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Showing posts with label Handmade Pretties. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Handmade Pretties. Show all posts

Friday, June 13, 2025

Sunflower Stitching


Having fun at the sewing machine.





I love making something
that is freestyle 
so I started by drawing a picture.




Then I started cutting and sewing.
It's so freeing when there are no rules
and you can just create as you go. 










After mounting this quilt

and placing it on the mantle

I decided to make some coasters

to scatter around the living room.



  
Again no rules 😁

A little bit Piggly, 
A little bit Wiggly
&
And a lot of fun.



 

Happy Sewing

&

Have A Wonderful Weekend

Dear Friends.

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

Your blogging sister, 

Connie :)

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Spring Has Sprung!


 
I'm so busy this time
of the year.







Gardening, setting up 
irrigation lines 
and trying to get 
a little sewing done.



I have been looking for 

English cucumber seeds forever. 

😊 This year I found some 😊

I'm a happy girl!





Do you save seeds 
and 
trade with friends?  
It's a great way to save money.
 



Here are a few photos 
of some little cloth baskets 
I made this week. 
I saw the idea on Pinterest
and had to try it. 








I hope you're all 
having a wonderful week.

The weather is lovely here 
and I've been outside 
working and coming in 
exhausted and dirty 
each evening. 

I'm not complaining! 

I've been waiting 
for spring all winterπŸ₯°

God bless you all 
and 
keep smiling. 

You're blogging sister, 
Connie

Sunday, March 16, 2025

What Have You Been Doing?






I've been helping a friend
make a quilt for her 
great grandson.






Isn't it pretty,
He is going to love it.





I had so much fun helping her :)




Myself I've been doing Spring yard work.





And making a few more cards.

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That's my post . . .
short and sweet :)

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I hope you have a wonderful
week.

God bless you all!
Your blogging sister,
Connie :)

Friday, March 7, 2025

The Bad And The Good Of My Week


 I've been having
a good week
&
Truly hope that you
can say the same 😊


I needed a couple greeting cards 
but didn't feel like driving to town. 
I haven't made homemade 
cards in such a long time, 
it was actually a lot of fun.



I went to Pinterest 
for inspiration.




Do you remember the grow light 
stands that I made a couple 
weeks ago.




Well, some of the plants
are up and doing
very well :)



These are little tomato plants. 

πŸ…πŸ…πŸ…πŸ…πŸ…πŸ…πŸ…

Another thing I did this week 
was work on a quilt. 
I was doing free motion quilting 
and I thought everything 
was going well,
until I looked at the back 
and found that the tension
was off.
I had a half a bobbin 
of sewing to rip out 😫

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Oh well, we have to take the 
bad with the good. 
It's all ripped out now 
and I can start again. 

Actually I have nothing 
to complain about.
Ripping out some stitches 
is a very trifle thing.

πŸͺ‘πŸͺ‘πŸ™«πŸ™«πŸ™«πŸͺ‘πŸͺ‘

Thanks for stopping by 
I hope you'll leave a comment 
I love reading them. 

God bless you all! 
Your blogging sister, 
Connie:)

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

More Partially Done Projects


It's okay to call me crazy, 

I have three projects 

that I'm working on 

and ready to start a 4th.


 

I just can't seem to figure out 

what I want to do 

with any of them

 to make a finished piece. 




Hopefully taking time to think 

about it will bring me 

to a conclusion.



 

I do hope you're all 

having a wonderful day 

and that you're not 

as scatterbrained as I am. 




Grace be with you all

Your blogging sister,

 Connie :)



 

Thursday, February 13, 2025

Happy Valentine's Day


Happy Valentine's Day




 
Come on in . . . 






Just a little tour
nothing too special.








These are Mug Rugs that

I made to place around

the living room.








Some little hearts
scattered around the house.



This little heart
is on Butchy's collar.
He is missed.
It's been hanging on my
bedpost ever since he pasted.



He was a sweetheart.

πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’˜πŸ’—πŸ’—

Remember 
God Loves You
and 
He is always near. 

πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’˜πŸ’—πŸ’—

Happy Valentine's Day
Your blogging sister,
Connie :)