Sew Turn and Stuff

I have spending a lot of my "winter" time reading...

not just my favorite... 

historical fiction, or crazy enough,

 even poetry

but also quilting books,

 which is what sweet dreams are made of!

It is no news that I love pretty much everything

by Miss Rosie's Quilt Company 

also known as Carrie Nelson...

So, above

 is a couple of my newest books and I have actually 

had a little free play time to  experiment with the Pin Pals

pincushions book by Carrie Nelson.

Published by Martingale Publishers.

Here are a few other pincushions that are projects

in the book.

They all are  so cute... so fair warning...

if you start making them, 

it will be like

"If you give a mouse a cookie"

syndrome so be prepared!

(the images here are from the Pin Pals book)

Carrie is a master of small blocks and Schnibbles,

but her techniques and tips for making up

these precious gifts (for a friend or yourself)

really puts her in a league of her own.

(photos are by Brent Kane)

I love all the information in the book including tips 

when you poke a hole in your corner when turning

the pin pal and 

all the info on types of thread.

So helpful!

Does it look like there are a lot of 

pincushions?

The book is jammed packed with 40 different 

projects... that are great for using up your 

favorite little

bits of fabrics or showcasing

your mini charm packs!

You can find a copy of this book on Amazon

and also at Martingale Publishers.

 Carrie has another  book that has just been 

released...

isn't she busy?

 I will share more about Summer Moon next time along 

with a few finished

 pincushions of mine from the

Pin Pals book.

Thank you for visiting me!

Really, the Month is Over?

Before this month is officially over...

I thought I would 

say hello for the first time in 2019

and reacquaint myself here!

We took a little family weekend trip here this month...

Monterey Bay Aquarium.

It was so fun with all the 

kids and grand littles!

Unfortunately my phone flat-lined a few weeks ago

(while in Monterey)

and I lost my photos

 and ALL of my 

phone numbers!

However,

I was able to take the SD card from the phone and 

bought a little item to put it in and then upload it to my

computer... thank goodness!

So good news... my photos are back

but 

bad news... my phone numbers are irretrievable.

Oh, 

and I have had a bit of a learning curve navigating a new phone.

What I am happy about is having an iPhone now and hopefully 

my photography will improve!

Here is my first project for 2019!

I had cut it out MONTHS a-g-o

but never seemed to get it off the back-burner and

to the sewing table.

So it was the priority for January!

It was such a fun quilt to make...

and I didn't get anything turned around, as I 

was afraid would happen!

The pattern is by Trish Poolson and it's free on the Riley Blake website.

You can get the pattern here (can't find page, sorry)

and a yellow rose version is also available here.

I also worked on this project this month...

it's called A Little Break.

This cute heart on a cup pattern is now available...

Here is my finished top!

Satomi has been so busy over the last year... making

some really cute patterns! 

You can find her shop here.

But you can find her over at Instagram too...

satomi_quilts

She is so sweet... you should follow her if you don't already!

I have already started cutting out a quilt for February...

so, I will be back soon!

But more importantly, I need to 

start spending more time viewing

your blogs... to see what you are

 doing so far in 2019!

The Stockings Were Hung...

Well hello!

Is it starting to feel a bit like Christmas where you are?

I have been enjoying the crisp winter weather...

mornings have been in the low 30's. 

Definitely sweater weather!

Are you sewing along with A Very Vintage Christmas
and the Fat Quarter Shop?

I have been busy making the Stocking Block 

this week...

There is not only one or two...

  

but I have made 4!

The Very Vintage Christmas book by Lori Holt of

Bee in My Bonnet has so many fun blocks...

and projects too!

I made the fun little Christmas quilt along that she

had put together on IG a few years ago...

using the blocks from her Quilty Fun book.

It is one of my favorite holiday quilts!

This time I decided to make a row quilt following 

one of the patterns in her book.

There are lots of 

fun projects,

 large and small,

 in this book!

I decided I needed a row of stars too...

I will have more to show next week...

but for now, I need to go check out the other bloggers

and Instagramers to see what that made this week!

You can see link to the other blogs

over at the Jolly Jabber here!

Still Enjoying Perfection

Here we are!

The first week of December!

Can you believe it?

It's also been 10

Perfect 10 Quilt weeks!

We have one more week to go in the

sew along with Fat Quarter Shop.

Have you been quilting along or

have you been enjoying the 

Perfect 10 Quilt Along from the sidelines?

I was really surprised at the

uniqueness of the first little block...

These two blocks are the last ones in the book!

Rainbow Sherbet and Rocky Road!

Which is your favorite?

Now it's time for a wee bit less sewing and 

a little bit more holiday planning...

(boxes have the vintage ornaments in them)

But as soon as I finish decorating this tree... I will be back 

to show you the Perfect 10 Quilt...

all together and bound!

Each of these blocks are stand alone projects in

the Perfect 10 Quilts Book!

I hope to make a couple of the quilts in the book...

but for now

 the sampler of all the blocks 

have been so fun to make!

Be sure to visit all of the bloggers in the 

Perfect 10 Quilt Along!

Gina of Thread Grafitti
Greg of Grey Dogwood Studio
Heidi of Buttons and Butterflies
Jennie of Porch Swing Quilts
Kim of Persimon Dreams
Melanie of A Bit of Scrap Stuff
Pam of Pam Kitty Morning
Sinta of Pink Pincushion
Sondra of Out of the Blue Quilts

Neapolitan or Peaches N Cream?

Can you believe that it's 

week 7 for the

  Perfect 10 Sampler Quilt Along?!?

The quilt along is by Fat Quarter Shop and

It's So Emma. They made a great book of projects

and designed a great layer cake ruler to go with it!

The ruler is fabulous... especially if you use layer cakes.

I can't believe someone hasn't developed one of these 10" square rulers before!

This week was pretty fun...

we made these little blocks...

It always amazes me to see what you can do with a flying geese unit!

I thought I would use my chalkboard for a size comparison.

Here is the Peaches n Cream block...

I would like to make the full size quilt using this block!

I think it would be great to use holiday colors for it.

Can't you just imagine?

Next week is the final week for the sampler...

 Rainbow Sherbet and Rocky Road are the last two

to make up and then

 it will be time to put them into 

rows!

Are you quilting along?

I hope so, 

these weekly blocks are very doable :)

All the information you need is on Fat Quarter Shop's blog,

 Jolly Jabber.

Gina of Thread Graffiti
Greg of Grey Dogwood Studio
Heidi of Buttons and Butterflies
Jennie of Porch Swing Quilts
Kim of Persimon Dreams
Melanie of A Bit of Scrap Stuff
Pam of Pam Kitty Morning
Sinta of Pink Pincushion
Sondra of Out of the Blue Quilts

Vintage Christmas Sew Along: Past Present & Future

It has taken me forever to decide on my fabrics... and then 

pull them together... and here we are at week 4 

of the A Very Vintage Christmas Sew Along

with Fat Quarter Shop

featuring the Vintage Christmas

book by Lori Holt!

Here is a view of Christmas Past:

I can't believe that it has been 4 years since 

I participated in Lori Holt's Have

 Yourself A Quilty Little

 Christmas Quilt Along. (2014)

I really enjoyed making this one

so... I guess it's a given that I would love to play 

along in this Sew Along with FQS!

Each week there has been 5 little blocks to make...

actually, there are two size options in the book.

A 6" block or a 12" block.

This week I will be doing some catch up...

so if you haven't started yet... there is time to 

grab some cute fabrics...

I am using an assortment including Lori Holt's 

Christmas line Cozy Christmas!

Here is a view of Christmas Present:

There are so many options in Vintage Christmas! 

The possibilities are endless! I love the variety of

projects... you can see why I had a hard time 

deciding!

But for the sampler quilt you will need/want

the book and grab some fabrics...

Here are the fabric requirements:

or you could just order the kit that is available at

the Fat Quarter Shop

Here are the bloggers that are posting their blocks

this week:

 Jina of Jina Barney Designz

 Erin of Why Not Sew

Anorina of Samelia’s Mum

Joanna of @cottonjo on Instagram

Hop over to the Jolly Jabber to see

the complete list of bloggers

and their blocks.

Happy Holidays!

FQS Perfect 10 Tuesday

This is the finished 

Perfect 10 Sampler from Fat Quarter Shop!

Here we are at week #6 in this 8 week 

quilt along with the Fat Quarter Shop!

I have half of my blocks made for this quilt and

I am getting so anxious to lay it out and put it together!

This week  I made the Sorbet block

 in "lemon and lime"!

And the second block for this week was

Mint Chocolate Chip!

Which was my most favorite ice cream 

when I was a kid!

The blocks are super quick to cut out,

especially with the Perfect 10 Ruler.

These prints in the Clover Hollow layer cake 

by Sherri at A Quilting Life are so cute.

I have enjoyed pulling a 10" square 

or two from the stack

each week and seeing how 

pretty these blocks are made

 up in this fabric line.

There are a couple more weeks in the quilt along...

but I wouldn't let that stop you from buying this book...

not only is there plenty of time to make your own Perfect 10 sampler...

 but

each of these

 blocks in the 

sampler are made up into

super cute full size quilts... 

all of them using a layer cake! 

Have you seen the Perfect 10 blocks by these bloggers this week?

Gina of Thread Graffiti
Greg of Grey Dogwood Studio
Heidi of Buttons and Butterflies
Jennie of Porch Swing Quilts
Kim of Persimon Dreams
Melanie of A Bit of Scrap Stuff
Pam of Pam Kitty Morning
Sinta of Pink Pincushion
Sondra of Out of the Blue Quilts