a Finishing Meow

One more little finish for the month of January.  Meet my little Kitty Cat. 

I used to belong to a group that exchanged pincushions.  When I was talking about it with a friend she wondered how you could have so many pincushions so I told her that some day I would make her a special one.  Well considering that she likes cats, I made this for her. 

It was a fun day of sewing and playing.

It's a nice finish to the month.

Blessings,  Lynn 

Happy 100th and a Give Away

Happy 100 - Blog post that is.  This is my 100th blog post for 2016.  

And of course nothing celebrates your 100th Blog post like a give away.  I am giving away a Pincushion. 

Considering I don't pin everything I sew,  only sometimes if it's got curves or angles, you would not think I have as many pincushions as I do. 
I have fun, practical ones, ones I use, ones I display.  Here are a couple of ones I made that I really liked. 

 Yep I have a collection of them.  I even have a shelf that my Brother-in-law built me that I put some of my pincushions on.  

Then here are some I made for our guild this Christmas. 

Here is one I won a few years back.  

Here is one my Mom made a long time ago.   

Gift from a friend.  

Made in a class.  

Made by my friend use it a lot.  

Made these pin cushion scrap bags for gifts. 

These are most but not all that all I have or have had. For about a year or a little more, I was part of a group that swapped pincushions. So every month you would make and receive two.  That really helps you build your collection fast. 

Leave a comment telling me if you pin or not, approximately how many pincushions you have, and which of the pincushions you like.  I will make a one of the Christmas ones or the one with a scrap bag in the color of your choice.  The give away will be open until Tuesday at 11:59 pm Arizona time zone. I will announce a winner on  Wednesday morning and will make a pincushion for the winner based on their choice from your comment.

Thanks for being here for my 100th post this year and good luck.  
Have a Blessed day - 
Lynn 

What happened in 2016

When I get to this part of every year I think it's fun to look back and see what all I did during the year.  I worked on so many things and projects but am trying to include only finished projects.  I did sneak a few in that weren't completely finished. :)  Enjoy looking.   

January - 










February - 

March - 











April - 





May - 



June -  Three Items Quilts quilted.





July - Lots of little stuff - no finishes. 

August - 
Flimsy Stage - made as a shop sample.  






September - 



October - 







November - 

December - 

Quilted in November - Bindings done in December

Along with these quilts and wall hangings, I made even more dolls in the bags than are shown, I made pillow cases and pillow case dresses, Kitchen towels, more Calendar holders.  And I have several blocks that I need to assemble together from Blocks of the week and Blocks of the month that I did over the summer including several embroidered blocks. 

So what do I want to happen in 2017 - Well Stay tuned for another post showing my many aspirations of what I want to do in the New Year. 

Have a Blessed day!
Lynn