Mug Mat Received from Debbie

  This is the mug mat that I received from Debbie is the swap held by Donna.

Check out her blog to see the wonderful things that she makes.

Be sure to check out Debbie's blog Mosaic Magpie.  She does

the most gorgeous crazy quilting.

Aren't the blues just the prettiest?  Blue is my favorite color,

especially when it comes to clothes.

I love the toile fabric that she used, and the decorative stitching.

The ric rac is an added touch.

This is the back side which is just as lovely as the front.

A close up of the applique.

Isn't this a cute tag that she made.

This heart is an example of her fancy stitching which is just

lovely.  I'll have to use it on something sweet for myself.

This was such a great swap.  Thanks Donna for hosting.

Thanks to Debbie for this great gift.

V is Vintage Valentine

I am way behind on my 4X4 Alphabet swap for my Yahoo Group.

No excuse, I just kept putting it off.

So today I started the last five cards- v, w, x,y,  and z.

I finished the V so I am going to mail it off to my swap

partner today.  Hooray, one down and four to go.

Mug Mat Swap

I participated in the mug mat swap that Donna hosted this month.

My partner was Debbie from Mosaic Magpie who is a very good crazy quilter.  Not that

she is crazy, but that is a type of quilting for those of you who don't quilt.

The above is the mug mat that I made for her.   She had said that

she liked robin's egg blue, but that the room she would use it

in, is red, green, and beige.   So that's why I used the

colors I did.  I also used a print with a bird on it

because she likes birds.   Since she is a crazy quilter I did

some fancy stitches with my machine.  She also likes vintage

so I added a round vintage crocheted circle, and added

some buttons.

The mug mats are very easy and satisfying to make, and thanks to Donna you can find a

tutorial on her blog Brynwood Needleworks .  You won't be able to make

just one.

More Ditty bags

I had so much fun making the "ditty bag" from Beth Leintz's  Gathering Dust (Check the right side of her blog under recent posts-Feb. 2011.) that I decided to make a few more.  Here are two that I made for two blog friends.  I hope that each will be surprised when they receive their gift.

                                 I made another turquoise one like I made for my daughter.
  I made the bag out of muslin and used vintage trim, except for the button.  Unlike most crafters I
     don't have many vintage buttons that are attractive, so I chose this one from Jenny Bowlin.

I also gave this a short tea bath.

In honor of Valentine's Day

I made the next one red.

I also used some vintage trim on this one.

I also gave it a very short tea bath, beacause I didn't want

the reds to run.

Denim Jumper

I love to go to the Salvation Army Thrift Store looking for things.

What things? you may ask.

Nothing in particular, just anything that strikes my fancy.

A few weeks ago I purchased this child's denim jumper for my granddaughter

Sarah.

I decided that I would fancy it up a bit.

To be truthful, I went to a craft fair at Christmas and someone

was selling children's denim clothes that had been

decorated.  She was sure selling a lot of them, and of course

I thought, as I usually do, I can do that.

This is what I did.

I bought the applique at either Michael's or Joann's.  I just can't remember where, but both

stores sell them.  I thought the owl was cute, and MI daughter just

decorated Sarah's bedroom wall with a vinyl tree

with owls on it.  It is so cute.

So I thought Sarah would like the owl also.

I made a friend through a swap, who has an etsy shop called Bird nests and Paper.

I like to visit the shop because she has vintage and "garage sale" type goods

that are reasonably priced. 

I bought the red eyelet trim for her and I knew that I wanted to put

it on the bottom of the jumper.

I love the way it turned out and I think Sarah will too.