OK~Dishtowels~Decorated

Have you ever?:
been glad you have a sister?
enjoyed sorting through button jars?
participated in discussions about everything from desserts to depression? with your sister?
sneezed a lot while sewing?
placed chocolate by your sewing machine, for just in case?
dejunked your stash while looking for that perfect red? or green?
wondered why dishtowels aren't SOFT!?
told a lie? to yourself...while sewing?
mentally bad mouthed the ladies that work at the local quilting store?
not answered the phone...on purpose while sewing?
Apparently! (hear Brian Regan) sewing brings out the very best and some of the worst ...oh well..."It's all good."
This rooster still needs some outline stitching and running stitches on the edges of the towel.

Pink and Blue done and gifted.

Orange for a very fiesty friend's birthday.

Sweet pastels, I think Sister might just keep this one for herself.

Red and white is always such a happy combination.

Homemade Pie just waiting for swirls of french knots for steam. Love that button!

This dishtowel reminds me of railroad engineer's coveralls! made happy with red and white. more stitching for this one too.

Lastly, tan~brown~and blue...have become such a great trio of color.

Thanks for coming Sister, I think you made some great dishtowels.

Take Care~~

Embellished Distowels~February

Another picture of the winter flower! It was a long tall thing...

Little dishtowels for Valentine's gifts, all embroidered and hemmed including some twill tape for hanging. I got the little flower pattern free from a blog.

This red number took much time to trace design on (thanks Nancy) and embroider. Whew all that just for decoration OR fingertips. It was started for Christmas, but served just fine for Valentine's Day.

Next up: more embellished dishtowels. My sister came for a couple of days of sewing. I'll show what she came up with, from my stash (gladly). I got to just kick back and hand stitch.

Take Care~~

Let's Play Catch Up!

January:
This pretty plant bloomed right in the middle of the winter in the middle of the kitchen! A sweet thing with a lot of character.

I've decided~ catching up and keeping up with that kid in the middle will be impossible from here on out. Literally and figuratively. I'll spare the basketball game photos, but we did enjoy attending many this winter.

Corrie, yes this is THE Corrie of Quilt Taffy!, came to quilt group at my house! She brought her beautiful Dresdens On Top tablerunner and told us how she made it. I adore that tabelerunner. Corrie does a giveaway every Thursday on her blog, guess what for??? QUILTING FABRIC!!!

A new stitch! Crochet stitch! yes, I've loved doing Xs and Os around all the baby blankets for the last several years, BUT now I've employed a fun new stitch. I kyped this from Mary at quilt group. I think it is called the Cowboy stitch. (I never seem to be able to get good photos of the crocheted baby blankets.)

This one is of Riley Blake fabrics. A new up and rising fabric company based out of Utah.

Cowboy Stitch I love you. You go so fast too.

Stayed tuned for more: February, March, etc. EEK!~now it's May!

Take Care~~

Christmas Tree Skirt~Done!

So glad this little puppy is done! Actually, it was really fun to construct. Jacquie's instructions were so great! Thanks Jacquie! (she is such a great blogging friend!)

Too bad the tree isn't still up! oh we had a pretty tree this year~Mr. Anonymous and the Brettster donned the snowshoes, cut the beauty and surprised me with it all set up when I returned from Arizona!

I was pleasantly surprised with the Maverick Stars, enjoyed them and they worked out!

The 2 inch painters tape for marking the quilting was a boon.

The back~ pieced from Christmas stash. yeah!
Quilt group is at my house this month, I can show this fun tree skirt.

Take Care~~

Chocolate In A Mug

I saw these on Terry Atkinson's blog.

Found a cute mug at Coldwater Creek...marked down!

This is a simple gift for a nice man that teaches at the Brettmeister's high school.

I LOVE that moose!

The lining: Figgy Pudding ~ mmmm

The beginning: ~ Figgy Pudding Trees

Molten Chocolate Cake Mugs Try It! it's a great tutorial! Oh and yea, the cake is delish, bake it in the mug, eat, enjoy, etc. etc. (Three of us split one, it was perfect.)

Take Care~~

Quick! Quilt Me!!!

Two projects waiting for that next BIG step...hmmm, how to quilt it, HOW, to quilt it and howtogetitquilted???! Pink and Orange Baby: fun circles, found the tutorial over at LizzyHouse. The circles are a little "involved", but really, the top came together quick. Lizzy's (that's not her real name) quilt "Marble Champ" is produced from her own fabrics. I just made mine a lot smaller.

The Christmas Tree skirt is from Jacquie of tallgrassprairiestudio. The tutorial is at Sew Mama Sew. Actually, I plan to quilt it "just like Jacquie"! I even went out to the paint store and purchased the 2 inch blue painters tape. It doesn't look like a Christmas Tree Skirt yet, but hopefully it will real soon! tallgrass Jacquie is a great quilting/blogging friend. Thanks so much, Jacquie.

Take Care~~

No More Guilt

hopefully, because that's what I felt for posting 'sub par' pictures of the apron on my blog. Let's hope these are better. Guilty also, of not blogging. I love to read them, but not 'do' them... selfish. Guilty and selfish, not feelin' so good...

Take Care~~