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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

In Your Words blog hop


"I love WORDS, and it looks like
a few other quilters do to.
OUR very first Blog hop of the year!
Yeahhhhh! 

is our cheerleader in residence 
and she has done a wonderful job
at keeping us all together...
Check the link on the sidebar for her whole schedule! 
She knows how to CHEER! 

A very warm WELCOME to YOU 
for dropping in  to:
IN YOUR WORDS
where for the next few days
we have a collection of quilters
who will be sharing THEIRS with you.."
The Lovely Madame Samm strikes again!  She has lured What's Her Name out of her lair and out into the bright sunshine with yet another quilting Blog Hop!  We, the Dachsies With Moxie agree that these blog hops have helped us and WHN by keeping her busy and out of our furs! (At least until life catches up with her, causing us to earn combat pay!)  And this month we have the Lovely Linda as head cheerleader and you should see what she made- WHN is definitely going to purchase the pattern once it hits Linda's Craftsy shop!)
Today is the last day of this blog hop, and it involves words - we were to use words that described us or appealed to us or were just plain fun.  Any technique was to be used- the sky is the limit!
So of course, WHN overthought everything and fell behind when she was laid up with panic attacks that kept her on the couch for a couple of weeks- THANKFULLY she had lots of great fabric in her stash and when she crawled out of the panic attack cave, we made her get cracking! (You try sewing with an 18 lb dachshund in a sling around your neck- we made sure she was safe and insisted that Snoopy, our resident "King of Sling", and Tasha, the "Queen of SLing", took turns with this onerous duty.)






WHN has been drawn to the "Keep Calm and Carry On" WWII poster from Great Britain- she loves all things related to that era.  For Christmas, we had Dad get her a teapot, tray, spoon rest, mug and salt and pepper shakers.  While she was browsing the remnants at Jackman's (her home away from home) she found a quarter yard of a British themed fabric and brought it home.  IN keeping with her WWII  obsession- she made a tray runner for her "KCACO" set.  It is very simple and she machine quilted around the individual logos on the panel.   Then, also from Jackman's, she discovered a pink quilt themed Rosie the Riveter and made two hot pads for her sewing room! (You may remember the fabric from the UR Priceless purse blog hop back in November!) Third, and final, she used leftovers from a Maxine panel and made a placemat for her sewing machine- she loves Maxine and we think she channels her on a regular basis! We hope that you enjoy her simple entries- She is proud of them and has found that slowing down and stating from scratch, she is enjoying her quilting even more!!!  Maybe Madame Samm will visit for a cuppa and some chocolates- would Godiva be good enough though?

So please join us today and be sure to visit the other ladies participating in today's blog hop tour:

Wednesday, January 16
Quiltin' Jenny  (Jenny)
Dachsies With Moxie  (Agnes B.)  Your are here!
Sew Many Yarns (Lyndsey M.)
Christa Quilts (Christa W.)

64 comments:

Tina said...

These fabric choices are great.

Millie and Walter said...

I love your keep calm set and think your creations are perfect for it. Well done!

Cindy

Judy B said...

Cute wordy projects! Thank you for sharing.

Michelle said...

I like Maxine, funny cartoon. Thanks for sharing.

Darlington Delights said...

I love it! Thanks for sharing!

Sunshine Girl said...

Oooh I love this - I too love all things British - probably because I am British! Greetings from across the pond :)

Amy's Crafty Shenanigans said...

Love your writing style! I am a dachsie/doxie owner too.

Unknown said...

We love the 'Keep Calm & Carry On' series. What fun! Have a wonderful Wednesday.
Best wishes Mollly

Sowing Stitches said...

Your tea tray looks right at home perched happily on your new tea runner! :)

http://thankfullga447 said...

I love your tea set and your fabric. We have two dachsund.

Sparky said...

you found lot's of words and Maxine..well what is there not to love...

Martha said...

Just too cute! Thank you for sharing with us.

Quiltin Jenny said...

You found so many cute fabrics! Love each one of them, especially the Maxine fabric!

Thearica said...

Great ideas! Thanks for sharing!

Quilt Doodle Designs said...

I love your maxine placemat. So cute! Thank you for sharing your words :)

Happy quilting,
cindy at quiltdoodledesigns dot com

Katie said...

your fabrics are great. I love the she cna sew especially

Jeanie said...

Lovely word projects! Hope your panic is under control since you did such a fabulous job!

Linda said...

Your little tea tray mat is so cute! I also love the other projects! I haven't seen the Maxine fabric with that design. Love it! Thank you for sharing with us!

Marjorie's Busy Corner said...

Wonderful!!! Thanks for sharing

Tammy said...

Thank you for shareing your projects with us...I live in a Doxie home also. I have a little dappled female named Crazy Daisy Dog.
conn_and_vans_mom(at)yahoo(dot)com

PatSloan said...

I love your post!!!

I love the Keep Calm sign! I have one in my kitchen, original red color and words. Plus a few years ago I interviewed a guy who did all the research on them!

This has been great fun to be on the hop with everyone.

My day is also today!

Pat Sloan
"The Voice of Quilting"
http://blog.PatSloan.com

Dee said...

Love Maxine, and love the Keep On Quilting - we had that quilt at our retreats:)

JudyCinNC said...

Wonderful fabrics and items of discovery. Love the British theme and panels. Lovely for you. Judy C

Rosemary B❤️ said...

Rosemary B here:
These are so adorable. I love the things you made. This is great fabric to use and inspire!
I hope your panic attacks are better. I know how that is. I have panic too sometimes.
Thank you for sharing all of your great stuff!

sew.darn.quilt said...

Very cute! Thank you for sharing:)

Calicojoan said...

I love those special fabrics we find! Great way to use them!

Frankie Furter and Ernie said...

So are you gonna have WHN put on a TEA PAWty with Milkbone Crumpets?

Barb Neiwert said...

Those are great projects. Glad you got your anxiety out of the way. See you next time!

Hooked on Quilting said...

Great job! Quilting is calming for me! Great job, thanks for sharing.

carla said...

Hi!!! These are all too cute and so fun!!! Thank You

Jane's Quilting said...

How sweet, I just adore the fabric that you choose. Thanks for sharing.

ChristaQuilts said...

Those fabrics are "sew" fun!!

Lyndsey said...

I love the fabrics and the projects. Thanks for sharing

Amy, a redeemed sheep said...

Darling projects!!

Love your dogs, too. =)

SIMPLESEW said...

Very sweet, glad she could make the hop

Judith said...

Sweet Fabric! Thanks for sharing...Judith, TX

Martina said...

Such cute fabrics and lovely projects.Cute!

Scrapbook-ChickADoodle said...

Like the fabric choices! Nice job.
Thanks for sharing.

Daryl @ Patchouli Moon Studio said...

I love Maxine, she's a hoot. great projects.

krislovesfabric said...

Love those panels...how fun!!

Wendy said...

such lovely makes! What great fabric finds. The London fabric makes a great tray liner... wish I had a tray to make a liner for... and a tea post *(though I don't drink tea)

StitchinByTheLake said...

Agnes I love your Rosie hot pads! Love them! blessings, marlene

Sheila said...

Cute little tray mat , thanks so much for sharing !

The Slow Quilter said...

Love it, and I am a big Maxie fan.

Lisa said...

I love that fabric and your creations are beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

gpc said...

What fun words!

Mary Ann said...

Love these fabrics!!

Anonymous said...

you have to love Maxine!

Nancy M. said...

the cutest tea set and the fabric is great.

In stitches and seams said...

love Maxine and the fabrcis that they have made with her.
thanks for sharing
in stitches

LJ said...

Lots of cute projects. I love Rosie and I had to enlarge Maxine so I could read the captions! lol I love Maxine.

Lyn said...

Thanks for being part of the hop. Enjoyed your site.

Just Quilt It said...

I love Rosie the Riveter. Great work.

Jenny said...

these are so much fun. Great job!

pinsandneedles said...

What fun fabrics! I really like the Rosie the Riveter theme fabrics. Too cute! Thanks for sharing.

Anonymous said...

You did lots of wonderful word projects! Love them all. Thanks for your post!

lefuntz said...

Rosie the Riveter and Maxine. Can't go wrong there. My best to Lily Belle. Hope all is well!

✄ Erin @ Sew at Home Mummy ✄ said...

Gorgeous! Love them all.
and hoping Lily Belle makes a speedy recovery!

Robin T said...

The fabrics you chose are great, especially Maxine.

Cyndi loves to stitch said...

I love your Rosie the riveter fabric what fun! How's your stitching going on holiday lane going? Had another lady send me an email about doing that in redwork again last weekend!! My mom was going to do it too until she saw all the other entries and opted to do hers more like the original!!

Robin T said...

Thank you for the inspiration! Love the Maxine fabric.

Catherine said...

Very nice project. The fabrics are great as are the words!

Diane Swett said...

Wow - love the projects and Keep Calm applies to me today. I've been stressing out about some tests my pulmonologist ordered for me..took them today - turned out OK - so why the Stress already LOL - love Rosie the Riveter and should pick up some fabric from Quilting by the bay....Love it thanks for sharing.

CeLynn said...

Love all of your sweet wordy projects! Thanks for sharing.