The mystery of the missing French knots

Before...
And after...

Ulla found the missing French knots. She has pretty good eyes. I like doing puzzles myself. Maybe she does too. The little tiny knots sure add that extra charm to the wallhanging. Amazing what dots can do :-)

More Christmas in July

I'm still singing Jingle Bells! This pattern was from Wildcraft Farm. I've held on to it for a long time and now it is finally done. Except...when I looked at this picture I noticed that I forgot to stitch four little French knots. Funny. Can you spot where they should go? Where's my needle?...I'll take care of that right away.

My Christmas in July

Seems everyone is caught up in the fun of "Christmas in July". I want to join in the party and so this tiny ornament is my contribution. I was singing "Jingle Bells" while I worked on it. What a great feeling! I think I'll make more and keep the spirit going.

Redwork Exchange

This redwork project is on its way to Lynette in Australia. It is part of an exchange where she sent me the beautiful rose fabric, which I had to use in a redwork wallhanging and send back. Soon a surprise will be coming my way with fabric I mailed over to her. So fun.

Teeny Tiny Two-inch Elephants

The housework was finished quickly just so I could sit and stitch these darling little elephants. It was fun but much too soon finished. Now I have to wait a whole long month for another pair of animals.

After the dust has settled

Last weekend my husband, Craig, and I stopped by a garage sale and I met the work table of my dreams. I bought it, even though I had no idea how it was going to fit into my already full sewing room. This led to a whirlwind of rearranging furniture and STUFF, not only in my room but other rooms too, and painting and cleaning. After many days, its all done, the table fits beautifully and I'm very happy with it.

Even tackling this extra big project, I still managed to get my stitching in and completed another quilt block. I have other things to work on as well so I may have to slow down a little...but I'm not stopping. My sister, Holly, gave me a goal to have it finished by my birthday in September and I'm shooting for that.

Can't Wait to Start # 3

Woohoo!
I finished block two!

Thanks Rhonda

This was such a cute idea. My sister-in-law, Rhonda, taught me how to make it. It is a quick project, it took me less than 15 minutes to put together. I'm using mine as a first-aid kit for my car. They would also be nice as little sewing kits.

Start with a pretty hotpad, one that has the hanging loop in the center.

Sew sandwich bags along the center of the underside of the hotpad. You could use little snack bags or do like I did and just trim off the regular bags, after they are sewn in. I used six, three on each side.


Fold in half and sew a button on the front. Wrap the hanging loop around it and it's all finished.

The front view:

And a back view:

I'm filling it with band-aids, ointment, cotton, and such and putting it in my glove compartment.

Enjoying the Butterflies and Flowers

Maybe its just because I'm having so much fun with it, but this quilt is coming along much faster than I thought it would. I admit I take every spare moment I find to work on it and because it has so many different elements, it keeps me intrigued. One minute I'm matching fabrics, next I am embroidering, then on to applique and all of a sudden I find that its all coming together and I'm ready to start matching fabrics again. I finished block one and am almost finished with the second one.

Beautiful Butterflies

When I saw this quilt....it was love at first sight. It has everything: patchwork, applique, embroidery, hearts, flowers and butterflies. Finally today my pattern arrived in the mail and right away I was sorting through my stash looking for just the right fabrics to use. It will take me a while to make, I know, but it will be worth it. It is just gorgeous!

Miniature Scotties

Hurray! Another UFO completed!

A while ago I was having fun making miniature quilts. It was a great way to test different designs without a lot of time or expense and, besides, I thought they were just so cute! I started this little quilt but before it was finished it got tucked away in a drawer and forgotten. I recently found it and wondered why I gave up on it when it was so close to being done. I spent an enjoyable afternoon working on it this week and now it is complete. It measures 13 inches by 16 inches.

It seemed too bright at first and maybe that's why I stashed it. But when I added the borders I decided I love it. It made me smile. Especially the little dog at the end...he is as mixed up as I seem to be some days.

Pincushion Fun

I probably only need one pincushion, maybe two, but they are just so fun to make. These are a few of my favorites and I use them all. The yellow flower pincushion was made just this afternoon using Polkadot Pineapple's tutorial. The stacking one is always on my work table to the left of my machine and the heart hangs on the right side of my sewing machine cabinet. The pins travel back and forth between those two. The tiny little flower, made from a milk bottle cap, goes with me when I'm working away from my sewing room.