EPP

 Over the last couple of weeks, on & off, i've been working on putting Icecream Soda together. Last night i finished row 2 & started adding it to row 1 to see how they looked together. Not to bad i think.

I also finished the Mandolin block. Still trying to decide if i'll do this BOM. I have so many other EPP projects to do though so maybe i'll pass. I'm behind by 2 months on my Round We Go BOM so i need to catch it up without adding more projects to my already long list. :)

Happy Stitching,

Merry Christmas

FNSI December

Where has the year gone????? Last night was the last FNSI for 2017 hosted by the very lovely Wendy.

Recently as a way of thanking her customers Jodi offered 200 lucky people a free Mandolin block which is her new BOM for 2018. Signups start January the 3rd if anyone is interested.

 I was one of the lucky ones to get a block to try out. Last night i dug through my scrap bag looking for suitable pieces that went together. Then there was the cutting & prepping. Finally the sewing.

Even though they are really big pieces it still takes a while to sew together, Not sure what i'll do with the block when i'm done. Maybe turn it into a cushion.

Pop over to Wendy's blog for links to see who joined in & what projects they worked on.

Happy stitching,

A birthday gift.

Now that it has been received i can show you what that sneaky peek was. I made my friend Sheila a needle case with the " S" i embroidered a while back & a matching project folder.

Happy Stitching,

A little Finish

Several years back i stitched up 6 Christmas blocks from Wendy. I had put them away & totally forgot all about them until recently. I was digging through a crate for something else & discovered them.Wendy had designed a stitchery that went across the ends which i hadn't stitched but i wanted to make something up with the little stitcheries so they didn't sit around again for several years.

Sadly as i was trimming i went a little to far over on 1 of them & had to leave it out as the stitched part went under the 1/4 " seam. Guess that comes from trying to do things quickly by stacking them instead of trimming back each block individually.

Here is what i created.

I took a photo of each side so the stitcheries can be seen.

To much morning glare even though the blind is shut.

Happy Stitching,