Tuesday, February 19
Wednesday, February 20
Thursday, February 21
Friday, February 22
Monday, February 25
Tuesday, February 26
Wednesday, February 27
Thursday, February 28
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Its all about Me
Today is the first day of the bloghop It's all about Me , be sure to hop on over and visit all of the blogs participating . Here is the list for the hop hosted by Madame Samm and our cheerleader Marlene. My day to share is February 26th so be sure to came back. I have been missing lately so have lots to catch up on , our computer crashed but thanks to John it is up and running again , yippeee.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
WIP Wednesday
Where does the time go , I can't believe it is Wednesday again already . I have had a busy week , some sewing some frog stitching ,more than I wanted to do for sure but I am glad I did it and I did make progress in a few areas .
Here is my Winter in Blogland in the process of being hand quilted , I sandwiched it with flannel thinking it would be best to keep it lying nice and flat but it is not all that easy to hand quilt through so may not have been the best choice . I did not add as many borders as in the original pattern and I struggled with what to frame this with but overall I am now pleased and once this is quilted I think it will look just fine.
I have a few other UOF'S that I did not post about recently and one I worked on this morning .
These crazy patch blocks were part of a round robin exchange and have been on my shelf a little too long so time to get these lovely blocks made into something . I chose this pale shade of peach to use as sashings , it was a little challenging to sew around the beads that have been added but I did manage and now to decide on the border . The first block top left was made by Lynda , the next one is mine, the second row left is by Martha , no blog and sadly has since passed away , next to Martha's is Dianne's , bottom row is Jeanette's and the final block is by Janet no blog .Aren't they lovely blocks , I am now very anxious to see this as a finish .
Ok I know many of you already think I am a little crazy and I will agree with you as I also started a new BOM this morning , ok don't throw anything at me unless I can use it to make blocks;-)You see I was going to my little sewing session and I needed something to work on but did not want to haul too much along and most everything I am trying to finish up requires either machine quilting or hand quilting and it just is not possible to take them with me so what is a girl to do but start something new right , ok maybe not but I did anyway.
This is the January block for Quilt Doodles , you will see the icon on my right sidebar if you are interested in giving this a try .I did have the February block with me as well but I made a mistake when cutting off part of the block , you would have to see it to understand but not a total loss it will become a new block just not the one it is suppose to be ,life happens right. To make matters worse I broke my glasses last night and I am totally lost without them , I did a make shift job of fixing them with crazy glue until they can get a frame for me but since I wear bifocals the glasses are not sitting where they should be so things are not looking like they should either . By tomorrow afternoon I should have this problem fixed I hope :-( Under the present circumstances I probably should not be sewing but I am anyway .
I am linking up to the Needle and ThreadNetwork and be sure you stop by to see what others are doing this week .Thanks for the visit .
hugs Sheila
I have a few other UOF'S that I did not post about recently and one I worked on this morning .
Ok I know many of you already think I am a little crazy and I will agree with you as I also started a new BOM this morning , ok don't throw anything at me unless I can use it to make blocks;-)You see I was going to my little sewing session and I needed something to work on but did not want to haul too much along and most everything I am trying to finish up requires either machine quilting or hand quilting and it just is not possible to take them with me so what is a girl to do but start something new right , ok maybe not but I did anyway.
I am linking up to the Needle and ThreadNetwork and be sure you stop by to see what others are doing this week .Thanks for the visit .
hugs Sheila
Monday, February 4, 2013
UFO Update
I am linking up to Carrie and hope to accomplish my goals for this month , better get busy :-) It is a storm day so a great day to sew . Hope you enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by.
hugs Sheila
Sunday, February 3, 2013
FNSI
Oh I know it is Sunday and I am just getting around to posting about my sewing with friends on Friday hosted by Cheryll , sometimes life gets in the way of the best laid intentions . I did stitch with my Aussie friends on Thursday ,I worked on some stitching on my project for the blog hop " stitch me up" , a little , very little sneak peak for you .
On Friday night I planned on stitching, however, I spent hours , yes hours frog stitching my pumpkin project , I tried to machine quilt it to get that off the UFO list and I was not too happy with my results . It took forever to get those stitches out but I have it back to square one again so lets hope the next try is more successful . If I have any talents in quilting it is not in the machine quilting catagorie ;-)
I will be posting later today or early tomorrow of my UFO plans for this month so best decide where my priorities are for February ,I have plenty to choose from .
Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by.
hugs Sheila
Friday, February 1, 2013
Some mail just for me :-)
Yesterday I went to my mailbox and inside was a package just for me , I immediately ripped it open and it was then my heart skipped a beat , I mean really it did . You see inside was the pattern Betsy's Closet along with this delightful charm pack "walk in the woods" by Moda a gift from my friend and fellow blogger Lesley of the Cuddle Quilter .
I will share a little secret about myself, as a child I loved paper dolls , I was always thrilled to receive a new paper doll book for birthdays or Christmas and even drew my own complete with clothes . My favorite paper dolls were Betsy McCall , I loved the designs , the dolls were so sweet and the clothing just as cute, so this pattern brings back so many wonderful memories .Just wait until I share this with my sisters , they were big fans as well . Sadly you don't see paper dolls like when we were kids or at least I have not come across any . Thanks so much Lesley for making my day and I know I will really enjoy stitching these up .
Now this morning the mailman came again with another parcel just for me , it was wrapped in a bright red plastic envelope with my name on it and it came from Mdm. Samm. I was a recent winner in a bloghop "In Your Words"as a participant and the prize was this incredible fat quarter bundle from Timeless Treasures along with a spool of Aurifil thread and two sweet notecards by Amy Bradley .
Thanks so much to Mdm. Samm and also to the generous donors of prizes , Timeless Treasures , Amy Bradley and Aurifil thread , I really appreciate this bundle of goodness. I love taking part in the blog hops , they are always fun and so inspirational . I just finished my piece for the Its all about Me , now that was a blast to make and wait until you see what I have done, I think it is hilarious .
I am off now to drool over my lovely mail, well no I won't do that but I will be admiring it . Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by .
hugs Sheila
Now this morning the mailman came again with another parcel just for me , it was wrapped in a bright red plastic envelope with my name on it and it came from Mdm. Samm. I was a recent winner in a bloghop "In Your Words"as a participant and the prize was this incredible fat quarter bundle from Timeless Treasures along with a spool of Aurifil thread and two sweet notecards by Amy Bradley .
I am off now to drool over my lovely mail, well no I won't do that but I will be admiring it . Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by .
hugs Sheila
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)