Update on my Dresden Plates

I started off kind of slow today. I couldn't breath because of my cold for the last two nights, so I barely slept for two nights in a row. With the kids coming in and out of my room all morning, I really didn't rest but didn't get in the studio til after noon either. I sewed all of my cut out dresden plate pieces. I only started with one charm pack, the Friends and Flowers by Moda. I need to get another one asap. I won't do a tutorial on these, because there are a lot of good ones out there already. I will say to be sure and clip your corners before turning and I love the the wooden "turny thing". My dresden ruler by Darlene Zimmerman came with it's own "turny thing". Good idea!

I can't wait to get these stitched together, but I am happy with the progress I have made so far. Turning and ironing them all is a job in itself.

I was excited to get an email today about the Potholder Pass 2. I got the name and colors for my person and my mind is already whirling with ideas. I have been to her blogs and am trying to find out what her tastes are through her blog.

Oh....can you see me doing the happy dance? Well, I am. I just checked the mail and have already gotten my package from Pink Chalk Fabrics. I received my two patterns and my Studios magazine. I just ordered them 2 days ago. Bravo, Pink Chalk! You rock!! I am gonna post my pics for you and dig into my package of goodies. I feel like a kid at Christmas. If I still have time after that, I may go cut out some of my Conkerr Cancer pillow cases.

Happy Sewing!
Susan

Sewing and Movies

I am feeling a little better today. Well, enough to sew anyway. It just so happens that my favorite movie and series is having a marathon today. I just adore the "Love Comes Softly" series from Hallmark. They are running the movies back to back all day. I plan to stay in my jammies, sew and watch the movies. I love watch tv or movies while I sew, especially when I have seen it before so I can picture what is going on and not have to pay constant attention to the tv screen. I don't have a tv in my new studio yet, so I will have to move to the living room.

What about you? Do you like to sew while the tv is on or do you find it distracting? I would really love to hear your comments on it.

My sewing for the day will be to sew some Dresden plates. I cut them out last night out of the Friends and Flowers charm pack. I haven't made a dresden plate quilt yet but I am excited to start. Also, I have a ton of Koncerr pillow cases to make.

It is cold and rainy today and I am so grateful to be able to stay home and sew. Happy Sewing!!
Susan

A Journal Bag

One of my daughters has a party to attend tonight. The Birthday girl wants to be a writer and she loves purple, so I made her a journal bag. At first I was going to cover the journal but then I thought it would be a little different to make a journal bag. I think it is fun. We are gonna try and find her a couple of little purple goodies to go with it. I hope she likes it.


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I Love Surprises! Blogging for Bliss

My sweetie showed up last night with a surprise for me. I had just briefly mentioned that I was looking for the book "Blogging for Bliss" and the magazine the "Artful Blogger" and he got them both for me. What a sweetie! I was still a little too sick to read last night, but I did briefly look through them and I can't wait to read them cover to cover.

Still Sick and More Shopping

I have taken my Nyquil and I am getting ready to snooze. I wanted to share with you my final purchase. I went to Fabric Worm for the first time. They have a great selection of fabrics. I decided to get one of their fabric bundles. I am planning a new quilt for to sell for Etsy and these fabrics will be great.

Having a Sick Day and Shopping Online

This magazine was 50% off

A few days ago, I was thinking..."Gee, I haven't been sick in a long time." Note to self: Don't think about not being sick. Yesterday, I had just finished hand sewing the binding on a cute baby quilt that I made to sell on Etsy and all of the sudden I felt body aches, my throat got sore and my nose started running like crazy. After a long sleepless night, it is official. I am sick. I warned the girls that I am going to spend the day in bed. I gave them a few simple school assignments and went to bed with my trusty laptop.

So, to make myself feel better I have been doing a little online shopping. Most of it...window shopping...just drooling, I mean dreaming. I did, however, just make a few purchases at Pink Chaulk Studios. I will share with you what I bought. I am very excited about the overnight bags. All of my girls will be getting one very soon.

Gotta go, back to shopping and hopefully healing.

My Chickens Got A New Home

Sometimes you have to count the costs. We hand raised our seven hens from the day after they were born. They had finally gotten to be good layers and we were getting a good supply of fresh organic eggs. However, I have not been able to let them out to roam very much. They decided they liked the neighbors mulch and jumped the fence a few times, even though I clipped their wings. Well, since they couldn't free range very much, I had to feed them more and the cost of their food was costing me more than it would cost me to buy eggs. It was also a pain to get the girls to feed them on a regular basis and if we went out of town, I would have to arrange for someone to take care of them. So, it just so happened that an acquaintace of my boyfriend asked if I was wanting to sell my chickens. He already had a couple of chickens and a huge area and coop for more chickens. At first I thought I didnt want to sell them, but then I counted the cost and decided it would be better all around to sell them while I had an eager buyer. So I caged up the girls and they were shipped off to their new home. To be honest it has been kind of nice to have one less thing to worry about. Lord knows, as a single mom with five girls at home and a home business, I have enough to worry about.