Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Pin It Hop Day 3 And A Bee

Ever since I found this bee pincushion on Pinterest I've been wanting to make it (about a week)...and since the instructions are free and you can find them here, well there was nothing stopping me.


I always know when something is a hit if my family asks if they can have it, and they all wanted this one.  Guess I'm going to have to make a few more.  



It is time to thank Madame Samm for this wonderfully fun and creative hop, and our sponsors Bird Brain Designs and PBTEX who have provided some very generous prizes.




Join me in visiting the rest of today's participants.
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Pin It Hop Day 2


It is day 2 of the Pin It Hop and I am so excited to see what everyone will show.   The first day had some wonderful pincushions!  Seems I'm loving the pincushions so much I can hardly decide which one to make next. 


This tiny house is a pattern from Gingermelon.  I love little houses whether they are pincushions, villages, or Christmas ornaments.  Seems there is just no place like home.


There is a little bit of embroidery on every side and then that blessed blanket stitch which is used to assemble the house.


Even the back has a flower garden which was just too fun to stitch (I got to make french knots!).

Enough about me, it is time to thank Madame Samm for this wonderfully fun and creative hop, and our sponsors Bird Brain Designs and PBTEX who have provided some pretty awesome prizes.



Join me in visiting the rest of today's participants.

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Monday, September 9, 2013

Pin It Blog Hop



I've been waiting and waiting for this day...trying to be patient.  First of all I want to thank Madame Samm for giving me the chance to be a cheerleader.  It has been so much fun already, and we haven't even started the hop yet.  We have over 100 participants and some wonderful prizes to be won (see below).



I started out with three pin cushions.  They are all made of different mediums, wool, felt, and fabric, all with their own embellishments.


A little embroidery bird with some of my favorite fabric added (design by Gail Pan).


A tiny bee from Just Another Button company who has fun buttons and pins to embellish him.

And then a colorful pin keep from Rosebud's Cottage made with wool.  The wonderful thing about this one, beside it being so colorful, is that it sits flat on the arm of my sofa...the perfect place for a pincushion (just ask my husband and son who have sat on needles more than once)!



There are wonderful prizes to be won and great websites to visit! 

September 10
Meadowbrook (You are here)

Enjoy the hop and stop by each day to see who is up next.  I'm planning on having a new pincushion each day of the hop to show.  Happy Stitching and Hopping!!


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Guest Judge And Some Knitting

While working on my pincushions, I'm also the guest judge over at Quilting Gallery this week.  There are some beautiful quilts there and you can vote until 6 p.m. this evening.  The theme is Leaves, Trees and Flowers with some really beautiful quilts entered (so go vote)!


There has been a little accomplished on the prayer shawl this week.  It is always interesting to see how the yarn patterns work out and funny that when I look at it I don't see the changes in the yarn.  I will be back late tonight/early tomorrow morning with my pincushions!!  Happy Stitching!!  --Kristen
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Friday, September 6, 2013

Pin It Schedule!

Here it is!  We will be up and running bright and early Tuesday morning.  I am having so much fun making pin cushions, and I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.



September 10
Meadowbrook








September 16
De Zondagssteek
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Monday, September 2, 2013

Labor Day Fun

I should have more to show for today, but unfortunately two projects I worked on flopped.  I'm not really too upset about that as the patterns were questionable when I started.  I knew when I couldn't understand what was being said before starting I was going to have problems, and did I.


For some reason I have always been a night owl on holiday weekends, and this one was no exception.  I started watching a movie at 11 p.m. last night and it finally ended at 2 a.m. this morning (too many commercials).  Since this is such an easy pattern I kept knitting and did finish the first skein.  I'm not going to stay up that late knitting again for a while, even though it is tempting to see such progress.


I spent a little time cutting wool for a take along project.  The pieces are cut correctly, even though they aren't exactly straight.  It is a fun project that should not take long to complete, and I'm now heading outside to enjoy what is left of our beautiful Monday evening.  Happy Stitching!!  --Kristen
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Sunday, September 1, 2013

Not My Favorite...

The first week of school is over and the sports are once again starting, which means I am going to have a lot of time spent sitting and waiting.  As I was searching out projects to finish I found this table runner that had been started long ago.  In my frustration with the points that don't match or are cut off I just put it in a drawer and forgot about it.  I honestly cannot remember how long ago I pieced it, but I had a realization when I found it.  It could be used to practice machine quilting and to perfect my binding.


This was a kit and I'm not quite sure why I purchased it in the first place.  Is this my favorite quilt, far from it.  Would I purchase the kit again if I had the chance...no.  But I did finish it, I learned a few things while doing that, and I used up some fabric that isn't my favorite on the back too!  My mom used to tell me that if I learned something from a difficult situation I was far better off having gone through it.  I definitely learned something on this one...thanks Mom for making me see things this way.


We went for a ride yesterday and I only had a few seconds to grab something before we left.  I had two extra skeins of yarn that I've wanted to do something with for a long time just to get it out of my sewing room. I started this prayer shawl when we got in the car and actually made quite a bit of progress in just a short time.  It is an easy knit three, purl three pattern and was a wonderful easy project to work on that didn't include a lot of thinking or concentrating.  It will definitely be in my "to go" bag.  I'm now off to finish some pin cushions.  The hop is 10 days away and I have so many ideas and projects to finish before it starts! :)  Happy Stitching!!  --Kristen


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