Monday Making

I made a little pumpkin table topper this week.

The colors are kind of a springy FALL combo..

don't you think??

I'll have to quilt and bind

this week.

Hopefully before FALL is over!

What are YOU making?

Link up and share.

Friday Finish

When my Mom said she'd like an armchair pincushion this week....

I hopped over to pinterest and looked around.

;)

It's so easy to find inspiration there!

I used ONLY the scraps

that were ON TOP of the other scraps!

I didn't have time to dig too deep.

The bottom piece is actually an orphan block.

I added a nine patch pincushion

and some little pockets.

There's a pocket for scissors

and a bigger pocket for thread scraps or something else!

Inspiration for this project came from Amy.

Hope you like it MOM!!!

**********

I'm not the only one who MAKES at my house.

These days, I have a nurse who works with my foster baby.

She WHIPPED this little beanie up

after I purchased a BEE costume for the little one.

Isn't it SWEET????

Those little antennae are simply AMAZING!

Monday Making

I traveled back in time...

 to my high school days this week

and did a little macrame!

Back in the day...

we had a class called ARTS and CRAFTS!

We learned how to macrame..

as well as 

Batik, Rug punch and Weave.

It was WONDERFUL!

This little plant hanger requires only ONE kind of knot.

Very simple.

My little baby "spider plant" now has a place to grow some roots.

What are YOU makers out there 

 MAKING????

Friday finish - quilts and cookies

I don't use this color combo very often....

but I DO like these reproduction fabrics...don't you??

You may notice they're not ALL reproductions.

I had to sneak some other stuff in there too!

My 2 1/2" drawer is FULL

and I needed to fill a few gaps.

Scrappy=Happy

This adds to my collection of table mats

for a spring retreat auction.

My goal is 12.

I am halfway there!!!

I am LOVING these little quilts!!

The weather is warm here...

but I also did some baking.

Don't you LOVE handwritten recipes???

They are so full of memories and LOVE.

This one was given to me a few years ago by 

my friend's young daughter.

It's a sweet memory of time together!!!

I hope pinterest and all the online recipe collections

never replace these handwritten GEMS!!!

Monday Making

I'm quilting and binding a quilt this week.

A quilt that SOMEONE ELSE pieced!!

My guild has a nice pile of Charity projects...

and this was ONE of them.

I am enjoying the FINISHING of this quilt!

Many hands make LIGHT work!!!  right???

And it's sure nice that this quilt is SOoooo pretty!!!

What are YOU making this week???

Sewing for the seasons

I've been busy getting ready for the holidays.

Ornaments and quilts.

I LOVE using my scraps!!

The little Christmas quilt also incorporates

some of the plaid shirts that I like to use.

When I realized I didn't have an October quilt....

I got BUSY!!

Teeny tiny 1 1/2" square triangles

became a little WELCOME mat

next to my pumpkins!!

This little quilt is 6" square.

After all that sewing....

I hung up an old friend!!

It's FUN to sew for the SEASONS!

Monday making

I am on a TABLE MAT kick!

Here's another small beauty using UP some of the scraps

that FILL my bins!

It's made of flannel

and it's hand quilted!

Oh...there are few plaid shirtings in there too.

I LOVE repurposing old clothing...

especially stripes and plaids!!!

What are YOU making this week??

Link up and share..

THEN.....

Hop around and spread some encouragement!!!

Bow Ties

I was able to complete 2 small finishes this week.

Two little quilts.

They are what I like to call "table mats".

I used the SAME set of leftover bow tie blocks to make both of these.

Isn't it AMAZING how different they turned out??

Hand quilting these little quilts

makes them EXTRA special.

I'm making about 10-12

 little table mats for an auction in the spring.

Hoping to get a nice variety of quilts

using UP the myriad of scraps that FILL my bins!

So far I have 4 made with one needing to be quilted!

Hope they find HAPPY HOMES!

I'm WAY ahead of schedule.

but knowing me..

I'll still need a few more by the time the deadline arrives.

We all work GREAT under pressure, right??

;)

(The bow ties are all 4 1/2" square.

The borders I added are 2" wide.

Both of these little quilts measure almost 20"x 20")

Monday making

After a LONG sit...

this quilt finally got the border it had been waiting for!!!

Poor thing.

It had to stay folded up in the quilt top pile while I 

CONTEMPLATED.

I contemplated a VERY long time.

Eventually....

I decided....... I just had to GET 'ER DONE!!

Yesterday was the day.

It was a BEAUTIFUL Saturday to sew!

There was NO place I needed to be

and the house was relatively clean.

Quilting her will be another BIG project!

I'll probably wait a bit since I JUST finished quilting this one...

my scrappy tumbler quilt.

I am So excited to USE THIS QUILT!

but first...

I'm remembering that hand sewing binding

on a queen sized quilt is NOT FAST!!!

;)

and...

It's kind of BORING.

LOL!

What are YOU making this week???