SEW ME!

A gift from former neighbors who definitely know me!  This will look great framed and hanging in my sewing room!  

Thanks Marilyn and Tom for the cute gift and for letting Phil and I thaw out from the OHIO cold, with you in Sunny SW Florida!   

KWILT ON!

Kathy

GROW YOUR BLOG WINNER AND SURPRISES!

Congrats to Billie Kretzschmar, at BillieBee's Blog who won 

an Aurifil Thread sampler (thanks Aurifil)

my giveaway for the 

My question for the comment was...what would people be most surprised to find out about you.

Billie said...

Here are some of the other responses...

 you never know who is really behind those comments!  

Beekeeper

Classic Pianist

Rock Collector

Guitarist-singer

Cemetery Sleuth

Karate Black Belt

Landscape Painter

Rodeo Fan

Hospice Volunteer

Goldsmith

Nurse(s)

Married at Disney World

Married for 63 years (yup 63 years)

Ornithologist (study of birds)

Competitive Sailor (300 miles or more)

Civil Engineer

Dance teacher

Volunteer zookeeper

Doctor Who fan

Ukulele and Auto-harp player

Race car driver

Majorette

Wildlife Biologist

Trumpet and Piano player

Cancer survivor

and I have to let the cat out of the bag on this one.

Amy over at Amy's Crafty Shenanigans said

"I can read a book upside down (the book's upside down, not me)""

WAIT!!!!!

Update on my "no buying fabric"

 sew far, sew good...

but my hands are beginning to shake!

Will I make it til May 1st?

HEARTS, KISSES AND A NEW CHALLENGE

Happy Valentines Day 
to all my sweet followers.
You make my Kwilty Pleasures sew sweet!

 A favorite Garth Brooks song, If Tomorrow Never Comes, is pulling at my heartstrings today.  

Here is the chorus 


"If tomorrow never comes 
Will she know how much I loved her 
Did I try in every way to show her every day 
That she's my only one 
And if my time on earth were through 
And she must face the world without me 
Is the love I gave her in the past 
Gonna be enough to last 
If tomorrow never comes"

Tell someone how much you love them!

And now I'll stop being sappy and tell you about a new sewing challenge coming in March 

 30 Minutes for 30 Days - 

just for ourselves! 

Head on over to see Sarah, at Berry Barn Blogspot  for all the details. 



"mwhaaaaa"

SUNDAY STASH - Spring Dreamin!

This winter in O-H-I-O pretty much stinks

unless you are a snowman!

Lots of snow, below zero temperatures.  
Sew cold...I got outta dodge for a while!

But before I did, I pulled these "Stash Fabrics" for yet another 

Stash Bustin Kwilt.

These are by Bernatex, Maria Kalenowski, Lemon Tree Line
just to let you know, you probably won't find them today cause
they have been in my stash at LEAST 3 or 4 years.

The Turning 20 pattern really lets the fabric be the star.

I love the dragonflies and my flower gardens.
And like many COAT PEOPLE 

I am "Spring Dreamin"
 

Here are a couple photos from

Inniswood Gardens in Westerville OH

This is my 13th year as a volunteer there.

SPRINGTIME BLOOMS

AT INNISWOOD GARDENS

2007 DAVID ROGER'S 

BIG BUGS DISPLAY

AT INNIWOOD GARDENS

 DAMES FLY AND DRAGON FLY 

 SECRET GARDEN 

AT INNISWOOD GARDENS

 Are you a gardener?

Linking up to Sunday Stash over at Kate Quilts
via Molly Sparkles who is jet setting around!

JELLY ROLL VARIATIONS TUTORIAL

This Tutorial shows you design variations
when making a Jelly Roll kwilt.


  Here is a link to the "original" Quilter's Corner PDF instructions 

on making a 40 strip jelly roll top that finishes
48" x 64"...great lap size

And the video seen round the world from Heirloom Creations

ONLY have 20 or 30 strips on hand?

Ha!!!!   Read on!


20 strips, 2 1/2" x WOF
 Sew  20 strips short end to end  
Cut 18" off the beginning piece

Sew down the seams for a total of 4 times.
 I finished this top in about 40 minutes including 

sewing the 20 strips end to end.
Finishes approximately 32 " x 46" after squaring up
Add a border if you want it bigger.

30 strips, 2 1/2" x WOF

 Cut 18" off the end 
Sew the seams for a total of 5 times
I finished this top in about an hour.
 Finishes approximately 36" x 64: after squaring up
Kinda  long and skinny....

Make it wider....
Cut 2, 5" wide pieces for "inserts"
Measured and cut vertically, 6 inches in from each side 
Sewed in the 5" pieces for a different look
over just adding outside borders.  

 I also FLIPPED around the right side piece before sewing it back on,
 to make the top more scrappy looking.



The extra steps to add the inserts took about 15 minutes
 All under 1.5 hours to make this cute top.
Finishes at 45" x 64" after squaring up.

All though this top is a jelly roll idea...and WOF seems
to be key...you could use any length of scraps x 2 1/2  

It will just take a bit more sewing and time.

 Two more stash bustin tops!
Donations to Project Linus!

Now you have some top options
and I "know" you know you have a jelly roll
 or scraps, somewhere in your stash!