Friday, August 31, 2012

Do you make these?

Do you make cotton dish clothes?

For years my MIL every Christmas would give me dish towels and knitted dish cloths.
I love these so much.
She has sinced passed and I have tried other clothes but none seemed right. I still have one of hers and will never use it. I just keep it in a drawer.
I cannot just sit and watch a movie or TV, my hands must be doing something! At the moment I have no quilts to quilt so I pulled out my knitting needles and got busy.
I made eleven!



I use Sugar and Cream Yarn with size nine needles. I can get two dish clothes out of a skein with some left over. I will mix the left overs to get a few more.


There are many patterns on the web for the dish clothes but this is the one I use.

DIRECTIONS
Cast on 4 sts.
Row 1: Knit one row.
Row 2: K2, YO, knit to the end of the row.
Repeat row 2 until there are 40 sts.
Next row: K1, K2tog, YO, K2tog, knit to the end of the row.
Continue decreasing until 4 sts left.
Knit one row.
Cast off.

This should last a while and besides my hands are now very busy with Katie.


One last thing!
Look what starts tomorrow!

Oh I may find myself making some of these too! Click picture for more information.





Have a wonderful weekend!





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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

I cannot believe.....

It is the last day of
Bowls With Borders
What an amazing hop and Carol did a fantastic job.
BUT WAIT, we still have today and I have a story to share.

I think by this time you know that Madame Samm and I are friends. We talk to each other a lot, yes, a lot!
Well one day I saw some cute bowls on her blog. I commented on how just darling they were and how I loved the fabrics and colors she had chosen.
This went on for several days as the stack of bowls grew taller and taller.
We talked about borders. We talked about binding.
NEVER, I mean NEVER did it cross my mind that they were for me for my up-coming birthday!
I believe she called me a "ding, dong" for not knowing they were for me!

So, now proudly displayed in my kitchen is this wonderful wall-hanging from a dear friend.
Look...
My favorite colors,
hand quilted in variegated pink thread.




AND
stitched with my name ( I know I love to see my name, very vain of me)


the year


and look a little pink bowl with a reminder of the
Red White and Blue Blog Hop.


This is so special and I love it!

Thank you again Samm for giving me some of you. xx

Last Day Hop Schedule

AUGUST 28th




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Monday, August 27, 2012

Katie Progress

I did it!!
I cut my Katie Jump Rope fabrics!!
To be honest it was not hard! I think the reason it was not too hard was because I only cut about 15-24 squares from each fabric!
I do not know about you but I tend to cut too much and then have left over squares,
I decided to be very careful with my Katie.

Here is the super fun part...
I am doing it all by hand!
The piecing
The quilting
well not the binding!

I have already started and it is such a joy to work with these fabrics.

This is my cut pile.


What I started with...


What I still have.....



Hope to show you some more progress soon.

BUT WAIT

Remember the new blog hop I talked about?

WICKED

New spots are being opened, so you still have time to sign up!

I Did!!

Visit HERE  for all the details!

It is going to be a Wickedly good time.

and your Bowl With Borders schedule for today is

 August 27th

Sonja S.
Barbara G.
Petra B.
Marcy
Elfriede
Pippa's Patch
Patchkatze Blog
Verquilt
Billie Bee's
Mice In The Mix


Happy Quilting!







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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Some Wicked News

I have some Wickedly good news!
Sign up for a new blog hop is now under way

WICKED!!!!


Brain child of Madame Samm from Sew We Quilt and being hosted by one of her cheerleaders
Wendy of Why Not Kwilt
Sign ups are on a first come first server basis.
So head over to Sew We Quilt for all the details.

BUT..

Let's not forget about
Bowls With Borders.
Here is this weekend's schedule.


August 25th

Have a wonderful weekend.


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Thursday, August 23, 2012

This is it, NO more waiting!

I think many of us go through this process.
We love a fabric.
We buy a ton of the fabric.
We try to buy the whole line.
We pet the fabric.
We fold and refold the fabric.
We put it in color groups.
We them put it into groups according to the prints.
We stash it...
We save it...
We hoard it...

Just waiting for the right project, the right quilt, the right pattern.

Time ticks by and we have now had the fabric for years and it just sits and stares at us.

NO MORE,
NOT ME

I am going to start to use that fabric!
I know I will fall in love with something else.

so....

yes, I am going to

CUT

yes

CUT

my beloved

Hold your breath, here it comes!

My Katie Jump Rope!!



I have spent years waiting for the right pattern when it was here all the time!

5 inch squares!!

Large enough to enjoy the print. Scrappy, fun and yes, easy.

This is going to be king size and hand quilted so easy was the way to go!

So for now here are my treasured fabrics!

BROWN
Brown is my least fabric color, but not in Katie!


BLUE
I have a lot of blue!


ORANGE

Onr of my new favorite colors.



GREEN

I could use some green!


YELLOW

Oh, how I wish I had more yellow.
This is all I have, insert sad face here. )0:



Why do I always fall in love with a fabric when it is out of print?  Why, Oh, Why?!

By next week I hope to show you what I have cut. (helppppp)

I think I can, I think I can.

Oh Jane, just do it!

This however, this will not be cut!! It will be with me for a long, long, time!!
Kei Kerchief Girls
(again missed the boat when this first came out)


P.S.  If anyone knows where I can get more yellow Katie,would you please let me know?
Thanks!

Bowls With Borders Schedule for the next two days.



August 23rd



Happy Sewing!


 

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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Off for a few days...


I am taking some time off for a few days. School is starting for everyone and I get my
Grand-babies back!

I did not want you to think that I abandoned you, just need to get back into a schedule and the swing of things.

I have posted the next three days of
Bowls With Borders and will see you all on Thursday with a sneak peak of my
OZ Quilt. 






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How Did I miss this?


Have you heard of
Project Run and Play?
They are already on Season 5.


It is described as;
"The blogger's version of Project Runway"

Just like Project Runway, a favorite show of mine. They will show their design, there will be voting and there will be eliminations.

It sounds like such fun!!
Here is the LINK

 I know, I was taking a few days off but Gee Whiz I just had to share!

Bowls With Borders Schedule is right below this post.

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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Bowls With Borders Day 7


What will your bowls be filled with today!



Let's take a peek!!


August 19th




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Saturday, August 18, 2012

day 6 of bowls and borders




 Look at today ladies creations!

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Thursday, August 16, 2012

A Finish and Today's Hop Schedule

Here we go!! Today's Bowls With Border Schedule.
Let's cheer then on!


I would like to share a finish with you that has been a long time coming!

My String Quilt!

These fun blocks came
from two bees I was in and blocks that I also made.
This will be a fun picnic quilt.
You can stop here it is photo heavy!



I love my pink campers! 

This floral print was the first fabric I bought for my on-line fabric store.
I was made by K.P. Kids.
I sooo loved that fabric! 



Thank you for your visit!

Have a happy day.


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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Already!!

Noooo!!
I cannot believe my daughter starts school
TODAY!


She will be a Junior in High School and we have already started to look at Colleges.
Time flies by so fast!

On the first day of school I always make cookies.
She asked for Oatmeal Chocolate Chip,
and they will greet her when she arrives home.

AND YES
She will be driving to and from school!
****************************************************************************

Today's
Bowls with Borders

Let's give them a cheer!


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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Target!

Is it just me or can you ever go into Target and spend under $100!!!!





Here is the












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Monday, August 13, 2012

A New Stitch-Along!

I am so excited to share this news with you!  I have joined a new stitch along. Many of us participated in the Birdie Stitch Along Hosted by Little Miss Shabby, well, this is also very cute.
Betsy's Closet in Stitches
This pattern is Designed by Brenda Riddle of The
Acorn Quilt & Gift Company

Following pictures are courtesy of  Brenda


You can purchase the pattern HERE

There is also a blog set up to share your work, ask questions or just admire.
That blog can be found HERE

Or just go to Jenny of Elefantz, like I did to hear more about this fun project!

Here is some of Jenny's work.
Shown with her permission.



My pattern is ordered and I have the perfect fabrics picked out, I think!



NOW...

Bowls With Borders Starts today!


Here is today's line up!!

August 13th



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