Thimblemouse & Spouse: fabric panel

Thursday, December 19, 2013

From Quilting Treasures - She Who Sews - The Fabric

If you caught the previous post...

It's now "later"

The Spouse has a full tummy

and we enjoyed watching

Michael Buble's Christmas Special

(we were lucky little mice to see him perform recently here in Jacksonville)

ahhh....I HEART Michael....

But now down to business...

fabric business that is!

I'm thrilled that our fabrics from

Quilting Treasures have finally arrived!

If you're participating in January's Blog Hop

these are from the fabric line that will be featured.

This panel is approx 24"x44"

Panel B - approx 44"x 24"

Both panels retail for $8.95 each.

The prints below are $11.59yd

1) Gold Tape Measure

2) Buttons on Black

3)Paper Dolls on Black

4)Vintage Canvas Text on Parchment

5)Sewing Motifs on Cream (looks more like Parchment to me)

6)Tomato Pincushions

I'm sure many of you are already working on

or perhaps even "finished" your projects....

But for those who are still looking for fabrics...

We have 'em!

And...we'd love to send some your way.

We're putting together a bundle for $44.00*

It will include:

1 each - Panels A & B

1 Fat Quarter of all 6 fabrics

Taxes and Shipping included* (*USA only)

We'd be more than thrilled to mail internationally

however the cost will be more for shipping.

(contact me ~ we'll figure it out)

I had hoped to have our shopping cart ready

alas the Holidays are keeping us hopping...

but you can leave a comment below

if you'd like to make a purchase

and I will be in touch via email
(if you are a no-reply visitor...please include your email in your comments)

you can email me directly

thethimblemouse at gmail dot com

Payment by Paypal

(I will invoice you when order is ready to ship)

And of course YES - you can purchase Yardage (while available)

in fact....

Order $50 or more and I'll pay the first $5 of shipping

WHEREVER it's going!

Now to plan my project....

Lynn ~ The Thimblemouse >"<

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Cluck Cluck....It's Boogie Woogie Time!

Welcome to Day 8 of the

Black Tie Boogie Blog Hop!

Thanks again to our two chickie-poo's

Madame Samm

and

Vickie

from

They have really given us

something to crow about!

Be sure to visit them and sign up

for a chance to win some

Egg-cellent prizes

from our fine feathered sponsors:

Ok now...time to Boogie...

Let's step it up!

I've got a lot of cluckin' to do!

I was really looking forward to working with

Red Roosters "Black Tie Boogie" fabrics...

alas...

our shipment didn't make it in time.

But fear not!

I won't lay an egg.

Nope, you'll see no egg laying here....

just

"Fresh Eggs"

a really great panel from

Clothworks, designed by Dan DiPaolo.

From two of the blocks I made these sweet little wall hangings.

Some really dear friends of mine will be getting these for Christmas.

(Shhhh...don't tell.)

Repurposed Soda can pulls for hanging....

(okay...the truth...not soda...Woodchuck Amber Hard Cider...my new vice...lol)

I planned to make everything this time around for somebodies Christmas pressie...

and started the next block with intentions of making a little hot pad.

I thought little "Bow Tie" blocks would make a sweet border.

After making 20 of them...they finish 2" btw...

I fell in love...added a bright happy sunflower border.....

and.... Cluck Cluck!!!!

Merry Christmas to Me!

(am I bad?)

The Spouse and I have been married 35 years...we're planning a new kitchen

(okay we've been planning it for 10 yrs...but no matter...)

so I'm putting this away in my "hope chest"

(shouldn't we all start a new hope chest at least every 35yrs or so?).

Our kitchen will be Black and White with Red and Yellow accents...

How could I NOT keep this?

(Edited...Eegads...the post is "live" but I had to break in...I've been wondering why my little bow-tie blocks just don't look right...they look like spools...and DANG....just Now at 1:04AM I realize I didn't make BOW TIE blocks at all - they are spoolies...hahahahaha....well CLUCK!!!!

I'll blame it on the 'cider')

What the block should have been

What was that I said about 'no egg laying'? lolol!!!!!

I really love these fabrics

(and yes, we still have panels and yardage available)

Earlier this fall, I made the quilted fabric for a nifty casserole carrier by Atkinsons Designs

My friend Gail put the carrier together...she does great work!

From the left over quilted 'scrap' I made the bottle holder.

I found the free tutorial at Pink Chalk Studios...thank you Kathy!

Aren't those little black Chickies just the cutest?

Looking back it seems I have a thing for

Black and White

with

Red and Yellow

(and NO...it was hard but I did NOT keep this quilt)

Chickens!

I made the quilt for my dear friend Deanna in Idaho after she tragically lost her entire chicken family one night. It just so happened I finished it in time for her birthday

(one of the few times ever this last decade I was on time for someones birthday...cluck cluck.)

I'm sure she won't mind me sharing the label I made for the back of her quilt...it's just too cute

and it's of course....

Chickens!