On Sunday

 

I chose setting #3 for the quilt. Thank you all for your comments.

      

We are having that pacific northwest kind of dreary, misty and rainy weather right now and it’s supposed to continue for a few more days so these pictures aren’t the best.

     

Here’s what it looks like now. Today I hope to add a 2 inch border in Moda muslin and use either the top fabric in this picture

    

or the bottom fabric in this picture for the outer border.

   

I’m still doing some crochet in the evenings and I did finish the table runner for my sister.

             

                      Enjoy your Sunday!

Friday in the Garden

 

      

                                 CLEMATIS

      

                        CRABAPPLE BLOSSOMS

             

                                  PANSY

          

                                                  PHLOX

        

                                         HOSTA

        

                                               QUILT

On Sunday

 

          

                             HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!!!!!

What Do You Think?

I’ve finished the blocks for my donation quilt but I haven’t decided on a layout. What do you think?

 

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Please leave a comment and let me know which layout is your favorite.

I finally got my navy thread and I was able to complete this little wall hanging that I started for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

     

I’m linking up with Finish it up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts.

What’s Working on Wednesday

What’s working today is pretty dreary weather which I guess is good. It’s good for the garden and gives me no excuse for not sewing.

DD came home from school on Saturday. On Sunday we went out for brunch at an Indian restaurant we found on our trip to New Hope Pa. The food was excellent!

I’ve been working on my quilt for Hands 2 Help. I’m using Spring House by Stephanie Ryan for Moda and Moda muslin.

           

           

On Friday I spent some time cleaning off my cutting table, yikes! I also added a row to this scrap quilt I hope to have finished soon. Let me just say leaders and enders really came in handy with this project.

                 

                 

I’m linking up with WIPs and Whatnot and WIP Wednesday.

What’s Working on Wednesday

There hasn’t been a lot of sewing going on around here. I spent Sunday here

                   

in New Hope Pa and Lambertville NJ at the Shad Festival. Had a great time with my DH, didn’t have any Shad (pity cause I love it) but I did have some outstanding Indian food at a buffet.

There’s and awful lot going on in the yard at casa Cloth Stitched.

                  

            

           

I’m so happy to see things waking up and blooming!

I did get some sewing done. I’m working on this table runner requested by my DS. It will be a Mother’s Day gift.

           

I’m linking up with WIPs and Whatnot on the Quiltsy blog today.

What’s Working on Wednesday

Well I know there hasn’t been a post here in a while. There should have been one on Sunday but now that the weather is changing and DH and I have so many things we’d like to do I don’t seem to have computer time. I’m going to have to rethink the Sunday posts. We spent most of Saturday and Sunday away from home.

I did manage to get these 2 table runners completed.

              

              

I also did manage to get a few rows done on this shawl. This yarn is so soft I wish you could feel it. It’s 50% merino and 50% silk, so yummy!

             

I didn’t get around to the dot quilt that’s still on the wall and I still have 2 table runners to complete (ran out of navy thread) but at least I got some things finished.

I’m linking up with Quiltsy this week. If you have a blog, why not join me!

What’s Working on Wednesday

Today I thought I’d show you a few of the things I’ve won in blog giveaways recently.

First I won these antique blocks from Stephanie at Loft Creations.

                   

I don’t have an idea yet for a quilt but it will be something special.

I won a pair of the new Havel 7” scissors from V at Bumble Beans.

                   

And this lovely tote bag made by Pam at PamelaQuilts

                   

I made a few cat beds yesterday but I still haven’t touched the things on my list. My excuse is I needed to get the bags of thread, fabric and batting scraps that I use to stuff the cat beds out of my way so I can sew. I did find this yarn to finish my crochet project.

                  

It’s really close to a perfect match!

I’m linking up with WIPs and Whatnot today, check it out.

Sunday’s View of the Week

I realized on Saturday when I finally got to take a peek into my sewing room that I hadn’t sewn or cut any fabric in almost a week. I’m so, so happy to have those darn taxes over and done for another year. I have so much I can work on I hardly know where to begin. There are stacks of fabrics and WIPs all over the place. It occurred to me that every Sunday I have good intentions to finish numerous projects and by Friday I’m wondering where the week went. So today I thought maybe I would get more done if I posted some of the projects I want to work on during week on Sunday. Do you think posting them will make me accountable? I sure hope so! Okay, here we go

                  

                

                  

I hope to get these 3 table runners finished along with the Hydrangea table runner.

                

I’d also like to finish piecing my polka dot quilt. It’s been on the design wall quite a while. I’ve got 5 rows done so far.

               

This is the crochet project I’d like to get finished. Hopefully my yarn will come for the border. I’d planned to use just this wonderful color called Strawberry Shake but I’m a bit short so I had to get a different yarn for the border.

Okay, now you all know what I need to get done. I sure hope this works. I will post my finishes and my plans for the week ahead every Sunday. By the end of the year I want to look back and see lots of progress.

Oh and one last thing I finally have a picture of the shawl from the pattern I tested.

              

                                  Have a great week!

On Sunday