In The Sewing Basket

February 19, 2013

Hop Till You Drop

I am in a Blog Hop and want to list all the blogs that you can visit this week and next week. I am on the 26th to post my I'm A Little Biased creation I made. I posted the 19th and 20th below but will list the rest of the days of Blog Hops. Get a cup of coffee and share a piece of coffee cake....and enjoy their ideas...today was the first of the Hop and they are so cute!!....the creator is at Sew We Quilt

Thanks for stopping by and as usual, if I can be of service to you please let me know by leaving a comment below. Thanks. Kari

So, I will start with Thursday and Friday of this week Blogs and Follow with next weeks Blog Hops ..ok?....:)

February 21st
KRIS LOVES FABRIC
QUILTING ALLEYCAT
CAT PATCHES
BUMBLEBERRY STITCHES
CHICKADEE'S COUNTRY COTTAGE CRAFTS
IN STITCHES AND SEAMS
WHY-KNOT-KWILT
QUILTING UNLEASHED
THIMBLEMOUSE & SPOUSE
SO MANY YARNS

February 22nd
A Little Bit of Lorene
Life In The Scrapatch
Boston Bits
I Love Wool
Pathchouli Moon Studio
As Sweet As Peaches
Just Quilt It
Grandmama's Stories
The Slow Quilter
Robin At The Other Blog
Scrapbook-ChickADoodle
Rosemary At The Other Blogg

February 25th
Quilting Lines
Mountain Delights
Jane's Fabrics and Quilts
The Fuzzy Hat Quilter
Ramblings Of An Empty Nester
NautiStitcher
Quilt Doodle Designs
Living Life
Freemotion By The River
The German Mom
Spoilt Dogs Quilt

February 26th
Pat Sloans' Blog
To Love Handmade
Feathered Nest Studio
Selina Quilts
Gypsy Dreamer Quilts
Sheila's Quilt World
Meadowbrook
13 Woodhouse Road
Zellerwear
Stitches Of Love
Janice At The Other Blog
In The Sewing Basket

February 27th
The Passions Of Cliodana
Quilt Mamas'
Marathon Quilter
Marlas' Crafts
Fiber Babble
Simple Sew
Sewn Seabee's
Charlotte At The Other Blog
Ninis Patchwork
Charlottes' Creations
I Piece 2- Mary
My Spoolish Art

February 28th
Cherry Blossoms
HIll Valley Quilter
Dashsies With Moxie
I Like To QuiltBlog
Quilt Smiles
More Stars In Comanche
Tea Time Creations
Shedding The Wolf
Life, Quilts and a cat too
Judy At The Other Blog
Madame Samm

I hope you enjoyed your blog hop. It was fun for me!! Quilted Blessings!! Kari

Sew We Quilt: It's All About Me

Please enjoy the It's All About Me designs that several quilters have come up with over the next 2 weeks. The Blogs are listed on Marlene Bushs' Web page Sew We Quilt. I will also try to add the groups daily on this blog. If you are interested in the groups she has going in the future, you can reach her at mbushretired@gmail.com. It has been fun to do; my design does not appear on my page until February 26th. Enjoy the different ideas with me!! Quilted Blessings!! Kari
Check out the Designer Amy Bradley
THANK YOU FOR VISITING!!!

Visit these wonderful gals Blogs to Follow the Hop!!
Hop till you Drop!

Wednesday February 20, 2013

BUZZING AND BUMBLING
CHERRYS' PRAIRIE PRIMITIVE
KWILTY PLEASURES
SEW ON AND SO FORTH
SEW.DARN.QUILT
A STITCH IN TIME
DOODLING IN MY MIND
MOOSESTASH QUILTING
A PATCHWORK LIFE
THAT OTHER BLOG
SUSIE'S WORLD/QUILT CREATIONS

February 13, 2013

1/4 At A Time

Here we go girls; the first thing after cutting out fabric straight and accurate is what?....yep your seam allowance. Did you get a quarter as a kid for allowance?......see if was Providence working even then, preparing you to be a accurate quilter!
mccallsquilting.com/mccallsquilting/articles/An_Accurate____Seam_Allowance

Now, did you iron on Tuesdays and Fridays?.....we had a large family, so those were our ironing days....do you still iron a shirt or blouse the way your Mom taught you too....I confess I do....so here is a ironing advice from the pros....hope you enjoy the videos today. It is the basis for good piecing of a quilt.
mccallsquilting.com/mccallsquilting/articles/pressing

Now, Happy Valentines Day.....again.....and Blessings Quilting! Karen

My Blog Hop It's All About Me....tons of fun....come and start to visit on Tuesday......

February 19th, 2013
JUST LET ME QUILT
SUNSHINE QUILTING
SPOILT DOG QUILTS
THAT OTHER BLOG
GRAMMIE Q'S
BRACIE OLIVER ARTS
MARJORIE'S BUSY CORNER
SNIPPETS 'N' SCRAPS
SOWING STITCHES
PIGTALES AND QUILTS
AND OUR SPONSOR!
STITCHIN BY THE LAKE

February 11, 2013

Valentines Day is COMING!

Paper piecing a heart seems to be a grand idea for this week. I am presently fighting a cold, so I think it would be a good afternoon activity. It seems to be the prettiest heart I found paper pieced so far. Hope you enjoy and share your ideas with me if you would like! Quilted Blessings! Karen http://craftcouturebytc.blogspot.com/2012/02/tutorial-paper-pieced-heart-with_21.html

Doll Quilts

Doll Quilt Monthly is a fun blog to participate in and exchange Doll Quilts monthly with your assigned partner. She sent me a gorgeous whimsy Doll Quilt last week. The quilting on it is full of twists and turns and little poseys and squiggly lines. The points are perfect and corners are awesome! I am just saying this because I want you to appreciate all her work! She also sent a card that was made with a scene of rolling hills and machine decorative stitching was added to it. Wonderful!! It fits me perfectly!
You must visit her blog; pattilousquilts.blogspot.com

The Doll Quilt I sent to my partner I did find on another blog http://whynotsew.blogspot.com and with permission enjoyed making and tweaking mine ! Happy Happy Valentines Day!!! Quilted Blessings!! Karen

February 7, 2013

Snow/Quilt Days

I bet there are some that are in a snow storm today. We were in a small one 2 day ago. It was a nice snow and not threatening. I saw the most beautiful picture of snow out west the other day online. A man had taken his snowshoes and placed them on his boots and headed out into the fresh white snow and began to do a LARGE quilt pattern (round) in the snow! He must have planned it out before he started. He must love his wife tons!! It reminded me of the days when we were kids in Ohio, waking up, and hearing NOTHING; it was so quiet when we got a large snow overnight. And as soon as we had our warm breakfast and NO SCHOOL today....we would head outside to make our Fox and Geese layout of dens and etc.....and we would play all day....chasing and winning or loosing...taking our mittens to the back door where Mom would meet us and exchanged UNMATCHED sets that had been warmed up on the floor open registers....So! here is our home...the one my Gary Built....not Jack....so awesome! is my main man! Heading down to see the Grandable Gals tomorrow for a couple days; hope to get to a Quilt shop there and back to quilting on Monday. Have a safe weekend, when it starts and feel blessed. Quilted Joy.....Karen