Happy New Year

 As we welcome 2024. I want to wish you all the best for the coming year. May it be full of love and laughter ,family and friends, and of course stitches.

it's been a bit since my last post. The kids loved the mug mats at Halloween and have asked if I will do it again. I'm thinking yes. It's a fun way to use up small scraps.

I did some sewing for Christmas gifts. A bit of baking that has been enjoyed.

Sew now to get back to my quilting. I have 2 quilt slings to quilt up citron the end of last year. I will be starting a couple more, just gotta use up that fabric. Still trying to only buy what I need for a project. I  did get 6 Victoria Quilts   quilted and back in the mail.

I am trying out a sock pattern, one sock down one to go :-)

I'm also looking at a slow stitching year long project. 1 sample a week. A way to learn something new and be a little creative at the same time,while making a journal.

Sew it looks like its going to be a great year full of stitches.

In stitches

Annette

Fall stitching and some play time

 Last week I started making more pumpkin mug rugs to hand out with goodies for Halloween.

Then I did a little stitching g on air picture. I really like how it turned out and with play with this some more.

Poppies

This month the Arts council has offered a green glazing class. We all made this little napkin holder. It was fun doing this with my friend Susan. Next month it will be paper crafts.

Now to get caught up on this weeks sewing.

Happy stitching

In stitches 

Annette

Happy Thanksgiving

  Happy Thanksgiving, to my Canadian followers. We are having some beautiful weather this weekend. Sew nice as we had snow in the air on Thursday.

I made this little wall hanging from a free  pattern from the fat quarter quilt shop.

And I was able to get caught up with Autum Wonders the Wednesday sew along with Pat Sloan. These are the first 3 blocks.

I'm making more pumpkin mug rugs with the thought of adding them to the goodies handed out for Halloween.

Enjoy your family and the weekend. 

In stitches

Annette

Sewing a garden

 This year I tried to grow some pumpkins in a large bucket.  We there is one the size of a Mellon. I'm lucky to have some friends that have a few extra as well as our daughter and her hubby.  Sew in the meantime I decided to sew up a few pumpkin mug mats.

I started with a few and then had a bountiful harvest .

While at our daughter and son in law's I came across a recipe for a zucchini fruit cake. It turned out great. Now to let it mature for a month or sew. 

I have also tested out a pattern for funky friends... a teddy bear that can be made with  clothing to make it a memory teddy. I used some leftover flannel to try it out. It is stuffed with scrap batting that has been cut up very small. It sure is amazing how much stuffing can go inside on little bear.

Happy stitching and enjoy that last days of September.

In stitches

Annette

Half way through September

 Wow how time flys by And seeing the change in the seasons, from the garden getting cleaned off and worked up to seeing the geese gather and fly in the V formation.

I decided to try a market table this fall, it will be more of a early winter market as the date is November 18th.  It is here in town sew very handy to get to. I've been doing some sewing for this.  Making a number of different items for my table, from oven mitts to rope bowls and baskets and a few jelly roll rugs. I hope to take a few quilts as well and get a few runners done too.  My plan is to work up a lot of my fabric on hand and then maybe in the new year I will go shopping for any extras I might need.

I have also recently received a few Victoria Quilts quilts to quilt up sew that they can be given out to those in need. They are for anyone going through cancer. I know Canada and the United States have chapters of Victoria Quilts, I'm  not sure if other countries have similar organizations. 

I am Great Great Auntie now sew I did up a little baby gift for the little guy. I enjoy making these big Christmas stockings for baby gifts and seeing a photo of the baby in the stocking.

Here is a busy bee on some wild flower roadside coming home from the lake. I would like to either draw or stitch a picture with this photo.

Well that's all for the moment. Happy stitching this week my friends.

In stitches

Annette

Catching up on a BOM

 Now its time to catch up on Quilt Doodles BOM. I had January to April done. I have  May and June to applique . And that's ready to cut out. And July and August are sewn up.  Sew if I keep on track I should be ready for September's  block when September gets here.

I am still playing with the rope and my tension on it while stitching. It makes a difference in the shape of the bowl or basket you are working on.

Last weeks bowls and a basket.

Worked on this Santa, I did little yoyos in stead of buttons. I like the look and now I have 2 tops to quilt.

And with it being Tuesday, I had a little sewing lesson with my little neighbour. She finished her PJ pants. She was sew happy she wore them home over her leggings. 

Sew nice tosee be able to pass on the love of sewing.

In stitches

Annette

Top done now what?

                                                                    Traffic jam top

Yes I did get the quilt top done on Monday.  You always feel good when a top is complete and even better when it is a finished quilt.

A start on tops ready to quilt....lol

Now what?     Well I have a few kits to work up.

 This one I bought in 2005. 

Time to get it done.  One thing I found out about this pattern ..... not much for instructions.  I'm sure I will have it figured  out as I go. 

I have also been playing with my rope and made a little bowl in blue with some accent fabric.

Well that's all for now . Off to stitch in between working with the garden goodies.

In stitches

Annette