Archive | April, 2013

Remember this quilt??  I LOVE the Hungry Caterpillar story and the fabric! I am working on designing a new Caterpillar quilt using this panel…. using some of these fabrics…. and mixing in some of these….should be fun! Here is the giveaway for the week….spy anything yummy??  (silly blogger….I want larger photos!)  Hope you are enjoying […]

This week….Barbara Woods is the winner!  Hooray!  I am emailing you…. For a change, I pulled out some of my Simple Marks fabric… I put together this fun snack mat… I am lovin’ this binding!!  (oh silly blogger…won’t let me enlarge this photo, so you’ll have to use your imagination!!)  Happy Sewing!

Did you see my finished Glimma tablerunner?? The tutorial was in the Intrepid Thread’s newsletter.  It is also available in my etsy shop. I decided to buy some yardage….the front print is canvas….I am pondering an apron idea…  Happy Sewing!

Want to make this pillow??  My tutorial is posted here – enjoy! I am sure you all remember this Retro Flower project, right??  So what I didn’t tell you is this was a custom project.  Kelle of Ann Kelle, yes, that Ann Kelle!!  Kelle sent me the fabrics….they are all her designs….to make this quilt […]

This week, the winner is Carla G!!  I am emailing you…. Here is a sneaky peek of a new Cruiser Blvd project….tutorial coming…. I am still playing with this project….so now I made my diamonds into triangles….thoughts?? And just in case you were wondering….mother nature graced us with spring snow yesterday.  This is my view […]

Aren’t these soooo cute??  Kay shared this photo of these pincushions she made with fabric won here!  They are apart of a fundraiser at her church.  Thanks for sharing, Kay! WIPs – work in progress – I seem to have several going….here are a couple more of my Color Me Retro blocks….love ’em! I finally […]

oh I love receiving fabric from the Intrepid Thread!! basicgrey – just love their fabric lines!! aspen frost….oh I know it is supposed to be spring, but at my house I still have snow…. so I am in the Christmas fabric mood….well, truth be told – I am a sucker for Christmas fabric!!  What would […]

Let’s begin today with announcing the winner….Robin!  I have emailed you…congratulations! Remember this line….In My Room?? I selected these pieces for a snack mat front…. and these for the back and binding… perfect for spring…if it ever decides to show up!!  Happy Sewing!

oh my goodness!!!  Do you ever see fabric online and think – okay? Madhuri by the Quilted Fish….oh my!!!  I am soooooo excited to play a bit with this!  Wait until you see what I have in mind! And speaking of the Quilted Fish….she is having a pattern sale…click here to snag some great patterns!  […]

This is going to be one of those “a bit of this, a bit of that” posts…so hang on for the ride!  I finally had a chance to cut into my Color Me Retro…. I snagged a few additional supplies…any tips on using grommets?? Look at this adorable clutch the Sewing Mom did with scraps […]