CINDY'S CRAFTY CREATIONS

Yup, I've done it again. Signed up for another blog hop. I love these because I get a chance to try something new without a huge committment. It's for the Birds blog hop runs from May 7-15. We can make anything we want but it has to "have a bird on it" :) My mind is racing with ideas...I always want to try something original or different.

Click the link on the right to sign up! See you in May :)

Thursday, January 3, 2013

2013 goals

Okay, so it's a new year... and I wanted to start the year off right with sewing and posting goals. I, like a lot of other sewers, have a lot of UFO's. We love to start new projects but never seem to finish them. Well, this year is MY YEAR to finish my UFO's!!!! (yelling at the top of my lungs.....but hearing an echo LOL) I don't have a lot of them, but the ones I do have, have been kicking around for quite awhile!

What about you guys? Are you making similar goals? or none at all?

Cindy

February 27, 2013 UPDATE:
I haven't done one thing yet! Not one! What about you?

Monday, December 31, 2012

100 day hustle FINAL

Happy New Years' Eve everyone :) I thought I would quickly pop in to let you know that even though I had ONLY 3 projects to finish by today December 31, I only finished 1. It was the baby quilt for my friend Heather, who had a beautiful baby boy Benjamin :) Maybe next year will be more productive!

I want to say Congratulations to everyone else who participated and actually got all or most of their projects completed!!!!

Monday, December 24, 2012

Merry Christmas and Happy 2013!!!

I just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2013! I thought I would post a picture of my beautiful granddaughters helping Nanny with the Christmas tree.
This is my fun tree we have downstairs. My traditional "real" tree is upstairs.

Thank you to everyone who follow my little blog!!!

Cindy

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Working on my PhD!

Today I saw a caption that totally explains what I'm doing or "not doing" LOL I'm working on my PhD. (Projects Half Done). Actually I'm starting a lot of PhD's!

In September I started thinking about sewing again. So, looking through blog land I found a few challenges to get me started.

The first challenge was the Wicked Blog Hop in October. We were to make a "wicked" quilt block. I made a spider web quilt block.

The second challenge was the Holiday Lane Pillow Blog Hop in November. We were given the cutest pattern and asked to make a pillow. Although I finished the front, I did not finish the pillow.

The third challenge was and still is, the 100 Day Hustle, with Kelsey Sews. For this one, we were (are) to make a list of unfinished projects we wanted to finish by December 31, 2012. I had 3 projects listed. I only listed 3 because I thought that would be more achievable. HAHAHAHAHAHAHH was I wrong...

I will finish 1 of those projects...the baby quilt for my friend... I still have 13 days left to finish, so let's stay positive!!!! Cindy, you will attempt to finish these last 2 projects, and if you don't, THAT'S OK!!!!

How are you doing with your projects?

Monday, November 26, 2012

Holiday Lane Blog Hop - Nov 27

Today is my day for the Holiday Lane pillow blog hop. Thanks to Madame Samm for organizing the hop and to Pauline for being our cheerleader. Thanks also to Jill Finley from Jillily Studio Designs for designing the pattern.

I think my blog should really be called "last minute nelly". My motive in joining the blog hops is to get me back to sewing. So, although I have sewed a fair bit this fall I have in every instance left it to THE very last minute to complete my project. So although it is not completely finished, here is my version of the Holiday Lane pattern. I love dots and when I found these ones in christmas colors, I couldn't resist. I hope you like it. (sorry about the poor picture quality)

Happy Holidays everyone :)
Please have a look see at the other fabulous entries :)

Tuesday November 27

Cindy's Crafty Creations

Scrapbook-Chickadoodle

Stitching by the Lake

A Stitch in Time

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

100 Days Hustle aka 33 day hustle

A few weeks ago, I came across an interesting idea (challenge) for helping to finish projects that may have been hanging around the sewing room a little too long and maybe win a prize! Marika with Live, Love, Laugh and Sew posted this: Have you heard about the 100 Day Hustle hosted by Kelsey ? She has challenged us to go through our to-do list, finish those projects to start the new year with a blank page. How great would that be ? She even has link-ups and prizes !!

Well, have I started yet??? uhmmmm - nope. I say it all the time..I am the world's best procrastinator!! LOL

This is my list of unfinished projects I would love to have finished before we welcome 2013.

1. 2nd granddaughters quilt
2. Friend's baby quilt (1st boy due in December)
3. Country Star Quilt

I thought because I only listed 3 projects that that would help me to start and FINISH them. LOL

So, I am writing this post to try and put a fire under "IT" and finish the challenge!!!!
Have any of your started the challenge? If so, how are YOU doing?

Cindy

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Wicked blog hop Oct 29

Welcome to my blog and let me tell you, it is a wicked blog post in more ways than one, or at least it felt like one. I want to thank why-knot-kwilt and sew we quilt for organzing such a fun and wicked hop.

I thought of this pattern from last year when I was participating in the Fresh & Funky quilting bee. House of a la mode was responsible for the month of July and offered her spider web quilt block tutorial for us to try. I couldn't believe how easy and fun it was. Here is my version with the wicked material I picked up. I hope you like it.

So, getting back to why I feel this is a wicked post.

1. We just had our 3 granddaughters, age 4, 2 or 7 months over for the weekend. Yes, that 3 girls under the age of 5. overnight!!!! LOL

2. Poppa and I helped my daughter with a swimming birthday party today for our oldest granddaughter. She will be 5 next week.

3. I started and finished this block tonight. Yes that's right, I left it to THE very last minute to complete, even though I had week's to do it. Here are my strips ready to put together.