Call me crazy....

SOOOO I may be overestimating my WELLNESS these days, but I am ready to start some major projects that have been sitting around while I have been.....well SITTING AROUND!!!  So I decided to join a couple of sew alongs.  First off....From an Igloo is having a sew along for a cute coat.  I already have the fabric and pattern and have actually cut it out already.  Now for the fun part----actually sewing it together:) 




SOOO as of Tuesday I will be a coat sewer.....who knew. 

To go along with making this cute coat, I am also gonna join THE KIDS CLOTHES WEEK CHALLENGE!!!  I am super excited about this one.  I planned on joining the Spring/Summer version and I am not sure what happened.  LIFE I guess.  The main idea is that for ONE week you will sew for at least ONE hour a day on clothing projects for your kids.  We will see if I can live up to that, but I am REALLY gonna try and finish some darn projects that need to get out of my TO DO pile.


I hope that I will have some cute stuff to share next week----or maybe I will just sit on the couch and eat ice-cream.  Either way I will keep you posted!!!

Back behind the machine.....a little.

I have been on a serious quilting strike lately.  Not on purpose, it has just not been on the top of my to-do list.  After losing the last 3 months down the toilet (literally), I FINALLY got cutting and quilting again---YAY!!!  I took out my scrap box and dug out some of my favorite fabrics.  Many of these pinks and greens were left over from my BUNNY quilt from last year's Cancer Auction.  All of my scraps were little, so I decided on 5 inch squares to start.

Then I went with my old favorite---disappearing 9 patch!!!  I kinda made up my own pattern here....maybe I will share my secrets some day---MAYBE!!

I used white on white flowers for the backing and binding and of course I grid quilted----what else do I EVER DO????  Look close at that binding by the way....I used my magical binding stitch from my PREVIOUS POST......SO MUCH PRETTIER!!!!!

Here is this bright and cheerful little do-dad on my kitchen table.   It kinda reminds me of Spring---even with the weather cooling off these days.

In case you are wondering....this is my new favorite pattern.  I have 1 tablerunner already started with this pattern and 1 in my mind (hope it doesn't get lost in there)--haha!!

Binding Miracle!!!

My quilting life changed tonight.  FOREVER!!!!  I always hate binding my quilts because they ALWAYS look a little YUCK!!!  I have tried hand sewing the back and I have attempted to machine sew the binding on.  Either way I am always unhappy with the results.  SOOOO tonight....as I scowled down at my ugly whip stitches, I decided to GOOGLE IT!!!  And I found a tutorial for a new binding stitch.  LOVE IT!!!  Here is the LINK. 
If this is how YOU have been sewing on binding.....why the heck did you not share it with me????  If you have been struggling like me.....YOU ARE WELCOME!!!!

Winners!!!

So my dear little Emersyn chose the winners out of a bowl and guess who it is.......

First Prize---Alea!!!!  You won the polka dot and striped pillowcase for your little sweetie.  Thanks for joining the fun....you are my newest follower--YAY!!! (I e-mailed you tonight---I need your address so that I can send your prize). 

2nd Prize---Marilee---Yep Emersyn picked her own gramma out of the bowl:)  She was very fair though and was not looking----promise!!!  BUT that does mean tecnically EMERSYN wins a new pillowcase for use at Grandma Slumber Parties!!!! 

On a sidenote though....I changed the rules a bit...since it is my giveaway and I can do that if I want to!!  Since my mother-in-law won and LOVES the color PURPLE I whipped her up a purple pillowcase tonight and already sent it home with her.  That leaves the cute plaid-ish pillowcase up for grabs.  SOOOOO one of you lucky ladies better check your mail in a few days because it is secretly making its way across the state/country/or world to your doorstep.  SURPRISE!!!!

Giveaway!!!

SOOOO I may have mentioned that I have been making a few pillowcases lately.  Well....I have not stopped yet.  I made a few more and PRETTY much fell in love with two of them.  I thought about keeping them at our house, but then felt guilty---like I was keeping them away from sick kids.  What is the solution then....a GIVEAWAY of course!!! 

These are the two pillowcases in question...kinda cute huh????  Most of the 10 that I made were pretty girlie, but these MAY be the Girlie-est!!! 

So here is what you do.....

leave a comment on this post and tell me which pillowcase you love the most.  Leave me your e-mail address so that I can let you know if you are the winner.  Just to make things interesting, if you are a follower I MAY drop your name in twice, so you might wanna let me know if you follow my blog (just a suggestion).  That is it!!!!  Leave a comment and possibly get a cutie patootie pillowcase in the mail. 

Even if you don't have a girl in your house, I bet you know one who could use a little gift right?????

***EDIT--This giveaway ends Monday.  Since I am headed to the post office Monday anyway to mail my ConKerr Cancer pillowcases.  So leave a comment while you can:)