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Stick a pin in me . . . I'm done.

I have been a part of this wonderful community of
quilting hoppers for a few months now and I have enjoyed
each one so much. But I am going to have to step
back a bit as we are getting busy
preparing for the arrival of the baby.
There are only so many hours in the week
and I have so much sewing and painting
and shopping to do.
I will be around,
but mostly on instagram and facebook.
I would love it if you would follow me over there.

I want to thank Madame Samm and Kristen for
all the hard work they did to put this hop together.
Today is my day to share my pincushions.

I have to admit I don't use a pin cushion.
because

I rarely use pins.
Mostly because I am afraid I might drop one
and it would end up in a doggie paw
or worse, a doggie tummy.

But

pincushions are cute

and

a great way to use up scraps.
So I made one.

Actually, I made two,
but Tucker got a hold of one and I can't find it.
I just hope he didn't eat it.

I have been seeing some pretty wonderful pincushions this week.
But for me a pincushion is utilitarian.
With that said I did "cutsiefy" this little cushion with a birdie.
( have you noticed I seem to be in a bird phase )
( I hope it ends soon )

This little birdie pincushion was made from scraps leftover from the owl quilt I made for the hexagon hop.

I made this little pumpkin ten years ago,
I think.
Not sure, could be even longer than that.

anyway these two will be enough for me

Hope you are having fun with this hop.
I have seen some very very pretty pincushions and
if I am not careful I could become a collector.
Those of you who really know me
know that this is so possible.

Thanks for stopping by.
Please take some time to visit
the other who are participating today.

Marianne

The list of pincushion-eestas today.

Quilting In South Carolina

Negligent Style

Debby Kratovil Quilts

Sew Many Yarns

News From Bear Hollow

Life @ RuffHaven <<<---- you are here !

You can find the entire list here

Ho Ho Holy Moly... it's time for holiday sewing

I can't think of a better way to kick-start the
Holiday Sewing Season than a Quilters Blog Hop?

Madame Samm and Carol have the spirit and energy
to round us all up and put us in one spot.
Thanks to both of them for all their hard work.

The most difficult part of these hops is to actually come up with a good idea.

.... just one good idea.

I was pondering this and the lifeguard said....

"Make something practical and useful"

Duh !

Sometimes men can be so smart.

So what could I make that will be used a lot during the holidays?

A bag.

A very BIG bag.

A Mondo Bag.

A bag you can fit all your stuff in.

A bag big enough to haul all your stuff home.

I picked up this pattern last year at a quilt show in Florida.

It is by QuiltSmart and has preprinted fusible interfacing.

You can't get any easier than that right?

This bag took 3 hours to whip up and it would have been even

quicker if I had used precut strips.

But I didn't have any of those so I cut my own strips.

I quilted "in the ditch" because ~~I didn't want the ....~~
oh heck....because it's easy to stitch in the ditch...
who am I trying to kid.
I ran out of time again.
sheeeesh.
One of these days I am going to finish way way ahead of time.

I have these two quilt tops to finish before December too.

Thanks for stopping by for a look.
No giveaway this time but scroll to the bottom of this post for
news about my Huge giveaway coming soon.

Enjoy the hop.

The list of hoppers today....

August 5

Cherry’s Prairie Primitives

Scraps of Life

Words & Stitches

Blue Heron Quilts

More Stars in Comanche

Handmade by Mama

Julie from Quilted Works (on my blog)

In Stitches and Seams

Scrapbook ChickADoodle

Jane’s Quilting

Beaquilter

Life@RuffHaven

and the entire list.....
Here

Happy Sewing !
Happy Ho Ho Ho - ing !

Oh ....one more thing
I will be having a HUGE giveaway on August 10th !
There are several ways to follow this blog
listed in my sidebar.
So follow me now and come back to see what I have planned.
It's a big one.
5 big boxes full of goodies for 5 happy winners.
Yes there will be one huge box just for quilters.
(holiday fabric, patterns, gift cards, notions)
I did a giveaway like this a few years ago and it was so much fun.
Please plan to come back on the 10th
to enter.

Thanks for stopping by
Marianne

also linking to Sew Many Ways ... So Darn Crafty

Ho Ho Ho - Hop

Quilter

knows that

the holidays are

closer than we think.

Some of us prepare all

year long, and others need

a nudge in July. If you like to

procrastinate like me.......today is

the day to receive your nudge. You

will find so many talented ladies sharing

their projects... I'm sure you'll find inspiration

no matter what form of crafting you do. I will be

back on Monday the 5th, with my project to this hop.

In the meantime you can follow the hop by starting at the

beginning ... scroll down for the list. Carol is the Head Ho Ho this

year and she is the one cheering us on and keeping us on track.

Please

hop with us

July 31

Just Let Me Quilt

Grandmama’s Stories

Thimblemouse & Spouse

Pumpkin Patch Quilter

Bumbleberry Stitches

Baas Amazing Adventures

The House on the Side of the Hill

Geta’s Quilting Studio

Felt Free Pa Asly

CLF by Nailaa

How Art You?

Rainbows. Bunnies. Cupcakes.

August 1

Vroomans Quilts

Abyquilt

MacDonald’s Patch

Life and Everthing Around It

Hill Valley Quilter

Traveling Quilter

Quilting Lines

The Reluctant Quilter

Pig Tales and Quilts

Teatime Creations

Ravelly1

August 2

Quilt Doodle Doodles

life, quilts and a cat too

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Ridge Top Quilts

Editha

Stitchin By the Lake

Quilts, Fabric and Thread Tales

Sew Many Yarns

Kwilty Pleasures

Kris Loves Fabric

52 Quilts in 52 Weeks

Robin’s Fabric Nest

August 5

Cherry’s Prairie Primitives

Scraps of Life

Words & Stitches

Blue Heron Quilts

More Stars in Comanche

Handmade by Mama

Julie from Quilted Works (on my blog)

In Stitches and Seams

Scrapbook ChickADoodle

Jane’s Quilting

Beaquilter

Life@RuffHaven

August 6

Why-Knot-Kwilt

Debby Kratovil

Apple Avenue Quilts

Domestic Deficit Disorder

Jane’s Fabrics and Quilts

Marjorie’s Busy Corner

Cate’s Linens

Brenda’s Blog

Charlottes Creations

Selina Quilts

Made By Me In Red

Blooming where I am Planted

August 7

Cherry Blossoms Quilting Studio

From This to That

I Like To Quilt Blog

Leah @ L3designs

Sew Mollie Sue, Quilt Much?

Just Quilt It

Meadowbrook

Peanut’s Patchwork

Around the Homestead

Feathered Nest Studio

In The Boon Docks

MO Broker, My Creative Side

August 8

Quiltscapes

Marla’s Crafts

A Stitch In Time

Mehitabel’s Musings

Buzzing and Bumbling

Transitions For Meee

A Little Bit of Lorene

I Piece 2-Mary

Under the Presser Foot

A Reformed Heath’n

Just Sew Quilter

August 9

Moose Stash Quilting

Cathy’s Chatter

Darlington Delights

Life in the Scrapatch

Quilt n Queen

Forget-Me-Not Stitches

Quilted Delights

AnnieOak Designs

Sew Peace to Peace

Wips & Tuts

Just Keep Swimming

Sew We Quilt

Tuesday, Tea and Play Time

Good Morning Friends !

So what do you do when you have three or four deadlines for specific projects?

Well if you're me, you pick up an old project that was cast aside
...who knows when....
and resurfaced during "the great craft room purge and clean up".

I don't know when I started this fabric collage.

But....even though the theme might be a bit overdone.

I decided I still want to finish it so I could hang it next to a clock.

( Remind me to get a clock for the craft room. )

this is not attached yet....I'm still pondering

These are not attached yet either.....same pondering.

And the butterfly....tilt left?, right?, no tilt?

not attached....

....this pondering will go on all day.

But they are just a distraction. Because what I am really pondering right now is

how to quilt the piece I made for the HO HO HO Blog Hop coming up very soon.

( can't show you yet .....sorry )

soon ... very soon.

Do you do this too?

Do you work on a "less important" project while noodling out

details of a "more important" one?

For me the distraction actually helps me focus.

I'm sure this is probably a brain disorder....

but who has time for analysis?

Christmas is coming .....it'll be here in no time at all.

Marianne

T stands for Tuesday is a new weekly blog link up party

hosted by Bleubeard and Elizabeth

<----- click on this link to find out more.

It's for the Birds! / and a giveaway for you

Today I am participating in a huge blog hop hosted by Sew We Quilt.

Hello Hoppers !

Welcome to RuffHaven!

This is the first
"So We Quilt" blog hop I have ever joined.
I am so happy to be a part of it.

I know you have a lot of blogs to get to so I will try to keep it short.

I had a beautiful bird fabric from the fabric line called "Love Lives Here"

and a few other coordinating fabric from "Flower Power"
and quite a few more from my stash.
From that one fabric I was inspired to make a huge applique birdie..
I liked the shape of the bird so I drew it on the paper side of some Softee Fuse
and the rest just grew from there.

The flowers were cut out of the flower fabric.

I never plan my projects they just grow as I go along.

There is a lot of fusible applique and
raw edge applique on this quilt.

And what did we do before Spray basting???
I couldn't have finished this in time if I had to pin baste.

Then when it came time to take her outside to get a few photos I had to hurry because there was a storm coming.
I finished just in time.

And to make things worse...

We lost power.

So here it is
10:00pm and I am finishing up my post.
Cutting it close.
I am the reason why Madame Samm has all those rules.
I don't even know the woman and she scares the bajeebers outta me.
There is no way I am going to be late posting.
No Way.

I was going to give this sweet bird legs and add a worm or two...

but then I decided to give her a nest instead.

legs would have been easier....and quicker too.

but no....she needed a nest.
The nest is made from snippets of scraps and a lot of free motion zig zags.
I really could have gotten carried away with this project....but there was a deadline.

I used the inspiration fabric as the backing.

I would like to thank Madame Samm and our head cheerleader Mary. Without them this hop would not have happened. The amount of work they put into these hops is amazing.
I will certainly want to join another hop soon.

Before you go I'd like to offer this gift to one lucky visitor.


Eleanor Burns "El's Kitchen" , 18 fat quarters, 5 spools of thread, and 5 crocheted flowers

Dontcha just love huge giveaways?
I do
I had as much fun filling a box as I did making the quilt.
And I am so excited to offer this gift to one lucky winner.

All visitors who comment on this post will be entered in the drawing.
If you do not want to enter....please let me know and I won't add your name.

I will close the comments on Saturday May 18th at 8:00pm EST.
this will give everyone plenty of time to enter.
I will post the winner here in a new post on May 18th and do everything I can to contact you
Please make sure you are not a no-reply blogger
If I can't contact you I will be forced to draw another name.
Yes this giveaway is international.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I hope you enjoyed your visit and I do hope you come back again when
all the dust settles and the feathers stop flying.

If you are hopping in order your next stop is Thearica 's Blog.... but don't forget to leave a comment before you go.

Here is the list for today:

Marcia - http://englating.se/wp

Laura - http://lauraluvsloons.blogspot.com

Marjorie - http://marjoriesbusycorner.blotspot.ca
You are Here

Thearica - www.pigtalesandquilts.com

Debby - http://debbykratovilquilts.blogspot.com

Wendy - http://why-knot-kwilt.blogspot.com

Bea - http://beaquilter.com

Gwen - http://gwenbru.blogspot.com

Patty - http://pccrafty.blogspot.com

Jane - www.janesfabrics.blogspot.com