April Still had UFO's

Hello- 

Well April still has UFO's - because I didn't finish one.  :(  But I did have a very busy month and I did accomplish a lot of things including a little sewing. 

1st off we finally sold our home - yahoo!  So this meant more sorting, boxing, tossing  Whew - oh ya and then unpack....  And I don't know about anybody else but after staying in one home for 15+ years - even as good as we were about not having a lot of clutter - we had clutter. :) It has been a blessing all the way - but there was still lots of work and arrangements to coordinate. We've been in our new place for about a month now and I just now feel like we are starting to get back into routines (new ones :) )

Okay so on to the sewing stuff -  I made a mini quilt for my Doll Quilt Swap partner - She likes brights and polka dots and Kaffe Fassett material oh and paper piecing... So trying to fit most all of that in - here is the mini quilt I made her: 

She said she really liked it and already has it hung up on her wall. 

Next I am part of a group that swaps pincushions.  This month (April) I  had 3 in my group and this what I made.  Then of course I like to send goodies with my quilt swaps so I made the additional pincushion and little dolly to go with the mini quilt above.

So as you can see - I wasn't totally slacking. 

The first couple of weeks of May have been a blurr -  My sweet hubby and I have been trying to get back in the grove of things.  I have however made a mini Quilt for a swap from the Quilting Gallery called "Dreaming of Spring" and I did get it in the mail by the deadline.  It is going to Austria.  :)

This is what I did and I even did a little free motion quilting on it.  I really need practice.  I have signed up for Leah Day's class on Craftsy but haven't had time to do any of it.  Maybe soon. 

I have also started a quilt for my May Doll Quilt Monthly partner.  No pictures yet on that, don't want to spoil the surprise. 

Well hope everyone is enjoying the month and whatever sewing projects they are working on.

Blessings -

Lynn

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March UFO - Finished

Well this has been a busy month.  We have / had our house on the market to sell and have had showings, showings, showings... Sold  yahoo.  Just a few little fix ups and we are on to the next step of our lives. 

Then I took the train down to see my Sister in Southern Oregon. This is my annual train trip that I have been doing for about 4-5 years. She comes here in October I go there in March.  The train is always fun and interesting and I don't have to drive in any fowl weather. We laughed, joked, ate, walked, saw a play, laughed some more .... it was a great great time. (Love ya Sis)

Now I'm back home and soon the packing will start.  Whew.  BUT  - There has been sewing going on.  You have to fit that in somewhere!

I was in a Mug Rug Swap - First of all what is a Mug Rug you ask.  A Mug Rug is a small place mat for your mug and possibly a snack.  Anyway, I made the two required mug rugs and sent them to my swap partner in the UK and then my return mug rugs came from a sweet lady in New Zealand. I did post about this previously and gave more detail on the swap and where the pattern came from on Feb 26 if you want to scroll down and check it out. Here are the ones I made and sent.

 

Of course I had to send some other goodies too. 

 

 

 

Now here is a picture of the ones I received.

 

 

And yes there were goodies too.  Chocolate! No I haven't eaten it all.  But it is good.  :)  Thanks L.

Aren't they cute.

 

Now for the Next project of the month - I joined a Group called Doll Quilters Monthly, that swaps Doll Quilts every month.  This is the doll quilt I sent to my partner in Tenn. Now unlike the partners in the mug rugs, the doll quilts are a one to one. Who you send to is who sends back. So any day now I will be getting one from Tenn., Back.

 

 

 



The monthly theme was animals and my swap partner likes cats. She also said she liked 1930's reproduction fabric and purple so this is what I came up with.  It's hard to tell from the picture but what looks like navy blue is actually purple.  

I also hosted my first blog hop giveaway check out the post on that. And I worked on an Easter wall hanging that is in wools - but I'm not done with it and will save that for another post.

Now for the March UFO..... I started this last year for my youngest daughter's boyfriend - who is now her fiance ... He is an OR Duck fan so I made this fleece blanket for him. Blanket stitching around the edge of this with dmc floss (I've heard pearl cotton would have been easier)  ... lets just say it wasn't as easy of a project as I had hoped.  Therefore it got put on the back burner for several months, and qualified it as on of my UFO's.   So with out further delay my March UFO, just in time for his April Birthday....

Thanks so much for stopping by and reading - Have a Super Blessed Day!
Lynn

Another Contest - Pick Me - Pick Me!

The Quilting Gallery hosts weekly contest through out the year. Well this week's contest is Baby Quilts. One of my favorites. 

So I have entered the quilt that I made for my Great Grandson. He will be 3 at the end of the month.  Wow time really does fly by.  Anyway - on Friday Morning the quilts will be displayed on The Quilting Gallery site and then voting will go through Monday morning.

So if you would like, pop on over and vote for (me of course) the quilt you like best.

Have a great day - Blessings, Lynn

Dreaming of Spring

Hey all - The Quilting Gallery is hosting another swap. This one is called "Dreaming of Spring" Mini Quilt Swap.

So hop on over and get signed up. I have been doing these swaps for 3+ years and I love them. They are a great way to bring out your creativity and meet new quilters.




I usually like to wait until I get my partner information so that I can accomodate their likes or dislikes into whatever I am making - then I let the creativity go to work. And since it is a secret swap - you don't know who got you, I can post pictures of my progress and nobody really knows fro sure who it's going to.

Anyway hope you can give it a try - it really is alot of fun.

Blessings,
Lynn

Christa's Quilt Along

Hey All - I wanted to tell you about another fun thing I'm doing.  Chrita's Quilt Along, from Christa's Quilt Shop.

Christa is doing weekly Turtorials on how to make a quilt from start to finish one step at a time. I am working on one right now, (a bit behind of course) and she has a flicker group and prizes. It really is a lot of fun. So give it a try and see, you might even learn a tip or two...

Thanks for stopping by - Blessings, Lynn

Here are the stacks of the blocks I'm working on I do have a row together but no picture yet. This one is called "Sea of Squares" which is the one previous - she is on to another one now.  I better catch up (smile)

 

And The Winners Are:

 

 

 

#1 Winner of the Fabric ...... Margaret who posted on 3/10 9:14

Margaret I will email you for your address.

 

#2 Winner of the Mug Rugs ........ Sandra who posted on 3/12 10:38

Sandra I will email you for your address.

 

Now for Winner (s) #3 for having more than 100 comments........

 

Sorry I couldn't pick just one extra :)

 

First #3  Just Quilt it 3/10 7:00 - you liked the fabric I will send you 3 FQ or Qtr yrd cuts of fabric. I will email you for Colors and your address.

 

Second #3  Barbara Woods - you also liked the fabric I will send you 3 FQ or Qtr yrd cuts of fabric. I will email you for Colors and your address.

 

Third #3 pick is Elizabeth Leger 3/11 8:47 - you liked the mug rugs I will make a set for you. I don't have your email so please contact me at jnl4god (@) live (dot) com

 

I can't say thank you enough for all that visited. I'm sorry I haven't responded to all of you, I wish I had time to. But I may come visit your sites over the next few weeks.  

 

I have really enjoyed this!

 

Blessings to all - come back and see me and my stuff anytime.

 

Lynn