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!!!

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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 with little pieces

Little tiny half square triangles are so much fun!

One minute I was piecing these leftovers together....

Next thing I knew....

I had a FINISHED project!

One little pincushion with a small ribbon attached for 

GRABBING!!

Anyone else have trouble picking up the pincushion

WITHOUT injury

 due to PINS haphazardly sticking out in ALL directions???

That little grabbing ribbon is going to SAVE me!!

;)

What are YOU making this week??

All Squared Up

Little tiny squares too precious to toss...

1 1/2" unfinished....

make lovely pincushions.

They also work for coasters.

2 1/2" squares that were GOING to be a simple table topper

are NOW in line to be a new seat cover in MY SEWING ROOM.

:)

Can you see that little square RIGHT above my watermark???

An OLD, old piece that says I LOVE YOU!

Oooh! I love little scraps of fabric!

LOTS of little squares!!!

FOUR different sizes here wait to be chosen.

Berry basket was made using THIS method...

but a bigger size.

Don't be fooled.

I have little DRAWERS for every size.

This only represents the CURRENT bits and pieces I've cut

out of leftovers as I go along.

A simple table topper to add to my GROWING

stack of  auction items.

This one needs some hand quilting...

Don't you think???

100!!! give away!

I made something for YOU!!

Since my blog started with a pincushion...

I thought I would GIVE a pincushion to celebrate!

100 POSTS! I really can't believe it's here already!

This blog has made my sewing time so-o-o much more friendly.
(for lack of a better word)

You have saved my NON-sewing friends.

They don't have to hear me BLAB on and on about all

the FUN things I'm making anymore.

(well....once in a while I blab) :)

YOU listen!!

Actually I talk to you, my blog friends, the whole time I'm sewing!

Weird?...probably.

I especially appreciate those sweet ladies who rarely miss a post and comment!

YOU know who you are!

Thank you!

Here's where I got that little bit of fabric to make the pincushion.

I'm making a "million" of these blocks and have lots of leftover...

itty bitty pieces.

That fabric is SO pretty!

and

I'm SO crazy!

I sew those little bits together and get things like...

LOVELY pincushions for my friends!

Maybe I'm not so CRAZY after all.

I'll pick a number tomorrow morning!

24 hours!!

Make a comment and tell me....

How many pincushions do YOU own??

I own SEVEN!

Truthfully...I'm tempted to make a few pincushions and have

MULTIPLE winners...

BUT....

I should probably see how my FIRST give away goes....huh?

red, white and blue

Here's one of my unfinished projects.

Last year I spent HOURS cutting up some plaid shirts.

It's SOOOO much easier cutting fabric that does not

have all those little buttons and seams in the way.

I still have more blocks to make....

I'm trying to decide how I'm going to lay out the blocks.

Should I put some off-white strips between the blocks??

or make another kind of block that alternates with these???

I'm stuck....

Today I'll quilt this top for a donation.

PERFECT color of Veteran's Day!!

AND.....
after dropping some things off at the dry cleaners this week
I noticed my dry cleaner's pin cushions.
They were OLD and SAD.

Sam, the dry cleaner, is the BEST small business owner I know.
He knew my name after my FIRST visit, years ago.
That really impressed me!
Amazing what it means to you, when someone knows you
BY NAME.
Even though I live in a busy city....
it feels like a small town in businesses like Sam's.

Sooo.
This little pincusion shirt goes to Sam.

joseph's coat

I joined a quilt along last week.

Here's my second block.

My first block was a race to the finish, so the points

didn't match as well as this one.

wellllll, they say practice makes perfect!

I know I have a lot of practice ahead.

I was really trying to be first. :)

Kellie, who is hosting this particular quiltalong was offering a prize

for the first block done!

I love a challenge!!

But....I came in second!!

I did not buy the stitch and wash product she recommends.

I couldn't find it in time.

After struggling with the first block I've decided to

just draw the design on the muslin with a pencil line.

Then I'm doing needle turn as I applique on the those pretty petals.

That's why, if you look closely, the outside edges of the

circle are still raw edges.

I think we will be joining the blocks there,

but the instructions have not been sent out yet.

I think I will have fun with this quilt and will

have a take-along project for a LONG time!

49 blocks!!!

Look at what I did with the little scraps!
One of my friends admired the fabric.
I couldn't resist making this, since her
birthday coincided with her sweet comment!

Now she has a little bit of that fabric for herself!!

Fall flower!

Look at this!

Heather at Needles-and-pens made one!

I'm so excited that someone actually was able to

follow my directions and succeed!

Let's all cheer!

And THEN she sent me a picture!

Isn't that TOO fun???

Thanks Heather.

You made my day!!!

AND isn't it CUTE?

A CUTE PINCUSHION

I'm entering the blogging world with a small project I worked
on yesterday. I found a tutorial for this on Crazymomquilts.blogspot.com. It was easy and fun to make using some fabric my husband brought back from Israel. I added buttons and a small piece of lace for the top. You can't have too many pincushions!