Covert Robin

Yeah!!! It is Friday!

I'm guest blogging over at Sneakers Over Stilettos today. Amber was my secret Covert Robin blogger that I made handmade gifts for.

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Cindy

Wibbly Woo Monster

Look what I received in the mail yesterday.....a quilted Wibbly Woo monster from my secret Covert Robin

from  Abby of abbydid.  You'll need to check out Abby's Etsy store and see all of the Wibbly Woo's that she makes.  Abby you did a great job......thank you!!  Part of the Convert Robin Secret Swap is that your secret partner will guest post on your blog.....so sometime this month Abby will be guest posting about herself, her blog, and her Etsy business.  I look forward to it.

Happy Quilting!

P.S. I'm setting my phone alarm this morning to remind me to register for the Sewing Summit at 11:00am EST.  I can't wait for the fun times again in October in Salt Lake City.

Covert Robin

My Covert Robin gift was mailed off yesterday.  I sure hope she likes it.  Being that this is my first swap, I'm so nervous!

Two pouches, one for her Android Tablet (with a matching key chain) and one for when she goes shopping for her vintage buttons that she collects.  I also bought her 5 vintage buttons to go in her pouch. 

Have a great weekend!

Cindy

WIP Wednesday

I have had lots of sewing time this week and have crossed off LOTS on my sewing to do list.

Quilting Bees I'm in:

Natural or Not:  Christina sent out to us all purple and grey solids.  We were to make any kind of star.
Because I'm in love with the Lone Star Block, I paper pieced my star.

Book and Board: This new bee that started in February is based on the book Modern Block 99 Quilt Blocks and using fabric from our stash.  Jane picked Boxed In and this was a fast and easy block.  Thanks Jane!! 

I'm queen bee for April so I still need to decide what block to have everyone make for me....decisions, decisions.

New Project:  A cute owl baby quilt for my husbands second cousin.  It is all pieced together and just needs to be finished.  My husband is out of town so I have a date with my sewing machine tonight and I'm going to machine quilt it and hand it off to my mom tomorrow so that she can do the binding. 

Covert Robin Gift Swap:  Ok...so being that this is my very first swap, I'm really nervous.  I don't want her to be disappointed.  After spending hours reading her blog, checking out what she likes on pinterest, and getting some great ideas from you all, so far I made her two pouches.  The first one is a zippered pouch using mostly linen fabric and a strip of button fabric.  My secret gifts are going to someone that collects vintage buttons.  I also ordered 5 vintage buttons on ETSY to go in this little pouch.

I also read that she carries her Android Tablet in her purse so I made a cover for it using Amy Gibson's pattern that she has on Craftsy.com. 

I used linen fabric with a purple accent (her favorite color) on the pockets and inside the pouch.  Hopefully this photographer non sewer likes these two homemade gifts! 

That is it for now!  I'm linking up over at Lee's at Freshly Pieced.


Cindy

Covert Robin

 

I signed up in February to be part of the Covert Robin mystery gift exchange.  We all received the information for whom we will be sending a HOMEMADE gift valued at $20 to $30. 

This is my first ever swap.  My person has a blog, she doesn't sew or do crafts, and she has 2 little ones.  I'm reading every post she has written so that I can get some hints on what she may like.   She won't be reading this as I'm not the person she is sending a homemade gift to.  I've been scouring my books for ideas and her pinterest site to come up with ideas. 

Has anyone been involved in a swap and had this same situation on not knowing what in the world to make them? 

Please advise!

Thanks!

Cindy