Friday Night Sew In #3

Last night I took part in my 3rd Friday Night Sew In and as usual it was so much fun! My buddies Amy and Regena were also playing along and we chatted online in between sewing our projects. A few weeks back I carried Evie's quilt over to my daughter's house to do some hand quilting and I really wished I had a large tote to carry it in safely. So I thought I'd keep my eyes open for some fabric that would work.

Look what I found on etsy!!!! It's called "Sew Now Sew Wow" by Alexander Henry and they had it in upholstery canvas weight! I was immediately smitten! Every time I look at it I have to smile! The seller shipped it so fast that it arrived yesterday morning so I was able to use it for the FNSI :)

Oh yeah....I'm a happy girl :)

Of course I lined the bag in red and white polka dots!

 I'm going to make a small zipper bag to carry my perle thread, scissors and thimble in but I'm still on the fence as to what pattern to use for that.

For the tote I used my trusty Simplicity 9658 view C pattern and it fits the baby sized quilt and all my perle cotton bubbles and scissor with room to spare!

I fussy cut the pocket to include that adorable black sewing machine with the red heart detail :)

 I've been told by my friends that I should not leave this bag unattended as it might suddenly go missing......:)

Maybe I'll sew a LoJack into one of the seams,

 just for good measure!

Friday Night Sew In Results & Giveaway Winners!

I did it! I started the baby quilt! When I looked at my kitchen table after squaring up my little diagonal pieces I just wanted to squeal! I just wanted to shout "Hey world! I'm a quilter....I quilt!" Ha!

And then when I got to actually make the pinwheels I was positively giddy! ( I loves me some pinwheels!!!)

And when I got to start adding the borders around the pinwheels, there was no stopping this quilting mama! That is, of course, until the hubs came in to tell me that their cigar night had come to an end a bit earlier than usual because he had to work today. Bummer times infinitiy! (as my friend Marcia likes to say)  So this is where I had to stop. I have lots to do today to get ready for Father's Day tomorrow so I dont' know if I'll have any time to work on it more today......but I can hope, right?

And now, without further ado,

the winners of the giveaway are -

Drum roll please......

The winner of the 15 dollar Hostess Apron from my etsy shop is:

Jennie!

The winner of the upcycled Tote Bag is:

Suburbsmama!

Congratulations Ladies!

I'm Divin' In!!!!

So tonight is the Friday Night Sew In over at Hand Made By Heidi. All you have to do to join in the fun is to pop on over to her blog and sign up and then post your pics to Flicker on Saturday to show what you worked on. She hosts this once a month and one random participant wins a fun prize.

 My buddy Regena won the first time we played along! (*sigh*....I wanted to win!)

I'm so excited to get started on my quilt! I have all my fabric cut and I'm ready to dive in!

So unless my daughter goes into labor tonight, I'll be sewing my very first baby size quilt! Woo Hoo!

Also.....don't forget that the apron and tote bag giveaway ends tonight. So if you haven't done it yet, you can click HERE and leave a comment for a chance to win!

 Somebody has to win....it might as well be you!

Also, also..... if I've never mentioned this before, my hubby and my son are both pastors at our church and our son preaches the 1st Sunday of every month. He is working on a new sermon series and would like to hear your questions about faith. You don't need to be a believer to ask questions.

If you have a moment, please hop on over to his blog  Long Time Listener and post your questions by clicking on the "ask me anything" just underneath his profile.

Thanks everyone!