Welcome to Day One of the
A super big thanks to
Madame Samm of !SewWeQuilt!
and
Meadowbrooks' Kristen King
the "King Pin" in charge of
cheering this blog hop of
"Pinheads"
(I use that term endearingly!)
I'm sew excited to start out the hop
along with these other fun Pinheads today
September 10
Madame Samm of !SewWeQuilt!
and
Meadowbrooks' Kristen King
the "King Pin" in charge of
cheering this blog hop of
"Pinheads"
(I use that term endearingly!)
I'm sew excited to start out the hop
along with these other fun Pinheads today
September 10
Thimblemouse and Spouse *c'est moi
Don't forget to visit them all!
I was planning to make a little mouse pincushion
(imagine that)
when I stumbled upon a GIANT wooden mousetrap
at our neighboring antique shop!
3-1/2" x 7"...okay...technically it's a
Rat Trap...
(semantics...)
Anyways...you know what happened next...
Idea time!
And then....
then I got sidetracked....
(remember...my attention span these days is that of a gnat)
.... instead I started playing with itty bitty scraps.
The little triangles are 'cut-aways' from scrappy spool blocks I'm making...
just perfect for teeny tiny foundation pieced geese...
The black and white strips were left overs from a quilt made over 5 years ago!
(yes...I know it...don't say it...I just can't throw good fabric away)
I made 4 little 1-1/2" finished blocks in all...
Sometimes I think I'm a little insane....
but I really find the itty bitty's relax me....
I sewed the blocks together...added another strip of black and white to frame it...
and then tried to make Piping....
Major Fail!
(I wish I had taken a picture...it was BAD! Really BAD!
I'm not embarrassed to share my faux pas...
I just didn't think to snap a lookie.)
So I ripped the piping off...
and still ended up with a cute little pincushion...
which you'll see in a minute...
because...
because then I got Another idea!
I came across some striped fat quarters....
Maybe I was still in "hexie mode" from the last hop...
but don't you think these would make the cutest pincushions?
(I really need to learn to F-O-C-U-S on one project at a time
of course then I wouldn't be ME now would I?)
Lookie Look!!!
And the backs...
Do I embarrass myself and tell you the "pieced" back
was made from a clump of fabric scraps
I found under my sewing table?
Yes, really!
So....about that MOUSE pincushion...
you remember...
the original IDEA....
the first to be thought of...
the last to be done....
I came across one of Maggies old toys...
How perfect!
Gave it a good washing...
found some felt and made a hunk of
Cheddar Cheese...
C'est Bonne Bow-wow?
I really had loads of fun with all three....
Thanks for hopping by...don't forget..there's loads more to see!
Return to the top of the page...
follow the list...
So happy you'll be!
In the meantime...I'll be taking another little break
(ok...I really haven't come back from the last one come to think of it)...
The Spouse and I are getting ready for a HUGE quilt show here in Jacksonville, FL.
I'll post about that in the next week or so...
the show dates are Sept. 26-28th.
There is also another post I must write...
a rather difficult one at that...
I don't mean to tease...
I don't mean to tease...
but today is for smiles...
Just keep us in your prayers, please.
Lynn ~ The Thimblemouse >"<
Great pincushions and you always make me smile with your posts! I'm glad you found a use for those found fabrics (wink)! I pray all is well!
ReplyDeleteYou never fail to "wow" me with your creativity. I love the tiny geese pincushion and the hexie, but the cheese takes the prize ... :) Pat
ReplyDeleteyou were very productive....great job
ReplyDeleteGreat use of leftovers! Great job on the mouse and cheese. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI like your pin cushion. The mouse and cheese is really cute!
ReplyDeleteLynn, you are "SEW" entertaining ! Those flying geese must be little bitty bugars ! How cute are all three !!! May God Bless you and keep you.
ReplyDeleteOh, just cute as a mouse hair. Hehehe! Love the cheese! You are in my prayers.
ReplyDeleteI love tiny and find it relaxing - large blocks make me nervous. Just think they are all a delight, but how clever to use a little stuffy to make a cute pincushion on a rat trap!I, too, pray all is well.
ReplyDeleteLove the cheese! I am Dutch, you see?
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Jeanneke.
Lovely pincushions, great mouse with cheese!
ReplyDeletelovely selection
ReplyDeleteI love your pincushions! And your stories, great! I think of scraps just like you. And I could have done, and do, like you, look under my table and sew something nice of what I find there. Have a nice blog hop. Happy to be here on your blog.
ReplyDeleteLovelywork, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love love your pincushions and the mouse with the trap is awesome and sew much you.
ReplyDeleteYour posts give me always big smiles and enjoyments for the days.
Thanks for sharing and being part of this hop-
Your mouse is the best! Love it! And hey, I had similar scraps used. ;)
ReplyDeleteIk love your pincushion and te picture with the mouse and the cheese is genius!
ReplyDeleteAww super sweet x
ReplyDeleteThey are all great - love the chunk of cheese! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWonderful pin cushions. Love the cheese!
ReplyDeleteYour pincushions are adorable!
ReplyDeleteCute as can be...what a lovely slice of cheese, do you think the mouse would share? Can we use the pins the same as we would toothpicks for serving?
ReplyDeleteExcellent pin cushions. Love the tiny flying geese. My old, fat fingers would have a hard time with those.
ReplyDeleteExcellent pin cushions. Love the tiny flying geese. My old, fat fingers would have a hard time with those.
ReplyDeleteExcellent pin cushions. Love the tiny flying geese. My old, fat fingers would have a hard time with those.
ReplyDeleteSo lovely. I love the cheese pincushion.
ReplyDeleteClever, clever! Your patience in piecing those tiny scraps is to be commended - you have a cute cushion to show for it! And the mouse trap - yikes! I hope you disinfected it first! But what a cute finish! Perfect with that mouse toy. Thanks for sharing today!
ReplyDeleteYour pincushions are adorable and I enjoyed reading your post and seeing your creativity , wonderful! Take care and my prayers are with you.
ReplyDeleteYou always make us smile - you are so clever! love Mousey!!
ReplyDeleteThe mouse PC ist toooooo cute !!!!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh -- adorable! Love them all. :)
ReplyDeleteLove them all, but especially the mouse and cheese!
ReplyDeleteToo cute!! love the cheese and mouse, but all are adorable!
ReplyDeleteFantastic pincushions! I adore the hexi one, but they're all great.
ReplyDeleteThe pincushions are soooo cute, Lynn. I just may have to try one after the quilt show. My prayers to you and Spouse always.
ReplyDeleteCheryl M.
I love the flying geese on your pincushion, so cute! Thank you for sharing today :)
ReplyDeleteThe cheese is so much fun and I love the others very much too. Especially the flying geese.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on all three pincushions! I love them all, especially the hexie one. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYOU are the cheese on my cracker sweetie...and yes prayers you have them all...
ReplyDeletethanks for playing and still coming to the plate with some rich pieces..x
Love the teeny tiny flying geese! Great ideas, to use up the scraps.
ReplyDeleteGreat pc's and I'll bet your failed attempts were great too. Love the cheese!...makes me smile and I hope you are getting lots of smiles from the comments today too!
ReplyDeleteJust love the fronts and backs of your pin cushions, but the mouse and chunk of cheese are to die for tee, hee. Great job and wonderful imagination.
ReplyDeleteNice cushions!
ReplyDeleteI love the cushions and the story. It made me smile. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you.
All 3 was very cute....
Smiles indeed this morning!!! Your pincushions are darling. I will be keeping you in my prayers.
ReplyDeleteFabulous! I especially like the hexie pincushion!
ReplyDeleteI have the attention span of a gnat sometimes, too, but it looks like you focused long enough to whip up some cute pincushions. I love the tiny pieces...too tiny for me to work with! Great job! Whatever the prayers are needed for, I'll send some your way.
ReplyDeleteCute way to be inspired by the trap! Love them all :)
ReplyDeleteCute, cute!! What neat pincushions and that cheese is adorable!!
ReplyDeleteAdorable and fun pin cushions! Great idea with that mouse with the cheese too. Super cool. Jane
ReplyDeleteI am still giggling at your mouse and cheese pincushion! All of your pinnies are delightful!
ReplyDeleteSusie
Giggling again at your post, I love the cheese, the pic is soooo nice! You are my favourite of today! And I hope it is Swiss Cheese, LOL
ReplyDeleteI had to laugh at your post. I love it. That mouse on the mouse trap is adorable. Love all your ideas. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteLoved this post... you made me laugh and your projects are adorable..I love the cheese!
ReplyDeleteI loved reading about your adventures while sewing the (incredible) pincushions! That is what people fail to understand. The enormous amount of things that happen WHILE making something! It made me laugh out loud. I loved the itty bitty pincushion the most. I am making 1,5" hexies now (direct result of the last hop) and I must say....1,5" flying geese.........Sjeeeeezzzz. I will light a candle for you and your family, just in case!
ReplyDeleteI like your square pincushion with mini flying geese.
ReplyDeleteAs always a great job, on your pincushions. You have such fun adventures. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeletethese are adorable!
ReplyDeleteYour story makes me smile, starting with a rat trap and ending up with cheese and other lovely pincushions. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGreat pincushions. Love the little pieces. I usually don't like working with those small pieces. Saying prayers for you for whatever is coming your way.
ReplyDeleteAdorable! You are so clever! I love what you've done with your scraps.
ReplyDeleteI'm saying prayers for you for whatever you will be sharing.
Darling pincushions. I like that you use tiny scraps...hey you paid for it all right, so why not use it all.
ReplyDeleteLove the cheese!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute cheese!!
ReplyDeleteHaha! Love the cheese. Your flying geese are lovely too. I love tiny little blocks.
ReplyDeleteYour pincushions are truly sweet! Love them all, especially the flying geese one, with the amusing tale! Holding you in my prayers.
ReplyDeleteGreat pincushions..love your cute flying geese!!
ReplyDeleteAll are adorable!!!
ReplyDeleteI always love to read your blog... you make me smile everytime!
Love, love your pin cushions,,,,so cute..Take care and you are in my thoughts..
ReplyDeleteSo cute. Love how your ideas just evolve. I love scraps too. Take care.
ReplyDeleteEvery one of them adorable!
ReplyDeleteVery cute. I love your stories.
ReplyDeleteSuper sweet! Both this post and your pin cushions!
ReplyDeleteYour posts are always such fun. Thanks for sharing your creations. Smiles today and I'll keep you in my thoughts.
ReplyDeleteFun pinnies here, nice work!!
ReplyDeleteThe mouse takes the cheese, the mouse takes the cheese, hi ho---.Simple but oh so great! Love the striped hexies too. Have a great show.
ReplyDeleteOh, how delightful!! Full of smiles. Loved all three.
ReplyDeleteSo cute pincushions, great work!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes to you!
Bente
Wow! Love the fabric scraps you choose. Turned into wonderful pin cushions! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWill keep you in my thoughts and prayers.
Holy moly, I really can't pick a favorite. They are all so cool! Fantastic job!
ReplyDeleteI was wondering what you'd do with that rat trap that wouldn't look icky! :-)
ReplyDeleteYou are a crazy woman & I LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteLynn,
ReplyDeleteHow precious. I just loved all of your pin cushions and of course your story behind each one. Thanks for participating in the blog hop. I can't wait until Friday for my day.
Happy Quilting,
Shelia
Great job on all 3!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pin cushions. I love the little mouse better in your pin cushion than running through my house. It is the time of the year that they try and find their way in. Haven't seen them yet this year. Maybe they went to Flordia for the winter.
ReplyDeleteGreat pincushions! They are so cute.
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful! And you are... too funny!
ReplyDeleteThose are so cute, I just love the mouse with the cheese.
ReplyDeletesmjohns63 at yahoo dot com
Your pin cushions are adorable. The piece of cheese cracked me up as did your post.
ReplyDeleteI love your adorable SMALL pin cushions. I cannot imagine 1.5" finished flying geese. I think that might send me into a flying rage. Of course, I know we all have our preferences. I keep just about all my tiny pieces of fabric. I love exactly how all three of your projects evolved and the conclusion of each. I was saddened when I saw that you have what appears a difficult post to make. But life isn't always easy, either. Then I saw that you and the spouse are planning for a great quilt show in Jacksonville. I remember hearing Mom talk about Dad being in the service there back during WWII. Now for me to get a tad braver and try to make some small pin cushions for the guild's boutique for our quilt show in June 2014. Thanks for participating and sharing your amazing creativity.
ReplyDeleteWonderful pincushions. I LOVE the hexagon so much, but OH!! that MOUSE!! Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
cheers
maggie
maggiemine42@gmail.com
Some sweet pin cushions! And the cheese, how funny.
ReplyDeleteOMGoodness 1 1/2" blocks - little blocks drive me crazy - I just can't see them that well. Anyway - I love ALL your creations. The block of cheese is my favorite!
ReplyDeletexo jan@sewandsowfarm
Also, i hope all is well and will be praying for you and your family.
Deletexo jan
Some sweet pin cushions! And the cheese, how funny.
ReplyDeleteCute cheddar cheese and mouse pincushion. Too cute! Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteI love how creative you are and how sweet each of your cushions turned out. Prayers, yes.
ReplyDeleteLovely
ReplyDeleteI like that you made the pieced back for the square pincushion from scraps you found under your sewing machine! But the one I like the best is the chunk of cheese! That's so cute! Sending out my prayers to you and Bob.
ReplyDeletevery very creative. What charming pin cushions!!!!
ReplyDeleteAdorable Pin-It's! Everyone is so creative when it comes to pincushions. I plan to make some for Christmas presents.
ReplyDeletePinning Blessings
Gmama Jane
Say Cheese!!
Oh my gracious. Your pincushions are sew uber cute and that mouse and cheese is priceless. Thank you for a very fun hop...
ReplyDeleteYou are so creative. I love the colors of your pin cushions!
ReplyDeleteCute pinnies! I love how you created mouse/cheese pinnie....clever!
ReplyDeleteThey are so adorable! I love them!
ReplyDeleteI love your pincushions!!! Now, I'm going to use some leftover hexies to make a couple (more) pincushions too! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSo cute... That pieced one is just so precise and adorable!
ReplyDeleteYou let us see that every tiny little scrap can be made in to something beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWarm regards from Holland,
Marga
I knew there was a reason that I save almost every little scrap! lol. Beautiful work on the hexie and flying geese cushions, and the cheese and mouse on the trap is adorable!
ReplyDeleteToo cute! I especially love the one with the Flying Geese front and Crazy Patch back. I'm a crazy quilt addict, so I can see that one sitting by my side at all times. I know exactly what you mean when you say the itty bittys relax you, for I'm a kindred spirit. I'd rather do small any day over large. Give me 3" and 6" blocks and I'm happy. 10", 12", or larger...forget it.
ReplyDeleteGood luck at the quilt show and will be praying for your needs whatever they may be.
Your pin cushions are great. Love the cheese!
ReplyDeleteHi Lynn I love your pincushions but the mouse is just so cute and like my cake piece your cheese slice has no calories!!! Susie x
ReplyDeleteThose are all sew sweet! I love reading your posts, prayers coming your way!
ReplyDeleteLovely pincushions. Very nice. I hope your days improve.
ReplyDeleteI really like your hunk of cheese! And sending happy thoughts from Walla Walla :)
ReplyDelete~Brandy
brandizzle7133 at yahoo dot com
love your ideas and that trap with the mouse and chesse.... cute
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing
in stitches
I just adore your cute pincushions and your writing about them. You will be in my prayers.
ReplyDeletesenstrings (at) yahoo (dot) com
ADORABLE! What else can I say? Love your flying geese and hexies too!
ReplyDeleteYour post is very entertaining even if you got sidetracked a tad bit. The tiny geese has to be my favorite of the 3.
ReplyDeleteWell done, Lynn and you HAD to do something "mouse". I think that itty bitty flying geese one is my favorite but so is the cheddar hunk with the cat's toy.
ReplyDeleteTake care in your journey's.
So Cute! The mouse and cheese just made me smile. Love the mini block ones too!
ReplyDeleteReally loved the little cushions and the Cheese! Prayers!
ReplyDeleteHi!!!! Great ideas and cute pincushions!!!! Love the cheese!!!! And on a trap!!!! Too cute!!!! Sending hugs and prayers...
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