2017-10-22 13:04
I have not written a pattern in such a long time!! Here is a new drawstring bag sewing pattern, it's super simple, once your pieces are cut, there isn't much measuring to be done. And you ca… Read More
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2017-09-18 15:51
No, not me!!! I moved my knitting stuff to another blog. This has been 99.9% sewing and quilting and I feel like I should keep it that way.If you are at all interested in following along wit… Read More
2017-08-12 12:53
I have been knitting every chance I get, which isn't often since I have four kids and work full time. I am very excited about my first finish, which is the Reyna Shawl I was working on (free… Read More
2017-07-12 14:56
I have spent the last two weeks working on a shawl as a Christmas gift. I purchased the Blue Angel Shawl Knitting Kit from Craftsy. I did not actually get very far with it:I found that it wa… Read More
2017-06-02 14:06
I have always wanted to learn how to knit but the one time I tried, about 16 years ago, I was not able to get the hang of it. In January I decided I wanted to try again.Of course I went stra… Read More
2016-05-08 21:41
I made this little rain drop because I wanted to try hand quilting, and I figured while I was at it I would try hand sewing too. I did not touch my sewing machine at all while making this li… Read More
2016-05-05 17:04
Finally finished this mini. I started it in December and it was supposed to be a Christmas gift for my aunt, who also quilts. I worked on it for a couple hours then stopped. I finished thi… Read More
2016-05-01 14:34
I have finally taken some time to do something crafty! First I started by crocheting this llama baby hat for my friend Mike, who is expecting his first child. Then this morning I spent thre… Read More
2016-03-02 14:21
Yesterday the notebook I ordered finally arrived from Amazon. I bought three Sigel Conceptum hardcover notebooks. They are smaller than the ones I see other people using for their Bullet Jou… Read More
2016-02-26 17:45
I hadn't until I saw one on Pinterest the other day. So of course I Googled it because that is what I do, I need to know things. Oh my gosh, so many people use a Bullet Journal, and so many… Read More
2016-02-24 19:02
I realize this isn't anything even close to a "finished" project in this photo. All my hexagons are hand sewn together though, I swear. For a while it's what I did in between phone calls at… Read More
2015-12-20 13:50
As you all know I generally refrain from posting personal life things here, I try to keep it about sewing and quilting and nothing else. But once in a while I do post about life in general o… Read More
2015-09-11 04:01
Hello and welcome to my blog!!If you're new here, my name is Penny and I call my blog (formerly Sew Simple Designs) GHMN Quilts, named after my four children (Gillian, Matthew, Hannah… Read More
2015-09-02 13:33
I am a day late posting this. Things have been super hectic around here with school starting, but with the kids off to school this morning things have settled a bit.Jaftex Corp. was founded… Read More
2015-09-02 13:33
I am a day late posting this. Things have been super hectic around here with school starting, but with the kids off to school this morning things have settled a bit.Jaftex Corp. was founded… Read More
2015-08-05 11:58
Given that it has been six days since I finished the top and started quilting it, I wish I had something to show today, but there were a few days here and there where I didn't get to quilt a… Read More
2015-07-30 14:39
First... I just noticed this is my 300th blog post!! That is crazy. Anyway... still trying to use up my scraps but for some reason I seem to be using up my solids more than my scraps. O… Read More
2015-07-30 14:39
First... I just noticed this is my 300th blog post!! That is crazy. Anyway... still trying to use up my scraps but for some reason I seem to be using up my solids more than my scraps. O… Read More
2015-07-28 19:53
I finished my table runner! I can't remember the last time I finished something so quickly. I just finished binding it. All it needs now is to be washed. But here it is before washing (patte… Read More
2015-07-26 12:17
I haven't sewn anything in a while really. Except two quilt blocks. I bought EQ7 and it is just so addictive I spend all my free time on that instead of sewing.My sewing room was really mess… Read More
2015-07-21 11:57
So far this is all I have been able to find. I will update this post as I find more. But really... how much more "fabric" does a person need in EQ7?Connecting Threads fabrics can be downlo… Read More
2015-07-20 10:45
I designed this cute giraffe quilt block a while ago and finally decided to try to put it together. This first one I messed up on :/ I wasn't paying attention to my diagram and I put the nos… Read More
2015-07-16 12:45
I bought EQ7 and I've been messing around with it. Oh my gosh it is soooo addictive. Currently I am working on two quilts that I think are super cute but writing the patterns is taking a whi… Read More
2015-07-09 17:46
I have wanted to make a backpack for a long time. I finally made one for my daughter! She picked the fabrics herself. I used the pattern found here. I added two inches to the width and… Read More
2015-07-01 13:31
The top ten posts for June were:Sewn: a lot of little things: just a bunch of stuff I was working on for Craft Fairs.What a Disaster: where I share with you how miserably I failed at the loc… Read More
2015-07-01 13:31
I am writing this list now to get it out of my head and for a reference to come back to later. There are so many things I want to make and my mind is always swirling.First, I've already made… Read More
2015-06-26 10:01
That's about all I can tell you. And this is about all I can show you.I have about a month to finish this. Or just under a month before it has to be mailed out. I've never had a deadline bef… Read More
2015-06-25 11:24
I wasn't going to talk about this because I was so very upset, angry, disappointed, embarassed and humiliated. But after some Googling this morning I realized I am not the only person this h… Read More
2015-06-20 19:31
Today I participated in my first craft fair... which was really called a "community market". It was hosted by a church in a Maine town 30 minutes away. The fee was small ($10) so I decided i… Read More
2015-06-14 22:52
Since I finished the Zoe art quilt I have made:These five notepad folders to start. They came about because I always keep a notepad in the diaper bag and the pages always get crushed and fol… Read More
2015-06-05 15:08
In case you missed it: Day One, Day Two, Day Three, Day Four, Day FiveHere is the face before I was finished with it. I had uploaded a copy of the photo to a Facebook group and asked… Read More
2015-06-03 13:02
In case you missed it: Day One, Day Two, Day Three, Day FourSo first I thought I would share a little video of me doing machine applique in my small sewing machine with a very small t… Read More
2015-06-02 10:27
I haven't touched this quilt in a week, I was busy with the kids and busy around the house and busy shopping for my daughter's FIFTEENTH birthday!! It is very surreal that I have been a moth… Read More
2015-05-24 11:09
My cousin asked me to make this art quilt for her of her dog Zoe who passed away recently. They had her forever it seems. So I happily agreed and asked her to send the photo she wanted made… Read More
2015-05-24 11:08
If you missed it, you can see how I started this quilt here.After printing my line drawing poster sized I traced it onto a layer of freezer paper with a Sharpie. Then I went ahead and added… Read More
2015-05-24 11:08
See how it started, view day one and day two.Usually when I post progress pictures I only post one or two along with the finished quilt. This is the first time I'm sharing progress in real t… Read More
2015-05-19 14:37
The end of the school year is fast approaching so I thought I better get started on the kids' teacher appreciation gifts. Like last year, I started with a couple of tote bags.The free patter… Read More
2015-05-14 17:29
I am trying really hard to stick to my goal of finishing projects I have already started. And while I did venture from that goal and make some candle mats, for the most part I have stuck to… Read More
2015-05-11 13:43
The winner of four patterns of their choice is:Doris M!I have already received her email and she has made her choices.And because her birthday was Saturday I threw an extra pattern in there… Read More
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