sewtakeahike

the cameo project

 

Happy Monday to you all!! 

Did you have a good weekend?  A productive weekend?  I sure did!

I finished a few bee blocks:

(UJ for Erica in Ringo Pie)

 

(Brooke's block for Bee Hexed In)

 

(Megan's block for Bee Hexed In)

 

And theeeeeennnnnn

I started a new project, and I'm super excited about it! 

Make sure and check back on Wednesday for more details!

~Penny

all mixed up and a retreat!

 

I did it.  I started cutting this quilt last weekend, and this weekend, finished sewing the top together. 

I'm calling it it "all mixed up".  The pattern is well written, and although it requires a LOT of cutting, the results are well worth it.  I'm putting this baby in the closet for a bit before I make the backing and quilt it.  I was on a mission to get it sewn together and off my sewing room floor as quickly as possible since my cat was loving pushing the envelope with me by peeling out on it, making all those little pieces fly.  I can now breathe.

I'm a little nervous about this next thing I want to tell you.  You remember this retreat with AmandaJean last fall?  Well, she is unable to come and do the spring retreat, so Tara at the Inn at City Park, here in Fort Collins, has asked me to do it!  I'm going to be teaching on improv and paper piecing:  beginning and advanced block design and construction.  Here's the info for it and I'd love to see you there!

Join us for a weekend of creative sewing with Penny Layman of sewtakeahike!

Workshops focusing on improv and paper pieced blocks, including block design and construction as well as advanced block design

When:   April 15- 17, 2011

Where:   Inn at City Park

1734 W. Mountain Ave.

Fort Collins, CO

970-672-4725

 

 

And lastly, make sure and check out Amylouwho's blog if you're interested in a giveaway for one of my footstool pincushion kits, here!

Happy Monday! 

~Penny

I heart you!!

 

Each and every one of you!!! 

Thank-you from the bottom of my heart for taking the time to comment and share your lives with me!  I enjoy reading each and every one of them and although I don't always respond, just know that you've touched my heart. 

 

 

And here's just a sneek peek of my latest WIP.  This is the first time for me to make a quilt from someone else's design.  And I'm totally smitten.  The pattern is curlicue by Chasing Cottons.  Isn't it the bomb???

 

Ok, ok.  I know what you all reeeeally came here for today, and so here it is, the winner of the fq's from The Fabric Quarter and the skillet handle pattern is:

 #80!-  Rachel-  Who said, "Thanks for such a great giveaway! The fabrics are beautiful. Happy Valentine's Day!"

Congratulations Rachel!  I'll be contacting you via email to get your address (unless of course, you read this and beat me to it!!)

~Penny

 

Valentines day gift

 

Here's a big internet (((hug))) to each and every one of you! 

Also, to all of you, a chance to win this 11 fq bundle of Wild World from Wendy at The Fabric Quarter

 

 

AND

a copy of my skillet handle pattern!

All you have to do to enter is leave one comment between now and tomorrow evening sometime when I'll choose a winner.

Good luck!

~Penny

 

 

sewing table clean up

 

(asterisk block for Amy.  Did I ever tell you that I designed this block with her in mind?  She had asked for pinwheels for her month in the "a notion or two" bee, and so I sat down and drew this up, not thinking that I would be able to use it for her blocks since she was following Rachel's pinwheel sampler pattern.  I was giddy when she emailed me and said that I could do whatever pattern I wished instead of following a specific pattern.  I really love that!)

Something has come over me this last week. 

I've been putting away those piles of fabrics that were pulled for projects that have long since been completed. 

I cleaned off my serger table which had piles of fabric around it and now I can use my serger again. 

I've almost completely finished my overdue blocks from bees in 2010 (only one left!) and have two January 2011 blocks to complete and I'm caught up.

And today, I finally sewed up this baby quilt top from blocks that I finished last fall.  I used a charm pack of the city weekends line and did some improv curved piecing. 

 

I'll be making a baby quilt out of this, and backing it with chenille.  At least that's the plan for now!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone, and make sure to check back on Monday.  Wendy from the fabric quarter shop sent a surprise valentines gift for one of you to win! 

~Penny