Couple of Things...

First...I have a new etsy shop.  It's in my old name...one I used when I sold rug hooking paraphernalia.  But, the logo is new...a brown dog with sewing needle and thread, which I thought very apropos.  {grin}


At this point, I only have 2 items listed...the doll sleeping bags I finished this past week.  The widget is in my sidebar...or just click here.  The shop isn't completely set up...will get to that soon.


Second...there are times when I am so overwhelmed with the people in my life.  Cathy did it again.  She cleaned out her sewing room earlier this summer and asked if I wanted what she didn't.  Course, based on previous experience with her, one would have to be a fool to say no to that offer.  So, I said yes.  I received the box Thursday.  Can you say, "WOW"!!!  I sure did!  It was full of fabric and a few miscellaneous items for purse/bag making.  About 27 different pieces...yards and yards and yards of it.  The generosity of this woman...well, it absolutely blows me away!  Thank you, Cathy!

Now.  I am totally feeling the need to pay this forward.  So, I'll get a giveaway going here very soon.  Not sure when...or what, for that matter...but keep checking back so you don't miss out!


In the meantime, have a great weekend!




"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11

Carrycot Giveaway!

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Another giveaway!  

This time, I am giving away a carrycot...a doll bed made of fabric.  Cathy of Quilting on Turtle Hill  and I have decided to run our giveaways at the same time.  She is giving away a Bitty Bud...if you haven't seen her dolls, you are in for a real treat!

I am giving away this carrycot.

This pink with green carrycot measures 10 x 7 inches with 4 inch high sides and includes a tufted mattress, a pillow with pillowcase and a quilt that measures 10 1/2 inches square.  

If you would like to win this carrycot set, please comment on this post only.  And, really...go ahead and comment on anything that you want to.   Just please be sure that I have your email address to contact you should you be the winner.

I will use the true random number generator and will announce the winner on October 1st.  


Now, if you haven't already done so, be sure to hop on over to Cathy's blog and enter the giveaway for the Bitty Bud!  Her name is Abigail and she is cuter than cute!


We both thank you and wish you good luck!


Always read the fine print.  Cathy and I will be drawing our own giveaway winners.  She will draw the winner of the Bitty Bud and I will draw the winner of the carrycot.  Though it is entirely possible (not even going to do the math on this one), it is highly improbable that the same name will be drawn by both of us.

The Box...Part Two!

Another box arrived from Cathy.

Please go here to read about the first box

before continuing with this post.

You'll have a far greater appreciation

for what I'm about to show you if you do.

I promise.

I'll wait.

Okay, ready?

The second half of what Cathy and I

wheeled & dealed about arrived!

PLUS MORE!

more yardage of Hope Valley by Denyse Schmidt...

Gypsy Rose yardage to go with the

jelly roll and layer cake previously received...

Objects of Desire jelly roll...

Patisserie jelly roll (unrolled), turnovers and layer cake...

I don't know what this is,

but I wish I had more...

I love it!

miscellaneous yardage...

I think this is Tina Givens...

More yardage, which is much prettier in person...

Plus, she sent d-rings and purse handles!

 Seriously, I do not need to buy another
piece of fabric this year!
Or the year after, methinks.

Other than to finish a project, that is.

This woman...what a giver she is.

Thank you so much, Cathy!

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might. - Ecclesiastes 9:10

The Box...

arrived today

and I could not wait to open it!

can you say, "WOW!"???

wanna know what all that is???

some hope valley by Denyse Schmidt...

 

  a double hourglass quilt started.

for me to finish...

 aviary by 3 sisters for moda

jelly roll and layer cake

 gypsy rose by fig tree quilts for moda 

jelly roll and layer cake...

 some yardage of (mostly moda) reds...

 a fig tree quilts jelly stars quilt kit 
(dandelion girl fabric)...

 and that's all!
not that it's not a lot.
just that there is no more to show you.

for now.

a bit more will be coming.

this all from Cathy of Quilting On Turtle Hill!

remember her?

if you don't, check this out.

so.

Cathy was having a destash sale a week ago.

i, of course, wanted it all.
i, of course, did not get it all.
but, for what i received...
we wheeled and dealed.

she drives an awful hard bargain!

{grin}

actually, she made an offer 
that i absolutely could not refuse.
part of the offer was that she asked me to

put together a quilt top for her.

i am so excited!

and honored!

her payment to me for doing it?
some of the above fabric!
what could possibly be better than that??
i mean, really.

 i am so blessed!

thank you, Cathy!

with this added to my stash,

i have plenty to keep me busy in 2011.

wouldn't you say?

please shoot me if i mention

that i need to buy fabric!

other than specific fabric
to finish something, that is.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might. - Ecclesiastes 9:10

A New Adventure.

Remember when Cathy

from Quilting on Turtle Hill

sent Aubrey to me?

That most precious of dolls?

Well, a few weeks ago,

Cathy asked if I'd be interested in making

carrycots and doll quilts.

She doesn't have time,

but her customers are asking.

She would send them to my etsy shop.

Who could say no to that?

So.

Here's my first completed set.

A carrycot measuring 10 x 16 and with 5" sides...

quilted, with handles for carrying.

A mattress measuring 12 x 17.

A pillow and pillowcase measuring 5 x 8.

A little quiltie measuring 12.75 x 12.75.

I'll be listing it in my etsy shop tomorrow.

I hope to make these, as well as separate doll quilts...

and keep up with my own stuff.

I am very excited to see where this takes me!
It's a new adventure!

My Friday Night Sew-in Results!

I didn't get as much done as I thought I might, but I am very pleased with what I did accomplish.

You saw this yesterday...another tote bag. 

You didn't see this...a doll quilt made with scraps that were in the giveaway box I won from Cathy of Quilting on Turtle Hill .  This sweet quilt measures about 15 inches square.  I love this color combo! 

I spent some time trying to get this perfectly matched.  This is the backing for my large whirlygig quilt.  I wanted the backing to be one huge gorgeous piece of floral fabric.  Not pieced.  As you can see, I am just a teeny tiny bit off.  I think that once it's quilted and wash/dried, it won't be at all noticeable.  (click on photo to enlarge)

That's all, folks!

Have a great weekend!

This n That...

I was planning on doing a post yesterday...a big long post...baring my soul and all of that.  I got so busy getting things done, though, that I never did sit down and write it.  Now, this a.m., it seems totally inappropriate.  But, I do have a lot to say, so sit back and relax and enjoy the ride (read).  

Today is a special day for celebrating motherhood...

Happy Mother's Day to all!

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I had my 3rd injection of synvisc on Friday morning and am so pleased with the results.  No pain!  Well, an occasional twitch here and there, but nothing like I have had for so long.  

Friday was kind of an off day for me.  Will spare you the details.  Suffice it to say that I was feeling sorry for myself.   So, on my way home, I was having a good talk with myself...so what if I don't have this or that or so what if my life is different than what I thought (30 years ag0) that it would be.  Were it not for what has gone by, I would not have what I have now.  And, I did have the next 4 days off work, after all! That's gotta make one feel better, yes?

God has such a way of showing me what a doofus I am.  Ya know?  And, He apparently thought that I needed a BIG message.  There were 3 fun things waiting for me when I got home.  2 packages and a wonderful friendship card.  It was like being slapped upside the head..."are you paying attention, now?" 

The card, sent just because...from Kelley of With Hook & Needle.  I wish we lived closer.  Thank you so much, Kelley.  It sure warmed my heart.

A package from my sister, Joyce, in Alaska.  Had no clue what she sent.  Not my birthday and not any other celebration.  WOW!  It's a calendar...she buys me an Iditarod calendar every year...but for Christmas...not this early in the year.  BUT, what's this?  A 2011 Alaska Quilts Calendar.   Ohboy...this is such an awesome calendar...a collaboration of quilters for a special project to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Alaska statehood.  Here's a photo of the back of the calendar...if someone reminds me, I'll post a photo at the beginning of each month.  These are so awesome and I LOVE this!  Be sure to click on the image to enlarge it.  Thank you, Joyce! 

The 3rd fun thing...a package from Cathy of Quilting On Turtle Hill.  Now, I've mentioned Cathy before...I won a giveaway...a box of scraps.  Well, not really scraps, as there are some large pieces in there!  I made the 'love is in the air' quilt and a pinwheel quilt and a fabric basket and now, the doll quilt (more on that in a bit).   A few weeks ago, Cathy started making dolls and they are just the cutest things I've seen!  Each one having different hair style & color and eye colors...different clothes...they are too adorable for words!  Please be sure to click on the link above and see these too-cute-for-words dolls!  Well, I've been very vocal in my comments on Cathy's blog.  About how much I liked them.  Last week, Cathy asked for my address.  When I sent it to her, I asked if I was getting another box of 'scraps'.  She said that I was not...that maybe her dog, Brodie, had bought a new toy for Tag!  So, I really had no clue what was in that box.  The box wasn't very heavy, and when I picked it up, something inside kinda flopped...so I was thinking that she really did send a new toy for Tag!  Well, I opened the box and about fell over on the spot!  She sent me this...

A 14" doll of my very own!  Isn't that just the most adorable doll ever!  I mean, really!  EVER!!!!  She is posing here with a little quilt my gram made for my chatty cathy doll a bazillion years ago.  She definitely needed her own quilt.  So, I made one for her!  Here it is...all washed and dried and crinkly soft...measures just over 13" square.

The squares finished at 1"...itty-bitty squares.  I did no pinning on this one...and was happy that the points all lined up so nicely.

 We had a photo-shoot this morning...

 ...and Tag helped (?).

 She tired out quickly...

That's all I have on that.  Except that she needs a name.

edited to add:  she now has a name...Aubrey Lynn.  Thanks, Janer!

Ya know...I don't have a lot...but what I do have is precious to me.  That very definitely includes all of the very nice, wonderful, creative & talented, and generous friends in my life.  Those I've met in person and those I've met online.  I thank you all.

Quilting...

I think that I am going to be very happy with this!

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This is my 488th post...stay tuned.
500 is coming & you won't want to miss it!

Love Is In The Air...

While I was trying to decide which project to tackle next,

it occurred to me that

Valentine's Day is coming soon.

 

So...I put this together.

I used a charm pack (love is in the air)

plus a few other coordinating charms.

Found them all in the box of 'scraps'

I won in a giveaway from

Cathy from Quilting on Turtle Hill.

(Thank you, Cathy!!)

I have wanted to do a stacked coins quilt...

and now I have!

Another Giveaway Win!

HOLY SCHMOLY!!!

Cathy of Quilting on Turtle Hill was in a cleaning out mood

& I was the lucky winner!

The box arrived today.

Full of fabric scraps that are mostly Moda designer fabrics!

There were strips & stripes, odd-sized squares & geometrics, charm packs & hearts, yardage & fat quarters, florals...

all luscious...

all for me...

there seemed to be no end!!!

I love it all!!!

Thank you so much, Cathy!

Cannot wait to start using these wonderful fabric 'scraps'.

Ohhhhhhh My...

GOSH!!! This fabric is beautiful! Cathy over at Quilting On Turtle Hill was having a giveaway and...I won! Pinwheel blocks and coordinating fabric. It arrived today and I am ecstatic! The pinwheels are perfect and this fabric...WOW! Thank you so much, Cathy! Soft colors & pinks are not usually my first choice, but when I saw them, I thought they were absolutely scrumptious! And, they are even more so in person! I cannot wait to make them all into a quilt!

Okay, all you quilters...any ideas on what to do? Feel free to chime in.

The pinwheel blocks are 8 1/2 inches, and there are 24 of them. I could make 4 square blocks with the other fabrics. 48 blocks would yield a very nice lap quilt...48x64 inches. Or, I could make more pinwheels...would need to buy some white fabric. Decisions, decisions. How fun and exciting this is for me!!! Entirely different and new! A few projects to finish up first...but then this just may be the next in line!