Final Day Hugs & Kisses Blog Hop

Today is Day 5 and the last day of the Hugs and Kisses blog hop...

Feb 19th

 Lady Bente

iliketoquiltblog

Lady Kristen

meadowbrook

Lady Linda

catsnqlts2

Lady Marcy

Madebymeinred

Lady Susie

SusiesSunroom

Mdm Samm

sewwequilt

Thank you Mdm Samm and Soma for a wonderfully creative and fun blog hop.

Hugs & Kisses Day 4

Have you been 'round to see today's sew creative and sweet projects?

Feb 17th

Lady Mary

I piece 2 Mary

Lady Vickie

More stars in Comanche

Lady Anne

Stitchingbythebeach

Lady Selina

selinaquilts

Lady Theresa

bumbleberrystitchn

Lady Jane

janesquilting

Another successful day of sewing love!

Hugs and Kisses Blog Hop - Day 3

Today, Day 3 of the Hugs and Kisses blog hop, is MY Day to show off what I have completed. Yay! Mesdames Samm and Soma worked together to give us three awesome paper piecing patterns and cheering us all on to greater heights of creativity!

I signed up for this hop, and then I went in search of how find out just what foundation paper piecing actually is.  I had seen some of Soma`s work before...after all she has created some very awesome Dr. Who paper piecing patterns (which I have saved to try my hand at later). And I had heard of Carol Doak, and it was recommended that I take her Craftsy class to learn how to paper piece. Found a link on her blog to save 25% off the course price (not sure when offer ends!). So how could I resist. Here is my first paper piecing experience...the Bird of Paradise.

I have decided that I really enjoyed the necessary organization required with this technique. I printed off my patterns, taped them together as needed. Decided on a fabric, and wrote the colour on each piecing section...it is so easy to forget! Then I measured each piece (not always successfully lol). Then I organized each piece of fabric as I cut them out...

This O was my first square. Which I quickly followed up with two x`s and a heart. I added 2 and 1/2 inch borders around each pieced square, then sewed them together like so...and then prepared them to quilt.

Seems tonight is not the night for me to quilt...this is my second and final attempt for tonight!

I`m not sure if I should use this as a table runner, or if I should make it into a wall hanging. Any thoughts?

Here is the pretty pink backing...

So that is it for me for tonight. Thanks for visiting and thanks in advance for any and all comments. Each is truly appreciated. Now I`m off to bed to nurse a sore tooth (on antibiotics for infection) Ugh, I really don`t like tooth pain!

And here are the others showing today...

Feb 14th

Lady Soma

Whims and Fancies

 

Lady Laura Ann

fuzzyhatquilter

 

Lady Doris

Quilting Queen Online

 

Lady Rexie

Crow Calling Woman

 

Lady Shari (you are here)

refreshedintent

 

Lady Cherry

cherry blossoms quilting studio

Hugs & Kisses Blog Hop - Day 2

 

 

Go, go, go, Ladies!!! The waiting is over, it is finally your day!! A big thank you to Mesdames Samm, and  Soma!

 

Feb 13th

Lady Beth

Beth Strand

 

Lady Jenny

Squawk That

 

Lady Britt-Inger

Hill Valley Quilter

 

Lady Carla

Create in the Sticks

 

Lady Marian 

Seams to be Sew

 

Lady Lyndsey

Sew many Yarns

Alzheimer's and Dementia

are mean, spiteful, degrading, and don't play fair; but I am blessed to know that God is in control and uses everything to the good. Some times if you look hard you will see the good, and other times you just have to accept that God knows best.

I am still praying to receive the peace that surpasses all understanding. With God's grace only, will I/we one day receive it.

Thank you for my moment of rambling...we return now to our regular programming LOL

Tomorrow, Wednesday February 12 is the start of the Hugs and Kisses Hop. I am so looking forward to seeing and showing. Hope you can join us!

 

Feb 12th

Lady Carol

just let me quilt

 

Lady Sandy

Upstairshobbyroom

 

Lady Cynthia

dreamquiltcreate

 

Lady Pat

scrapatches.blogspot

 

Lady Jolie

Jolie Maxtin

 

Lady Susan

desertskyquilts