You know the kind I'm talking about, right? The "pretty lights" in our daily lives that mesmerize and enamor us?
For example, today I had no intention of making a new bag. But yesterday, I saw this version of Anna's runaround bag and I was blinded by the pretty lights.
So today, I gave in and followed the pretty lights for oh, about 5 hours and made a runaround bag.
Are you seeing the pretty lights yet?
xo,
Penny
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Have you seen the new Sew-Ichigo pattern set, "back to school" yet? Kerry has a fantastically cute and super easy pencil, as well as a pencil wheel (which is just as easy). I have a capped and uncapped hi-liter available in the set. We're hoping it will make your back to school time a smoother, happier event!
We decided to make a pencil case with the patterns. Here's Kerry's:
and mine:
using Lisa's tutorial here. Kerry added such a nice touch with the lace, and I decided to off center the zip on mine. Just a tip, if you comment on this post, you will be entered into Lisa's giveaway post for two of the pattern sets if you hurry! The giveaway closes on the 17th!
On the homefront, I'm super excited to have finished this kitchen curtain:
and hanging in the window:
You might remember my popbottle curtain here? Well, I thought it would be nice to have a popsicle one too so I can switch them up occasionally. I used Ayumi's super penguin pattern available at Superbuzzy. Thank you Ayumi for such a "sweet" pattern!!
Finally, I'd like to brag on you guys a little bit! I've received a few photos of projects made with my patterns that I'd like to share! It makes me so proud to share these pics.
The lovely Julia from Singapore has shared a progress photo of her juice/sprouts quilt with Ayumi who sent it to me.
Ayumi and I worked on these patterns together for Sew Mama Sew!. Ayumi came up with the juice pattern, and I did the sprout pattern. Don't they look adorable together?
And then you all know Amber! I asked her to send these pics to me of her latte(s) to go!
I just love the fabrics she chose!!
Ok everyone, I'm off! L-man and I are going to dig a hole in the super rocky ground by our driveway for a new address sign today. Fun!
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(Back of "Rooms of My Heart")
Happy Monday to you! Did you have a nice weekend? I hope so!
I took some time this weekend to familiarize myself with Julika a bit more and did a little crazy fmq'ing to finish off my Rooms of My Heart quilt. (I know it looks kind of interesting and crazy fun, so click on the link to read more about it!)
I don't know if you can tell from the pic, but there are swirls, checks, diamonds, loopdy loos, outlines, and everything else you can imagine in the quilting.
(Front of "Rooms of My Heart")
In celebration of my completion of this quilt (well, not really, but it just sounded more fun that way!), the fine people at A Joyful Soul Fabrics are offering sewtakeahike readers the chance to win a $25 gc to their store. Leave a comment telling me about something that put a smile on your face this last weekend and you'll be entered in the drawing. I'll choose a winner on Thursday!
Three more things:
shop anytime with A Joyful Soul Fabrics from now through May 25th this week and use the discount code HIKE15 and enjoy 15% off your purchase!
visit the folks at A Joyful Soul blog to enter a giveaway for a Kitchen Classics pattern set from Kerry and I's Sew-Ichigo!!
And lastly, have a great Monday, that's an order!
~Penny
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Did you know March is National Quilting Month?
The girls at SeamedUP are celebrating with twelve contests with fabulous prizes, three podcast episodes with can't-miss co-hosts, and guest blog posts. You can find all the details at the Contest tab of their website. They are having a month long contest and the prizes are really cool, like a copy of EQ7, a $100 GC to Fat Quarter Shop, fabric bundles, sewing tools, Aurifil thread, Stash and Martingale books, Fabricworm, Robert Kaufman, and more.
So if you want the chance to win some goodies, make sure and check it out!!
~Penny
p.s. today is the day my sprout pattern and tutorial is up at Sew, Mama, Sew!
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Last fall was a whirlwind for me. It all started with overcommiting to several projects that were due in Sept and Oct, then my computer died, we found a house way earlier than I thought we would, moved, and then my Dad passed away one week after we moved. In the midst of all that, I had committed to doing a project for Kelly at Superbuzzy.
I really adore Kelly. She and her family used to live in Fort Collins, so we immediately had a connection. And then for her to ask me to make something for her to display in her new brick and mortar store was such an honor.
She sent me some Magnifique' and some Suzuko Koseki fabrics and once I finally got around to starting, the "Superbuzzy picnic quilt" is what I came up with. It has picnic baskets pieced in the center, and a tic-tac-toe board on one end and a checkerboard on the other end. I also made game pieces for the quilt, but in the middle of making them, my computer died and I didn't get photos. The photo of the quilt was actually taken with my iPhone!
Anyway, I had to send it back to her unfinished since I had underestimated how much fabric I would need, and also, with all the turmoil going on in my life, I felt overwhelmed. Kelly was so gracious and said she would just quilt and bind it herself and I am so thankful she offered that!
At first, I didn't really care much for this quilt, but it has steadily grown on me. For me, this quilt represents a very sad and chaotic time of my life. And when Kelly offered to take it back without it being finished, I have to say I boxed it up as quickly as I could just to get it away from me. And that's probably why I've never shared about this quilt. It was too painful at first, but now, when I look at it, the pain is gone. It still represents a hard time of my life, but it's ok now.
Through all that, I think it is so awesome how a quilt that we have made with our hands can help to remind us of events and times in our lives. That's one reason I have fallen so hard for quilting. Every quilt has a story behind it!
On a lighter note, I have some heart thumping exciting news for you! Kerry and I have been scheming and conniving for a few months now and have something really fun up our sleeves. We have embarked on an adventure we're calling "Sew-Ichigo" and I can't wait to tell you more about it! We don't have all the details worked out quite yet, but just know if you love patchwork, you're going to love it! So keep your eyes peeled for more info soon!
Happy Friday!
Penny
p.s. make sure and check back on Monday, I'll be on the SewMamaSew blog doing an interview and tutorial with Ayumi!
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