Christmas Blocks

I've been stitching on some small blocks that I found in my drawer of ready to stitch on things.  I can't for the life of me remember when I sewed these up but I thought they would be perfect for Christmas. 

I finished this one early this morning:

And then I started stitching on this block:

The poinsettia is from a vintage hankie that I used part of last year on a purse.  I'll be making another purse with part of it this year.  I had 2 of the poinsettia's left over.

As you can see, I didn't quite get the border finished but I'll work on this more later.

I know it seems early to be working on Fall and Christmas things but since these will go in the shop, I might as well start now.

Magcloud Sale

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I've been working in the yard a little, in between the thunderstorms!  It doesn't look like much this year because we've had so much rain but I try to keep things neat and keep the weeds down.  I have a pair of Mallard Ducks that come everyday for the birdseed.  I've been trying to get a photo of them.  They're so pretty and they're used to me now so they don't fly away when they see me!  As soon as I can get a picture of them, I'll post it here.

And, I finished up my little Santa Door Hanger:

I'm running low on snowflake buttons.  I need to get up to JoAnn's or Michaels or Hobby Lobby one of these days!

I started on another little Christmas door hanger:

I have a cute little snowman button for this one.  And some pretty little pine trees.

I guess that's my news for now.  Nothing terribly exciting going on at the moment.

Seasonal Door Hangers

I was digging around in my stash the other day.  I keep a drawer with some pre-sewn blocks it in, just in case I need something to stitch on but don't have time to sew up blocks.  Anyway, I found a couple of 6 inch square blocks.  I can't remember when I sewed them but I thought they would be perfect for Fall and Christmas.  I stitched this one up the other day:

And then I started on this one earlier this morning:

There are 2 other ones that will work for Christmas so I thought I'd stitch these up before moving on to a few larger projects.

The 2015 Crazy Quilt Calendar is coming along nicely.  I'm just waiting on 2 more blocks and then I'll announce the contributors. 

I guess that's the news for now.  I haven't blogging too much because it's Summer and I know everyone is either outside or on vacation.  I'll get back to a more regular blogging schedule when Fall comes.  In the meantime, I'll try to post an update on my little blocks over the weekend.

Call For Eye Candy

I've been thinking about my first issue of CQ Gatherings and I'm going to need some eye candy photos.  I'm looking for Crazy Quilt hearts for Valentine's Day, something with shamrocks, robins or a nest for St. Patricks Day and something with an Easter theme.

There's no hurry.  The submission deadline is November 1st, 2014.  I just wanted to put it out there so everyone has time to do some stitching and get photos taken.

Crazy Quilt Clutch Purses

Well, I finally finished up these Crazy Quilt Clutch Purses:

I don't care for these frames.  I bought them at JoAnn's and although they look really nice, they're hard to sew the bag onto.  These frames have groove that you have to push the fabric into, slide the needle underneath and try to come out in the hole on the front.  As you can see, I used beads.  It took me 2 hours to put the purple purse on the frame and 3 hours for the blue purse.  I think I'll be keeping these. 

I think, instead of buying these frames from JoAnns, I'll order some from an Etsy store.  They're much easier to sew on.