BOM Rehab, Schnibbles and Tutorial Monday

Happy week everyone!!! Rehab is going very well and I am happy to report another Fat Quarter Shop Designer BOM completed..

cute block!!! Strawberry Fields is such a yummy fabric line! Thanks to Sinta for keeping us motivated.

This months Schnibbles project, Summer Day, is coming along nicely. I got all the geese made, sashing strips added and five rows put together. Two more rows to go and it will be done…..I am doing the happy dance on this one. It calls for a two inch light border, but I just might go without that……as is, it will be the perfect size to hang on my quilt shelf in the entry….hmmm, or guess if I did add the border a table topper in the dinning room….something to ponder!!!

Once again, fun tutorials, and like before if you do use any of these and feature them on your blog, please link back to the designers. Thanks to our generous crafters for use of their pictures and tutorials!

Kris at Dandelion Quilts made this really cute mug rug…please notice the rick rack :-)!!! Tutorial here. Kris is also hosting a mini quilt swap …check it out!Deanna at Wedding Dress Blue has a sweet Chinese

Coins Mat or Mug Rug too ….pattern here!

I am such a notebook person and when I saw these I knew I had to whip up a few for gifts. Janice at Papiervalise came up with these pretty Fabric Remnant Notebooks. Tutorial here.

Amy Friend has a wonderful tutorial for an iPhone Pouch. I found this over at BasicGrey. Tons of great ideas over there I might add!!!!

Liz at Sew4Home has a

tutorial for a Cool Car Caddy. I will be making one of these for myself!!! Sew4home, a great resource spot!!

I don’t know about you but I am crazy for table runners!!! Margot from The Pattern Basket has this super cute Sugar Cookies Table Runner tutorial that was featured at Moda Bake Shop. She also has a wonderful selection of patterns for sale! Then Jodi at Pleasant Home has a sweet pinwheel table runner tutorial. Gotta love pinwheels!!

Nora at Simple Bliss has a great tutorial for Hooded Towels. The Dots will each be getting these.

When I saw this on Pinterest it brought back fond memories. I remember my mom having one of these. Virginia at Gingercake has a tutorial for a Vintage Inspired Roll Holder. Virginia also has a wonderful pattern shop …. just to tempt you!!!

Thanks to everyone who has sent me tutorial leads….greatly appreciated!! Allie, our Christmas Through The Year club founder, sent me a BIG OLD LIST of tutorials, so we will not run out of gift ideas! Don’t forget on April 30th Darlene will have Mr. Linky up and running, and everyone who links up with a Christmas gift they made this month, will be entered in the drawing for a chance to win this mini Bow Tie quilt…binding to be

installed!!! So with 14 days to go in the month we have plenty of time to get a gift or two made!!! This group is open to everyone…no sign ups…just play when you can and get a jump on Christmas gift making!

Happy mid month everyone.

The Geese Are Flying

….well at least being made.  I started on this months Schnibbles pattern at my friendship group tonight.  I decided on the recommendation of Sherri and a few others, I would try the Fit to be Geese ruler by Open Gate……WONDERFUL!!  This is my new favorite method for making geese.  I am using Celebrate Spring charm squares ….one of my fav fabrics.  Thanks to Sinta and Sherri for picking such a fun Schnibbles pattern this month!

 

Speaking of favorites…this quilt has to be one of my new favorite quilts!!  My friend Sue made it….I really, really, really love it.  The wool flowers dancing around the edge are perfect……hope I didn’t drool on it too much while I put the binding on :-)!  This has to go on my make some day list.

The garden is starting to come alive with color…yes, Spring is really here.  Happy mid week everyone.

Rehab Report and Banners

Sinta is a genius….just sayin’!! For those of us with unfinished BOM’s she has started a rehab group…every Monday we report in and hopefully we have finished a block or two from one of the MANY unfinished BOM’s we have hanging around….come on, you know you have some :-)!!!!! I’m going to finish up my Fat Quarter Shop Designer BOM for 2011. In my mind I had most of them done….hmmm. Actually I only have four blocks done. Yesterday I finished block five and the last three stem/leaf blocks. Block five had tons of pieces but went together like a dream. The crew at Fat Quarter Shop does an amazing job on these patterns!

I have a thing going for banners. I don’ know what it is, but I just love them. These are from Nicole at Raggedy Old Annies…so stinkin’ cute!!! If you are in need, you can pop over and let her know!! Getting them to stay on my cupboard for the picture was another story!! Tomorrow I will have to decide where Spring will hang!

Wishing you all a very happy week!

Happenings and A Bit Of Sewing…Bragging About My Friend Beth and REHAB!!!!

  Another fun filled week for sure!!  Our girl came for a short visit this week…there was time to race Big Dot on the driveway.  So much laughing…it just made me think it wasn’t that long ago it was my girl and her brother racing on the driveway.  

Wednesday  at sewing it was Mystery Project day…..we get a basic supply list and have no idea what we are going to make.  Half the fun is harassing Joan and Theresa (our teachers), and lots of whining about not knowing what the project is…they never disappoint us, and always come up with something great…a sweet Posey Pouch to hold Easter Eggs.

My friend Loretta, who came to class,  once again came up with a beautiful glass creation.   

 

The candlestick on the bottom is the perfect touch.  I love it Loretta!!!!

 

Tonight I whipped up a quick bunny runner.   I’m not very good at day pictures, but night pictures, well ……I’m really bad at those :-)!!

 

 

 

 

 

Now to tempt you a bit…this is going to be this months giveaway for Christmas Through The Year.

A mini bowtie quilt.  I plan to get the binding on this weekend.  If you make a Christmas gift this month you will be in the running for a chance to win this mini.  Darlene will have Mr. Linky up on April 30th for you to post your finished project!

Now to brag about my friend Beth.    It’s so wonderful to watch a friend follow their dreams.  After retiring from teaching two years ago and moving to New Mexico, she right away purchased a long arm machine…something she had wanted to do for a long time.  Then like any good quilter, she searched out and found a wonderful group of quilters to hang out with, which lead her to meeting a new friend Ruth.  The two of them have teamed up together to start a quilt retreat business!!!!!  Their site is here.   They both recently attended classes with Eleanor Burns at Quilt In A Day to be certified as teachers.  These ladies are on the ball for sure!!!   So if you are looking for a quilt escape in beautiful New Mexico, please check them out!!!   Their Spring retreat is scheduled for the end of April.

One last thing….I’m in REHAB….Sinta’s BOM Rehab!  Check it out here.  This weekend I will be getting a block or two done from one of my BOM’s hanging around…..now which one to pick…hmmmmm??!!! Happy, happy Friday everyone and a very happy Easter!

Tutorial Monday

  Darlene and I are so excited.  We had 25 people play along with us this month.  There were so many wonderful presents made and tucked away for Christmas.  Darlene has Mr. Linky up on her March 31 post so you can check out the projects.

Did someone say TUTORIALS??!!    It has pretty much become my obsession looking for tutorials. Thanks to Pinterest that job is pretty easy.  While we were on vacation Mr. P. even drove me to McDonalds so I could use their WIFI and have a fix for finding some tutes…what a guy :-)!!!   Once again if you do decide to make one of these wonderful projects make sure to link back to the project creator.   I am so grateful every month for our talented crafters who let me use their pictures to share with you and link up to their amazing projects.….so here we go!!!

Here’s two wonderful projects from Lori at Bee In My Bonnet.  First off these so darn cute Apron Bottle Covers.  Project instructions here.   And a very cute Lined Travel Bag ..

 

 

 

Tutorial here. 

 

Kimberly from   Bitty Bits and Pieces has this sweet Bitty Bowl Of Pins tutorial. Part 1 is here.  Part 2 here and Parts 3 and 4 here.

Kris at Dandelion Quilts whipped up two super cute Mixer Covers. 

 

 

 

The blue cover has a pocket in the front for the manual and spatulas.  This one has no pocket but sweet embellishments.  Read her blog her for some tips, then you can find the tutorial here!!

Liz at Sew4Home strikes again with this purrfect World’s Cutest Felt Sewing Kit.  I know  some cat  

 

lovers who would love this for Christmas! Tutorial here.

Linda at A Maidenhair Fern has a tutorial for this very nostalgic pincushion.  I am quite sure my mom had one of these!! 

 

 

Doni at Whiskers and Wool made these wonderful Simple Stripes  Dishcloths…tutorial here.  Cute!!

 

How about some Reversible, Reusable, Ruffled Grocery Bags???  Sandra from Sawdust and Paper Scraps has the tutorial here.   I think these would make great gift sacks for our Christmas goodies!!!

And last but certainly not least…from Tipnut a list of 50 free Apron patterns.  Link here.  Woohoo..that’s a whole lot of FREE patterns.

I hope you think about joining in with us and getting the jump on your Christmas present making.  I have April’s giveaway in the works and will be sharing it soon!  Happy week everyone.

Schnibbles, March Christmas Gift and A Fun Getaway!

  Under the wire….that’s kind of how the whole month of March has felt like to me!!  Happily I finished this months Schnibbles project….Bibelot runner style!!  This was really fun and fast to make…good thing for me :-)! 

Here we are …..month three of Christmas Through The Year.  Co hosting with Darlene has been WONDERFUL!!!  She definitely carried the ball this month.  Darlene, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!  I squeaked out my gifties for this month….Stay Put Kitchen Towels.  I used the tutorial from Mary at Pin.Sew.Press.    Talk about a fast project…so if you are still wanting to get a gift done you have plenty of time!  Darlene will have Mr. Linky up tomorrow and everyone who links up with their Christmas project for March, has a chance to win a wonderful runner made by Darlene.  This coming Monday I will have some more tutes to share!

We had a wonderful week away with our home on wheels.  Camping in Morro Bay with family…so fun and very relaxing.  We got to visit some old friends (hey look Harold they are back taking our picture!!!).

 

 

Shopping at one of my favorite places  …………

 

 

 

 

….The Garden Center.

 

 

 

There was a bit of time for some hand work

…..yoyo’s for a future Christmas project….

 

 

and three finishes!!!!!  These were started 3 or 4 years ago…..all quilted and neatly tucked away in my sewing closet!!!  Why I didn’t finish the binding is a mystery to me…but YIPEE they are done and will go on my Sew It’s Finished list.

I think my MOJO is making a slow comeback.  Fingers crossed it stays.  Wishing you all a very happy weekend!

Our Girls Rock….the flu…..Tutes!

Yes our girls rock !!! Our girl had the most amazing experience in Tasmania and is now officially a Tasmanian Devil wrangler!! Her two weeks there were the best, hosted by the nicest people and sights she will talk about forever! Missing her for two weeks was the hard part for me, but her boyfriend and I became good texting buddies.

Our other girl…..she ran the LA Marathon on Sunday with a time of 4 hours 34 min.!!!!!! Isn’t that amazing or what?! She trained and trained for 6 months and boy did that training pay off. So proud of both of our girls for sure.

The flu…….UGH!!!!! This nasty bug took me down for about 10 days. I finally went to the doc and got some really strong medication and made the turn……I haven’t been down like that in ages. So for me no sewing, but I’m itching to get to something!!!

Here we go with this weeks featured tutorials.

Heidi at The Frugal Girls has this wonderful tutorial for making picture coasters. Her site is loaded to the brim with coupons and money saving ideas too!!!

Last month I made these trees…..so fun and easy and there’s a wonderful tutorial

here at Pleasant Home. Jodi’s are much cuter than mine on the diagonal!!!!

SWEET….Amy at Lucykate Crafts has this adorable strawberry lid cover tutorial. I love giving canned goodies to the neighbors and this will be the perfect embellishment!

Aprons are always a wonderful gift and Aimee from Homespun Threads made this beauty from a tutorial here. Love that bow for sure and such pretty fabrics.

So clever of Cindy at Skip To My Lou to think up making personalized luggage tags…tutorial here.

Connie from Smockity Frocks had me at the heart……here’s a tutorial for homemade lotion bars.

Michelle at Crafty Asian girl has this great hot pad tutorial. So fast and easy to whip up a bunch of these!

As always if you do use any of these tutorials and post on your blog, please link back to the maker of the pattern.

It’s hard to believe we are in to month three of Christmas Through The Year. Come join us!! I know Darlene has a wonderful giveaway planned for this month! Happy week everyone.