Long and overdue

I feel like I have been neglecting you and my blog, but I have had a million things going on. I'm going to inundate you with photos now, so if that is not your thing you have been forewarned LOL!

Eraser carved stamp for my friend Leila

Slippers for my friend Monica

Serger cover for a swap item

nap blanket for the store

side 1 reversible skirt

side 2 reversible skirt

mini Aeroplane bag for my friend Anne

nap blanket for store

name tag for Sewing Summit and guild meetings

Our Aeroplane bags together at Sewing Summit

Sleeping bag pouches for the store

Appliques for tea towels to be finished this month

And finally, Pfilomena Pfaff, my newest addition to my family :)







So a lot thrown at you all at once... and believe me, there were many more things lol... I am going to try and get a bit better about posting.

Thanks for sticking around!!

October ALYOF goal post

Quick and dirty... I need to make some appliqued tea towels for a Christmas show I am doing...

Linking up to ALYOF

Coming up next, millions of pictures of what I have been up to lately LOL

What a month!

This month has been a whirlwind and as soon as I catch my breath I will share as much as possible! Today I am sharing my finish for September.

This is the Aeroplane Bag by Sew Sweetness. As you may recall, I was making one for my Sewing Summit roommate and she made one for me.

This bag really was perfect as a carry-on, and I even got to keep it with me when hard-backed carry-ons had to be stowed underneath the plane.

Monica (buttoncounter) loves Russian dolls so I made sure to include many of them in her fabrics.

I had special fabric made with her name on the inside. I loved that fun touch!!

I will be back soon with the bag she made me, Sewing Summit highlights, and my many September makes!!

Linking up to ALYOF!!

Simple goal

My September goal for a finish is going to be very simple. I need to complete an Aeroplane bag. If I don't complete it, I will have no carry-on bag for my trip to Salt Lake City in two and a half weeks LOL.

I am going to Sewing Summit which is in it's third year. It is billed as a sewing and blogging conference. My hotel roommate and I (who are Flickr friends) decided to swap Aeroplane bags. Instead of shipping them, we will each use the one we made for the other person and swap at the conference :) I am so looking forward to this trip. I am going to meet so many online friends and will be surrounded by like-minded people for a whole weekend... so much fun is to be had!!

All that to say that I have no pictures yet because I haven't gotten very far with the sewing of said bag yet LOL... I will have pics by the end of the month for sure... probably before that LOL!

Linking up to A Lovely Year of Finishes!

Cutting it close!

What a hectic month August has been and September is looking to be worse LOL!

For my finishes this month I have finished the embroidered wall-hanging for a friend. It was a lot of fun to do and I got to buy a staple gun!

In addition I have some pictures of my Mom in her dress that I finished a couple of days late last month.

She has worn it several times already and I am not tiring in my amazement that I made something my Mom is wearing LOL!

I also finished a 241 tote for a swap and I love it... the pattern is amazing easy and the finished bag has been one of my favourites for awhile. Mine has some piecing in the panels for interest.

So I did not finish my second August goal which is the serger cover. That is for this weekend and I am determined to have it done! At least I got one of my goals and several other things off my plate LOL!

I am linking up to Fiber of All Sorts.

Pattern designer extradonaire!

Ha ha... ok... not quite that exciting :) But I have just put my first paper piecing pattern up for sale. It is a block that I originally designed for quilts for the Boston bombing victims and that is why it is so named the Boston Block.

This is the arrangement I made the block in... it finishes at 12" finished.

This another way you can arrange it.

Hope you like it! (only $1.50) :)

August Goals

Yet again, here I am setting goals... I swear I wouldn't get anything done if it wasn't for this linky party LOL!

I *need* to get a sewing machine cover made plus some kind of extra for a swap... this is how I started it, but took it apart and am making the triangles match up instead.

As well, I need to finish a wall piece made of embroidery and or cross-stitch for another swap. This needs an extra as well... I don't have a picture yet, but you will see the finish at least in a month LOL!

Looking forward to seeing your goals :)