You Make My Day Award

Rhonda over at Patches and Pieces gave me a very special present today. I was given the You Make My Day Award!! I'm so excited!!!

Now it does come with a rule that I have to follow.... I must Re-present this award to my 10 favorite blogs... the places I go that make me happy! I must let them know thru an email or blog post on their blog that they have a special award too!

So here are my favorite places to play. Please drop by and they just might become your favorite places too!

http://patchesandpieces.blogspot.com/ This is Rhonda's place

http://www.lazygirldesigns.com/blog This is Joans Lazy Place

http://laurie127s.blogspot.com/ This is Lauries Place

http://okiedokieduckie.blogspot.com/ This place belongs to my favorite duckie

http://wingedhorsedesigns.blogspot.com/ This is Darlene and her Mules!

http://sharonb.wordpress.com/ I love the name of this place.... In A minute ago!

http://sewverycreative.blogspot.com/ Yep she is!

http://dishclothcorner.blogspot.com/ I also Knit dishcloths

http://knittingheavenonearth.blogspot.com/ I can never get enuf dishcloths!

http://cre8tivequilter.blogspot.com/ I love creativity

http://www.queenbeecrafts.com/blog one of my fav's for sure

yes... I know that's 11! I couldn't choose just ten...I would have had to leave someone out!

Rhonda...thanks so much for my award!! Ladies.... you are the best!

Middle of February

How is everyone this fine springlike day? Well... it's like spring here in Indiana at the moment. It's 50 degrees at 10:30 in the morning.... of course since this is Indiana...that will likely change by the time I finish this weeks blog! lol

This past week has been an extremely productive week! I finished up the quilting on the February Quilters Dozen Block...it's all bound and ready for class tomorrow nite. I finally learned to paper piece!! The March Quilters Dozen block has paper pieced kites...and I was determined I was going to learn to do this! (Plus one of my new years goals is to do a Mariners Compass wall hanging for which I would need to know how to paper piece!) I gathered up the paper piecing papers and some scraps and headed off to my quilt shop......Cheryl was more than happy to show me how this works and I came home and not only did the kites... I completed the March block too! All that needs is to have it's binding stitched down.

I also made an Orange Dotted Adoorable, did two pillowcases for the embroidery club project for this month, completed 4 blocks for the block lottery that I"m in... did 4 giant postage stamp blocks for the round robin that I'm in......cut out a new Purse and Miranda bag and printed some patterns for hats from the Wild Things Program. I'm hoping next week will be just as productive!!

For those of you playing the 25 Weeks.....how are your goals coming along?? You should have all of January finished...and February started......March will be a relatively easy month, but we'll start to kick it up a notch in April...so it'll be good for you to have all your goals completed by then. You should also have all your birthday gifts for february, march and april completed and in the box ready for gifting.

The new pictures are posted on the Flickr site.......

Have a great week!

Lish

It's February!

February is here....the groundhog saw it's shadow....or didn't depending on where you live lol So if you are in Georgia...spring is on the way, however, if you are in Pennsylvania, hunker down cuz you got 6 more weeks of winter! lol

I've posted a new set of Photos on Flickr....the link is over there on the left...... I did 4 new runaround bags......2 potato bakers using some potato fabric I had in my Kyles Market stash, an Adoorable Sickie Kit, the January and February Quilters Dozen Blocks of the Month, and several sets of coasters. Most of this will go in the 25Weeks Box.

If you are playing along with the 25Weeks, how are you doing? Are your January Goals finished? Are your february goals started? February will be over before you know it and Christmas will be here shortly!

How bout those Giants!!!! That game was outstanding and so were the commericals.... gotta love that puking baby and the Rocky themed Horse... of course the giant mousetrap was kinda cool too! Football is now essentially over......and it's time for March Madness!! Both Purdue basketball teams...womens' and men's are beating the odds and doing fantastic.... both teams are tied for 1st and the mens team just broke into the top 25! Go Boilers!!!

Have a great rest of the week and I'll catch ya on the weekend!

Lish

January is almost gone!!

Can you believe it? The first month of the New Year is almost history! Have you been busy?
I have!! I have some pictures to post later this evening. I have a few Lazy Girl Runaround bags made, I have my barn walling almost completed... I have some buttons to sew on it yet and then it's ready for hanging... I have pictures of the January Quilters Dozen Block of the Month and February is almost ready for picture taking! Several more sets of coasters have been added to the gift box also! I also have a picture of the shirt we did in embroidery club. It's cute!!!

For those of you following along with the 25 weeks program..... are your January goals finished?? Are you ready to start your February goals? Before the warm weather gets here, you want to have as much done and in the box as you can....cuz I'm sure you'll want to be outside enjoying the warm and the sun....I'm soooooooooooooo looking forward to that! It was -22 wind chill here this morning... all of my car doors were frozen shut and I broke my ice scraper trying to get my back window cleared off... spring is just around the corner, right??

Super Bowl is this coming Sunday....and they made it very easy this year! Both teams use Red/white/blue for their team colors!! I think the main difference is one uses navy blue and one uses royal blue........and they are both East Coast teams!! I hope to get some coasters done for the party....or at least a football banner to hang........we'll see!

Also on my list to get done by the 14th is an heirloom pillow case... this will be a project for next months embroidery club.....

Oh... have you seen the clover smocking stuff?? I fell in love with the yoyo makers....and now they make smocking kinda easy too...... you can see a project done with them at www.lazygirldesigns.com/blog and there's a link to a clover video there too!

Ok...that's it for now.... have a great rest of the week and I'll let you know when the pictures get posted

Lish

It's the Weekend!!

It's Saturday! Another first... I'm blogging on Saturday...wow! 2008 is becoming the year of firsts! As promised earlier... I've posted some pictures on the photo site ( www.flickr.com/sewwunderful )

You will notice there is an abundance of Wonder Wallets. Well... they aren't really Wallets anymore...they have become WonderKits!! Sewing Kits, Office Kits, Coffee Kits... you get the idea.

It's part of the February Goals for the 25 Weeks of Christmas Group. One of their goals this month is to learn to think outside the box... and their project is to make theme based wonder wallets based on people they want to gift for. A wondercuppa...either coffee or tea added to a coffee mug and coaster or napkin makes a great personalized gift for the coffee or tea drinker. A wonderkit filled with personal items like shoe shine cloth, extra hankie, extra tie tack, lint pickerupper, is great for the guy on the go! Fits into his toiletries bag, or jack pocket or briefcase. Have a look at the photos and think about someone on your gift list who would appreciate a Wonder Kit.

If you are playing along... February goals for the 25Weekers are as follows:

Start Gathering... get some zip lock bags and index cards... gather all of the supplies you need to make your gifts and put each on in a bag... if it's complete, put READY on your index card and put it in the bag... if you need some supplies, put them on the index card and put it in the bag, but put that bag at a different place... we'll do something additional later on.

If you haven't done so... get your christmas card list ready. Find some christmas cards and put them in a zip lock bag... this time of year is a good time to buy cards on cheap specials.

Also... as you are gifting... think about the person you want to gift... really think about them... likes, dislikes, hobbies, things they do, or don't do... etc... it'll make it easier to have the perfect gift for them

And lastly... think outside the box.... See above... when is a wonder wallet no longer just a wallet? When it becomes a WonderKit! Tailor it to a specific person on your list... or just make'em up. As you are gathering for your gifts... look for those novelty fabrics you bought and didn't know what to use them for... now is the time!!!

Have a wonderful week!! Happy WonderKiting!!

Lish

Middle of the Week!

It's wednesday.... I never post on Wednesdays....well, almost never. But I needed to put an update in here before the weekend.

This weekend I hope to post pictures of a few things that I've done for Christmas 2008... yep...that's right... 2008.... no sense waiting til the last minute! lol

I've even started a Yahoo group called the 25 weeks of Christmas. The official kickoff is July 5th... but from now til then...we'll be getting ready by doing small projects... a couple of goals, and kicking around ideas for gifts.

I'll try to keep you updated here as to what we are doing.

This month the goals were simple.... Get a Box.... any kind of box... this is for holding the gifts as they are finished. Make a list......use a spreadsheet, notebook, whatever you have but list every gift you know you need for the coming year... List the name of the giftee....what the gift is and when you need it.... birthdays...anniversaries...weddings... graduations etc...... now there will be last minute stuff that pops up...but....you'll be ready!!! The final goal is to make at least 6 Tissue Packet Covers... the kind you stick in your pocket or purse or backpack..... we found several types on the net and we discovered that all tissue packets are NOT created equal! Some are thicker than others and some are a wee bit longer or wider and some open from the ends instead of in the middle (sigh) but it keeps our creative processes flowing! lol

February goals will be given to the group this weekend.......and I'll also post them here... just in case you want to blog along with us on this adventure. Our yahoo group is limited in membership...we just wanted to be large enough to get a good variety of ideas...but small enough that we can enjoy each others company.... so far, we've accomplished that goal!

I'll also be posting pictures this weekend of some wallhangings I've done ..... one is called Sunnyside Farm and it is just toooooo cute!! Hubby wanted it for the empty space above the stairs that go down to the family rooms........the other is a log cabin star that I'll be teaching a class on in February. I also have a January Block of the Month to finish before the weekend for a class I'm to teach next Monday... the original teacher has to be gone....so I got the stuff yesterday....and I'll be ready! lol

I have some wonder wallets and coaster sets done and I'll post those pics also.........

So... until the weekend

Happy Sewing

Lish

1st Sunday in January

Another year has come and gone. It's time to sweep out the old and clutter up with the new! At least thats what usually happens in my sewing room!

Have you made resolutions? Have you broken your resolutions? I don't make resolutions...I find I break them very quickly...I set goals instead, some private and personal and some put out there for the world to see and hold me accountable for!

This year there are 2 goals. Number 1 is to learn to paper piece and make a Mariners Compass wall hanging. I love these things...but I have to learn to paper piece if I'm gonna make one...I put those together into one goal cuz the only reason I'll learn to paper piece is to make the Mariners Compass! Who knows, maybe I'll even enjoy it! Number 2 is to knit a pair of socks. Two complete socks..that fit..that I can actually wear..... good thing I have 12 months!

Didja notice that there's only 353 days left til christmas 2008?? Have you started your christmas gift list? Believe it or not I have !! I do this little thing I call the 25 weeks of Christmas. The first 25 weeks of the year I make lists and gather supplies and make small things and put them in a box... then the second 25 weeks...beginning July 5th this year..I go into full swing...one present each week... sometimes more...sometimes less... but by thanksgiving I'm under control...and by December 10th I'm done... bagged..and tagged!! That gives me two weeks to enjoy the season... bake cookies..relax....have fun! There'll be more about this little program that I do...it's my own invention even.....and of course there will be lots and lots of photos of my projects

I'm also continuing the ** what can I make from one fat quarter** project that started late last year....so far we have 10 chicken pincushions and 10 fortune cookies.....we'll see what 2008 adds to the project.

I guess that's it for today..... more next week.......and more photos too!!

Til then
Lish