The Bunny is Done!

 Another project is done!! I have wanted to make another one of these bunnies as a gift for my youngest DD. I finally have it done. She loves green so I made it up in a variety of green solids and prints. I really hope she will like it. I am planning to take it to her when I go to South Carolina in April.

I am also working on another turtle which is cut out and some embroidery added. I intend to add some beads to it next and then it can be sewed together. I cut out and began putting together an IPad holder. I was digging through the fabric bin for fabric for the first turtle and came across an adorable print of ladies on black with some pink on it. When I decided to try the IPad case I remembered it and pulled it out along with a black that has hot pink polka dots for the lining. I am doing some hand stitching to quilt it.

Tomorrow I am off to babysit all day for the grandkids so I won't be getting any sewing done on the machine!! I plan to work on the afghan while I keep DGS busy in the afternoon!!! Of course we have to go to McDonalds for alittle "spoiling" after I pick him up from preschool!!!

Blessings~~~

Update on the Kittens!!!!

 I forgot to update you on the kittens!! They will officially be mine in another week! The court case that they were part of was settled a week or so ago. I got to take them back to have them spayed, needless to say they were not happy to go back to the Humane Society!! There return home the next day was full of merriment and eating!!

On the left is Jade, she is smaller and eats the most!! On the right is Jewel, she is full of it and explores everything. She found out what my water bottle sprayer was for yesterday when I found her up on the counter!! As you can see they like to help me use the computer, they also LOVE to explore the sewing room. I have learned to shut the door, to get something done without being interrupted!!

They have been told it is a good thing they have cute faces!!
Blessings~~

Turtle Time

Today I finished a turtle that I started yesterday!! I plan to give this to my DGD tonight at her basketball game. I hope she likes it.

This is another challenge on StitchMap! It was a Friday Toot that Shari got from Kathy Shaw It was lots of fun and I will be making more. I used some fabrics that came in a charm pack, so you can tell it did not take alot of fabric to make this !! The next one will be done and instead of embroidery on the seams I will be outlining the flowers in the print with embroidery floss or beads. That is part of the challenge which I did not do on this one. I added the heart on the top in the middle where it was hard to get all the points to come together. I will be trying to improve upon this on the next one. These colors are not favorites of mine, outside my comfort zone. LOL
Blessings~~~

StitchMap Challenge

 This month the StitchMap yahoo group had a challenge. It was to make a traveler's sewing bag with items made for inside.

 We were to start with a UFO that we had. I used a beautiful pink block that I received last summer when my DH passed away. It was a gift from Pam C in Australia!! I loved it so much so I used it for the front of the bag, I had to add some SRE to it, another part of the challenge!! The lining and back are a recycled pink linen dress!

Next you will see the pin roll and needle case that were made to go inside. I picked a pink print from my stash and used it plus more pink linen to do the matching items to tuck inside.

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 Here is a cute little name tag/bag! I know the cross stitch is nothing wonderful, not a craft I feel comfortable with! I did the best I could, then added a ladybug button to remind me of my mom.

The last piece was a scissor holder! I have never owned one, made and gave away one!! LOL I was excited to get this one done for me!! I did some embroidery on the front and then added some lace to the back. This has been so good for me!!

The last picture is the bag with all of my goodies sticking out. I plan to use some more of my UFO blocks to make some more bags, love this idea. I also plan to start a quilt with the CQ hearts I have been collecting for years. I never had a good idea, then I saw someone applique her's onto a whole cloth or blocks, can't remember, so I am going to dig them out and give it a whirl! Who knows how it will turn out. Off to cut out a turtle pincushion that is another challenge from Kathy Shaw's blog!! Something fun to do while the Super Bowl is on!!

Blessings~~~~

Winter Decorations!

 Today I remembered I bought a white tree after the holidays! It is a 3 foot white tree and so I literally threw it up on my white wicker stand today and as I passed through the sewing room I grabbed these boas!! It needs some work ! I promise it will look better soon!!


Below are two vases I got on clearance. One is silver the other green "mercury" glass. They were hard to take pictures of because of the reflections. I will use the green one for St Patrick's Day! They look so beautiful with flameless candles in them.

Blessings~~~

TAST Week 4

 This is not one of my favorite stitches but I gave it a try. The first attempt is the bottom one which might look ok if they had been even. I did these again on DGD's quilt. She asked yesterday when it would be done. I tried to explain there was alot of work to do first. Creaton stitch is the stitch of the week!!

Blessings~~~

TAST 2012 week 3

This week the stitch was the feather stitch, another favorite of mine. I guess I have several. Again I worked on DGD's Crazy quilt. Not exactly exciting stitches but my imagination was limited by space and previous stitching. How is that for a really good excuse??? The quilt is soon coming to an end and then I will work on UFOs to practice my stitches.

 Be sure to pop over to Sharon B's blog to see what others are doing with this or to join in!! It has been a great boost to me and has gotten me motivated to stitch more!!
Blessings~~~