I am up to 20 churn dash blocks on my design wall now.
And I am still working on quilting tops for QBB.
And I found the perfect place to hang the wreath that Daughter #1 made for me. In the guest room!
I hope to bind another QBB this morning before work but then I have to pack. I am heading home to see my folks after work on Thursday.
Linking up with Lee at Freshly Pieced for WIP Wednesday and Lorna at Sew Fresh Quilts for Let’s Bee Sewcial.
Just an FYI for all you long armers out there. Urban Elementz is having their bi-annual sale. Everything on their site is 25% off! This is a huge savings. Check them out by clicking here.
No affiliation here, just a happy customer.
Here are a few of the pantos I have purchased from them:
I buy paper pantos but they have digital available as well. Their customer service is top notch. Fast shipping and they always e-mail you with tracking info.
Hope this helps some of you!
Many of you are aware that this is the week for the SMS Giveaway. You may not know that there are actually two parts to the giveaway. The first is here. It is for fabric and crafting supplies (see my post from yesterday for a chance to win my hand dyed fabric bundles). The second part (here) is a give away of handmade items. No guilt here, the project is finished when you receive it!
Which brings me to today’s post. This is my entry for the handmade portion. I have two small quilts here in distinctly different styles.
The first was made for a Small Quilt Talk challenge last year. It is made from Civil War reproduction fabrics.
The second is decidedly modern and is made from Denyse Schmidt fabrics.
There will be two winners here! And how do you win? Leave a comment telling me which little quilt you would prefer. My followers may receive a second chance to win by leaving a second comment telling me how you follow (Bloglovin, e-mail, etc.). Winner will be chosen by random drawing and announce on Sunday, May 18th.
Then head over to Sew Mama Sew for chances to win other cool stuff and discover some great blogs!
It’s that time of year bloggers and bloggy readers! The Sew Mama SewGiveaway Day (week!) 2014 starts today! Here is how it works. Go to the Sew Mama Sew link up, visit blogs, leave comments, win prizes. Sound simple? It is!
If you are here for the first time, welcome! I hope you will take a few minutes to look around. I have been quilting…..pretty much forever! I am a bit of an eclectic quilter, I like pretty much everything from antique quilts and reproductions to modern quilts and art quilts. A year ago, I bought my HQ Avante long arm quilting machine and I am hooked! I quilt tops for Quilts Beyond Borders and make many quilts for the Quilt of Valor Foundation. Checking out the categories on my sidebar will give you a pretty good idea of my interests quiltingwise.
This is what I am giving away:
Two FQ bundles of my own hand dyed fabrics, one in brights and the other pastels.
To win, leave a comment on this blog post. Make sure there is a way for me to contact you. The winner will be chosen by random drawing. International entries are welcome. The winner will be chosen and posted on Sunday, May 18th. ( See Part 2 of my Giveaway here for a chance to win one of two small quilts.)
Then head over to Sew Mama Sew to see what else you can win!
Well, I didn’t get far on my blocks this weekend but I managed a few.
I also finished quilting and binding some more quilts for Quilts Beyond Borders. I did not make the tops, just doing the assembly and finish work :).
I have one more finished but didn’t get a picture yet. I hope to finish another today and to make more blocks for my design wall. I realize now that the quilting doesn’t really show in these pictures. The fabrics were so busy, it seemed to disappear! The texture is nice but you will have to take my work for it!
I am linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times for Design Wall Monday and Marelize at Stitch by Stitch for Anything Goes Monday.
I hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day! I sure did. But first, I managed to add another row and a half to my hexie quilt this weekend.
Amazing how much progress you can make while watching a few movies!
My family spoiled me rotten this weekend! I got flowers.
A new purse.
A lovely wreath.
This beautiful Wiilowtree figure:
And a JoAnns gift card!
Am I spoiled or what?
Best of all, I got to spend time with all of my kids, some via FaceTime, like this little man.
He is listening very intently to grandma here!
Linking up with Kathy for Slow Stitching Sunday.
I hope you are all enjoying a wonderful weekend and for all of you mothers out there, I hope you get to see your kids. Being a mom has been the greatest thing I have ever done. I miss my kids so much! Okay, before I dissolve into tears, here are pictures from a small show that my art quilt group is having at our local township hall. PLEASE DO NOT PIN THESE PHOTOS! The quilts I am sharing are not all mine.
There were many more pieces as well.
I have been making progress on the Quilts Beyond Borders quilts.
I am hoping the weather will cooperate and I can get some good pictures outside today.
Have a wonderful day!
Daughter #1 and I went to an estate sale yesterday. What treasures this house held! Lovely antique beds, dressers, glassware. But I went for the quilts. It was the second day of the sale so everything was half off. Here is my first treasure, a crazy quilt for a doll! Here is the front:
And here is the back:
How awesome is that? I paid a whole $2.50 for this treasure!
I also bought 5 quilt books, a vintage quilt top, and a full size quilt. They deserve their own posts and that will happen as soon as I get some good pictures taken.
I am still working on quilts for Quilts Beyond Borders and should have a couple to share with you tomorrow.
Have a wonderful day!
This little quilt was on my list of things to finish this quarter (original list can be found here) and I am happy to say it is done.
I had fun playing with free motion designs.
The good, bad, and ugly all show up on the back!
This will end up going to Quilts Beyond Borders.
Here is a sneak peak at the quilting in the album quilt.
I hope to get the quilting on that finished today and the binding made.
Linking up with Amanda at Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish it up Friday ,Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Can I get a Whoop Whoop?, Richard and Tanya Quilts for Link a Finish Friday, and Quilt matters for TGIFF.
Aldo linking up with Katy at the Littlest Thistle for the Q2 FAL Linky Party.
I got off work at 1:00 and the weather was glorious!
I didn’t even mind finding this in the yard:
Look at that green grass! This was waiting for me:
The roll I got yesterday was Hobbs 80/20. This is Hobbs Polydown.
I got this loaded into the frame (please excuse the mess in the background!):
Daughter #3 made a delicious chicken dish for dinner.
And I got to Face Time with this little man.
Now that was a darn good day!
This is the day the Lord has brought about. We will be happy and rejoice in it. (Psalms 118:24 NET)
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