Minutes for Me, May for Me, and a Giveaway!

UPDATE: The Giveaway Ended at Midnight on the 29th and the 3 winners were contacted by Email. Check out the new Giveaways starting on May 1st!

I started the May for Me Celebration as a way to make it OK to take time for yourself!  

Yes --- It's Minutes for Me and Minutes for You!

This year for the May for Me Celebration, I plan to spend lots of minutes sewing, quilting, crafting, and spending time with family and friends --- Minutes for Me!

I started in January by taking time for me with some friends once a month at a local coffee shop --- Timerlane Coffee Shop in Boscobel, Wisconsin.  We enjoy time together learning a new craft, we have lunch and chat.

One week, we learned how to hand sew Hexies from a circle.

One month, we made greeting cards that look like a quilt.

And this month -- this Friday April 17th we are going to learn how to hand sew this cute little pouch bag.

If you live in Southwestern Wisconsin and you would like to join us at the Timberlane Coffee Shop in Boscobel, Wisconsin? Please send me an email and let me know you will be there.  Friday, April 17th from 10am to 2pm.  Each person buys their own lunch. You can bring one item for show and tell. And then we share a craft.  It is very informal. We chat, we laugh, and we enjoy time together. Come and join in on the fun!

Again this year, I will host Giveaways every week of my PDF Quilt Patterns! You can check all of them out at my Craftsy Store. I have a couple FREE PDF Patterns in my Craftsy Store. Check it out at:
Visit Marcia Wachuta - Crafty Sewing and Quilting's Craftsy Pattern Store »



This year, I am inviting Guest Posters to share their stories. 

I still have dates left. I want you to share?
Send me an email at  Marcia@craftysewing.com   

Do you want to share your story?  I am looking for people who want to share what they do, what makes them happy and how they do it.  It's simple --- Tell us your story and share a few photos.  It can be short or long! 

The May for Me Celebration started in 2011, so this is my 5th year!  WOW time flies when you are having fun!  Want to read about how it started? Click here.

The Linky Party is Open for the 2015 May for Me Celebration Participants. .....Add your link if you have the Logo Button and you are going to post at least one post on your blog about taking time for you --- May for Me!

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Grab the Link to my Blog:
  http://marciascraftysewing.blogspot.com/

Let's kick off the May for Me Celebration with a GIVEAWAY!

Leave one comment to enter.

Tell me about your Minutes for You!

Giveaway ends on April 29th at Midnight and will be announced on April 30th on the Eve of the May for Me Celebration.

What is the prize?  The Easy to Sew Quilt Pattern (PDF) 

Check out this OLD Post to see how cool the Easy to Sew Quilt Pattern is. Here is an example of three quilts made with the same pattern!

Time to start enjoying Minutes for Me during the May for Me Celebration!

Take time for you, even if it is only 5 minutes!

Marcia

Quilt Block Four of the Vacation Time Quilt by Pat Sloan

Block Four is named Penny Arcade.

I am making both of my quilts scrappy and I am really having fun pulling from my fabric stash. 

The first one with blue tiny prints and blue batiks with light tiny prints for the background fabric.

This background for my blue quilt is different than the other three, I have used for Block 1-3, but it will work!

I love the blue tiny prints with the batik fabrics!

I used some of my dishes fabrics on this block. I did not fussy cut it, as I like the look of it, off centered.

My second quilt is made with blues, purples, and greenish blues, prints and batiks, with a soft dyed background. I found another background fabric. The one on the far left.  It is lighter, but I think it will fit in perfectly.

When I made quilt block one, I loved it so much that I grabbed some fabrics from my stash and made another quilt block. Then I added the block to the left of quilt block one with all the rest of the scraps, cut into tiny squares.  At this point, I wasn't making a second quilt.  I was thinking it might be a table topper or quilt it and make a bag, but now I am making two quilts!

I am really glad that I am making 2 sets of quilt blocks! 

Thanks again, Pat Sloan for such a cool mystery quilt - Vacation Time Quilt.  I LOVE all the quilt blocks!

You can still join in on the fun of making the Vacation Time Quilt. Pat shares a Quilt Block each month. Click Here.

Click Here to see everyone's Quilt Block 4 - Penny Arcade. I am linking up my post there too!

Click Here to see all my past posts about the Quilt Blocks I made with Pat's Pattern. The link will take you to my March Quilt Blocks and then there are links in the post for Jan. and Feb. Quilt Blocks.

Enjoy!

Marcia

Color Crayons on My Eggs!

The Clumsy Crafter shared a craft idea for melting crayon shavings onto your eggs. Looked like dyed fabric to me! I wanted to try it. Thanks Clumsy Crafter for sharing it!

First, let me say, I made a few mistakes, but they are very pretty anyway.  

Hop over and read how to make Melted Crayon Easter Eggs from the Clumsy Crafter.  

When I went to the drawer to get the grater, I saw the fruit zester.  That was my first mistake -- the chips were too fine and I piled too many on top of the eggs.

My second mistake was I cooled off the temperature in the room, because I was hot, (remember I am a Grandmama!) Well... it cooled the eggs too fast. 

My third mistake --- I touched them and then I used a toothpick and a paper towel to spread the wax on the eggs and rub off the clumps.

Anyway, here are my colorful eggs --- Of course I took tons of photos.

I really enjoyed making the eggs and taking all the photos of all the colors! 

This was definitely a Minutes for Me activity!

Hop over to see how to make them at the Clumsy Crafter.

I hope you enjoyed it too!

Happy Easter!

Marcia