Giveaways~~

Good morning!~

The Noble Wife is having a wonderful giveaway. I realize I'm diluting my chances of winning by telling y'all, but it is a good one. Good luck to all of us! LOL :)

And here is one more at A Legacy in Stitches!

**Thanks Linda for commenting and leading me to these giveaways! :))


Happy Stitchin'!

Odds 'n Ends

DD wanted a case for her body pillow~ she uses it as her bed's headboard since her bed doesn't have one. She came up with the perfect fabric and we studied pillow shams and cases until we found one with an all-in-one folded flap end. We cut, we sewed, we serged and viola~ I tease her about how she can sleep at night with something so loud in her room. ;-)

And my Secret Sister sent me a wonderful gift this month! Well, she does every month. ;-) I'm anxious to learn who she is as she seems to know me! Anyway its a Sidewinder! And I've been putting it to good use. Works great! :-) A few snacks are always a hit here too...

Have a happy weekend, relax, sew and if you are near Hurricane Ike, be safe!

I have been tagged...

Quilter Going Bananas has tagged me with a 'getting to know you' little quiz.


Here are the rules:
1. Link to the person who “tagged” you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4. Tag six people at the end of your post.
5. Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know your entry is up.

Let's see, what can I say... ;-) Random things...
1. I'm ambidextrous with the rotary cutter. I love not having to rotate the mat around to make cuts. ;-)
2. I like to bake.
3. Autumn is my favorite time of the year, with Winter a close second!
4. Coke, not Pepsi. :-)
5. I'm an only daughter with 2 brothers, and I have only one daughter and 2 sons.
6. I've worked as a tour guide. :-)

Now to tag 6 people. That is harder than you might think!
I'm going to pick in no particular order..
1. Bingo~Bonnie ~because I'd like to know more about her.. ;-)
2. Stephanie ~because I haven't heard from her in a while... :-)
3. Holly at AndSewItIs ~for the same reason I picked Bonnie. ;-)
4. Evelyn at ScrapHappyQuilts ~just for fun :-)
5. KCQuilter ~for fun too. ;-)
6. ~you!~
I'll leave 6 blank so if you are visiting my blog but haven't posted, you have the opportunity to join in the game. Have fun with it!

Start your Engines...

I've taken a little break from my swap projects to try a new pattern. I found this book/pattern while on vacation over the summer and thought it would be perfect for a special little boy. ;-) The book is called 'Doodle Bugs' by Annette Ornelas. I have 3 more cars cut out and ready to sew tomorrow. :-)

Happy Stitchin'!

Making Mini's~

Y'all know I've been making mini 9-patch blocks all year and swapping them with other quilters through Bingo~Bonnie. This round is for green mini 9-patches. :-) Mine are finished and trimmed! Tomorrow they will go to the PO. That sure doesn't look like over 60 little 9-patch blocks, does it?

Happy Stitching!

A Give-Away~

Check this out! :-) Jane's Fabrics and Quilts is celebrating her birthday with a great give-away. I just love 30's fabrics! :-) Thanks to Myra I am entered for a chance to win. :-) Now if you don't want to dilute our chances, that's ok!, but stop by and read her blog. Lots of neat ideas there! :-))

Happy stitchin'!

A Rail Fence quilt...

I participated in a swap of Rail Fence blocks in Christmas prints in 2006. I got the top together but never had it quilted. It was the perfect top to do more practicing with on the LQS's HQ-16! :-) I did freehand loops and stars all over it and I just love it! :-)) I purchased an extra wide backing fabric for it, so no seams in the back to worry about. It quilted up really fast! Much faster than the pantograph did on the blue/tan quilt below! LOL Of course, it is a little smaller top too. It will fit my DS's twin bed perfectly this holiday season. :-) It will probably take me until then to get the binding on! LOL :-) You can click on the photo's to make them larger. ;-)

Today I worked on some more of the Christmas blocks for this year's swap. It is a fun, fast block and I'm really excited for this swap to be finished. Hopefully next year I'll have 2 Christmas quilts for our beds. :)) Whoohoo!

Until next time~ happy stitchin'!