i'm going to melt

It is so hot!  I thought it was hot enough before, but this is really hot.  I really don't know what to do with myself or where to be in order to stay cool.  Since Monday we have had over 30degree temps (for the Fahrenheit people, that is well over 80degrees), and with the humidity it feels like 40!  We don't have a/c, and usually we wouldn't need it, but I sure loved getting groceries this week just to walk in to the bliss of a/c.

Since I don't know what to do with myself, I've been basting hexies.  I have three and a half fabrics done and basted.  I love these colours.

The Cheddar for the centres came in today, so now I have all the fabrics and can even start making flowers if the mood hits me.  These hexies are actually bigger than I thought they would be.  I am used to working with 1" sides and these are 1.5" sides which is kinda nice because you get a bigger flower.   That means less flower making to cover the same area  : ) 

 In this heat, I also spent some time distracted in front of the computer.  I mean, really, it's too hot to go and mow the lawn or water the garden, or anything like that, so I may as well waste some time on Pinterest and Etsy.  

I found these lovelies.

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I never used to have a thing for bikes.  Then I met my husband.  He is big into road biking and he rather sucked me into the hype of Tour riding too.  Before we met, he had bought himself a road bike here and went biking a bit.  Then after we met, I bought a second hand road bike and we went together.  

An old pic on an old camera, so excuse the quality.

I always liked the flat roads while he likes hills. Luckily we both like bike paths that meander and go up and down.
I really like biking now and I watch all the Grand Tours with him and even have my favourites in the races. 

Unfortunately, this year my favourite go knocked out of the Tour de France early because of a crash.  

Next year Ryder!

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In the last year I have been slowly collecting bike fabrics too.  They are not so popular and most of the good ones are on Spoonflower, but I really can't bring myself to spend such a large amount of money on one FQ.

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So I guess, until I stop being so cheap, or I run into some money, all these lovely bike fabrics will have to wait for me. 

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At least the looking is free!

it came!

First off, I have to post this picture of my sweetie happy with her new towel.

I tried it on her the next morning hoping I had made the hole big enough for her head to fit through.  It did.  She was excited to wear it for a while.  But then it started to get in the way of her play, so it had to come off.

Yesterday and today the mailman was good to me.  

The fabrics and papers I ordered for Hexie MF came!  All except the yellow colour for the centres, but that's okay because at least I can get started on this.

I absolutely love these all together and I cannot wait to start putting it all together.

The gray colour is perfect!

Of course, I couldn't wait and as soon as the first few fabrics and the papers came, I was cutting and basting.  

I had never basted the paper to the fabric before with glue, and I must say, why didn't I find this out earlier!  It makes it so much easier because the fabric is not moving around on the paper.  I never liked using a pin because that always bent things up a bit, but this glue idea - brilliant.

Because I am in Canada, shipping can be quite pricey to get fabric.  Most Etsy sellers charge $12.95 CAN for 3.25 to 8 yards.  One seller had most of what I needed for the QAL, so I ended up ordering extra to fill up the parcel to 8 yards.  That way at least, my shipping was worth it.

That's where these beauties come from.

I asked Cheryl of on the grain fabrics to add to my order of 1/2 yards a rainbow potluck of 16 FQs.  Colour is always handy around here.  She picked some great fabrics and included a great variety of colour.  

Thanks Cheryl!

i should be sewing

Really, I should be sewing rather than blogging. I've made a bunch of dresses for my upcoming markets, but I still have to make boys button ups. 

I've made two already for a custom order, but none for markets.  

My husband keeps asking me when I'm going to sew the shirts.  He seems more concerned about me being on the ball than I am!

Here is another style of dress I am making more of for spring.  

 

Cute little flutter sleeve dresses.

I also finished up my Covert Robin swap this morning.  Now I simply have to package it up with a little note and send it off to its secret destination.  

Sure hope you like bright cheery colours partner!

I'm Back!

We had a good holiday with the family in Holland. Two weeks can go by so quickly, and yet when I look back, it seems like it was longer than two weeks. It was good fun. 

When I got in the house I had mail waiting for me and I could hardly keep myself from ripping open a special envelope because I knew it was my swap package from the Mouthy Stitches swap.  I did wait, for about a half hour before I did open it.  

I knew by the address which pouch it was and that was part of the reason I was so excited to open the envelope.  The address was familiar because it was the same address I sent my swap package out to!  Sneaky swap mamas, pairing Rachel and I together!  

I couldn't be more pleased with the pouch and the scraps I received!  The pouch was one of my favourites in the swap from the very beginning - the colours are perfect, the fabric is a fave and the wrist strap is just what I asked for!  She also generously included some perfect three inch squares for my hexie project.  I also love every one of them, especially the laundry line one in the pic below.

Just look at all this beautiful stuff!

I consider this the front.  LOVE IT!

Bikes on the inside... it doesn't get any better.

I am so in love with this pouch!

Funny thing is, because Rachel was my partner, she had been stalking my blog and had seen the pouch I had made in full, even though I only put peeks in the Flickr pool. When she saw the pouch I had made, she was convinced it was for her!  It really doesn't get any better than when your favourite pouch is the one you actually get.

Also while we were away, my branding stamp finally came.  Now I can brand the clothes I make and people will know where it came from.

I like it.  Simple and cute.

Follower Appreciation

So, you all having fun entering giveaways from Sew Mama Sew?
I entered quite a few.  I have not yet won anything by entering these Giveaway Day giveaways.
I once won a few patterns via blogs, but never fabric.  Oh, and I did win the magnetic pin bowls which I use all the time.  So I can't say I never win anything, cuz that would not be true.  There was quite some fabric that I would love to get my grubby little hands on.  But then, so would everyone else, eh?

Anyway.  Why am I here.  I am here because I noticed that I gained a few followers via the giveaway posts.  Last I looked, I had 15 followers, and only four are family or friends!  That means that there are 11 of you who wouldn't recognize me from a hole in the ground, and yet you are here!  Kinda cool I think.

But on to the nitty gritty of the post.

As you may or may not have noticed, the SMS giveaways are not for followers only, they are for everyone.  So how about one for followers only?  A little treat?  And with any luck, entries will be low unless more people read my blog than I think, and chances of winning will be high.
Sounds good to me!

So, for my followers only, up for grabs is a 15% off coupon good for anything my my Etsy shop.

What!  You didn't know I have a shop!  Sure you did, right?

I also have an FB page, so if you like me on there as well, you get an extra entry.

For two entries, you have to do the following tasks:
1. You must be a follower.
2. Leave a comment telling me which item you like best in my shop.
3. Like Little D and Me on FB and leave a comment saying so with your FB name.


I will use the random number guy to pick a winner on Friday.  Yup, this giveaway closes on Friday and is open to all my followers!

Online

I have decided to list some dresses in my Etsy shop, Little D and Me. 

Come and check it out!  

Etsy

My sister and I have an Etsy shop, More Than Baby Blankets.

We started the shop earlier this year and filled it with things we sewed up. Now, after having the shop for a while, we have discovered that we would like to focus on making and selling just a few different things rather than all kinds of things.

So we are having a Blowout Sale to empty the shop of what we have on hand so that we can focus on making the shop better.

From now until the shop is empty, use the coupon code  

CLEAROUT25 

to get 25% off all your purchases!

Come by and check us out here