Fun Friday...

Weather permitting, Tag and I take an early morning walk almost every day.  Here he was today at 5:21, leading the way.  (The shadow is from a parking lot light, not the sun.)

After spending so much time this week working on de-cluttering and reorganizing my bedroom (and I'm not yet finished!) and on cutting my scraps into usable pieces, I was more than ready to sew.  I didn't care what it was...I just needed to create!  And, the more instant the gratification was, the better.  Know what I mean?

Here it is...the skinny pincushion.  It fits right there in front of my Naomi Janome...so very handy.

I saw it this morning right here and decided to use some small scraps of Hope Valley by Denyse Schmidt that I ran across while working with my scraps.  I didn't exactly follow the original...just did what I wanted with it.  Measuring ~2 x 6 inches, it's perfect and I love it.

 
I hope you all have a great weekend! 

Happy Mother's Day!



"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.". Jeremiah 29:11

A Small Project...

I love small projects!  Quick and easy...almost instant gratification.  Ya know?  

I have been thinking for a very long time that I need to make myself another pincushion.  I actually have two pincushions...the wonderful strawberry one from Donna of Brynwood Needleworks.  (see it here) That one stays on my side table, which is next to my big easy chair where I do my finishing work.  The other pincushion - the one that gets the most use - travels back and forth from the sewing machine area to the work area...when I remember to grab it and take it with me, that is.  It seems that it is never where I need it, though!  I am always getting up to hunt it down (not that this apartment is that big, mind you).  I could have made one at any time, but just never did.  You know how that goes, right?     

But, this morning, I was looking for something to do.  Mind you, I have enough to do...but I just wanted to do something simple and quick.  So, that's what I did.  Just now.  Made myself another pincushion.  I made it out of some Hope Valley (by Denyse Schmidt) fabric scraps that I ran across the other day when looking for something in my scrap bucket.  

I had to piece a few scraps together to make 2 of the squares...

Front

Back

I had to piece one of the strips for the back, too.  But, hey!  No biggie.   

I honestly don't know which side I like better.  But, I'm using the 9-patch side for the front.  This pincushion makes me happy. 

Have a good Sunday!
 


"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.". Jeremiah 29:11

Blogger's Quilt Festival - Spring 2012

It's that time of year again!

Each spring and fall,

Amy hosts the festival...

a fun time for all blogging quilters

to share a special quilt and its story.   

It is so much fun to visit all
of the blogs to see everyone's
entry and to read all the stories...

and comments! 

Click on the button to check out and

be inspired by all of the special quilts.

This is my 4th time taking part in this festival.

It's always difficult to choose which

quilt I want to showcase...

they are all my faves.

Ya know?  {grin}

But, choose I did.

And, here it is...

my Snow in the Valley quilt!

I had pneumonia last year and

it took several weeks for me to feel better

and to build up my stamina.

There came a point in my recuperation

where I could finally sit and sew

for a bit without becoming overly fatigued.

So, I started a sampler quilt!

If you would like to read about this quiltalong,

go here for more information. 

 Once I got these 9 blocks done,

I knew this was where I wanted to quit. 

 However, I really felt that this

needed some kind of border...

both for definition and

to increase the size of the quilt.

So, this is what I did...

added a row of hst's and

then another plain border. 

I quilted it in my usual

stippling/meandering manner...

And, ended up with this.

In order to get the size backing I needed,

I used up every single scrap piece

larger than 5 inches that I could find!

I love this backing almost

as much as I love the front!

Here are the stats: 

Started: September 6, 2011.

Finished: October 5, 2011.

Fabrics:  Hope Valley by Denyse Schmidt

& Kona cotton solid in Snow.

Size:  Approx. 58 inches square after laundering.

Pattern:  Summer Sampler Series found here.

Thank you for stopping by!

I hope you enjoyed viewing

and reading about my entry.

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."    Jeremiah 29:11

Snow In The Valley...

Well, what can I say?

I did it again.

I fell in love with a quilt.

One that I made.

Oh, Mercy!

10/7...edited to add:  took it to work to

show my coworkers and one of them bought it!  

You know that there's
nothing I like better

than a pieced back.

However.

This one was a challenge.

Here's the problem...
I have more of this fabric,

but I want to keep a specific amount

set aside to use in the future.

So, to get the size backing I needed for this quilt,
I used up every single scrap piece

larger than 5 inches that I could find!

I was almost beginning to feel
like one of the king's men
in the Humpty Dumpty rhyme!
(you know...'all the king's horses & all the king's men
couldn't put Humpty together again!")

Yikes!

{grin}

 Here are the stats:

Started: September 6, 2011.

Finished: October 5, 2011.

Fabrics:  Hope Valley by Denyse Schmidt

& Kona cotton solid in Snow.

Size:  Approx. 58 inches square after laundering.

Pattern:  Summer Sampler Series found here.

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11