundry and some errands here...see you in a few days.
wendy

Brrr.....

Well it is cold here again...we just thought spring was here to stay...I am so tired of the cold, I just want warm and sunshine! Anyhow, I am taking a short break with Bliss and will be back on the 29th...see you then and keep those needles stitching!:)

Wendy

Playing.....

with pincushions again...this is the newest one that I have made. I had to take it outside to take a pic as the red kept wanting to look orange in the indoor pics. I am enjoying the nice weather we are having today with plenty of sunshine.
Happy Stitching,
Wendy

A Prayer.....

Sending up a prayer for the Boston community and those involved in the bombing there today. May Gods' peace and comfort be upon those who were injured or killed in today's attack on those who were there for the Boston Marathon. My thoughts and prayers are with each family as they come to terms with this awful attack.

Pincushions arrived....

My pincushions from Terry have arrived and they are so wonderful! She made a bird on a stand and a quilt block one. They are now sitting with my collection and getting to know their shelf mates...I had such fun swapping with Terry...and they came wrapped in this lovely red fabric...the lighting was not good when I made this pic...

 delivery confirmation says hers from me will arrive today...I will come back and post pics of the ones I made for her when she gets them open...

Edited: Here are the ones I made for Terry 

Happy Stitching,
Wendy

Pincushions....

I have been in the pincushion making mood for a week now. I just finished this one on last night. How about a cup of hot chocolate...this is the cutest pin cushion and a really nice size...and so easy to make, the pattern can be found here  I will be making more of these for the gift box. You can actually make a teabag to hang on the side, but I thought hot chocolate for this one. I can see these in all kinds of wonderful colors...below is a pic of a few pincushions in my collection...I have many more but thought I would show just a few of the ones close by....the little white jellyfish was made by Bliss for me...and I have more on the way from Terry as we just did a pincushion swap....:)

Happy Stitching,
Wendy

Lace.....

I was going through my stash of lace and such to see what I had that I could use in an up coming lace class with Karen...there is still time to sign up if you are interested...My sweetie bought me a really nice wedding dress to cut up for my crazy quilting. I have finally cut it all up and will be using some of the lace from it. I have tons of lace and lace motifs off the dress and I still have not cut up the bustle or the bodice and sleeves of the dress...organza and some crinkly organza...

 Wedding dress lace...the train is about 11yds.....

 More laces for class from the stash....

 More wedding dress lace.....

 I still need to cut up the bodice and bustle (no pic of the bustle and it is huge as well)

Below is scrim on the left and cheese cloth on right...the cheese cloth is doubled and still more open weave than the scrim...personally I would recomend that you get scrim if you are in the US and taking Karen's class and not the cheese cloth that you can get in the grocery store or at the craft stores...

Now to put this on my work table in a lace box until time for class. I don't think I need to buy anything as I have the fabric I need in my stash as well...just need to order my thread and I will be set....
Happy Stitching,
Wendy

Secret Sewing.....

I have been doing some secret sewing recently...Terry and I decided to do a swap of pincushions since we both collect them...I mailed them off today to Terry and thought I would do a sneak peek for her...they are winging their way through the postal system as we speak and will be landing in their new home soon.:) When they do I will be back with full pics of them.
Happy Stitching,
Wendy 

Block A Day Challenge Results

Here are my BAD results for last week. I put together six more klosjes. I am still enjoying making these little blocks. No progress made on the afghan this week. I did more secret sewing so cannot show any of those projects. Last week was productive in a good way. This week has started off good as well.
Until next time,
Wendy 

FNWF...The Results

Well I did not get as much accomplished as I would have liked to on last night. I am pleased with my start though. I started work on my April stitch along and have the fabric cut and ready as well. I did work on a couple of projects that are secrets so I cannot show them yet. All in all I did finish two projects (can't show them) and started on the stitch along project. On the stitch along blocks I decided after looking at the ones who had already completed their projects not to to add the stitched border. It seems to get caught up in the seams as you add the fabric border making it look crowded. I hope to finish the stitching tonight and put the little hanging together. That is if I have enough time to sit and sew this evening.
Happy Stitching,
Wendy 

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Friday Night With Friends

This Friday is the monthly Friday Night With Friends sew in hosted by Cheryl. Go on over and sign up to be a part of this great sew in. You can work on whatever project you want and then go and visit all those who participated this month and see what they were stitching up on Friday. I have mine all ready to work on and have also put some chocolate aside for the sewing time.:)
Wendy

Block A Day....

Well I did not get much done this past week on my blocks. I did prep more, but did not sew any together. I did add four more rows to the afghan. Not much to show this week as I did not get much accomplished. I did do some secret sewing, but cannot show that yet. Hopefully this week will be a better one in the sewing department. Hope each of you had a great Easter holiday.
Unitl Next Time,
Wendy 

Happy Easter

Wishing you a very happy Easter! May it be filled with lots of love and family as we celebrate the resurrection of Christ Jesus. For those who may not believe the way I do, I still wish you a happy and love filled day. May Gods' blessings of new life fill each home around the world and may the love of Jesus continue to fill the earth.
Happy Easter,
Wendy

A Day To Spare....

This month for the stitch along that Chooky is hosting on the stitch-a-long blog, our project was this cute little pin cushion. Of course I took some liberty and just used a solid circle for the center top and bottom. The little squares were too fiddly at their size. I like how this little pin keep turned out.
Happy Stitching,
Wendy

Lovely Eggs.....

I just wanted to pop in and show what I won this past week. Heidi was having an awesome giveaway on her blog for these amazing eggs that she makes. She gave away three sets, one large set of eggs and two smaller sized sets of eggs. I won the larger set!:) They came in the mail on today. I am so in love with them. They are absolutely gorgeous. She also makes wonderful pillows and has all kinds of decorating tips on her blog. You should take time and go visit her. I have been following her blog for five years now and I always get inspiration from her blog. Thank you Heidi for sharing your creative muse with us in this wonderful giveaway. These eggs are so wonderful you could leave them out all spring. I will be back later to show how I have them displayed.
Until next time,
Wendy 

Yummy Thread and Prep Work ...Winner of Traveling Stash

 

These yummy threads will be used to make a couple of table mats. I just love these colors together. Using stash and adding to the stash.:) More prep work for the klosjes project.

Now I guess you would like to know who the winner of the "Traveling Stash" box. Random generator chose this number: 
 

True Random Number Generator  Result: 3 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

  Congrats to "Sewgreen" who said:
Sewgreen said...
I would love one of thee boxes! I can't tell you how many blogs I have commented on, and my number never seems to get called!

March 24, 2013 at 10:16 AM

 

Doily Coaster

I have made this cute doily as a coaster for my side table next to my sewing chair. I will be making more of these in the future. I am trying to use up some of my cotton crochet stash.
Happy Stitching,
Wendy

BaD Block A Day Results

I am behind on posting this as it should have been up on Monday. I had one of those life happens events and could not post at that time. So here are all the blocks from last week. I only completed two klosjes this past week.:( But I am already doing better on those for this week. I did make a total of five blocks for Bliss's quilt last week. After the blocks are finished I will then do all the embroidery for her on.(I talked about this in the post for FNSI)

 I also added 22 1/2 rows to the afghan this past week as well. So that is coming along nicely. I still have more colors to add before I do a repeat of the colors. I am hoping to have each color used by the end of the week so I can start the repeat. At least that is the goal I have set for myself.

 And I just had to do a few more yoyo's, they are so addictive I should have known that I could not just set them aside. I made a total of 25. That's why the klosjes did not get made this week!:)

All in all I had a very productive week last week, then it went south and I could not get more accomplished. I am pleased with what I did accomplish though.
Happy Stitching,
Wendy 

 

Stitch Me Up...

I was supposed to have posted this on Monday the 25th for part of the Stitch Me Up blog hop. I was not able to do so at the time because I had one of those life happens moments in my family, but wanted to post what I did make for the hop. I made this cute little pillow with one of the little girls that Madame Samm had sketched out. I think she turned out really cute and she will be going to a new home very soon.
Happy Stitching,
Wendy

A Winner.....And Another Box to Giveway

The winner of the "Traveling Stash" box is Terry! Terry email me your snail mail and I will get the box in the mail to you.

Now here is the second box ready for giveaway. I do have to say this is a smaller box and had non-quilt fabric inside. More on those at the end of the post. Here is what is in the box minus what I have removed. I am also going to remove that reel of lace(taken) and the fabric next to it. Now with that said if you would like to have any of the items being removed email me and I will send them on to you. Otherwise I will be giving them to a local charity to use for crafting with the elderly.

 These are the items I have placed in the box. The peanuts and winnie the pooh are yardage as well as the orange fall leaves. The white fabric with the purple/blue markings is actually a whole quilt panel that I have had for a long time. Your quilt over the lines and then fill in to make a whole quilt. I think it is 45" x 50" if I remember rightly. Next I purchased a set of sneak previews for this box as well as the previous box as a notion. The roll of hot air balloons is 2 1/2" fabric that has been heavily starched. I purchased several of these on a trip to Atlanta to see my dd. I have used them so many times and recently used them in my sv quilt I am working on. I would suggest taking some and leaving some if you want or treat as a jelly roll.

 Now for those items that I removed from the box. There was some vintage trims that are already packed and ready to go to their new owner. There is this yardage of home dec fabric and that is why I am removing it. The boxes are supposed to be for quilt fabric only. Not a dumping ground for other fabric. The quality is good, but it is taking up space that could be filled with quilting fabric and we should make sure these boxes stay quilty related. Again if you would like to have this I will mail it to you. If more than one wants some I will divide it until it is gone.

 Now the fabric below is really thin and not suitable for most quilts. the white with little flowers is like t-shirt fabric (taken) very stretchy and has tons of ravels in it. If you would like these again email me and I will send it on to you. It will not be going back into the box. If you have kids that do crafts it would be good for them.

 

 Hopefully by doing this as the next person adds to the box it can be placed in a larger box. I may add more from my stash this week if  I have time to go through my stash again. I did keep a couple of fat quarters. Please follow the guidelines and rules provided for these boxes so that everyone who gets them will have good fabric to look through. I may add a magazine or two as well. If you want a chance at this box leave a comment on this post only. The drawing will close on Thursday the 28th at midnight central time. Good luck!
 RULES:

1. Be an active blogger. Post about receiving and the giveaway on your blog in a timely manner.
2. There is a note in the box that logs where the box has been. Please add your info and place the note back in the box.
3. There is a list of Rules and Guidelines in the box. Please read and follow these and return the list to the box.
4. You may take anything you like from the box. Just replace every item with comparable quilt shop quality items equal to the amount taken. See guidelines below.
5. Ship the box to the next person in a reasonable amount of time.
6. Due to the amount of postage shipping is only within the USA.

 GUIDELINES:
The definition of a stash is a secret store of valuables. For quilters it's a collection of usable quality products. The stash should contain mostly fabric with a few patterns and/or books and other items.

• FABRIC:     Should be quilt shop quality in new condition. Scraps should only be included if they are cut for adding to a collection and packaged accordingly (i.e. I-Spy squares, postage stamp squares, etc.). There should not be anything under a Fat Quarter unless packaged like this.
• PATTERNS/BOOKS:     Should be in new or gently used condition. They should be kept to a minimum (books are bulky and add weight).
• OTHER ITEMS:     Should be in new or gently used condition. Tools, notions, etc. These items should be packaged if necessary.
•  

 IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER:

• If you receive a box with anything that is of "poor" condition you should not feel guilty in tossing it out.
• Only put items in the box that you would be proud to own. The box is NOT a dumping place for all your outdated unwanted items.
• Items should be free of smoke and pet hairs.
• You must replace items you take with the same quantity of like-kind items. Replacing more than you take is always welcome.  :)  There is a guide to Pre-Cut amounts below for your reference.

GUIDELINES TO PRE-CUT AMOUNTS:

• Jelly Roll strips are 2-1/2 inches so every 10 strips is 2/3 yard (plus an inch). 30 strips is 2 yards plus 3 inches. 40 strips is 2-3/4 yards. 50 strips is 3-1/2 yards.
• Honey Buns are 1-1/2 inches so 10 strips is just slightly under 1/3 yard. 40 strips are 1-2/3 yards.
• Desert Rolls are 10 (5 x 45) strips or just slightly over 1-1/3 yard.
• Turnovers are 80 (6 inch) triangles and is equal to slightly over 1 yard.
• Charms are 5 inch squares. 40 charms is equal to 2/3 of a yard.
• Layer Cakes are 10 inch squares. 40 layer cake squares are equal to 2-3/4 yards

FNSI...the project

 A quilt for Bliss.....

I joined FNSI again this month and I worked on a project that I need to finish before fall. My sweet middle daughter is going to ministry school in the fall and will be taking this quilt with her. Friday night I started sewing the blocks together. I finished four blocks and have seven to go which I hope to finish later today. 

Once the blocks are sewn together I will be embroidering certain scripture verses on the gray sections of each block. Each verse has special meaning to her and there are also a couple of sayings that I will include as well. This quilt was a special request from dd before she leaves the nest. Of course I am using the "Bliss" line of fabric as this quilt is for my Bliss!:) I thought it would be a novelty for her to have a quilt made of fabrics with her name. We laughingly call it a Bliss quilt for Bliss.

Keep Stitching,
Wendy

FNSI...

Tonight is Friday Night Sew In are you ready?! I have several things all ready and waiting for me to sew. See you in the studio and be sure and bring chocolate!:)
Wendy

BaD.....Block a Day Challenge

I am late in getting this post up as it should have been posted on Monday. We have been without power because of downed trees from the storms on Monday which caused the power outage all over our community. The power came back on about an hour ago. I am participating in the BaD (block a day) challenge hosted by Daisy from here. You can do any blocks that you want to do as this block challenge is to help get blocks for your projects finished. These are the klosjes that I finished last week. Only six just one shy of my goal, but I am happy with the six that I did finish. And while the power was out I stamped a good supply of them for the next few weeks. All I will have to do is sew them in the coming weeks.

A couple of the other ladies are also making afghans, so I also started an afghan for myself and have 47 rows completed this week. This afghan is 200 stitches in width, so is big. It takes me a while to get to the end of the row. I wanted to be able to snuggle with my fur babies under this one.

I am sure I won't get that many rows done again this week as I won't have as much time as I had last week. This is a good start on this and this will be mine when finished. I have made tons of these over the years, but always give them to someone else. I am loving the colors so far. I still have a few more colors before I start the pattern repeat. Next time I should have the other colors to show.
Keep on stitchin,
Wendy   

Traveling Stash Box #1...

Fabric:

  I have won two Traveling Stash boxes. They were at the post office today when I checked the mail. The first box is up for grabs until Friday at midnight central time. So leave a comment if you want a chance to win this box. It is a nice box full of great goodies.

 Patterns:

 Notions:

 This is what I am keeping:

  This is what I am putting back into the box.

 12 Fat quarters and some yardage...some epp paper pieces...a panel with 12 different houses on it...a disc with simple patterns...and a pillow pattern...a couple of quilting magazines.

I may add a few more items as well, we had a storm to come up and I had to stop fiddling with the box. We are under tornado watch/warnings until 9pm central time tonight, so I won't be adding anything else today. If this box is not your cup of tea come by Friday evening and I will have the other box ready for you to take a look see at.

 RULES:

1. Be an active blogger. Post about receiving and the giveaway on your blog in a timely manner.
2. There is a note in the box that logs where the box has been. Please add your info and place the note back in the box.
3. There is a list of Rules and Guidelines in the box. Please read and follow these and return the list to the box.
4. You may take anything you like from the box. Just replace every item with comparable quilt shop quality items equal to the amount taken. See guidelines below.
5. Ship the box to the next person in a reasonable amount of time.
6. Due to the amount of postage shipping is only within the USA.

 GUIDELINES:
The definition of a stash is a secret store of valuables. For quilters it's a collection of usable quality products. The stash should contain mostly fabric with a few patterns and/or books and other items.

• FABRIC:     Should be quilt shop quality in new condition. Scraps should only be included if they are cut for adding to a collection and packaged accordingly (i.e. I-Spy squares, postage stamp squares, etc.). There should not be anything under a Fat Quarter unless packaged like this.
• PATTERNS/BOOKS:     Should be in new or gently used condition. They should be kept to a minimum (books are bulky and add weight).
• OTHER ITEMS:     Should be in new or gently used condition. Tools, notions, etc. These items should be packaged if necessary.
•  

 IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER:

• If you receive a box with anything that is of "poor" condition you should not feel guilty in tossing it out.
• Only put items in the box that you would be proud to own. The box is NOT a dumping place for all your outdated unwanted items.
• Items should be free of smoke and pet hairs.
• You must replace items you take with the same quantity of like-kind items. Replacing more than you take is always welcome.  :)  There is a guide to Pre-Cut amounts below for your reference.

GUIDELINES TO PRE-CUT AMOUNTS:

• Jelly Roll strips are 2-1/2 inches so every 10 strips is 2/3 yard (plus an inch). 30 strips is 2 yards plus 3 inches. 40 strips is 2-3/4 yards. 50 strips is 3-1/2 yards.
• Honey Buns are 1-1/2 inches so 10 strips is just slightly under 1/3 yard. 40 strips are 1-2/3 yards.
• Desert Rolls are 10 (5 x 45) strips or just slightly over 1-1/3 yard.
• Turnovers are 80 (6 inch) triangles and is equal to slightly over 1 yard.
• Charms are 5 inch squares. 40 charms is equal to 2/3 of a yard.
• Layer Cakes are 10 inch squares. 40 layer cake squares are equal to 2-3/4 yards

Keep Stitchin,
Wendy 

Sherbert.....

I have started another shawl with the thread shown in the post below which I am calling the sherbert shawl. It is a very fine thread  that reminds me of sherbert ice cream and I really like how it is working up on the big needles. I am also using the stitch one then yarn over method on this one. I really like how the edge is looking on this one compared to the first one.

And again I am so in love with this yarn. The photo's are not blurred it is the yarn. It has a high content of wool and is fuzzy to the touch as well as having a fuzzy look to it and is so soft. You will probably get  tired of seeing these shawls popping up on here before it's over with. But I will try and keep it to only one day a week leaving the rest for fun quilty pleasures of course.:) Tomorrow is BaD update, so be looking for some quilty goodness then.
Stitch On,
Wendy