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Sunday, January 29, 2012

CRAFT PROJECT TRIVIA

Yesterday I worked on a birthday surprise for sister, can you guess what I was working on

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have to do with this  rag02

give up????? here’s a hint, take the batting strips & wrap around Styrofoam balls,            rag03

then wrap fabric strips around the batting & what do you get????

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that’s right! Rag Balls! LOL! wrapping the batting around the Styrofoam balls made them  soft to the touch, plus I love that you are able to stitch the fabric strip to the batting as posed to glue, just one dot of glue used to hold the beginning of the batting strip, no more hard rag balls! yea!

I am linking this post to  

UndertheTableandDreaming

http://www.bystephanielynn.com/

Friday, January 27, 2012

MY PACKAGE CAME!

Last week I won on week three’s drawing for the 2102 After Christmas Sew Along

http://sewmuch2luv.blogspot.com/2012/01/winner-for-week-3-is.html

my package arrived & oh my word it is prettier than I could imaginewin03

look at this  sweet card Karen had tucked in among my goodies win02 now I knew that the jelly roll posted on the site was pretty but I had no idea it’s be anything like this! how pretty is this! ohh I can’t think about cutting it LOL! win01Thank you so much Karen! I love it! other than the excitement  of my jelly roll & pattern, I’ve been cutting squares for my picnic quilt

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the picnic quilt is hosted by Pleasant Home

http://www.pleasant-home.com/2012/01/scraptacular-picnic-quilt.html

HAPPY SEWING!

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

CHECKING IN

 

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how busy can one be ~lol~working on my picnic quilt, this weekend, my sister will celebrate her 60th b’day , my granddaughter has  a b’day coming up, we’ve been tweaking & redoing the office, changed things around, took some things out & I'm loving how it’s coming together,so that’s my week, sewing,quilting,tweaking,decorating and partying ~lol~

Monday, January 23, 2012

WEEK 4 VERDICT IS IN!

I’ve thought & I’ve pondered as to what my project for this week will be & decided with everything else going on I really want to make that picnic quilt lol! so I searched the sewing room, the shed “I have scraps everywhere sicne the emptying out of the sewing room lol! I gathered up some scraps

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then proceeded the ironing possess 
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pressed scraps makes for a happy quilt, don’t you know lol!, planning on getting the cutting started tomorrow

NEW PROJECTS

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2012 Sew Scraps Along getting my scraps together & cutting into squares, to make a picnic quilt    “just for me” LOL!http://fredashive.blogspot.com/2011/02/scraptacular-tutorial-for-family.html

getting projects together to finish up for week four  of

http://sewmuch2luv.blogspot.com/2011/12/2012-after-christmas-sew-along.html

in the mist of all that I’m tweaking & rearranging the office

if you love aprons or love making them, Tie One On has new apron theme challenge “FLORAL FUN” deadline is March 1st

http://angrychicken.typepad.com/tieoneon/

so what’s happening in your sewing room this week?

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Saturday, January 21, 2012

I WON! I WON!

Oh my goodness, I can’t believe I won but it’s all here…

http://sewmuch2luv.blogspot.com/2012/01/winner-for-week-3-is.html

LOL! I won week 3 of the After Christmas Sew Along over at Sew Much 2 Luv! yea more projects to add to my list of to do’s LOL! just lookie what I won!

 

 

now what shall I finish up for week 4 hummm

Thursday, January 19, 2012

LADY BUGS AND SNOWMEN

  can you believe we’re about to go into week four ,my how time flies,I’ve had 3 muslin ladybugs cut & sewn up for  quite some time for a “me wreath” LOL!oh how cute my door will be come Spring or wall LOL! after twisting, putting in, taking out I finally got it to where I was happy with it

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can you see the little antenna's  , I bent a thin wire around a tooth pick & that seemed to work just fine

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I didn’t have time to finish my snowmen ornies this past show time but they're all ready this years show, I still need to add a little touch of babys breath

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After Christmas Sew Along is sponsored by  Karen over at Sew Much 2 Luv

http://sewmuch2luv.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

AFTER CHRISTMAS SEW ALONG/WEEK 3

 

, I was  out of town at my daughters yesterday so I’m a running behind posting this weeks projects, working on finishing up these snowmen ornies & the muslin cut outs are for a ladybug wreath that’s been in the “just for me” pile for quite a long time LOL

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MOST POPULAR & FAVORITES

This is going to be  a great year, I can just feel it, especially in the sewing room! going through pictures I thought of which Annie's etc. I want to bring back in 2012, this beauty was my most popular with three request for her

pinkann02Snow Angel was I believe my  absolute favorite to make in 2011

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Annie & her Snowman was a delight to make, she is a You Are Special pattern, I have  a lot of Sandy’s patterns that I will introduce into the new show season

Annie's Snowman

the next few months I’ll be busy , culling out, tweaking, redoing etc around the house, no orders  for now, I actually turned done down last week, imagine that! LOL! but these are things that's been a long time  coming, I’ve had a few friends actually gasp when I mentioned packing up the sewing room LOL but there’s 2 walk in closets in there, one is my sewing closet but can’t tell it with all the clutter lol anyways it’s to be all pulled out so it can turn into a fabulous closet for hubby it will go from this newsew02to this  Mens closet

so that’s what I’m working on in between all the tweaking& making sure I have plenty of supplies, fiberfill, muslin, threads, paints etc& taking time out for just for me projects LOL so I can start on the new show season full speed ahead

Friday, January 13, 2012

APRON’S DONE!

Tweaking the sewing room sure makes it challenging to finish up UFO’s, it’s more of a UFO hunt in there LOL aww but when it’s all done anyways, do you have things surrounding you that make you smile, things that get those creative juices flowing, simple things like pins for example,sew05    the picture makes them darker than they are but they remind me of the old thyme Jacks, they are happiest on my chicken pincushion   sew06 speaking of pincushions..well I wont get you excited about that just yet LOL, remember  my UFOufo06  I posted for the after Christmas sew along, well taaaa daaa! it’s finishedsew07 http://sewmuch2luv.blogspot.com/2011/12/2012-after-christmas-sew-along.html

before I get too much of the sewing room packed up I’d better hunt down more projects for next week,can’t wait to finish my new & improved tweaked sewing room  !

Happy Sewing!saf0031

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

TELL ME AGAIN WHAT THE OTTOMON IS FOR LOL!

blueapronwith the sewing room upside down due to tweaking lol, there was nowhere else to go to cut the skirt to my apron lol,

this delicious fabric is the prize for this week’s winner, drawing will be Fri night, so that’s what’s  happening over here at Nanna’s, finishing up my project so I can get the finished product onto Flicker

sewmuch2luv

http://sewmuch2luv.blogspot.com/2011/12/2012-after-christmas-sew-along.html

Monday, January 9, 2012

2012 FINISH-A-LONG UPDATE

2012 Finish-A-Long

have you been working on your projects for the 2012 finish-along challenge hosted by  Quilter In The Gap

http://gapquilter.blogspot.com/p/2012-finish-long.html

back when I started this quilt, my Aunt & me started it on  her quilting frame which she passed on  to me a few years ago it was over 100 years old, I kept it stored in my shop which the tornado got hold of, we’ve not been able to get into to it to see how much can be salvaged so I had this quilting hoop, which I’m not sure I’m going to like very much LOL

quilt02my sweet little Aunt is  strong believer in doing things the good ole  ways,  as in hand stitching,like when I would try to show her how now you can sew strips then waa laa a nine patch, no mam! she’d say, if it calls for 1” squares then that’s what we’re gonna cut LOL, I shifted the hoops around & managed to get 2 blocks inside it

quilt03 I have a new quilting /sewing machine but when she ask did I make it by hand , like I taught you I want to be able to say yes mam! I sur did! lol if the hoop & me doesn’t get along I guess I’ll be holding the quilt in my lap & hope for the best lol

for the After Christmas Sew Along I will be working on some aprons, sewing is at a stand still today as I’m having to get the house ready for an electrician to come in tomorrow

HAPPY SEWING!

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Saturday, January 7, 2012

THOUGHTS TO PONDER

January is a month for fresh new beginnings, as we cull out, declutter, organize, fresh paint here & there, new looks,fix things  along the way , clear up more of the tornado damage, revamp the blogs, all is right with the world, well mine anyways LOL
with February close behind, most think of it as  a love month, filled with sweetness, candy, & romance I like to think of it as month to fall back in love with my home, the sweetness of looking around & seeing things that make me mile, taking a break from orders & working on show stuff & making things for my home, my home has missed me & I have sorely missed it  from being so busy,I can’t wait to rekindle the romance between us lol
there are a few projects in store ,a few  fun  challenges, check my side bar & get in on the fun , to keep updated on all the changes you’ll have to check back often on all of my blogs as each one reflects different interest
today I am packing up the sewing room, don’t get scared, it’s just to make room   for the new changes that are coming!
2012 Finish-A-Long

updates on my quilt, Monday!

Thursday, January 5, 2012

2012FINISH-A-LONG /1ST QUATER

 2012 Finish-A-Long

Quilter In The Gap is hosting a 2012 finish-a long challenge, go here to join in 

http://gapquilter.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-fal-pre-first-quarter-linky-party.html

first quarter is from Jan 1st-Mar.31, projects must be UFO’s needing to be finished, this is perfect for my poor quilt that has been neglected but not forgotten

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I stared this quilt 2 years ago with my Aunt Anniebell, she left me me her quilting frame for 2 weeks & when it was time to return it to her I was no further along on the quilt, shame shame LOL, I have said I will finish this quilt this year, mainly because it need to be done but more importantly Aunt Anniebell is getting up in years & starting to forget a few things from time to time &I want to be able to show her I finished it while she still remembers us creating it

here is the original UFO post on this quilt soon to be marked off the UFO list lol!

http://nannasraggedys-n-prims.blogspot.com/2010/05/i-wantta-finish-my-quilt.html

I was  already determined to finish this quilt & this challenge has helped put a fire under me to get me started lol!

Monday, January 2, 2012

A FREE MAGAZINE & MORE TO GET INTO

Have you seen or heard of this magazine?

it is a free downloaded primitive magazine which can be downloaded here  http://www.creativetimesmagazine.com/current_issue.phpyou can open it & check it out before downloading, you can also go into the archives & download any past issuesyou wouldn’t even have to download them, just put in your favorites & browse at your convince

I also came across free patterns of prayer lap quilts 

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http://prayerquilt.org/AllAboutQuilts.aspthey say…big enough to cover up with, but not so long it will get caught under a wheelchair or a hospital bed rail. It is small enough to transport easily, but big enough to hold all those "knots of prayer" and to snuggle under.

also you can get in on a quilt challenge if you like to quilt over at  http://www.twomoreseconds.com/2012/01/tangerine-tango-quilt-challenge.html

like to make aprons? Tie One just posted pictures of the Autumn Leaves challenge & will be posting a new apron challenge  soon http://angrychicken.typepad.com/tieoneon/I did one of these challenges a few years back & enjoyed it, here’s my apron I did apron02 speaking of aprons, remember the pattern I was working on that I found here http://mybyrdhouse.blogspot.com/2007/05/may-apron-tutorial-quilt-block-apron.html

I found my tan fabric that got lost in the sewing room LOL!that I was going to use for the skirt & ties, this is the bib, I have 2 ready to be finished, if I don’t keep one for myself they’ll be packed up for my upcoming 2012 shows lolufo06

so what are you getting into for the New Year, I actually had paint in my hand to be mixed at Lowes today but the sales girl never would come to the register & after they paged  her about 4 times I said forget it, I’ll find something else to get into today & put it back

whatever you choose to get into this month, remember  to say…..

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