A Little Bit Sooner... than Later

hAPpY nOVeMBeR!

I officially started listening to 

shhh... holiday music

today!

I have had some technical difficulties with my phone...

not holding a charge...

therefore... between that and the rain

I haven't 

had any good photos to share!

But the first thing I need to share is the super cute sewing machine

cover that was a gift to me from my friend Paulette!

(she teaches at In Between Stitches in Livermore...

I think it could become a class there soon)

Anyway,

she always attends my retreat with her fun group

and always has something special for me and my retreat partner!

 I got this Halloween themed Camper

which is so ME! 

I just wish I could open the door and invite you in!!!

Virginia got a red white and blue camper... complete with banner too!

The retreat was lots of fun and the food was great... so was the weather...

but for some reason...

I needed this entire last week to re-cooperate from 

the weekend extravaganza.

I feel regrouped now and 

me sewing room even got reorganized!

Speaking of organizing...

I got happy mail!

It's Lori Holt's Scrappy  Project Planner book!

From the Fat Quarter Shop!

It came with fun accessories... and in the back of the planner...

is 4 new fun scrappy quilt patterns from Lori Holt!

This looks like fun! 

I think I particularly like the part of organizing my

projects. Keeping all of that in my head

has, on occasion, not worked out so well.

Honest.

Just Sunday...

 I was working on a project and 

had a nagging thought something was missing...

as I worked on my 100 31/2" blocks

(to be showing you soon... like after it stops raining)

and sure enough...

when I got down to making the last 8.

I found

my missing little bag of already half way prepared blocks.

Now that is a real dilemma. 

I can either make the quilt larger and continue making little

blocks or I could even make a second quilt...

because wouldn't another 100 blocks be fun to make (?)

(this is where I wish there was a font for sarcasm)

What to do.

Maybe this Scrappy Organizer should have arrived a little bit sooner!

Making Amends

On Monday I shared my First Blush 

quilt project...

I was part of the blog hop
 that is still going on

through next week! 

I have been seeing a lot of fun
 projects using First Blush...

have you been following along?

Other than that...

I have been focused on the last minute details for the retreat I host

annually.

This year there are over 50 women
 attending
 and the weather should

be fantastic!

It starts Friday...

so, just two more sleeps and it's time!

                                  

But while I am getting ready for that...

there is another baby

 shower in my family...

so I have a few assignments

 for that, 

Like these corsages.

It's actually a reveal party...

 we are anxious to know if

we have another boy

 on it's way or

 if it's a girl that will even the score!

I had to do a little sewing for myself in between the other things...

These blocks go together pretty fast!

It didn't take long to get to this!

I have been in love with my October Skies fabric by Verna Mosequera..

and I know it would be perfect for Thimble Blossoms 

Vintage pattern but I kept pushing it to the side...

until now!

What is most special to me about this pattern...

is that long before I ever knew how to quilt I had purchased a vintage 

blue and white quilt... but after I used it and WASHED it...

well, it became shreds. This was the block... I had never known the

name of it... but I made it my mission to figure it out...

I think that is what led me to quilting in the first place.

So, this will finally be my replacement for the one that was lost.

Making amends to the quilter who had made that beautiful blue and white

Album quilt.

Today My Day... For First Blush!

It's time to share this scrumptious fabric line

with you!

I have been waiting and waiting... 

for this blog hop to begin!

I am so in love with this gorgeous group of fabrics

by Ruby Red Designs!

I first noticed it on the Fat Quarter Shop website...

in the Coming Soon section...

there will be a Block of the Month

 starting that looks like so much fun!

Then I was thrilled with I was asked 

to be a part of this blog hop...

because I can think of so many thinks to make with 

this fabric group, First Blush.

What spoke to me right away was how vintage it 

looked...

so I grabbed my collection of vintage sheets to see

if they would play well together...

I am in love with Pumpkin Seed blocks and

all the things you can make with them...

and it was about that time I saw a sew along

finishing up on Joanna's blog and I wanted to 

play along... 

(because that's how we get inspired... 

by fabric, designers, and by other bloggers)!

The quilt reminds me of 

my grandmother and fresh hung laundry

on a beautiful fall day.

I decided to make a slightly wavy edge on the border of the

quilt to give it even more charm.

I am so happy to see how it turned out...

but I am also excited to see this blog hop that will be continuing through the 27th of October!

I can't wait to see what everyone else has made!

The fabric is shipping to local quilt shops this month

so be on the lookout for it!

The other fun thing during the blog hop, is that

 there are going to be 

amazing prizes and giveaways 

from Windham Fabrics/Baum Textiles, Aurifil Threads

and the Fat Quarter Shop!  

But you might also want to go over to Fat Quarter Shop to

see the new Block of the Month using First Blush

and a pattern by It's So Emma..

It incorporates the special Starburst ruler designed just for 

the Fat Quarter Shop by Creative Grids!

Okay, one more photo of my First Blush quilt...

and then I will share the list of bloggers 

that are in the First Blush Blog Hop!

 October 10 – Chris Dodsley, Made by Chrissie D

 October 11 – Sinta at Pincushion (that's me)!

 October 12 -  Fat Quarter Shop

October 13- Windham/Two Blondes and a Sewing Machine

 October 14- Jennie at Clover and Violet

 October 15- Aurifil- Erin Sampson

 October 16- Tina Egner

 October 17 – Kristyne Czepuryk

 October 18 – Allison Harris

 October 19 – Erin Cox

 October 20 – Angie Wilson Gnome Angel

October 21 – Debbie at happy little cottage

 October 22 – Heidi Staples

October 23 – Leanne Elliott

 October 24- Greg Jones Grey Dogwood Studio

 October 25- Wendy Sheppard Ivory Spring

 October 26 – Stephanie Lynn Denton

 October 27 – Lisa Ruble

Oh, and one more little secret...

I have another 

project planned

 for First Blush too!

I should be starting it by the end of this blog hop!

Patiently Waiting

First Blush will be released next week...

it is such a cute fabric line!

I'm sharing a little bit with you now...

but next week there will be lots more to see!

I am getting really excited to show you the full quilt...

but right now 

I am just getting the binding on this,  now that it has been quilted.

I am so excited to been able to play with these fabrics along with my 

vintage sheet collection! 

I am sure you recognize the pattern but on the border

I made it slightly wavy  to give it a little bit of

whimsy!

But most of my focus over the weekend was getting ready for a baby shower

for my son and his wife.

We are all patiently waiting for the arrival of

their sweet little boy!

 These will be put in a box to Adopt-A-Monster.

I think you can tell what the theme of the party is?

I will share more photos when it all comes together...

so you get the full impact!!