my little shop.

my little shop natnkat closes it's doors 

for good in just a few days

for 30% off items enter code : thirtypercentoff

just for you.

Hello and Happy Friday!  Just dropping in this morning to let you all know that I will be closing my little etsy shop : natnkat.  It has been so much fun creating for my little shop but I am taking a different direction with my sewing.  With that said, I am offering a 30% off discount on all the items listed.  Just enter coupon code : thirtypercentoff.

Thank you to those who 

have supported my little shop!

Have a fabulous weekend!  xo

instagram and pillowcases now in my little shop.

 

 

 

 

I have joined instagram and am having a ball connecting with other quilters many of them friends I have made through this little blog!  If you would like, you can follow me here.  I have recently been sharing the pillowcases I have been making for my little etsy shop!  They are so much fun!  I don't want to stop making them.

If you have a pillowcase in mind that is not listed, just convo. me I would be more than happy to put together a custom order for you. 

There is still time to enter Wrens and Friends fat eight fabric bundle giveaway.

Go here and good luck!!

wednesday.

Three weeks my sewing machine has sat quietly.

Gosh, where has the time gone?

Yesterday I sewed up two adorable samples for fall.

It was so much fun!

This morning I whipped up a few new 

tissue holders for my little shop.

There are 6 available in this design.

xo

happenings. in a nutshell.

 

My scrappy trip around the world is coming along a bit slowly, which is totally fine with me.  This has been such a fun project to have in the background.

In between working on projects with deadlines, it has been nice to just pull out strips and sew them together. 

Each night before I go to sleep, I have been reading The Secret Garden.  It is such a nice place to slip away to.

 Autumn has shown up on the inside of my home.  I am hoping to convince the outside to do the same.  Come on cooler days! 

 
I have listed two carefully cut batting bundles in my little shop.  A 4" and a 5".  Perfect sizes for rag quilts either using a 5" fabric square or a 6" fabric square.  If you need more please contact me.

Have a wonderful day and thanks so much for visiting.

tutorial tuesday. easy square in square block.

Hello and welcome back to tutorial tuesday here at notes of sincerity.  It has been a couple of weeks since I have posted a tutorial, either mine or one I have used from someone else.  Since I have received a number of emails and comments on this particular block, I thought it would be fun to take you through a step by step (I gave a written description on how to piece this block-but having pictures is so much more fun don't you think?!).  It is super duper easy and a fun way to use up special scraps in your stash.

materials needed : 3 - 5" squares

cutting instructions : cut 2 of the 5" squares diagonally

sewing instructions : with right sides together center 

and sew half squares on opposite sides of the 5" square

trim off nubs

open and press half squares outwards with hot dry iron

with right sides together center and sew remaining 

half squares on opposite sides of the 5" square

 again, open and press half squares 

outwards with hot dry iron

 center and square to 7 1/2"

See.  Wasn't that easy?!  My sweet little bucket is filling up nicely with squares from scraps of fabric I used in 2013 quilt projects!  

I hope you have enjoyed my little tutorial.  wink.

**for your convenience I have listed a pdf in my little shop for this pattern



linking to :

friday finish. candy color cowl.

 

I just put the final touches on my candy color cowl and have also listed it in my little etsy shop.  I know it is hotter than hades up here in the Northern Hemisphere (at least it feels that way in my own back yard), but I have loved working away on this cowl and have already begun another one. 

Thank you for visiting today.
Have a lovely weekend.
xo

FIRST DAY OF SUMMER SALE

 I scream 

you scream 

we all scream 

for icecream!

To celebrate the first day of summer (and a hot day at that), my bubble gum icecream quit pattern is on sale for the next week.  Marked down 25% - from $8.00 to $6.00!!!   

 a fun scrappy summer pattern

monday.

Happy Monday to you!  I hope you had a nice weekend.  I am still trying to figure out where mine went - wink!  Friday and Saturday I spent sewing and Sunday was a day to just relax and enjoy the lovely weather we are having.  

 

A chilly day in May seems a bit odd down here in the south, so I am taking full advantage of every single sweet breeze that blows my way.  Pretty soon the heat will kick in and the a/c will be on. 

My friend Jocelyn (hi Jocelyn!) and I are creating Happy Go Lucky Suburbs together, across the miles.  I have been aching to get started but one thing has led to another preventing me from doing so.  I am really hoping to squirrel away some time this week to get my cutting started.  This is going to be so much fun!  We are each choosing 2 houses to make exactly the same (hers and mine) and then we will keep the rest a secret until we finish.  Isn't that so much fun?!  I'm so excited!

My little zipper pouch sold quickly *yay* so I decided to list another one.  I absolutely love making these!  I was thinking about making sets that would include a matching tissue cover and zipper pouch.

What do you think??