Thursday, February 23, 2012

The F word

Oh you dirty minded thing you....the F word I was thinking about was FINISH...what were you thinking? Oh I know you were thinking Fashion...or maybe Freaky, or maybe it was Finally because you were thinking "It's about time Rhonda FINALLY FINISHED something!!!" Well, I did!!! But...oh yes there is always a B-U-T...do you realize that FINISH ends in SHHHHHH like a secret. Finish! Finish! Finish!! I have a FINISH!!!! Oh, sorry....I got carried away for a minute....I am so very excited.

Before we go any further let me send out a great bit "Howdy" to all y'all that are visiting from TGIFF!! It is great to have ya here today! Sit back...relax...and enjoy the show! Oh and if ya please, take a gander around, I would love to have ya stick around fer a few!

Ok...back to the regularly scheduled program...pure mayhem...

Remember before we paused for a minute, I was sayin' that I had to keep part of my project a secret...so, I can only show you bits and pieces. You see, my finish is a pouch for my Mouthy Stitches partner, but she hasn't received it yet! If you will recall I learned how to do this....

I had so much fun!!!
  So...I took this technique and used it on the pouch. Here are a couple of sneaky peak pictures....

I am so pleased with the way my zipper turned out

I did that needle by simply tracing...I printed a picture from the web and then traced onto fabric then with thread...so much fun!!!

Can't show too much it will give my partner away!!!
This is a very big bag! I think the finished size is about 12.5" square. I really love it....except for a tiny mistake I made. Because the mistake is very noticeable (but doesn't render the bag unusable) I decided to whip my partner up a tiny little something extra...a little dumpling. BTW I made the "harder" one and it was sooo NOT hard!!!

Best tutorial EVER!!!! (see link above)

You seriously should make one of these....there are MANY more in my future!!!!!
Ok now it is your turn to show your finishes off....I am here to not only show off my finishes but to host a linky party for Thank Goodness It's Finally Finished. Coincidentally, well maybe it was a wee bit planned, this is the half way point for the first quarter of the Finish Along. Wanna show off what you have finished already? Well, now is your chance!!!!

I can't wait to see what everyone (even all y'all that are not playin' along with the Finish Along) have finally fnished. I have so many things I want to finish!!! I hope to have somthing to link up next week...whereever this linky party takes us...y'all do know this is a travelin' party. Yep, every Friday there is a party somewhere! You can get all the information you need by clicking on their button below!

http://tgiffriday.blogspot.com/
Alright...enough jibberish from me...get to linkin' my friends...I wanna see those Finishes!!!!

24 Things Ya'll Had To Say:

  1. Did you know there's an "in" in finish too? :-P sorry...couldnt resist... Well done lovey for finishing your pouch, I'll bet its a masterpiece. Dumpling looks fab too. x

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  2. My first finish of the year...and it's not even one of my required three for the Finish Along. Ssh, don't tell anyone.

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  3. So my finish I'm linking up isn't one of the ones on my list to finish either, but hey, it's a finish, right? Congrats on the finish. :)

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  4. Looks great! lovely dumplings... Thanks for hosting TGIFF. Oh no, that means it's my turn next week - argh!!!

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  5. you are a master thread tracer! love it rhonda with an h!

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  6. The pouch sneak peeks look great! Very cute dumpling pouch too!

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  7. yikes - I just realized the project I linked up wasn't on my January list either - though I finished one of those too - should I link it up also? Darling pouch btw!

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  8. Ooh I'll report back this evening x

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  9. Hey glad you mastered the technique ! Looks delightful and well done on the finish!

    My latest finish wasn't on the list either!

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  10. Just wonderful...what we can see of it :). I'm sure your buddy will love it.

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  11. I can't wait to see the whole pouch - the sneak peeks look great! What have I finished? Er...nothing!!

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  12. adorable quilting Rhonda! love the thread and needle, your partner will love it! have a great weekend!

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  13. Go you with those finishes, love both pouches! I'm hoping to have some later to link up :o)

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  14. These look gorgeous! I'm sure any mistakes will be swiftly forgiven! Jxo

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  15. Your post title definitely caught my eye in google reader! I love your finishes - the pouches are adorable. It's my first time linking up here - happy to have found your party!

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  17. Your sneak peaks look great!

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  18. Love the sneak peeks, Rhonda and your pouches are adorable! Your partner is going to love it! Thanks for hosting TGIFF!

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  19. Oooo I love what I see of your swap pouch and also the dumpling. I didn't they were that hard to sew up, but I just can't see using too many of them. The one I have is pretty handy in holding my hexie templates though. :)

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  20. What a cute little pouch. She's going to love it! Thanks for hosting TGIFF. I look forward to visiting you again!

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  21. Haha! Fun post - and that is a super adorable pouch. :)

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  22. Love your finish! I need to get my butt in gear and do some finishing!

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