Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Pin It Hop

My Ranch Patrol Foreman is so  talented ! 
Welcome to the 2nd day on the "pin it" blog hop extravaganza ! 
Thank you Kristen  (with the beautiful smile), from Meadowbrook
for your leadership on this hop!
And thank you to our friend, Madame Samm
whom we all regard with high esteem, because she cares about,
 and encourages the talent of quilting women all over the world !
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Below are the other talented "Pinners" I'm sharing this day with.
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OK 
See the photo below ? 
This is how it used to look when I did hand work while watching TV in the evening....
messy and actually a bit dangerous.

But not anymore ! 
I've been going to make an armchair pin cushion for quit some time and this hop was the push I needed...although I did put off making it until Monday...yes, that's right, this past Monday.
I'm beginning to think I'm a Deadline Diva ! 

I love this thing and I needed it !
The fabric is Maison de Garance by French General.
 Oo- La- La Magnifique !
I fussy cut and appliqued the flower, then quilted everything before I bound it all together.
The finished dimension is 7" x 21"



Oh, you knew I would have to make a chicken pin cushion to match didn't you ?
 I would have let you down if I didn't !
I saw the tutorial HERE @ Sew We Quilt !
Meet Clara Cluckmore. 
I made her with half square triangles. Yes, those are real feathers.
No, I didn't go pluck my chickens, they're molting right now.



BIG ANNOUNCEMENT !
September 15th will be 1 year that I've been blogging @ More Stars in Comanche, 
 "SEW", I must have a pin cushion giveaway to celebrate
This is Mrs Wilma Wishbone. 
She's looking for a new home...."too many chicks around here"...she thinks !
Hmmm....let's see...to enter, leave Wilma a comment about if you like eggs / or not  .
(things like that matter to a chicken you know)  

She will draw for a winner at the end of the hop. Anyone, Anywhere can enter !
Good luck and God bless you.