OH MY!

(this is a long post - bear with me)

I'm sorry I didn't return on Friday to announce the winners of my celebrations. We had a stressful and busy afternoon - my Visa debit card was compromised. Yep, someone attempted to do some major shopping with MY card. Needless to say it took us a few hours to unravel the mess. Ugh! I spent the rest of the day going through a variety of emotions - stress, anger, frustration, etc.

Completely forgetting that I still needed to announce the winners I decided to spend time in my "Happy Place" and sew like the wind. I spent a few hours Friday evening with my friend (my sewing machine) and then ALL afternoon and into the late night on Saturday. Up early this morning to - you guessed it - sew some more. teehee!!!! This is one of the of the precut projects I showed in my silly game last game - Bounce by Miss Rosie's Quilt Co with Hello Luscious by Basic Grey for Moda. I still need to add the final plain outer border; hopefully I can do that tomorrow. Miss Shaye is coming to spend a few hours with her Nana and Papa while her Mama goes to a doctor's appt - there may not be any sewing until later in the day. :-)

Cooper happened to be passing through - he visited the groomer last week so he's looking dapper. :-)

Yes, I know you're waiting for me to announce the winners - stop rolling your eyes! LOL I need your opinion, please! I received a variety of wonderful birthday gifts from blog friends and I'd love to show you.

I quit showing stuff like that a long time ago because I was accused of bragging and/or showing off.

Obviously, I've thanked all my friends profusely but I'd love to show you, too.

What would you do or better yet what do you do?

OK, here's the list of precut projects and their matching patterns:

A - 3

B - 5

C - 6
D - 2

E - 4

F - 1

27 participated in my silly and a bit difficult game and 9 got all the answers correctly. WooHoo!!!!

The winners:

Christine

Linda K

Leah

Cheryl

Monica

Carol

Linda

Nancy E

Sandie

I've spoken with my financial planner (aka Budget Guy) and he has approved that all nine winners will receive a prize. So, I'll go through the list of winners to see what you said you wanted and try to fulfill your wish - if your wish was given to someone ahead of you then I'll select something for you. :-)

Winners if you don't hear from me but see that you're on the list then please send me an e-mail with your address.

Thank you so much for all the birthday and blog anniversary wishes! I sincerely appreciate your sweet comments!

Enjoy a pieceful day.

In Friendship!

The Party is Over!

No more celebrating!

The balloons have been taken down!

The cupcakes have been eaten!

The gifts have been opened!

It was a great birthday and blog anniversary celebration - thank you for coming!

I'll be back later to announce the winners of my silly game. :-)

Enjoy a pieceful day.

In Friendship!

You're invited to my party to celebrate my 6th anniversary in blogging and my birthday!

Gifts for me are not required but I do have gifts for you - relax and have fun. :-)

We're going to play a game.

Did you see my bucket and pile of snippets in my blog post earlier this week?

I've been on a planning, plotting & cutting frenzy.

I planned, plotted and cut six different projects. There are six individual pictures of my pre-cut projects (A thru F); then there's a picture of patterns and a book (1 thru 6).

Leave a comment telling me which pre-cut project goes with which pattern.

For instance A-1 (this is not the correct answer - LOL)

(BTW, #2 is the pattern for the quilt on the cover)

Then the final picture shows six different prizes (layer cakes and charm packs) tell me which you'd prefer if you're a winner.

One rule - If you're a winner I must have a way to contact you.

The prizes

:-)


Thank you for coming!

Hope you had fun!

In Friendship!

Christmas and More

It's that time again - yep - gentle nagging time. LOL

July 23 - 8 more days in the month - ACK!!!

If you haven't made at least one Christmas gift this month you still have time.

Psst - if you've made one then you have time to make one more. teehee!

If you want to be on board the CTTY Train when it pulls into it's next stop on July 31st and you need inspiration. Run as fast as you can to visit Carol because she's been providing tons of Christmas inspiration with her own Christmas in July challenge. I look forward to every day because I'm anxious to see what she's made. There are tablerunners, mug mats, wallhangings, oh my! She's posting something every day in July - yes, every day - I'm not kidding. GO NOW!!!!

It's ok you can admit it - you secretly wish you were on her Christmas gift giving list. :-)

Lest you think I've just been sitting around under an a/c vent. OK, you got me I have been doing exactly that (it's so stinkin' hot) however I have also been plotting and planning projects. teehee!

I've spent the past two days cutting projects.

Are you curious?

I'll be back later to share the cute piles and stacks of fabric ready and waiting to be introduced to my sewing machine.

Based on the bucket of colorful snippets and pile of white snippets how many projects do you think I cut?

Enjoy a pieceful day!

In Friendship

Obsessed or Possessed?

Scrap Jar Stars

My Scrap Jar Stars project is officially a flimsy!

Thank you sooooo much for all your input and suggestions regarding how many blocks I should make. :-) I appreciate your help.

I decided to do a 5 x 6 layout for two reasons (1) I already had pieces/parts cut and ready to go (2) Mr Daze seldom gives me his opinion on any quilt, other than to cheer me on, and he really thought this quilt should be a rectangle. I wanted to show him I cared about his opinion and I'm glad I did. I LOVE this quilt! LOL
I'm not sure whether I was obsessed or possessed by this project. Maybe both. LOL I had so much fun working on this quilt and need to thank Karin for the inspiration and light bulb moment. :-)

I made this quilt with 40 different Pam Kitty Morning fat eighths and reserved 40 - two inch strips to make a scrappy binding. Need to decide on backing soon because I'm anxious to quilt this baby. :-)

Please visit Amber at A Little Bit Biased to see her quilt and tutorial. Karin is working on hers with blues and reds; Staci is doing hers with Vintage Modern prints; Leanne (picture here) made one with beautiful scraps and Carol is going to start working on hers very soon. And, YOU? LOL

Enjoy a pieceful day and thank you so much for visiting with me!

In Friendship!

An Impasse
Scrap Jar Stars

I've been working diligently on my Scrap Jar Stars PKM project. I have to admit that every star I make becomes my favorite. LOL

I made huge faux pas and it's not like me - I'm terribly sorry! I did provide this information in the first post but failed to include it this time. :-(

This is a pattern designed by Amber at A Little Bit Biased
The block tutorial is here

I've reached an impasse and need YOUR help, please.

When I initially had this Plan B project I thought I'd make 25 blocks (5 x 5). Then as I was working out my math, etc I decided I had enough fabric to make 30 blocks (5 x 6). Here I have 20 blocks on my design wall (4 x 5) and I'm not sure I like this as a rectangular quilt. I do know I don't want to stop with just 20 blocks but I'm not sure if it should be 25 blocks or 30 blocks. Sigh - please tell me you do this! LOL

I have to share that Mr Daze loves this quilt (well, the blocks) and would prefer that it be a rectangular quilt but I'm waffling. LOL

Help me!!!!

Enjoy a pieceful day!

In Friendship!

Christmas Through the Year

So, Christmas Elves how's it going? Have you finished or at least started one (or two) Christmas gifts this month. Yes, it's only July 9th but we all know the year is truly flying by. Surely you don't want to get to November and wish you'd made a few little somethings for family and friends. I have nothing to inspire you because I haven't finished or started a Christmas gift this month - huge sigh! ;-)

Picture borrowed from Carol's blog with her permission

Do you know Carol at Carol's Craft Blog?
That's the spot to visit if you're looking for serious Christmas inspiration. Carol is a very talented and inspiring sewist - it's always fun to see what she's doing. Right now she's enjoying Christmas in July and challenged herself to make and show something every day in July. Take time to visit Carol and go back to July 1st to see everything she's already made - your head will spin. LOL She recently finished the table runner in the picture above. By the way, Carol works a full time job, too.

Don't be left behind; hop aboard the Christmas Through the Year Train as it heads to our next stop July 31st.


"I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year!"
Charles Dickens



In Friendship!

Scrap Jar Blocks

(PKM project)

I was visiting Karin's blog the other night while searching for 'the' project for my PKM fabric when I had that light bulb moment I told you about. YES!!!!! She was showing all the pieces parts to her Scrap Jars Stars quilt. This wonderfully scrappy quilt is from Amber/A Little Bit Biased. I lurk on Amber's blog, therefore I'd watched her progress on her quilt, secretly coveting it. LOL Amber has a terrific tutorial for the block.

OMG, it really spoke to me but for reasons that simply don't matter I didn't jump in with both feet.

It was time to jump in because I knew it would be the perfect project for my PKM fabric. I had hoped to start working on my Scrap Jar Stars (OK, I don't have scraps but I can make scraps - LOL) on Friday but it wasn't meant to be. Sigh! Instead yesterday I spent ALL day in my sewing room having more fun than should be allowed. LOL I know you've experienced the same feelings with a project or two (OK, maybe three).

There was lots of cutting to be done. I'd done my math and decided I wanted to make 30 blocks.

I made the first batch of half square triangles and I couldn't stand it I HAD to make the first block.

TA-DA - yes there are some duplicate prints in the blocks even though I tried hard to avoid it. ack!!! LOL I planned to employ Jack the Ripper but then decided that in the grand scheme of things it wouldn't matter. OK, maybe I'm just being lazy. LOL

I decided to make a second block to see if the duplication of prints would matter. No picture but trust me when I say it didn't matter. LOL

I couldn't stop myself - really I couldn't - I had to make more blocks!!!! With each finished block I was getting more and more excited. The blocks are looking even cuter than I thought they would. BIG, BIG SIGH!!!

There will be sashing and corner stones between the blocks thereby creating a secondary pattern - a nine patch.

BTW, these are some honking big blocks (12" finished) so I'm rethinking my 30 block (5 x6) plan. Should I stick with my original plan - what would you do? :-)

Can you guess where I'll be this afternoon? My "Happiest Place on Earth" - my sewing room. wahoo!!!!

Enjoy a pieceful day - thank you for visiting.

In Friendship!

Plan B

:-)

My sweet pile of Pam Kitty Morning fat eighths waiting patiently for me to decide what they will become. I've had my thinking cap on to no avail - maybe I need to stop thinking. LOL

See the red block with the prints? On Wednesday I planned to make a bunch of similar blocks in all the prints with white Kona. They would look like lifesavers skipping across the quilt. Sweet? Maybe! Simply wasn't flipping my skirt (so to speak). I don't like to settle and I felt that's what I was doing. I didn't have a Plan B but the possibility existed so I decided to keep thinking. :-)

I had grand plans to sew the day away but the stars were not aligned. LOL And, then the unthinkable happened!!! The a/c quit providing much needed cold air. Big, big sigh! You know we live on the Surface of the Sun, the Chamber of Commerce wants you to believe it's the Valley of the Sun, yeah right! LOL The last thing I wanted to do was add more heat to my sewing room with the iron and lights - icky!!!!

I hunkered down on the couch with my netbook on my lap and the search for Plan B began. I looked for inspiration on Pinterest, Google, blogs, etc. And, then while visiting a favorite blog I had a huge light bulb moment. OMG, that was it - yes that was definitely it. I counted my fat eighths and did the math - YES it was going to work. WooHoo!!!!

No sewing yesterday, even though I had Plan B because we were waiting for the Greg, the a/c guy. He arrived mid-morning, as promised, and put a big band aid on the a/c unit. It needs a little more TLC but it's working enough to keep the house (us) cool, so we're happy.

We have an appointment later this morning and Greg, the a/c guy, is coming by while we're away but when we return I plan to start cutting and sewing.

I hope to share Plan B with you soon. Stay tuned. teehee!

Don't ya love it when a plan comes together, even if it is Plan B?

Thanks so much for popping by to visit with me - come again soon!

In Friendship!

roh, roh - I don't have enough Kona. Do you think Budget Guy would stop on the way home? Yep, I think so, too.

A "Score" and a Happy 4th of July!

As my friend, Paulette, would say, "Score".

That's what I said the day the package of yummy Marmalade arrived.

I couldn't stop myself - really I couldn't.

I didn't tell Budget Guy about this order so when it arrived and I was dancing around the kitchen he just stood there with his hands on his hips and tapping his foot. teehee! Then he said "another one?" LOL

I fired up the iron and started pressing while oohing and ahhhing - OMG, OMG, OMG!!! :-)

(officially a flimsy)

After a little bit of indecision I selected a pattern. It had to be Dilly Dally by Camille of Thimbleblossoms.
There are 42 pinwheels in the pattern but only 40 prints. Although I did entertain the thought, I simply couldn't repeat any prints (the others would feel a bit slighted - LOL) so I found two matching pairs of Vintage Modern that worked beautifully.

It's officially a flimsy; as soon as the yardage is available I'll select an outer border print and run for the borders. :-)

Happy 4th of July

(many reasons to celebrate)

We don't have any special plans today. It's cloudy and a bit overcast so we've got our fingers crossed for much needed rain.

I hope you're sewing - I plan to.


In Friendship!

I'm back in Sinta's BOM Rehab and will be for a few weeks. :-)

These three blocks have been at the top of my design wall for a very long time - longer than I can remember. I've been really good about ignoring them but every now and then I do pay a little attention. LOL They are a Designer Mystery BOM from the Fat Quarter Shop but I don't recall the year. ;-) I seem to remember making more blocks and there's a finishing kit, too. Guess, I need to go diving ----- no not dumpster diving just diving into the deep end of the closet in my sewing room. :-)

Wish me luck and if you don't hear from me soon, please send help. LOL

Guess what I missed last month? Well, I didn't miss it, just chose to ignore it because I wasn't quite sure how to celebrate.

It was my 6th anniversary in blogging.

Should we celebrate or just move on? LOL

I hope you're having a wonderful Monday. Thanks for popping in - pop in again soon.

In Friendship!

Christmas Through the Year and Another Year of Schnibbles

The end of June; six months done and six months until Christmas.

It's definitely hard to believe. :-)



I hope you've been on board the Christmas Through the Year Train during the month of June because we're about to pull into our next stop - June 30th.

Are you ready to add your blog to Mr Linky to show a Christmas gift (or two) you've completed this month? Don't forget that you'll be eligible to win Cheryl's super cute bag (did you know that I'm bagophobic - LOL)

I'm struggling with Mr Linky so please include the link to your blog in a comment. I'll work on it again in the morning - I'm frustrated. :-)

I challenged myself to make two Christmas gifts this month and I'm proud to say I met my challenge. I hope the recepients like them - I do fret about that. :-)

Here's my June AYOS Leap Year completion. WooHoo!!!! This was a free pattern from Carrie at Miss Rosie's Quilt Co given to those that have participated in AYOS in recent months.


If you need me I'll be 'sewing like the wind' in my own personal "Happiest Place on Earth" (my sewing room)



In Friendship!

My Fabric/Pattern Challenges

I spend way too much time trying to decide what project to work on next. I'll pull a fat quarter/fat eighth bundle, layer cake, jelly roll, or charm pack only to put it away after some gazing. When I pull it off the shelf or out of the drawer I have grand plans and then they just fizzle out because I simply can't decide what pattern I might want to use.

I decided it would be a good idea to pull fat quarter/fat eighth bundles and at least get them pressed and ready to cut. Looking at the fabric while I'm pressing is so different than looking at it as a little sliver when it's folded. My initial plan can change based on what I see when I'm pressing.

I set up my Big Board, spray starch and iron in my kitchen where I knew it would be much cooler. I planned to put the iron through a major work out.

Around my kitchen table you'll see lots of lovelies -

Ruby by Bonnie and Camille

Pam Kitty Morning by PKM

Clermont Farms by Minick and Simpson

Sweet Broderie by Rosalie Quinlan

Sew Cherry by Lori Holt

Vintage Modern by Bonnie and Camille

Let the cutting begin - it's time to set up my cutting board, ruler(s) and rotary cutter (with new blade).

Everything has come to a screeching halt. Sigh!

I buy patterns based on many reasons - often just the design however sometimes it's the fabric that attracts me.

Here's my challenge:

Is it a cop out to make the quilt the same way the designer made it?

Should I be looking at the pattern thinking I need to select different fabric(s)?

If you're a regular reader of my blog then you know that I do both however it still presents a challenge to me.

I'd love to know what you do.

I'm looking forward to hearing from you so please share your process.

I appreciate your visit - come again soon.

In Friendship!

Bag-o-phobic

Bag - A container of flexible material with an opening at the top, used for carrying things

Phobic - suffering from irrational fears

Are you a sewist who possesses the Heaven sent talent to make bags? You have no fear of zippers, snaps, etc? If this describes you then I bow down and applaud you. Color me jealous. :-)

Recently my friend, Carol, and I were discussing how much we love bags and how envious we are of blog friends who make so many cute, pretty, adorable, sweet (you name it) bags. Huge Sigh!!!! Sadly, we both suffer from extreme bag-o-phobia. When we open a bag pattern and start reading the instructions our eyes glaze over, roll back in our heads, butterflies start fluttering in our tummies, beads of sweat appear on our foreheads, etc. It's not a pretty sight. LOL

One of our talented blog friends is Sherri of A Quilting Life - that girl makes some fabulous bags. In our conversation, Carol and I were discussing how we could get one of Sherri's bags. Could we sneak into her sewing room and grab two bags or maybe we could enlist the help of one of Sherri's friends. Sigh! We couldn't think of anything we could even offer in trade. Bigger Sigh!

Do you suppose groveling would help?

Nah, I didn't think so but we're not beneath groveling.

LOL :-o

Picture borrowed from Sherri's blog (with her permission) - we LOVE these! :-)
(picture borrowed from Wendy's blog with her permission)

And, then there's sweet, talented Wendy. That girl makes all sorts of bags; some with zippers, handles, buttons, snaps, etc. They are adorable and fabulous. How do I know? Take a look at the next picture - lucky me! LOL


A sampling of bags Wendy has made especially for me! :-)



Somewhere along the way I thought I would make a bag or two. Thought I might make one for Carol, too (she'd be so surprised - LOL)

I have Terry Atkinson's pattern, Zippy Strippy, some Millie's Closet fat quarters and three matching zippers. Just the thought makes my eyes glaze over, roll back in my head, the butterflies start fluttering in my tummy and the beads of sweat appear on my forehead. Big, Big Sigh! :-o


Silly me - it's just not going to happen because I'm seriously BAG-O-PHOBIC. LOL


I hope you're having a good day - feel free to laugh at Carol and I. LOL

Bear in mind that this is all very 'tongue in cheek' - my silliness!

In Friendship!

Yes, I'm definitely late this week; please accept my apologies. Cheryl is off on a much needed get away trip with her hubby so don't tell her that I was lazy. LOL

This is the half way point in the year - wow - where do the days go????

I hope you've been busy this month working on at least one Christmas gift.

It's Summer time and the last thing or person we want to think about is this jolly fat guy. He's very cute however it's JUNE! LOL

It's been 110, 112, 113 degrees (pick a number) in my corner of the world with no rain. Oh, wait yesterday we had 272 drops of rain. That was it!

You're rolling your eyes and thinking "stop nagging me Darlene". LOL

I feel your 'pain' because I feel that I'm nagging myself, too. We'll all be very grateful and appreciative of my nagging in December when we have all our handmade gifts finished and ready to give.

Yes, we will - seriously - we will - I'm not kidding. LOL

The CTTY Train will be pulling into it's next stop on Saturday, June 30th.

I'll be back with Mr Linky so you can add your link to show what you accomplished in June.

You'll be eligible to win Cheryl's incredible prize if you post a link.

Stay cool.

In Friendship!

How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?

And how can you mend a broken heart?

How can you stop the rain from falling down?

How can you stop the sun from shining?

What makes the world go round?

How can you mend a this broken man?

How can a loser ever win?

Please help me mend my broken heart and let me live again .

The Bee Gees

Yes, I had my heart broken earlier this week - actually I was crushed. It's really not a big deal but for a few minutes I was a bit devastated. So, rather than dwell on the 'big crush' I got busy. I sorted through my little quilts and started quilting and attaching the binding to the front. I managed to get three ready for the big sew down.

By the way, have I shared with you how much I love straight line quilting? I absolutely love the way straight line quilting looks. Crosshatching, stitching in the stitch, etc, make me sew happy. Simple with wonderful results. :-)

Yesterday we found out that a good friend's daughter is expecting a baby boy 'any day now'. We hadn't seen him in months so it was surprise news. I decided I HAD to make a quilt NOW. LOL I pulled out some charm squares and got busy. It's very simple but it looks a bit 'flat' so I'll share after I do the quilting. Stay tuned.

We survived our time with Eli (8 year old grandson) surrounded by Star Wars action figures, Lego's, etc. There was a trip to Wal Mart, Toys 'R Us, McDonald's, Popsicles, cookies, tropical punch Capri Sun and of course a trip to his favorite eatery the Golden Corral buffet because he gets anything he wants i.e. cotton candy. LOL He told his mom that he really had a fabulous time with his Nana and Papa.

THAT makes my heart smile :-)

Have a terrific day! Thank you for popping by to visit - come again soon.

In Friendship!

No Flitting

Found a Flower

:-)

Depressing sight.

LOL

I learned a very good lesson this week. Last summer Karen at Sew Many Quilts led a red and white charm swap. Initially I missed the deadline :-( but then I noticed a call on Karen's blog for a few more swappers. I left a comment and got in just under the wire. :-)

When the charms arrived I was a little dismayed - 'now what' I thought to myself. The variety of charms was overwhelming to me. I put the Ziploc bags away to think about another day. Annette at Sunshine Yellow immediately made a fabulous quilt and I asked if I could be a copy cat and make one like it. She kindly said yes but my immediate thought was that mine wouldn't be as cute as hers. Silly, I know but real in my mind. LOL

Fast forward to this past Monday - while searching in my closet for something else I came across the Ziploc bags of the red and white charms and tossed them out on my sewing table. The time had come to do something. LOL I went to Annette's blog and looked at her quilt one more time and decided to jump in with both feet.

The pattern is Charming Stars and featured on the Moda Bakeshop blog. I made four blocks and was instantly smitten. Oh my goodness my blocks were looking very cute so my quilt surely would look at cute as Annette's. Wouldn't it?

I spent all day yesterday (Tuesday) making the rest of the blocks (there are a total of 16) and assembling the quilt top all with a huge smile on my face. :-)
I thought I'd have to shop for a border fabric but before I went to bed last night I remembered something I have in my stash and it's going to be perfect.
WooHoo!!!!

The lesson learned - don't discount something just because it overwhelms me or may not immediately appeal to me.

I love, love, love this quilt top.
Maybe it is as cute as Annette's - teehee

Annette, thank you so much for graciously allowing me to be a big old copy cat. :-)

Monday morning before I started playing with the red and white charms I whipped up these two small quilts.
Kathie continues to inspire me to make small quilts - they are so much fun.
25 charms and a background fabric - TA DA!
(approx 21" x 21")

Top one made with Renewal and bottom one made with Lollipop by Moda.
I've been having so much fun. LOL

Probably won't get much more done because Eli (8 year old grandson) is coming to spend a couple of days with his Nana & Papa. That will be tons of fun.

BTW, there's a brand new cone on my pretty cone holder.
:-)

Thanks so much for stopping by - come again soon!

In Friendship!

Hello, here I am shaking my pom-poms and cheering you on to motivate you to continue to work on Christmas gifts or if you haven't started then now is the time. This little club is open to anyone whenever you feel like you want to join in.

I know, I know it's summertime and the last thing you want to think about is CHRISTMAS! I hear you telling me to be quiet. LOL You might be rolling your eyes now but if you make at least one gift a month you'll be patting yourself on the back in December.

All aboard the Christmas Through the Year train!

Next stop June 30 where you'll be eligible to win a sweet something from Cheryl but only if you make at least one gift.

BTW, Cheryl's gift this month is adorable - trust me - I've seen it. :-)

I've been very lazy lately and haven't made as many gifts as I'd like. Sigh!

I'm not stressing - I'm challenging myself to make at least two this month.

How about challenging yourself, as well?

On a side note - Cheryl does fabulous CTTY posts full of tutorials on the first and third Mondays of the month. I've decided that I'm going to post on the second and third Mondays of the month - all I do is shake my pom-poms. LOL

"I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year!"
Charles Dickens

In Friendship!

Schnibbles & Small Quilt Swap

Schnibbles:

I've had a very strong urge to sew, however, I can't seem to settle on a project. I feel like a hummingbird - flitting from charm packs, jelly rolls, layer cakes, fat quarters, pattern, books, etc. What to do, what to do?

I waste so much time - I need an assignment - LOL

Yesterday I rolled out of bed bound and determined to spend some time sewing. I knew I wanted to work on the June Schnibbles project - Leap Year. Cue my inner hummingbird - flit to those charm packs, no wait, maybe I'll use those, hmmmm maybe I'll use those! LOL Finally I grabbed the pattern, two charm packs of Ruby, bolt of Bella and chained myself to my cutting table (this way I couldn't flit - LOL)

I cut and made a handful of blocks, took a break to go to breakfast with my man; once home I got back to work. Wheeeeeee - a finished Leap Year flimsey. :-)

(needs to be pressed with starch and hot iron - sheesh)

Small Quilt Swap:

A couple of months ago I signed up to participate in a Small Quilt Swap through Kris at Dandelion Quilts with a May 31 deadline. I mailed mine off to my partner, Chrissy from Sew Lux Fabric & Gifts and earlier this week I received my small quilt from Chrissy. It's absolutely adorable and will be enjoyed. I love the polka dot binding :-) BTW, you saw the quilt I made for Chrissy last week when I asked for you for your opinion. Thank you Kris and Chrissy for making it a fun swap.

(should have pressed the folds - sheesh)

I'm off to cue my inner hummingbird and do some flitting. LOL

Thanks bunches for stopping by - come back soon.

In Friendship!

Christmas Through the Year

May Winner

First let me say congratulations and thank you to all who made Christmas gifts in the month of May. You're going to be so excited in December when you'll be sitting back sipping hot chocolate.

Cheryl and I truly have enjoyed hosting this little club and hope you've enjoyed it, as well.

A special thanks to Allie for starting this in 2011 and allowing us to continue the fun.

The stocking for May will be headed to Karin at Lovin' Life at the End of the Dirt Road

Here's the towel in all it's glory - LOL

I made this using a tutorial Carol and Cheryl posted on their blogs a few months ago.

Have fun in June and we'll be here shaking our pom-poms to cheer you on

In Friendship!