Long time no see...

I know its been awile!  I will posting again this week so stay tuned!

Scrappy Trip a Long...

Hi!  I've been having soooo much fun with a new project!  I found out about #scrappytripalong via instagram and seeing everyones' lovely quilts in progress had to try it for myself!

You use scraps.  YES SCRAPS!!!  It's a terribly addicting pattern!

 

Scraps!

 

Finished top in 3 days!

 

 

 

Katniss was very "helpful":)

 

 

 

 

I know it looks hard...but its so easy...and super fast...and I'm going to make a few more!!!

 

 

Links!

 

Tutorial

http://quiltville.com/scrappytrips.shtml

 

Flikr

http://www.flickr.com/groups/scrappytripalong/

 

Instgram-Hashtag #scrappytripalong

 

 

Enjoy!

Civil War Book Winner!

Civil War Sampler Giveaway!!!

Mary Beth is the winner!

Email me here with your address!

Something I like...

When I was shopping in Williamsburg I found this lovely Christmas ornament!  Made in Richmond...love it!

Baking...

Believe it or not this is my favorite cookbook!  Every year I make two of the cookie recipes for Christmas.  One cookie is a gingerbread and the other is Pepparkakor (translated gingerbread!)  It's a lovely little spice cookie you can't stop eating!!!  I actually make the two cookie recipes twice!  (no matter how I plan it, cookie monster shows up and leaves me with no cookies!)  So either today or tomorrow round two of cookie making! 

Civil War Sampler Book Giveaway!

Hi y'all!


I was supposed to save this until after Christmas, but thought it would be fun for you to actually have the prize to kick off the New Year! 


This is Barbra Brackman's new book hot off the press!  Civil War Sampler:)  I saw her schoolhouse at quilt market...great stuff!

 

 

 

 

 

To WIN....

Leave me a comment telling what you are looking forward to in 2013!  New Year's resolutions....whatever!


For extra chances to WIN...

Follow sewscissorhappy or loganmakesamess.com. leave an extra comment for each:)

Share the giveaway on Facebook/twitter/blog/pinterest....leave an extra comment for each:)


I will pick a winner Christmas Day!

Hexagons:Tutorial

I love making hexies, and have found this to be the fastest, easiest way to crank these suckers out! I use a method where I don't sew the fabric directly on the paper. It's faster and you don't have to take all of those stitches out!

　



  
What I Do...

I print my hexies on card stock

I cut a hole in the center of each hexie.

I use the same thread color to make the hexies as I do to stitch them together.

 

A lovely card stock hexie;)

The shape of the hole doesn't matter...a triangle is fastest for me. 

 

Pinning....two pins work great for bigger hexies...one is fine for smaller.


 

Start in a corner and stitch the corner down firmly. 

*do not stitch to paper!*

 

Two stitches (using dark thread for photos;)

 

All finished!!!!



That's how I do it!

Logan