This and That Tuesday!

I have been working on a new piece, I seem to be in a small, art quilt mode, lately.
This is from my gothic angels patterns and I wanted to try it in applique and I added a saying to this one.
I still have work to do, I will add some more embellishments and maybe stars and swirls with prim quilting for the background.
I was trying to do wavy strips, but I messed up, and had to resew to get the pouches out. I think this one would make a good cross stitch too, so will have to put in it my cross stitch maker and try it.



This is the wonderful prize I won in the Sew Mama Giveaway.
I was the lucky winner of Jane's Fabric and Quilts blog.
I got my choice of a yard of a Kona solid and five balls of Finca thread by Presencia.
I chose paprika, and it is so beautiful in person, perfect prim shade for an orange fall quilt or pumpkin appliques.
I am going to enjoy using my new goodies and the threads will be perfect for my art pieces.



And my yard is full of life. The butterflies were enjoying my Azaleas today.
This in the only flowering bush I have left, the rest died or got run into by the crazy lawn mowing husband;)

Giveaway Winner!

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend, I never did get out.
It was so hot, too hot to walk and too hot to paddle in the sun but too cold to jump in the water, so I stayed home.
We did get things done around the house though and started cleaning the trailer. I was so happy that there were no signs of mice this time;)

Guess who, moki?



Nope, this is Black Jack, the kitty I lost and White feather who died of old age, a few years ago.
I have no memorial pictures for today, so this is in memory of my kitties. Moki reminds me so much of Black, I think the angels sent him my way to fill the void that Black left.



And onto the giveaway winner.... Allie is the winner of a free pattern, congratulations to Allie!
Allie you can email me with your choice of pattern, from my ecrater site.

Giveaway Winners!

Yes, I decided to give away two prizes, makes it more fun;)
But, I will make you wait a minute and show you what had the kitties sitting at the door so intently.

This is Mad Mama, that is her name, lol. She has a nest under our porch and all day she screams at the kitties, the dog and me.
She does not like anyone near her nest, but she built in under an area we walk on a lot, now that it is nice out.
I think something tried to grab her, she has a feather sticking out, but it doesn't effect her flying, so I assume it will fall out eventually.



While I had the camera out, I saw a bird go into my neighbors tree, so took a shot to look at it and see what it was.
I am nearsighted and even with zoom, I just see a bird, but once I put it in photoshop at full size, this is what I saw.



I snapped a second in case the first one was blurry, and this is what I saw.
I can just imagine what they are saying;)



Give me a caption for photo two (Two Birds) or three (three birds), in this posting and I will draw a name on Monday night for a free epattern!

And here is a wonderful giveaway at Teresa's blog, she does beautiful work and has patterns now, for rug hooking and punch needle.

Now for the winners.....
#5 Glossyxox
#15 Quilts and Pieces

Please email me with your choice of an epattern from my ecrater site.
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

One of those Days!

Giveaway Here!

New Pin Keeps!

I decided to I wanted to make one of Red Brolly's designs into a pin keep for myself.
I stick my needles in a pincushion and the hand sewing ones, always get lost.
So, I made this to hold my favorite ones. I used art markers to color in the design, then I stitched around that.



I made it into a trifold, so it has room for needles and scissors. I used velcro for the closure.
My machine stitching was off a bit, but good for practice and since it is mine, it doesn't have to be perfect, just practical;)
The green wool is one of the first wools I ever bought from our local store. It was a cheaper one, but thick, so it felts up too much with washing and dying, but perfect for wool projects.

Don't forget to sign up for my giveaway, and check out the posting to learn more about me.



I also received a wonderful gift in the mail yesterday. We were having an egg contest at our primitive quilt group and Dorothy sent me this wonderful pin keep as a thank you for hosting it. Isn't it wonderful! She also gave me some vintage thread that I can use in my art projects.

Sew and Tell with Red Brolly and Giveaway!

If you would like to see where I create and a little more about me, then check out the new posting by Red Brolly.
It is all about me! I just love how she set up the posting and added her wonderful drawings.

And in conjunction with the interview, I am holding a giveaway!
Go visit Red Brolly and leave a comment, then come back here and leave a comment or question about the posting. And while you are there, check out her wonderful patterns, including her free patterns. I am in love with Brutus, he is my favorite kitty to stitch.

The giveaway will end on Friday, the 27th of May at midnight and I will announce the winner on Saturday night, the 28th.
The winner will get one free epattern of their choice. That includes booklets, as well.
And as an added bonus, starting today and ending on May 27th, buy one pattern and get another of equal or lesser value for free!
Patterns can be seen at my ecrater site.

Down by the old mill stream!

I have been stuck in the house with all the rain lately, so today we went for a shorter walk.
This park is the site of the old Tillinghast Factory that manufactured, cotton threads.

We start out at the old mill pond. It was smooth as glass today.



You would never know these quiet waters are roaring underneath the bridge, with all the recent rain.



As the water rushes down the river, we walk slowly along it's paths, enjoying the beautiful canopy of green that surrounds us.