A Great Giveaway!~

How about a Halloween treat? Skip on over to Pumpkin Patch Primitives to get in on the fun~ and good luck!! :-))

~Monday~Monday~

Do you ever feel like you need a weekend after your weekend? :-))

We had a really busy one here! DS had homecoming festivities all week ~ending with the big game Friday night and the dance Saturday night. Yep, he had a date and yes, Mom scrambled to get him properly attired for the dance!~ I can't believe a kid can grow so much in such a short time! Unfortunately, the photo's I got, I am not allowed to share. ;-) I'm pretty sure he had a good time~ I am hearing snippets of things as time passes. LOL DD also came home this weekend~ she was due in by mid-afternoon Friday but the weather played against her... traffic was a huge disaster and the buckets of rain coming down didn't help. She was lucky to make it before bedtime. :-o We had a great time catching up in between running hither & yon for all sorts of errands. I am one tired Mom today, but everyone is back where they belong and all went well. :-) ~It's a happy tired for me, I'll catch up eventually. ;-)

We did have a bit of time yesterday afternoon to play with sheets, so that is what is on my design wall today. :-) I'm hosting a FQ vintage sheet swap on the HGTV message boards and these are some of the beauties I have received so far. I am really excited to make a vintage sheet quilt. :-) (click pic for a closer peek)

Hop on over to Judy L's blog for more Design Wall Monday eye-candy. You will see some wonderful quilts and projects in-progress. :-) Until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!

~I'm Still Here!

..and thinking about Christmas! ;-) Actually I made this little topper last year and never got it quilted. Now its quilted~ I sure hope it doesn't take another year to bind it!! :-o The pattern is Marcie's at Patchalot More. I loved it in 2007 when she offered it as a free pattern, and I still love it now! :-) Thanks Marcie! :-)

I've been sewing in bits and fits lately, but hope to get back into it soon. Unfortunately, I can't show you what is on my ironing board just yet... hopefully soon! ;-)

Have a happy day~
and Happy Stitchin'!!

~Design Wall Monday~

Don't Mondays seem to show up awfully fast? Once again, it is time for Judy L. at Patchwork Times' design wall show-and-tell. I love seeing what other quilters in blogland are working on! If you have some free time, head over and view the links Judy has on her blog. :-))

As for me~ I am playing catch-up! I got a little behind in the BOM some of the ladies on the HGTV quilting message board are sponsoring, so I got myself caught up. :-) I'll have to take a photo of all the blocks so far, but here are the past 2 months. I'm doing my blocks in holiday fabrics in the hope that I'll have it all ready for next year. ;-)

Thank you to all who stopped by for the Bloggers Fall Quilt Festival! (see previous post) I am slowly making my way thru all the links on Park City Girl's blog and enjoying the show! :-)

Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!

Bloggers Quilt Festival

Have you heard about the Quilt Festival? Amy at Park City Girl has set it up~ and she has loads of links to quilting bloggers~ and lots of wonderful quilts to see! Grab your mug/cup/can and head over for the show! :-)

As for me~ I had such a time deciding what to enter! I chose 'Autumn Waves'. It is a recent finish and a favorite because my girlfriend who lives about 1800 miles away and I made this quilt together despite being so far apart. We chose the theme of ' autumn' and each of us made 44 pairs of blocks using our stashes and maybe a few additions. ;-) Then we swapped our duplicate blocks. I really enjoyed putting this quilt together because my blog readers chimed in when I showed different layouts, and different fabrics for the borders, so it was like quilters all over the world helped me to make my quilt! I met so many of y'all through the making of this quilt! It was fun! :-)) ...and I ended up with a great quilt full of memories. :-) Thanks everyone! :-)

Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!

Design Wall Monday~

I did not know that if you mistakenly hit enter twice, your post would publish without anything in it! :-o Yup I did that after putting in the title. Yikes. ;-) Hope you didn't stop by before I fixed my little boo-boo. :-))

I've had this quilt done for a few weeks, but couldn't show you as it was my entry in the 'Scraps to Treasures' Challenge on the HGTV quilters message board. Every year those who sign up send in 6.5 inch squares of 2 fabrics. Our hostess, swaps them and what we get back~ 2 squares from every participant~ we have to make something with. We also get to add a yard of fabric and any bonus squares we 'earned' during the challenge~ thru little games etc. It's usually quite the challenge because the fabrics are so different! Some of the ladies really rose to the challenge this year and I 'd like you to go take a look at their quilts~ Scraps to Treasures Challenge 2009. Did you notice 'Deconstructed'? I just loved it! The board members are invited to vote for their favorites in the categories. I was surprised mine was in the winners! :-) There were so many great entries!

So although my design wall is empty today~ its not because I haven't been busy! Next up is the mini quilt I am making for my friend Bingo-Bonnie. It's a surprise, so no photo's of that today. ;-)

Check out what other quilters are up to at Patchwork Times~ Judy L's blog, she is the sponsor of Design Wall Monday. :-)) You will find lots of inspiration!

Until Next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!

First Friday Freebie~

I'm a month behind, but have you seen the First Friday Freebie Kaaren at the Painted Quilt has? She has an adorably cute Halloween wall hanging pattern! I'm a printing! Thank you Kaaren!