Happy Monday!

Do you visit  Linda at Stray Stitches? I got the best mail on Saturday! :-)  I was lucky enough to win her birthday giveaway and just look at the goodies she sent!  Lovely half yard cuts~ I need to find a pattern for these beauties! Any suggestions?  And the cute little safety pin pouch! Thank you Linda!!  If you've never been to Linda's blog, you are in for a treat!  :-)

I also did a little retail therapy this weekend~
these beauties are for the red and white 5 inch strip swap I am hosting.  If you'd like to join in the fun, let me know in a comment and I'll email you the specifics. ;-)

We are having some great weather! Hence, not much sewing is getting done, but I am enjoying being outdoors! I've got flowers and herbs in pots and a lot of our shrubs are blooming. Not so great for my allergies, but a real treat to my eyes! :-)

Have a happy day!~

take a stitch for me. ;-)

I ♥ Red and White!

Thank you! for all your sweet comments about my new machine!  I do need to clarify~ I was so excited to tell you about it I may have painted the wrong picture of my DH~ he didn't so much 'insist' I go ahead and get the beauty as 'encouraged' me to. He is very supportive of my hobbies. :-))

After seeing all the gorgeous quilts in blogland from the exhibit in NY, I was drooling! :-)  I already have a few red/white smaller pieces, but I think I need more!  I joined Karen at Sew Many Ways red and white 5 inch square swap. (sorry I forgot to take a photo before I sent my little beauties off).  It's going to be hard waiting. LOL

In the meantime, I started a 5 inch red/white strip swap with my friends on the HGTV quilters forum.  I've decided to open it to my blog-land friends too. If you'd like to join in the fun, just tell me so in a comment and I'll email you the details. We are swapping 5 inch by width of fabric strips. :-)  Here are some I am cutting from~

If that wasn't enough :-)) I also started a block swap!! Oh yeah!  The quicker way to get a quilt! ;-))  The blocks are quilter's choice, pieced or paper-pieced and finished at 12 inches. I did my test block today~  It is called the Folded Star and its from Quilter's Cache. 

Think I'll keep busy? LOL  I just  ♥ red and white!!

Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!