Happy Mother's Day !!!

 As you can see I have been bust sewing TaDa!!!

Will post a finished picture !

alrighty as I promised the finished pictures... ( Side One ) The Lady who ordered this apron wanted a simple  no  frill summer apron, Boy this was hard to do, I wanted to  embellish big time, Even have the cutest Lady Bug buttons and Dragonfly's.

Side two..I am thinking of adding the Lady Bug buttons and Dragonfly's. any way..I mean that isn't frill !!!:)  I mean to me this apron is just to plain..

 I am proud of my Geraniums, They are just blooming their hearts out, What color!

 This I call my "Lee " Plant...

My " Queen Of The Night " Is growing blooms !! This is such a gorgeous plant when in bloom, They Bloom from May to the first of October..Their fragrance fills the whole neighborhood, They bloom only at night, But what fun watching them open from sun set then close up as the sun rises..

Great Day this has been TaDa!!

 Nice day off TaDa!!! I bought these towels a couple months a go  to try Embellishing them.I am so in love with this fabric..I think it is the color combo, Yet it is so whimsical..
Below is a kitchen towel from the dollar store..I had to see if they will actually hold up..I am thinking they won't that is why their is only one of them..

 

 This is the actual fabric,: CLICK " to see large !,Isn't it a hoot !! I am happy with my towels, NOW the embellishing idea's are really flowing, Buttons, Ric-Rac- Ribbon, Lace. 3-D stitching whoHooO! Look out Marshall's I am coming to buy Towels!!!

 Our daughter and son-inlaw came down two weeks a go from GA..Here they are gathered at our son's Brian and Samantha's new house, and meeting Molly-Moo our 4 legged grankid for the first time, We had so much fun together !!!

How to Bind a Quilt

How to Bind a Quilt ctquiltingvideos

... I found this tutorial that is very good and covers it all! This tutorial is from Connecting Threads. For binding around a mug rug, you will only need  1 , 2" strip, but this a great tutorial for when you get to bigger projects. I hope this helps you out
Happy quilting,
Cindy

How To Bind a Quilt With a Sewing Machine

How To Bind a Quilt With a Sewing Machine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GVA05MxXTU ****************************************

DECORATIVE

DECORATIVE How to make / sew a Mug Rug! by MySimpleWalk•1 year ago•12,861 views This is a great gift! Easy to follow pattern http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BmLzJaRfOM ******************************** Whitney Sews- Coaster How-To http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K7Kgt6N7BI ******************************** How to make / sew a Mug Rug! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BmLzJaRfOM ******************************** Make A Hanging Potholder Dishtowel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3cHsIEHH3M ******************************** Hanging Kitchen Towel Tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9qlyS8lnSA ******************************** Decorative bath towel by Debbie Shore www.thimblelane.co.uk Transform a plain towel with ribbon and fabric! ******************************** How to make a pot holder in minutes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sipzCAflJQ8 Sue Elenbaas, of Borculo, Michigan, taught me how to make these fun potholders when I crashed a recent craft gathering at her home. Download a PDF instruction sheet at craftsanity.com

Let's do St.Paddy's Day

awesome tutorial !! By:  http://ilovetocreateblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/st-pattys-day-mason-jar-vase.html

St. Paddy's Day Mason Jar Vase

iLoveToCreate Teen Crafts
St. Paddy's Day Mason Jar Vase
Avalon Potter

We love St. Patrick's Day around these parts, being of Irish descent.  Erin go bragh! Avalon wanted to make an Irish themed craft for St. Patrick's Day using a mason jar.  This mason jar vase is so simple to create and you can customize it however you like by cutting a different stencil, using different paint colors or adding a different message.  All you need is a mason jar, Crafty Chica Little Paints, a manilla folder, a tag, twine, Aleene's Tacky Dot Runner, a computer printer and a few coats of Aleene's Spray Acrylic Sealer.  In under an hour, you'll have a pretty vase for your favorite faux flowers.

Paint the outside of your jar white.  Two to three coats will be needed.  Let it dry completely before the next step.

Free hand draw a shamrock or find a permission free image online.  Ours is about 2" long and wide.

Use a craft knife and a cutting mat to cut your stencil out.

Use a Tulip pouncer to stencil green paint on front of jar.  Allow to dry.  (We liked the fuzzy edges, but you can, if you so choose, go back in with a small brush to clean the image.) Once paint is dry, spray 1-2 coats of Aleene's Spray Acrylic Sealer in matte finish.  Allow to dry.

Print text in green, using the KG Skinny Latte font at 28pts.  Cut text, use Aleene's Tacky Dot Runner to adhere to small kraft paper tag.

Use green and white baker's twine to attach tag to top of jar.

19th c Early Cloth Amish Rag Doll

I fell in Love with this Amish Rag Doll on eBay. I  absolutely love the simplicity of the doll, I can just feel the love this doll has had, Through the children who have played with
her, Knowing their imaginations have taken this doll on many journeys. No computer gadget can replace the true simplicity and imaginations!
The dolls discription is :
She is about 14" , The doll is floppy and was well loved. The doll is hard
stuffed with cotton and cloth.

My First Quilting Class ~ TaDa ~

Just wanted to share..This is my little quilt shop I go to for my quilting lesson's.
Happy Apple Quilts
http://www.happyapplequilts.com

Saturday was my first day and it was such fun. What we are making as a class is a Table Topper....it is done in what they call a
basket weave..it is 33 x 33. I chose lime green, bright blue , a focal fabric that is in design of old fashion bicycles and done in the colors of the lime green, bright blue . When picking out my fabric I had no idea what it was we were making "duh"
 if I had read the pattern it states right on there " Table Topper"

I already decided after the class .I will turn right around and make this table topper again for my dining room table.
 I love herbs and I will do it in that. Plus to do again every thing I have learned.Practice makes perfect tada!

One thing is just because it says it is a table topper. you can use it for allot of things if you want..like wall hanging or for the pups to sleep on :) Can even be a lap quilt for some one who is sitting in a chair..

 Showing my back side, Cause I am proud of all my matched seams..and Ironed the correct way, They all lay very flat YAY !!

This is the front side....If you enlarge the pictures you will see my focal fabric has a bit of orange in it, That is what the backing fabric will be, The borders are in the lime green.

It was my first time actually picking out fabric and learning what a focus fabric was.I can't tell you how much we have already
learned (Meaning my girl friend and I ) it is well worth the price to take a good quilting class. I love the idea they used a ... not to  big nor to little size.

Next Saturday we will put our borders on and layer our quilts. learning how to do binding also.
Another thing I learned ..we should always use at least a 50% weight in thread..again a Huge difference..I always bought what was  on sale..Made a difference with my sewing machine too.

another thing I learned so far..having the proper tools is # 1.. investing in the right rotary cutter,  and the large 9 x 24 ruler, which has skid cushion tabs on the back.. I took a Fiskars ruler  I bought just for the class for $8.00 at Wal-Mart. and was chasing it all
over the fabric trying to measure exact. Very bad cause it can make you really mess up in measurements..So I bought .their ruler  which is by " Creative Grids "  What again a huge difference.

I took 3 rotary cutters( one was a Fiskars ) NONE of them did the proper job.
I was so frustrated.Every one else had the good tools..was just sailing along..so had to buy a good rotary cutter the brand they use is called " OLFA Rotary Cutter... again made a huge huge difference..but like the teacher
said once you have the right tools they are life time, some thing you use over over again.


 I did order my cutting mat on line..
Fiskars 24-Inch by 36-Inch Self Healing  Rotary Cutting Mat
I am happy with it..you can not cut it..So I'm basically set.
I do need to buy a good square ruler of course the " Creative Grids " :) Okay I know I told you all more than you wanted to know..didn't mean to get so gabby about it. But just wanted to share the fun with you all.