The Sewing Chick

To meet my sweet secret sister from South South 2013, you have to go to her site and see her beautiful work and what inspires her. I have linked her post about the gifts she made for me.
Really hoping this works, since this is my first "link".

Enjoy!
~Alex

Swaps and Secret Sister Love

market tote bags by me

The awesome Swaps I received!
From Lee, Lindsey, Karen and Ann!

Gift one, from my Secret Sister, Tessa!

needle book, with my strawberry

fabric basket and sweet treats

a boxy pincushion

the sweetest label

handmade buttons too!

I really lucked out!

My loot... I absolutely love it! Thanks, Tessa!
BTW, Tessa is TheSewingChick.com

Sew South Love

 So here are a few more photos of that wonderful weekend...

Mari (my mom) at quilt shop in Charlotte, NC.
SO much to look at! 

Me... Loving on the spool thread quilt behind me!

Back on the bus on the way to IKEA*

*Need to plan special road trips b/c IKEA is full of goodness!

Sew South Houses for the Charlotte Chapter of the Ronald McDonald House.
We had so many houses that two quilts were put together. 

My house is second row, all the way to the right and my mom's is right below me!

Little Red Block

Vickie (Nicole's Mom) and Mari

Nicole took photos of everyone. Here she is with Margaret and Christina. 

And Sweet Susannah and Mom.
Mom was her secret sister and I just have to say that I love this photo.

 Enjoy!
~Alex

South South 2013

It's been a month since I took that trip to Charlotte, NC to join 49 other great women at Sew South for a weekend of sewing, learning and new friendships. My mom was one of those great women who participated with me of this memorable experience. She flew in from Puerto Rico to join me and share uninterrupted Mother/Daughter time. Just the two of us doing what we love and what I learned from her.

Thirty whole days after the incredible sewing retreat, Jennifer from Ellison Lane Quilts put together and I still feel the same excitement and joy I experienced that weekend.

I still wake up thinking about sewing. I did before but not with the same anticipation that I do now. As soon as my girls are off to school and I get some household chores started, I make my way down to my sewing room and "make something". If you look at my Instagram you can see that I've been busy and I have stay connected with my new friends from Sew South. I invite you to "follow"me.

Here are the awesome and sometimes challenging projects we worked on during the weekend:

The duffle bag

My mom pinning the handles on her bag

Jennifer's Bunny

the bunny pattern

My frame purse

My finished duffle bag

My girls modeling the pajama pants

And here are some of the fun things that I have made recently:

Sewing Kit for my mom

Sewing Kit for me

Swap for Sew South: Market Bags

Amy Butler bag and more to come...

I have a lot more to share about Sew South, so stayed tuned to find out why this weekend was so awesome!

~Alex

On my way...

It's finally here! I'm will be on my way to Sew South in just a couple of hours... So excited! I'm sure I will have lots to share next week... So do come back and read all about it.

The car is all packed!

I stayed up last night and quilted some waves on my FQ for the clutch purse.

And finally, my little name card for the retreat! I love this  little old lady... 

Happy St. Patty's Day

Happy St. Patty's Day to ALL!
I love this happy button rainbow and today I feel especially lucky to have a loving family, a craft that I more than enjoy and the means to do fun crafty things like Sew South in Charlotte, NC next week.
We are down to the wire... I'm packing and getting organized to hit the road on Wednesday and meet my Mom in Charlotte for the event. I am so excited that I couldn't even sleep last night!

Two bunnies...

Just getting crafty and trying out another great Gingercake pattern. Check out Virginia Lindsay's shop and get your own bunny pattern or any other pattern that you fancy! She has elephants, owls, penguins and other cute gifts. Her patterns are well written, have lots of pictures and make great gifts for kids of all ages.
Have fun making your own bunnies!