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

HERE

Tonight I will be working on something just for me.

You know how I adore my blogger buddy,

Melissa,

from 100 Billion Stars.

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

HERE

if you would like to try your hand at it.

It's the Fresh & Easy Table Topper.

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,

from Peas in a Pod

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

HERE.

Enjoy!!

xoxo

Cindy

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

for the Across the Pond Sew Along.

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

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 

Amy of eamylove.

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 

HERE

But I am not responsible

for what happens after you download 

this awesome PDF pattern.

Just sayin....

xoxo

Cindy

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 

Mama Pea.

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

Happy 2013!

I have so many wishes for 2013.

The first is

Source

I hope every day you find an overabundance of LOVE.

Second

I wish you 

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I wish you inner peace

to help focus on what's needed

to make life better.

Third

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Continued health so you can conquer the world!

And finally

my favorite of all

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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