Happiness is....

Granny squares....

Bright color in a sea of black!

A Blue and green sheet....

KING sized!!!

 

and...

when coming home from the thrift store with my

TREASURE!!!.....

Finding blogland friends' houses

in the mail!!!

 

Happiness found me TODAY!!!

;)

Whispers

It's that time of year.

Lots of whispering is going on!!!

 

A little bird whispered in MY ear...

letting me know....

a little girl wanted to twirl!

This old pattern fell into my lap the same week!!!

Yes.

Sometimes things are just MEANT to be!!!

 

At least....that's the way I look at it!

;)

Hoping this skirt

TWIRLS....and TWIRLS!!!

 

One skirt just isn't enough...

IS IT???

Nah....

I want to make a WHOLE BUNCH!

 

 

Calling ALL orphans!

I'm collecting.

Trying to get a BUNCH of orphans together.

 

Orphans need a home.

;)

My sewing machine and I

are going to be giving them a HOME!

 

The above orphans

were included in our Neighborhood party envelopes.

Thank you Carol and Barb!

 

If you have some orphans

that have been quilt-less TOO long...

Send them along.

With a house block...

or..

WITHOUT!

They won't mind.

;)

 

I'm requesting 12 1/2" square orphans...

but I will NOT discriminate!!!

I will LOVE them ALL into quilts!

:)

 

If quilts for Sandy victims are still needed

when these become quilts....

THAT will be their destination!

 

There's ALWAYS a need for a QUILT..

Somewhere in the world!

 

*leave a comment or email me

IF you need my address.

 

 

 

Good as Gold

I bought this GOLD thread a couple of years ago.

Every once in a while...

It's the PERFECT touch!

 

Such a simple little thing...

can add SOoooo much!

I had a small piece of that vintage

Poinsettia fabric.

 

Isn't it pretty?

The selvage reads....

Copyright Indian Head Mills.

 

I pieced it simply...

and added the GOLD thread

with a lightweight flannel backing.

I LOVE the way it shows up on the green border

and matches the gold stripes in the other fabric!!!

;)

I love the simplicity of this project.

and.....

I love the way something VINTAGE

can become something MODERN!!!

 

 

Red and Green, final chapter

All done and ready for the holidays!

Red and Green....

classic colors!

 

It doesn't HAVE to be a Christmas quilt though...

does it?

The cross hatching here took...it seemed.....

For----ever!!!

I mainly eyeballed from corner to corner...

but....

When I was on the borders....

I needed a Little help!

Painters tape to the rescue again!!!

 

I've tried eyeballing borders before.

It was a mistake!

:/

I used mostly cream colored thread...

but when going through the IRISH chain....

I used a soft red.

 

Sometimes the backing is my favorite part!!

I know I'm always happy to have some leftovers

from the FRONT to incorporate into the back!

 

Bound.

Ready.

Hey!

I even hand stitched the binding down!

 

This quilt deserved it!!!

;)

Pillow

When I found this little piece of CREWEL work...

it was folded up and neglected.

Aren't those flowers and weeds BEAUtiFUL???

'

Whoever spent ALL that time hand stitching..

never got around to

making it useful!!!

 

I LOVE taking these little UFO's and

turning them into SOMETHING!!

 

I added the borders and hand stitched around the outside..

then added a back and stuffing.

This time the something...

is a pillow!

:)

and...

it's in my little shop.

 

Red and Green

This is a Jelly Roll...PLUS...a little from my stash.

It has an old fashioned Christmas feel to it!

My husband heard me say Jelly Roll

and he hasn't stopped teasing me about it!

"You working on your Pizza roll??",  he'll ask.

Or

"How's your sweet roll coming along??"

 

I was happy to use up some of that creamy old fashioned fabric

in the center there.

It fits RIGHT in!!!

 

Border...or NO border....???

that's what I have on my mind now!!

Two more houses, from Sharon and Jan,

are ready for a party!

We've got a GREAT neighborhood...

Don't you think?

 

I found out that in OUR neighborhood

MOST of you have your OWN sewing room!!

84%!!!

I'm in the minority!

Surprise..Surprise!!! 

 

I mentioned to a few of you

that I kind of LIKE sewing

in the MIDST of family life!!!

I just need a DOOR to hide the MESS!!!

;)

Ah well...

Someday there'll be LOTS of room to sew

but.....NO kiddos!!!

Then I'll be missing THEM!!!