You Can Quilt This

Okay my favorite sites YCMT and SWAK have started a new site You Can Quilt This. Right now they have a contest to win a new quilting sewing machine. Go to their blog for complete details. Kim and Kris and the gang are awesome. You will definately want to be a part of this.

Scrap Quilt??? I can do it!!!

I decided I would sew along with Kim on the YCMT blog and make a scrap quilt. Today when she posted the instructions for step three I realized I had better get started if I was going to finish at the same time. So today I sat down and spent the day cutting, sewing, and ironing but I did it I am ready for step 4. Now to wait......

Nailed It!!

Okay of the gifts I got to finish everyone loved them. Unfortunately for some they did not recieve the super cute gift I had planned for them because I ran out of time. I did get to make pj pants using Carla C's pattern for all of my husbands cousins boys the yougest was so cute he is 2 and when I took them out of the bag to hold them up to him he got mad. He told me "My Pajamas. Where the shirt??? " I was so glad they liked them. The older kids seemed to enjoy the I spy bags but I'm not really sure they understood them the oldest is only 7. My girls loved the dolls I made and the worms. I am still trying to get all the pictures loaded on my computer so I can post them. Right now I am working on a birthday present for one of my daughters friends from school. Of course I waited till tonight to make it and the party is tomorow. Oh well I will get something done. LOL

I Won!!!

Yippee!! They just posted the winners and I won something. A month subscription to www.Diddybag.com It is a website that sales clip art. Then you can digitize it for embroidery. I think. I am sure I will figure it out soon. Right now I am just excited. I won!!!

My husband just does not it!!!

Men drive me nuts. Maybe it is just my husband, but he doesn't understand why I want to make the Christmas gifts. Or try and do it under $50. He decided to take my list divide it by $50 and that is what he would spend on my gift. PITA. I will just work twice as hard to prove him wrong. He did come up with an idea to help me. He wants me to put together picture books of his family and under the photo of each member their birthday address and phone number. Pretty cute. and not really that hard or expensive if you do it the right way because it will cover most of his family. but we will see more to foll0w I'll keep you posted.

Okay I have my fifty bucks

My friend had a garage sale this weekend and I took some of my stuff over. I ended up bringing home just over $50. Perfect huh. Okay I know it would have been easier to have more money but since the challenge was for under $50 it worked out pretty perfectly. I was wondering how I was going to afford Christmas this year. LOL. My husband is a little skeptical. he knows I can make the things and he knows I have enough stuff to not even have to go out and buy much unless it is just to match something. BUT he is one who never values a handmade item that cost 1.00 to make verses a store bought item that still only cost $1 to make but you had to spend $20 to buy so I guess I will have to prove him wrong.

New pattern excitement

I am so excited tonight I got a new pattern from YCMT!! Thanks to Kim and all the awesome authors who donated their expertise to ebooks. I picked the easy-fit pants from Carla C. I am going to use it to make cute outfits for my husband's cousins little boys. It is harder to find things to make for little boys, well big boys too. And of course 80% of my Christmas list is for guys. I have 2 nephews my hubby's cousins are all guys and they have 3 boys. My two are the only girls. There are a few females. Sisters, Sister-in-laws, Grandmothers, Mom, and Mother-in-law. Okay alot of women. So many presents and so little time. Well at least I have a little more of an idea what I am going to do. Watch for pictures.

Just starting

Okay this is the first time I have really done a blog. I am starting this because I was chosen as one of the Thrifty Fifty from YCMT. If you haven't heard of it you can go to http://www.youcanmakethis.com/ or click on the button below and check out their blog for more info. Basically I am going to be making my Christmas gifts for under $50 this holiday season. I will have to be creative and resourceful. I have a ton of supplies so I will be okay there it will just be trying to match a gift up with each person. I have Titled my blog Autumn's Alley because I figured this challenge should be right up my alley.