A New Blog Hop - XBlocks

I totally enjoy either joining in or hosting

blog hops or Block of the Month.

This one is a little different.

A blog hop friend,

Doris of 

Quilting Queen Online,

started a new endeavor.

She is the new owner of 

X-Block templates.

She came to me

and ask if I would like to host

a hop featuring her templates.

They makes some amazing creations.

Unbeweaveable (photo via Xblock)

Sweet Liberty (photo via Xblock)

I would love for you to 

join us!!

The blog hop rules are simple:

Your project must have use Xblock Rulers/Templates.

They come in a variety of sizes and

you can find them

at XBlocks.

I have also see them 

at local quilt shop 

and you just might 

have a template sitting around 

in your sewing room.

Post your project on your assigned day.

Would you like to join us?

Send me an email with the following information:
Name

Email

Blog Name

Blog URL

Sign-ups close March 31st.

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Small, Smaller, Smallest Blog Hop

If this hop would have been

Big, Bigger, Biggest, 

I know that I would have

never been able to pull of any project.

(I kind of lost my momentum for a bit

or maybe this project started it up again)

But quite thankfully, 

it is the Small, Smaller, 

Smallest Bog Hop

Hosted by Carol of Just Let Me Quilt.

I didn't have a hard time 

thinking of what to make for this one.

I pulled out a sewing book 

of mine called

Sewing Pretty Little Things 

by Cherie Lee and a few of my favorite things.

Fun Fabrics, which just happen to 

have Darth Sugar Skulls on it, 

and some beautiful Aurifil threads in 40wt.

and 12 wt. of my favorite color as well.

Aurifil #5006, which I do 

believe is the color of my living room.

Inside is a cute little clutch purse.

I slightly tweaked it a bit

to work with what I needed and got

this.

It is a zippered clutch that folds in half.

I enlarge the pattern a bit for it to 

fit the zipper that I had on hand.

I used cork for the top decorative part, 

and added straight stitching with Aurifil 12 wt.

for added detail.
I just adjusted my machine
for a longer stitch.
It works out beautifully each time.

I like to pick up different little elements

at the craft store when I go 

and I saw a set of  metal inspirational saying

in the scrapbooking department.

I totally cheated and sewed it on

my machine with a wide zig-zag stitch.

It fits just the right amount of make-up 

and brushes in it.

Thanks for stopping by

my blog  

for the Small, Smaller and Smallest

Blog Hop.

Please stop in and visit today's hoppers.

March 8

Sew Incredibly Crazy

What About Rheema?

Kwilty Pleasures

All Thingz Sewn

Ms P Designs USA

Ridge Top Quilt

Life in the Scrapatch

Seams To Be Sew

Blessings of Thread

Just Let Me Quilt

May the Force Be With You!!

(Sorry, I got a little Star Wars nerdy there)

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One Monthly Goal - March

Well, the post title says 

One Monthly Goal, 

but I have never been one

to stick with titles.

Why start now?!?

So instead of one goal, 

I am going for three.

Crazy, I know!!

Especially since, 

we are already on the 7th day

of the month and 

I am on the computer rather

than sewing away.

So, here it goes....

Goal #1

(Image from Amazon)

I found the most adorable pincushion

kit on Amazon.  

It is not expected to be here until 

Friday, so I am excited to give this little

cutie a try.  

I have yet to make a pincushion

from fabrics, so this 

will all be new to me.

I can't wait to show off the

end results.

Goal #2

I bought 4 of 

these quilt kits. 

(Yes, I really said 4)

when they were on clearance

at Craftsy.

The fabrics are from Tula Pink collection,

Holiday Homies. 

My kids will love them. 

I want to get one pieced

so that it can be ready for 

Christmas this year.

and if I have time

Goal #3

I splurged this month and

bought myself a 

Sew Sampler Box

and inside was these 

adorable charms and

a pattern that came with it.

I might have to get a jump start on 

Christmas presents or maybe

I should keep this one 

for myself!!

Thank you to Patty of 

Elm Street Quilts for hosting.

I can't wait to give you an update on 

how the month went. 

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Block #2 of It's a "Wild" Life Block of the Month

Here we are at our 2nd block for the 

This adorable cutie
was created by Carla of
Creatin' in the Sticks.

It's it just adorable???
The perfect blend of
applique and piecing.

You can find the block
from
Creatin' in the Sticks
over HERE.

It will be free for the month

of March, after that time there will 

be a small fee.

If you missed our first blocks,
February's Block

 Maple Leaves.
The block pattern can be found HERE.

All of my blocks are created using beautiful fabrics,
by one of our BOM sponsors

It is a mix of my stash and 

Lori Holt's Bee Basics, 

Lori Holt's Bee Backgrounds, 

and Outdoors Wood Grain in Cream.

To find the whole schedule for

the 2018 BOM, click HERE!

There are no sign ups,

just follow my blog to

to get access to the block when

they are released.

Here are the designers that will

be participating this year.

Their blocks for March

are all up and looking gorgeous!

Joan of Moosestash Quilting

Carla of Creatin' in the Stick

Carol of Just Let Me Quilt

Pat of Life in the Scrapatch- will be up soon

and of course myself.  

Feel free to join us on

Facebook as well,

HERE is our group.

Be sure to 

Add your blocks to the link party below

for a chance to win 

a fabric surprise from this

month's sponsor.

The winner of February's
prize is Tammy Davis Stuart!

Congratulations!!
She will be receive a surprise bundle
of fabric from our February sponsor

An InLinkz Link-up

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O'Kelley's Clovers with Island Batik

I am quite excited to bring you 

my first project as an Island Batik Ambassador.

Our challenge as an Ambassador

was to create a Mini Quilt.

Inside the box of goodies that Island Batiks

sent me, were these beautiful greens.

They are from the Paisley Dot collection.

You can find the pretties HERE.

The ones I ended up choosing were

 Lime, Leprechaun, Fairway, and Chartreuse

and of course some Aurifil threads to match. 

Since I am a wee bit Irish, I decided to make

up this mini quilt that I had designed 

a few years ago.

You can see my first version HERE. 

I simply love how this mini quilt

finished up.

If you are interested in the pattern, 

you can find it HERE. 

I hope you will stop

in to see our challenge

next month.

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