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workshop pretties

Happy Good Friday to you!

I thought I'd share a few more pretties from the workshop last weekend...

"Y" seam and paper piecing practice:

 

Another paper piecing practice block, turned into a potholder:

 

Here are the potholders from the potholder swap we did:

The one I received is the starburst one, 4th from the left, from Audrey!

 

And do you remember this apron I received from the spicing up the kitchen swap from Darci?  Well, I added two pockets and a loop to it so I can always have my sewing necessities and iPhone at hand.  As you can tell from the photo, I wear it all the time!

 

And make sure you check out these posts from a couple of the people who attended the workshop!

Amanda Jean

Carmen

Melinda

And a big, HUGE thank-you to Saral Paper Corp and the Fat Quarter Shop who helped to sponsor prizes for the retreat.  We love you guys!!!

I hope your day is full of fun and surprises and your Easter is full of joy!!

Hugs to you!

~Penny

spicing up the kitchen, with bags

 

After seeing that my friend Amy had joined the spicing up the kitchen swapon flickr, I was compelled to join too.  What if, just what if, she ended up being my partner?  I'd be thrilled!  Since it's a secret swap, I can't tell you if she is my partner or visa versa, but that will all be revealed in time.

What I can share for now is what I've made for my {very secret} partner:

 

A couple of reuse-able produce bags and a couple of my "wrap it up" shopping bags. 

The wrap it up bag is from a couple years ago and it's such a handy bag!

I'm finally thinking of making a pfd pattern for it!

 

~Penny

 

red hottie and winners!

 

This weekend was a busy sewing weekend for me.  Among other things, it really felt good to get my pillow talk swap4 pillow done.  It's a double sided pillow cover with a zipper insert.  I'm calling it "red hot".  I think it's a pretty sleek little number for sure.

 

 

And now for the winners of the funky peppermint kits and patterns.

The first two, who are winners of the kits from Wendy:

#39-  Gill, who said, "I can't wait for Aneela's Sherbert Pips line to be released! Even the name is gorgeous"

AND

 #3-  Sarah C., who said, "I'm really looking forward to Sherbet Pips and My Happy Nursery! And would love to make one of these runners for Christmas!!"

 

And these three are winners of the patterns from me:

 #2-  Barbara, who said, "I heart Beyond The Sea by Cloud9 big time ... Absolutely love the cuteness of your table runner ! Very clever and eye-catching in its design"

AND

#22-  Melissa Corry, who said, "Those are so cute!! I am really looking forward to Sunkissed by Sweetwater. I love the words in their prints :)"

AND

#8-  Wendy D. P., who said, "So adorable! The line I'm most anticipating is Sherbet Pips - so cute" 

I'll be emailing you all sometime today to get your addresses and or email you'd like your winnings sent to!

Also, a big THANK-YOU!! to everyone who has already purchased your funky peppermint pattern and kits!

 

~Penny

walk this way

 

 

Have you ever seen an orange or red jay?  Neither have I.  We do have a couple of mountain blue jays that hang around though.   They're super loud and aggressive.  In fact, they terrorize my cat by dive bombing at him.  So much so, that he takes cover.  It really is a sight. 

If you'd like to make your very own "walk this way" mini, you can find the jay pattern here.

Thank-you all for the the comment love on my process photos for the "origami" mini quilt and for your support and tips regarding my lower fibre diet.  Things are going really good!  No relapses.  I just have to be sure and delete the sale emails I get.  I'm still a little too tender, I'm afraid, to open the email and un-subscribe.  I'm really scared I'll see some sexy fabric and go crazy.  So deleting the emails is working good for me for now. 

 

Happy rest of your weekend!

~Penny

 

process: in photos

 

 

 

 

 

 

**edited to add*** the name of this pattern is tallahassee, and can be found here