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Tuesday fun

 

Hoping my Magnum PI block

 

(Ringo Pie block for Tamiko)

 

starts your day with a smile or two. 

Happy Tuesday!

xo,

Penny

 

Special K

 

Once a month, Ange at Mama Said Sew has a crafty meet up.  For the last one, she organized a fabric swap.  So I loaded up some fabrics and off to the swap I went.

You never know what kinds of fabrics you'll find at swaps, but I have to say, I scored big time.

 

 

Beth brought four panels that each consist of three vintage blocks. She also brought a load of feedsack scraps!  I was in heaven!!

On a whim, I decided to draft up a pattern for the block so I can make my own.  It's full of Y-seams at every turn, but extremely satisfying to make!

 

 

I've not seen this block before (although, there are two similar but different blocks in Patchwork 163, thanks for the info Amy!) and don't know what the name is, so I'm calling it Special K. 

 

 

 

It's a 16" block and the second one was infinitely easier to make than the second.  I think I'm addicted to inset seams thanks to this block.  Hmm.  Did I just say that out loud?

Happy Friday!

xo,

Penny

 

p.s.  The girls over at Spoonfulzine are having a super fun Spoonful Easter Competition, 2013!

They're challenging individuals to design/draw an Easter pattern, to get in the springey chocolatey spirit and win this handmade Easter bunny! 

 

 

Isn't he adorable!!!! 

I want to eat Ringo Pie

 

Excitement has taken over my body since finishing my Ringo Pie quilt top this morning (thanks for the nudge Anna!).  I couldn't wait to share it with you, so here it is in all it's glory.

"Kitchenalia"

The blocks were made by:

Marit-stack of pots block

Erica- recipe box block

Anna- spatula, measuring cup, spoon block

Amber- red dot pot block and teacups on a shelf block

Corey- hand held blender

Amy- cake and cookie container block

Lucinda- spoon block and broom/rug block

Ayumi- toaster block

Lynne- espresso maker block

Kerry- baking scene block

and the rest were made by me.

 

Happy Monday to you!!

xo,

Penny

 

 

pink red and white

 

Good morning!  It's a fine winter's day here at about 1 degree.  I'm so thankful our furnace is in working order!

 

Are any of you cross stitchers?  I had always thought I didn't like cross stitch.  Maybe because of the overabundance of really icky designs out there?  But then I started seeing the sweetest designs on IG by the frosted pumpkin stitchery and then came along this book:

 

 

The cover got me.  Sweet and simple designs.  (I ordered it here from the sweet Nobuko)

 

 

The very day I received the book, I did the wellie.  And this morning I did the strawberry (from a different book).

I'm seriously hooked.  But, it's really made me realize how bad my eyes are.  I have to pull my glasses down to the end of my nose so I can see what I'm doing.  Maybe a magnifier is in order?  But it would have to be one that clipped to my glasses because I need both hands free.  Anyone have any tips on where to find such a thing?

 

 

 

 

 

This is Leila's Ringo Pie block.  She asked for something that speaks of ourself and this block nails me to a board.  The pink linen was thrifted from a vintage tablecloth, the pitcher fabric was given to me by a dear friend, and the retro "kitchenalia" design is so me. 

It really feels good to get a tardy bee block done.

Happy Monday to you all!

xo,

Penny

labels and spoonflower

I've been in a label rut lately.  I had been doing so good keeping up with making and using labels in the past, but this year has been an exception. 

I think part of it was the feeling I had that I had to do it all from treating the fabric to making the design then printing it, retreating the fabric, and cutting them out and so on. 

And then two days ago a lightbulb went off and I decided to do it through spoonflower.  Brilliant!!  So all I needed was the design, which I came up with by using photoshop. 

 

The label above is for quilts.  I'm super excited to be able to just cut them out, press the edges under, embroider (by machine or hand) the details and hand sew them down.

And this label design is for other sewing projects. 

 

 

It's way smaller and I'll cut them out along the solid lines to be folded in half and the long raw edges will be sewn in the seam of a project.

I've only just ordered a yard of each design, so I haven't received it yet.  I hope they turn out close to these pics though, especially since I was so impatient and didn't want to order a swatch and wait to inspect it only to order more.  I guess if it doesn't turn out, I'll use them for purse linings maybe?  

xo,

Penny