Sew Bittersweet Designs | Sewing and Designing in my BitterSweet World

A Lovely Year of Finishes – June Goal Party

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Melissa Dunworth

I finished my May goal on Friday – it was to finish quilting a challenge quilt for the Pacific Northwest Modern Quilt Guilds. The challenge was to use black and white fabrics with a pop color (optional) and make a quilt measuring larger than 25″ on all sides. My goal for June is to get it bound, put a sleeve on it and submit it to the Quilt! Knit! Stitch! show.

Shanna of Fiber of All Sorts and I are so excited to see so many of you here for another installment A Lovely Year of Finishes.

Remember this is just a little incentive nothing to get too competitive over. And life does happen…that’s why you only need to have 6 successful completions to enter in the grand finale at the end of this year.

This is all about fun…oh and some amazing sponsors!

~~~

Do share, what’s your June goal?

What one item will you choose?

You have two requirements to be entered into the prizes this month.

1. Link-up {on this post} the first 7-days of the month

Please choose ONE project

and

2. Link-up in the last 7-days of the month

Only with a completed, successful project. And yes the same one that you choose earlier in the month.

Add your blog post or flickr photo (with appropriate descriptions) to the linky party below.

Please grab a button or link back to Shanna and I so other people can join in the fun!

And if you are on twitter or Instagram tag #ALYoF

**Please note, the linky party is the same here and over at Shanna, so there is no need to enter twice **

Here’s our amazing prizes this month…thank you sponsors!

1.A Prize from Carrie of Gotcha Covered Quilting

2. One pdf Pattern from Clover and Violet

3. One PDF pattern from Michele of Aiming for Accuracy

4. One PDF Pattern from Meadow Mist Designs

5. One PDF pattern from Sew Sweetness

6. One PDF pattern from Honey, Bunny, and Doll Designs

7. Thimblepie’s Quilt Supplies – Custom fabric package, 3 yards plus free shipping anywhere

8. Green Fairy Quilts – 3 pdf patterns

9. $15 gift certificate from Fat Quarter Shop

10. PDF Pattern from Katy – The Littlest Thistle

11. Sew BitterSweet Designs one pdf pattern

12. PDF Pattern from Persimon Dreams

13. One Charm pack or $10.00 gift certificate to
Stitches n’ Giggles (winners choice)

~~~

Just keep Stitching

Posted in 2015 Finishes, A Lovely Year of Finishes, Fiber of All Sorts | 6 Comments

A Lovely Year of Finishes – May Finishes Party

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Melissa Dunworth

Shanna from Fiber of All Sorts and I are so excited to see so many of you meeting small and large goals with A Lovely Year of Finishes.

I haven’t finished my goal yet..but I’m working super hard to get it finished in time! It is now a race against the clock!

Let’s see how everyone else is doing out there!

You have requirements to be entered into the prizes this month.

1. Link-up {this previous post} the first 7-days of this month

and

2. Link-up below during the last 7-days of this month

~ with a successful finish.

Add your blog post or flickr photo (with appropriate descriptions) to the linky party below.

Please grab a button or link back to Shanna and I so other people can join in the fun! {See stage left for the grab the button stuffs}

And if you remember to make it easy for us we’ll click through the winners faster..aka put number of goal link up. The easier for us to choose you the happier we are.

**Please note, the linky party is the same here and over at Shanna , so there is no need to enter twice **

~~~~

Here is a list of the lovely sponsors and prizes for May

1. Thimblepie’s Quilt Supplies – Custom fabric package, 3 yards plus free shipping anywhere

2. One PDF pattern from Honey, Bunny, and Doll Designs

3. One PDF Pattern from Meadow Mist Designs

4. PDF Pattern from Persimon Dreams

5. One Charm pack or $10.00 gift certificate to
Stitches n’ Giggles (winners choice)

6. Sew BitterSweet Designs one pdf pattern

7. One pdf Pattern from Clover and Violet

8. $15 gift certificate from Fat Quarter Shop

9. PDF Pattern from Katy – The Littlest Thistle

10. Green Fairy Quilts – 3 pdf patterns

11. One PDF pattern from Sew Sweetness

~~~

Go and encourage one another

Just keep Stitching

Posted in A Lovely Year of Finishes, Fiber of All Sorts | 5 Comments

Disappearing Act – An Explanation

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Melissa Dunworth

I know, I haven’t been the most consistent blogger this year, between personal family disasters and my home being torn apart for new floors things have been crazy. This time though, I have a very positive reason for disappearing, and if you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, I bet you already know why…

That’s right! Anne’s daddy came home over the weekend! After 9 very very long months our family is whole again.

Yesterday, was the first day I have sewn since my hubs got home and I finished up all of the teacher gifts. The mug rugs turned out beautiful, now Anne and I need to go pick out coffee mugs to go with them!

Sorry for the blurry picture. I took it with my phone while standing on top of an office chair that spins, holding onto the ceiling to steady myself (yup, good thing I don’t work for anyone else or OSHA would be all over me for that one! LOL).

I hope everyone has a very happy Thursday!

Posted in Personal Post, teacher gifts | 16 Comments

A Little Handwork

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Melissa Dunworth

I find handwork relaxing and cathartic. How about you?

This past weekend I sewed forty-nine 1″ hexagons into seven flowers. These will be turned into individual mug rugs for seven special women in Anne’s life. I am excited to make these because in some ways they represent a beginning and an end in our lives. Here are some in progress pictures from the weekend. Today I start the machine work – time to Quilt!

I did my best to personalize each flower to the recipient.