Superior Threads giveaway!

Superior Threads is giving away a $100 gift certificate for Bob's Birthday! Go to Mother Superiors blog for information!!

Thanks to Ruthie's blog for the head's-up!!

More scottie finds

A gentleman I work with likes to go to estate sales and antique shops and is always on the lookout for scottie stuff for me. He found these 3 items at an estate auction last weekend, and picked up all 3 for just $7!!

Scottie find

A friend of mine found this silk scottie scarf in a little boutique in Monticello IN and picked it up for me -- it is a very heavy (maybe double layer) silk with silky fringe on the edges.

Stashbuster week #8

2/16/09 - 2/22/09

Fabric purchased this week 3.75 yds
Fabric purchased to date 16.50 yds

Fabric used this week 0 yds
Fabric used to date 6.0 yds

Net stash used -10.50 yds

Found some cute flannel at JoAnn's that had scotties on it, so I had to buy 3 yards - also found an awesome orange batik-look fabric. And since sunday was my birthday, I treated myself!

First 3D scottie pincushion

Here is my first 3D felted wool scottie pin cushion. Also in the photo is the cookie cutter I used as the form.

More on the $45 pincushion

I decided to buy some scottie shaped cookie cutters in order to make scottie shaped wool felt pin cushions, so that increases the total for the $45 pin cushion by about $90, since I only had a couple of scottie cookie cutters already! Here are photos of the ones I had, and the new ones I purchased.

Stash Buster report - week #7

2/9/09 - 2/15/09

Fabric purchased this week 0 yds
Fabric purchased to date 12.75 yds

Fabric used this week 0 yds
Fabric used to date 6.0 yds

Net stash used -6.75 yds

No time in the sewing studio again this week!

Stash Buster report - week #6

2/2/09 - 2/8/09

Fabric purchased this week 11.75 yds
Fabric purchased to date 12.75 yds

Fabric used this week 0 yds
Fabric used to date 6.0 yds

Net stash used -6.75 yds

Oh no!! I'd better get busy on some quilting projects and get my "net stash" back in the black!!

Fell off the stashbuster wagon!

Ruthie, Tammy, Janet & I went to a sewing seminar on saturday -- and while I did very well avoiding fabric at the vendors there, I went nutso at the local quilt shop Always In Stitches and later at Quiltmakers in Fishers! Here are some photos of what I bought --

more new patterns!

Some of Alex Anderson's new fabric line - are they gorgeous?!

Four fat quarters that I purchased - the wild pink one is a Kaffe Fasset that was a freebie at the seminar!

Fabric found at Always in Stitches - goes with my current pink/chocolate collection

One yard cuts for the nickel swap that our guild is doing - I was torn as to whether I should count this as "stash" since I am giving it away in the swap.....but they are counted so I won't have to count the nickels I receive in the swap

Stashbuster Report - week #5

1/26/09 - 2/1/09

Fabric purchased this week 0 yd
Fabric purchased to date 1 yd

Fabric used this week 0 yds
Fabric used to date 6.0 yds

Net stash used 5.0 yds

I did manage to resist a winter sale at Rossville Quilts this weekend - I surely would have added lots to my stash if I had gone!

The $45 pincushion

Last night I attempted to make my own felted wool pincushion because I was too cheap to buy a ready-made one for $15. I enjoyed the process so much, I went to the local yarn shop today at noon and bought $45 worth of roving to make more!! sheesh! Below are photos of the original attempt, the roving and the pincushion I made tonight, which looks suspiciously like the one I made last night, even though I used all different rovings!

new project

I decided that I wanted a felted wool pin cushion - and the cost was more than I really wanted to spend, so I put on my thinking cap, did some testing and came up with the above. It's really not as big as I would like, so I think I will add more roving to this one. I started with some felted wool fabric, and needled it into a ball shape and then wrapped roving around it. I tried felting it by hand, but it's not very firm, so adding more roving and felting it again will improve it -- I hope!

What a face!!

Stashbuster report #4

Week #4 - 1/19-25/09!

Fabric purchased this week 0 yd
Fabric purchased to date 1 yd

Fabric used this week .5 yds
Fabric used to date 6.0 yds

Net stash used 5.0 yds

Stashbuster report

Made a little progress on the stash this week!

Fabric purchased this week 1 yd
Fabric purchased to date 1 yd

Fabric used this week 3 yds
Fabric used to date 5.5 yds

Net stash used 4.5 yds