Mondays

Well it's Monday again and not much happened in the sewing room this weekend.  Went and got a

new look, my hair is much shorter, straighter, and darker.  I finally got rid of the grey!!

Well until next time,

Jodi

Bloggers BOM

Jackie at Canton Village Quilt Works is hosting a Blogger's Block of the Month.

Come join the fun!!



What I've Been Working On

Well here's what I've been working on lately,

Hand applique!

I was given a quilt top bom from Joann's from 1999,

and thought I would give it a whirl!  I'm very pleased with

how it is turning out, my only other attempt at hand

applique is from when I took the beginning quilting

classes from my favorite quilt store!  Those classes were

about 3 years ago and I wasn't sure I would remember what

to do, but I have to say it's been fun.  One thing I did ask

when I decided to start this was what their preferred

thread is and was told it is Mettler cotton thread with

the silk finish.  This stuff is great for hand applique, when it

knots up, I can unknot it very easily.  This is the 5th block I've

worked on, I put the 6th one back for later since it has 16 small

hearts to applique, I'll save it for last and hopefully when

I'm much better at what I'm doing.

Well until next time, (hopefully not so long before I

get to post again)

Jodi

It's been too long

I can't believe I haven't posted since 8/16.  I have been very busy getting some UFO's worked on, haven't taken any pictures to upload but should soon.  Hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend.  It's flying by to quickly.

Until next time,

Jodi

Hoo Are You???

Finally remembered to go do this again, I am such a slacker!! Check it out for yourself and join in

Night Owl Crafting

1. If you could choose one of your personality traits to pass on to your children, what would it be?

Faithful

2. What's your favorite candy bar?

Peppermint Patty

3. If you could vacation anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Israel, I would love to visit the holy land some time and walk where my Lord and Savior did

4. What 3 adjectives would you use to describe yourself?

Faithful, crafty, resourceful

5. In one word, how would your best friend describe you?

Stable, does this make me sound like a horse???  I sure hope not!!

Well until next time,

Jodi

The Results Are In!!!

A couple weeks ago I blogged about a survey that was being taken to collect data on craft bloggers.  Well the results are in and they are pretty inpressive.  As of the end of July there were 483 bloggers responding.  Go check it out here to see for yourself.  She is leaving the survey open through the end of 2011 and maybe longer depending on the activity of the survey.

Until next time,

Jodi

Nothing much going on

Well I know its been several days since I posted but I haven't been doing much sewing lately.  I did finish a domestic machine quilting class that I started before my daughter's wedding on June 4 this week so I did have the machine running.  Hoping to get some sewing done this coming week as long nothing unforeseen happens!!

Hope everyone else has had a good week sewing and hope you get some sewing done this coming week.

Until next time,

Jodi