Brambleberry Friends Sew Along and creative journal play

Here is a photo of what I ordered from Pat Sloan.....
I decided to join in the Sew Along and the Brambleberry Friends BOM is in this book....
to find out about the May BOM check her blog post  here

I am also sharing a page from my creative journal that I started last Sunday....
Inspiration from Jessica Sporn pinned on my creative journal pinterest board....

Happy Nurses Week to all my nurse friends......and a happy Mother's Day to all....
Smiles and hugs....Caryl

some projects today and one with stamped fabric

 I haven't been able to do anything creative since the weekend...
I usually do something creative every day......
Sooooo today I wanted to do some sewing...
I decided to make a mug rug and started cutting and sewing fabric...
not finished yet....photos are pieces layed out.....

 I stitched a flower I had stamped on fabric...it is Hero Arts CL375...

 I used a sharpie marker for the black parts and I am using Smooch sassy pink on the petals.....

ALSO.....today I was cutting some squares for making a Traffic Jam quilt....
Pat Sloan has a free pattern on her blog and I have been wanting to make it...

I will use gray for the 4.5" squares and the 2.5" squares will be scrappy....
For some of the blocks I will use Pat's Nikki fabrics that I purchased many years ago...
I am going to stop saving my fabrics and USE them.....

Life is short....get busy and do the things now you have been planning for someday....
That is just what I am doing....

I am linking to Pat Sloan Show and Tell....

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Jelly roll fun

I saw a small quilt on a resident's bed at work and I just had to start a new project..
The quilt had black squares with shiny stars alternating with fall colors....
and the center was an applique pumpkin with a black cat behind it....
I wish I would have taken a photo of it....

I searched through my stash and found black antique dots and I cut some 2 1/2" strips..
Then I used a jelly roll...Awesome by Sandy Gervais...
The first photo is with flash and the second one is not and shows the true colors....
It is fun to start a new project.....this might be something small....
We will see what it turns out to be!!
Smiles and hugs....Caryl

long list to the quilt shop

how lucky to have 20% off on everything at a local quilt shop...

I have a lot of projects I am working on...
and more I need to start...

and the 20% off is for the entire month of August!!!
I got a baby quilt kit which included a book....
but I already had an idea of what I wanted to make...
I got the kit because of the Beatrix Potter fabrics...
but this fabric is not working into my original plans...
I'll either change the plans or change the fabrics!!
Smiles and hugs....Caryl