I found this in my mailbox today…Some yummy fabrics from Pink Chalk Fabrics fall clearance sale and some Heather Bailey Fresh Cut Scraps I found on etsy.
The huge stash is for the Scrappy Hoops swap. I hope you like partner. :)
And speaking of swappies…sign ups are on now over at the Pillow Talk Round 4 Flickr Group. Visit Heather's blog for sign up details.
Freda
Hi! I’ve been absent for a while. Maybe I’m not so good at blogging…But I wanted to let you know about a new swap over on flickr.
I’m sure you have heard about Heather at {House} of A La Mode, if not she runs a ton of swaps on flickr. The current one is the Scrappy Hoops one. Sign ups run until today. So if you want to play visit flickr and sign up. Here is my inspiration for my partner.
I can’t get my links back to the proper people to work, so please click the mosaic to get linked to the flickr image with credits.
I hope to see you guys in the swap. So what are you working on now?
Freda
I finished up my Mug Rug for the swap. I hope my partner likes it.
Sydney had to hold it in the pictures. Lest it jump up and run away. Oh the back…sure I can show you the back.
And now I’m working on my Quilt As You Go Quilt Along blocks. I’m actually cheating. I’m using a batik jelly roll and slicing and dicing it up. I’m almost finished with the first block and I’m quite pleased with how it’s turning out.
So, what are your weekend plans?
Freda
I know I missed it again….But I’ve been busy again. I told you that I had a birthday in July, but not what I got for it. I got a Blythe doll.
Ella to be exact. I named her that, she is actually a Good Neighbor Cafe. Then I bought….
Piper. and these 2 little Muses inspired me to create clothing for them. And so for the last month I have been working dilgently to make items for my shop on Etsy. The culmination is the 34 pictures I just uploaded to my computer including the 2 above. Once I resize them and set prices I’ll get them in the shop. But I’ll give you a quick sneak peak.
Freda
Well Sydney’s teepee has been used and abused the last 24 hours. I purchased this pattern at my local quilt shop and it was well worth the purchase price. The pattern is for the teepee, sleeping bag and the stuff sack for the sleeping bag.
And it’s not hard at all. The hardest part was fitting the 2 10ft sections of pvc pipe into my Subaru Impreza. (I was a sight to see in the hardware store parking lot) And the added perk? When you get tired of looking at it, take it down for a couple of days and it’ll be like a new toy.
Also, I paid roughly $45 to make this guy. To buy it I’ve found teepees for up to $300 dollars, seriously. And the cat loves it too.
Freda
