April Showers Day 2

Tuesday is the second day of our April Showers blog hop ... a blog hop of mug rug creations... Please join me today in visiting these lovelies: TUESDAY, APRIL 9th Gina @ Sew Much and More Sharon @ Vroomans Quilts Theresa @ Bumbleberry Stitches Jennet @ The Feathered Nest Studio Patti @ A Yankee in Queen Liz's Court Gene @ Gene Black - Alabama Artist Susan @ Susan's Scrappy Domain Bente @ I Like to Quiltblog Deb @ Quilting & Other Craft Therapy Megan @ AnnieOak Designs

Ms. Erin of Sew at Home Mummy is our hop cheerleader ....  Thank you so much Erin for leading us in cheers this hop!  I am scheduled for Wednesday, the 17th of April. (Special day in another way also because that is my youngest DD's 7th birthday) ... so please come back to visit! Best wishes and hope to see you soon,

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April is Showering!!

Monday brings the beginning of our April Showers blog hop ... a blog hop of mug rug creations... Please join me today in visiting these lovelies: MONDAY, APRIL 8: Erin @ Sew at Home Mummy

Patty @ A Stitch in Time

Jenny @ Squawk That

Stacey @ The Tilted Quilt

Daryl @ Patchouli Moon Studio

Lisa @ In The Boon Docks

Julie @ Jolie Maxtin: the project girl

Beluah @ Sowing Stitches

Karen @ Bungalow Bay Quilts

Cyndi @ Stitch, Stitch, Stitch

DeAnna @ Georgia Girl Quilter First up is our hop leader, Ms. Erin of Sew at Home Mummy.  Thank you so much Erin for leading us in cheers this hop!  I am scheduled for Wednesday, the 17th of April. (Special day in another way also because that is my youngest DD's 7th birthday) ... so please come back to visit! Best wishes and hope to see you soon,

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Reflections on week past.

 

I certainly hope all of you were able to enjoy your Easter time with family and friends. and if you didn't celebrate Easter, I hope you had a marvelous time since last we visited.

Spring Break for the girls has come and gone ...

Since they were visiting with their dad for half of the school break, 

I was able to finish this:

This is the Another Bite of Schnibbles pattern using Cinderberry Stitches Woodland fabric quilt I started last summer.  My friend/co-worker decided to buy it from me for her daughter's room.... she's decorating her two-year old's room with fairies and decided this was a must have ... Thank you Amanda!!

One UFO off the shelf!!

Below is a project I started Thursday night this week, and completed the finishing touches on Friday morning:

It's the Bow Tuck Bag pattern using some very spring influenced batiks.  Decided it was time to get some bright and pretty into this world of mine that is still determined to be cloudy and rainy. [a girl's gotta try.]

And to wrap up the Spring Break for my daughters, we drove to a near-by town about 3 hours from us to visit the Museum of the Rockies:

I'll spare you the family movie roll, but needless to say, they loved the dinosaurs and the planetarium was absolutely amazing!  And of course, with a night away from home at a hotel, we had to include a pool ...

Sheer joy from two little girls!

Ah, the memories for all of us ... (sigh)

And on that note ...

Best wishes to you and please be sure to visit

this week for the April Showers Blog Hop!

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I did it!!

 I'd like to introduce you to my sweet Reader Seater:

Above dressed up in Sweetwater's Sunkissed fabric, 

and below, as you originally met her,

 in her Nancy Drew Get a Clue glory:

Well, today, it is official.  You can dress up your Reader Seater

in whatever fabric you choose by creating your by getting the pattern

I designed with step by step instructions and pictures available

over at Craftsy link here. 

Please let me know what you think.  I've tried really hard with this

first pattern of mine to make it easy for everyone, however, I

am human and may have very easily made a mistake .... let me know

and I will do my utmost to correct it, or help you through any 

rough spot you find yourself in attempting my pattern.

Meanwhile, I've been doing a few other things this week, though

I didn't get pictures ... I finished a purse/tote for a friend that was started but never finished due to her frustration with the pattern.  I did a quilt binding for a customer. I made a crayon roll up for another friend to give as a gift and am in the process of finishing another quilt which someone has purchased from me.

Oh yeah, and this week I was able to go to my daughter's literary lunch at school, make a batch of peanut butter cookies as a gift for another friend who I was so fortunate enough to have a wonderful breakfast with yesterday ... and after three hours, we decided we needed to get together a little more often ;) ... go figure!

I am also mostly on top of my laundry and there aren't too many dirty dishes in the sink.

I'd say this week was an accomplishment!

Ah, dang .... a new week starts today ... oh well, best be getting back into the cycle before I miss something and get tripped up and really mess up everything!!

Thank you so very much for visiting and I will be back soon as you see I've signed up for a couple more of Sew We Quilt's marvelous hops and I just can't wait to see the inspiration provided by those!

Until then ... Happy hugs and very warm hearted wishes to each of you!

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No Mystery Here ... Nancy Drew Hop

 

It is certainly no mystery that this hop is filled with absolutely

creative stitchers!  To be honest, I feel a little below par this

time around with my sewing machine woes, but I will

still share because, well, heck, this is what I created ....

 

So, why don't you pull up a seat for your reader ...

you know your Kindle, your Nook, or your Ipad,

your choice ...

 

I share with you my Reader Seater: 

 I'd apologize for the quality of the pictures, but with the weather we've been

 having and the hours I've been working, its been dang near impossible to

get outside for a nice shot without rain or to try and catch the sun ...

I'm sure you all understand and will give me a pass ... won't you?

What?  You don't have one? 

Well darn it all, the pattern should be available

real soon, by none other than yours truly ...

 

This Reader Seater is approximately 12" by 10" and

filled with polyfill beans just like a bean bag.

 

You see, I was inspired to make this Reader Seater because

more often than not, I'm sitting in my bed late at night either reading

 or cruising blogs, or even catching a movie, on my reader. 

Normally, that late at night, I'm tired and my hands get very

 uncomfortable hanging on to the reader.  I do have one of

 those fancy cases that fold into a sort of tripod stand, but

 then there's the question of stability if I move the slightest bit.

 

This Seater is actually a beanbag I designed for this hop

and I thought how fitting it would be to have a Reader

chair made out of Nancy Drew's book bindings, just like

 library shelves.  Yes, really, as soon as I saw this Nancy Drew

Get a Clue fabric, this is what I had in mind ... isn't it fun? 

I believe the final pattern have a pocket on the side, or even the back,

but for the blog hop, I wanted to showcase the Nancy Drew books.

 

Well, I will stop droning on about my creation and

 encourage you to visit my fellow creators today:

 

Friday, March 15, 2013

Little Mushroom Cap

Why-Knot-Kwilt

Daisy Days

Julia P. at That Other Blog

The Day Before This Day

Sew Far

Rainbows. Bunnies. Cupcakes.

Les passions de Cliodana

That’s Sew Julie (moved from 3/8)

Sew We Quilt

 

I am sure you will be inspired by so many and as I am,

grateful for the leadership of Carol of Just Let Me Quilt

 and for Madame Samm for her brilliant ideas and

willingness to steer so many of us to be creative.

Thank you Ladies!!

 

And I also thank each and every one of you that visit not

only me but every one along the hop and leave such very

kind words that mean so very much to us creative souls!

 

Remember:

 

 

Warm hearted wishes to you,

 

 

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Another week ...

Hey ya all! Thank you for stopping in to visit

with me today!

Did you happen to see that Kelly from Charming Chatter

is back in the bloggihood??  She is one of the most

inspiring and uplifting bloggers it's been my pleasure

to experience.  Welcome back Kelly!!

Due to my lack of machine at Christmas time, I was

unable to complete many a present for friends and family.

One of those projects was a gift for my sister.  

Well, this week she has a birthday ... 

and I was able to make this for her:

Market Bag pattern from Sweetwater.

However, I sadly report that once again,

my new replacement Pfaff machine 

needs to be replaced AGAIN??!!!

The Pfaff rep says I must just be one of those unfortunate 

few that has a black cloud over my head when it comes to

machines.  While I appreciate more than words can say

the fact that I have a machine, I'd appreciate it even more

if I had a machine that I could depend on. 

Another day ... such is life ... So ...

I'm also sharing with you today the list of

Nancy Drew Get a Clue blog hop stops

for Monday through Thursday this week ...

brought to us by Carol of Just Let Me Quilt

Monday, March 11, 2013 

Dancing thru-threads

Traveling Quilter

Jane’s Quilting

More Stars in Comanche

Moose Stash Quilting

Quilt Doodle Designs

Cate’s Linens

Sew Incredibly Crazy

Grandmama’s Stories

Judy At That Other Blog

Tuesday, March 12, 2013 

Marjorie’s Busy Corner

Kris Loves Fabric

The Slow Quilter

Accio Fabric!

Sew Many Yarns

Lixie Makes It

Betty at That Other Blog

Marcy M. at That Other Blog

Pigtales and Quilts

Wednesday, March 13, 2013 

Gracie Oliver Arts

Life In Every Breath

Made By Me In Red

Agnes At That Other Blog

Words and Stitches

Rose Creations

Retired to Quilt

Leslie Tucker Jenison

Feathered Nest Studio

Thursday, March 14, 2013 

Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

Quilt ‘n Queen

Our Busy Little Bunch

Just Quilt It

Hilachas

Loves to Quilt

Sew. Darn. Quilt.

From This To That

LynMarie At That Other Blog

Why knot Friday? 

Well, you'll need to come back on Friday to find out.

So, until Friday ... I wish you all the most wonderful week!

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And the Clue Is ... Nancy Drew Hop

Welcome aboard the newest hop to come 

from our favorite leader of cheers, Madame Samm.

Nancy Drew Get A Clue Blog Hop.  

Projects of our choosing using fabrics 

from the Get A Clue fabric line by Moda.

You can see their fabric collection here.

This hop's cheers are being lead by 

Carol of Just Let Me Quilt.

While you can get the full schedule at any time by clicking

on the hop icon on the right of my blog which will take

you to Carol's Get a Clue hop headquarters, I've

provided this week's hop participants which include

the following super stitching sleuths:

Wednesday, March 6, 2013 

Michelle’s Romantic Tangle

Life in the Scrapatch

Debby Kratovil Quilts

Selina Quilts

Meadowbrook

Hilltop House Creative Works

My Sister Made Me Do It

Whims and Fancies

Pieced Brain

Just Let Me Quilt

Thursday, March 7, 2013 

Simple Sew

Sewing By Moonlight

Beaquilter

Pat Sloan’s Place

A Stitch In Time

Judith Handmade Treasures

GingersnapsFabrics and Quilts

Judy At That Other Blog

Fabric-ating

Melinda Quilts Etc

Friday, March 8, 2013 

That’s Sew Julie

Scrapbook-ChickADoodle

Lily Patch Quilts

Cherry’s Prairie Primitives

The Thimble Room

The Treehouse

The German Mom

Stitch, Stitch, Stitch.

Quiltin’ Jenny

Blackberry Creek Home Arts

Please join me in enjoying this fun and creative

hop which is sure to bring many ace detectives of

stitch piecing out of the shadows.  Be sure to

come back next Friday when I get to share what

I have created with my Get a Clue Nancy Drew fabric.

Until then, I look forward to seeing 

you along the hopping trail.

Best wishes,  

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