{Sew} Beautiful Bee [it's my month!]

July is my month for the {Sew} Beautiful Bee and I am just finally making a decision. sigh.  Since the sewing be started in January, there have been some seriously awesome quilts (like this one from Don't Call Me Betsy) that I had a hard time settling on a block.  But have no fear, a decision has been made!  I am asking the {Sew} Beautiful Ladies to make a 12.5" block using this Japanese x and + block tutorial from badskirt. yay! Oh, and see that fabric over there?  Yep, I think it's about time I pull out my Innocent Crush stash.  What do you all think?

xo, Megan

pssst!

Today is the kick off of a series of teacher interviews I am doing 

for The Sewing Summit.

First up is Jeni Baker from In Color Order.

Here's interview!

Be sure to go check it out! :)

if you are looking for {Sew} Modern Monday--it's over here!

{Sew} Modern Monday #24

Hey there everyone!

Time for another edition of 

{Sew} Modern Monday! 

Yep, that's right!  This is week number 24 of {Sew} Modern Monday here at Canoe Ridge Creations!  I can hardly believe it!  Where the heck does the time go?!?!  That's almost 6 months of modern sewing projects--most of which have made their way onto my "to-sew" list.  Funny how that happens! :)

One thing is for certain, I have come to seriously look forward to Mondays--and that is all thanks to you!  The amount of inspiration and modern goodness you all link-up week after week always amazes me.  When I need a little kick of modern sewing inspiration, {Sew} Modern Monday is the first place I look.  


And I am curious, where does your sewing inspiration come from?


Now to celebrate 24 weeks of {Sew} Modern Monday.  How about a yummy mosaic showcasing projects?  I think yes! :)

1--Kona Solids Quilt by Lindsay Sews

2--Hopscotch Quilt by Gen X Quilters

3--Helen Keller Wisdom Quilt by Felicity Quilts

4--Hexigon Park Quilt by Random Thoughts do or "di"

5--Bookshelf Bags by City House Studio

6--Tilted Tweets Quilt by The Girl Who Quilts

7--Rainbow Mini by Don't Call Me Betsy

8--Weekender Bag by Sew Sweetness

9--Walk In the Woods Quilt by FairyFace Designs

10--Single Girl Mini by So Happy

11--Sprockets Pillow by My Go-Go Life

12--Cosmo Bag by SewCraftyJess

13--Toddler Proof Towels by My Fabric Obsession

14--Mosaic Squares Shower Curtain by Freshly Pieced

15--Bliss Baby Quilt by TraceyJay Quilts

If I could make one giant mosaic will all of the {Sew} Modern Monday link-ups so far, I would have!  Thank you all so much for your participation--without all of you, it wouldn't be the same!

psst.  Don't forget to enter in the givaway! :)

Now on to this week.  Time to link up! :)  If you need a rules refresher--you can find it over here.

a reason to celebrate [kona giveaway!]

Here at Canoe Ridge Creations, the last few weeks

have been full of excitement!

From the exciting 
Sewing Summit news 

to reaching 300+ followers (yay!)

it only seems right that we celebrate!

How does a giveaway sound?!?!

Up for grabs are these 
7 Kona Cotton FQs!

Here's how to enter:

1. Leave a comment--anything will do. (1 entry)

2. Become a follower of Canoe Ridge Creations and leave a separate 

comment. (1 entry)

And for a bonus entry, 

Blog, Tweet, or Facebook about the giveaway.

(be sure to leave a link in a separate comment, please!)

That's 3 chances to win! :)

I will leave the giveaway open until Friday, July 1 (10PM CST).
At that time, one lucky winner will be chosen using a random number generator.
US and Canada shipping only.

Goodluck!

xo, Megan

{Sew} Modern Monday #23

It's time for another weekly dose of modern sewing finishes!

The other day, when I was making my way through quilty/sewing blogland, I came across this blog post from Amanda of Ms McPorkchop Quilts. 

it may or may not have been that rocking pink bow that first caught my attention. :) 

Totally inspired by all her yummy handmade things, I have decided to do the same.  My goal is to have lots of homemade pouches/cases to take along on my trip to SLC for The Sewing Summit in October.  Yay!  It makes me giddy just thinking about it! :)

First on my to-sew list this weekend was a little pouch for my laptop (which will most definitely be coming along with me!).  I opted to a clean, simple look and incorporated one Amy Butler print along with Kona Ash and Kona Snow.

One purple zipper and a little sewing later and I was done!  

To add a bit of jazz, I lined the pouch in a contrasting Kona.  Love!

I am still contemplating adding a bit of hand stitching along the zipper.  Any thoughts?

And there you have it.  One laptop pouch ready and waiting for October! :)

Now it's your turn.  Have a recent modern sewing finish you would like to share?  Then link up!  

But please, remember--this is a link-up for finishes only.  If you have a work-in-progress post you would like to share--then hold onto it for a few days.  Lee from Freshly Pieced has a wonderful linky party on Wednesdays completely devoted to all those works-in-progress.  

If you need a reminder on all of the rules for {Sew} Modern Monday, head on over here!