A Fabulous Giveaway From Therm O Web

It's so much fun seeing the creative blocks being made for the

In Our Garden Blog Hop...way to go all of you!

There's a fabulous giveaway starting today from...

Therm O Web

Look at that, a $60 value of Heat n Bond products!

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I use Therm O Web's products in almost every project I make...love it!

In Our Garden Linky Party Starts Today

Have you got your BOM's sewn for In Our Garden?

Well, if you do it is your chance to show them off starting today at Sew Incredibly Crazy.

These were my February blocks...you can find the pattern HERE.

These were my March blocks...you can find the pattern HERE.

There's a Facebook page for In Our Garden, too...HERE!

There's still time to enter the Fat Quarter giveaway, so don't miss your chance to win!

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Busy As A Bee Or Something Like That

 Well, this guy was busy as a bee while I was taking quilt photos.
I might have screamed a couple times when he quit looking at me and headed my way.
He was scary! But...that didn't stop me from moving in close to take a few pics.

Look at that hairy stuff on the back of his head...it looks soft.

All the "somethings" I've been working on are under wraps until my due dates.

I've been busy, though!

 My blocks for the In Our Garden blog hop just posted on March 1st and there's a giveaway.
Check out the blocks and giveaway HERE and download the patterns, too.

There's a group Facebook page HERE.
I'm loving all the people sharing their garden blocks!

Penny Rose Fabrics has a wool blog tour coming soon.
I'm loving the wool and fabrics I'm sewing with!

Quilt Qwazy Queens will be honoring International Quilting Day.
It will be fun to see what happens in this hop!

The Monkey Baby had a birthday party. 

Who doesn't love watching a 1 year old eat their first cake!

March is a very busy month! Are you busy as a bee, too?

In Our Garden Block Of The Month Blocks #3 And #4

Amy at Sew Incredibly Crazy has definitely created a fun blog hop for all of us

with flowers, critters, and other fun garden happenings for you to sew.

Thanks, Amy!

The first day of every month a designer will be releasing two patterns.

One pieced block and one applique block, all with a garden theme.

The garden blocks I designed have blooming flowers, a happy bird who's ready for 

warmer weather, and a worm (or snake depending on where you live.) It's a very busy garden!

The Busy Garden blocks

Pieced Block #3

Appliqued Block #4

Want to make these blocks? 

I've got a PDF available for free this month at Craftsy HERE or 

 email me that you'd like a copy and I'll send a PDF to you:

I was so lucky to get fabric from Riley Blake to sew with...thanks Riley Blake!

My fabric stash is full of their fabric, so this gives me a chance to use it in my blocks.

Chevrons, dots, blenders, stars, gingham, and stripes...I love them all!

Oh boy, oh boy, there's an amazing giveaway today from...

The Fat Quarter Shop!

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Here's the schedule for all the blocks:

February
Amy – Sew Incredibly Crazy
You can find Amy's Block #1 and Block #2 HERE. 

I had so much fun putting together Amy's blocks!

March
Carol – Just Let Me Quilt - This is me!

April

Doris – Quilting Queen Online

May
Carla – Creatin’ in the Sticks

June
Sue – Super Mom No Cape

July
Joan – Moosestash Quilting

August
Kris – Kris Loves Fabric

September
Pat – Life in the Scrapatch

October
Vicki – More Stars in Comanche

November
Lana – It Seams to be Sew

December
Jan - Sew and Sow Farm

January

Amy – Sew Incredibly Crazy– Final Blocks and wrap up

There's a Facebook page, too! Share your blocks and/or see what everyone else is making.

CLICK HERE

A Monkey Boy Interrupts My Sewing Just A Little Bit

The three-year-old Monkey Boy has been hanging out with us for a few days,

so my sewing has been just a little bit interrupted. It's worth it, though!

I love having him around, especially with all his "help" in my sewing room.

Attempting to do some straight-type quilting on some of my "Isabella" Penny Rose Fabric.

It's gorgeous fabric...love it! 

I really like using painter's tape for straight lines. No marks to wash out!

The Monkey Boy thought he should help. 

Luckily, he didn't shove me out of the way while he sewed.

His monkey side came out while climbing/sitting on my cutting table. 

Yes, I let him sit like that on a high table close to the edge. Bad grandma!

He liked the green thread. It took me a minute before I noticed he had pulled

a large length of thread off the spool. He thought it was fun. Hmmmm...not so fun for me.

A 3 year old + scissors + pins = a dangerous situation! 

I have to admit, I let him take the pins off the magnet and put them back.

No blood was shed during his playtime with pins.

This face, resting his head on my shoulder while I sew, is priceless to me.

Such a happy boy! Lucky me!

Six days until my block time in the In My Garden Blog Hop...getting excited!

Making Old T-Shirts Into A Sweet Memory Quilt

Do you know someone (or maybe it is you) who is holding on to a treasured box of old t-shirts?
Well...it's time to drag them out and make an easy and memorable t-shirt quilt!

With graduations fast approaching, a t-shirt quilt would make a great gift.

I'm over at the ThermOWeb blog today showing you how I made this quilt.
I used Therm O Web's Heat N Bond Fusible Interfacing to stabilize
 those stretchy t-shirts to make it easier to sew them all together.

Sweet Memories T-Shirt Quilt

The finished quilt measures 54" x 68" - finished blocks are 12" x 12"

The PDF instructions are on my Craftsy page HERE.

These t-shirts were my hubby's who had slowly been throwing away his old shirts, but for 

various reasons couldn't part with some of these. He still has enough left to last him a lifetime!

Now he has this treasure and totally loves it!

He's been riding bikes FOREVER and has the scars to prove it.

(Let me just say there was one of the above t-shirts that had to have some major trimming 

done to it to remove the blood stains from one of his overly adventurous bike rides.)

His right arm is even bleeding in the 2015 photo below, but he's still smiling!

Head on over to the Therm O Web blog to check out how to make a t-shirt quilt

and to get other amazing ideas for using their products in your sewing/paper projects.

Garden Blocks And Other Things

My "In Our Garden" blocks are ready for March 1st and it totally goes along with the weather we've 

been having...in the 70's! It's hard to believe that just a few weeks ago we had this kind of weather:

I loved that snow, but not wearing a jacket is definitely a nice thing!

So, are you making blocks for "In Our Garden"?

It's time for tulips and my March block will definitely scream, "Garden weather!"

A little snippet...

You have plenty of time to sew Amy's blocks like I did.

Check out the "In Our Garden" Facebook page for other blocks HERE.

Marian at Seams To Be Sew has another blog hop coming up. You don't have to make 

anything for this one, just share something about yourself and your sewing adventures.

Do you ever wonder where the day has gone?

I feel like I'm moving in slow motion all the time. I know I've been doing

 some sewing lately, actually lots of sewing, but I have nothing to show yet. 

What I really want to know is...

What the heck happened to that young, skinny, and energetic girl I used to be! 

This is me with my lifelong Valentine a long, long time ago when I had enough energy to clean the

 house, sew curtains or dresses, paint rooms, make homemade cinnamon rolls...all on the same day! 

Where has the time gone!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope your day is filled with love and sweet treats!