I really have been sewing

I am not sure if I had shown this cross stitching.
Since I made the Halloween envelope for a swap, I thought it would be fun to make up these as well.
It was a fun way to use these designs.

Here are the two fabric boxes I made at the Racine retreat. These are what prompted  the basket
explosion at the Iron River Retreat.

I made 21 signature blocks for a Christmas exchange.
They have been sent off, now just waiting for the ones I will receive.
We have a special arrangement for them.  Can't wait to receive them.

Nothing like Charlie to help.
I was sorting through some of the cross stitch magazine, and he thought the box looked like a
great place to curl up.

This is one of my older quilts.
I don't think I have ever taken a picture of it.
It was a block of the month from Pieceful Hearts in Lisle.
I did sign it!  Finished it in April of 2009.  It was a thangles, block of the month.
One that you bought the first block, and as long as you keep taking the finished, current block, you
received the next one for free.  If you didn't get it done, you could purchase the next one
for $5.00.  Great way for shops to get you to keep coming back.

One mug rug down, a lot more to go.
There is a thought to make these for the Nuns at the Siena Retreat for next year.

The box on the left is the one I made at Iron River.
These are so much fun to make.
I have several more ideas.  They are a great way to use squares of fabric and scraps of batting.

Another kit done!

Saw pictures of a quilt like this, and remembered I had some flags in my stash.
All I needed to do was figure the size I needed for half square triangles, and put them
together.  Done!   

More row by row blocks.  These are lasts years patterns.
I mad the trees while at Iron River.  It is all paper pieced.

Here are two of the rows from this years theme of "Water".
Made the top one at Iron River,
Love those fishes.

Then to top it all out.  I got these four bags done, recently.

All the patches are tumbler shaped that I cut with my Sizzix Go Cutter.
This die is for a 2 inch tumbler.  I can get 4 of these in one cut.
Can you tell I love making bags!

Hope you are having a great week of stitching.

Mary