Monthly Christmas Finish!

  Three tea towels done…perhaps my goal of 7 was a little too ambitious….they will be waiting for another month!!  Hop on over to Allie’s and see what others have done…and better yet, join in!!!  No obligation.  Just make a present each month and link up.  The bonus, a giveaway each month!!

My cherry quilt is starting to grow.  I love this little quilt…it’s just plain happy.

  

 

 

Yesterday the mail lady brought my next Santa Sack presents from Sharon……TEMPTATION!!!  Seriously?? We have to wait till December?  :-)!!!!!!

Today we are having an old fashioned rain storm…very strange for this time of year, but very welcome.  The heat is gone for a day and we actually have all the windows open…NICE!!!

We are still recovering here.  Yes, Mr. P didn’t want me feeling lonely with the crud so he joined in.  I think we have made a turn.  Better have, cause Friday I leave for quilt retreat!!!  Happy day everyone!

Tickled Pink Tuesday

  Being silly with papa after a long day of playing…….

 

 

 

a snuggle with brother and dad before heading home to mama!

Yes papa and I are Tickled Pink!!  Please join Allie and myself in sharing what tickles you!

FNSI Results

  Not a “Sew-In” night, but a Heat n Bond, cut and tack down rick rack type of night!!  Five more towels ready for stitching and that will be on my agenda the first of the week.

Today was a great mail day .  Carol offered up her Seuss pattern to me and I said in return I would send  patterns to her.  WOW!!!  Not only the wonderful Seuss pattern but more great patterns and a book!!!  I’m over the moon excited.  As I told Carol, I am definitely addicted to patterns!  Thanks bunches Carol.

Mr. cold/flu bug has come to visit me and I am putting him on notice right now that he needs to leave the premises…..I have had enough, there is too much to do, and too many fun things going on. So scoot, skedaddle, get the heck out of here.  You have way worn out your welcome!!!!

The Good And The Crowded

We are back from our beach getaway.  Here’s the  pretty view from our trailer…the good!!  So pretty and amazing. 
Now here’s maybe the not so good………        


The view from the back.  Maybe it’s because we’re getting older…but it was a bit crowded… boy that view front the front again AMAZING!!!!!

I did manage to get the stems embroidered on the cherries.  I have decided I’m backstitched challenged, but at any rate they are done!  Then I started working on my Christmas Project for the month.  Our neighbors all do a cookie swap at Christmas and my plan is to find a sweet little basket and fill it with cookies with the dishtowel added in. Since  tomorrow night is Sew-In Night, I’ll be working on the snowmen towels!!  Here in our neck of the woods we are experiencing cooler than normal weather….so sorry to hear that those of you in other parts are not.  I am sending cooling thoughts your way and hoping for major relief for you all.

We’re Back……But We Are Leaving!!!

  We’re back from a great week at the beach.  The Dots are great campers…..we had all kinds of rugs out for them, but playing with your cars in the dirt is much better.

Auntie got to spend some quality time with her nephews, but the time went way too fast.  The boys left with their mom and dad on Tuesday for Sea World, and Auntie and her BF left for home after lunch.  So wonderful having them all there.

I did finish a couple bindings for customers that don’t mind their quilts going on vacation…and one finish for myself .  This Seuss quilt is embarrassing.  It’s been quilted for quite a long time..just waiting for me to do the binding!!!  The Dots are sleeping over tonight and I have it on Big Dots bed for a surprise!!

Tomorrow we are off again.  Mr. P managed to get another spot at the beach.  So that’s where we will be hanging for a while.  I have another couple vacationing quilts going with me for bindings and my cherries are coming along.  I need to get the stems embroidered.

Hope you all are having a wonderful weekend.  Off to check out what’s going on with you all!

Cheater, Cheater Pumpkin Eater

……..so I have been doing a bit of cheating sewing …well maybe not cheating, but super easy.   Sewing with my friendship group the other night there was this really cute and easy Thanksgiving runner hanging in the shop.  Cut the center, fussy cut the borders and add some rick rack…..DONE!!!!  

Next up this cute runner that I saw hanging at one of my favorite shops.  The bulk of it is a panel that is cut apart and a bit of piecing here and there, throw in some prairie points…and easy, peasy it’s done.

Tomorrow we are off for a getaway…..a getaway to some cooler weather.  The 90 degree temps, plus humidity are not my fav, and where we are going it has been in the mid 60’s….bring it on!  Auntie and her BF are picking up the Dots …(their mommy and daddy are attending a wedding), and we are all having a sleep over tomorrow night at the campground….so excited! I’ve packed, bubbles, coloring books, cars and all kinds of goodies.  I’m hoping the WIFI works in the campground, but sometimes it doesn’t.  So just in case I miss Tickled Pink Tuesday I will say right now I am tickled pink to be in some cooler weather!!!    Happy week everyone!

Tickled Pink Tuesday

A while back my partner in crime, Allie and I   decided we would use Tuesdays to post positive things….  Might not be big giant doings, but just something that’s positive!!  If you  would like to join in please free to grab the wonderful button Allie made and join us!

….and oh yeah this is positive!!!  My pumpkin is all pieced and will be sent off tomorrow to be quilted …RELIEF!!

This is not my quilt, but I’m doing the binding for a friend…..it is stinkin’ cute!!

 

 

 

Notice all those sweet little crabs made with that shrinky dink fabric…..CUTE!!!  The friends they are visiting this week go crabbing all the time.  She is so excited to give them the quilt.  I am so excited for her….she did an amazing job .

One thing I tackled this week was my thread box.  With all the bindings I do there is such a wide range of colors I need.  JoAnns had thread 50% off so I filled in some color ways.   Inheriting my friend Deb’s thread stash still has me with a huge inventory of lights, browns, and blacks…so now I am really stocked.  This is the sweet little hanging my friend Carol made me……very appropriate for Tickled Pink Tuesdays!!

The weather here is hot and humid.  I’m trying not to focus on that.  So thinking of my monthly Xmas project helps, and then there’s this ……I have something brewing with this panel! 

Hope this finds you tickled about something …… Happy mid week to everyone.

Christmas Finish….or Plan C!!

  It’s time to report in, and once again I just sneaked under the wire.  First the back story!!  My plan was to make an  easy peasy Christmas apron.  Last week I was showing it to a friend and now I can’t find it!  It’s here somewhere, just hiding.  So plan “B” was to make Pamkitty’s so cute potholder, which you can see here……problem, I didn’t have the right size rick rack.  So plan “C” was this super easy table runner.  I goofed off today and spent the whole afternoon getting it together.  I am LOVING Allie’s monthly club.  It’s so hard to believe the year is half over!

My last post Debbie stopped by for a visit.  Well I just had to pop over and visit her.  She posted a picture of this wonderful Origami wreath…..and great news, here’s the tutorial.  Looks like it would be so much fun to make.  I have never seen anything like that before…very pretty!
 
Bright and early I was off to the Post Office to mail Sharon her Santa Sack…once again..having Xmas presents hanging around for 6 months that you can’t open is going to be a real challenge….just sayin’!!!!
Our summer is officially here.  It is just plain hot and forecasts for the holiday weekend have even higher temps…..time for popsicles!!!!  Happy Thursday everyone.

Tickled Pink Tuesday

  I’m very tickled about this…..my Santa Sack arrived from my swap partner Sharon.  Love it and there’s two sweet gifties wrapped up and will go in my sack. …..I’m thinking waiting till December will be really hard, but I’ll be strong!!!
Blog hopping yesterday I was visiting Karen at Sew Many Ways.  WOW….you have to read this.  A list of all kinds of projects people are working on, some recipes and some decorating projects. Amazing links, but Karen’s blog is always amazing.

Here’s my sewing progress…three more rows added to my pumpkin!!! Now that's just pitiful prodution don't you think?!

  Deadline for Allie’s club is looming, so I need to get on my Xmas project for the month.  So what’s tickling you??  Join Allie and myself and share the news.

Simply Caught Up!

I’m caught up on the Simple Things Quilt Along… again, Kelly said easy peasy and they were.   Good thing I got these done because the next step is posted on Kelly’s blog!!
I also decided to stop pouting about having to rip out rows on my pumpkin quilt.  Stitched them back in and added a few more rows.   Now only ten rows left.  I’m seeing the light on this one!

Before I left for quilt camp I had ordered a BIG cone of  Aurifil thread from here.  Started using it at quilt camp (with my handy dandy cone thread holder), and my thread kept breaking.  Very frustrating.   Remembering a tip from my friend Deb about taping a safety pin to the side of the machine and threading the thread through the hole …and YIPEE, problem solved.  Must be an angle thing that I don’t understand, but no more breaking thread.

If you have a chance head on over to Carol’s blog and see the beautiful FW blocks she has going.  So tempting…..but I have way too many UFO’s around here!!!  Happy Thursday everyone.

Yes Sireeeee I’m Tickled Pink!

Happy Pink Tuesday everyone and so happy that my sewing machine is working.  I think the threat of going to  the machine doctor did the trick. 

   A couple weeks ago I was invited, along with a couple friends, to visit a friends revamped crafting room….I think sewing studio would be a better way to describe it.  I don’t know why I didn’t take my camera…it was totally amazing.  Cutting stations, ironing stations, cupboards, book cases and a place for four people to sit and sew.  She was formerly a scrap booker ….now as she says, an official quiltaholic!!!  She had three of the above spinner stations she was getting rid of and she very nicely offered them to us!  I love it, and already need to tidy it up, but it’s so darn handy.

Believe it or not I have actually started sewing on my Simple Things blocks..as Kelly says “easy peasy”!!!  I have an hour left to get some sewing in, them I off to my Tuesday friendship group where we will solve all matters of the world!

Yesterday we celebrated Father’s Day. My son and his wife had us all for a very yummmy dinner. Auntie helped big Dot look for rolly polly bugs.  A perfect day for one and all. 

So yes color me pink and if there is something tickling you please join Allie and myself in sharing the news!!  Happy Tuesday everyone.

FSNI Report

  The old girl changed up my plans a bit….something is wonky with my machine and after fiddling with it for quite a bit I decided sewing on my machine wasn’t in the the cards .

Working on customer bindings seemed to be a good second choice….this one finished and then there was some time to get started on another…  

so I’m calling the evening a success!

The last couple days have been filled with lots of fun with the Dots.  Today bubble chasing was the favorite thing to do !!!

I suppose I will be making a visit to my favorite machine repair guy…or fingers crossed it just starts working again.  My Simple Things Quilt Along blocks are waiting to be pieced!!!   

Wishing all the dads out there a very happy Father’s Day!!!