The Last Day Of The Dot Hop

Corrie's from Quilt Taffy is the Dot Queen for this hop.

Madame Samm from Sew We Quilt is the Blog Hop Queen who does it all

and keeps us all hopping around to be inspired and motivated.

Today is the last day of this fabulous blog hop,

so go check out all these amazing blogs to

see their creations.

I hear Madame Samm went even more dot crazy

then I did...you'll have to see it to believe it.

She's really outdone herself this time!

September 21st 

Bejeweled Quilts by Barb

Cate's Linens

From This to That

suemacseeds

Marcia's Crafty Sewing and Quilting

Ellie Quilter

 Rosemary B- that other blog

Bquiltin Studio

Nati's little things

AND

Madame Samm

My Dots On Dots Day and Giveaway

It's time for another fun blog hop to inspire, motivate, and encourage us all.

Let the DOTS begin!

I loved those chevron fabrics by Riley Blake the moment I saw them and then....

...Whoohoo.....I won a fat quarter pack of them! 

They paired up perfectly with some dots for this paper-pieced block.

Which I made into a pillow and added a button.

I had all the other colors of chevrons left over, so I used

them to make blocks of stripes and polka dots,

and paper pieced flower blocks,

plus a pretty dress,

and put them all together to make a little girl's quilt.

It just needs some finishing and then it will be ready 

for some sweet girl to wrap up in.

I loved appliqueing and sewing that little dress so much, I made another one,

added an "E" for Ellie (a really cute little girl I know)

and created a doll blanket (using the last of my chevrons for the back.

Fuzzy dots count, right? I'm sure they do, but if not, don't tell the dot police that I'm using them in this hop.
Shhhhh....it's our secret.

These paper pieced blocks of fuzzy dots (Truffula Trees) surround none other than.....

The Lorax!

I found this paper piecing pattern at Fandom In Stitches

and added a little minky fabric for the moustache/beard.

They all went together to make this quilt.

And last, but not least,

I made this dotted block to go with a set of bowls.

Yes, another stack of bowls.

These are a second set I received from Madame Samm

 (click here to see her story on why she sent me two sets of bowls.) 

The finished wall hanging will look great hanging in my sewing room.

  

"C" Is Not For Competitive

I've been asked if I'm competitive.

Just a little, tiny bit.

My kids have inherited that from me,

especially my oldest and youngest daughter.

My son-in-law is really competitive, too.

I like to win at card games, no doubt about it,

and it's safer if you stand back while my family is

playing a full round of Liverpool Rummy.

We're a rough and competitive card-playing family.

Other than that, I never feel the need to compete.

Anyway....

Not that it matters, but has anyone heard how many

dot projects "that other lady" is making?

Really, it doesn't matter, because

I am not competitive.

Speaking of dots.....2 days to dot launch!

"D" Is For Dots, "E" Is For Ellie

As I've mentioned before, those little blog hops motivate me to try new things....like applique and embroidery. Yes, I know that is one chunky looking "E", but I wanted it to stand out on the pink applique piece with yellow dots. Just don't look too close....I'm new at this embroidery and applique thing.

I ordered a silicone sheet from Connecting Threads so I could work on learning how to applique things. While browsing through all the fun stuff over in their online store, I saw my favorite Martinelli rotary cutter. My other one had broken (I used it a lot) and I hadn't found another one until...whoohoo....

THERE IT WAS!

I love this little cutter (if you were here, you would have seen me do a happy dance--it wasn't very graceful, but at least I was happy.) Thank you Connecting Threads for making my day!

By the way, it's

 3 days until....

The Dots Are Calling My Name!

. . . .

There are 4 dot-less days

until

dots on dots

begin to appear

here, there, and everywhere!

You'll see

....BLUE DOTS....

....PINK DOTS....

maybe even

....PURPLE DOTS!....

I thought I was done sewing for this blog hop, 

but there's so many dots still giving me the eye....

The Dots Are Coming!

FYI--Just 7 more days until dots take over!
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I received this cute set of bowls from Madame Samm (yes, more bowls.) 

She told some story at the end of her post (here) about having to make me

2 sets of bowls.....

....blah, blah, blah...something about it being my fault...whatever! LOL!

Even if it was my fault (which it really wasn't, but we'll

let her think it was), I'm so happy to have both of them.

I love the little purse she added with my name on it.

I didn't show these bowls in the Bowls With Borders blog hop because:

1.  I didn't make them, Madame Samm did.

2. They have dots, so I'm saving them for the Dots On Dots hop coming up.

This is just a little peek at what I'm adding to the top

of those cute purple and black bowls:

My day is September 10th, so be sure to come back to visit.

You won't want to miss it!

Dot, Dot, And More Dots

Did you sign-up, yet? What? You haven't? Oh, my! Hurry on over to see Corrie.She's at Quilt Taffy and isjust waiting for you to emailher with"YES! I'M IN! Click right HERE to get to her blog.Go, now! Friday is the deadline for sign-ups. 

Are you ready for Think Christmas? You should be!

Only 6 more days before you get wow'd at

Cuddle Quilts.

I hear Lesley is ready for us to visit,

so don't miss out--it all starts July 30th!