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Thursday, October 29, 2015

Wicked Punkin Cats (10/29/2013)

Hi hi! Welcome to my day on the Wicked Blog Hop! Thanks for hopping with us today!!! First, I want to say thank you, thank you, to the most Wickedest Wendy from Why Knot Kwilt and Mdm Samm from Sew We Quilt for putting this blog hop together AGAIN! You two ladies, as usual, rock!!!!

And here are the other bloggers I am sharing the day with, make sure you stop by their Wicked places and check out their scary-cool stuff!

Quilt To The Edge

Stitchduchess Crazy & Sane Quilting World

Pampered Pettit

Feltfree på Åsly

Quilt Matters

Life, Quilts and a Cat Too

AnnieOak Designs (you are here!)

Last year, I really went all out - I had a lot of fun and played with my Juki and FMQ skills. I still haven't seen Wicked or managed to read any of the related books, but maybe someday. I AM still on cloud nine that they released The Wizard of Oz on blue ray though, I can finally see Judy Garland in HD - swoon ;)

This year, I went simpler and made something for myself - a little mug rug. I got the idea from Martha (who I'm sharing today with over at Quilt to the Edge) when she put Carol Doak's free pattern in our Guild newsletter. I've had this printed for a while, but when she put it in our newsletter for a little fun thing for members, I knew it would be for this hop!

The cutting directions were super easy and when I went to put the pieces on the paper and start sewing, I got a little concerned that there was going to be a lot of waste. I hate waste. Especially with my paper piecing - I'm very particular about my paper piecing. But, I did what the directions said and it works - I needed the bigger pieces because the pieces of the pattern were so small. If I had cut the fabric that small I would have been cursing up a storm and then I really would have been wicked.

I put three of the little punkin cats together and then cut the rest of the scraps up for some filler around them to make a bigger mug rug. Each punkin cat finishes at 3" x 3" so I needed to make it a little bigger! Do you like them? They're all basted and half quilted on my machine, I just needed to get back to the computer and get them out to you before I was turned into a pumpkin myself! Thanks for visiting and don't forget to visit everyone else and share the bloggy love!

Here's a little sandy O for ya!

woof woof moew!

Pin It With Me (9/12/2013)

Hi hi! Welcome to my day on the Pin It! blog hop!!! Thanks for visiting :o) I also want to say THANK YOU!!! to Kristen over at Meadowbrook and Madame Samm at Sew We Quilt for hosting and creating this hop - you ladies ROCK!

Here is the list of the lovely bloggers I am sharing my day with, go visit them and show them some bloggy love!!!

Quilting In South Carolina

Negligent Style

Debby Kratovil Quilts

Sew Many Yarns

News From Bear Hollow

AnnieOak Designs woof woof meow!

Grandmama's Stories

Suebee's World

Handmade by Mama

When I saw there was going to be a pin cushion hop, I knew I wanted to do it. I've been wanting to make my own "pin and bin" for a while and this was the opportunity to do it! I made a two-piece unit and will definitely be making some more!

The top portion I filled with rice and need to sew some non-slip shelf liner to the bottom, it slips and slides all over the place!

I attached some velcro to the tongue piece on the pin cushion and on the inside of the scrap bin. The tongue is just long enough to hang down and be convenient, but not too long to get lost under my table.

I love the fabric too - I've been hoarding the texty fabric and it is perfect for my projects - woof woof meow!

Now, thanks for visiting! I hope you enjoyed my little pincushion project, I know I do! Visit the rest of the bloggers and don't forget to spread the bloggy love!

Here's some O love, she says - go check out the rest of the pins!!!

woof woof meow!

Ho Ho Ho with Me Me Me! (8/8/2013)

Hi hi! Happy Ho Ho Ho Blog Hop!!! Thank you so much for hopping with us :o) First off, thank you to Carol, our Cheery Cheerleader and our Fearless Leader, Madame Samm. Have you been checking out the other blogs? Today is the last day and everyone's posts have been fabulous! Here are the links to the last of us hoppers:

Moose Stash Quilting

Cathy’s Chatter

Darlington Delights

Life in the Scrapatch

Quilt n Queen

Forget-Me-Not Stitches

Quilted Delights

AnnieOak Designs WOOF

Sew Peace to Peace

Wips & Tuts

Just Keep Swimming

Sew We Quilt

Now, on to my little piece. I drink a lot of water at night - a lot. The cat loves to get on my nightstand, with her tail straight up in the air and rub up against the lamp, hitting the light pull with her tail and clanking it in the middle of the night. If I leave my water bottle where it is handy, she knocks it down, usually in the direction of my face, usually early in the wee hours of the morning. Sweet, sweet child.

So, to help me find a place out of the precious pet's way, I needed something to tell me I had put the water bottle down in the right place in the dark. So, a mug rug was called for. If I don't hear a clunk when I put the bottle down, I know I've placed it in the right place and can go back to sleep without worrying the little evil elf will try to give me a bath in the dark.

This is what happened when I sat down with my scrap bin and embroidery floss.

Fun huh? Here's another shot of it under my favorite mug from work (the water bottle is ugly ;) so the mug was brought home for a prettier picture).

And what is that little glass orb you see? This one here?

It is a paperweight I made over at the coast in Lincoln City a few weeks ago when my Mom came up for a visit. It is all glass and I made it! There are instructors at the gallery and you can work the glass under their supervision - too fun! Here is another shot of my mug rug and the paperweight:

I hope you enjoyed hopping here, I love my mug rug - it is already back in its place :o) Here is some Molly Cat love.

woof woof meow

Put Your Stamp On It Blog Hop (6/27/2013)

Hi hi! Welcome to my day on the Put Your Stamp On It! blog hop!!! First off, thank you to Mdm Samm and Thearica for putting this together and being our Cheerleaders for this hop - without you always behind, gently pushing us forward, we wouldn't be half as far as we are! Thank you thank you!!!

When I saw this blog hop pop up on Sew We Quilt, I knew I wanted to jump into it. I've been thinking a lot about a logo for AnnieOak Designs and this blog hop was a perfect opportunity to put some ideas out there. Most of you who follow me know that my furchildren are Annie and Oakleigh (yes, cheesy but oh so fun too!). They are most often right there with me in my sewing room or snoring on the dog bed outside the door, so it is fitting that any designs that I eventually call my own reflect two of my true loves - Annie

and Oakleigh.

Smash'em together and you got: AnnieOak Designs.

For my stamp I wanted to incorporate the dogs and the oak tree as well as a little bit of me. Annie is there - the lab silhouette. Oakleigh is represented by the tree and the leaf - she is always everywhere unless sleeping and anyone who lives near an oak tree knows that when the leaves drop, they are EVERYWHERE. I had to add the 13 cents since my birthday is on the 13th and it is my favorite number. I checked and the last time 13 cents was the postage rate for a first class stamp here in the US was May 1978 and the last time a postcard was 13 cents was back in February 1985. I fall in there somewhere :o)

Thank you for hopping with us and for visiting AnnieOak Designs today, now go check out the rest of the bloggers I am sharing the day with:

Robin's Fabric Nest

In The Sewing Basket

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Just Quilt It

AnnieOak Designs - woof!

Buzzing and Bumbling

krislovesfabric

CherrysPrairiePrimitives

Hanging On By A Thread
And, as usual a little pup lovin' for you. This is what happens when I take too long to photograph Bug:

woof woof meow!

April Showers Mug Rug - Orange & Black (4/8/2013)

Hi hi! So, it is 20 minutes to 9, PST. I had my pictures of my mug rug all taken last night and I took my mug rug to work this morning. You think I could find the flamin' pictures this evening? Took me an hour and I have no idea how they got onto my iPad... Anyways.

Today is my day on the April Showers Mug Rug Hop! Erin at Sew at Home Mummy is our lovely hostess and Mdm Samm is the one who started it all - Thanks to the both of you, you two rock! Here is the list of other lovely bloggers who are sharing today with me:

Gina @ Sew Much and More

Sharon @ Vroomans Quilts

Theresa @ Bumbleberry Stitches

Jennet @ The Feathered Nest Studio

Patti @ A Yankee in Queen Liz's Court

Gene @ Gene Black - Alabama Artist

Susan @ Susan's Scrappy Domain

Bente @ I Like to Quiltblog

Deb @ Quilting & Other Craft Therapy

Megan @ AnnieOak Design ßyou are here *wag*

Here's my little mug rug.

I like to take the trimmings from each of my projects and make a little one from them. These are trimmings from a block that I tested for QuiltMaker. I am an Oregon State Beaver, so the colors were perfect! And, since I work at OSU in the Graduate School, the mug rug fits perfectly under my tea mug at work on my desk.

Not much to see here – as I said before, it took me an hour to find the durned pictures! Now, make sure you show the rest of the bloggers some bloggy love and have fun in the April Showers!

Now, for some pitiful Annie. This is what she looks like after she’s rolled in coyote poo and has to have a baff.

woof woof meow

Dare to Dresden ... with ME! (1/24/2013)

Hello hello! Long time no see. But I have been busy in my sewing room! My latest finish is what I get to share for the Hop today! First I want to say - Christine from Quilt Monster in My Closet and Mdm Samm from Sew We Quilt - ROCK! You are experiencing another fantastic Blog Hop put together and cheered by them. And, as for cheering, don't forget to visit the rest of the fantastic bloggers that I am sharing my day with and show them some bloggy love:

Cherry Blossoms Quilting Studio

Jane's Fabrics & Quilts

Tea Time Creations

Mo Broker My Creative Side

Jane's Quilting
My Patchwork Life
2muchfun

Pumpkin Patch Quilter
Quilt Monster in my Closet

When I saw that there was a Dresden Blog Hop happening, I knew I had to jump in. I had purchased an Easy Dresden Ruler a while ago after seeing a few blogs and tuts (like this one, this one, and this video) that made Dresdens VERY intriguing. So, a hopping I went :o)

I pulled a charm pack out of the back of my fabric cabinet and picked up a neutral background for whatever was going to come out of this unknown adventure. Followed the instructions from a few tuts and voila! Easy peasy blades - 80 of them. 20 make a plate, so I figured I could make three whole plates and put the four quarters of the fourth into the corners of a table runner. For each blade, I pointed the bottom as well since I wanted to leave the inside of the plate open to see the background. Inspired by *surprise* Melissa Corry's quilt here.

Yeah, my math never was great and it didn't do me much good here. So, I only had room for the three whole plates. Cool - off I went! I stitched with coordinating thread around the outside of each plate, then the inside as well. Then, just for some fun, I stitched down a couple blades on each plate.

After I got them stitched down, I made my sandwich and brok two nails basting the durned thing. Had a little trouble with the quilting - I forgot to take the painters tape off my machine table and kept getting the backing caught. Luckily, the quilting is the same color as the background and I can't see the goofiness unless you're really looking.

I bound the whole thing in the same color as the background during lunch at work and hung it on my blinds to take the final pics. I think I like the way it looks on my sewing table though... :o)

I am going to use the rest of my background fabric and the remaining plate pieces to make a couple placemats, haven't decided on two or four yet. I don't know when that will happen...definitely before our quilt show this Fall, I want to put them out together.

Thanks for sharing with me today - my project isn't as inspired as some of the other projects - A-M-A-Z-I-N-G - that my fellow bloggers are putting out, but I had a lot of fun and definitely know I will be making more in the future.

Have fun on the hop and at the other blogging sites.

woof, woof, meow

Yay! I am finally touching down from orbiting the moon! Not really, but with all the travel I have been doing and will be doing, it seems like I am a stranger in my own sewing room! But happy times - its my day to participate in the Holiday Lane Blog Hop!!!

First, I want to say Thank You to Madame Samm for putting this on and an even bigger THANKS to Pauline for hosting - the two of you are awesome :o)

Here are the rest of the bloggers I am sharing my day with today:

Cindy's Crafty Creations

Scrapbook-Chickadoodle

Mama Spark's World

Marla's Crafts

Annie Oak Designs YOU ARE HERE :o)

Count it *all* Joy

Stitching by the Lake

A Stitch in Time

Make sure you check them out and leave lots of bloggy love!!!

And here is the link to Jillily Studio where the pattern for Holiday Lane resides and a ton of other cool stuff too (check her out!).

Here's the pillow-top! It isn't finished since I want to hand quilt this (handwork for the trip to Hawaii maybe?) But I did get the layers quilted in the ditch around the houses.

I found the starry night fabric at Joann's - it is this great heavy black with sparklies all over it. It reminds me of the night sky on the farm that I grew up on - neighbors were miles away and the light pollution was nil.

Instead of some fancy stitching on the felt to keep it down, I just stitched a line down the middle of each felt piece with the hope that with use, the felt will fluff out a little bit.

I do have a giveaway too!

I always try to save the scrappies and pieces from my projects and usually make something little out of them when I am done. I have the corner pieces from the house tops that I will be making into a mug rug this week after I buy a new iron (did I mention my iron shorted in my hand - glowed in my hand! and started to smoke? Never saw me move that fast down the stairs and out the front door!)

I want to know what your favorite Holiday beverage is.

Mine is probably Martinelli's Sparkling Apple Cider - that is liquid crack to me.

I could drink that year round, maybe I'll ask Josh to make me an apple cider helmet :o)

I'll leave the drawing open until Friday at midnight Mountain Time.

Them rules:

Anyone can enter, I'll ship it international :o)

You can only win if you are a REPLY Commenter! This means you need to have an email attached to your profile OR leave me your email in the comment.

For one entry - leave me a comment on your favorite holiday beverage.

For another entry - be a follower and leave a comment telling me so.

Now, off to check out the other bloggy folks and their Holiday Lanes.

woof woof meow

Wicked Winner! (11/1/2012)

Wow, what a great blog hop!

Wicked was fantastic, all the blocks and projects – too cool :o)

Mdm Samm said we had 363 pics! That. Is. Crazy.

All of the great feedback I got on my project was very welcome…Thank you! At the end of my post I mentioned a giveaway. All you had to do was tell me who your favorite Land of Oz character was and/or be a follower. I’ve got a winner!

But first, I thought I’d tell you the results of our uber scientific Oz character poll

Top three vote getters:

Scarecrow

Elphaba/Wicked Witch

Tin Man

Honorable Mention (tie):

Cowardly Lion

Toto

Some other loved characters:

The Patchwork Girl (books)

The Coroner in Munchkinland (movie)

Ozma (play)

We had 73 votes for favorite character! Doesn’t really surprise me that the cuddly ones were tied at an even number of votes – we quilters do love our furry ones!

Now, on to the giveaway and the winner. The giveaway was for 6 orange and black fat quarters, colors chosen in honor of Halloween (and the Beavers, win-lose-or-draw).

The winning # as chosen by Mr. Random Number Generator is #118:

Janarama

“The Wizard of Oz ... one of my all time favorite movies. My favorite characters are the munchkins. Ding dong the witch is dead.

I love your quilt. Yes, the back is beautiful also.”

Thank you for the comment Janarama! And the jury is still out on whether I am glad you got that durned song stuck in my head, “ding, dong….the evil witch is deeeaaaddd!” Grrrrr.

The package is on its way!

Thank you, everyone for a great hop – I am looking forward to sharing my current projects with you this weekend!

woof woof meow

A Wicked Day! (10/25/2012)

Hello everyone! Welcome to AnnieOak Designs' day on the Wicked Blog Hop - I am very excited to share what I put together for you.

First, I want to say Thank You to Madam Samm and Wicked Wendy for organizing and hosting this Wicked Blog Hop. Click here for the whole schedule - all 8 days worth of some wickedness that is scary great!

I am sharing this Frightful Friday with the following bloggers.

In Stitches & Seams

Sew.Darn.Quilt

Quilt Monster In My Closet

Lieselfriends-Di... Handnäher

The Learning Curve Quilts And Such

Qreative Quilts And Quests

Sew Many Yarns

AnnieOak Designs <---That's MEEEEEEEEEE!

Searching Out Simple

Sheila's Quilt World

Val Spiers Sews

Robin - That Other Blog

Make sure you visit all their freaky-cool sites and leave some bloggy love!

When Madam Samm and Wendy announced this blog I jumped at it. Thinking I would do some creepy-crawlies and bats on a wall hanging, I set out looking for some ideas and patterns. But...my mind kept going back to a play I had heard about. You guessed it, "Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz". Now, I had and still have, only HEARD about it. Never seen it, never read the book, never even checked it out on the web.

While looking for my creepies and crawlies, I came across this book from That Patchwork Place, Spellbinding Quilts: Wizards, Witches and Magical Characters to Paper Piece. Uh, can you saw right up my alley???? So, I bought the e-version and flipped through the patterns for some inspiration. There were a couple of neat little configurations, but nothing really jumped out at me.

Back to the Wicked Musical image searches. And BAM! There was a great selection of photos of the background and this dragon.

www.cheechunfoo.com

And there was this photo of the two witches.

www.glogster.com/sunshineskittles

I had the inspiration and the ideas, so off I went to my graph paper and after drafting a quick sketch of what I "wanted" to do, I headed off to Fabric Depot. Remember the post where I gave you a sneaky-peaky of the Boo-ty I got there?

Here is what I came up with for the dragon.

And Glinda, the Good Witch of the South.

And Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West.

They all went together for a quick quilty snap-shot of the stage and the Wicked name.

I did FMQ on the entire thing and had a blast doing it. There is echoing,

some regular meandering and some angular meandering

and scales on the dragon.

The back looks just as cool as the front, don't you think?

Now, what is a blog hop without a giveaway right? I am going to be giving away 6 fat quarters of orange and black fabrics to one lucky winner to help celebrate the end of the Wicked Blog Hop and Halloween (oh and the fact that the Beavers are 6-0 right now!).

All you have to do is:

1. Leave a comment on your favorite Oz character (Wicked or Wizard of Oz).

2. For a second entry, be a follower and let me know!

Please, please, please: No-Reply Bloggers make me sad, sad, sad. I love all of your comments and when I can't reply back (or send a great giveaway gifty), I get sad. Booh. So, leave your email if you are a No-Reply Blogger and actually want a shot at the giveaway. I'll ship anywhere - all my followers rock! I'll pick a winner 1 November.

So, remember to visit all the other Frightful Friday bloggers and leave bloggy-love. And make sure you come back on Nov 1 to see if you won the giveaway!!!

woof woof meow