Just Let Me Quilt: March 2015

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

A Little Cream With That Tea For Two Blog Hop?

Tea for Two starts today!

Madame Samm has the tea party going at Sew We Stitch and

check out what everyone is making with Cori's cute pattern:

April 1st

Happiness is Cross Stitching

Doris guest posting at Sew We Stitch

Chalk Outlines

Moose Stash Quilting

Needled Mom

April 2nd

Creativity Amongst Chaos

Hill Valley Quilter

MaMAccessories

Blessings From Our Nest

April 6th

How ART you?

Stitchin' By The Lake

April 7th

Monday, March 30, 2015

The Case Of The Disappearing Frixion Ink

Cathy at Quilted Works said I needed to try a Frixion Pen.
If she said I should try it, then of course I had to try it.

What the heck is a Frixion Pen?

I have no idea, but I had seen it mentioned on other blogs.

This one had an eraser. Well, it definitely doesn't erase off of fabric (I tried.)
Hmmm...so what does it do?

I heard it was good for drawing embroidery designs on fabric so since I'm getting ready
for the Tea For Two blog hop, I used it to draw this cute teacup on some fabric.

I started to iron on some stabilizer to the back and checked to see if it was sticking.
Surprise! The ink had disappeared where I'd used steam.

So that's what this little Frixion Pen does!
Since you can see I accidently drew the saucer part of the pattern over the spoon,
all I have to do is steam it off when I'm through stitching. How cool is that!
(It would be cooler if I'd already stitched it before it disappeared...now I have to redraw it.)

I heard there is another Frixion Pen that is permanent and great for labels.
If that's true, I'll be checking that one out next!

Do you use a Frixion Pen?

Tea for Two starts tomorrow!
You can find more info at Sew We Stitch or Needled Mom.

Monday, March 23, 2015

Tree Bird Giveaway Winner

#23 - Carol

No, not me! The other Carol!

Congratulations, Carol, and thanks for your sweet comment!

(An email has been sent to you.)

A big THANK YOU to the rest of you who visited, too!

Last Day of the Tree Bird Hop

The Tree Bird blog hop ends today...check out all the creative birdie things going on.
You can find the whole schedule by clicking HERE.

I have a GIVEAWAY going on right now along with the Tree Bird Blog Hop...it ends today!

HERE

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Snapshots Of A Cake, Sewing Machine, And Teapot

I've finished three of the Snapshot quilt blocks and I'm totally amazed and in awe.

I'm not amazed and in awe at the blocks (well, actually I am because they are very, very cute),

but what I'm really, really amazed at is the fact that I'm still on track with this quilt along.

Normally I'm at least six months behind on quilt alongs and then I just give up.

There's the first block, The Cake

The second block, The Sewing Machine

Now the third block, The Teapot

You can learn more about the Snapshot Quilt Along over at the Fat Quarter Shop.

There's also lots of birdie beauty happening in the Tree Bird Blog Hop.

You can find the whole blog hop schedule HERE.

My giveaway for the Tree Bird Blog Hop is HERE!

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

The Elephants Are Coming!

I've been crazy in love with elephants ever since Lorna at Sew Fresh Quilts

created the most adorable quilt pattern, Elephant Parade, and had us quilt along with her.

Thanks, Lorna, for such a sweet pattern...I've had so much fun!

Even with my elephants going the wrong way and scaring that poor turtle, I love how it turned out.

To finish it, I added a double ruffle and some very simple wavy lines to quilt it.

I'm thinking of making another one in shades of blue (and no ruffle) for a more Monkey Boy look.

Don't you want to make one, too!

AND...

The Tree Bird blog hop is still happening...check out all the creative birdie things going on.
You can find the whole schedule by clicking HERE.

I have a GIVEAWAY going on right now along with the Tree Bird Blog Hop, so check it out, too!
HERE

Sunday, March 15, 2015

My Tree Bird Is Here Today

Elizabeth's Studios has a whole line of beautiful bird fabrics and it is just stunning.

I took my one-man crew out to take photos of my projects.

He's just the best crew I've ever had!

The panels of birds and birdhouses had gorgeous colors and designs,

so I fussy cut them and created a lap quilt with a scalloped border.

I love those birds and birdhouses, plus the beautiful quilting by Quilted Works.

I was in a fussy cutting kind of mood, so I picked out some of my favorite birdhouses from

the fabric and created a sweet little pillow that would be perfect for someone I love.

This swing usually has a Monkey Boy on it, but they weren't around so it displayed my pillow.

Sewing has been en-lightening since I got my Inspired LED light...I can see so much better!

Before I got lit up...

After I saw the light...

It's like a Broadway show around here!

It's been a while since I've had a giveaway, so I picked these up on my shopping trip
to Quilted Works and thought someone out there might just like to win them.

Don't they both just scream "SPRING!"

The Rules

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You don't have to be a follower to play along, but of course that makes me smile if you do.

Giveaway ends at 5 p.m. PST on March 23rd. Entries after 5 p.m. PST on March 23rd will not be included in the giveaway.

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There's more of us flitting around with beautiful bird projects so check them out!

Monday, March 16

You can find the whole schedule at It Seams To Be Sew.

Thanks for stopping by to visit!