Susie Homemaker

Taking some garden things....

and making some DRY things.

Taking some old t-shirts...

and Making a memory quilt for a client.

'

The little name block here on back

was a little bag

that came with the t-shirts.

It makes the PERFECT label!!!!

 

I've been juggling over here.

Drying, sewing, drying, jellying,

sewing some more!!!

Raisins.

banana chips.

Jars and Jars.....

Of something!!!

 

Hopefully my grape juice will be JELLY

when I unscrew those lids....

and not SYRUP!

 

???

 

Ah well....

If it's syrup...

We'll be eating LOTS of pancakes!!!

 

Not a BAD thought.

;)

 

Charmed

Bought this SWEET little pack of charms.

 

You know..

and I know...

It's DANGEROUS walking into a quilt shop!

**Even getting NEAR a quilt shop

can be hazardous

to your pocket book!

 

These little packs don't cost too much

and they always get me GOING

on a NEW scrappy quilt!!!!

So...

If I'm going to buy something...

It's usually one of these SWEET little Lovelies!

I'm adding 2" squares

(from the scrap drawer)

and some white.

 

Finding out that not ALL my 2" scrappy squares

are 2"!!!!!

 

Some are 2 1/4"!!

EASY to fix THAT one!!!

 

As long as I FIX before SEWING it UP!!!!

 After it's ALL sewn up...

It's NOT so easy!!!

LOL!

Winner

Giveaway ended today.

 

Mr. Random chose #15.

Beth....you're the winner of a new dress!

No sewing today

You'll forgive me it there's NOTHING

about sewing today!

 

It's ALL about GRAPES.

Dried grapes - raisins.

Grape juice.

Fresh grapes given to ALL the neighbors!

(It HAS been nice getting a chance to visit!)

 

Should I tackle Grape jelly??

Grapes!!!!!

 

I'm tired.

Tomorrow I'll sew.

 ;)

Celebrate

Celebrate with me!!!!

 

Sing along!

 

Dance along!

The Petals are ALL appliqued on!

 

Spread the NEWS!

Shout it from the housetops!

 

It's TIME to CELEBRATE!!!!

 

 

Seriously.

I want you to SING!

 

 

 

Just Because.

 

Just because YOU're so nice.

Just because YOU stop by and read my drivel.

Just because YOU make blogging FUN!

 

 

 

Shabby Apple has a DRESS for you!

 

A vintage clothing kind of DRESS!

 

Would you like to win a dress.....

Just because You stop by this blog address once in a while?

(winner will have a few dress options.

The dress pictured is not the ONLY one available).

 

Leave a comment.

I'll ask Mr. Random for a NUMBER on Monday.

 

I'm so glad Shabby Apple asked me to do a giveaway!!!

It gives me the opportunity to GIVE something to YOU!!!

 

If you want to tell me in your comment

WHAT you're making for dinner tonight...

I'd appreciate it!

My family would appreciate it too!!!!

LOL!

They're getting tired of the SAME old thing!

 

 

**this giveaway is for U.S. residents only.

SOoooo sad!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday

It's been a BUSY one.

My friend came over to try out WEAVING!

I THINK I may have an enthusiastic new WEAVER!

YEah!

While she was learning...

I was making t-shirt yarn.

Using up all the leftovers from the QUILT I'm working on.

I'm piecing PRECIOUS memories together.

I needed to run out and buy some more interfacing!

I always RUN out when

making these t-shirt quilts.

THIS time I bought the WHOLE BOLT!

1/2 price today.

That was an unexpected treat.

;)

These GUYS hang RIGHT outside my kitchen window.

TONS and TONS of grapes.

My husband's TWO vines are OUTDOING themselves this year!

 

I pondered WHAT to do with them all!!!

Finally decided to buy ......

a food DEHYDRATOR.

 

A BRAND new adventure!!!

 

It arrived today.

We'll see if these little grapes turn into

YUMMY raisins by tomorrow!!!

 

You can see I've been BUSY today.....

and I'm NOT done!!!

 

Still need to cook DINNER!

Ugh!

What to make??

Deciding THAT is the hardest PART....

don't you think????

Summertime

Summertime is ALWAYS full of tomatoes at my house!

It's a TRICK figuring out WHAT I'm going to use them in!

Tonight I enjoyed

Bruschetta Chicken.

YUM! YUM!

 

I substituted FRESH tomatoes for the canned

Plus some water....

and added ZUCCHINI.

Zucchini is added to EVERYTHING this time of year.

;)

I actually think this recipe would be GREAT

without the CHICKEN!

Just add a bunch of vegetables!

My meal was complete with some melon.

Gotta LOVE summertime MEALS!

 

I also did some painting on the patio.

Another fun SUMMERTIME activity!



I painted a simple STILL LIFE on some old white fabric.

When was the last time you SKETCHED a picture???

On FABRIC???

 

Wonder what it will look like QUILTED???
Oh, the fun NEVER stops over here!

 

 

 

 

Chabby Chic meet Modern Line

I made another bag!

You make ONE....

 and then....

YOU JUST CAN'T stop!!!

Kind of like potato chips.

;)

I began with the florals.

When I added the BRIGHT lines

It sort of

UPDATED the whole thing!

It's nice and roomy.

Even has a special PLACE for your water bottle.

 

Bag making is just plain FUN!!!

I never use a pattern.

I always let the FABRICs dictate the SIZE.

;)

 

I always enjoy

USING the FUN pieces of fabrics

that fill my shelves!!!

 

I made a teeny TINY dent

making this bag!

Emphasis on TINY.

LOL!!! 

 

Just listed this one in my little shop.

 

 

 

 

A quilt for Education

I finished my African quilt last night!

I love ALL the color in this one!

That SKY blue really sings....doesn't it?

Believe it or not...

I had that tie dyed border IN MY STASH!!'

You COULD say I have a BIG stash.

:/

Since there wasn't QUITE enough of that pretty blue backing...

I was able to make a BLOCK and piece it in.

Ooooh!....I LOVE it!

This quilt is ALL READY

to be used for a fundraiser.

(Not sure YET how I'm going to go about it.....

But I'm READY!)

Any ideas about ONLINE fundraising

would be appreciated.

 *****

 Thanks to Elaine....

  I Found a fundraising site!

here it is.

This is Erika.

My house guest this week.

;)

She's going back to Africa to open a school

for the local children there.

I'm excited to be able to help!

She helped ME by making dinner one night!!!!

The LEAST I can do is make a quilt.

RIGHT???

Lost

I'm still stitching away on my little take along project...

but I had a VERY sad event.

 

I LOST one of the finished blocks!!!

There WERE 5 pre-printed squares..

and now there are only FOUR.

:(

The one I lost was FINISHED too!!!

Ugh.

 

I was so sad when I realized one was missing.

I REALLY think it dropped out

or was left on the chair in the waiting room

at my daughter's eye doctor.

I've called TWICE

to see if it turned up.

NO LUCK.

Would someone TAKE it??

 

I'm still hopeful it will show up!

IF it doesn't..

I have a PLAN!

:)

IF I can find some white cotton that matches...

I'll be drawing the pattern with washable blue marker

using a finished one as my GUIDE.

 

LOTS of work...

but WORTH it!

 

I already have the quilt worked out...

sort of...

in my HEAD!

AND.....

I need FIVE embroidered squares.

NO LESS.

:)

An African Adventure

I tackled another RESCUE effort this week!!!

;)

(rescuing orphan blocks

from a lonely life in the drawer)

I started with this VERY large orphan "block"

measuring 31"x32".

Much bigger than an orphan block...

but NOT big enough for a quilt.

This was sent to me along with

other various orphans.

 

What WAS I going to do with this big

BEGINNING of a quilt?

I found this mustard colored sheet at the thrift store.

I added squares from my square drawers...

different sizes...

Pieced into the mustard sheet.

 

I like the different sized squares....

AND...

I LOVE the FUN of finding

those colors ALREADY cut and READY to go

in my drawers!!!!

 

There were also some other orphans

that got to be included into this quilt!

 

I didn't know what to do with those

TWO black lines in the middle there.

I'm adding some applique squares to break it up a bit.

;)

 

I might be done with this quilt top..

OR...

I might add another border!

 

Today, though, I need to get ready for house guests!!!

 

They'll be IN MY SEWING room!

Eeek!!!!

One guest is a missionary from Africa.

This quilt kind of "goes" with the THEME of my week!

Isn't that FUN???

 

Have a GREAT weekend!

 

The END is in sight!

My Thursday mornings are paying off!!!

I've spent the last few Thursday mornings working on this

LONG, SLOW project!

It helps to have friends sitting around the table

working on their OWN things

as I stitch!

 

This one is for my daughter and son-in-law.

A wedding gift.

;)

The wedding is only a memory now.

 

SEVEN more petals to GO!!!

 

Maybe I'll even get it DONE

before NEXT Thursday morning!!!

THAT would be SOMETHING!

 

I can see the end of THIS applique project!

 

Then....

it needs to be quilted.

:/

Hope THAT doesn't take me 2 years!!!!

Why I create

I made a bag.

I made a bag because....

someone gave me some old buttons.

 

and...

I had to use ONE!!!

I made a bag.

I made a bag because....

I have so many household things to do!!!

 

 

Oh...the Silly reasons I create.

How about you?