And September Begins...........

How was your last hurray for summer?

One last time to enjoy some hot eats along with

family or friends--traveling to visit relatives or 

just plain chillin'!

I found this quilt along and am thinking--

this looks pretty cool!

Riley BlakeDesigns 

presents for your sewing pleasure

a fun quilt along titled 

"Meet The Designers"

And here is the first block--

You will need 8 of these blocks-

Here are the fabric requirements (per block) for Block 1  – based on the solids version. 

• White: 8 squares 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ and 4 squares 3″ x 3″
• Orange: 5 squares 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
• Light Pink: 4 squares 3″ x 3″
• Dark Pink: 4 squares 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″

And the best part--there will be tutorials for each block!

 Drum Roll please!  here is the finished quilt..................................

Isn't this just too brilliant?!!

Alphabet Stitching!

Do you enjoy a good stitching time?

I enjoy my time with needle and thread

and excited to see this free Stitch Along

Elefantz is offering her 26 week Alphabet Pincushion

Stitch along beginning Today.

If you don't want that many pincushions, you can use

the letters to personalize garments, bags, scarves,

quilts, the list is limitless!

How to do you get these free patterns?

Just join Elefantz newsletter by 

going to her website and signing up!

Happy stitching!

Cool Knitting............

It's still summer in our neck of the woods--

so I enjoy knitting with cotton and this

cotton is special since it's my handspun--

This pattern is designed by Toni L Lorenz

"Shetland Hap Meets Estonia"

I chose the small size--glad I did--as I'm having enough 

trouble keeping up--which I haven't done!

I like the lace and beads

I still have two more clues to finish--each day I might

knit a row or two and soon it will be finished!

All Merry & Bright

Wreath of greens!!

Pat Sloan is hosting a Christmas Sew Along--Here is the block for August 1st--Every Other Wednesday there is a new block.  So far I'm keeping up with this adventure.

Here is my first block--These are quick blocks to cut and sew--many sewers are

doing some very creative things with their blocks--me,

I'm lazy!

I always wonder when I do  block how would

it look if I put the light on the corners and the

dark near the center--won't know unless I

make another block OR I could take the pattern

and color it--Not happening though!

Like this log cabin version--next up on

Wednesday!

UPdate!! Disappearing Nine Patch

A new way to do disappearing nine patch blocks!!

I can take my nine patch blocks that I cut in half--

and make STARS!

I'm thrilled!

Check out this tutorial from 

design originals by KC--

Since I had all the blocks already sewn together--I spent an

evening 'frogging'--rip, rip, rip!  

My stars have white centers--because of the way I assembled 

my nine patches

The alternate blocks have red/blue centers

and now you want to see the finished quilt-----

I think this turned out super!  I'm quite pleased!

Will decide on inner and outer borders later--

definitely, the way to do Disappearing Nine Patch!

I Heart Snowmen!

Yes, I <3 (heart) snowmen!  And there is a perfect opportunity to feel your 'hearts' with snowmen for each month--check out this..........................

Bunny HIll Designs is offering free monthly

downloads so you can make this 

lovely heart tree 

This is January heart--available now!

Here is February--available now!

And March--around the fifth of each month 

another block will be posted!

Happy stitching!!

Can't See The Forest For The Trees!

Piece and Quilt is sharing her recent pine tree quilt pattern--

she is using fabrics designed by herself (Natalia Bonner)

and Kathleen Whiting--

Tree is basic squares and 1/2 square triangles--

The gals have done their blocks in white, green and gray

but I think they will look great in any fabric colors--

I'm thinking scrappy!

A great one to make for Christmas--