Woven Quilt And Contacts

My first attempt making a woven quilt.......It made me dizzy and confused my brain....I enjoyed the process and will probably make a few more in the future.......LOL Just needs quilting...... OK
so, last week I went for my eye exam.......my new glasses should be ready by Friday! While I was there I thought hmmmm.......I really would like to try some contacts lenses ......I use to wear them years ago and OOOOooh ......I could get those fancy tinted ones...change my eye color and just have fun!.......who knows.... maybe even feel younger......give myself a little pick me up.....
LOL........WELL......turns out the multi vision contacts wouldn't work for me......SO......I now have the mono vision contacts........one eye is for near sighted and the other eye is for distance........Do any of you use contacts this way? It seems to be working great.....However, I miss my glasses so come on Friday!! :)~
Happy Quilting,
Shar

Zipper de do dah

Hi Everyone.....not much sewing going on this week. I did manage to whip up one of these little bags . (Zipper de do dah tutorial )you can find it here at Cinderberry Stitches

Happy Quilting

Shar

A Finish

My first finish in March for the OPAM challenge. This pattern is designed by Pam Puyleart, It's called Cottage Creek Quilts ..Welcome Friends.. "Backdoor Quilt Series" you can find it here. My niece told me that it reminded her of Sponge Bob Square Pants....I asked her, why? She started singing. "He lives in a pineapple under the sea Sponge Bob Square Pants!" What a hoot!! Well y'all .... heheheh. I'm off to make yo-yos for my next project....:)~ Have a great day!
Happy Quilting,
Shar

Wooly Wooly

These fabrics are for a small project. I started it today, ALMOST finished ....just need to sew on the binding....I'll post a photo sometime tommorrow so stay tuned! LOL The red, buttery yellow and green fabrics on the right are wool.....see ya tommorrow...:)~

Happy Stitching,

Shar

Quilts For Kids

This quilt kit is from the Quilts For Kids organization. I'm sure you all have seen these kits buzzing around blog land....It's a wonderful program that gives quilts to sick children. I requested my kit last week. As you can see it's very bright and cheery!! :)

I put the top together and quilted it with an all over puzzle piece looking meander.

Here it is all washed and ready to send. They ask that you name the quilt.... I had hard time deciding on a name......(over thinking things again making something simple hard) LOL

I asked my daughter......she suggested...."Go Team Go" Ok sounds good.... the quilt has hockey fabric as the focus......"Go Team Go" it is!!! If you would like to request a kit go here .

It's Friday.........Hope you all have a great weekend!

Happy Stitching

Shar

Kokeshi Stuffie

I made this Kokeshi Stuffie..... It was a fast and fun project! .... Plus it gave me a finish for the month of February....LOL... I found this cute little stitchery as a free pattern here It's by Melly & Me. I've just started easing into the stitchery world....My stitching needs practice.....it's crooked....(my hands shake).......I have skipped stitches.....( my eyes are bad). :)~
I had fun making it....... Have you ever accidently sewn a project to your pant leg?.....Just curious......I would never do that.....LOL....Ok.....I admitt....I did it!.....heheheh......I have another pattern traced and ready to start....It's by Bronwyn Hayes and it's called.......Vase Of Flowers It's a free pattern that you can find here.....Hope you all are having a great week!

Happy Stitching
Shar

Spin Wheel Block Tutorial

If you are interested in making these blocks. I hope this tutorial will be useful.

You will need: 1-(3 1/2 x 4 inch) rectangle... 3-( 2 inch strips) 18 inches long,...6-(2 x 6 inch) rectangles.

1. Fold 3 1/2 x 4 rectangle in half lengthwise. Trim at a 60 degree angle from folded edge to raw edge on both sides.
2. Open rectangle and press.....It is now your hexagon for the center of your block.


3. Sew the 3-(2 inch wide strips) together........they need to be atleast 18 inches long.

Note: The bottom fabric is the background.....The middle fabric will be the star points.

The top fabric will be inner diamond.

4. Trim strip set at a 60 degree angle.

5. Cut 6-(2 inch segments) at a 60 degree angle.


6. Sew a...2 x 6 rectangle to each segment. For a total of 6 units.

7. Trim the right side of unit at 60 degree's, 1/4 inch outside point of center diamond.

8. Turn the block to trim the left side even with the diamond.

9. You now have 6 of these units.

10. Putting it all together

I made a few more of these Spin Wheel blocks. They really do go together fast!! I hope you enjoyed my first attempt at a tutorial.....LOL ;)~ It's Friday! Have a great weekend!

Happy Stitching

Shar