Do You Hear That Hum?

After what seems like forever, but in reality has only been a month, it's the sound of my long-arm!!

And see that little pretty on the frame? I dusted off my Mary Engelbright inspired quilt I pieced way back in 2012 and plan on quilting her today. Please tell me I'm not the only one who misses that ME fabric line from days back?  Sooo glad I made this quilt!

I've also had this fat quarter pack of Rober Kaufman Gnome Living laying around thinking it would make a fun summer quilt. I had to dig through my stash and add a few more fat quarters and was pleasantly sursprised how well the text print created "balance" in the whole layout.

I also just found the red bike print on Ebay for $7.00 a yard this morning, so ordered enough for the back.  Hey, nothing says summer better than a fun bike ride on a cute cruiser! 

I close thinking about the many different lifestyles we all live and am left wondering  how each of you manage to balance your work/home life with our quilty craft? Sometimes, like throughout the past month, I've missed my sewing, yet by days end, I'm without motivation and just anxious for the school year to wrap up. What works for you? Please do share as I'm always looking for little ways to better balance everything I enjoying doing!

Orphan Adoption Winner!

Mr. Random Generator picked number three this morning and that means Rebecca from Quilting Everyday has adopted my Applique Flower Garden!

I love Cynthia's orphan event as sometimes, our inspiration for certain projects fades and what better was to rejuvinate them, but to put them up for adoption! And lucky us, Cynthia plans to make this a Spring/Fall event!  Rebecca, let's touchbase through email so I can get this in the mail to ya!

Tuesday Archives #66: Receiving Blankets

Welcome to the linky party that rejuvenates your old quilting/sewing posts! 

Please click here to read more about this linky party.  

This week's theme is: Receiving Blankets

I love picking up 1 1/4 yards of cordinating baby flannels to make receiving blankets for newborns. With right sides together, weyajust sew the two pieces of adorable flannel fabrics together together. Turn them right side out and add a decorative stitch around the perimeter. TaDa! You have a quick, cuddly baby gift that new moms love and appreciate. Doesn't it seem like just yesterday our little grandguy was a newborn and now look at him at 20 months old already!
I  love that he still uses his blankie. 

June Birdhouse Wool Banner (After)

I'm starting to enjoy stitching my adorable Lily Ana Stitches seasonal wool banners. They measure 8x11 1/2 when finished and hang on this cute little stand on our fireplace when done. 

This little wool birdhouse is the June banner:

I just received my July sampler in the mail last week, a patriotic sailboat, can't wait to get started on it!

With that said, Summer is finally on it's way as I sit here this morning with a cup a tea at hand and no where to go! (aka: work) Aughhh....summer days that are not ran by school bells! 

Today will be spent here where there is already a mound of things to do:

I found myself a little giddy in anticipation when I took this picture.
I haven't done any sewing for three weeks. I'm missing my quilt making! (It really is therapuetic isn't it!) Just know I'll be thinking of all of you as I sort and clean and make lists of  my summer project plans. And, while I'm busy doing that, if ya haven't had a chance to enter my applique give-away, just click here. Good luck to all who enter and I hope your week is off to a great start as well.

A Give-Away for Appliquers!

This give-away is closed and the winner was announced here.

Cynthia over at Quilting is More Fun than Housework  is hosting an Orphan Adoption Event this weekend for those WIP that we have lost our motivation to finish! (What a fun idea huh!)I knew immedietly that I was going to post my Applique Flower Garden. This was a BOM many years ago at my LQS and since I was a beginner appliquer, it proved too difficult. So it got set aside. Now, years later, though more experienced, I have no inspiration to finish it.  

Your "adoption" will include the three "almost" finished blocks above and the six kits below to finish the remaining applique blocks. Each block is 8"x8"finished. I will also include a copy of the pattern from Kim Schaefer's Flower Festival book. Please note, this offer only includes the materials and patterns (which are already transferred to freezer paper) to finish each applique block.

I'll ship these free to anywhere in the United States (So sorry to my oversea friends.)

Just leave me a comment if you are interested and I will select the winner using the random selector on June 11th and announce it here on the blog and notify ya by email.

And, hey, if you are looking for some new projects and/or have a WIP like me you've just lost your inspiration to finish, stop by Cynthia's and check our her linky!! I'm also sharing at: