New Hop - WE SUPPORT YOU - signups open

You don't have to go far these days to here of someone affected by cancer.

When Mdm Samm learned of some near and dear within our quilting community were afflicted she did what she does so well 

and put forth her cry  asking if any are willing 

to create and celebrate community.   

We Support YOU ! was born.

This is the newest hop created and hosted 

by Mdm Samm of Sew We Quilt 

and organized and cheered 

by Pat Callihan of Life in the Scrapatch.

Join us in a worldwide community celebration of love and hope 

by making a 3' x 2 1/2' bra in support of those with cancer. 

Pattern designed and provided by Mdm Samm

free of charge to hop participants

Just think what you could do with this creation . . . wall hanging, tote bag, pillow, and the embellishments . . . embroidery, applique, whatever your sew creative mind can come up with! 

Think how loved and SUPPORTED 

these courageous people in your life will feel. 

Or make a great charity gift item . . . there are no limits.

Visit this link for all the information and sign up directions.

I can't wait to show MY support 

this awful disease has/is afflicting several of my friends and family.

I understand that there are still a few spots in the

Fab, fab, fabulous cross stitch - pinny - tammy bag hop.

Click on the image for the link to learn more.

Rush Hour

Hello and good morning! Thank you Madam Samm (Sew We Quilt) and Carol (Just Let Me Quilt) for hosting and organizing this thought provoking hop.

Today's participants:

Wednesday, September 24

Stitchin’ By The Lake

Buzzing and Bumbling

Lixie Makes It

Everyone Deserves a Quilt

Living With Purpose  ~ you are here

Madly Mid Mod

Coral Canyon Quilting

Rush hour for many people is that time taken to commute to or from work. My commute to work is only 5 minutes away, 7 maybe 8 minutes at most in winter. No more hour or longer commute for this lady.

Rush hour for me is:

~ breakfast time because it lasts a good hour since as everyone gets up at a different time and showers are also taken.

~ is the time you can watch me getting ready for work or another appointment where I'm turning in circles as I try to do far more than I should be just before going out the door . . . or I have to keep back tracking to pick up "that thing I forgot" on the way by (such as a towel before getting in the shower lol)

~ Rush hour is also me changing projects in mid stream :o)

You saw Part 1 of my gingham curtains in the See You in September hop. As I was working on Part 2 for this hop, using the red, white, black colour theme, I used white fabric to begin making the lower half of a pair of cafe curtains . . . and had a lightbulb moment due to the colder than normal weather we have been having, and curbed my original idea for something far better. But I need to develop my own pattern and process, and as luck would have it, I have insufficient white fabric. Won't explain yet, rather will aim for a Part 3.

So here is Part 2 of my curtains . . . I don't handstitch very quickly, but I can say in all confidence that my speed has improved with this project. Another night time picture so you can make out the stitching . . . it doesn't show with the sun behind them.

My project for this hop is a new apron. I've always wanted a full apron like this and it is reversible, so it is just perfect. Using the Butterick Waverly apron pattern (B5263)

A black side for cleaning or cooking, and a white side for baking. I've stained many a top or dress bodice with tomato sauce or various oils.

This is the first time I've used this pattern, and there are some sewing parts that I think I can improve upon for my own ease in making. The first time I sew up a pattern, I usually prefer to follow their instructions so I can understand how to put it together . . . This one has a couple things that just don't make sense to me, so I've kinda tacked the last couple seams together till I can think up something better. In the meantime I will wear it and see if there are any other improvements to be done with it at the same time. Over all, I love this apron and I'm so happy to finally have my own!

Thank you for visting. Please slip on back up to the top of this post to follow the links to see the other ladies I'm sharing my day with.

Goodbye and Hello

Goodbye to 

See You in September 

 It was great fun to "herd" you as someone mentioned. 

A beautiful flock of creative and inspirational ladies you are . . . 

I am so thankful to have shared a wonderful summer with you,

but it sure is great to be back!

And can I just reaffirm that Mdm Samm is an amazing hop mom. Totally behind you, gently guiding you forward!

With the start of the See You in September blog hop, vacation ended, school started up,  many after school or weekend groups have begun again. Life is once again in full swing and with that we say . . .

Hello

Rush Hour

with Carol of Just Let Me Quilt

 

Tuesday, September 23

Just Let Me Quilt

I piece 2-Mary

Marjorie’s Busy Corner

Quilt in a not-Shell

The Slow Quilter

The Blended Blog

Quilting Bias

 

Wednesday, September 24

Stitchin’ By The Lake

Buzzing and Bumbling

Lixie Makes It

Everyone Deserves a Quilt

Living With Purpose

Madly Mid Mod

Coral Canyon Quilting

 

Thursday, September 25

Sew Incredibly Crazy

Kwilty Pleasures

Selina Quilts

A Stitch in Time

It Seams To Be Sew

Pig Tales and Quilts

Lakeshore Stiches

Tea Time Creations

 

Friday, September 26

The Quilting Queen Online

Quilting Quietly

Vicky Myers Creations

Grammie Q’s

From This to That

Quilted Delights

Coeur d’Alene

Sew at Home Mummy

 

Monday, September 29

Grandmama’s Stories

Kris Loves Fabric

Jane’s Quilting

Life, Quilts, and Cats, too

Thimblemouse and Spouse

Creatin’ in the sticks

Bquiltin Studio

 

Tuesday, September 30

Lily Patch

MooseStash Quilting

Words & Stitches

Karma Willow Designs

Kwilt Krazy

How arT you?

Sew We Quilt

  

I am sew looking forward to being stuck in a line up with you!

Join us for the fun . . . I'm sure it will be a RUSH (hour) *wink*

Only two days left to

See You in September

 

and here is the remaining line up...

Monday, September 15
I Piece 2-Mary
Till We Quilt Again
Vroomans Quilts
Nini and the Sea
Seams To Be Sew 

My Quilting Journey

Tuesday, September 16
Life, quilts and a cat too
Meadowbrook
Apple Avenue Quilts
Just Keep Swimming
Patchwork Sampler
Sew We Quilt

Give me an R . . .

Give me a B . . .

Give me R.B.D. Gingham!!

Yay for RBD and for Mdm. Samm

Oh, and go ladies go . . . show us your beautiful creations!

What a week!

The See You in September blog hop is three days strong now, 

and I am so happy and grateful to have been a part of this all summer.

The talent, creativity and energy that you ladies put into your projects just amazes and inspires me; and as Mdm Samm says, the best is yet to come.

Thank you to all of you who have participated in this hop . . . those of you who have shown your creations can breathe easy now . . .

 and sit back and enjoy the rest of this hop (they pass far too quickly ). . . or is it 

get working towards the next hop?!

And we are just a few short hours away before we continue with this week's beautiful creations . . . more wonderful RBD gingham and 2 other projects as well. Golly, but this is fun!

When was the last time you looked forward to Monday?

Whoops...thanks Carla for catching that I had put the 15th rather than the 8th,
 I really am getting ahead of myself . . . LOL
please picture if you will . . . me rolling my eyes and shaking my head
at getting the dates wrong, accompanied by an embarrassed smile
Oh well . . . here is the correct line up

Monday, September 8
Quilting Quietly
Creatin' in the Sticks
Procrastination Queen
Lovelli Quilts
Cherry Blossoms

and I'm thinking I'll add the rest of the week's lineup just to be sure . . .

Tuesday, September 9
Just Let Me Quilt
Marjorie's Busy Corner
The Quilting Queen Online Blog
Marla's Crafts
K and S Sweets and Stitching (sorry ladies and gents - no post)

Wednesday, September 10
Secretly Stitching
Buzzing and Bumbling
Quilt n Queen
Quilted Delights
Grandmama's Stories

Thursday, September 11
Susie's World
Needled Mom
Cate's Linens
How ART you?
I Like To QuiltBlog
Quiltscapes

Friday, September 12
Sunshine-quilting
Sew Peace to Peace
MoosestashQuilting
More Stars in Comanche
Living With Purpose


cause we all know mistakes can be made more than once LOL

Ok . . . it's time to grab a drink, find your comfy places, and settle in for some "wow" factor.

See You In September

And we are off . . . to an excellent beginning

It is so much fun to have participants from so many time zones

and here is a reminder of our hop schedule

RBD, hoping you are able to visit and see how many of us just love your gingham.

Thank you for saving your medium-sized gingham . . . it is my favourite size after all!

Grab a cup of your favourite beverage, and enjoy the show.

Thank you Madam Samm and all you wonderful hoppers!

Wednesday, September 3

Sew Incredibly Crazy
Bumbleberry Cottage
Thimblemouse and Spouse
Mad Quilter's Disease
In The Boon Docks

Thursday, September 4
Jane's Quilting
Life in the Scrapatch
Sew Many Yarns
Gracie Oliver Arts
Everyone Deserves a Quilt

Friday, September 5
Stitchin' By The Lake
Coeur d'Alene
Words & Stitches
TheSlowQuilter
Pig Tales and Quilts
All Thingz Sewn

Monday, September 8
Quilting Quietly
Creatin' in the Sticks
Procrastination Queen
Lovelli Quilts
Cherry Blossoms

Tuesday, September 9
Just Let Me Quilt
Marjorie's Busy Corner
The Quilting Queen Online Blog
Marla's Crafts
K and S Sweets and Stitching

Wednesday, September 10
Secretly Stitching
Buzzing and Bumbling
Quilt n Queen
Quilted Delights
Grandmama's Stories

Thursday, September 11
Susie's World
Needled Mom
Cate's Linens
How ART you?
I Like To QuiltBlog
Quiltscapes

Friday, September 12
Sunshine-quilting
Sew Peace to Peace
MoosestashQuilting
More Stars in Comanche
Living With Purpose

Monday, September 15
I Piece 2-Mary
Till We Quilt Again
Vroomans Quilts
Nini and the Sea
Seams To Be Sew

My Quilting Journey

Tuesday, September 16
Life, quilts and a cat too
Meadowbrook
Apple Avenue Quilts
Just Keep Swimming
Patchwork Sampler
Sew We Quilt

Looking Forward to...

the remainder of 2014.

We are well into summer now, back to school supply sales are already in full swing around here, and I feel that this is a perfect time to reflect on what I would like to accomplish during the latter half of this year.

Back in the beginning of the year, I signed up for a few monthly things such as ALYOF, and A Handmade Christmas Challenge. I haven't managed to keep up with them, some are just larger projects than I am ready for, such as the Delightful Stars Quilt Along. I've also been participating in blog hops with Mdm. Samm of Sew We Quilt. Totally loving those! These hops have been helping me to stretch creatively and as they are so much fun, I feel totally up to the challenge of making something new for each one. So much creative talent and lovely ladies cheering each other on. Love you all!

In addition to the blog hops, I've been considering some types of projects and goals I would like to work towards achieving for the end of 2014. I'm hoping to work more realistically both time and ability-wise, in order to better manage my creative time and energy.

I have been working on a re-org of my sewing, dare I call it a, studio. Really, that is a post in itself, as it is a major project, just don't expect any fancy gingham wall painting like Mdm Samm, my walls are chip board, but you'll have to wait and see LOL.

This year, I wanted to learn how to knit them and to actually complete a pair of hand knitted socks. Until now I had started two different pairs. The first pair is also in this post, and the second pair are here. I was almost finished sock 1 of the first pair when I discovered a big error. I put them aside and started the second pair. Ha, half way through sock 1 I discovered a dropped stitch, so, I frogged and began again. I have no idea how to find a dropped stitch let alone how to fix it...so, it was frogged, and I restarted the sock as it knits up pretty straightforwardly. Ha ha, I dropped a stitch again somewhere about the same place, put it aside and moved onto something else. My patience just wasn't there to deal with it, and this is supposed to be fun not frustrating, right?!

So, cleaning my studio the other day, I came across sock number 1, still on the needles, put my foot in and fell in love. Frog city, frogged yarn is not pretty, but...forging ahead! I decided to start two socks at one time and to do so many rounds on the first sock, and then to follow up with same on second sock. Now this is fun! They will both be finished around the same time, Oh, and I found a friend at my quilt guild who knits so next time I get into trouble, I have someone to ask for help. Yay! Fewer frogs here, I'm hoping. Sorry, no sneaky peakys today!

This post is getting long, but I've also always wanted to knit a sweater, a cardigan to be exact. With craftsy's flash sale, I joined the class called "My First Sweater" with Amy Ross. She has a lovely voice and such a pretty face. The laced with gray hair in a bun, glasses, and clothing, and she truly could be my sister LOL

Oh, I just love it! I've printed off the materials, and I know I've got enough yarn in my stash to do this. Yay!!

So these are my two main knitting projects that I want to work towards for the remainder of 2014. I'm gonna keep thinking about and working on the various things I'm involved in and will update my "Wanna Do" page as I figure things out. Well, lunch will be ready in a few minutes and mmmm I am hungry.

New mid-September Hop

Sign ups are open over at Carol's ~Just Let Me Quilt~ !

Woo Hoo! Mdm Samm and Carol are hosting a second blog hop in September 

with Studio E - RUSH HOUR.

Living so close to work, I no longer have to contend with Rush Hour traffic, but breakfast IS rush hour in my house every day! And this image does totally look like me in the morning LOL

These are my favourite fabrics from Studio E

Some definite ideas in mind for "rush houry" type things I would like to make, 

using Gray, Red, White, or Black fabric.

For full info, please visit Mdm Samm or Carol on how to sign up and just what's involved.

Their pom poms are stirring up a lot of inspiration!

College Days

blog hop with Soma and other awesome designers that began July 1, has me hooked...

Way back in high school, I never truly felt as though I fit in, but my senior year (Secondary five) was my best year there. Fast forwarding to college, I attended Vanier College (1989 - 1991), where I studied Natural Science - Applied Ecology option. I wanted to be a forest ranger. In college studying with others who, like me, wanted to be there, I no longer felt like a fish out of water; but, seasons in life come and go, and I left after completing only two of a three-year-program. No regrets, for without those decisions, I would not be where I am now...but, this College Hop is bringing back many great memories.

Soon, it will be time for my son to head off to college, and I hope to have this quilt completed for him when he goes. Thankfully I still have one full year left...maybe, just maybe, that will be sufficient time in which I can finish it *wink*.

This was not the first block offered, but I chose to complete it as my first.

 

I chose to add a bit of backstitch to the 101 as well..

 

And it wasn't until I completed the block that I punfully thought of "school of fish". You can shake your head and groan at that one, my son certainly did. Oh and he is totally aware of this block, and will be of future ones as well, he just has no idea what I am doing or that it will eventually be for him. What fun it will be to have had his input all along LOL

 

Here is the list of designers we've seen so far, plus, Soma's up tomorrow . . .

The Designers -

1. 07/01 Ruthie, Ruthie quilts! And quilts…

2. 07/02 Esther, ipatchandquilt

3. 07/03 Alida, TweLoQ

4. 07/04 Michelle, misha29

5. 07/07 Cheryl, Meadow Mist Designs

6. 07/08 Alyce, Blossom Heart Quilts

7. 07/09 Janine, Rainbow Hare

8. 07/10 Soma, Whims And Fancies

Blog Hop - See You In September

Good morning! I am so excited, you really can't miss it! 

If you've ever participated in one, then You Know 

. . . Mdm Samm @ Sew We Quilt's

 blog hops Rock! 

And this next one will be no different!

 

No blog hops over the summer may seem long, but . . .

  that will provide plenty of opportunity to come back

September 3 - 16

with 3 things you've created over the summer . . .

 

It can be anything . . . Be CREATIVE, show us 

 your knitting, painting, QUILTING, stitching, needlepoint, cross stitch, sewing . . .

however

 

1 of those projects must include RBD Gingham . . . 

only 1 project . . . the other projects

will be whatever you want . . .come back in September 

and inspire us . . .

 

If you do create anything over the summer and wish

to show it on your blog, just do sneak peaks . . .

and save the details for us to shower you with

compliments in the fall.

 As for me, I'm positively squealing in delight for two reasons. 

One, I get to cheer this September Hop, 

and two . . . check me out, I am GINGHAM. 

Pause a moment while I spin around in my new threads!

 

Ok, back to business!

I will need the following from you... 

 

Your name, 

your email address

Your blog Name,

Your link to your blog. 

 

Please send me this information, along with the 

SUBJECT LINE . . .

 

SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER

 

s.galagher at sympatico dot ca

s.galagher@sympatico.ca

 

 

A Few Easy to Follow

Guidelines

 

Anyone and everyone can participate in our HOPS.

If ever you wanted to have cheerleaders in your life

to cheer on your creativity . . .

well you do not need to look any further . . .

 

1. CREATE 3 projects over the summer, one of them  has to be RBD (Riley Blake Designs) gingham . . . the rest, your choice . . . NOW you will be showcasing 3 projects, not 1 or just 2 but 3 . . . any size at all . . .

2. BE a cheerleader for all those who participate, there is nothing 

as heartfelt as your lovely comments.

3. Please turn off your word verification the day of your

post . . .you really do not want to miss any comments . . .

YOU have no idea how that one comment can be a life changer . . .

4. Be sure to add your post at midnight EST. WE have visitors

all around the world who like to get up like we do in North America

to your lovely creations . . .

5. Please ADD everyone including YOUR blog on your post 

that day, so we can find everyone as easily as we found you . . .

6. MOST IMPORTANT, commit, if you don't, you have

taken the spot of someone else who I will be hearing about,

trust me there . . .

7. Add the button to your blog so everyone will note your 

SEE you in SEPTEMBER projects will be revealed soon! 

 

For those of us who just adore RBD gingham, 

or even just as a favour to those of us who do,

please help spread the word . . .

 

 

Click on the logo to visit Mdm. Samm's 

clear explanation of such a worthy cause!

And post this adorable image everywhere!

Halt! RBD Please don't do it!

Gingham may soon be in distress at a store near you...

Have you heard? 

RBD is thinking of retiring their gingham fabric line. 

But, but, I haven't yet had the opportunity to try this fabric that is so raved about. 

But, but, I haven't had the opportunity to tell everyone myself how lovely to work with this fabric is. (if our Samm says so, therefore it must be *wink* . . . sometimes you must accept things in faith).

Sewers to the rescue, chicken scratchers unite, lovers of all things classic come, join the campaign . . . help save RBD Gingham! Spread the word . . . if nothing else, try some RBD gingham yourself. For what you ask? Well, how about Mdm. Samm's upcoming blog hop . . .

 

more details about this hop will be revealed later this week . . .

But a summary of it will look like this . . .

 

CREATE 3 PROJECTS over the summer to showcase in our 

 

BLOG HOP in SEPTEMBER . . .

 

ONE OF THESE projects will have to be RBD GINGHAM . . .

the other projects can be anything, small, large, paper projects, 

anything you have done over the summer . . .

Needing ideas for what to do with your gingham once you get it? 

Check out 

Deonn from Quiltscapes . . .

 has a great tutorials on

 smocking with gingham . . .

chicken scratch with gingham

elastic shirring with gingham . . .