Friday, October 7, 2011

FMQ Friday: If you can't laugh at yourself, don't try new things!

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Cindy from Fluffy Sheep Quilting had the phenomenal idea of practicing FMQ techniques and sharing everyone's results on Friday.  Thus FMQ Friday is born.  Some of you may remember my FMQ run a few weeks ago with Hummingbirds & Hexagons?  I received so many amazing tips and have been putting them to good use.

My number one tip?  This is all about practice.  I read somewhere that 10 minutes a day for a month and bam, all of a sudden your FMQ is worlds away from where it started.  So when Lucy emailed me about FMQ Friday I thought - pssht - I am joining these ladies and jumping on this FMQ bandwagon!

When I saw this weeks challenge Shadow Waves sample I knew I had to draw it out to get my head wrapped around the going back and forth in waves...  

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My Quick Sketch

Um, I love that Cindy considered this pattern Shadow Waves starting "at the super basics."  HA!  Man Cindy - you have some high hopes let me tell you!!!  You obviously have not seen my FMQ before.

THIS IS MY RESULT.
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Hahahahahhaaaahahahaaaa...  Oh man, this is wiping tears from my eyes laughing/crying.  I hope you all get a kick out of this because it is really me at a very new low.  Dang!  I was going to start again, have another go but I thought no no no...I have to be straight here and show you what I did...  Oh geez.

Okay.  Rallying.  I am going to do this thing if it kills me.  I am going to come back and sew Shadow Waves in, well let's be reasonable, 2 months.  Let's see how it is THEN.  Hmmph.  So there Shadow Waves take That!  [and yes, there was a Latina head-roll during that proclamation.]


- rebecca lynne

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Short and Sweet - Thursday Think Tank October 6, 2011



Thursday Think Tank

Short & Sweet - like me!  Hahaha NO.  That would be Short & Sassy!  This Think Tank post is going to be a short one because it is 11:36pm and I have been busy this evening cuddling with the Mr. while beading a veil.  Yes that's right...beading a veil.  You didn't think I was sitting around just snoodling did you?  Dirty minds!

Frame Pouch Pouch-Along
Many of you have left me some rocking comments on my recent pouch extravaganza going on under this roof of mine.  [I have another design in mind for a pouch, I know I really have to get myself under control!]  Thank you so much for the feedback, I DO appreciate it!  You may think I don't, but I really take every critique to heart because I value everyone's unique perspective!  Really!  But, honestly that is a whole different post for a different day...

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A few of you told me that you are intimidated by the frame and I've pshawed that sentiment completely via email.  I sent a great tutorial link to a few people...and Patti has even gotten so excited that she has already ordered her frame pouch making supplies!  So I thought - hunh, maybe we should just do this together?  I mean, why not?  We sew quilts together...why not have a pouch-along?  A PAL if you will.  Hahahahaa a PAL with my pals (sorry, very tired).

The holidays are coming up.  What woman, be it yourself or a friend, could not use a special little bag to carry around her essentials to all those inevitable holiday visits and parties?  Let's do it ladies!

Like this post, making a frame pouch is short & sweet (or in my case sassy) so it won't be as long as a QAL.  All together a pouch won't take more than a few hours to make...and we can do it as a group via internet in a week or two of spaced out posts?  I haven't worked out the details yet...just thought I would put out a feeler.  I for one would love to see all of your personalities expressed in cute little handbags with each of your unique color and fabric choices represented!  Ah!  How exciting would that be?!  I am thinking November if that would work for you...  Enough time for pre-holiday planning and supply gathering.

Cross-stitched iPod Cover
Well, after that announcement my next idea pales in comparison.  But...on second thought...in light of the recent - okay very recent - passing of Steve Jobs this idea is apropos.  He will be missed!  My thoughts go out to his family and friends.  Really eerie that I had earmarked this idea for this Thursday before anything had happened.  Well Steve...as an Apple, Inc. convert I dedicate this one to you...

Source PurlBee.com

You can purchase a kit to make one of these beautiful babies for an iPhone 4 here.  
Cost of Kit? - $24.20 
One more reason not to upgrade to the newest iPhone?  - Priceless
Holding out for the newest iPad?  - Damn it!  A girl can dream can't she?

Oooh and it is 12:13am.  Man, I am missing out on my beauty sleep!!!  So, that was the short from me.  What about you?  Any amazing brainstorms this week?  Anybody else put out that they won't be attending the Sewing Summit?  Me too!  Let's make this weekend amazingly creative via internet shall we?  Share those ideas and let's make it happen!


As always...

Feel free to rattle off anything that has been brewing in your creative heads.  It can be anything, quilting, home improvement, fashion, crafting, DIY gifts, cooking...whatever you have recently thought "hmmm, you know what I should create" is perfectly appropriate for the Think Tank.  Have a blog?  Grab the Thursday Think Tank button displayed on the right.  

Please leave a link to your T.T.T. on your blog in the linky party below or leave a comment with your Thursday Think Tank ideas!  

Feel free to submit Think Tank Links Until Next Thursday's Think Tank!  It is about sharing new ideas not meeting any deadlines.  Ha!  Deadlines.  Me?  Pfft + eye roll. I laugh in the face of them...

- rebecca lynne

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Christmas Giveaway

You know, I actually sat down at the computer to compose my Christmas Wishlist...and yeah...I got distracted.  Darn it!

Will do.  Will do Santa.  I promise.

In the meantime, please head over to Lily's Quilts and join the Christmas Giveaway.  Lynne is simply a mastermind genius and has devised a great Christmas Giveaway event for all of us lovers of fabric.  Does the woman's magic every stop?  Seriously.

This week's goodies?  Pssht, oh you know, just 14 FQs of Metro Living Circles from Sew Fresh Fabrics!!!  WHAT?  Don't believe me?  Take a look:


Christmas Gifts for Quilters

- rebecca lynne