Posting the Winner!

I am posting the winner of my Hopping Down the Bunny Trail giveaway and it is:

Donna of Sugar, Spice & Southern Life!  I will email you and you can send me your address so that I can get your pattern and fabric asap!

Congratulations Donna and thank you to all who entered and now follow my blog!  This was a lot of fun, and I know I will be having another giveaway in May!

Until tomorrow, happy quilting!

Are you ready to Hop Down the Bunny Trail?

Come and join everyone as they "Hop Down the Bunny Trail", a great way to visit blogs and enter into our giveaways!  This is so exciting for me because it is also my first giveaway!  There are a total of 29 blogs to visit counting mine!  This was all made possible thanks to Sandi at A Legacy of Stitches--whoo hoo, I can hear all of the applause going on right now!  Just become a follower of mine and leave me a comment on this post only!  That is it to enter to win here--quick and simple.  Please make sure that I have your name and email to reach you if you are the winner, if I can't reach you I will move on and draw another name.  I will draw the winner on Sunday at 7:00 p.m. EST.  My giveaway is open to anyone.  If you want to Hop with other blogs, click HERE or click on the bunny on my sidebar.  Here is what I am giving away, just in time for Easter:

Can't wait to meet new followers!  Have fun Bunny Hopping!  Until tomorrow, happy quilting!

As a footnote, click HERE to link to a wonderful new blog to me, Poems My Way, which I just found today--I know you will love it; the poems are so enjoyable to read; and they are also part of the Hop Down the Bunny Trail blog hop!

****Please Note:  This Giveaway is officially closed and no additional comments will be accepted.  Thank you all for participating and good luck.  *****  I will post the winner on March 29, 2010.***

A quilt Giveaway and back to my blog!

I discovered a new blog tonight, Banaghaisge and she is giving away a quilt that she has made for her blogaversary!  It is gorgeous, yes go take a look and you may just choose to enter also!  This was a good thing because it has gotten me back to my blog! 

I have been out every night for the last week with work or other commitments and I just haven't fit in my blog very well.  I also have been down to about 5 minutes of daily quilting, but thankfully that will change tomorrow!  Also, my DD has been home from college this week on Spring break--only 6 more weeks and another year of college is finished--where did that year go?  It has been wonderful to get the time with her--she goes back on Sunday...

One fantastic getaway was a trip to the New Jersey Quilt show last Saturday with a bus full of quilters!  We had a blast!  The vendors were first rate and the quilts were excellent!  I will have to get some pictures on this site, I took a few and my friend Pam took many more!  Tomorrow I am getting together with the monthly quilting group--it should be a lot of fun!  So, I should get some pictures there too!

A Win and The Amaryllis

I went to the mailbox today and look what was inside, the three patterns that I won over at Sew Cindy's blog!  Thank you, thank you!  It is so much fun to win something and receive items in the mail--makes me feel like it is Christmas receiving a present!  These are three great patterns, I have always wanted the Patchwork Pumpkin and I just love the birdhouses!  I definitely need to make the sewing kit and keep me organized on the road--yeah!

I also have been working on my Amaryllis--here is how far I have gotten:  I have traced all of the pattern pieces onto Steam-a-Seam Light!  When I finish here, I will be heading upstairs to cut all apart and fuse to the fabric!  Yeah, another step will be completed!

So, without further lingering, off I go to cut and iron!  Until tomorrow, happy quilting!

OPAM for February

Well, it is the last day of February--almost hard to believe!  I have completed three quilts for OPAM this month!  They are the three St. Patrick's Day quilts.  I have also sent off completed blocks to Australia and on Monday to Mama Sparks to be included in quilts for a wounded marine and a very ill friend in Australia.  So, all in all this has been a very good productive month!  I will now be working on the Amaryllis this first week of March--along with going to the New Jersey Quilt show later in the week!  Can't wait for that!
Until tomorrow, happy quilting!

Barb

Spring Sewing Party

8:00 a.m.
Shower, coffee and a quick call to the quilt shop to see if they were still running their free University quilt class on Hot Ribbon Quilting--they are!  That will be a quick trip! 
9:00 a.m.

Off to Hot Ribbon Quilting:  here are the photos of Cheryl demonstrating the hot ribbon technique and some of the quilts to make, I bought the Amaryllis to do and two of the books--the lighthouse and the first floral book.

Cheryl made this amarylis:

2:00 p.m.

Back home and putting things together to take to our once a month quilter's group.  I am taking all that I need to begin the above amaryllis.  I got all that I needed to make this--later today after the tablerunner and finishing the block I need to do!  So off to upstairs to work and take some pictures of the what is happening!

5:30 - 11:30 p.m.:

Well, I have been busy, although it won't look like I got a lot accomplished!  I did trace all of the pieces for the Amaryllis!  The quilter's got together at Cheryl's and all worked hard.  Pam and I are making the amaryllis:

                                

She is further ahead than I am, I am still tracing all of the pieces onto Steam a Seam Light, Laura is working on her Picnic quilt for her soon to be daughter-in-law:

Cheryl is working on her trees, this time I have a picture!  I also have to show a picture of her cat--she has Mickey ears on her side, isn't she cute--they call them "cracked" Mickey ears!

She is adorable and absolutely beautiful, she lives with her sister, who I did not get a picture of...

Cathy is working on her heart quilt--which will be queen size when she is finished:

Cathy is also looking for a piece of fabric to finish her last quilt: It is Robert Kaufman, Patrick Lose, Satinique Violet; if anyone has 1 yard or even fat quarters she would love to buy it, please let me know and I will get the information to her asap.  She needs it to finish this quilt:

We miss Christine tonight--she isn't feeling up to par. 

So, we all did work, and we all did get quite a bit done on our Spring Sewing Party--we made a real party of it, complete with Chinese food, pizza and homemade ice cream!  Thank you Cheryl for a great time and great ice cream--butter pecan and chocolate!  Pam brought a great cinnamon coffee cake--no lack of goodies here! 

This week I will be working on the amaryllis, table runner and sending off the blocks!  I hope that everyone had a wonderful Spring Sewing Party!  Until tomorrow, happy quilting!

Today is Spring Sewing Party

Check out the button on my sidebar because today is Spring Sewing Party, or click on those words to link you there!  Have fun and a great day of quilting!  Then check on back later to see what has been going on and what I have been up to!

Until later, happy quilting!

A little fabric search tonight and Boy Scouts!

Well, it is Wednesday and that means Boy Scouts; got in a little while ago and have been pulling fabric to make two string blocks for Mama Sparks--who is putting together a quilt for Matt, a marine who was injured in Afghanistan.  He is the son of a very dear friend.  They are easy string blocks if you can help out check it out.  I have been busy pulling my dark reds and blues....will sew them tomorrow night!  Maybe I can get some pictures in tomorrow too!

There is a wonderful giveaway for a one-of-a-kind rolling pin bowl keep at Firecracker Kid's blog.  Take a look!

Until tomorrow, happy quilting!

It is Snowing Again!

Well, it is snowing again and we have no school today!  This could be a long week of snow if the weather predictions come through as true.  We will have to see what happens--at this rate, we will be going to school until July--yuck! 

In the neighborhood waiting for the bus and the woods to the side of our house.

I came across this beautiful quilt giveaway and a new blog for me today.  Check out Lila Tueller Designs.

Well, I am off to the upstairs to see what I can sew today!  Will show pictures as things happen....

Until later, happy quilting!

Another St. Patrick's Day Quilt

Well, today I was able to finish the top of another St. Patrick's Day quilt.  I will quilt it in the next couple of days and bind it off to be hung on the wall in my family room.  I went from never having any St. Patrick's Day quilts to three in a week--thank you Friday Night Sew-In, that was definitely the push to move on this one! 

Now I will move on to a tablerunner that I need to do for the Boy Scout's Ziti Dinner and a couple of odd projects that need to be finished.  I think that the next holiday will be Easter, but I have the month of March for that. 

I have updated some of the buttons on my sidebar today also--as I received new events or dates for the events they are now current, so visit some of them and get sewing also!  Until tomorrow, happy quilting!

Friday Night Sew-In

Well, I did sew on the Friday Night Sew-In.  I haven't finished yet but I have made good progress.  I will show you the start to almost finished in these pictures:

I won't give away the finished top just yet, hopefully I will complete it tomorrow!  It was a great Friday Night Sew-In!  It was a great way to watch the Olympics and sew--and cut and resew alot!  Until tomorrow, happy quilting!

Monthly quilters and a new project

Just a quick peek at the fabric to be used in my next project--I will be working on this tomorrow for the Friday Night sew-in!  Perhaps not all will get used, but most will--I will have to see what "speaks" to me as it progresses.

A quick look at some of the projects that everyone was working on at our last get together--as always a lot of fun and very productive--great friends and excellent quilters!

Cheryl was working on pieced trees, but I never did get a good picture of them--sorry Cheryl, next month!

Until tomorrow, happy quilting!

A Couple of St. Patrick's Day projects

Well, I may not have been blogging much--but I have been sewing!  Two of my St. Patrick's Day projects are shown below.  The first is a small quilt that I just received the pattern for on Feb. 13th at the monthly Party with Patrick gathering.  They are fun, and quick.  (Remember, if you double-click on the picture you can view it up close)

The second one was a kit I have had for a couple of years and finally got around to making it--I was suprised at how it all went together from start to hanging in just two days! 

I am now working on a larger wallhanging!  I may even show it in progress....
Well, until tomorrow, happy quilting!

Thank you to Cath's Pennies Designs!

I just have to say a huge thank you to Cath of Cath's Pennies Designs for sending me the gorgeous wool pin cushion that I won on  her blog!  I received it in the mail on Saturday and I love it!  I have to say that her work is creative and exquisite!  I have not gotten into wool work, I have so much for quilting--but this is sure tempting!  Go and visit her blog and etsy shop for wonderful designs and to see her work; just so beautiful!  Thank you again, Cath!

I also have to say that I have been very busy sewing and quilting and I will post some pictures a little later, along with a couple pictures from the January get together of the quilting girls! 

Until tomorrow, happy quilting!

Rooster Giveaway

If you love roosters, and I do, run don't walk over to Bella Vista's blog to enter a wonderful anniversary giveaway!  You can also browse through her blog and see great tablescapes and more roosters!  Just double click on the button on my sidebar to visit there today!  Tell her that "The Corgi" sent you!  Enjoy!

Until tomorrow, happy quilting!

To Elaine:

I know this is just to one person, however, I cannot reply to you because I do not have your email address or your blog address.  You are coming through as a:  noreply blogger.  Please contact me and I will help you with what you need! 

Have a great night, until tomorrow, happy quilting!

Valentine's Day Giveaway!

If you are in the mood for a great Valentine's Day Giveaway, the go over to Quilting Can Be Fun's blog to enter!

Still working on some Valentine Day things myself.....will show some pictures when I get some more done!  Until tomorrow, happy quilting!

Another Pillowcase

Just a quick showing of another pillowcase which I finished--now just look at those inside french seams and finished band.  I love how the accent meets perfectly without any effort!  Once again, thank you Robin for such a great tutorial!

This was mailed off this afternoon to DD, who is studying to be a vet and loves those horses--plays polo at college, ah to be young!  Until tomorrow, happy quilting!