Hen and Chicks...

While out junktiquing yesterday,, I found this sweet crochet 'Hen & Chicks'... isn't this the cutest?

 mama hen,,,,

 baby chick...

Hen and Chicks doillie...

I envy women who can crochet...
To think, women had time to makes these,... now we clutter our lives with  computer sites that consume our leisure time with superfluous time wasters.. and sadly I  too am guilty of this....

So when I come across such sweet pieces such as this doillie, I appreciate the work and love that went into it.
I wonder if this was crocheted as a gift or for personal use... but for now I will cherish it until it is time to send it on to it's next home to be cherished...

Worked on some Hexagons...

Hexagons or as some people call it, 'English Paper Piecing' has been around for a long time and is a great way to use up small scraps of fabric.

I finished up some Hexagons projects...

 This design is called Grandmothers Garden...

 go figure, now that it's all finished, I kind of feel it's a bit busy.....

 Then using smaller hexagons, I made a little Needle Keeper...

 this is a simple little project...

but... if you are a bit of an antsey pantsey scatter brain attention deficit kind of  person like me.... this may not be the project for you... it is a great project for a very patient person... but a tad bit to slow for me... 

Sew Dayz.....

When it's cold, damp, cloudy and rainy out... I have the perfect excuse to skip house cleaning and go play in my sewing room!
and that is just what I did!
I cut out a bunch of 'hexagons' for a sewing project... and I made this firewood carrier from left over fabrics...

 I am planning on appliqueing these hexagons together onto a mini table quilt... The design is called 'Grandma's Garden.... What a great way to use up bits of scrap fabric.....

I had some tweed fabric, some patio furniture upholstery fabric and some broadcloth, all left over from previous projects. I layered them, traced the pattern, cut & sewed.... I double seamed everything for added strength...
Now when hubby dearest brings an armful of firewood, no more wood bits and leaves on his clothes or dragged in on the floor. What a great and easy project to complete in an afternoon.

Hello Feburary...

I have been busy doing a lot of 'this -n- that'... that I can't believe we are 1/2 through Feb... and I still have a lot of 'this -n- that's ' to do! lol!

I finished  decorating my case for my 1952 Singer Feather Weight sewing machine, that I call "Lucy".

I stitched up a clothes pin apron....

I finished up a sweet 'table runner' quilt that was started by my dear neighbor, who passed away,,, so in her honor, I finished it up.

And Sunday I was out in my 'Garden of Weedin ' pulling weeds and cleaning up... Well needless to say, Sunday night and all day Monday, parts of my body  that normally don't ache,,, ached like the Dickens! Even my finger tips were sore!  Who say's Gardening won't kill ya!, Maybe not, but it will make ya ache like a 'sonofagun'! lol!

Oh and as for my Barn kitties they had fun...

 For some reason, 'KeeKee' like to get on top of my trailer....

 while 'mamamoo' likes to sleep on my (covered) saddle.

 Keekee also likes to hop onto the garage door when it is opened.

 As for our sweet old Dolly~girl (not an out door kitty) she decided she needed to take a nap in her litter box...

and then there is 'Blackie' our newest found/abandoned kitty.. he is super sweet and super lazy!

Oh and before I forget, here is another apron I stitched up for a Valentines Day gift swap...

hmmm, if I had added 'legs' to the pocket, it would have looked like a fat hen don'tcha think?

Now to find some more mischief to get into... Have a Happy February....

Last Day in January...

Today I had the house pretty much to myself (hubby went metal detecting) so I decided to pull my sewing machine from my craft room and set up a sewing area in the kitchen where the sun was shining from the window...
We have been having partly sunny but mostly cloudy days this past week and I needed a little sunshine.. So first I set up a couple of bright happy Mums in little shakers on the window sill.

Then I finished up a festive Christmas table runner quilt that I had started in the early Fall...

 I love the  Mid Century Modern design...  So, does this mean I am late for Christmas 2014 or uber ahead of myself for Christmas of 2015... lol!

Then once this was finished I started on an apron which will be a Valentine gift...

 It's a simple but sweet pattern... even my little peekaboo kitty likes it...

and yes, as always,,, I have to have a 'yoyo' on it..

Hopefully tomorrow will bring more sunshine and if not, you can be sure I will find some mischief to get into!