Wednesday, January 5, 2011

JANUARY 2011

OFF to a good start????
some Christmas projects started and now finished--
Christmas towel done--
Fabric candy dish done--
finally this Christmas card holder--
started this one in fall of 2009!!!

and started "One flower Wednesday"--
this is 3/4 inch hexies and I am using civil war prints--
will be a dolly quilt -- hopefully--
 here is the back side when part way done--




 and she is finished--just loved doing this hexie project--
now I have started a new one--

from the bliss line of fabrics--these are 1 inch ones--big difference from the 1/2" ones!!!

a Christmas stitchery done-


Last Sentimental Journey bom finished for 2010!!!
Two lady snowpeople all finished now!!!

another ufo finish--
started this quilt 3-4 years ago--but now it is finally finished--
all hand quilted--borders of flying geese took 5 hours each alone--
plus all the top part--but it looks great!!!


this year I also plan to list my "supplies" bought each month--
These were 50% off at Sues--birds got 2 yards--
think there is alittle more that 2 yards of the teal--
found the blue piece in Sues sale room for $2 a yard--got what was left--
then discovered these charm packs go with the fabric and she had buyone get one free--so I did!!!

Sale at Sues--25% off yellows--
got 2 1/2 yard pieces--

Sale / regular priced order at Cotton Charms--

Sunday, December 26, 2010

DECEMBER 2010

It was a busy --
but fast month--
I did a stocking give away and Jen in CA won it!! was all snowmen!!!
Miss Gracie had to do one to--
Sunny in Maryland won for her kitties and she picked the green stocking--


got the top all appliqued and sewed together for this wall hanging--

got more towels embroidered for gifts to mail--
did more than is pictured here--

got the card holder basted to hand quilt--but????

then got 2 blocks done in redwork for a table runner--

and
and then surprise --
I actually got it all made up--
and even hand quilted and the binding done in time for Christmas!!

Got this top finished--
now to baste and hand quilt it--maybe by next year??

Got the two santa baby hats knitted for the hospital--
plus two regular ones knitted!!
Got these three designs done by Gail Pan-- and I did them on the corners of white towels--
they were also done by Christmas--

I received the following gifts this year--
this bear is from Sunny in Maryland--how cute she is--
she made this tag too--I have it on the back of the bear--
and--
these earrings from a resident here--Susan--
as I can not wear them -- I put them on Sunny--they are perfect for her!!!

this is what I got from Kady in Ohio--
love those kittens--
Miss gracie got--
a neat flannel blanket and 3 cat nip bags from Kady--

this pile of loot is from Alice in VA--
Look at these fabrics--soooo cute--
thanks Alice--

these I got from my long time pen pal in PA--Cindy--
what a pretty towel and I needed a calendar that size---

got this package from Joy in AU--
Is this little bag cute or what--it even has a little pocket on the front--
and that crocheted scarf is just my color!!!!

And this pile of fabric goodies is from Lola in NC--
there are several different cat things on the prim panel to do--and these cats will go nicely with ones that Kady sent me--now have to decide what to do with that yummy pink fabric!!!

and these 3 goodies are from lil sister, Barb--
the snowflake bowls are a 3 piece set--
all three are just beautiful--

Sunday, November 14, 2010

NOVEMBER 2010

new yarn for baby hats--
One embroider done for the candy dishes--
Bought a new Singer sewing machine--this one is a commercial one--
can't buy them in a store--got from a salesman--is brand new--
and it sews great!!!!!  so far!!

November's Sentimental Journey embroidery is done--






Hand quilting is done on the Mariner's compass wall hanging--

the week of November 9th thur November 15 was spent on totally reorganizing the sewing?quilting fabric and all the rest of the apartment--so only a some embroidery on a cat Christmas sampler got done!!!
It did get finished--
and I got this Fall machine embroidery one finished--
It had been sent to me by a blogger named Besty--

Started the 12 days of Christmas layer cake blocks--
And got this new top all sewed (by Dec 2nd)
but worked on it alot during November--


Started some redwork for Christmas designs for a table runner--

and did another row for the homespun quilt--
so this will be wider when finished--
did these two towels and sent them to Alice and Lola--
Really not sure where the month went--
just did not get much done--
did get two more baby hats done!!