Monday, September 30, 2013

What's A Blog Hop? Well....


Madame Samm explains it the best:

"I get asked often, what kind of blog are we? Besides sharing we are a Blog HOP blog!
Many are still not sure what that is...But when I say we are a SEW and SHOW
blog, they get it. Sometimes, the simplest of words says it all."

To kick off her new button, there's an amazing giveaway.
Go check it out by clicking

 HERE!

This is the cheerleader Madame Samm made for me
...isn't she so beautiful in purple!

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Batiks Blog Hop


This hop is a blast thanks to
Madame Samm of Sew We Quilt (she's outta-sight!)
and
Mary of I Piece 2-Mary (she's our far out cheerleader)

Here's a list of the Flower Children who are sharing their batik
projects during this groovy blog hop:

September 25

September 26

September 27

September 30

October 1

October 2

October 3

October 4

Don't forget to enter my giveaway

New Blog Hop Alert--For The Boys

This is a hop you know you want to be part of...
To join in the fun of this all boy blog hop, send an email to:
Amy at sewincrediblycrazy at rocketmail dot com
to let her know you want to play along.

To read about the hop, the rules, and get some ideas, go visit
That Other Lady at Sew We Quilt.

Saturday, September 28, 2013

It's All About Frankie

I'm in the middle of packing up to move...I have a little over three weeks to get it done. Whew, this old body is not liking it at all! So what did I do this weekend to relax and put all that packing out of my head? I played around and made a pattern. It didn't start out that way...I was just making something for the Wicked Blog Hop. I think Frankie is a pretty cool guy who'd make a great wall hanging or table runner. Or...I think I have a three year old Monkey Boy who might love to use him as a quilt to snuggle with me.

Just Call Me "Frankie"


Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Me, Batiks, and Bobby McGee


These past few weeks of sewing with batiks has had me hearing Janis Joplin's husky voice singing
"Me and Bobby McGee" and I've been chasing Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit" in my sleep. 

It's been a real trip sewing on these things!

All of these songs and batiks sent me down memory lane thanks to

Mary of I Piece 2-Mary (she's our far out cheerleader)

So...off we go with a "Jumpin Jack Flash" to see what I made with batiks:

"Hanky Panky" Bear

"Heatwave" Santa table topper

He's a "Daydream Believer" and feeling so groovy!
I drew him AND embroidered him.

"Yellow Submarine" quilt

"Wooly Bully" Batik Bear

I'm sure we're going to be freaking out over all the batik creations we'll be seeing during this hop. So be cool and don't worry about the fuzz, because it's going to be a blast!

Here's a list of the Flower Children who are posting today:

September 25



I'm getting some "Good Vibrations, so don't have a cow...
there IS a giveaway!

To honor the newest Ghastlie (who looks a lot like my Monkey Baby when I try to 
take him from his mom) and in anticipation of the Wicked Blog Hop,
I have a little "Monster Mash" package of Ghastlie fabric that will go to the winner.



Fabric Postcards And Batiks

I received this yesterday from Vickie...what a cool idea for a thank you note!
 Thank you, Vickie...I love this!

Last year I received this one from Annie when she had a giveaway.

I think I need more fabric postcards to fill this space (and yes, I need
more clothespins to make them all look cute, cute, cute!) 

Tomorrow's the big day for batiks...I can't wait to see what amazing
creations come out of this hop. It is going to be an outta sight blog hop!
Can you dig it!
 

Sunday, September 22, 2013

I'm Not A Slug...I'm Not, I'm Not, I'm Not!

I'm not a slug, really, I'm NOT!

I've been...
cleaning
babysitting
AND
sewing, sewing, sewing those beautiful batiks
while singing to the oldies (in my head, of course...don't 
want to scare the neighbors by singing out loud.)

Gotta love these songs that are playing in my head on a continuous loop...

BORN TO BE WILD
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'
DAYDREAM BELIEVER
THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING
MONSTER MASH
EIGHT DAYS A WEEK
HEY BABY, THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG
THE BEAT GOES ON

But, WAIT! There's more!

TWIST AND SHOUT...
Well, shake it up, baby, now, (shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout. (twist and shout)
Cmon cmon, cmon, cmon, baby, now, (come on baby)
Come on and work it on out. (work it on out)


ENOUGH ALREADY!
This music in my head has got to stop!

Thank goodness the batiks start soon so I can
go back to singing COUNTRY SONGS in my head.

It's going to be a far-out and groovy batik experience...
See you Wednesday (that's my day!)

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Batiks (and Brownies) Are So Far Out!

In the 60's I was just a kid who was into the Beatles, The Monkees, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Sonny and Cher, and Herman's Hermits. I wore jeans, buffalo sandals, and t-shirts most of the time and sewed all my own clothes, including this little dress I'm wearing with Frank in 1968.

I never put flowers in my hair or smoked "funny things", but I knew some people who made those brownies that had a little "something" in them. I also never sewed anything with batiks. 

Well guess what...that's going to change! Batiks are coming in a week or so and I've been busy sewing away with some far-out batiks that are so cool and out-ta-sight!


As for the brownies, I always use a package mix (Ghiradelli is my favorite) because I have yet to find a homemade brownie recipe I like. Do you have a favorite homemade brownie recipe you'd be willing to share with me?...(without the "funny stuff" in them, of course!) I like them chewie on the inside and a little crunchy on the top.

I think Frank is kind of excited about the hop that will be starting on October 22nd. 
I'm excited, too!

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

The Pin It Winners Are...

Lisa 
from Creations by A Doxie Mom...
she won these three patterns!

Brandy P..
she won this amazing set of threads from Thearica at Pigtales and Quilts!

I've sent them emails letting them know they won.
Congratulations to both of them and thanks to all
of you for stopping by my blog to visit!

Friday, September 13, 2013

Ladies Diary Quilt

It was love at first sight when I first saw the Ladies Diary quilt hanging on the wall of Scrap Apple. I bought the kit and finally got it finished. It isn't exactly the same (no surprise there, since I have a hard time following a pattern exactly), but I think it is pretty close to the original pattern (I changed the center a little.) I even mitered the corners on the border, which I've never done before...they looked okay, thank goodness! I took a few quick photos before dropping it off yesterday to be quilted at Quilted Works. It is big...92" by 92"! I can't wait to get it back so I can take some better pics of it quilted.



Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Pin It - Day 3 Of Pincushions

I visited the Riley Blake Fabric Fest in Las Vegas today and saw this cute
pincushion sitting on the counter...now that's a BIG pincushion!
Plus, I got to meet Deonn from Quiltscapes...such a nice lady!

Madame Samm from SewWeQuilt.com got us in the mood to pin...
and Kristen from Meadowbrook is cheering us on...
Here's the whole schedule for the hop:

September 10

September 11
Just Let Me Quilt - This is me!

September 12 - TODAY!

September 13

September 16

You can see all the pincushions here:

My giveaway is HERE.

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

I've Been Pinned!

Madame Samm from SewWeQuilt.com got us in the mood to pin...

Kristen from Meadowbrook is cheering us on...

And today is my day to share my pincushion creations.
I had such fun looking for ideas and creating my own pincushions.

I found a vintage-like clamp at Christmas Goose and just HAD to have it! After a little searching,
I found this cute bird pattern at Cheswick Company that would work perfectly with the clamp. 
(My bird didn't quite turn out like theirs, but close enough.) This was my first time sewing with
wool felt...loved it! It wasn't 100% wool, but it worked great for this cute bird. 

Their pattern had the heart underneath the wing...I thought it was too cute to hide.

I previously mentioned my visit to Superior Threads and my luck in meeting Annie from
byAnnie.com...she has a pattern that included this rolled up wool felt/felted wool pincushion.
(I'm learning the difference between wool felt and felted wool thanks to Annie.)

A shopping trip with my three-year-old Monkey Boy found us this cute soap dish. It is heavy and
works great to hold my pincushion. I filled it (and my other pincushions) with walnut shells
that I purchased at Quilt Taffy.com. My little flower and covered button look so cute on my mini quilt!

A sundae anyone?

I just love those clamps and this circus elephant perches nicely on it.
The elephant pattern is by Heather Bailey, Effie & Ollie.

Just in case you didn't know, the Wicked Blog Hop is coming and this guy is ready!

Enough of me, me, me...how about a giveaway?

Thearica at Pigtales and Quilts has a fun store, so I did a little 
shopping for my giveaway and came up with a package of goodies just for you.
Three patterns by Bunny Hill Designs will go to the first name chosen.

But, wait! There's more! 
This amazing package of threads from Thearica will go to the second name chosen.
Thanks, Thearica! You are just so nice!

The usual giveaway rules..blah, blah, blah
  1. Leave a little comment. 
  2. This one is important! Make sure I can contact you if you're a no-reply blogger. *If you don't get a reply from me, you're a no-reply blogger or something else is screwed-up.
  3. I'll mail it anywhere...yes, even to the other side of the world.
  4. Giveaway ends at 6 p.m. PST on September 17thEntries after 6 p.m. PST on September 17th will not be included in the giveaway.

There's lots of other pincushions today..
check them out:


You can see all the pincushions here:

Give It A Whirl Blog Hop Starts Today

It is time to whirl, twirl, and spin with the "Give It A Whirl" blog hop! What was the challenge? Somewhere in or on your project ...