Deadlines in summertime

Well it's the middle of the week and the end of July. I think summer is only just getting started as we are still waiting for those sunny and hot days of summer..... maybe in August.
Any way I do have a few things that I have been working on this week. Last minute sewing .... where did the time go???
I Have my EQ7 block made from the summer draw along that they have going on over on their home site.

I think I could have chosen some brighter fabric for the one flower but it will work for now. August will be the last month for the draw along. I am sure you can check back to get the info from the past 3 months. It has been posted on the 1st and then an extra lesson on the 15th of each month.

I have finished a scrappy quilt and just have to add the label,

here is a peek at my quilt for the HO HO HO blog hop, I 'll have more on it an the 5th of August..... my day to post.

I sure have found it hard to get into my sewing with work and all that summer can bring.... but I am sure going to give it a good try. I am using the blog hops for some inspiration, and motivation.
Well that's all for now, I'll be linking up with Monika, as well as posting my block with EQ7 on their blog.
Have a great long weekend( here in Canada)
in stitches
Annette

P.S.
here are the links for the Ho Ho Ho Hop
July 31

Just Let Me Quilt

Grandmama’s Stories

Thimblemouse & Spouse

Pumpkin Patch Quilter

Bumbleberry Stitches

Baas Amazing Adventures

The House on the Side of the Hill

Geta’s Quilting Studio

Felt Free Pa Asly

CLF by Nailaa

How Art You?

Rainbows. Bunnies. Cupcakes.

August 1

Vroomans Quilts

Abyquilt

MacDonald’s Patch

Life and Everthing Around It

Hill Valley Quilter

Traveling Quilter

Quilting Lines

The Reluctant Quilter

Pig Tales and Quilts

Teatime Creations

Ravelly1

August 2

Quilt Doodle Doodles

life, quilts and a cat too

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Ridge Top Quilts

Editha

Stitchin By the Lake

Quilts, Fabric and Thread Tales

Sew Many Yarns

Kwilty Pleasures

Kris Loves Fabric

52 Quilts in 52 Weeks

Robin’s Fabric Nest

August 5

Cherry’s Prairie Primitives

Scraps of Life

Words & Stitches

Blue Heron Quilts

More Stars in Comanche

Handmade by Mama

Julie from Quilted Works (on my blog)

In Stitches and Seams

Scrapbook ChickADoodle

Jane’s Quilting

Beaquilter

Life@RuffHaven

August 6

Why-Knot-Kwilt

Debby Kratovil

Apple Avenue Quilts

Domestic Deficit Disorder

Jane’s Fabrics and Quilts

Marjorie’s Busy Corner

Cate’s Linens

Brenda’s Blog

Charlottes Creations

Selina Quilts

Made By Me In Red

Blooming where I am Planted

August 7

Cherry Blossoms Quilting Studio

From This to That

I Like To Quilt Blog

Leah @ L3designs

Sew Mollie Sue, Quilt Much?

Just Quilt It

Meadowbrook

Peanut’s Patchwork

Around the Homestead

Feathered Nest Studio

In The Boon Docks

MO Broker, My Creative Side

August 8

Quiltscapes

Marla’s Crafts

A Stitch In Time

Mehitabel’s Musings

Buzzing and Bumbling

Transitions For Meee

A Little Bit of Lorene

I Piece 2-Mary

Under the Presser Foot

A Reformed Heath’n

Just Sew Quilter

August 9

Moose Stash Quilting

Cathy’s Chatter

Darlington Delights

Life in the Scrapatch

Quilt n Queen

Forget-Me-Not Stitches

Quilted Delights

AnnieOak Designs

Sew Peace to Peace

Wips & Tuts

Just Keep Swimming

Sew We Quilt

 

 

A summer treat.... a surprise visit from my Uncle

 

Getting ready for the next blog hop



I have been working away on my project for this next hop. I hope you all stop in to see what the ladies have created this time around. I think it should be a fun hop and get us all inspired to make a few gifts for the holiday season. I know that it is months away right now but it will be here before we know it.
I'll post the full set of links later this week.
Have a great day
in stitches
Annette

Home again

We are back from a great little holiday with my BIL and SIL.
Can you guess where we were.

Golden Gate Bridge

If you guessed San Francisco, you would be right.
We did some sight seeing as well as taking in a couple of the Giants games at the AT &T ball park.

At the ball park
our first Major League Game

We sure did a lot of walking there. We even walked to the ball park (4.5miles one way) and home again to the hotel.
Any of you who live neat the ocean are sew  lucky to have fresh seafood as part of your daily diet. We made sure that we had some a couple of times while we were there.

I hope to get back to some of my projects this week ..... it's been a while since I have done any sewing. I wonder if I will remember how.... wink ... wink   ;)
Have a great day.
In stitches
Annette

Oh My Stars! EQ 7 Draw along

Sorry I am a little late I was away, but here is my post.
What a great block we where shown how to draw out in EQ7 in June.
This block was a little more challenging on the piecing end as I have not done a lot of paper piecing.

I did find that these tools helped in the making of my  block.

add 1/4" ruler, post card and my mini cutting mat

Here is my finished block

I sure like the blocks I saw on the EQ7 Draw a long
I will be getting this month's lesson off the blog later today to see what I can create next.
In stitches
Annette