motivated

i love how my sweet online friends are constantly motivating me by all the fabulous creations i see daily!! yesterday i was completely inspired by all the lovely photos in the savy seasons group, that unfortunately i had decided to skip this round because of so many other obligations. oh, boy am i wishing i would have just plunged right in!! well at least i can still have fun sewing up some cuties as i recently got this new shinzi katoh little red riding hood fabric in the mail. it's now one of my favorite christmas fabrics!! just trying to decide what would be the best project/projects for it. any ideas?? :)




also, after seeing my dearest friend, heather's fabulous little christmas homes i just had to play around with layouts to see which i liked best for my gnome homes!! these are all from my sweet friends from the bee imaginative group!! aren't they all so lovely!!

which layout do you like best, 1 or 2?

now to decide what i should start working on? a christmas project with my lovely new little red riding hood fabric, or put together my cute little gnome homes. hmmm, decisions!!

busy as a bee...

...doing lots of bee block!!! I've been playing catch up on a couple of Aprils blocks as well as getting all the ones done for May. I really wanted to go into June all caught up. I have to say it is a big relief to be caught up, and knowing that June will be much less stressful, hopefully. :)

Munki blocks for Rachel from the [Bee]- autiful Quilting Bee! The calypso block!

The tea party block!

Mendocino block for Kim from the SNTM Quitling Bee!

Flying Geese block for Amanda from the {Bee} Imaginative - A Virtual Quilting Bee.

Denyse Schmidt, Drunk Love block for Ashley from the {Bee} Imaginative - A Virtual Quilting Bee. I'm so sorry these are so late!!

Little toesies slipped in on this one.

Hope everyone has a super spectacular week-end!! What are your plans? I'm hoping to try my hand at some hexies for the first time!! :)

stitching + more stitching = fun, fun fun!!

This week has been full of stitching!! 3 sticheries completed and one even is for a quilting bee!! Yeah for that many completed projects in one week!!

First is Jenni's bee block, which she asked for everyone to stitch a woodland animal. Of course I chose a cute little hedgie! One of my favorite woodland creatures!! Just LOVE them!! Now, I'm thinking of doing a similar theme for my month!! :) Pattern is by Annie Oakleaves.

Isn't she sooo sweet!!

Next, I finished Solidia's polka dot birds!! The polka dots are definitely my favorite part of them!! The colors are so bright and cheery too!! Pattern is by revidevi.

Last but not least, Crystals Stick Boy meets Match Girl also for the Hoop-up Stitch & Send Swap! This was such a hard one for me, as it was so out of my comfort zone. I kept going back and forth on which Tim Burton inspiration to stitch up! I sure hope you like it, Crystal!

Wishing you a terrific Thursday! :)

bee blocks

I hope everyone had a fantastic week-end! Heather and I post-poned the sewing retreat because of sick kiddos, and some family emergencies. Although it is post-poned, hopefuly Edward won't have to wait too long for us to to be up in his woods. :)

I was still able to get a little sewing done this week-end, and was down to the wire on my bee blocks. I still have one more block to make, and my Munki Munki string block so hopefully I'll get those done today or tomorrow. But, I'm relieved I have two done.

Bee Imaginative~ John sent some of the elusive Lush and it was my first time working with these wonderful deers! He is having us make blocks for a Dear Jane quilt so it was great being able to have lots of freedom in what style of block to create.

Bee-eautiful~ Elizabeth is making a Valentines quilt, and loved that this one had step by step instructions that were so easy to follow. I hope she loves them!

See you later this week!

rectangles and squares

My January bee block for the Sew New To Me Virtual Quilting Bee was for Cristin, and she asked for anything squares or rectangles. When I got Cristin's instructions this quilt immediately came to mind by Ashley. I love the pretty combination of greys and greens, and it gave me an excuse to use a little of my grey seeds since it would go perfectly! :) Now to get some time so I can make a lovely quilt in this pattern.

Wishing you a Magical Monday!

simple yet complex

I wanted to say a quick thank you for all the kind comments from the previous post. Each comment meant so much! THANK YOU!!

I really needed to take some time to sit at my machine and sew, so I made Suzanne's block for the {bee-autiful} bee. She asked for a section to be simple that uses the main print and then another section that is complex. This was such a fun block to make! I find that sewing is such great therapy and sure can help mend anything.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday! Today is my daughter's birthday so we will be enjoying a little family celebration tonight.