Winner #19 and Aprons

Hey Katie----yes, you Katie, hop on over here and pick up your prize will ya? You won the giveaway!!! yay. So you are receiving 1 free Membership to Patchwork Posse sewing group and 2 patterns from the shop!!!!

Now are you all dying? Trying to figure out how to peek inside the little bags? Well, grab no longer- here it is.

Along with the bags filled with little bits of wool there were tea cups and plates. Each one of us got to choose from the misc. pile a pair, and take a bag home!  They are the little house on the hill pin cushions in teacups of course! I worked on mine last night and once i get it glued down and secured i will show it off! They are so quick and fun to make! Love it!!

We met at Marilyn's home. She always has it decorated to cute for Christmas! she has a wonderful collection of hand-made Stockings. They are hung throughout her home and i thought i would share. Some day i would love to have a collection like this. Just Cute!

These are her wonderul Shephards Bush x-stitched stockings.

We picked names earlier and made our gal partner an apron! oh, i love aprons don't you? I constantly wipe my hands on the pants...so i always need them covered. :)

This one i made for Marilyn. Funny with chocolate cupcake pocket of course. Used the tutorial over on the side but made it larger for an adult. Not hard.

This one was made by Janis--Amy wasn't there to recieve it so it isn't in the picture below.

Here we all together......wendy, me, karen {my mom}, Marilyn, Julie, Angie,

and Janis {she got a pillow-bonus}-missing amy.

We also are doing a round robin. So here is my block made cute by Julie!! love it so far!!

Thanks to everyone for playing along in the giveaway and congrats to the winner! Stick with me and i will have some more giveaways!

Oh, and just because I am the shop owner----All the Patterns will stay $4.00 until Christmas!!! I know how it is...put it off, want to make it myself....so come on by and pick it up so you can--MAKE IT YOURSELF!!

Winner!!

Did ya think i forgot? Did ya think i was going to run off with that cute baby quilt and never come back? I was almost to that point, but then reality and the Christmas Spirit came back and i picked some winners!!! yay!! so how about it......

Will inthepeppermintwind.  please come to the front. Let's wait shall we? ..hhhmmmmm.. ok here we go. oh, nice hair-  :)
You have won the big grand prize of Baby Quilt and FREE Membership to Patchwork Posse!!


Now,    woolybooger.  Please join us in the front. Another short wait. Ok. oooo look at those cute shoes!  You have won the big second grand prize of Free Membership to Patchwork Posse and 2 patterns from the shop!!!

i will be emailing you both with the details and will require a response so i can get those winning goodies to you!!


Don't forget----- there is still a sale going on at the shop!

**MAKE IT YOURSELF***

*** ALL PATTERNS ARE $4.00***

Make it yourself- gosh

I have decided that Starting today and for one week there will be a sale!!!!

All the patterns in the shop will be discounted to ........

$ 4.00

  I figured that it is getting a little bit close to Christmas and to make things a little more affordable to others and to help them use up those fabric scraps/pieces I have made the patterns cheap! That way you can

'make it yourself----gosh'  
All the patterns are e-patterns. So they come right to your email! Isn't that handy like?  They will arrive there after payment and within a few hours of payment! Plenty of time to get that extra bit of sewing done.

So click on over to the shop and see what there is.....there might even be another surprise when you get there.
Want some teasers? --just in case i don't pump enough of all of my stuff your way--here is some extras!

Give me a bit of time to pick the winner and announce it! Check back later on today for the big reveal. I got stuff to do and it will just have to wait--- oh, stop complaining. you can do it. :)

oh, and thanks!

Thanks for playing along. There was a lot of good stuff out there to try and win--i appreciate you coming by and checking in on the goods and being supportive of Patchwork Posse. 

Quilt Group

Last night was quilt group. Love it. Love going, good friends.....lovely evening with prizes, food and of course show and tell and a little tea-towel Christmas swap!

These are the goodies i left with......little baggie of choc dipped pretzels and caremels, quilt note cards {that is definitly planned for another day-i will share it----so cute} and chocolate.

I won!! Everyone brought their cranky and mystery quilt and they took a little note/vote and i won for the cranky quilt {i am not going to tell you that there were only 3 crankies there and 2 were mine.....} I still won though :)

We did a bit of a tea towell exchange. Everyone dropped theirs on the table and then we drew names and picked up a new one.

This is what i brought:

This is what i picked:

so cute huh?! yes.

 Chocolate Quilt.....Take a closer look at the blocks:

Embroidery yuminess

ruffled edging on the pie--So cute!

the cutest little crochet cherries.

and the back:

extra blocks.  so cute and wonderful!!!

Isn't this the best stitched quilt pattern ever? I have always loved this pattern and when i see it i just stand and stare.  Love it--

Take a closer look at the stitchery! wonderfully done.

And here is Angie---and her charm quilt with the scalloped edge. Hand quilted of course ;)

oh, and yes she is the designer of the Chocolate Bliss quilt Pattern and is also one of the designers for Patchwork Posse!

Lots of good stuff at quilt group. huh?! oh, yea.

Next week:  Sale at the Store.....+ another Membership Give away!

****pst.  on the right there is:  Get whosies in the mail---enter in your email address and the post will be sent directly to you! no wondering where i am again. :) Wouldn't want you to miss out on all the good stuff....and i have good stuff. hee hee

Don't worry about missing the Give Away. Still open till Monday Morning.......Scroll down or click here to go to the post. I don't want you to miss out on reading all of those presents everyone is buying themselves! I have had such a kick out of reading them.  There are some goodies in there...i saw a pattern---{no pun intended :)}  there was a lot of chocolate, fabric and a few sewing machines going on. We do love to help the honey's out don't we?! hee hee

Give Away Day

I love give away day...don't you? Sew mama Sew is having another one today for of course Christmas time...so why not? I love to play along don't i? I am always in. Of course i over acheive things too and so we have a few things to give away!
So let's get things started with just a bit of background to the items that are up for grabs, why don't we......
For the past few months i have been continplating the life....meanings, hobbies, money....and the whole perfect circle of life that each of these parts contributes too.  I have come up with something that fits me to a T.  Girls- i might have found my little 'niche'.  I have been feaverishly working late, early, weekly or whenever.  I have discovered and developed:

Patchwork Posse

AnyStitch, Anytime, Anwhere

{an online sewing group}

This group is availabe 24/7 and for anyone who has a computer and want to join.  I have 12 months of great stuff planned!!! Check out the project page to read about each month and who is joining in and contributing.  There will be over 14 patterns for the year that are exclusive to the group! Many are designed by some great quilters/sewers who designed them for Patchwork Posse and are sharing them months before they are released to the public! Lucky us!!  Yearly membership is $55.00 starting on January 1st.  Until then I wil be giving away memberships weekly!! So come back often to win, win, win!!  Included in the membership there is also be a forum for everyone to keep together and help each other out...and a flickr group for posting project pictures...and all of those exclusive projects!

So Give away #1: 

Free Membership

& Baby Quilt!!!!

size: 30"X31"

Kauffe Faucet fabrics...used up all those leftovers!! Made the perfect little snuggly for some little guy or gal.

A peek at the back--top left corner.

Give Away #2:

Free Membership to Patchwork Posse

& 2 Free Patterns from the shop!!!

So how about it?! Leave me a message --open till th 6th.  Why don't you say --hhmmmm  what are you buying yourself for christmas. Oh, come on. We all know we buy ourselves stuff- {wish the honeys would too}  maybe by sharing we will give each others some great ideas!! So spill it girls and win something fantastic--for yourselves-- too!!!

for more giveaways go to SewMamaSew.

**Leave an email so i can contact you**

****Wanna Cute Pin Cushion All for yourself?  Quilting Melodies has the perfect one up for grab!! Go Grab it!!****

Gnome Smappy Girl Pattern

Just a little someth'n.......

She has pink round cheeks,  batting eyes,....

long lusious braids, a flower, .....

an apron and tall pointy hat!

She would be someth'n like a

 GNOME SMAPPY GIRL

Want to make a little someth'n ---gnome smappy girl for yourself?

Buy her, print her and stitch her.

Her pattern would be found in the shop.

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Skipping to a new topic...... I need some input....wanna help me out? Sure you do----yes? please?

I have a secret project {i know, i promised a reveal--but not quite ready---it's coming though, just be patient} .....I am wondering :

If you were to ask a craft designer interview questions what would they be?

Will you give me some questions that you have always wished someone would ask? Beyond the 'tell me your story' 'inspiration' favorites' question. Share a few or a lot with me will ya? Sometimes what i think of is something totally different than what others think....and then i think....why didn't i ask that? rats.....

Thanks a bunch girls---you really know how to help another girl out.

Job Application

Whosies and Whatnots Shop

is currently taking applications for the following positions:

PATTERN TESTERS

Please review the following requirements before submitting your application:

* Sewing experience required

* Computer with Adobe Reader to open pattern files

* Sewing machine needed to complete work

You musts:

* You must complete project no later than October  18th--Sunday

* You must email me feedback on patterns and let me know when it is completed and it has been uploaded to the flickr group.
* You must join flickr group and add photos of project to the group
* Post pics on your own blog

If this is workable for you and you would like to be a pattern tester please EMAIL me:
mailto:whosiesandwhatnots@yahoo.com          ---remove spaces before sending-

I need to get from you:
* name
* blog if you have one
* email address
* How many are you willing to test? 1 or 2?

I am trying to build up my flickr group for my shop. I need some help. I can't be the only one posting pics in the group.  The patterns will be the stuffed animals and dolls. No quilts currently.
I will be available via email for any questions or help, or whatever else you need. 

Thanks for the help gals---

*pst - i will be posting that christmas swappy idea next week...still tweaking things and making a button for your blog!

Production Count

So my garden is done. It has frozen :( and so now everything that got picked.....now needs to be dealt with.

Green Pepper Jelly-

has just a bit of a kick to it. Wonderful with cream cheese and crackers. This is for the honeys family for christmas. There are 9 brothers and sisters {counting him} sooooo this will work perfectly.

Plum Juice

This will come in handy a couple of months from now, when we want to make plum jam. yum, yum.

Apples!

 Anyone want some?

Crisp from said apples. Jerika made it all herself!!

Tomatoes

Still need to deal with these gals + a bunch of green. I am boxing them in the basement so we can eat tomatoes till christmas.

What's a garden without BUNNIES?

I finished the pattern---finally, just had to put the pics in...how lazy am i?

I am in the finishing mode apparently.

Check out the store to get your own hoppy copy.

Rolled Wool Pin Cushions Tutorial

Before we start:

We got some hail--yesterday---for 15 minutes straight.

Ok. Now to begin. I LOVE making these pin cushions. First they are SUPER EASY! and second they really take like 15 minutes to whip up. So have some fun and get your imaginations going with this. There is for sure a ton of ideas that you can come up with....so show us when you finish. will ya?

*** Materials: I used sweaters. 100% wool sweaters. You can use wool felt also or normal felt too--but the wool is much cuter. These sweaters/felt need to be felted. Give it the hot/cold bath and shrink that baby down. You don't want strings or things to pull your pin cushion apart.

*** Cut your wool strips. You need to decide how tall to make the pin cushion. I wouldn't recomend anything larger than 3".  You will end up with a tower if you do. Maybe that is what you want.....hmmmm..  I like the 2" or 2 1/2" strips personally. The strips should be around 12" long or longer. If they are shorter you can use them but will be butting alot of ends, and that can become not fun. Colors--You can pre-think this also, as far as colors go. I made a watermelon and a tree trunk....so i would need colors that will work for that. get it? Stripes work too. You can decide which color to use at the end. good. now.  So go and get your stuff so you can roll with me.

WATERMELON ROLLED WOOL

PIN CUSHION

Start your roll small or you will end up with a hollow center.  For the 'seeds' i added some 1/2" strips of dark brown or black wool.  You need to roll a bit in the center and then start placing the 'seeds' and roll some more.

You can totally try out the placement of the seeds. Stick one in ....roll....take a look...unroll and change placement if you don't like it or keep on roll'n if you do.

See how cute?!

I used a pink striped sweater and made sure the pink was at the end that would show. Stripes are great that way.

When you are at the end of one color and want to begin another...just but the ends up together. They will be covered by another roll so don't worry too much. Just make sure they stay together. Notice i cut the next strip with the white on the top---for the rind! Handy that stripe is...told ya.

Now i have my white rind done. weeee.  Now i will finish it up with a green outside. {no pics- just believe me till you see it later on down the line} Same process. I know you can do it on your own. Go on now, give it a try.

TREE TRUNK ROLLED  WOOL PIN CUSHION

This trunk starts off just the same way. I did use a light brown and a dark brown wool strips together. Just layer them on top of each other---making sure that on edge is flush.

Oh my goodnes....a moth hole!! who cares!! It will be rolled right into the middle and lost forever. yay!

Keep rolling, rolling, rolling until you have it as fat as you like it. If you need to add strips, again just but them up to each other and continue rolling. Fun!!!

When you get to the end {I added the cuff of the sleeve for the outside roll on the trunk} You will just want to pin it in place and then do a button hole stitch along the cut edge. Gives it a cute little end + keeps it together.

Here is the top---nice and flush.

Here is the bottom....all fluffy and mismatched. Don't freak out! It will be covered up. Top- nice. Bottom-not nice.

We intrerupt this tutorial to bring you the kids making a monster huge paper airplane.

OK. we're back.

Don't get all confused at the upcoming pics. I flip back and forth from one pin cushion to the other. Same process. ya with me?

Now you need to make a bottom to cover up that mess of a roll. Trim the bottom as best as possible. Just get rid of the big edges and make things look a little better. this will give you a flatter bottom too. ok, now. Lay the pin cushion on top of the wool you are using for the bottom. And start trimming with scissors. Get it as nice as possible, but remember..it is wool and will stretch and you can make it nice. So don't go think'n you have wasted wool if it isn't cut just perfect.

See-not perfect bottom...Now whip stitch, button hole stitch or whatever stitch you would like to use. Stitch it to the sides. Nice.  You are FINISHED!!!!

I added some green wool leaves onto the sides for cuteness sake. Add any embellishment you can think of.

WATERMELON & TREE TRUNK

PIN CUSHIONS

Here are a few more:

I made one a flower. That would be the kind of weird one on the left. Made a bunch of petals and attached them the same way as the leaves. There is no pattern for these, just a free handed cutting. I also made an itty bitty one. Way quick and easy. Perfect for a little traveling sewing kit.

Flickr it if you finish one of these cute things!! We want to see them...don't we?! yes, we do!!!

Quick update on the shop!!! NEW PATTERN!!! Take a look:

Flower Patch

Quilt Pattern

finished size: 51" X 43"

Perfect for little ones to snuggle, wrap or cover up in their crib with. Not too small, not too large. It has very simple 12 patch blocks and a great big applique flower. Simple enough for any beginner quilter. The pattern is done in tutorial style with pictures to help along the way and material list to get you started.

For this quilt i used a great lavender linen for the sashing and all the others are a collection of flower prints. Love them! This is perfect for a fat quarter collector.

Pick the pattern up over in the SHOP.