Tammy for all Seasons

Welcome to my day of the

Tammy for all Seasons!

I love the sweet designs of 

 Brooke Nolan of Brookes Books Publishing

who designed the beautiful cross-stitch patterns 

 

and Cori Blunt of Chitter Chatter Designs

who designed the adorable Pinny patterns. 

I had picked up cross-stitch again

this year by making a few ornaments

and then a cross-stitch sampler,

BUT I have Never, Ever done

needle - turn applique.

So, I have been follow Cori

for awhile and I decided to do a little

practice before hand with

her 2014 Stitching Queen.

Some grapes, a strawberry,

 and an Orange Marmalade jar. 

I still have a lot more lessons,

I'll just keep stitching.



After my practice, I decided

I was ready for the real challenge.

That itty, bitty, cute bird.

Not, so bad.

It took a lot of persuasion,

but I really like how she turned out.

(The lessons must have paid off, Thanks Cori)

Now for my Tammy,

Oh and of Course, IN SUMMER,

(Yes, I am channeling my inner Olaf)



 Ohh, what fun to be at the beach,

or to at least to be warm.

My Tammy and Tweet Bird Pinny

found their home upon

my sewing room shelf with some other

things I LOVE.

(Slowly my sewing space is coming together)

Check what these stitchers
made.....

The Quilting Queen Online

Needled Mom

Bumbleberry Cottage

Moose Stash Quilting

Amy Whitaker

Sew Incredibly Crazy
Meadowbrook

I am now also on Facebook here.



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Pattern vs. Product

So, I have a bit of a dilemma.

I have been working on a few bags.

They are completely my pattern

from the top to the bottom. 

Over the course of the

last month, I have made about

30 of them. Yes, 30. Each one of the close

relatives received one.

 I have tweaked the pattern, making it a

bit better until  it is just right.

 

I came up with this

 

 

"Sew Cute"

 

 

"Chic Bumblebee"

 



 

"Vintage garden"

 

 

 

It has no exposed seams and

is perfect for holding just about anything.

 

So here is my dilemma,

What are you all more interested in? 

A finished product or a pattern?

I had an idea of having

a bag hop, would that interest

anyone?

Each of these is for sale,

 The cost is $45, plus shipping.

Just email me if you are interested.

 

Also, now on Facebook right here. 

 

 

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Holy Scraps, Batman!!

So much for keep all my scraps contained in their

place.

I do believe the bin (from IKEA) has overflowed. 

And some landed on the floor, EEK!

 

This is the second time in three years the

bin has become a little "CraZy".

The first I dumped it all in a bag

and gave away to a charity.

 

 

This time, I will probably do the same,

but I thought I would be a bit nicer. 

And that is where my Accuquilt

came in handy.

 

While I was sewing, my sweet daughter,

spent time ironing the scraps and running

them through my cutter.

She used the 2 1/2" and the 4"

for all fabric pieces.

 



 

After a bit of ironing and cutting,

she ended with a hefty pile of fabric in

a spectrum of colors. 

 

The 2 1/2" would work great on

your 1" English Paper pieced Hexagons.

 

 

I might have to save a few and work on

a quilt, composed of all

the other quilts from the past.

 

Sew, do you save your scraps, trash them,

or give them away?

 

 I also decided to open a Facebook page.

You can check it out here.

 



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