fall ... hope you linger

It seams like fall has only just begun and it is November already. We have been lucky here no snow signs of winter yet . there has been what I have been calling figments of our imagination floating in the air but that has been it. I'm still riding my bike to work ....wonder how long this will last..a couple weeks or a month I hope.

The kids had a great night for trick and treating . I heard of a little gal that I know who was sick on Halloween sew I made up a couple bags of my leftover goodies and made little totes for them to go into. One for the little gal and one for her little sister. This makes less goodies for me to snack on as well.... sew I was being good to all of us by doing this little deed.

I have made up another little produce bag but I am using it for wool and a crochet hook to leave with my friend  to give her a little project to work on ... we talked about a scarf for the mitten tree that her church puts up before Christmas and then donates to those in need. This idea put a smile on her face sew now I have to get it over to her sew that she can get a start on it even if it is only a stitch here and there. It will give her something to focus on.

I have been quilting a couple runners, one for a class and one for a  pattern that I want to write up.
no pictures just yet maybe in a day or two when they are done they need binding.
I have been getting ready for a class / demo I will be doing at Haus of Stitches a little later this month ( getting a few things together ). I also will be putting a small quilt together for the Jan. class I will be teaching at the community college here in town.

That's all for now but remember ....
It is W I P Wednesday sew be such to check out the link on my side bar for .

stay in stitches with hugs
Annette

Happy Halloween

Hard to believe that this month has just flown by .
Wishing  all the ghosts and goblins witches and fairies, robots and super hero's a safe   Halloween.

I know that I will be getting at a few holiday projects in the near future as November seams to be gone in a blink of an eye.
 Sew enjoy this evening and the moment and all those little creatures that come a knocking at your door.
in stitches
Annette
 ps
 a give away and a great little tut on the Lil Twister by Connie

I've got mail

Well I had a nice surprise today,( I should say yesterday now ) the package that Marjorie from   Marjorie's Busy Corner       sent arrived today.She had a give away for her first anniversary she had a give away of a moose head lodge panel, thread and a few other goodies. And I was the lucky winner. This is the first time that I have won a give away , feel just like a kid.
Thank you sew much for the panel It will get worked up into a fall themed quilt one the guys might like.( I hope ) I have already planned a few alternate blocks in my head to go with this panel. And the other goodies I will find ways to use them too.

Halloween socks

I also had a little package show up at work . A little something from my prayer partner from church, to celebrate Halloween.

Last night I went to visit a good friend that is in respite care. We had a nice visit and walked around a couple times. We are trying to help her get a little stronger .  I hope she starts to fell better soon even just a little bit. She has had a few dizzy spells that cause her to faint, and we do not want her to hurt herself in a fall. Sew she has not been able to do the things she loves to do and this is making her feel sew lost and confused right now.  Sew I will be popping by to see her there and give all the support I can.
Sew take care out there
in stitches
Annette

More info on challenge

I have been asked about the Saskatchewan Stitches Conference Challenge
this is hosted by Haus of Stitches in Humboldt Saskatchewan.
 You have to have attended one of the conferences ( I do believe that if you attend this year it will count as well check with Wendy at www.hausofstitches.ca  )

You have to purchase a 1 meter piece of the challenge fabric in your choice of two color ways I have   blues and  copper, I think the other is more green amber and copper,  from Haus of stitches. Then they enter you into the challenge.
The fabric is called       Jewels of India         by Robert Kaufman fabrics
You can do what ever you want with the challenge fabric but you must be able to tell it is in there.
And that is it want ever you do can be any size, it can be wearable or tote able , wall hanging or bed cover.The sky is the limit.
 Sew if you are interested give them a call and get the newsletter which has a line up of some of the classes for next year, and get your fabric.
 I know it will be a hoot and I will be booking my campsite for the week again.
Good luck to all those who enter It will be great to see the showing of the finished items
In stitches
Annette

WIP wedensdays

Well lets see what's on the go this week
I know that I have nothing new is finished but a few things are started an hopefully complete by the weeks end.
I had made one of these little produce bags and then thought I would sew up a couple more. They are just the right size for the sewing kits that are part of what our church is collecting to send off to Lutheran world relief. They do not want any plastic bags on any of the kits sew I thought this would be handy where ever they are used.
This is want goes into the kits

3 meters of fabric and a few

 basic supplies

as listed

Three sewing kits ready to go

I chose a fabric that would work well for shirts and added a few extra buttons and thread to match.They tie up into a nice little bundle ( there is 3 meters of fabric in them , I did put a little more in one hope that is okay). I still have one more pair of shears sew I may put another one together and make another bag for it as well.

On the quilting front.
I have to put a few ideas down on paper for what I would like to do for the challenge fabric from the Haus of Stitches. I think once I get them down on paper I will get started .  Maybe I should get my EQ loaded onto my laptop it is EQ5 not sure if I should up date it.
Has any one updated theirs to the EQ7 from this old of a addition??? I think I have updated it once already. I am thinking that just buying the new one would be better and not as costly.
Sew as you see I did get a little done with finishing the sewing kits but that has been all today. I really hope to get to my machine Thursday evening .
Check out the link on the side bar for The needle and thread network.
In stitches
Annette

Saskatoon Quilt Show ect.

Well it was a busy weekend
 the quilt shop and company  and lots of eating out........ time to lighten up sew the soup is in the slow cooker.

The quilt show was great . Sew many talented folks out there and sew many quilt to admire. I was not able to get many pics as you needed the quilters permission to take them . ( Monika was able to get a few pics you can link here My Sweet Prairie, check out her dress,)  I did run into one quilter at her quilt. It was a quilt done in crayon, and she recommends Crayola brand and the 64 pack as some patterns name the colors they would like you to use.The quilt features little houses the top left house has a tomato pin cushion garage... cute.

Wendy was there from the Haus of Stitches in the retail area and she had her newsletter there and has a start of the classes for the conference next year. the dates for the conference will be May 25 to June 3 2012. You can check her web site out to get more info at www.hausofstitches.ca This is the 10 year and there is a great line up of teachers already. It will be a challenge to decide which classes I will take this year. She is also hosting a challenge with a special fabric for all the past class participants.

I did pick up a couple items for myself , a little tabletop quilt holder with a extra topper for the holder as well as a Amy Bradley quilt pattern .

table top stand

The fellas went off in one direction and we in another looking and shopping, we ran into them a few times and talked about which quilts we liked and why. This time my hubby was drawn to the hand quilting as there sewms to be sew few of them out there. There where just sew many wonderful quilts out there it just get you motiveated to get busy and to create your own works of art.

extra topper

After we did a little shopping for the guys and had a bit to eat on the way home. The next morning we had some good friends stop by for breakfast..... I thought I had a little more time sew  they caught me in the tub. lol   Good thing hubby was there to get the door. We had a good visit and we will be seeing Squirt and Todd again next weekend.

 Friday night I had thought I would participate in the Friday night sew in but I got started on the carrot pudding ( I changed the recipe up a bit to make it gluten free, it turned out very yummy if I do say sew myself) and that took a little bit of time to get it ready to process in the caner sew the only sewing I managed to get done was a binding on a quilt for a friend.

I have now also started on a couple samples for the Regional College for a class I will be teaching for them in the new year.  They thought a easy quilt would be good to get some of the quilter want- to -Be's started, sew we are going to work with the disappearing 9 patch. They students can decide on a table runner or a small quilt , the technique is the same just the number of blocks needed will change and borders .
 I may also be teaching some basic sewing for  them as well. I will just have to see what will work with out over booking myself.
Then I baked a carrot cake for Hubby, his birthday is today Monday the 24, just have to ice it and all will be ready. (Ran out of icing sugar last night ... must go shopping)
Sew that was part of my weekend in a nut shell sew to speak. Hope you all had a great weekend as well.
Stay in stitches and hugs
Annette

Snow in Mondays forcast

Brrrrrrrrrr ......
I think the weather man must be mistaken. And if you do see any strange items in the air or on the ground think of them as figments of your imagination. It is still to early for snow even if it is only snow showers.

I still think it is just fall ... at least for the next month . right Mr. Scarecrow.

I do enjoy all the colors of fall, they are constantly changing.

Last night I did just a little quilting for a friend ..... a smaller baby quilt and then applied the binding by machine. I usually to this by hand but I now have done it three times and think it will work fine for those quilts that get loved a lot, and are in the wash.

I did try out a pattern from a magazine for what they called a product bag. It is meant to replace the plastic bags in the grocery stores and can be made with a fat quarter. I thought I would try one out and then make a few more now as I think I would use them.


Tomorrow I will be heading off to Saskatoon to take in the quilt show. This will be the first one I have taken in, in Saskatoon.
I am really interested in what the other quilters have been up to as well as seeing any new products that are out there. I am hoping to take some photos if it is allowed . Inspiration here we come.
Stay in stitches with Hugs
Annette