Sunday, May 6, 2018

Mommy and me blog hop

Hi readers,

Today is my stop on the Mommy and Me Mother's day blog hop. This hop is hosted by Lo over at www.seamssewlo.com. I am honored to be a part of this.

Disclaimer: my blog may contain affiliate links in which I may get a comission.

The pattern I chose to share is the Lulu Dolman by https://petitestitchery.com/?promo_rep=43. I love this pattern and it comes in women's, girls, and baby sizes. This is such a fun and easy pattern to sew.

The fabric I used is a cotton lycra from www.elevatedfashionfabrics.com. I really love this fabric and others that I have bought from them.

I chose to make these 2 tops for my daughter and granddaughter. My grandkids love the things I make for them, which makes me want to sew all the more.

To get this fun, easy to sew pattern, you can go to this link https://petitestitchery.com/?promo_rep=43
Please join me again on Thursday, May 10th as I share another mommy and me project.

Also, in the next few weeks, I will be changing my blog around. I will be doing a separate blog for my clothing projects and keeping this one for my quilting. The new sewing blog will be Sew cute couture by Kathy. I will also be doing some tutorials to share with you. Please make sure you follow me, so you don't miss anything.

Thanks for joining me today.

Thank you for joining us in the Mommy and Me Sewing Mother's Day Blog Tour. Please visit all the wonderful bloggers on the blog tour:

May 1st: Seams Sew Lo (Intro)
May 2nd: Tenille's Thread
May 3rd: Seams Sew Lo
May 4th: Aurora Designs Fabric
May 6th: Kathy's Kwilts and More
May 7th: Our Play Place
May 8th: My Sewing Roots
May 9th: Auschick Sews
May 10th: Kathy's Kwilts and More
May 11th: My Crazy Beautiful Life
May 12th: Sew Haute Blog

Sunday, April 22, 2018

It's Gonna Be May blog tour

Welcome to my stop on the It's Gonna Be May blog hop by Petite Stitchery and Co and sponsored by www.southernbellefabrics.com. Thank you to petite Stitchery for providing the patterns to us.

Today, I am sharing a raglan top that I have made. I love making these raglans. Yes, i know it is almost May and I know it is warming up, but long sleeve raglan still come in handy, in that the grandkids these were made for, the families love to go into the mountains.

These are so easy to whip up. I am making more of these. Especially in blue, as the little guy wearing this one, has requested more in blue.

When I first gave this to him, he did not want to take it off. In fact he tried to argue the point with his mommy that it was so soft it could be pajamas. Mommy told him that he could wear it the next day, if he could get pajamas on. Now, the little guy wore it for like 3 days straight. How? The first day he put it on the right way, the next day, hmmm, this side is dirty, so I just turn it around, and then, I just turn it wrong side out.

This is the one for babies, and it can be turned into a onesie. I need to make more of these as this little girl is definitely outgrowing this.

You can buy both of these patterns here, https://petitestitchery.com/?promo_rep=43

This grandma is pleased that the grandkids love the things I make for them.

I am hoping in the next few days to share with you another make from Petite Stitchery.

Please be sure to visit all the other bloggers on this tour. There are some fun projects. April 22nd: Sewjourns Kathy's Kwilts Naadjesendraadjes Diskordia's Curvy Sewing Sewing Adventures in the Attick Sewing Southern Belle April 23rd: Margarita on the Ross Our Play Palace The Scatty Sewer Rebel and Malice My Heart Will Sew On Sewing With D April 24th: Sea of Estrogen Seams Like Style That's Sew Amy Mahlica Designs Leslie J's Sewing Shack Miss Marah Sewn April 25th: Liviality Lime Leaves My Sewing Roots Tales From a Southern Mom Jot Designs USA Seams Sew Lo The Needle and The Belle April 26th: Candi Couture Designs Momma Sew Savvy Blooming Skies and make sure to enter the giveaway.

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Thursday, April 19, 2018

Spring Fling Island Batik Ambassador Alumni

Hi!!!! Thanks for joining me on the spring fling Island Batik Ambassador Alumni challenge. Our theme is use it up. I have a few pieces of batiks to use up.

As I got looking through things, I found that I had some projects started. So, I am going to share those.

First is this one, where I had been learning paper piecing. I designed the pattern myself. It is supposed to represent kites, but I had forgotten to get some ribbon to use for the tail. And just as I am sitting right here, writing this post, I realized I could have made a tail. Oh well, I will do that after work.

This next one is made based on the squiggles quilt by Christa Watson. I laid it out a bit differently. I have not had time to get this one quilted. I hope to quilt it this weekend.

I hope you have been enjoying this blog hop.

Check with the other Alumni to see what they did to use up their scraps.

Monday, April 16, 2018

Lemon Tree Snippets

Beaquilter

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Seams To Be Sew

Mary Macks Blog (Thanks for visiting!)

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

One Quilting Circle

Seams Like a Dream

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Tamarinis

Kathy's Kwilts and More

Friday, April 20, 2018

Inspired Layers

Masterpiece Quilting

Saturday, April 21, 2018

Purrfect Spots

Patchwork Breeze

Sunday, April 22, 2018

For Quilts Sake

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Spring into spring with Pickle Toes Patterns - A Mini capsule wardrobe

Today I am excited to be joining Pickle Toes Patterns for their spring into spring tour. My original plan was to do a mini capsule wardrobe, but my ideas are sometimes bigger than the time I have. Also I have had some health issues and have not had the energy to sew. However, all is not lost. I just adjusted my plans.

Welcome to Sew into Spring with Pickle Toes Patterns. Join us for 5 days of sewing our patterns as we prep for the transition from winter to spring. We were lucky enough to have 10 bloggers join us sewing up lovely creations and to have Evelyn at Seweird Fabric sponsor our bloggers and offer us a store credit for one of our lovely readers. You can find Evelyn on Facebook here. At the end of the tour join us for a rafflecopter giveaway featuring a $20 credit from Seweird and a $20 shop credit from us.

I am going to share some of my favorite Sews from Pickle Toes Patterns.

First up is this cute dress called Pickled Tink. I love it. I made this one for my youngest granddaughter. This dress is so cute and versatile. It can be worn with or without a bolero. I have seen a double ruffle on the bottom and a sash around it.

Next is the Taylor Tee. Another pattern with options. It can be color blocked, or done plain. I like it plain because it Sews together fast. I like fast. Even color blocking it goes fast. This pattern is available for Men, Women, husky size, children and babies. Yes, you need this one for those family reunions to keep track of your family. And those wonderful family pictures. This pattern makes it great for matching the whole group.

Next up are the Grasshoppers. These are so cute for girls. They have an elastic waist, different lengths, shorts, Bermuda (knee), capri and pants. They are a great year round pattern. You can have a little slit on the bottom at the sides and do a cute bow.

Next up are the polliwogs leggings for children then you have the tadpoles for babies. I need to buy the tadpoles patterns.

My granddaughter loves these polliwogs leggings. I don't always know what fabrics I use, as I sometimes buy them as flat folds from one of my local stores, but I know these back ones are made from dbp, double brushed polyester, and they are soft. My granddaughter loves them.

I love these Pickle Toes Patterns, and they have lots more. Some of which I am currently working on. If you purchase any of these patterns, I would love it, if you would use my affiliate link. There is no extra charge, but I do earn a small commission. www.pickletoespatterns.com?aff=71

To see what the other bloggers have done this week, please go to the pickle toes patterns blog https://pickletoespatterns.com/blogs/ptp- updates and be sure to enter the contest.

As a thank you for joining us for our Sew into Spring with PTP, make sure to enter the Giveaway

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Quilt Qwazy Queens bloghop

Welcome to my day on the Quilt Qwazy Queens blog tour. It was suggested we share some UFO's. Well, I can definitely do that. I have a bunch of UFO's. One of these days I will be so organized I won't have this issue.

I appreciate Marian at www.seamstobesew.com for putting this blog hop together and finding the sponsors to offer these great prizes. A special thank you to all the sponsors.

So, I am just going to share a couple of the quilts I am working on.

This one is one that I started when I did a book review for Christa Watson. You can read that review here.. This is her squiggles quilt pattern. I am using some batiks from Island Batik for this quilt. I made a pillow sham and a throw pillow to match.

This is the quilt I am currently working on.

This is the throw pillow that I made. I took the little pieces that you will cut off to use as a border.

The next quilt I would like to share is one by www.sewkindofwonderful.com. This one is also being done with batiks from Island Batik.

I know that what I really need to do, is make a list of my ufos and just get them finished. Maybe I need to set some deadlines. Maybe I should say, I need to finish quilting one and piecing one, before I start a new one.

I hope that throughout this blog hop you have been inspired to get some of your ufos finished. I know I have been.

Be sure to enter the giveaway. Just make sure you read the rules first.

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Friday, March 16, 2018

Breaking Ground blog tour part 2

Today is my stop on the Breaking Ground blog tour. I was trying to do 2 this week, but I ended up with a migraine for 2 days, so very little got done.

I want to thank Melissa for hosting this blog tour. I love participating in these.

For the Breaking Ground blog tour, we were told to try a pattern company new to us. I have sewn patterns from the major companies, McCalls, Simplicity, Butterick, Vogue and Kwilts Sew, bit just in the last year have discovered the indie pattern designers. These are smaller designers and their patterns usually are pdf patterns. I love the pdf patterns. You can print only the size you need, or you can print the whole thing. I print the whole pattern, tape it, and trace the size I need, and then I roll it up, put in a mailing tube, put all pertinent information on the tube, and then I have a master pattern. Also most of these patterns come in several sizes. Usually 2 - 12, and sometimes even bigger ranges than that.

Today, the pattern company I want to feature is www.pickletoespatterns.com. I found them through a testing call, and I have fallen in love with their patterns. They are cute and stylish and the directions are well written.

The pattern I am showing you today is the Taylor Tee. It can be color blocked, or it can be done plain. I have done the shirt both ways and love it.

This pattern is the Taylor Tee. And the neat thing? If you sew for dad, mom, kids and baby, you can get this pattern in all those sizes. Baby size is NB to 24 Months, kid sizes 2 - 16, Women and Men. My affiliate link is http://pickletoespatterns.com?aff=71. So, get on over there and grab these patterns. I would love to see what you come up with. I love when my readers share pictures.

Be sure to join me on Wednesday, March 21. I will be sharing some more fun patterns from Pickle Toes Patterns, some of which you will get for a great deal as they are retiring some.

Please join my friends who are also sharing new to them pattern companies.

Welcome to the Breaking Ground Blog Tour 2018. This week over 20 bloggers are joining together to break new ground by trying a pattern designer that is new to them, try new techniques, new styles, or whatever way they want to push themselves. The Full Tour includes all these creatives... we hope you'll visit us each day: Monday March 12- mahlicadesigns, Sewing Vortex, Sewing A La Carte, Little Heart Threads, The Sewing Scientist Tuesday March 13- Musings of A Seamstress, A Custom Clothier, Octaves of Color, Aurora Design Fabrics, Sew Altered Style Wednesday March 14- Flaxfield Sewing, Chook n Duck, Tales of a Tester, Sewing By Ti, Sewing Vortex, Kathy's Kwilts and More Thursday March 15- Very Blissful, Manning the Machine, Sew and Tell Project, Musings of a Seamstress, Stitches by Laura Friday March 16- Lulu & Celeste, Tenille's Thread, Sewing A La Carte, The Bear and Pea Atelier, Aurora Design Fabrics, Sprouting Jube Jube, Kathy's Kwilts and More

To make the tour even more fun, our Breaking Ground blog team member, Gail is offering 2 patterns of choice from her pattern shop Flosstyle to one lucky winner.

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We'd love to see how you're Breaking Ground this month. Share with us what you're working on by using the hashtag #BreakingGround2018 across social media. Better yet, join the Sew Alongs & Sewing Contests facebook group to sew along with the Breaking Ground theme for the entire month of March. In the group you'll find support and encouragement for your projects and fun themed challenges.

As always, thanks for stopping by today.

Friday, March 9, 2018

Fit for a Princess - Happily Ever After- Spring Dress Tour with GYCT

Today is my stop on the GYCT spring dress tour. Thank you Chelsea for the opportunity to share the Happily Ever After Dress and for the pattern. This post does contain an affiliate link.

I had a tough time choosing the dress I wanted to do, so I sent my daughter a text with the link, and had her and the Girl's decide. Happily Ever After won. With a request in colors for almost every princess. It is okay, grandma loves making these.

My 5 year old granddaughter chose the fabric. She had fun choosing the fabrics.

Onto the pattern. Chelsea's patterns are fabulous. She writes very well and clear, has great pictures, and if you are introduced to a new skill, she links you to some helpful sites.

This dress has an invisible zipper in the back, and Chelsea has very well written instructions for doing that. You can add a shawl or just leave it sleeveless. I didn't get the shawl done. Work has been a bit crazy. But, I will add the shawl.

The dress has lining which makes for nice clean finishes. You can use satins or cottons. My granddaughter chose cotton for the dress and organza or organdy for the overskirt. Knowing this dress will be worn a lot, like almost daily, I think the Cotton was a good choice.

You can get the pattern here www.gyctdesignsshop.com?aff=17.
Make sure to click on the giveaway link below for a chance to win. Use the code SPRINGTOUR to get 15% off your patterns you order.

I did have to ask if there was a princess that wore this color, and yes, Sleeping Beauty (aka Aurora). I get the princesses mixed up.

How fun would it be to have a whole collection of Princess dresses? Which color would your princess love. Please leave a comment.