Give aways!!!

Don't miss out on this one.  Quiltmaker is doing a fabulous give away today!! 

 There are a like 6 different quilt books up for grabs. 

 Head on over to see all the cool treats and maybe you will win something.

Here's the link

Also, Crazy Old Ladies is doing a great give away as well.
She has fabrics, magazines and a bunch of other cool prizes!!
Here's the link for that one.

Good luck and Happy Sewing!!!

UFO's DONE!!

Yes believe it or not, I actually worked on a couple of unfinished projects this weekend. 

 That is of course in between, running errands, a very sick child (he's better today, thankfully!!), 

cleaning house and date night with my hubby.

Here's what I did

I know that Halloween is over....but I'm ready for next year, right?!?  This quilt is 64" x 88", just perfect to cuddle up with.  Now to just get it quilted.  I also finally bond a quilt that's been sitting for about 1 1/2 years.  Yep, you read right 18 months.  Sad but true.

Now, back to work.  Today starts the quilts for my third book!!!  Very excited about these projects.

Must get busy, busy, busy!!!!!

Happy Sewing!

Don't forget to enter to win the Quiltmaker 100 Block Vol 8

only two days left.

We should do this!!!

On Quilty Pleasures, Quiltmaker's Blog, I saw this list: 

100 Things Every Quilter Should Do, 

compiled by Diane Harris.   What a fun idea!  

I read through the list and found that I need to do more as a quilter.  

There are techniques I haven't tried yet and things I should do. 

So, I'm going to choose a couple from this check list and get busy. 

Because if it involves quilting, I'm all for it!!!

How about you?

Don't forget to enter the contest to win Quiltmakers 100 Blocks Vol 8

Entries close Nov 19 midnight.

Go here to enter.

Enjoy your weekend and Happy Sewing!!!!!

100 Blocks and counting!

Good morning to all!  

Quiltmaker 100 Blocks Vol 8 has arrived!!!

Another great volume of fantastic quilt blocks to try out.
I'm already planning on using a few of these new blocks to make some holiday gifts.

One of my blocks was chosen to be included in this issue, super cool, right?!!

Here it is.

It's called "Celebrate"

Block #756 on page 51
Here's one idea for the block,
a table runner I made in EQ7 .

Of course, fall colors being appropriate right now.
It's always fun to play around with all these great blocks in the 100 Block issues.
I'm still learning my way around EQ7, but boy is it fun!

If you want to win a copy of this Quiltmaker 100 Blocks Vol 8,
leave one comment telling me what your favorite Thanksgiving dinner dish is
(you must be a follower to win)
My favorite dish since I was a kid is
Candied Sweet Potatoes!!!
YUM!
Contest goes until Tuesday Nov 19.
Thanks for stopping by
Happy Sewing!

Quiltmaker 100 Blocks blog tour

That's right  Quiltmaker 100 Blocks Vol 8 is almost here.

Be sure to check it out!! The blog tour starts today and goes through the week and ends with the release on Tuesday Nov 19.

Come back tomorrow to see my block.

Featured on Etsy

I woke up this morning to an email letting me know that I'm featured on Etsy.  Pretty cool, right?!! 

 Check it out here.  

 I can't believe it already fall time, which is my favorite time of year! 

 This year had flown by incredibly fast!!  

Back to work....thanks for checking in.  Happy sewing!!

Cool New Find

Time to share.  The Warm Company has a totally cool new product.

 It's a Double sided fusible fleece!!   It's perfect for those small projects that 

you can quilt on your own sewing machine.

 So of course I needed to play with it and see how great it works

I got out my tried and true Steam-A-Seam, fabric scraps and pattern.  

A mug rug would be the perfect test.

I used the cupcake image from one of my Skinnie patterns.

It was just the right size.

I sandwiched the front, Double-sided Fusible Fleece and the back together.

Used my iron and fused it all together.  Boy was it slick!

It was so great!!!  I simply quilted around the cupcake and couple of times and it's done.

I didn't have to worry about tucks or unseen creases on the back fabrics, it all laid so nicely! 

I'm hooked on this stuff!!!!  Just think of all the small simple ways you can use this great product. 

And besides with the holidays coming, this will make life a lot easier.

Happy Sewing!

Fall Fat Quarter bundle on sale!!

It's time to sew for Fall!!!.  

I have 2 bundles (only 2) on sale on my Etsy shop and they won't last long!!!  

There are 10 fat quarters from Moda lines "Awesome" and "Phenomenal Fall" by Sandy Gervais.  

They are selling for only $18 each

Head on over to my Etsy shop to buy.

Happy sewing to all.

Jack-O-Lantern Fun

It all started with this magazine.  

American Patchwork & Quilting Oct 2013.

I love pumpkins and Jack-o-Lanterns to begin with, so this was the perfect project for me.

I decided to make a table runner instead of a quilt.  

I went through my stash and pulled out a bunch of oranges

Cut them into a variety of widths and started sewing my log cabin blocks

 Each block was a different size and shape

 To make them all the same size, I added black borders.

Using my 16 1/2 square I wonky cut them to all be 14 1/2" square

Sewed them all together and fused the faces on to make a fun Halloween table runner

Now to decorate for Halloween....one of my favorite holidays!!!!

Happy Sewing

No Sew Table Runner

Have you noticed how popular Burlap is getting??  I have, so I thought I would play with some. 

Here's a quick and simple "No Sew Table Runner"

First you need some burlap, I bought 2 yards

3 yards of cream lace

1 spool of Steam-A-Seam 2 double stick fusible web 1/4" x 40 yards

  This table runner is going to be 12" x 50".  Burlap comes 50" wide so it's perfect

 To straighten the edge of your burlap, grab hold of a thread about 1" from the edge and start to pull.

This will gather up the burlap and you will need to work the thread and pull it all the way out,

 from selvage to selvage.  

 This is what it looks like.  Now you have a clear "line" to cut on.

 Cut all the way across

You now have a nice straight edge on one side of your table runner.

From our straighten edge that we just cut, measure over 12".  

Pull that thread out from selvage to selvage.

 Now cut on that "line".

Your table runner is now ready to be embellished.

 Carefully hand press the Steam-A-Seam 1/4" double sided fusible web

 to the wrong side if the lace edge.

Hand press the lace/fusible web to the long edge of your table runner.  

With a warm iron, press in place.

  Repeat on both long edges of your runner.

 There you are!!  No Sew Table Runner

Now for some tips.

1.  Make sure you "PRESS" not iron.  Lots of straight down, press, and then straight up.

If you move your iron around, 

you will curl up the edges of your lace.

 2.  If your iron is too hot, you will melt your lace.  Yeah, not fun :(

(good thing I bought extra lace.)

3.  Clean your iron when you are done.  The fusible web will leave a residue.

You don't want to find that out after you are working on a quilt.

What do you think?  Quick and easy right?!!  Make it with lace or without.

Let's see what I come up with next.  Until then, 

Happy Sewing!!