February and March Swaps & Bees

I've been busy for the last couple of months.  I may have signed up for to many bees and swaps, but I was able to finish everything on time.

First up are the blocks I made for the Dresses for Diva - February & March - Quilt Block Variety Swaps and MORE

Next are the blocks I made for the Bee Hive 2017 Lovely Bee Swarm - February  & March.   MJ wanted the Magic 8 Ball in black and white and  Karen wanted the Jagged Little Pill in green.

Blocks for the Stash Bee

Stash Bee - Cheryl

I had to make an extra pincushion for the Beaquilter - Pincushion swap 2017 this month because the pincushion that I made for December 2016 got lost in the mail.  Of course once I sent out the pincushion I received the lost one in the mail.  I decided to keep it for myself.  I made my own pattern for the heart pincushion.  So here are the replacement, February and March pincushions.

I participated in the Modern Quilt Guild Mini Swap.  We exchanged mini's during Quiltcon.  I was pretty proud of myself.  I took pictures with my swap partners.

Woooooow.   I did alot in February and March and there is still more.

I signed up for the Simply Sign Me Swap 2017 last year.  I originally wanted to do a bicycle on a road etc... and hand stitch it, but I'm not a good handstitcher.  So I decided to make my own envelope pattern instead.  I created a design in EQ7 and this is what I came up with.

I had to make 29 blocks but I ran out of material.  So  I decided to change the pattern for about 7 of them.  Which was a good thing.  A lot of people didn't come through so that meant that everyone received duplicate blocks.

I found several swaps on instagram and facebook.   This is my first purse that I am proud of making.  I've made purses before and didn't like the way they turned out but I'm really happy with this one.  I made this purse for the All Year Swap - Spring.

The past two months held alot of first for me.   I challenged myself and I think I came out pretty well.  Last on my list of new things is this postcard.  I joined two postcard swaps that have swaps monthly.  This one is for the Yahoo Group  - Trading Fabric Post Card.  It was  makers choice for the month of March.  This is what I came up with.

Well this was a long one I didn't do any better with posting for April and May.  So stay tuned to see what I did then.  Thanks for hanging in there and reading what I've been up to.

January Swaps & Bees

I decided that I would participate in as many Bees and Swaps as I could this year.  So I've been very busy.   Take a look and see what I've been doing.

My January Swaps & Bees

Dresses for Diva - January - Quilt Block Variety Swaps and MORE

Lovely Bee Swarm: Queen Bee January Casey - The Bee Hive 2017 

Queen Bee January Cyndi - Stash Bee

January - Thread Spool Pincushion for Tanja - Pincushion Swap 2017

Modern Quilt Guild Mini Swap Using Allison Glass

Ready to quilt my mini for the Modern Quilt Guild Mini Swap.   I think I'm going to go for straight lines.  I used my Allison Glass charms from the Allison Glass Charm Swap sponsored by Yvonne at Quilting Jet Girl. 

This is the first time doing flying geese, I really like them.  I used the Make a Mini Quilt pattern from Sharon at Color Girl Quilts.  This was a super easy pattern to make.

Received my Prize from 'Pat Sloan's Teach me to Machine Quilt'! Book Tour & Mega Fun Giveaway

I just received my Prize from 'Pat Sloan's Teach me to Machine Quilt'! Book Tour  & Mega Fun Giveaway.  Although I didn't win a signed copy of her book.  I won the wonderful fabric and thread from Pat Sloan's Hometown Girl collection.  Thank you so much Pat!

Now I need to decide what to make with the fabric.  I'm leaning towards Summer Time at the Beach by England Street Quilts.  I really wanted to make the Bailey's Crossing Quilt from SwimBikeQuilt but can't find the pattern.  I've email Katie hopefully she can send me a link.  That would be great.

Well I have to go to amazon and buy Pat's book  'Pat Sloan's Teach me to Machine Quilt'! so I can quilt whatever I make.

Have a great day!

Monica

Giveaway Day with It's Just Sewing

It's Giveaway Day at Sew Mama Sew and I'm feeling Crafty is participating.  I'm Feeling Crafty is giving away a fabric picked by Monica (not me), from It’s Just Sewing.  The giveaway includes a fat quarter bundle of nine different fabrics and three spools of thread from the  Forest Hill Collection by Erin McMorris by Free Spirit

Run over there and check her out.  

A Chance to Win Christmas Fabric

Tea Rose Home is sponsoring Christmas Fabric Bundle Giveaway and Super Easy Pillowcase Tutorial.  
Check out the tutorial for the pillowcase.  I like the idea of using it as a gift bag.

I have been finishing up all my swap items. I didn't think it would take me so long to get in the groove of things but I finally have it. So here is my very first pincushion that I've ever made for my Scrappy Girls Club pincushion swap:

My finished block for my October Hello Block Swap partner:

Now here is my second pincushion for Pincushion Swap 2016.

Here is my block for my Quilt Block Variety Swaps and More Jingle All the Way swap partner:

Whew!!! onto the next thing!

Link up to the Whoop Whoop Friday linky party.

New Link to My Road home to Baltimore Pattern

With the changes to Craftsy I'm providing a new link to my pattern.  Click the picture below to download the pattern.  Sorry for the inconvenience.  Please send me a picture when you make the row.   Have a Great Day!

Row Along: The Road Home to Baltimore

Whew.... It's Finally here my day to show The Road Home to Baltimore.  It's been a road getting here.  But, I want to thank Marian at Seams to be Sew for letting me, a first timer, participate. Also, thank you to Amy at Sew Incredibly Crazy for making all the behind the scenes work and taking care of all our freebies.   Please check them out.

I grew up in Baltimore, MD.   Baltimore is filled with so many things to see and I had a hard time narrowing down what I wanted to express on my row.   So I decided to focus on the HOME and then some of the favorite things that I enjoy seeing when I go home.

Baltimore hosts a variety of row homes which vary in style and class. Matter of fact Baltimore has more row houses then any state in the US.  In my row the red row houses represent the smaller red brick homes that often housed Baltimore's large African American population which included freemen and slaves during the 1790 - 1800.

The second set of homes represent the colorful homes you may find in the Mt Vernon neighborhoods of the city.  Here home owners paint their homes to match their own character.  No homeowner association here.

Two of our favorite treats in Baltimore our snowballs and crabs.  During the summer you can find a snowball stand all over the city.   My favorite flavor is Red Raspberry & Pineapple & Vanilla (yep three flavors).  In case you didn't know "Baltimore is for Crabs".  Baltimoreans are very particular about crabs.  Put a bushel of crabs on some brown paper and they will be gone in less then an hour.

The last part of my row are the shadows of some of the most popular Baltimore buildings. I put them in purple instead of black because purple is Baltimore Raven's color.  These buildings, in no particular order, Washington Monument, Phoenix Shot Tower, Baltimore Aquarium, Baltimore World Trade Center and USS Constellation (in grey) light the Baltimore skyline at night. My favorite building is the Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower. Always providing the correct time for onlookers.  

Here is the full row.

Thanks for visiting me.  You can download the free pattern for My Row Home to Baltimore at my Craftsy Pattern shop until December 2016.  Click here.

Now to the giveaways:

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Please check out the others revealing their rows today:

September 27

Creatin’ in the Sticks
Dodge City, Kansas

Sue Griffiths Featured At Just Let Me Quilt
Northern Rivers Region, NSW, Australia

Seams To Be Sew For Batts In The Attic
Hollywood/LA

I Can Quilt 2 (Me)
Baltimore, MD

The Road Home Row Along

The Road Home Row Along has started.  I'm doing Baltimore,  come back on Thursday, September 22nd to see my row.

Here is the complete schedule.  Even if you miss a day go back and check out previous post.  Everyone is offering their row pattern free until the end of the Row Along.   Not to mention the great giveaways.   You'll be glad that you did.

September 6

Allie-Oops Sweet Happy Life creates Harrisville, MI Sunrise Coast
Cynthia’s Creating Ark
creates Adelaide South Australia
Kissed Quilts
creates Grand Coulee, Washington
Renee’s Quilting Addiction
creates Alberta, Canada

September 8

Sew Incredibly Crazy
creates Colorado
3 Patch Crafts
creates Bulgaria
Just Let Me Quilt
creates Las Vegas, Nevada
Quilt in Piece
creates Amanzimtoti, South Africa

September 13

Tweety Loves Quilting
creates Edinburgh, UK
Quiltscapes
creates Heber City, Utah
Seams To Be Sew
creates Idaho Falls, Idaho
Pine Valley
creates New Zealand

September 15

bdieges designs
creates Road to Tehachapi (CA)
Elizabeth Coughlin Designs
creates Worcester County in Central Massachusetts
Patti’s Patchwork
creates Toronto, Ontario Canada
Seacoast Quilter
creates New Milford, Connecticut

September 20

Beaquilter
creates Denmark
Heleen Pinkster
creates Netherlands
MooseStash Quilting
creates Alaska
Rebecca Mae Designs
creates Northern Maine

September 22

Words & Stitches
creates Beaches of California
Quilt Art
creates Africa
I Can Quilt 2
creates Baltimore, MD
Any Pattern
creates Port Angeles, Washington
Patchwork Breeze
creates West Michigan Shoreline

September 27

Creatin’ in the Sticks
creates Dodge City, Kansas
Sue Griffiths Featured At Just Let Me Quilt
creates Northern Rivers Region, NSW, Australia
Seams To Be Sew And Batts In The Attic
creates Hollywood/LA
(Dual Posting)

September 29

Quilted Fabric Art
creates Burlington Vermont
Westend Quilter
creates Manitoulin Island, Canada
Pamela Quilts
creates Oregon
Quilt Fabrication
creates Silicon Valley, CA

October 04

Patchouli Moon Studio
creates Central New Mexico
Linda Robertus
creates Netherlands
Elm Street Quilts
creates North Carolina
Sarah Quinn Featured At Seams To Be Sew
creates Outer Space

October 06

Cheryl LaPlant Featured At Quilt In Piece
creates York, Maine
Miss Loreen’s Schoolhouse
creates New Hampshire
Bumbleberry Stitches
creates OklahomaNeedle in a Hayes Stack
creates Mojave Desert
Cloth and Paper Studio
creates North Georgia Mountains

October 11
Show N Tell Day
TBA

Summer Sensations Blog Hop

Welcome to the final stop of the Summer Sensations Blog Hop.  Today is my stop of the hop.  Thank you Marian at Seams to Be Sew for sponsoring another Blog Hop and letting a newbie like me participate.

When I think of summer I think of camping.  We have already gone camping three times this year.  We just came back from our favorite camping place, Assateague Island National Park, this past Sunday.   We like Assateague Island because we can do our second favorite summer activity which is go to the beach.  So 15 of us piled in cars and went camping on the beach.  We had the best time.

Since my sister-in-law has been asking for a beach blanket forever, I decided to make a beach theme quilt.   I decided to design one myself.  Here's what I came up with.

I originally wanted to do a paper piecing and applique project because I set a goal to do a project using both methods this year.

I fell in love with a sun pattern that I found at www.craftpassion.com so I tried to incorporate it into the pattern, but if I'm going to design my own pattern I should design the whole thing.   So here is my semi final quilt without the sun.

I'm working on taking better pictures of full quilts so here are some closeups.

I was lucky to win a copy of the Crafted Applique method by Lara Buccella.  I used her method to apply the appliques.

Thanks for stopping by.  Please check out the other bloggers sharing today with me.  Don't forget to leave a message and participate in the Give-A-Way.

Today's Bloggers

Seams To Be Sew

Seacoast Quilter

TeaTme Creations

I Can Quilt 2 ME!

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