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Friday, January 25, 2013

Friday Night Sew In is Tonight!

I hope you can join in for the fun tonight!
To sign up for the sew in, 
just click the 
Friday Night Sew In
button on my side bar,
or click

Tonight I will be working on something just for me.
You know how I adore my blogger buddy,
Melissa,
Well lucky for me
(and now YOU!)
she posted a freebie pattern today
that is so cute and simple,
I was chomping at the bit to get out of work early to make it!
Just click this link
if you would like to try your hand at it.

Here's the fabric I have cut and ready to put together.


Another fun event I'm participating in is the Triple Zip Along
hosted by Deb of A Quilter's Table.
I've been wanting to give these pouches a try,
so this is the perfect opportunity.
If you are interesting joining,
just click 
HERE 
for details.  There are some great prizes!
I think the fabrics & zippers I have picked out here will
make a cute pouch.
(I'm all over cute, you know!)


One more thing you might be interested in
is my friend, Stephanie,
is participating in a blog hop
and having a giveaway on the neatest quilt pattern.
I am so in love with it that if I don't win it,
I am purchasing it for sure.
You can read about Stephanie's adventure with the pattern testing
of the Peace Quilt, the giveaway, and blog hop

Enjoy!!
xoxo
Cindy

Friday, January 18, 2013

Introducing Beatrice

Hey All!

Can I just say that I had the best day EVER today?

I worked a couple hours this morning
and took the rest of the day off.

I hurried up and got my cleaning done
and have been spending the rest of this gorgeous, 
sunny day in my sewing room.

What a treat!

I worked on this month's project

Amy Made That!...by eamylove

This month we are creating adorable pin cushions!

I would like to introduce you to Beatrice.


You know me and my bling.
I can't help it.
With a name like Beatrice,
a gal needs some bling.
She kind of looks like a penguin, doesn't she?

When I was pinning her all together, she was looking like a porcupine!


I'm pretty darn happy with the end result.
Especially since I used my scraps.


And now she proudly displays my princess pins!


If you haven't joined the Across the Pond Sew Along yet
there's still plenty of time!


What did you do for fun today?

XOXO
Cindy

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Anita Vacation? I DO!

You may or may not remember when I made 
this lovely tote for the Across the Pond Sew Along.
(which is now proudly displayed in my blog heading)


It's the Anita Vacation tote designed by 

Well, I am just not going to lie to you..
This tote is so fun to make,
that I had to make another one.

Ta Da!





Why did I have to make another one, you ask?
Well, I gave the first one away.

But now I have to make a third one.
Why, you ask again?
Because I gave this one away.

But never fear.
This WILL result in me making a fourth one.

Again? Why?
Because I'm giving the third one away.

If you would like to join this madness with me,
you can find the pattern 

But I am not responsible
for what happens after you download 
this awesome PDF pattern.

Just sayin....

xoxo
Cindy

Monday, January 7, 2013

Pin Cushions, Sachet & More!

I haven't fallen off the face of the earth,
I promise!

I did manage to get  a few 
small sewing projects in these past couple weeks.

I little while ago,
I won a giveaway from my friend, Stephanie, of 
She shared some lavender
and fabric to make this cute little sachet.


I have it in my 'special' drawer.  :)
It makes me smile every time I open the drawer.

My sister and I have a very good friend
who has a daughter we love to death!

They thought it would be fun to do an ornament exchange.
I had Emma 
(our friend's daughter),
so it wasn't hard for me to come up with an ornament for her.
I looked through my stash and fussy cut a piece
from Simple Life by Tasha Noel
and took some embellishments 
and a pretty aqua fabric and made this


The four bells represent each of us 'girls'.
Here's a little close up for you.


I stamped her name on it,
in case she ever forgets what it is.
(you know how it is when you get older)

I got the idea for the ornament 
from some Zakka pin cushions I made
using linen and Penelope by Holly Holderman
(I am so in love with this fabric!)


I used crushed walnut shells to fill
the pin cushions.
I love those so much better then 
the stuffing you purchase in bags.
They have a much better feel to them.

Here's another look from the other side.


And I'll be dipped,
but I made another Anita Vacation Tote
(like the one in the picture in my blog heading).
I'll post pictures of that later this week,

I didn't want to overload you on all this crafty eye candy.
LOL

So there wasn't much sewing these past few weeks,
but it was something.

Sometimes those quick little projects are all it takes
to keep a smile on my face and the hair in my head.
(you KNOW what stress can do to a person's hair!)
More to come later in the week!

Thanks for stopping by!!
xoxo
Cindy

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Happy 2013!

I have so many wishes for 2013.

The first is

I hope every day you find an overabundance of LOVE.

Second
I wish you 


I wish you inner peace
to help focus on what's needed
to make life better.

Third


Continued health so you can conquer the world!

And finally
my favorite of all



An abundance of laughter
to remind yourself not to take life so seriously sometimes.
As they say,
no one gets out alive anyway,
so enjoy the ride!

Here's to making new friends,
continuing to nourish the old friendships,
and making life better every day!

And a few words of wisdom 
to end this post with,
"The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."

Happy 2013, All!
xoxo
Cindy