Wickedly Wicked and Creepy Me

Today's my day to show you my

  WICKED and Creepy Carol side...

Thanks to Madame Samm and Wicked Wendy for this wicked week of hopping. I do think Wendy showed her really, really wicked side by putting me on the last day of this hop with her. Have you seen all those other amazing ladies showing their Wicked projects today? Wow! Plus, there's That Other Lady posting today who is SO, SO, SO competitive...but of course, I'm not the least bit competitive!

Thursday, October 31^st

DreamWeaver's Quilts  

My Quilt Infatuation

Just Keep Swimming

Quilts From My Crayon Box

Daisy and Jack

Thimblemouse & Spouse

Tomorrow's Treasures Today

Why-Knot-Kwilt

Just Let Me Quilt

Sew We Quilt

I saw this online while searching for some ideas and managed to get it made before my sewing machine was packed away. I can't find the pattern to tell you who made it, but I can tell you it is in a box somewhere and I'm sure I'll find it by next Halloween.

Linda from Buzzing and Bumbling made a really amazing quilt during last year's Wicked. I got a quilt kit from her and decided that was going to be my project for this hop. I totally screwed it up! I cut the fabric the wrong sizes and no matter how I tried to fix it, the damage was done. I really loved her pattern so I substituted some other fabric I had in my stash. You can get her wonderful quilt pattern HERE.

Once we were moved, my sewing machine and fabric were the first things to be unpacked...and my toothbrush, of course...so I started in on a few more projects.

My Monkey Boys had their own ideas for my Just Call Me "Frankie" quilt and how I should make it unique for them. Using a combination of The Lion Quilt and Just Call Me Frankie, these are what they designed:

"Draco"
(Really, I ironed him, but the trip to the park got him all puckered up.
Maybe he was just a little short on blood or something.)

"Sand Wolf"
(My werewolf HAS TO be gray, Grandma!...said Monkey Boy #2)

 "Mumley"

The Mummy is not quite finished (sorry) but it will be soon. I started to make this in all white,
but then I realized it would be used by a four-year-old so it wouldn't stay white for long.

Some Wicked Scissors And A New Hop

I've been a little AWOL from blog writing and reading because I'm still packing (does it ever end?), cleaning (that never ends), and touching up paint as we get down to the big MOVING DAY. I have stopped a few times to sew a little in preparation for that WICKED blog hop that's coming soon.

Some of my wickedly sharp tools for sewing

I just realized I'm totally hooked on little fancy scissors after I did a some shopping online at Anita's Little Stitches.  I've always bought regular sewing scissors, nothing fancy, but then someone very sweet gave me a pair of Dovo scissors and some batting shears. Now I'm hooked on quite a variety of sharp things (this is where you should hear my seriously creepy cackle if you were standing next to me.)

I'm not sure why I suddenly like scissors so much, but it is possible that Wicked Wendy put a spell on me. I hear she can be ALMOST as competitive as That Other Lady, Maybe she's hoping I cut my finger on one of those sharp scissors so I can't sew anything for the Wicked Blog Hop. She does have a little mean streak in her...she put me on the same day as That Other Lady for the Wicked hop...mean, mean Wendy! LOL! COL! (cackle out loud.)

There's a new blog hop in the works. Check it out over at Sew We Quilt!

This one is coming after Wicked...watch for it!

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!

Blog Hop Alert - WICKED!

Send Wicked Wendy an email at 

gracerose172 at gmail dot com

if you want to play along. You know you want to!

Tell her Creepy Carol sent you.

Be sure to check out all the details over at

  sewwequilt.com. 

The Wicked Winner Is....

M-R from Quilt Matters

(I've sent her an email)

Wicked--Day 6 AND The Ghastlie Bag

Have I ever told you that I'm terrible at following patterns and directions?

I think I've mentioned it a few times.

Making this bag was no different. I started with the Simplicity #2357 pattern,

but it wasn't quite right for what I wanted, so....

I made it bigger, the strap got longer, a slot for a pocket was added, and

my Ghastlie block was set-in one of the fabric pieces.

I liked it better, of course.

It's perfect for my on-the-go quilty projects

(with a pocket for my scissors and other necessities.)

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Things just get creepier and creepier

as we move on to Day 6 of....

Thank you to the frighteningly Wicked Wendy for hosting this spooky hop!

A HUGE thanks to the monstrously wonderful

 Madame Samm for her behind-the-scenes madness.

All the terrifying creations are pinned on her Pinterest page.

Now fly over and check out these other 

wicked hoppers who are posting today:

Monday, October 29th

Ariane Quilts

Cindy Crafty Creations

.Quiltscapes.

Sentimentalstitches

Moosestash Quilting

Krislovesfabric

Marjorie's Busy Corner

Stitchinbythelake

Rose Creations

Simplesew
Charlottes Creations

Betty - That Other Blog
Alexa's World 

There's my giveaway, too.

HERE

Wicked...Day 5 And Other Scary Stuff

Click HERE to get to my giveaway

I usually try to remember to give credit to the makers of the patterns that I use, but yesterday I dropped the crystal ball and didn't add them to every block I made. ("SORRY" to those designers who truly deserve recognition.) Some of the blocks were from my fractured and insane little pea brain, but these blocks (in full or partial form) came from patterns (purchased or free) so here's the links or the who-made-them info:

Witch Boo-tique, Angie Badilla

 https://www.myeqboutique.com/Shop/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=170

Stalker, Garden Patch Cats, Helene Knott

http://storyquilts.com/html/cats.html

  

Quotes & Notes, Marcia Hohn

http://quilterscache.com/Q/Quotes&NotesBlock.html

Harvest Cabins #107, Cottage Quilt Designs

http://www.cottagequiltdesigns.info/catalog.php?item=127&catid=1&ret=catalog.php%3Fcategory%3D1

Madame Samm has set us off on another blog hopping

adventure for new ideas and inspiration. This hop is going to have 

some wicked stuff, so be prepared to be scared!

Wicked Wendy has been casting spells for months now

just trying to get us all ready....so....

ARE YOU READY TO BE WICKEDLY IMPRESSED?

Today's Wicked Hoppers:

 Friday, October 26th

In Stitches & Seams

Sew.Darn.Quilt

Quilt Monster In My Closet

Lieselfriends-Di... Handnäher

The Learning Curve Quilts And Such

Qreative Quilts And Quests

Sew Many Yarns

Annieoak Designs

Searching Out Simple

Sheila's Quilt World

Val Spiers Sews

Robin - That Other Blog

 

My Wicked Blocks Of Terror

I've always had friends and relatives who were considered by others to be different or creepy. 

It's kind of strange, but a few of my classmates in school disappeared after calling me 

"WICKED."

Here I am with my Uncle Frank..he was a great guy!

Having to go to my job every day means that I have to dress and look a little different.

I love when the work day ends or it's a weekend so I can just be ME. 

To get ready for this WICKEDLY fun blog hop, I took some time off from
getting tattooed and casting spells to practice with applique.
 (You applique pros need to avoid looking too close.)

The pattern for this shoe is by Angie Padilla,
(https://www.myeqboutique.com/Shop/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=170)

This block was a little bigger than the 12.5" blocks above and I added

some crazy blocks I've had sitting around a wickedly long time.

 I played with fire to make this little flower..it felt so naughty

(and wicked) to watch that fabric melt and burn!


I put all those blocks together to make this wall hanging

It didn't feel Wicked enough without at least one Ghastlie block.
I have a plan for this block, but it may take me a while to use it.

Thank you to the fabulously Wicked Wendy for hosting this spooky hop!

Now fly over and check out these other 

wicked hoppers who are posting today:

Thursday, October 25^th

Angies Quilting And Crafting Place

Just Let Me Quilt (this one's me)

Lady Bug Lane

Debby Kratovil Quilts

Creative Obsessions

Kathy's Quilts

Loose Threads

Sew Maybe I Can

That's Sew Julie

Ramblings Of A Quilter

Aurea - That Other Blog

Peck's Pieces

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My Wicked Giveaway IS OVER!

If you win, you get one very wicked Moda Charm Pack of

"Eat Your Fruits n' Veggies" Batiks by Pat Sloan 

(The witch is not included. She's got lots more wicked stuff 

to do around my house before Halloween.)

This giveaway ends on October 31st, at 6 p.m. PST.

THERE'S ALWAYS RULES:

1. Leave a short and wickedly sweet comment.
2. Make sure I can contact you if you're a noreply blogger. Typing out your email address like this helps avoid spammers: iblog at aol dot com. If I can't contact you, you can't win.
3. Only ONE entry per person
4. I'll mail it anywhere.
5. Entries after 6 p.m. PST on October 31st will not be included in the giveaway.

Wicked, Weird, And Wacky....It's Coming!

Don't forget about the giveaway

HERE

Spooky, Scary, And Very Wicked

October 22nd...Ghosts, Goblins, Witches,

and lots of creepy THINGS

will start to appear here, there, and everywhere!

The whole schedule can be found

HERE