Little Bits of This & That

Sweet 16!!

Where has the time gone? 16 years ago today, we were blessed with the cutiest little baby girl! Well, she actually looked like Yoda from Star Wars when she was first born. Ashley Kathryn, was born at 6:29 in morning...weighing 6 lbs, 6 oz. and was 19 inches long. It sure seems like that was just days ago, not 16 years. I have really enjoyed every stage with my kids...good and bad. I enjoy having teens and pre-teens but I would love to go back for just a day and hold my babies again. I think mom's always feel that way.

Now our little sweetie is 16 and it's a wonderful day to celebrate!

To celebrate Ashley's birthday...I am giving you the pattern for the Christmas Memories book cover!

 Click here to download the pattern.

And since gifts are a fun part of birthdays....we will be giving away a kit for the Christmas Memories book cover. We will include everything needed to make it and even the book Birchwood Lane that has the pattern in it....so leave a comment to be entered to win!

Drawing will be on November 27th (Black Friday).

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

~Sherri

 

Today is the day....

Today is the day I get to share a project with you, kind of like show and tell. I loved show and tell when I was in school! But since some of you have never been here before, I thought I would share a little about myself with you.

 

I am Sherri Falls and I have been married to my best friend Paul for 18 years...where did the time go? We met at the very first football game of my freshman year in high school, boy that was awhile ago!

We have 3 cute kiddo's, Ashley is going to 16 in 9 days, Sara is 12 and Ryan is 9. We also have 2 English bulldogs, 2 hamsters and 2 tree frogs. Never a dull moment in our house!

I have This & That pattern company. The name seemed to fit because I have always loved to do anything and everything creative. My lastest thing I am learning is knitting....love it! I started designing patterns and books about 5 1/2 years ago when I met Eileen Taylor, designer of the the Holly Taylor fabric line by Moda, when she had asked me to design a quilt when her newest fabric. I have had lots of fun "playing" with her fabrics ever since. And she is one sweet lady!

Here is Eileen and I at fall market in Houston this year....aren't we sexy ladies! We just couldn't resist getting our picture taken in the Me and My Sister booth.

Besides having a love of playing with the Holly Taylor fabrics, I also love to make projects from Moda's charm packs. I have designed a line of patterns called Little Scraps that use charm squares and make a variety of things from bags to note pad covers. Most of them can be done in an afternoon or day. I love projects that are fun, easy, and don't take too much time.

The project that I have for you today is a candle mat/table topper called "Christmas Eve Blessings".

Click Here

 to download and print the PDF of the pattern.

I hope you enjoy the candle mat! Please feel free to post a picture of your finished projects on our Flicker Page. We would love to see your finished projects!

Be sure to leave a comment here today to be entered in a drawing. The goodies the winner will receive is a fat 1/4 bundle of Lakeside Resort fabric (Newest Holly Taylor fabric due in stores in March, but you will get your bundle now!) Plus my 8 newest Little Scrap patterns from fall market.

 

Thanks so much for hopping by today...best of luck to you!
 Also, please subscribe to my blog to stay updated with all the goings on here....more on the way tomorrow..see ya then!

And the winner is.....

Well, the Nifty Notes were a big hit with Sara's friends and we had so many people leave comments that we thought we should give away 2 of the

Nifty Notes patterns....and the winner are...Bonnie Nyquist and Vicky E of the Mid-Ohio Quilter. Congrats ladies! Please e-mail me your snail mail addresses and we will pop the patterns in the mail to you.

 

Several people had some questions about the pattern, like how we fused the fabric to the note books. We just ironed Steam-A-Seam to the wrong side of the fabric, cut to the right size needed(size is in the pattern) then ironed the fabric to the note book....be sure to NOT use steam, as it will make the paper wrinkled.

Another question was about where to find the pattern....please check with your local Quilt Shop as it is always best to support your local shops or a couple of local shops here that I know carry it is Rosebud's Cottage and  Heavenly Patchwork. Just give them a call and I'm sure they can pop it in the mail to you.  

New Patterns For Fall

I thought I would start posting my newest patterns for fall, as we didn't go to Market in Houston this year. We decided to stay home with the kids. They always have lot of Halloween parties to go to and we have missed taking them the last few years. They are growing up too fast!

Blossoms and Butterflies is a very fun and easy table runner. It uses the newest line of fabric from Holly Taylor by Moda, called Northern Solitude. I am also doing a book for the fabric, it will be ready to ship to stores with the fabric in March. Be sure to watch for it and I will try to give you a sneek peek soon!

I love this table runner! It is so easy! It is just 9-patch blocks with the orange peel appliqued over the seams-How easy is that! It looks great in civil war, 1930's, batiks or just about any kind of fabric.

This table runner is also one of my favorites! Just 3 churn dash blocks and 4 easy setting squares complete this runner. Don't let the funky shape let you think it is more difficult, there are alot of diagrams in the pattern! I even added the yardage to all the new patterns, so you don't have to make them just from charm packs anymore! I will post more pics of the newest patterns soon but now, I must get back to cooking for tomorrow, we have all the family coming over for Turkey Day!

 

Happy Thanksgiving!!