Valentine's Sunday and Monday.

My valentine's .
 I made some  Mug Rugs for valentine's Day gifts. I don't spend a lot of $$ on cards.( It's cheaper than a card) I use that $$ on postage to send friends and family a Valentine they will keep. I made 12 in all but some went out in the mail yesterday. They cost very little as I used scraps for other projects. Even the binding comes from left overs. I keep my scrap binding in a big  zipper plastic blanket bag. When I need small amounts of binding it's where I go before making new.
I had to make pink one for my D Sister Sue.

I worked on embroidering  my DS Kelsey's name on his work shirts . He only had 8 of them. Then I put names and dates on 2 baby quilts for His girlfriend Jamie. They are at that age, all the friends and family are having babies.

Then I got to sewing on the mug rugs. I finished them all yesterday.  My Dear friend Janie came and needed help with a small wall hanging. She worked on it and got it put together while I worked on things.
Best of all we had BLT's for lunch.
We are trying to think Summer and warm weather!
Stay warm and Make something! Flicsha

Finish-it-up-Friday.

Finish it up Friday

I finished my Skinny Pinny trade.

I hope she likes it?

In it is the Skinny, a mug rug/candle mat, small Fairy scissors, emery strawberry, Scissor keeper, Micro wave hot pad and pattern/kit.

 

I had fun making everything.

It will go in the mail Monday.

This is how the scissor keeper works. The scissors are mine. They are great for take a long and packing to take with you . Your scissors aren't pocking things or you!
Still cold and not much hope for at least a week. It was -5 last night or early this morning. (1:30 AM) before I went to bed. The high today is about +18. A regular heat wave!
Stayy warm and stay in side and sew! Flicsha

Strawberry's. Yesterdays work.

I have seen a lot of emery strawberry's being made on blogs so I thought I would try them . 14 of them now made.
I used a 6" circle cut it in 1/2 =2 strawberry's

sew up the side seam, gather it around the top and fill. I used 2 layers of fabric  wonder under together. Took pinking shears and free hand cut the top leaves . Put a thread in the top . then a little glue between the berry and the leaves.

It took me the longest to fill them all!  

I think they will be a great June gift. If you don't want to put pins in them you can use them to hold down paper or maybe a pattern.

Now it is good night! Sleep warm and safe. Flicsha

A while back.

 About a week or so ago I made the scissor keepers I just didn't get then posted.

 I had some strips put together for a winter scarf I made DD Jennie last year . She wanted a valentine scarf so I made one out of my scraps. I had just enough left to make these.
I think they will be nice for when you take your scissors with you . They will not poke or cut things when packed in a bag or basket.

It's time for bed so stay warm and happy! Flicsha

Made Skinny Pinny's

I am in a Skinny pincushion trade on Flickr. We all make one and trade with someone else. I got??????? Across the pond. So I thought I should  get going on her skinny . Then I got on a roll and made one for everyone in my quilt group here in Orchard. They will be for a later gift at one of out meetings in the future.
Now to decide on the one for my trade partner ? I hope to get it in the mail to her on Monday.
Baby it's cold out side!!! I am looking forward to Spring. Warmer weather would be so nice.
Keep sewing and quilting. Flicsha

Simple but sweet!

DD Jennie needed a fast and easy Pattern for ST. Pat's day for the Quilt shop she works at part time. This is what she came up with. It's quilted with shamrock's in green and then stippled in white and cross hatched on the sq.'s. I put the binding on. I think it's great for a fast project for the holiday.
DD Jennie has made it into kits for the shop so it's even faster for the quilters to get it done. It was on my kitchen table for a few days . I miss it!! I think I need one? You all know it's in my colors! GREEN
Jennie typed up a pattern and I took a photo of it . When I started to print the patterns the yellow cartridge is not working very well. They are kind of blueish-green when they printed out.  Not good for ST. Pat's Day.
I hate to toss the new yellow ink but I may have to?
We have a snow day it's been coming down in big flakes this morning. It's covered every thing and  not much going on in town. It's not a nice day out side my window. I live on Main St. on highway 20. I have not got a front yard but a side walk. I may have to shovel that if the snow stops?
I hope you all stay warm and safe and have a good day ! Keep sewing . Flicsha 

My Friday

 I am getting ready for our quilt meeting Feb. 12. I think we are all good quilters but we need to get motivated some times. I ask them to make something anything with the block. It makes us think and stretch a little. It doesn't need to be a big project so it will not take a lot of time. There are 8 of us. I am in the middle of making kits for the blocks. I plan to use a scrappy mix of greens for the block kits.

I am starting to box up things for the meeting. I hate to rush around at the last min.
I have a surprise for everyone that finishes the last month block into something.
We had a little snow this morning. Most of it is gone all ready.
Still cold so stay warm and keep sewing. Flicsha