Potholders

Making little things like this is very satisfying work.

Making pretty and practical items

without purchasing ANYTHING

suits my frugal quilters soul!!!

I added simple quilting lines to these potholders....

and a little loop in case the new owner wants to hang it up.

My little pile of quilty gifts for Christmas has BEGUN!!!!

Monday Making

It's Monday

and It's CHILLY at my house.

Woo hoo!!!

Quilt making weather...finally!

;)

I'm hand quilting

and hand quilting SOME MORE!

An art quilt exhibit deadline is looming.

One thing I LOVE to use when hand quilting 

is Thread heaven.

(That little blue box on the left)

It's a thread conditioner and protectant.

The best thing about it is that it helps reduce

tangling and knotting.

Well...

that's my little tip for the day.

What are YOU up to this week??

Winner

The winner of McCall's Quick Quilts Magazine is Jemfl - Comment #29

Please email me your address....

and your magazine will be popped into the mail!!

Happy Sewing!

Half Squared and Happy

I finished a baby quilt today....

and I'm pleased to say I used up ALL the little half square triangles

that someone else had bagged up and given away!

They were all face to face....

ready to be stitched together!!!

I used EVERY single one

and then when I ran out....

I added that polka dot strip to the outside border.

;)

This is a bright and HAPPY quilt

and those little half square triangles are

HAPPY to be out of that little plastic bag!!

I love the way some of the half square triangles are bright with WHITE

and some are bright with bright!!

The MIX is what makes me smile.

Isn't this backing fabric wonderful?

Of course there wasn't QUITE enough...

so I added some polka dots.

There's ALWAYS a good reason to add POLKA DOTS!!!

I'm pleased to offer a giveaway today.

My pattern for "cabin in the woods" is in the new 

QUICK quilts magazine  

(dec/jan 2016 issue)

and I received an extra copy for YOU!!!

Just leave a comment and I'll have my youngest 

choose a number for the drawing.

(Deadline will be Friday, Nov. 6)

Anyone making a CHRISTMAS quilt this year????

Monday Making

I have been working OFF and on

on this terrific mix of color!

LOTS of half square triangles...

1 1/2" finished size!!!

I think I have enough for a decent sized baby quilt.

YEAH!

You know me.

I love baby quilts. 

;)

Hopefully I'll have time to add some more white

AND some more 1 1/2" "HAPPY" to this quilt this week.

My kitchen is being torn out tomorrow...

so I'm sure the next few weeks of my life

will be a BLUR.

Who knows?

Maybe I'll retreat to my sewing room more often???

LOL!

What are you up to this week???

Making somethings out of nothings

When you know how to use a sewing machine...

anything is possible!

Curtain samples become bags!!!

When fabric...

any kind of fabric FALLS into my lap...

it becomes SOMETHING.

It's even better when the GROMMETS are included.

Here you can see the sample tag that still needs to be removed.

We all know how to use a seam ripper...right??

;)

Here's the last curtain sample that needs to BECOME something.

Falling fabric was caught and transformed.

Yeah!! for a good catch!

;)

Each sample yielded 2 good sized bags.

Monday Making

I've been sewing!

Sewing by HAND.

Hand quilting to be exact.  ;)

One little stitch at a time.

It is a peaceful and productive activity

that I love!

Hand quilting while camping

is the definitely the perfect combination!!!

Finding my dropped thimble or needle in the dirt

is NOT so perfect though.

LOL!

What are you making??