• I Zigged , I Zagged!

    My mini zig zag is pieced! Yay! The toddler is awake now so progress will be halted on trimming the sides. But I do have some fabric in mind for a border. Hoping I have enough of it.This picture gives you an idea of the size so far. I am overJOYed! I loved watching the…

  • What’s up Wednesday

    This is my 2nd post on projects I’m working on. It started because of Judy L. and Pin Tangle. Check their blogs to see how other people are progressing. This is The mini zigzag now has all of the individual squares placed. I now need to sew the squares into diagonal rows, then sew the…

  • Catch Up Monday

    Catch Up Monday

    You may not be tooooo late to catch some of the giveaway love for the new SEWN site. Here’s theprepping more HSTs! Now back to the tasks at hand! Sew JOY today and everyday,Sarah Vee

  • And Today is Tuesday

    get your own here for free So, SEW, so I did! Sam’s Bird in the treetops I have had this picture in my mind for a week now. There is a robin that comes to sing at the top of a large cedar tree behind our back fence. My son saw it one day outside…

  • What’s Up Wednesday

    What’s up on your design wall? A popular query at the moment seems to be if talking about what you’re supposed to be doing gets you doing it! I first read about it on Judy Laquidara’s Patchwork Times. She’s even going to help us share and keep track of ourselves! One of the other blogs…

  • Whirlwind Weekend Projects

    Happy Memorial Day to the Americans! I have some wonderful new chairs to enjoy my next holiday weekend. In the meantime I keep them company with a hot coffee or cold drink, depending on the time of day:) I finished my yellow ribbon wallhanging and it fits nicely above the chairs. I plan to make…

  • Do You See What I See?

    Today I finished my four Lady of the Lake blocks for the week. I’m pretty pleased with them.Some definite Contrast Challenge Blocks!What do you think?Did I ‘trick’ your eye?I even used a strong contrast centre to help me use up some pretty weak half triangle squares on the outside. I think they work pretty well.…

  • Progress on the Lake Blocks

    Working away at the Lady of the Lake blocks. So far I have met my goal of finishing four blocks a week – two weeks in a row!I started to run low on my half triangle squares so I worked at cutting, sewing, and pressing some new ones.The large centres of the blocks I put…

  • With quite a few bloggers making me envious of not being in Pittsburgh, Monica at Happy Zombie decided to play TAG! I haven’t done this before and only hesitated a moment when you had to use the first letter of your last name to answer everything. But, it was fun! 1. What is your last…

  • Have the dust bunnies gotten you yet?

    I had the best of intentions when Sew Mama Sew had their I’m using a vinyl tablecloth, folded in half with the flannel backing for a quick setup design board. This quilt is addictive! I know I will run out of matching stash and soon have the size I want. Then I will have to…