Working Wednesday

Happy Halloween!!!!

 

Today is Working Wednesday!  I have taken it easy the past few days to catch up on some little things after returning from the retreat!  I will share more about that later this week!  I have several projects in the works right now and I am going to sew today, so I will have plenty to share this week!

Hang there to see some updated on projects and some new ones!   

A couple of my pumpkins on the porch!  Not sure if I will carve them or not!

 

Hope you have a Happy Halloween!

Thankful Thursday

Today is Thursday!

 

I am Thankful for the Quilt Retreat that is coming up!  I can't wait!  I will be there with a few great quilters and friends for a relaxing weekend of quilting and fun!   I plan on getting lots done this weekend and to have fun!

 

 

 

Hem your blessings with thankfulness so they don't unravel. 

~Author Unknown

 

Hope you have a vert Thankful Thursday!

Tuesday Talk

Happy Tuesday!

 

This is just a quick post today!  I am so busy rounding up everything for my retreat later this week.  I am getting projects together and doing last minute errands.  I am so excited about our retreat.  It is our local modern quilt guild fall retreat.  We had a retreat in the spring and it was just wonderful!  I plan to work hard to get several projects pieced.  I will take plenty of photos and share later!

Have you ever been on a quilt or scrapbook retreat?  If so, tell us about it!

 

My beautiful mums!

 

Hope you have a Terrific Tuesday!

 



Monday Mayhem

Happy Monday!

 

I hope you had a great weekend!  Mine was very busy!  I am getting ready for my quilt retreat later this week.  Mayhem started yesterday as I was finally starting to figure out what I am going to work on at the retreat.  I have plenty of projects, but just was not sure which ones to work on.  I have one project completely cut and ready to go.  It is a fairly simple quilt and should not take long to piece.  I was afraid I was not going to have enough fabric for it, but it all worked out.  Today, I have to decide which other projects I might take.  I was so focused on the one yesterday, that is all I thought about.  Anyway, that will be my mayhem for today through Wednesday.  I just need to make sure I have everything I need to take with me and then it will be on to a fun weekend!  I will take pics this week to give you peeks of some of my new projects!

 

Just wanted to leave you with a bright and happy photo today of my little pansies on the front porch!

 

 

Hope you have a Happy and Marvelous Monday!



Sunday Sampler

Happy Sunday!!!

 

 

Today is such a beautiful day here in East TN!  The leaves are changing, the air is crisp and the sun is shining brightly in a clear, bright blue sky!  The above photo is of some of the beautiful leaves on my maple tree in the back yard!  I am knocking out some chores right now as I sit here and type.  I am working on laundry at the moment and have to go clean the kitchen and my table in a few, so I can get ready to cut some fabric and sew!

 

Today, I have to get some things ready for our upcoming retreat.  I have to make some decisions on what projects I am going to work on and what supplies I need to take.  I have plenty of projects to work on, but I just have to narrow them down, so I do not drag too many things with me.  Have you done that before...gone to a sew-in or a retreat and taken way too many things with you to work on, thinking you were going to get them done?  LOL  I sure have! 

 

I wanted to share a quick project I did on Friday.  This is a Trick or Treat Bag for my nephew and his first Halloween.  Now, he is only six months old, but he will will going to a Trunk or Treat at their church, possibly a Boo at the Zoo and they are going to go to a pumpkin patch to pick a pumpkin!  Although he will not understand it right now, it will be some great memories.  I remember doing those things with my son and we had so much fun!  Oh...and he is dressing as Spiderman...

Baby Spidey!  He will be so cute...can't wait to see the pics!

 

This is his Trick or Treat Bag I made.  The print fabric is from Henry Glass and I bought it last Halloween.  I also used Kona Orange and Kona Coal.  I lined it with some fabric that had orange stars on a black background.  It was a fat quarter I picked up in the remnant bin at Joann's last year.  I used Warm and White Batting and I quilted it with straight lines on the bottom, which I did box in.  I also quilted the back panel in straight lines following several lines on the fabric.  I did straight line on the front print panel following those few lines also.  Then, I chose to use a big zigzag up and down the two orange panels and on the handles.  I did a very small zigzag along the top to finish the bag.  I think it turned out just adorable.  I did not really follow a pattern, although I did reference several bag making techniques to make sure I did it correctly.  The bag dimensions are about 10"x 8"x3.5".  I didn't measure it before I popped it in the mail yesterday. 

Trick or Treat Bag

Front of Trick or Treat Bag

 

Back of Trick or Treat Bag

Inside of Trick or Treat bag

 

Hope you have a great day!

Sewing Saturday

Happy Saturday!

 

I hope your weekend is starting out well.  I am working on several quick projects this weekend.  One is a Trick or Treat bag for my nephew.  I just have to line it and put handles on it.  I am going to finish it here in a few.  I will show you photos tomorrow!   Here's a couple of pumpkins I have on my front porch.  I haven't decided if I am going to decorate them or just leave them plain.  I have four total pumpkins, big and small.  I just love the white pumpkin...it is so different!

 

 

Do you have projects you are working on?  Let me know what they are!  

It's going to be a great, productive weekend!

 

Have a great Saturday!

Fun Friday

Happy Friday!

 

It's time to have some fun!  It's going to be a busy weekend for me!  I have lots of little projects to get finished and several that I need to get started.  I have to run and do a few things today and then I am going to settle in to some serious sewing!  I bought some Christmas fabric the other day and here is some of what I bought!  I love snowmen and I just couldn't resist this line from Basic Grey!  Love these little snowmen and I just love these colors!  I think this might end up as a Christmas quilt, but who knows!  I just love it!

 

What kind of fun things do you have planned for this Friday and the weekend?  Let me know!  

 

Have a Fantastic Friday!