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!)
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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!
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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!
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Monday, September 16, 2013

Pin It - The Last Day!


You can see all the pincushions here:

My giveaway is HERE.
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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.



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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.
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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 17th. Entries 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:

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Saturday, September 7, 2013

"Nestle Toulouse" Chocolate Chip Cookies

I loved the episode on "Friends" where Phoebe's grandmother told her not to share the family's cookie recipe with anyone. Her grandmother told her she got the recipe from her French friend, "Nestle Toulouse." (If you never watched the show and you don't get the joke, they were actually Nestle Toll House cookies.) 

 I made some of those "Nestle Toulouse" cookies tonight so my cookie jar wouldn't look empty sitting on my counter. It sounded logical to me AND they were so yummy!

Years ago I had someone I knew tell me that she never liked to share her family recipes, but if she did, she would change or leave out a portion of the recipe so they would never be as good as hers. Thankfully, Nestle's was willing to share their real recipe so I could have a full cookie jar and satisfy my sweet tooth.


 P. S. I never did like that lady very much nor did I ever ask for one of her recipes.

 Here's the recipe just in case you're feeling the need to have a little chocolate chip cookie:
2 ¼ cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups Nestle Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)


Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix flour, soda, and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beat well. Add vanilla. Add flour mixture. Stir in chocolate morsels and nuts. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 9-11 minutes and remove to wire racks to cool.
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Friday, September 6, 2013

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. 
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Wicked Batik Pincushions Are Coming!

Wait... 
I'm so confused!

This selling a house thing is driving me crazy...I've been boxing and cleaning forever!
I'm not sure if I'm coming or going, or if I already went, but I do know that there 
are some exciting blog hops coming our way that you won't want to miss.

There MIGHT be some wicked batik pincushions in the
Pin It Blog Hop
...you'll have to come back on September 10th to see.


I hear That Other Lady has been pricking her fingers with pins just trying to 
make more pincushions than me...not that she's competitive or anything.

I'm sure there will be some wicked-looking or far-out batik projects
beginning on September 25th

Bawahaha...(did I scare you?) No? Darn!
Then go see the scary video That Other Lady made to get us all
excited for the Halloween blog hop...sign-ups will be coming soon.

This guy is ready for them all!

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Monday, September 2, 2013

It's National Sewing Month!

The whole month of September is National Sewing Month
thanks to President Ronald Reagan. 

Proclamation 4976 - National Sewing Month
September 24, 1982
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation

Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim September, 1982, as National Sewing Month. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

So....what will you be sewing this month?

Does this mean we get to take the whole month off just to sew?
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Dresden Carnival Goes To Sweden

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