Happy May!!!

How is it May 1st already?

I can't believe how quickly 2014 is flying by!

I'm anxiously awaiting the arrival

of grandbaby #7.

She must be warm and cozy where she is,

because she is clearly not in any hurry to be born :)

Hopefully this weekend I'll have pictures

 of her sweet little face to share.

In the meantime I'll just keep sewing to pass the time.

You may have noticed the blog button 

for the She Who Sews Challenge

 on the upper right side of the blog.

You can click the blog button

to read more about the challenge.

I've joined the challenge and I'm absolutely in LOVE 

with this fantastic fabric line by J.Wecker Frisch.

I can't show you what I"m working on just yet,

but I can show you a project bag that I have in the shop

that I made from the She Who Sews fabric.

You can see more pics HERE

Stay tuned for pics of my little Daisy May

and pics of my project for the challenge :)

How fun are these????

Adorable, right?

These are Jamberry Nail Wraps.

I was just recently introduced to these by a friend

and now I"m addicted.

I don't paint my nails very often

because nail polish, even when dry

can rub off on fabric. (yes it's happened to me)

These are vinyl and come in over 300 styles.

AND they don't rub off on fabric!

Have you ever painted your nails and ruined them

before you even leave the house?

Or jump in the shower only to get out

and find your nails are already chipping?

I've done dishes and housework and these are still adorable!

You just heat them a bit and apply some pressure

and Voila!

They last up to 2 weeks with no chipping or peeling!

One sheet of wraps is $15.00 and you get 

2 - 3 manicures and pedicures.

WAY less than a salon manicure.

AND if you buy 3 sheets,

you get 1 free :)

I'm not selling these,

I'm just excited about the product so I wanted to share!

I'm in LOVE with these.

And even if you're having a bad hair day

your nails will always be cute!

If you live in the USA and would like a FREE SAMPLE

and want to see all the cute styles available 

and learn more about the product

you can go to : 

http://apriltorres.jamberrynails.net/party/?uid=733d0692-ab4c-4638-868c-b64663eb32f7

Scroll down the page to just under the consultant info

and you'll see a link that says "email me"

You can request your free sample in your email.

Or if you are in CANADA you can go to :

http://www.brownbagstudio.jamberrynails.net

and request a sample by clicking on the "email me".

IT'S GIVEAWAY TIME!!!

It's been a while since I offered a Give-Away

so here it is :)

I will be picking a winner at random

Friday night 4/25/14.

How do you win it?

Hop on over to facebook.com/sewmuch2luv

You can share the post there on your timeline,

a stitching friend's timeline,

a stitching group you belong to

or Tweet it

or blog about it.

Then leave a comment on the Facebook post

letting me know how and where you posted.

Don't forget to "like" my Sewmuch2luv FB page

to stay up to date with coupons and giveaways

in the future.

If you don't have a Facebook account,

you can still share the giveaway info on your own blog

and leave me a comment here letting me know.

Good luck!

Cross My Heart :)

Cross Country Stitching Magazine April 2005

I'm not really sure when cross stitching became my obsession.

I mean,

I need to stitch.....

I pretty much stitch every single evening.

I can sit quietly next to my hunky hubby

while he watches whatever

"shoot 'em up everyone dies" man movie.

We are together,

both enjoying our favorite past times

and it works for us :)

This is my current WIP.

I stitched this design a few years back

for my daughter

and I've wanted to stitch it for myself ever since.

I love the little sheep with the hearts.

I mean seriously cute right?

Hope you are all finding time to be crafty.

It's good for the soul :)

I'm baaaack......

Well you may have noticed that I haven't been blogging

for a while.

I've been a bit busy :)

My beautiful daughter is due to deliver

our little granddaughter Daisy

any day now.

I went with a "Daisy" theme for the shower.

We had fun photo props......

It was a truly lovely party

and so many of her friends attended.

I can't show all the photos because there are just too many.

I had to buy this little jacket and high top tennis shoes....

I just had to.....

I also made her a dozen new flannel washcloths.

The tutorial for these is on the right hand side of the blog.

I took David to Bubble Fest at the Discovery Science Center

for his Birthday "Nana and Me" special day.

I took Gabriel to the movies for his 

Birthday "Nana and Me" special day.

I'm still hand quilting Daisy's new quilt.....

I finished up 2 cross stitch projects......

And I made a new liner for Daisy's bassinet.

Jose and I went to Pioneer Town with 

Star Yamaha Chapter 230.

We had 40 bikes on this ride.

Great people and yummy lunch :)

And because we've gone on 3 consecutive rides

we were officially voted in to the Chapter.

So I'm officially a "Biker Chick" now :)

Who knew?

Oh...and Barkley had a tumor removed from his face

and

the church we planted 10 years ago lost our lease

and so we have to close our doors.

That means I will be doing all the paperwork

to dissolve the church.

I'm excited to see what God has in store for us.

We attended a wonderful church this Sunday

and it already feels like home :)

God is so good!

Quilt top D O N E :)

I'm super excited that I finished the quilt top this weekend!

I have to stop by Joann's tomorrow morning 

and pick up the batting I need.

I also need to finish up the backing

and I'm hoping to have that done by tonight as well.

The photos make the fabric looks pale green,

but it's actually pale teal.

This fabric is from October Afternoon for Riley Blake.

It's called Sidewalks.

Years ago I spent every waking moment

(and every single dollar)

on Scrapbooking and all the supplies that go along with it.

October Afternoon was my absolute favorite line of paper.

To this day, I actually have some paper packs 

that I can't bring myself to cut in to.

So when I saw this fabric I swooned!

I know my daughter really likes teal 

and she loves the look of vintage things

so this fabric line was a win win :)

The pattern I used is called Lemonade Lollipops by SweetJane.

It's totally FTS.

I used this pattern for the very first quilt I ever made 

a few years ago for my granddaughter Evie.

You can see it HERE.

This quilt is for her new sister Daisy

who is due in April.

I can't wait to meet Grandbaby #7 :)

I have the binding all pressed and ready to go!

I'd better get back to work.....

And sew it begins....

I have to admit

that one of my favorite parts of quilting

is cutting all the fabrics into the different sizes.

I love the way they look

when they are all perfectly organized.

Of course,

in my eagerness,

I ended up cutting 4.5" squares 

instead of the called for 4.25" squares

and cutting 2.5" strips 

instead of the called for 2.25" strips.......

*ugh*

Anyhoo....

after re-cutting 36 squares and 36 strips

I'm ready to sew!

But not tonight.

I'm tired.

I can't wait to get started piecing this lovely quilt :)

I'll show you my progress tomorrow.

For now I'm going to sit on the couch

and watch my DVR'd Survivor episode.