Summercrafter

Welcome to another Block Party. Thanks for coming back every week that's so nice of you!! I almost forgot about the party this week because I was working on a Fall Blog Hop that started yesterday over at Sunshine in the Attic. This week's block is familiar. I had started this quilt way back but I am so happy to finally have all the blocks done!   I thought this was a nice "manly" block to make for our Pastor but it turns out it's called a "Granny Square." (But we won't tell him that!) This is very popular in the "crochet" and "knitting" world look here for a little history   here are some samples  http://accordingtomatt.blogspot.com/2012/05/granny-square-button-cushion.html www.purlbee.com/granny-square-project I don't see the resemblance.  And look what Sayraphim Lothiam says   " a reproduction of a number of crochet newsletters stuffed full of patterns from a company...

It's time for the Fall Blog Hop!! Today is the first day! The lined up bloggers are as follows: September 19th  Sheri -- Sunshine in the Attic  September 20th Maggie --  Maggie's Empty Nest Days September 21st Susie -- Susie's Sun Room September 22nd Celine  -- Espritpatch   September 23rd  Yevette --  Evindie September 24th Judy --  Judy's Fabric Addiction  September 25th  Elaine -- Summercrafter   September 26th Patricia --  Quilting Lines So make sure to visit each one for some great Autumn inspiration! Look at this goodness from Sheri Click on the picture and go straight to the tutorial!!

It was August of 2005 when I walked into that library crammed with books, there wasn't a nook or cranny between them on the shelves. And, curiously waiting for the new librarian, were the clerk and the computer tech. He was a bright eyed and bushy tailed, whipper-snapper. (I say whipper-snapper because the scales have tipped and, as of late, I am always the eldest in any given group it seems.)  He was young, with big brown eyes and enviable lashes. He wore a knowing smile together with his "uniform" khakis and a polo shirt.  As I dragged in my boxes, plastic containers and even a desk into my new work space, he quickly informed me that he would only help or carry items because I was in my "honeymoon" period of the job. That's how it all began. It has been said that “friends are the family you choose for yourself.”   But sometimes circumstances and situations make the choice for you, like in a work environment.   One might find that in a day to day type o...

Is it Friday yet? Felt like it on Tuesday!!  Here we are for another Block Party and this week's block was easy to choose, I cheated!     Well, not really but I am double dipping. I mean "too much of a good thing is wonderful!" or so Mae West used to say.  If you'll recall from last week. I was totally smitten with this whole notion of reading (I am a librarian by profession) and quilting combined. Read more about this club here or at   Starwoodquilter . Well, I bought my books for the rest of the year and am really enjoying this quilting novel called  The Goodbye Quilt by Susan Wiggs.  (Quilting novels, who knew?)       In this club, she selects books that go with the novel, see options here .  So from those I chose the one I wanted to do and that's how I came up with the block for this week's party.  The names and how they correclate with the story is amazing. Since blocks have so m...

Sweet Life.  That's the name of this super easy and fun pattern from Camille Roskelley' s book Simply Retro . It's the next project on the Quilt Along hosted by Jana, hop on over to her blog and see what other people have made. We are almost done with the book!! I opted out of making a full quilt since I already have done one baby quilt and I am working on another baby quilt and one full sized quilt, both from this book.  So I decided to make a pillow using these Kate Spain Fat Quarters I got this summer.   And I used some "word" fabric full of Christmas cheer, I already had for the back. Wondering what that flap is for?  It's a zipper cover.  I used to be a Zippophobe (to use the word from The Patchsmith, Amanda .) It means "someone who has fear or anxiety at the thought of inserting, installing, attaching or assembling a zipper into any type of sewing project ." So yep! I finally faced my...

Change. It gets a bad rap. People run from it. People rather stay in their situations and be miserable because they are afraid of it. It keeps us up at night and gives us stomach troubles but it's really inevitable.  Without change, you'd still be dating Mr. Wrong. Without change, you'd still be drinking milk in a bottle.  Without change, you'd still be rotary dialing instead of texting on your phone. Without change, it would be hot in Miami the whole year.   Okay, you get the picture. Change is good and although we may resist it, kicking and screaming, it's usually good for us, generally speaking .  It opens up opportunities, closes doors we shouldn't go through, etc... This is one of the "inspirational" messages I have in my craft area. It's an illustration from Mary Engelbreit that really speaks volumes in its simplicity.  This can mean forgetting, forgiving or moving forward but it definitely means something is going to cha...

Well, hello there! So glad you could make it to another Block Party, I hope you had a great Labor Day and were able to relax and enjoy some time relaxing instead of laboring, unless it was fun work like crafting or quilting or maybe painting! First, I want to announce the winner of the last Giveaway which was the Insul-Bright Insulated Lining. I used this classroom tool to select the winner by adding all the names of the linkies and comment participants to generate the winner because you are more than a number! For each contest,  I just select "change names" and add the names from all the posts included for that particular giveaway. Pretty cool huh? And the winner of the Insul Bright  is.... (Apple Blossom from Scraps of Life.) Please send me an email so you can give me your information! Congratulations!!  I hate picking just one winner. But we'll be having more giveaways every month. This week's featured block is a v...