Happy Mother's Day!

Wishing you a wonderful day with family.

Scrappily,

Susan

May's Goals for A Lovely Year of Finishes

                                                                               

   

Each month I seem to be more busy than the previous. I am getting things finished but not like I hoped. Two weddings, one down and one to go, have not helped. I finished my February goal in April, and have made progress on all my other months projects. So what to choose for the month of May?

This will be my finish. It was supposed to be finished earlier but I did get it to the point of being quilted. So this month I will finish quilting it and bind it.

Thanks to all for the push to get things finished!

For now I need to see why its so quiet, never a good sound when it's a two year old!

Scrappily,  Susan

April Showers give-away Winner

What a wonderful time I had during the April Showers bloghop. I hope you did as well. Madame Samm always has great parties. I hope you join her and her cheerleaders for more amazing bloghops. http://www.sewwequilt.com//
Now for the winner of my give-away. These cute fabrics that make me think of spring are going to Mara, our winner! I have emailed her congratulating her on her win.

 

I want to thank each and everyone of you who left such kind and encouraging words during this bloghop. I am so blessed by them.

I am off to get my granddaughters quilt ready to be quilted. I am seriously thinking of basting it on the patio. The weather is amazing today and the sunshine is calling to me as well as her quilt. Have any of you ever tried something like outdoors quilting? I would love to hear how it went and just what you did.

Look for another give-away soon! Have a lovely day,

Scrappily,

Susan 

Today is my day !

I am soooo excited to be participating in the April Showers blog hop! Thanks for joining in all the fun. Madame Samm and Erin are our inspiring cheerleaders. A big thank you to you both for getting this together and for all the help too! Here are the creative ladies for today.

TUESDAY, APRIL 9th

Gina @ Sew Much and More

Sharon @ Vroomans Quilts

Theresa @ Bumbleberry Stitches

Jennet @ The Feathered Nest Studio

Patti @ A Yankee in Queen Liz's Court

Gene @ Gene Black - Alabama Artist

Susan @ Susan's Scrappy Domain

Bente @ I Like to Quiltblog

Deb @ Quilting & Other Craft Therapy

Megan @ AnnieOak Designs

Be sure and stop by each one, you won't be disappointed.
Here is my mug rug. I love the rain which is always a treat in Southern California since we do not get lots of it and I love flowers, all kinds of flowers. This is my first attempt at thread painting of sorts. There is room for improvement but ya gotta start somewhere, right?

I drew this with the image of when I ran through the pasture of my great uncles' dairy farm, barefoot, and rain coming down. It is a scant 8 by 10 inches in size.

My future son in law told me his family has used mug rugs since he was a child. He grew up in a country with heavy British influence so they have afternoon tea, daily. That is when they used them.  I had no idea they had been around for so long.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you are inspired even a bit to try something new. I am giving away four bright fat quarters that I hope will help with your inspiration.

To be eligible for the give away, just be a follower and let me know in a comment. For a second chance, in another comment, tell me about something new you are going to try or have just tried.


Scrappily,
    Susan

March Give-away winner and stuff

Time has gotten away from me once more. Life is messy and time consuming, at least it is for me. Between doctor and hospital visits and helping with the grand kids, I am finding computer time hard to come by. I have been stitching away, though. Taking embroidery projects with me keeps me stitching and getting a bit done when otherwise I would not. How do you keep on top of life when it gets 'messy'? Let's hear how you handle it, I am sure I am not the only one out there that would love a few suggestions.

The March give-away was won by Gill. I have notified her and some spring fat quarters will be on their way to her soon. A big howdy and thanks for all who are joining me on bloglovin!

I am participating in my first blog hop. Won't you join me? I would love to have you come along and enjoy some very creative ladies and their work. I am joining in the April Showers blog hop by Madame Samm and Erin as our hostesses. My day is this coming Tuesday. I hope to hear from you and there will be a little give-away on my day as well.

Till next time...
Scrappily,
      Susan

Movin on over to Bloglovin

Well Google Reader has bailed on us apparently. Wish I was more computer savy but I am making the move to Bloglovin and hope it works out well. I hope you will all join me there.<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/5395177/?claim=mxn2w2s2syg">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>

I am going to have a little give-away for those that follow me there. So if you would like to follow along join me there. This give-away is open through the 31st at 9pm Pacific time. It if for anyone who joins me through Bloglovin or any alternative rss feed provider.

I will post pictures of the fabric later today. Some spring colors are in order since Spring starts this week.
Hope to see you in this new venue!
Scrappily,
   Susan

Color inspiration and Chickens

I love color all different colors. My stash is like a very large box of crayons or paints. It is the medium of my art. Color occurring in nature is what inspires me. I have more pictures of flowers, trees, and anything else that catches my eye, than I could ever use. Here is one of my most recent pictures that is pushing me to get some unfinished projects done so I can use these colors in a new project.

We have friends that have chickens and these are some of their eggs. This picture does not do the colors justice. There are some lovely bluegreen eggs, different colors of brown and brown with a darker brown speckle. They were so pretty it was hard to crack those lovely shells and use them, but we did. Such fresh eggs are also hard to resist.

These colors are the inspiration for my next big project and I think I will enjoy hunting out fabrics to match the lovely eggs as well as designing a quilt to bind it all together.

Today I plan to put the backing on my March project for A Lovely Year of Finishes. It just might make the finish line this month! Wouldn't that be lovely?

Hope your day is filled with creativity,

Scrappily,

Susan