Pincushions for Liz's Sew-A-Long

Our assignment for the month of April in Liz's Sew-A-Long was PINCUSHIONS!!!  Yay!!  Fun stuff  :)  I went over to Mommy's so that we could make our pincushions together.  I stuck with PURPLE again (my favorite color and the color of my quilting room).... and Mommy does her stuff in Blue.  We each made two pin cushions!  One was a cactus pattern and I forget the name of the other one we decided to do.  I decided to call it the 10 MINUTE PIN CUSHION.....LOL  You cut three circles the same size - three pieces of fabric - all circles - all the same size!  How easy is that?   We of course turned it into a slightly LONGER TIME SPENT project having fun playing with what embellishments we were going to use!  :)  But this was SUPER FUN for me......  being a quilter (not a sew'er) - I dont really get to mess with these pretty trims & laces & embelishments like that.  Mommy had a FULL SELECTION of stuff for me to pick from too - so I had a great time playing with different laces, ribbons, trims etc

Here is my cactus bloom pincushion


Here is my 10 minute pin cushion -
I'm calling this one my REGAL CROWN PIN CUSHION

Its fun to see how different the pincushions can look with just choosing different fabric and embelishments.  Here are my pincushions and Mommy's pincushions all together!!  I just LOVE the tape measure fabric Mommy used in hers!

HOW FUN RIGHT?????

March assignment - SEW ALONG

The assignment for the month of March on Liz's "SEW ALONG" is Thread Catchers!  Once again - Mommy came over and we did ours together  :)  I only made this ONE thread catcher - Mommy made several   :)    Guess who gets more time to sew than I do??  HHHmmmmmm.......  LOL  Mommy brought over this pin cushion "bead" stuff - like pellets or something.  This adds a little weight to our pin cushion to help our thread catcher "stay put" on the edge of our table  :)  So we stuff the pin cushions with 1/2 pellets and 1/2 stuffing! 

Here is my THREAD CATCHER

 See the Mat that Mommy made for me a long time ago?  I used the matching fabric for my thread catcher!!!

Here is a picture of mine and Mommy's together.  Mommy's Blue one matches HER mats at home  :)

WHOOP WHOOP !!! All done with March's assignment Liz !!!  BRING ON APRIL'S !!!  :)

Liz's "Moments - Sew Along" - February assignment

The assignment for the month of February is a sewing tote on that SEW ALONG I joined on Liz's 'Moments' Blog!  Mommy and I went through her patterns and I really liked this pattern she had!  It is Butterick pattern B5006  I really liked the tote but I was afraid that the pleated pockets and everything would be too difficult for someone that doesnt know how to sew off of those brown paper patterns  LOL !  But Mommy wasnt afraid  :)  So after selecting our fabrics we got to work!  Mommy came over several days and we did our totes together step by step!  I'm not gonna lie - it was kinda hard! LOL  Even with Mommy standing right here explaining what I needed to do for each step - it was a little confusing (the directions I mean).......  BUT -- we got through it and had a good time all the while making the totes!  I had FUN  - even when I was pulling out seams  LOL. 

Mommy being here not only made making this tote POSSIBLE - but her being here made making this tote FUN! 

Here are some pics! 

This is the pic that I am going to turn in to Liz  for our February SEW ALONG assignment!!!

Front & Back of the sewing tote!!

This one is Mommy's !!   I LOVE LOVE the striped fabric in this tote!

Side by Side  (Whoop Whoop)  All that work..... AND PLEASED with our totes!!!  Now time to go tell Liz and show her pics of our February homework!  LOL

Made me a Quilting Apron

Thanks to Mommy & Liz -- I got a boost of confidence that maybe I can actually sew stuff other than just QUILTS!  :)  HA HA HA  Take a look at the Quilting Apron that I made today!  Notice - It's just about the same as 1/2 a couch caddy (same design concept)  - ONLY MUCH BIGGER!!!  LOL  I use a quilting apron very often - but I just had a plain canvas craft apron for my quilting apron -- now I have a more personalized one THAT I MADE!!  Whoo HOOO !!!!  Oh yea - I'm feelin it!  LOL

Arm Chair Caddy

WHOOP WHOOP!!!!!  I am SOOO EXCITED!  Look what I made?!?!?!?!  It's a sewing arm chair caddy!  I'm thinking back and I really think this is the FIRST thing that I sew'd!!  Most people who quilt know how to sew too - NOT ME!  I never learned how to sew (stuff, clothes etc)... but for some reason quilting (simple quilting) is do'able for me!!!  Sewing is a WHOLE OTHER ANIMAL!!  LOL  Cutting out patterns etc -it's just different - at least it is to me!  :)  Anyway - needless to say - I AM quite excited about this.  I joined a lady's blog that is a friend of Mommy's named Liz. She started this "Sewing Room Sew Along" on her blog.  Every month we are going to sew something different and this is the first month!! 

OK -- two things I am going to mention. The first is to relieve my conscience  (LOL).....  Mommy came over today to help me learn how to do this project!  She guided me through each step - BUT I REALLY DID DO IT on my own  :)  Without her help though - I would probably be still reading the directions saying  "huh"?  LOL    And second,  I KNOW I KNOW that the binding is really bad - but it's my first binding on a curve!!  LOL  That is MUCH harder for an inexperienced sewer!  :) 

I am going to attach pictures here so you can see!  I made mine to blend with the livingroom instead of my quilt room because it is intended to be used on a chair - like while you are away from your sewing machine!!  LOL

Chocolate Brown, Olive and Deep Red

 (The arms on my chair are kinda fat)  LOL

I'm pretty excited about the decorative stitching on the red trim here too!