Shopping, Fiddling, & Fun!

First, don't forget to comment on my giveaway post!  You could be the lucky winner of a beautiful quilt pattern or an adorable baby's bonnet pattern from the wonderful Loris, who wrote Solomon's Puzzle. :-)

Shopping~
LOL Who doesn't love to shop?! I infrequently stop in our local Tuesday Morning store and always come out with something I never expected. Like this bundle of FQ's from Westminster Fibers, and the little roll of Kaffe prints.  Both are first quality fabrics, but at fantastic prices! :-)  Whoohoo!

Fiddling~
Well, when everyone was on the hexie craze, I thought I would make a couple and applique them to a background as a sort of mini quilt~ that way I could say I tried them, right? Who knew they would become an addiction?!! :-o  I made 4. Then a couple more. Then thought how would they look joined? Argh!  It is only going to have the 7 hexagons in it and will be a table topper! Yikes!  I have to stop myself!  ;-)

Fun~  :-)
I was the lucky winner of the latest issue of Primitive Quilts from Lori at Humble Quilts. What a fun magazine!! :-))  The question isn't 'which project should I do?'  but 'which project should I do first?'!!  It has so many wonderful projects in it, I want to do every single one!!  I think I'll start with the redwork and put the hexies aside for a little while. LOL

Hope you are having a fun weekend!~ which includes a little shopping and fiddling too! ;-)

Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!

Luck and Gratitude

I had a really lucky June!  And I've been pinching myself!  First Darlene at Quilting Daze had a wonderful anniversary party and I went home with this lovely treat!~ Well, ok, she mailed it to me. But I won! I love it! :-) I've been 'testing' it all over the house and driving DH crazy. :-)  I don't have any walls in the cottage to hang it there (cabinets, shelves, design wall, windows), and besides, I want it in the house~ where I can see it every day! :-) Thank you Darlene!  :-)

Then Kelly announced the end of the Charming Girls Club and the winners of her last drawing~ yup, you guessed it~ I was one of the lucky winners! Kelly was giving a gift certificate to her shop, Cotton Charm Quilts. I asked her to surprise me because I adore everything in her shop. lol  And look what she sent~ this fantastic placemat pattern and 2 gorgeous charm packs! Perfect! :-)  Thank you Kelly!  :-)

Ok, then I was struck by lightning! No, not really. ;-)  I was drawn from Sherrie's parade of Le Petite projects to receive a package from Carrie from Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.~~ and wow! :-o  Not one, but two Layer Cakes arrived in the mail!! :-))  Thank you so much Carrie!  And Sinta for sending them. ;-)

I was sooo excited by all the fantastic mail that I had to settle myself down and do some sewing. :-) It calms me~ does it do that to you?  I finished up Step 2 in the Quiltmaker mystery by Debbie Caffrey. 

And speaking of mysteries... Brenda found this one at The Crafty Unicorn, and I think I am up for it!  Would you like to join us?? :-))

That's all for today~
 Happy Stitchin'!!

Fun Mail!~

Jane had a very fun giveaway celebrating her 400th post and her DD's soon-to-be wedding. ~ go to her blog and scroll back a few days to see the wonderful quilt she made and hand quilted for the occasion! It is fantastic!! :-)

I was lucky enough to win Day 2 :-) and today the mailman brought these 7 lovely Civil War FQ's! Thank you Jane!! They are going to mix perfectly in my Dear Jane quilt~ very appropriate, wouldn't you say?? :-))

Hope y'all are having a happy day!
Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!