Happy Columbus Day

Hi Everyone,

I am so glad he found us LOL Just kiddin'. So how was your weekend? I didn't get as much sewing done as planned but:

I did finish the center of the top of my Pillow Talk Swap pillow. I hope my partner likes it because I have a crush on it for sure!

I also got my banner finished for Amanda's party. I will get a picture of it today when the sun comes out to show you tomorrow.

I received my mug rug swap over the weekend I was just lucky that it got here because the envelope was ripped wide open.

Cuteness look at those adorable owls and birds!

Have a wonderful start to the week... see you tomorrow :)

Talk soon!

.... the other Monday

Hi Everyone,

Tuesday is the other Monday this week. I worked on this for a minute yesterday:

They are 3" blocks to make an 18" pillow for the Pillow Talk Swap. I hope my partner likes it. There are so many projects to do this month I am a little overwhelmed but I will persevere.

I finished my Mug Rug for the Scrappy Mug Rug Swap last night. I kinda love how it came out... batiks aren't my thing normally but my partner likes them and they did make some pretty leaves..

I am on a strip piecing kick lately. I pieced the strips of the batiks then cut out the leaf shapes on a diagonal to mimic the veins. I hope it isn't too simple. I am pretty proud of the fact that I drew the leaves because I am seriously handicapped when it comes to drawing even simple shapes.

I neve miss my Monday blog post... or I guess I should say rarely. So today is Tuesay the other Monday of the week :) I know some people hate Mondays but I like them. I always feel like it is a new beginning with so many possibilities for the week ahead. I hope your Monday was lovely and you have an even better Tuesday.

Ps. My friend The Bargain Babe said some sweet things about me on her blog... Thanks so much T :)

Monday, Monday, A Giveaway to Check out and Stuff...

Hi Everyone,

Today is gonna be fuuuunnnn! 'Cause I know UPS man is coming with something I am so excited to get. I can't tell you yet because it is a surprise..... but he will be visiting a few times this week to bring:

Terrain!

And:

Moroccan Mirage (this might even get here today)

Yippee! I need fabric to be happy! No more months like August without my drug of choice  (fabric that is)LOL

Let me introduce you to my friend Shanna she has been following the blog for a while and I can always count on her for some words of encouragement. Go check out her blog she has a super fun giveaway going on. While you are there be sure to take a jaunt through her photos she has a super fun modern scrappy style that I envy with all my heart! hehe

I started working on my Scrappy Mug Rug Swap #6 item this weekend... my partner loves jewel toned batiks so I dug deep (batiks not being readily at hand) and found some really pretty ones... they also had to be Autumn-ish colors (all you who know me... you know how difficult this was for me) but I think I found just the thing and I am pretty excited at how fun this is coming out...

This might be the front or the back because I am pretty much loving the back I am making too...

Have a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Monday!

Talk soon!

Friday Fun Day, Sale it Again Sam, and The Giveaway

Hi Everyone,

I feel like I have been so buried over here that I have hardly come up for air. Here is the fun part for Friday:

This is an art canvas similar to the ones that I make. I did not make this but you can make it with this super tutorial over here Video Tutorial from The Scarlet Lime. So for all of you that ask me how I do it this is a pretty good idea of how it goes.

I finished my mug rug for the Scrappy Mug Rug Swap and shipped it off yesterday:

Ain't she cute?

Sale It Again Sam: Had such a good time (and cleared off so much shelf space) last weekend that I decided to do it again. So us this coupon code for 20% off this weekend (even on the supre low discounted already stuff) starting as soon as I finish this post (and go over to put the coupon code in) and ending Sunday night at midnight. Here is the code: SIAS20

The Hostess Half Dozen giveaway for the week is being hosted by my friend Jana she picked some pretty Promenade for you:

So go over there and enter to win yourself some.

I have been working all week to get the new web shop open. So that you don't have to use Etsy and convo me everytime you want a different yardage. It is coming along but it is going to take a bit more time. Etsy changed the way they do searches so I am having to go and change every listing to make it work for the new search... 22 pages each page takes about 45 minutes it is grueling. So if I am a tiny bit quiet that is why.

Talk soon!

Happy Monday

Hi Everyone,

What a weekend! No time for sewing but maybe today. I can hope right? Take a look at the adorable mug rug Sasha made with some scraps I sent her:

Totally love it!

Here is the beginnings of the mug rug for my partner in the Scrappy Mug Rug Swap:

It is actually past this stage already sewn together just have to quilt it and bind it now.

What have you been sewing this summer? Inquiring minds want to know.

Talk soon!

Do you Flickr?

Hi Everyone,

I felt positively not myself yesterday without a blog post :)

I know you saw this pillow. I made it for one of my must not miss swaps on Flickr. Do you ever swap on Flickr? I was speaking with one of the fabric reps the other day and she didn't know Flickr I was a bit surprised. Here are a few of my favorite swap groups (The ones I won't miss for anything.)

This is the Pillow I received from the latest round of The Pillow Talk Swap this is a group of hugely talented people that swap pillow covers on a regular basis. Some of the pillows in this group are true works of art.

This is the last item I sent off for  The Urban Home Goods Swap.

This is what I sent for The Scrappy Mug Rug Swap. (her favorite color is orange)


And this is what I received.

So tell me... do you Flickr?

Talk soon :)