Kwilty Pleasures

Saturday, November 15, 2014

HANDMADE CHRISTMAS - NOVEMBER

It has been a fun year and a great challenge

and this is the last month we post our projects for

Sew here are projects from the last month of sewing.

Some wintry fabric coasters

(my coaster tutorial is here)

A fabric covered journal in holiday prints

(my journal tutorial is here)

A quilt as you go mug rug
(my mug rug tutorial here)

A zipper pouch
(Lazy Girl Designs Pattern)

Some Handmade Christmas Ornaments
for a swap partner (my designs)
(yep she loves sugar skulls and little Russian Stacking dolls

I completed a sweet Halloween Quilt
(my twist on Yellow Brick Road pattern)

which could be a gift for someone

(its in my Etsy Shop)

And a Christmas Quilt Happy Owl-iday

"Tick Tock" pattern from "Growing Up Modern" book

This lap kwilt is made with Basic Gray's "Blitzen"

I needed a new Christmas Kwilt!
(In a Flash pattern)

Two more kwilts are at the long armer now.
Once returned I'll add the binding and they will be ready
for Christmas gifts from me...

An Ohio State Buckeye Kwilt for my BIL
(Turning 20 Pattern)
(he gave me a yard of each OSU licensed fabric
for Christmas last year...only fair he should get a kwilt)

My Son-in-law gave me these Crown Royal bags, he collected while bar tending, for his kwilt
(my own design)

I just want to give a big shout out and
Thank You to Darlene at Insights from Sew Cal Gal.

I was so focused on bustin' my stash for my personal 2014 challenge, not only did I keep this Handmade Christmas pledge but I can include all of the finishes for

and with that...
Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night!

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

CALLING ALL COTTON & STEEL LOVERS

My friend Erin, over at Sew At Home Mummy

has gone Cotton and Steele Swap Crazy.

As a master of fabric swaps,
she had a few open spaces right now!
Fat Eigths (F8s) of Cotton and Steel

"Homebody" and "August"

Click here to visit Sew At Home Mummy
for all the details.
Sign up for swap today.
It'sthe "Thrill of Cotton and Steel"

Monday, November 10, 2014

SWEET CELEBRATIONS - BAILEY'S ANYONE?

I am out of my sewing room and in the kitchen,
I'm sharing some of my recipes in a post series...
"Sweet Celebrations"

If I know the original Cookie Diva-I will credit them.
Many of these recipes have lived in my recipe box for years!

Today's Sweet Celebration is...

I celebrate Christmas at my house.

I have many "theme" Christmas Trees in my home.
(my 2012 Christmas decorating posts begin here)

I bake lots of Christmas cookies.

I say Merry Christmas!

Life is too short..
We all can all enjoy these Sweet Celebrations...
however you choose under any holiday reference you like!

Beginning in 2000, and for 10 years
I hosted a "Christmas Cookie Exchange" with my girlfriends.
As part of this series I want to share some of that fun too!

Cookie Table from 2003