Holiday Lane blog hop day 7

Hello and Welcome to day 7 my day of the Holiday Lane pillow blog hop.

I would like to thank everyone involved in making this a very fun blog hop.  The pattern was brought to us by Jill from Jillily Studio, please visit her and check out her other patterns. Pauline from Quilt N Queen who's are cheerleader and Madame Samm for her work in getting us organized.

This is only my second time in joining in on the fun and it won't be my last. The pattern was very easy to follow but while working on it I realized how large it was and decided to go with a wall hanging. In doing it as a hanging I was able to embellish a lot more than I could have if it was a pillow.

Here it is hanging above our TV.

Here is the right side and you can see that I used a pewter charm for the address on the house it's 2012.

My little snowman is all decked out for the cold weather in his polka dot hat and scarf.

This house my DH helped me with he felt it needed a window with candles.

Lots of decorations on the trees with garland too.

For the snow I used quilt batting. Not sure if you can tell but I quilted stars in the sky.

Thank you for looking and if you would like to see what others have done with this pattern please check out the others that I share my day with.

 

 

Thursday November 29

Words & Stitches

Trying to Blog

Peanut's Patchwork

Moosestash Quilting

A Loose Thread

stitch, stitch, stitch

In Stitches and Seams

Hooked on Quilting

A Reformed Heath'n

Elaine - that other blog

As Sweet as Peaches

The Learning Curve Quilts and Such

Geema's Wonderings

 

 

Holiday Lane blog hop

Today is the first day of a new blog hop. I'm having fun making my "holiday lane" I get to post about it on Thursday the 29th, but until then here are today's participants 

Enjoy........

Wednesday November 21

Just Let Me Quilt

Simple Sew

sew.darn.quilt

Color My World

Sew Maybe I Can

Handmade by Mary E

Sew Many Yarns

Pig Tales and Quilts

Tea Time Creations

Jane's Quilting

Ornament finish

Today I finished stitching and finishing another ornament, this is from JCS 2008 ornament issue. Heartfelt Harvey by Imaginating Inc.  Only 2 more to stitch so I'm almost there.

I'm also working on a project for the  next blog hop that starts on Nov 21st. My day is Thursday the 29th. See my side bar its called Holiday Lane.

Christmas gift help

Today my DH and I were talking about Christmas as in what do I want. I can't really think of anything I need, so while uptown I stopped in at a quilt shop that just happens to sell sewing machines too. I talked with a  sales lady and she showed me several but the one I liked best and fit in our budget is the Baby Lock "Elizabeth". Here is where I need your help does anyone have this machine or have any thoughts on what might be a better machine? I would like to stay with a Baby lock as I have a Viking and DO NOT like it.

http://www.babylock.com/a-line/elizabeth/   this is the one I'm leaning toward telling DH that I would like to have.

I guess I should look into selling or trading in my Viking/Husqvarna Platinum 750

Thanks for any and all help.

Christmas Biscornu

Yesterday I finished this little biscornu for myself this will be my Christmas ornament for this year.
It is a Pam Kellogg design from 2007 (I think) its stitched on 18 count  and finished with little gold beads all around.

Today I'm off to finish my Christmas shopping, don't worry the shopping maybe done but the sewing is still underway.

day 5 UR Priceless blog hop

Day 5 - Nov. 9th

Polka Dot Classic
Geta's Quilting Studio
Busy Bee Free
Briarside Lane
Quilts and Dogs
Blueberrymoon
Debbie R
suebee's World
Englating
Les passions de Cliodana
Colorpoint Quilter
On the Go Quilting
Personalized Sketchesand Sentiments
Freemotion by the River
grannygoodstuff
Scrapbook-ChickADoodle

Looking for the complete hop schedule?

It's here.

U R Priceless -- day 4

Today is my day, this is my first blog hop so I hope I'm doing everything right.

Thank you Katherine at Sew Me Something Good and Madame Samm at !Sew WE Quilt!

Here's are the rest of the blogs that share my day.
Day 4 - Nov. 8th
Stitchin By the Lake
as sweet as peaches
Deborah B
Birgit H
Fish Creek Studio
A Quilter's Table
Lily Patch Quilts
Cherry Blossoms Quilting Studio
Mary F
Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm
The Desert Rat Chronicles
Sally K
Paris at a Certain Age
From the Blank Pages
Quilt Taffy
Barb H


I really had no clue what I was going to sew until I started going through my fabric, then I couldn't stop thinking of different ways to make these cute little coin purses, unfortunately I ran out of time.

This was my first purse with cute little cupcake for the sides I used a dark brown that looks like chocolate frosting the inside is cream with chocolate chips.

Next I made my zebra and orange I used the same orange on the inside on this one I added a cute little zebra stripe beads on the side.

This one was my third try and I thought I would add some beads to the center of the flowers and along the top of the clasp as I sewed it to the fabric, adds a bit of sparkle.

Here is #4 Jungle print with brown and gold beads along the top.

My husband added his 2 cents for this one with his favorite football team, I used a fabric with footballs on it for the inside.

This one is my favorite one with the snowman face on the front and some snowflakes on the back. I wanted it to look like a real snowball so I used quilt batting as the outside to give it a soft look.

Are you ready for my last one I call it "piggy bank" and I did use a different pattern with a bigger frame.

Thank you for looking and please visit the other blogs and see the many different and lovely coin purses for the UR Priceless blog hop.

Robin in Washington State

day 3 blog hop

Wednesday day 3- Nov. 7th

I Love Wool

I Like to Quiltblog

Keep Your Fork There's Pie

Retired to Quilt

Selinaquilts

From This to That

Jenny E.

Domestic Deficit Disorder

Pig tales and quilts

CherrysPrairiePrimitives

Espritpatch

Maria

Count it all Joy!

Creative Notions

 

 

I will be posting my coin purse on Thursday!!!

better late than never

                                              Here is my DH's 2011 ornament finished!!

 As you can see it has a little charm on the back with the date. I found these at Shipwreck beads (they have a great website too) in Tacoma, WA last year. I made a trip up there earlier this year and bought some for this years ornaments as well.  I hope they will continue to carry them as it sure makes it easier than hand stitching the date.

Well I have more sewing to get finished for the blog hop and my day is Thursday. Hope I don't get called for Jury Duty on Wed or I won't get everything done.  :)    Off to the sewing room.

day 2 "U R Priceless"

Are you ready for today's Priceless line-up?

Let's go cheer these ladies on...



Day 2 - Nov.6th

The Crafter's Apprentice
Jane's Fabric and Quilts
Rosemary B
Why-Knot-Kwilt
Random Thoughts..do or "di"
Mary T.
Supermom No Cape
Lily Pad Quilting
.Quiltscapes.
Stitch, Stitch, Stitch
Rose Creations
The Treehouse
Gracie Oliver Arts
Quilting Prolifically
Stekje
Grammie Q's

ornaments

I have been stitching my family's annual Christmas ornaments and I'm trying to finish them as i get them stitched. Here are the two that I finished yesterday.

 For my son I stitched the "Year of the dragon" from JCS Christmas issue 2012 this is stitched over 1 with 1 on 28 ct even weave.

For my grandson who is in love with trains right now is a train engine, this one I found on the Internet. I finished them both with stiff felt on the backs this is new way for me to do them not sure I like this way but it will work for this year. 

Have 4 more to stitch and finish so I think I'm a little ahead of the game as last year I didn't finish stitching  my DH's ornament until after the first of this year and its still not finished into an ornament, this year he will just have two new ones.

UR Priceless blog hop day 1

Day 1 - MONDAY

Nov. 5th

Quiltin' Jenny
Hill Valley Quilter
Loopy Lou's Adventures Into Handicrafts
Just Let Me Quilt
Lixie Makes It
Beaquilter
Sunshine, Handmade
Buzzing and Bumbling
ANNIEOFBLUEGABLES

Needled Mom
The Slow Quilter
A Quilting Sheep
I Have A Notion
Quilt-n-Queen

Mouse

This is a Christmas ornament that I just finished it's for an exchange group I belong to, it will be mailed out on Monday. It's from the Just Cross Stitch ornament issue 2012 "not a creature was stirring". I may have to stitch it again for myself. :)  I have a few more that need finishing so off I go.

juat in time

I finished making my  daughter and grandsons Halloween costumes just in time, they had a photo session booked for the Sat before Halloween. Here are Rainbow brite and twink he didn't like wearing his hood with his star antenna but I think he is a cutie anyway.

The white of his costume was a pain in the butt to sew with and when I was done my sewing room looked as if I had sheared a couple of sheep, I'm still finding bits here and there.

Now that that project is done and a couple others are almost done I can move on to sewing for the up coming blog hop, UR Priceless  cute little coin purses. The hop starts Nov 5th and my day is the 8th so I best get started.

Happy stitching everyone,

Robin