Stash Report - Week 46

One again I didn't get to spend much time in the sewing studio during this week.   Between Dr. appointments and teaching the sewing and embroidery didn't happen the way I had planned.    I got a few seams sewn and uggg I got to ripit, ripit, ripit too.     The good news is I did not add any fabric to my stash. 

Stash Busting - Week 46

Added this Week: 0 yards
Added Year to Date: 218.394 yards

Used this Week: 1.333
Used year to Date: 7.624 yards

Net Used for 2011: -210.77 yards

To see more stash reports, head on over to Judy’s Patchwork Times.


PS  I forgot to add my link to Judy's Patchwork Times Stash Report for this week.  Guess I wasn't thinking - I'll do better next week!

Show and Tell - November

These are pictures from the Bernina Software Club that I teach at Bernina Northwest in Seattle.

Pat H. made these two quilts.   The quilt on the left is Western Washington Shop Hop 2010.  Pat makes all of her "shop hop" quilts.  The quilt on the right is a baby quilt that Pat makes for every new baby in her church.  It is called Tool Box.











Maxine E. made these quilts.  The quilt on the left is a very cute Hennietta Whiskers from Bunny Hill designs.  The Quilt on the right is a pretty Christmas quilt "Snow Kissed Stars" from McCalls Quilting Nov/Dec 2011 issue.

 Maxine finished her Chloe Quilt.  Isn't it beautiful?  She made pillowcases using the Chloe embroidery designs.

 Maxine digitized the embroidery designs for these towels.  They are going to be gifts.  The light colored towels look beautiful with embossed monogram embroidery.









Dorothy T. is starting to work on the Black and White Dreams quilt from Jenny Haskins Galleria of Machine Artistry and Quilting.  This  is block #1 - Wicker Basket #3.  She is adapting the blocks to use with her artista 730E.  Just Beautiful! 







Dorthy is making OESD's 2011 Lace Ornaments - Collection #2

No Software/Embroidery Club in December so you will have to wait until next year to see more Show and Tell.

Stash Report - Week 45

I didn't get as much sewing done as I would have liked this week.  The weather was sunny most of the  week but freezing at nights, with our first light frost of the year.   I was a good girl this week and didn't purchase any fabric.   I have projects going and I've actually pulled some fabrics from my stash.  Sometimes I wonder how many others of you have multiple projects they are working on at the same time.

Stash Busting  -  Week 45

Added this Week:     0 yards
Added Year to Date:   218.394 yards

Used this Week:   1.333
Used year to Date:   7.624 yards

Net Used for 2011:   -210.77 yards

To see more stash reports, head on over to Judy’s  Patchwork Times.

What's that in my pie?

What's that doing in my pie?  Derin hates it when the pie filling runs out of the vents cut into the pie crust.  So we got a Pie Bird to try with our pies.  Kinda cute don't you think?   But it does make the top pie crust harder to get on with no tears or rips. 

A "Pie Bird" is a hollow ceramic device, designed to release steam to keep a pie from boiling over, was traditionally used by English bakers as early as 1800's.  The fancy Pie Birds didn't take on the bird forms until migrating to the States in the 1930s.  Inspired by the nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence" -   Four and 20 black birds, baked in a pie.  Pie Birds are sometimes also know as Pie Vents, Pie Whistle, Pie Funnel or Pie Chimney.  They also help to support the pastry crust in the center of the pie, so it does not sag.  Pie Birds can cost anywhere from $5 to $3,000 for collectors.

First Frost - Autumn Pictures

Bobby

With the first frost I always feel like Fall is really here.  When we woke this morning everything was frosty.  Not a heavy frost, just sorta frosty.  And it felt so cold.  Just freeeezing!   Time to get those last few apples off the trees.

Design Wall Monday - October 31, 2011

I've wanted to make this Halloween Table Runner for my table this year.  It wasn't to be.  Today is Halloween and I've started the table runner.  I'm using one charm pack from Moda  -  "Scaredy Cat" of 33 charms.  This cute table runner will use all of the squares.  Easy sewing and I want to quilt with some Halloween embroidery outlines.

Go on over to Judy's Patchwork Times and see what everyone else has on their design walls this week.

Stash Report – Week 44

I’ve been missing since early July.  Excuses – None, I was out having fun!    We had a road trip to Texas.  I did do some fabric shopping and if you go back through the blog pages you can see the goodies I purchased.  Remember, buy it if you like it or when you go back to buy it, you know it will most likely be gone.    Home in August and the weather was great, I was outside, I should have been doing more sewing, but is was soooo nice outside.  September, I did get started sewing again,  started new projects, I’ve such a list UFO’s.  I need to join a WIP group.

These came this week, it is the "Bittersweet" collection.  They are pretty Autumn colors.   I let my fingers do the walking the week before.  I've been down, we were to go Montana hunting but I took a trip to the Emergency room instead.  I'm getting back to old self and next week hope to get more stitching done. 

Stash Busting - Week 44

Added this week:     4.25 yards
Added Year to Date:   218.394 yards

Used this Week: 0 yards
Used year to Date: 6.291 yards
Net used for 2011:    212.103 yards


To see more stash reports, head on over to Judy’s Patchwork Times.

Stash Report - Week 42

A trip to Kathy's Sewing Studio was in order this week.  I really only wanted some Black Fairy Frost  for the OESD Christmas Silhouette quilt I'd like to make.  (now I've changed my mind about that!)   I also wanted to get some Autumn fabrics (I have almost no Autumn/Fall fabrics - - - really I didn't go overboard)  for sewing while we are in Montana.  Kathy's fabric prices are very low so I like to check and see if she has any of the basics that I need.

Stash Busting - Week 42

Added this week:     23.875yards
Added Year to Date:   214.144 yards
Used this Week: 0 yards
Used year to Date: 6.291 yards
Net used for 2011:    207.853 yards

I know, I should be sewing . . .

I know, I know, I should be sewing.  I would like to be sewing, but I'm not.  Derin said something to me this week about how all the kitchen hot pads had shrunk.   They are too thick now he says to grip plates and some pots with.  He doesn't really like the hot pads you buy in stores or the quilted hot pads that I could make.   And I think he is right, they don't last like these terry cloth woven loop.   I used to buy the nicest, thick terry loops from a vendor at Sew Expo.    Make the old fashioned woven hot pads.   Now I've been told that vendor has retired.  So I searched the web and found these.  Not as thick as the loops I used to get . . .but they seemed to work.  We will see how long they will last.  I ordered the variety of colors and white.  I like the clean look of white in the kitchen.   So I'm making terry hot pads - and making hot pads and making more.    Guess what,  I ended up with 52 hot pads.  Should carry us thru many years.

Old hot pads

Now can I get back to my sewing studio?

Down to the barn

It was a nice evening.  I grabbed my camera to take pictures of the dogs.  I think they know when I have the camera in my hands.  I shot about 30+ shots with blurry movements - now why can't they stay still for just a moment for me?  Maybe it is me not holding steady, wait you mean I should stand still to take their pictures.  I did get two pictures, not really very good, but I deleted the rest. 

Dixie, Derin and Bobby in the background.   I cut off Derin's head - sorry honey, I'm still learning (that's my excuse and sticking with it.  Bobby on the right.





Pear tree on the left is just about ready to be picked,   The apple tree is almost ready too.





Look.  It's Tucker.  He's my big pretty boy.  He doesn't mind as much about having his picture taken.  Already in early October he is starting to "hair-up"  for the winter.  He'll be a fuzzy guy soon.





Behind Tucker you can see our neighbors house.