Just a few crumbs

 Well I started with a few fabric crumbs from a recent quilt top that I made. A piece of prequilted fabric. Some pins to hold the fabric in place while I added extra quilting to hold it together.  Then some decorative stitches here and there. Then a couple more crumbs place and blanket stitched. A old doilies  cut and tacked in place . Some embroidery stitches and the buttons , but not all just yet. 

Trimed to size and sides stitched.  A few more buttons and then the binding on the bottom. 

Oh and stacked buttons on top to lift with. 

Now I have a fitted tea cozy for one of my tea pots. There will be more of these next year I'm sure.

I will try and have a few more photos  next time.

Have a Merry Christmas 🎅 and All the Best for the New Year 

In stitches Annette 

Just a little something

 I was over at my neighbors yesterday helping reset a screw in her sewing machine.  And I noticed a couple of small wooden spools.  I asked her if she needed a small pin cushion for her machine . She said well maybe that would be nice.  Sew she gave me one of her spools and I got busy creating while my bun dough was rising.

I should gave taken more in progress photos but I didn't take any (sorry)sew you get to see the finished product.  I used a small piece of wool some embroidery stitches,  I made a yo yo and stuffed it. Then added a button to pull it down a little. I hot glued the yo yo puff to the top of the spool after attaching the wool with a blanket stitch. 

This is something I have been thinking about making for myself but alas  I didn't get to it. It seams I like to make cute things for my friends. 

Last week I was playing with a flour resist technique that I was reading about in a Quilting Arts Book that I have from our local library. 

It turned out great. Sew  I see more play time in 2025. 

Well it's Tuesday sew I'm off to Sit and Stitch with the ladies  of our community.  I think we have been going for a month now. This is somewhere ladies can come and knit sew crochet quilt do handwork whatever  and have a visit too. As well as a helping hand figuring out your project . 

Be sure to check out my previous post for the link to the digital copy of  Quilting Arts for purchase. I'm sew proud to be a part of it.

In stitches Annette 

Early Christmas present

                                                          Quilting Arts Winter 2025

I have been waiting for this issue to be out. I am one of the contributing authors. This is my 1st published article. I was very excited to work on the article after I had sent in a submission for consideration. 

I follow right behind  the question and answer section featuring a friend through Post Card Fabric Art swaps aka PFA Swap Group on Facebook Beret Nelson from On the Trail Creations.   I have been following her with her newsletters and FB for a while now. It's sew nice to see what she has been up to. Beret has a number of online classes that are sure to help your explore art quilting. Be sure to check out her site  , here is her link

on the trail creations

If you are interested in reading our articles please use the link to Quilting Arts and get yourself a digital copy.

https://www.quiltingdaily.com/product-category/magazines-ebooks/quilting-arts/

Newsstand date is December 17th.

It is sure to be a good winter read and maybe a few creations will be inspired.

 I know I will be looking it over more than once to gain more inspiration for future creations.

I hope you enjoy my article and let me know if you grabbed yourself a copy.

 in stitches 

Annette

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Stitching up a strom

 ...... stitching up a storm or in a storm  during the storm. Well we have had at least 3 good snowfalls , some with wind but all had a good amount of snow. Our snow didn't come until late November. The kids are have more fun than the adults I think , but no the less we all make the most of it. I have been warming up the house with the start to Christmas baking, sewing for the craft sale and then more sewing for the art show and sale happening this month in town.

 Our first get together for the Sit and Stitch was right after one of our first big snowfalls. there were 3 of us there. We stitched and chatted and enjoyed the day spent together. The next 2 weeks the numbers increased with new and returning faces. I have been able to help some of the ladies with the projects that they are working on. Tomorrow  is day 4 and we will see what the ladies are working on. I will see if they would let me share a photo of them at work.

I have also been working on some more quilts for Victoria Quilts. I had run out of quilt tops to quilt up for them sew I made up a couple. I have 3 to finish at this time.

I have even pulled out  a Christmas puzzle to work on as I rest my foot.  I broke my toe and it is being very slow at healing sew I have been trying to rest it as I do things. Not sew easy at times. slowly but surely it should heal up.

Now if I can get my email to play nice I will have some exciting news to share in the morning. 

Sew stay in stitches and stay cozy.

In stitches 

Annette