Stuff - Lotsa Stuff

I've been kind of busy. Mostly reading blogs this weekend - the Blogger's Quilt Festival is so fun. But I've also done a few other things recently.



I was honored to test a pattern for Linda from All Stitched Up. She makes really lovely bag patterns, and this is the one I made. This is the Uluru Sunset Bag, and it's available in her etsy shop.









It has two large pockets inside. I use it all the time - even used it for the Sewing Expo instead of a purse, it held all my goodies!



Remember the Hug Swap? Scroll down a bit to see what Dawnie made for me - this is what I sent her.











I made a cover for Granny's sewing machine.







I'm sending that out this evening. Click on Granny's picture on my sidebar to go visit her - she is precious. She has a birthday coming up, she'll be 96, and she makes a quilt a week. She's my hero.



I also mentioned last post that I started on Jenny's In My Garden pattern. I used mainly Moda Recess for the applique, but also a little bit of a 30's charm pack.











And woohoo, I'm using the variegated floss I got at Expo! So much fun. These stitcheries will have lots of stitching added, some rick-rack if I can find it, and some vintage buttons. I'm making each one seperately, so I can be diverse in hanging them up.



The design I did on Dawnie's mug mat is one I created for her. I made another one with the same style rose, and both will be available later this week as freebies from me to you. I'll let you know when I get them up.



Now I'd better get over to the library - I have a whole shelf of books on hold, waiting for me! Yippee! Have a great week!

She's At It Again!

Sue at Blueberry Buckle is having another give-away - she seems to do this a lot, so I urge you to become a follower, lol - I did! Eight fat quarters of the new Shade Garden line is on the table for this one. Lovely stuff!

Have you seen the new free pattern by the Gum Tree Designers? It's from Joy at Joypatch and it's darling!

I've been busy working on Jenny's In My Garden designs, I used a Moda charmpack of Recess for the appliques - OH MY I love it - can't wait to show you! This week, Lord willing and the batteries don't fail!

The Quilt Show Is Here!

Amy from Park City Girl is hosting another Blogger's Quilt Festival, lots of wonderful eye candy [do you remember how big the last one got?] This quilt is my entry.



I made this for a friend's daughter who was getting married. It was the biggest machine-embroidered quilt I had made to date. It seemed endless! It was also purple, which is really not my favorite color - quite the contrary - I have a hard time working with purple. But it was her favorite color so purple it had to be. Which is a good thing, because if it had been any other color, I would have been tempted to keep it, lol! The designs were all freebies I found on the net and I really loved them. I totally underestimated the time it would take and it didn't arrive until after the wedding, but they loved it.

Head on over to Amy's for the huge show - and keep checking back, it'll get bigger as time goes on! Don't forget to enter your own!

Give-Away Alert!

One yard of Kona cotton solid in color of your choice - go to Blueberry Buckle and leave a comment, and tell everyone you know! I love love love the Bubblegum!

Over The Moon

In a vintage balloon! The mailman came yesterday. Don't you just love the mailman? I do. He brought me two packages!

The first was a give-away win from Jan at Just-A-Mere. She was downsizing her apron collection and look at the beauty I won!







Mustard and grey. With black rick-rack. GORGEOUS.







Looks kinda blue in that pic, but it's grey. And she sent a card that matched perfectly - not intentional, she says, must've been her unconcious artists' eye!







Thank you Jan, I love it! That pocket will come in handy for holding my phone!



The second package was from Dawnie at Itching for Stitching. She was my Hug Swap partner, and am I glad. I only hope she likes her gift I made for her half as well as I love mine. Dawnie says she had a hard time doing pink, and retro, it's not her usual style, but I think it should be - she did a fabulous job on this!







Look at the sweet little label she made too!







She even drew a mug on the letter she sent. This girl has it going on.







Needle-turn applique heart on the mug hug. *swoon* And her stitching is exquisite.







Dawnie, I love it so much, and I think it's the best one out of everybody's - thank you dear one!



And now for something I need help with. I made this block for Terry's quilt.







The long-armer says she's going an all-over quilted pattern, and it will go over the lettering, which is kind of dense - I'm a bit worried that her needle will get stuck in the lettering. I'm thinking of making something different. What do you think, ladies? I could do a different block with handwritten lettering instead, or just make a normal block. Any input is welcome!

Halloween Give-Away

Sweet Niki from Pumpkin Country is giving away a lovely little cross-stitch pumpkin she made - go see, it's darling!