Monthly Archives: October 2017

In anticipation for the little trick or treaters tonight I have gotten candy ready, house cleaned, laundry almost done and 2 quilt tops ALMOST quilted and what did I decide to do instead of quilting??????????????? Organize my fabric stash.  I am putting the smaller pieces according to size.  I don’t think I will be finishedContinue reading “Halloween day all around”

Here is a tutorial on making bowl, and cup cozies.  I make these in several sizes.  For this tutorial I will make a 6.5 inch cup cozy.  I will give the measurements for 4 sizes then the directions. Size                                square Continue reading “Bowl Cozies Tutorial”

What better to have while watching Walking Dead tonite with several teenagers?  Fresh donuts and hot chocolate.  So with that decision made I am making cup cozies for the kids to hold their drinks in.  Someone is my Sewing club is making these and I have seen 2 pictures of it and this is theContinue reading “Donuts and Hot Chocolate”

Well here I am again.  This last month has been a roller coaster of emotions and so I decided to get more positive.  This has kept me very focused and this is what I needed.  My Dragonfly Dance is coming together.  I do need to re-arrange the top right to the bottom left and putContinue reading “Me again”

We spent the day Christmas Shopping and I am tired.  We have gotten 2/3 of it completed.  I still have things I am making, just can’t help myself.  I am seeing everything that ya’ll are making and think I need to do that.  Need to get some things finished before starting more.  How many UFOsContinue reading “Spent the day Christmas shopping”

Summer has come and gone, fall is here and soon winter.  We have been doing some Christmas shopping and trying to get some things taken care of.  While looking at my lists of things I wanted to make I found some great ornaments to make.  I forgot all about them now my plan is toContinue reading “Can You believe 2017 is almost over??”

The 2nd dragonfly is done and I am trying to decide on colors for the other 3.  I like the idea of bright greens, a purple and need a yellow or gold or something else for the 3rd.  I think the purple will be shades of purple and same as green.  Not sure about theContinue reading “2nd Dragonfly done”

Today I got 1 out of 4 dragonflies completed.  This wall hanging will be 40×40.  I am loving this.I will need to trim up a few edges, but then it will be ready for another friend.  I also completed my Gingerbread man from The Christmas Sew A Long with Farmhouse Quilts and Teadoodles.  I figuredContinue reading “Oh, What a Wonderful Playday”

I have finally gotten regular house hold chores done so I can spend time in the sewing room.  Granddaughter #1, Katelin is away at college and wants some ID badge holders and so I have been making some.  They keep evolving.  I found a pattern on Craftsy that was free, but she had too manyContinue reading “Organized finally”

I have been putting things away from our trip and now am ready to start on the next project.  Monique, https://farmhousequilts.blog/2017/09/25/merry-christmas-sew-along-september-ornament/   has sew along Christmas Ornaments going and I am behind on the ornament from last week so I will be working on this, and having spent so much time in Quilt Shops I have soContinue reading “Ready to quilt”