Table Topper Blog Hop Schedule... continues....and look Pinned them here

are YOU?

                                            ( I am ready..I have 3 to show...maybe 1 more....

and all of mine will be giveaways) 

OHHHH you are all sew appreciated...

Yes you are...WE have a total of 46 ladies

who will be participating in our blog hop

APRIL 16th- 25th ( exclude weekends)

Table Topper Blog HOP Schedule

( ladies you can copy this to your blogs beginning next Monday)

OHHHH these ladies have such heart...

Each day I will PIN all of table 

toppers from our lovely ladies HERE

click here..

Monday April 16th

Jacque (Snoodles)

Lesley

Sharon

Dawnmarie 

Tuesday April 17th

Kris

Marcia

Jenny

Sheila 

Josie

Wednesday April 18th

Vickie

Shanna ( no show)

Deonn

Mrs Pickles 

Sharon  ( very ill)

Piece Peace 

Thursday April 19th

Leslie ( lesquilts)

Jennifer ( that girl)

Karen 

Katherine

Friday April 20th 

Marlene 

Charlotte 

Leslie ( she is there now)

Darlene 

Jane

Michelle

Cherry

Monday April 23rd

Christine

 Just Carol 

Patty D

Wendy

leanne

Elaine M 

Judy C

Tuesday  April 24th

 Jennifer m

Roxanne 

Syd 

Selina 

Connie

Patti

Jane

Wednesday April 25th 

Mary 

Marianna

Thearica

Kelly

Marnie  

Pauline

Betsy

Mdm Samm

The day before the blog hop, you will all copy

this to your blog for the blog hop, sew everyone

will know where to go next...

Do you have your button on your blog?

code is at the top on side bar..

Sew looking forward to this...

are you?

RECAP...#1 Only photos shared of what you created...

#2 NO tuts, unless of course some request that from

you personally..

#3 Giveaways will be forthcoming

#4 and if you like to do a giveaway of your own..

Yes, that would be delightful...

#5...Everyone will post this list ...copy and paste

on their blog for the duration of the blog hop

sew everyone will know where to go...

Some of our giveaways..

GRAND PRIZES on the last day of our hop

RELIABLE is just that....you can rely on them

for steam and iron efficiency...

This is their best seller...( can't believe their orange one

wasn't) lol.  This is up for one of our grand prizes

next week...sew stay tuned..

Velocity V100

 Thanks to the wonderful people at Reliable...

YOU MATTER

All Followers will be eligible for prizes

....more coming...( I am just editing all the photos)
need more coffee lol

       Ohhhh yes another giveaway... 

isn't this pretty from Westminster Fibers, Annette Tatums

          collection..

Annette's Collections..

this bundle is BOHEMIAN

This lovely fat quarter bundle and this china cup..

to put you all in the mood...yes ! 

( more coming)

table top hardware

click here to see what varieties of table topper hardware

there is..you can locate dealers here...

take a peak....they have a great collection

and shell at Raspberry Rabbits have

them too!

Jodi sent along a very lovely package that will be combinedwith our grand prize..stay tuned...

Where is Waldo? indoor awning project

Ever since I came up with the idea of bringing awnings indoors

I have become obsessed....

Well finally I took some time and created this 7.5 foot indoor

awning for our breakfast nook...

This fabric is from Riley Blake Designs..

Tuxedo collection

As many of our case goods are solid black, I thought

this would be a perfect addition to this cozy setting..

It began as a mathematical nightmare..

good thing I am pretty good in math lol.

But the design and width of fabric and matching the pattern,

and getting the scallops perfect...well almost..

and the PELLON for stability, 809 is a dream....

and working with a stiff fabric with backing

well let me say, I needed a shower once I completed it..

My DH helped with getting the pieces of wood cut and sized

and he insisted he get on the ladder to mount...

No fighting him there...I am not too  good on ladders...lol

As soon as I got my camera...WALDO there..

sat ready for a photo shoot...I am telling you

this cat- Sumatra is her real name...after my fav coffee

blend, loves anything camera....or rather being in the shot...

I swear she is one smart cookie....

Well the end result is we are all happy here..

17 hours from start to finish to design, cut,

sew and mount...a custom made indoor awning...

Ready for the summer sun to come shining in...

Today I am creating a couple

more table toppers...maybe one for here..

of an awning lol

( and another photo...ladies wanted a front view..)

here you go...see waldo again lol

Table Topper Blog Hop Begins this Monday

           

                   Not that many of you need reminders...but these days I certainly do...lol

If you are looking for inspiration ( like I am )

  on what 46 pretty amazing

creative ladies will be showing 

with table toppers...

well come and join us on Monday...  I think this will be the exact

formula that I need...maybe some of you too...to inspire us to new heights...

These ladies can do that and more....

As you may have noticed....I have been a bit quiet,

I am still up to my eyes now in tutorials, classes, vectors,

grids, motion graphics, pathfinder functions,

....well let us just say, I am doing

things, I never thought I would be doing...

The other day I did a hollow gram, like Star Trek..

what lady who quilts wants to do hollow grams lol...

And then I did an architectural building...

who wants to do that?

LOL

 I have completed 14 courses,

viewed 627 videos and my vocabulary is growing

in leap and bounds...Problem is nobody knows

what I am talking about except some graphic scholars

who are teaching me..... not one lady to date!

Gosh I miss you all....

Well this weekend, I am going to sew, stitch

and design in fabrics...I'm well ahead of schedule
sew now I can enjoy being with you all!

See you Monday and beyond......I am ready to ROLL

and hop too lol

 p.s ( the stay calm is for all of you, I have seen some 

of these ladies creations...OMG) lol

Schedule is below..

Special wish

wishes from our home to yours...

ps. each and every one of you who left comments

touched my heart. Please accept my sincere

regrets to answer you all.

I am up to my neck again in studies....oh my lol

BUT you all made a difference to me...

Thank YOU!

Copper Locks and her 3 projects..

My story is more about Copper LOCKS  as opposed to  Goldi- Locks...( red hair and all)But that is not my story...It's about losing my mojo...still not backper say...( at least from my perspective)However I was productive this weekend.. (exams are over...yeah)
I am in this Modern Mini Mystery Round Robinwith our lovely hostess Michele...I don't know how Modern or mysteriousI really am...but mini well at 5 ft nothing..I am a mini something .....

Here is my 6.5 square that is beingmailed to UK tomorrow....This lady, let's call her Diane...wink..She will add some borders..and then send it off to someone else and she willadd some borders and sew on and sew on..And someday in OctoberI will get this back with goodness knowswhat MODERN MYSTERY goings on it willhave met.... 
Not sure how Modern this is...but aqua and redare very retro, buttons are retro..but because I made it today, I am callingit my Modern version of RETRO ....
There that works for me..!( remember the wonky...seems I am notwonky or modern)But I participate for the genuinelaughter of it all....lol

Ok, next on my to do listwas to bake some Shortbread cookies..My friend GAIL does not get that I don't bake shortbreadanytime except Christmas..But these are for EASTER, Jesusis still part of that holiday, whichmakes it perfectly suited to her...Ok,  I modernized my shortbread stampsto this HOMEMADE stamp I just got...and I  cut out my shortbread in shapes of cups..These are fairly large cookies...about 4x3 ( inches not feet) Don't' get too excited there Gail....

A whole tin full is being mailed tomorrow...I am not even keeping any for me....it is not Christmas lol..
And then onto my next project...This is where Copper-Locks and the 3 bears come in...Think I forgot something? ( I have really been bearin some ways...cause my mojo is hiding)
Well I have designed this quilt...YOU remember that kiwi fabric I requestedwell 3 ladies came forward and I will have enough for thisspecial design...Design done...sew I thought I wouldwork on testing my design...MUCH easier to DESIGN than TESTing ...I am telling ya..
Here was my first attempt..

Of course silly me, thought I would work with my

kiwi fabric, as I thought it would be perfect...

NOT SEW...the blocks were too small.. 8 inch square

( scraps now)

Sew I called GAIL, she said work with other

fabric and make it larger...Sew I went with 

a 12.5 square..( she told me too) 

Looks nice but this one was way too big...

I know I am not showing you the whole black..

Trust me, it is too large...

This time I did not call GAIL, I made 

this one 10.5.....it came out perfect..

sort of....now I have to get cutting all of my kiwi

fabric and white kona and work on this 

between classes and my mojo, trying to find me...

And my last package to arrive sew I can mix

all the kiwi perfectly...

Ok, how long does MOJO hide anyway? 

The end!

Sing with me ....this will bring a smile or two....

For all of you who just may need a smile or two!
I know many of you are feeling challenged..
here is a reminder....
The smiles do return...

and of course I would choose a coffee image....it always makes me smile..

Smile by Nat King Cole

Smile though your heart is aching

Smile, even though it's breaking

When there are clouds, in the sky, you'll get by

If you smile, though your fear and sorrow

Smile, and there'll be tomorrow

You'll see the sun coming through 

If you'll....

Light up your face with  gladness

Hide every trace of sadness

Although a tear, may be ever so near,

That's the time, you must keep on trying

Smile, what's the use of crying?

You'll find that life is still worthwhile,

If you'll ...

SMILE....

To a delightful weekend....
( yes my weekend begins now...lol)

Oh - oh my mojo has vanished or it is hiding?

This is such an anomaly for me...

I am never without CREATIVITY.

But the past week, IT IS GONE!

I thought at first I must be just too immersed in my schoolwork.

In the past when I needed a boost, I just drank a few sips of coffee

and WAMMO, I was swimming in ideas...

The simplest task when it comes to sewing these

days, has me in a flux...nothing is coming out as planned.

In fact I possibly have thrown out more than I kept..

And I have kept nothing...I mean nothing...

I have a few projects to complete, and each time

I go at task, I sit there at my sewing table..

and NOTHING...I mean nothing pours out.....

I don't want to sketch, draw, cut, or sew...

Tell me this has happened to some of you.?

Could it be, ......who knows..?

I have the .........what to you call it....

MOJO stealer....come backkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!

I am off to pour me another cup of joe...

and I will sit here indefinitely ( till I need the powder room).

Oh by the way..next week I will give you the schedule

for our blog hop....I already completed 3 table toppers..

well before....well you know...