Styling your self!

For those who quilt/sew, check out this super giveaway by Kathy at Quilting Along The Gorge . I would so love to win this.... cross your fingers for me, will you?! (I never win anything, so I'm NOT holding my breath! lol) AccuQuilt's  Baby Go! and 3 dies of winners choice!  Yes, I need one, I really do! And here is another chance for the same item - wow - double the chance to win - how cool is that? Check out Craft Buds as well... great blog - you should really check it out!!! Have a happy Wednesday one & all! 

Myrtle Beach, SC - four days from 8 a.m. until midnight - ocean front - great views, great people!  Won't you join us?  ;-) For those who are planning to attend but haven't sent your registration yet, this is just a quick reminder to do so. We are past the half way mark on #'s - so don't wait too long.  You don't want to miss out... we're going to have tons of fun, as usual! :-) Stitchin' At The Beach - October 2011 Colleen & Jon Lee - email me if you'd like - amycspals @ yahoo.com - remove the spaces!

Stitched on 32 Vintage Buttercream by Lakeside Linen using the GAST that the design calls for. This design is from the Blackbird Designs "A Stitcher's Journey" book & I stitched it for Carol .   We decided back before Easter sometime to do a private exchange and this is what I decided to make for her.  USPS shows it was delivered yesterday afternoon, so I thought it was safe to share a picture now.  I sure hope Carol likes it!  This is one of my two favorite designs from this book & I plan to stitch it again for myself.  The fabric used in the finishing & the pincushion is by Blackbird Designs as well...  which is my all time favorite.  I decided to use different fabrics on the inside, as you can see. I didn't stitch earlier in the week & night before last, I decided to pick up a new, small project.  I hope to finish it tonight - we'll see! :-)  I'll be back soon with more to share. Thanks for stopping by & happy stit...

This is as of yesterday afternoon - June 16th.  I just started part 2, but I have something else I need to work on for the next several days, so this will be put away until I'm finished with it.  It really is straight - I just took the picture from the side! :-)   Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful weekend!!

First, I want to share my "newest" start - the Birds of a Feather Mystery Sampler.  I'm stitching on 36 ct Meadow Rue by Lakeside with the suggested WDW's & I just love how it's turning out so far.  Not much progress, but I'll get there.  :-) Last June, Karen, Faye, Nicole & I started a "Friendship RR" using Prairie Schoolers "Friends" & "More Friends" leaflets (they're both OOP, sorry!).  We each picked the designs we liked best and did our own little "spreadsheet" of who was stitching what for whom so it would be "right" when finished.  All of us other than Nicole used Lakeside Vintage Buttercream - Nicole used Lakeside ??  (Can't remember - Vintage Light Examplar maybe?)  We got together at the stitch-in at The French Hens today & "delivered" the finished product to each other.... This is a picture of the 3 I stitched... And individually - And these are the 3 I received: Ar...

I have been doing a bit of sewing and a bit of stitching...  thought I'd start with the sewing & share something I made for myself this past weekend (well, Monday afternoon actually).  Ray told me if I was going to spend time sewing, I'd better make something for me for a change.  I don't know why he thinks I don't make things for myself, but I decided to take his suggestion & make this "Grommet Grab Bag" - the pattern is from Indygo Junction.  I used California Dreamin' fabric that I just fell in love with - I know, it's not my usual colors - but I like it anyway (even if it isn't red!)  :-)  My mom came over Sunday while I was cutting it out & she said it reminded her of rainbow sherbet.  It just makes me think of summer & the 70's.  I was a "child" in the 70's, literally, not a flower child but a child.  And it reminds me of a Spirograph, which was one of my favorite toys growing up!  ;-) Maybe it reminds me ...