REDnesday/Alphabe-Thursday

I am doing a double post today.

REDnesday and Alphabe-Thursday!

My current project is from this book!

And this is the project I am working on!

A cool totebag!

My choices in fabrics have lots of RED.

I got them at our local quilt shop. 

Such a fun place to go.

The owner was interested in what I was planning to make.

I told her I needed a jelly roll type thing and she directed me to the different areas

where they are displayed.

I found this one and nearby were the coordinating fabrics.

I thought it was cool when she came by and asked if I was 

finding any "inspiration" yet. 

And inspiration I did find!

Here I am starting to put together the front of the bag.

And the ends.

It is suggested to use a different decorative stitch 

over each seam. What fun that is!

I turned one section over so you can see better the decorative stitches.

I hope to not need to repeat a single one.

Here you can see which fabric I chose for the binding.

Pretty cool huh?

The REDs in the fabrics is for REDnesday with

Sue over at It's A Very Cherry World!

So how the heck does "H" fit in here with Alphbe-Thursday?

Besides trying to use a bunch of "H" words,

the name of this line of fabric, that 's what!

It is called HaPPy by Jennifer Heynen for 

In The Beginning fabrics.

Hey! Her last name even starts with "H".

And I am HAPPY while sewing on this fun fabric.

You can see more Alphabe-Thursday with Jenny.

REDnesday Surprise

I don't get around to posting much these days. But I thought I would share something that came in the mail a couple of days ago. And it has RED in it. So that means today is a good day to share it.

I decided to join Annie's Attic Creative Quilters Fabric Club. 

The kits that arrive can be made into the provided pattern or the fabric can be added to your stash to be used for something else. 

This is my first kit.

A table mat! Or I guess it can also be called a table runner.

The instructions are included in the pamphlet that came with it.

This is what it looked like after I opened it.

Pretty fabrics with some RED in them and tied with a pretty green ribbon.

Here they are all spread out. 

I think I am going to make the table runner design that came with the kit.

Now I just need to get it done, before the next kit arrives!

This is a RED prayer shawl I am working on right now. I started a different pattern first and was frustrated with how it was coming out. I ripped it out and started this one. This will be a triangular shawl when it is done.  I started this to take to the Women of the ELCA Triennial Convention and Gathering in Spokane. Women are donating prayer shawls to be given out to those who may need them. Doesn't look like I will get mine done on time. Especially since I have to be there in a couple of weeks. I went the to one held in Salt Lake City in 2008. I am excited about going to this one. The next one in 2014 will be held in North Carolina I believe. I definitely want to go to that one since I have never been there.

I am linking up with Sue at "Its a Very Cherry World" for REDnesday.

Thank you Sue for hosting!!

Take care everyone,

~Linnea~

Whatcha Working onWednesday!

I can see it has been over a month since I last posted here. I keep hoping I would post something,but sometimes I just find myself too tired to do anything.

My energy level is starting to pick up in the evenings now.

Maybe the longer daylight hours help.

I do have a few things to show you,

but first I want to thank Leslie at My Country Home who continues to do a great job

hosting these meme.

I made this card for a physical therapy assistant student

who was doing her internship with our rehab department.

She was thrilled to get the handmade card.

The above is the picture I shared on the Stitchalong Blog I belong too.

This project is going very slowly. I think the

18-count size is slowing me down. Harder to work on the smaller size.

The other day I did some more work in my sewing closet.

Decided to label my boxes with my labeler.

I think it looks so much better than the green cards I still have on some

of them.

Found 3 more pieces of fabric to iron and add to this stack!

These shoe box size storage boxes I was using in the other closet.

I reorganized those and labeled them as well.

This is another cross stitch project I am working on.

I have made some progress on this one since I last posted a picture of it.

And just this morning before work,

I made this card for a co-worker whose birthday

is today.

Two more co-worker birthdays are

coming up this next week.

Gotta get busy and make two more cards as well

as a 50th anniversary card I want to make.

So, that is where I am for now.

What have you been working on these days?

~Linnea~

Whatcha Working on Wednesday with Helmi

Time for Whatcha Working on Wednesday!

Come and take a peek at what all I have been

working on this past week here and there.

Helmi has been helping me too!

Earlier I shared some fabrics I bought.

I always prewash them before I do anything with them.

Helmi had to come poke her head in and see what

I was up too.

Uh, Helmi, those fabrics are wet. You are sitting on wet fabric.

Ok, Neabear. I'll help you put them in the dryer.

Helmi, I think it is more like I better help you.

You might get lost in them and then I will accidently

dry you right along with the fabrics.

Helmi decides to check out what is on the sewing machine.

A piece of yellow fabric.

Watch out for my coffee cup behind you Helmi!

A card I am working on.

More progress on that card.

Moving along on the second NOEL block.

Yet another card I am working on.

Another card that is almost finished.

Playing around with the papers here.

Got the zipper put in on this.

Started sewing on this.

I know the plaid does not match up.

I decided I am not going to stress out about it

this time.

Also got started on this one too.

Helmi had been helping me iron the fabrics

I prewashed.

Whew!

A lot of different things I have going on here.

If I didn't have to go to work, I would be getting a lot more done.

It is because of all these projects that I have

gotten behind in browsing blogs.

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On Friday I will post for Get R Done Friday.

Come back and see what I got finished!

In the meantime,

thank you to Leslie for hosting

Whatcha Working on Wednesday.

You can visit her at

My Country Home.

Have a great Wednesday!

~Linnea~

P.S. What are you working on?

Blue Monday in the Sewing Room

Here it is Blue Monday again.

This time I am sewing with the BLUES.
I have both of my sewing machines set up on the dining room
table at the moment while we try to get to doing the closet
redo.
I discovered it was a pain to have only one pair of thread clip type of
scissors.
So the other day I bought 2 more.
And look!
They are BLUE.
Well, one of them is pictured here.
I put the other one by my serger.
Now I can quit running around looking for
the thread clips, or snips
or whatever they are called.
As long as they do the job,
I don't care what they are called.
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I have also been sewing with fabrics that have BLUE.

I am using a BLUE zipper in this one!

And I am using this BLUE plaid fleece fabric

to make something off this pattern

which also has a lot of BLUE on it.

So what exactly am I making?

This is my sneaky way of getting you come back

and find out.

I will post more on Whatcha Working on Wednesday

and what ever I finish will get posted on

Get R Done Friday.

Have a great BLUE Monday!

But first go on over to Sally's place

at Smiling Sally and see others who are posting

for this fun meme.

Thank you Sally for always being the gracious host.

Ta ta for now!

~Linnea~

Whatcha Working on REDnesday!

Whatcha Working on REDnesday!

How is that for including both meme's in the same title?

LOL!

Actually I initially typed it that way by accident

and then I thought

Hey, wait a minute!

That works.

So I retyped what I deleted.

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Anyway,

thank you to Leslie over at My Country Home for

hosting Whatch Working on Wednesday.

Posting for this theme every week as I can

has really helped to keep me

moving forward on my projects.

Gotta show something I am working on

each week.

Also thank you to Sue at

It's A Very Cherry World for

hosting REDnesday.

If I have the least bit of RED in my projects,

then I am going to link up with Sue too.

More fun that way!

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I will start you off with some RED.

And green too.

This is the fabric I got

to make the

other 4 quilt tops

I plan to make

for Christmas.

Well, I am going to try anyway.

The fabric is really more RED

than it looks here.

Also I have not ironed it yet

after doing the prewashing.

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So what else have I been up to this week?

Sunday I took my 13 year old niece out

for pattern and fabric shopping.

My birthday gift to her was

to pick out a pattern and

fabric and I would teach her

how to sew it.

I suggested an apron as a good first project.

Her birthday was in August.

But she has a busy schedule and

Sunday was our outing day.

We checked out Simplicity patterns since those

were the ones that were on sale.

I am not going to pay full price for those patterns.

As we browsed through them

I explained to her the things that

made it easy or hard to make.

This is the one she picked out.

I rather like it myself!

This is what she picked out for fabrics.
The print will the the apron,
the blue the pocket and the brown
the trim and strap.
But as we were checking the pattern for how much
fabric,
we discovered this is a reversable apron!
Okay...so the blue will be the apron on the reverse side.
I forget how she wants to do the pocket on that side.
Anyway, I am going to prewash the fabric.
I always so that.
And then in a couple of weeks we get together again
to cut out the fabric and start sewing.
My niece has been wanting to learn to sew.
It will be a great way to spend some one and one time with her.

I feel in love with this fabric.
A littled RED there for REDnesday!
This will be for a special project that I will reveal later.
First I need to prewash this fabric too.

Oh, look! I love this fabric so much I uploaded the
picture twice!! LOL!

Hmm...another project in the works.

I am farther along with two more rows of

eyelet sewed on.

But upon looking on it closely, I sewed the

last row on upside down.

Ugh!!

Guess I gotta use my seam ripper and redo that one.

Can't stand to leave it like that.

I had to do some of this too.
Shorten my new pants.

Still need to do a couple more pairs

plus a pair for B-Daddy.

Another project I am trying to get done soon!

Can you see some RED there?

Ah....I gues it is more orange.

But that is RED and yellow together.......

A card I am working on.
Needs to be done ASAP!

Working on my second NOEL block.

This I take to work and do on my lunch breaks.

It is the easiest take along project

I have going right now.

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Whew!

I guess that is it for now.

Come back on Friday for

Get R Done Friday

and see what I have finished.

What are you working on this week?

Have a great day!

~Linnea~

Three Or More Tuesday in the Sewing Room

It is time for Three or More Tuesday and this week

I am participating in the sewing room.

But first thank you to Tam for hosting Three or More Tuesday!

You can visit her over at The Gypsy's Corner

to see more participants and to add yours

if you wish to participant with us.

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So, what have I got in the sewing room?

Fabric!

And notions!

And buttons!

I guess this means I have more projects planned

along with the 100's of others things I have to do.

Well, that might be an exaggeration.

But I do have lots of other projects that are not finished

or not even started!

And I get more fabric!!

What am I doing?!?!?!?!?

Going crazy probably. LOL!

This is boy themed fabric.

Hmmm...do you think maybe this will turn into

a baby boy outfit or two.

You will have to wait and see.

And what about this?

Perhaps a baby girl outfit or two?

Another wait and see.

I happen to have the pink polka dot fabric already.

It was in my godmother's stash when she passed away.

I think I have it paired up here pretty good

with the solid pink and the eyelet ruffle stuff.

Guess you will just have to come back and see what

all this turns into. Heehee.

Helmi is in the background telling

me I am bad for keeping people in suspense.

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Happy Three or More Tuesday!
~Linnea~