First Time.......

Hi everyone!!
This is the first time I have tried blogging from my iPad...hope this works.

We made it to Holland without a problem and even went to a market in Nijmegen...loved it!!

You should of seen all the fabric stands...I was drooling all over myself.

I bought some lovely linens....wish the picture showed you how pretty they are.





And these patchwork fabrics that I couldn't refuse.




I could of spend the whole day there...but my legs and wallet couldn't keep up!


The wether is fabulous...hope your enjoying the sunshine too...if not .....hope your in your sewing rooms working on your thread catchers!!

Hugs,
Liz


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Location:Het Heijderbos,Heijen,The Netherlands

Sunday Showcase….

this week a bunch of you were productive…and this makes me very happy ! ( It gives me something to post about on Sundays …and I  love seeing what everyone made…I’m nosey!

Doriloh said that my little round thread catcher inspired her to make one too…I love that hers is even bigger ! …and is that my rose fabric inside ??? (great minds think alike !)

Klaudia sent me a picture of her thread catcher…she plans on catching a lot of threads !

(Klaudia…for some reason I can’t leave a comment on your Blog …just wanted to let you know that I like your Shoe & Purse Quilt!)

Rosa made this cute Catcher for her machine….

Susan went crazy and made 3 thread catchers..one for each machine ( and mats for under her machines ( check out her blog to see them)…the lady has to many machines!!! (yes I’m envious!)

(love the daisy buttons! )

Christa said she didn’t need one but made one anyways…Good Christa!!

Amy was also productive and made this catcher in purple ( I am starting to think her favorite color is purple! )

As I was checking all your blogs I discovered that Sabine also finished her thread catcher…love the fabric…would look great in my living room!

Lisa said she didn’t need a thread catcher but I told her she did..I am glad she listened to me!

Sharon sent me this picture of her thread catchers ..one is the original size & the other one she made bigger. Sharon…if you happen to read this please send me your Blog addy…I can’t find it ?! ( how embarrassing !)

Where almost done!

One last picture.

Katja….finally finished her Sewing tote !! I knew she could do it with a little help from a friend ! Katja, you still have time to make your thread catcher…the month is not over!

That’s it!!

WOW that was a lot of Thread catchers !

Way to go Ladies!!

 

Now I am off to pack…my Hubby decided we needed to get away for the week so tomorrow we’re off to Holland …I hope to “top toe through the tulips! …actually I am hoping to “tip toe through some fabric markets” , if I can find them !…shhh, don’t till my Hubby!  I’m packing my iPad and will try and blog from there …if I can figure it out ?

In the mean time…keep sewing …the month is not over…you still have time to make a Thread Catcher ! I’m looking forward to your pictures!

Hugs,

Finish Friday…….

I am happy to present Olivia !  I have been working on this purse for weeks now…In German we would say …”es war ein schwere Geburt!” (it was a difficult birth)… not that it was difficult to sew; it just had a lot of parts and with my knee I couldn't sew long…but finally it is done! Yepee!!

The back has a set in zipper…love these kind of zippers!

Concealed Top Edge Zipper..…next time I would make this a bit longer…I am not a fan of gaps along the top of my purses. ( just a personal thing)

The front has two pockets with magnets ( this was my first time inserting magnets…easy!)

Both sides have these adorable gathered pockets….

Inside has tons of pockets….this I changed from the original design, I like lots of pockets!

The other thing I did different is I quilted the lining pieces with “Bodentuch” since I found the bag was to soft and with all the heavy rings it kept crunching together. Since I couldn’t add more Batting to the outside ( it was done) I figured I would add it to the inside, so I pre-quilted the  pattern pieces and it worked like a charm…the purse stands on its own !

The other thing I should mention is that the purse is Big! (41cm X 25 x 10 (16” x 10” x 4”) …I would of know this before hand if I would of actually read the front of the pattern! Its amazing that we don’t read!

All in all the pattern was fun to make…the ebook was well written (I only didn’t understand one part but that was due to my reading & translation skills!) The design is by ChrisWDesigns. I can't wait to make the Bella bag but that is going to have to wait a while….the sun is out and the gardne is calling my name!

Hugs,

To darn cute…..

I think these thread catchers are to darn cute!!!

Today I decided housework can wait till I sew my thread catchers. I wanted the little round one for by my sewing machine. ( in pink of course)

It really is little!! …I am thinking of making a bigger one for my cutting table to hold miscellaneous tools.

Here I am holding it in my hand so you can see the size.

To darn cute!!!

( A little info for my German friends…I used “Bodentucher vom Lidl “ as the batting and it worked great!)

Since I was done so fast making this thread catcher ( under and hour) and I didn’t want to do house work yet…I decided to make the little triangle one to put in my sewing tote.

….this one is also to cute!!

…and tiny…here I am holding it ….

(I ironed S320 to the outer fabric otherwise I would of found it to soft. The S320 vlies makes it stand up nicely. )

I want to make one more for the living room…I just can’t decide which one … both are so cute …but I would definitely make it a bit bigger…but which one ?

How's your thread Catcher coming along ??

I can tell you both of these were super fast & easy to make…great little gifts…fill them with chocolates for a quilter!

Hugs,

Showcase Sunday……

I was hoping to do this post early this morning but little did I know my Hubby beat me to the computer and started synchronize, back up and doing whatever it he does to make sure my computer runs smoothly. I am not complaining…I am glad he does this stuff ( he has to do something) That’s why he's my Guru …My job is just to download everything from the internet (that’s what he says ) and his is to make sure my computer can handle it!

Finally my Guru gave me back me computer and here come this weeks finished Thread Catchers !!!!

Gitta was creative and used up scraps to make this adorable Thread Catcher. I live the idea of the scissors being in a lease…I am always looking for mine!

Doris made a colorful round catcher.

Guni sent me this picture of her Thread Catcher.

As I was checking everyone's blog to see who made what, I saw that Guni made a second thread catcher…I’m impressed! Go Guni!!

Martina got creative and made this adorable jar for her thread catcher ! I love it !

In my Sunday Blog hopping …I also discovered that Silke made this adorable Catcher. Silke, for some reason your blog is one of the ones I can’t leave a message on ??

I can't believe it …as I am writing this Susanne sent in her pictures …talk about perfect timing! I love how creative she got coming up with her interpretation of a thread catcher….very clever !

(I have those exact scissors…a friend gave them to me )

My friend Karen (non Blogger) also managed to make a catcher…isn't this sweet!

 

That’s all the Thread Catchers for this week!

Great Job Ladies!!!

Iris was a little behind getting her February Project done but she did it!! Don't you just love this bag…I think I have to make one too! ( I have enough left over jeans to make 20! )

Have a nice Sunday !!

Hugs,

P.S. It is never to late to send in pictures of finished projects…remember my motto is …. Better late then never!!!

Finish Friday….

This was me today……enjoying the sunshine….Spring has arrived!!!

I spent half the day outside in the garden planting some flowers in the pots in front of our house….

…I had planned on doing some sewing today but once the sun came out I just couldn’t resist going out in the garden.  Of course I couldn’t pull weeds, trim or any other spring cleaning but I could enjoy the sun….and it was nice!

 

…. on to todays post…while I have been sitting around with my leg up I have been doing some stitching.

Here is my favorite block to date!..I love this saying. My Hubby’s Oma always said this to me since I always used a long thread.

I also stitched a couple more blocks for my Gardener’s Journal quilt…

I did mange to spend a few minute on the machine this week and made this tiny tote for a friend.

…perfect for a pair of scissors and a few sewing supplies

Now I am off to try and sew a bit before the sandman calls my name!

Hugs,

P.S. How are your Thread Catchers coming along?? I finally picked pattern &  fabric