In case you haven't heard there is a week long giveawy going on over here - click the photo to take you there. I also have her button for her store in my side bar at the bottom...
Love from Texas!
Monday, June 7, 2010
guilty
....ok...ok...I confess I wanted to increase my chances... LOL who here hasn't ever done that for a blog giveaway?
In case you haven't heard there is a week long giveawy going on over here - click the photo to take you there. I also have her button for her store in my side bar at the bottom...
Love from Texas!
In case you haven't heard there is a week long giveawy going on over here - click the photo to take you there. I also have her button for her store in my side bar at the bottom...
Love from Texas!
Mail Call - More pretty pink strings have arrived!
Sunshine blocks from Angela C are here! Aren't they so feminine?
Thanks so much for participating!!These blocks are gonna look so awesome together with the others I've already received!
Love from Texas!
Unbeatable
Not a quilter? or know someone who has asked for a quilt but you're not sure if they are quilt gift worthy? you know what I'm talking about - you don't think they'd appreciate all the work involved in making a quilt... Honestly it is VERY difficult for me to gift a quilt to ANYONE after the burns I've had in the past .....even with my own family! *gasp*
Maybe you'd like to have a good quilt to use outdoors for picnics or the beach....
If you answered yes to any of these questions... then have I found a great solution for you! ;)Look what I spotted this weekend while shopping at Walmart. It really is an UNBEATABLE deal!!!
You can not even buy the batting for $19 much less the fabric for the piecing of a quilt top or backing fabric... always wanted a Red/White/Blue quilt for using on picnics...but didn't know how to quilt??? Go to walmart and buy one of these!! They would make a great gift for someone getting married....
Love from Texas!
SubeeSews is the FIRST Scrappy Swapper to Arrive!
Yesterday, (Sat) when I checked my mailbox - there I found the very 1st package from my scrappy swap! From SubeeSews and it doesn't surprise me that she arrived first.... she is a HUGE Bonnie Hunter fan and has made and shown several "quiltville" patterns that she's completed over on her blog.. I highly recommend a blog visit if you've not heard of Suebee. ;)
She did a great job preparing her swap blocks for mailing to me that I thought I'd take a few photos. First off she included an envelope with $6 cash and a Priority Mail label all filled out with my name and addy as from and her addy for the TO spot.. that will be super easy peasy for me to stick onto one of the priority envelopes I have on hand here at home ;) and although it only cost her $5.15 to mail to me, I'll have just enough to add Delivery confirmation to hers on the way back to her (I'm pretty sure they are only $0.60) and that way she'll have a number to track when I return it...
Here's a peak inside her big gallon ziplock. No pins and no need for separate baggies... just off set each group and I can easily pick them out of the bag and lay them out by color group...
Ta-DA!! You are looking at 20 sets ... YES, 200 scrappy 4 patch blocks!!! Beautiful aren't' they??
Thanks Subee for letting me share photos of your swap package. :) and also - you are the 1st so that means you win a little something from me... I always do that for my swaps for the first package/s to arrive. Years ago when I did monthly noodles I once had 5 tie for 1st on the same day ;) and yes, all 5 won a little something from me ;)
The due date for these scrappies isn't' until July 31st but I have a feeling there will be more in my mailbox soon! ;) We have over 40 swappers and sign-ups are CLOSED.... however I am hosting the exact same swap again this fall with a due date of 10/31.
Love from Texas!
Friday, June 4, 2010
Look, I made Headlines - Woman Compets in Quilt Challenge
Funny title isn't it... ? at least when I read it today I laughed. I can picture it in my mind as a race to see who can sew the most 4 patches in a 5 minute timed challenge or something. Me sitting with my sewing machine at a table of other ladies waiting on the "get ready, get set, GO!" LOL :P and then me flooring my pedal to the metal - or as my daddy would say... "Hammer Down!"
But actually after you get past my quirky analysis of the title - my Kentucky Hometown newspaper - the Central KY News Journal did an awesome write up of me and my participation in the HGTV Crayola Quilt Challenge!! I'm really happy with it. It really turned out great considering all the choppy bits and pieces I gave them via email back and forth when they requested my "background & education" information.
It was a few months ago, February I think it was... that I contacted local papers here in my area of Texas - and while at it thought - hey, why not see if the CKNJ would be interested - after all that's where I grew up and have family...? and you know what - of the 4 papers I emailed, left voice mails, and even follow up calls leading to 2nd voice mails..... the CKNJ was the ONLY ONE that replied! That's right no one in Texas was interested.
Only the one in KY ...Better than nothing right? ;) They asked me when I'd like them to publish my quilt story... then or later on in the year... (the drawing isn't until September 11th)... and I suggested perhaps June b/c we would be visiting KY for the 4th of July... sneaky me .... hoping that as I ran into old friends and family on Main Street - it'd be fresh still in their minds of seeing me in the paper... and they'd offer to write me a check for chances.. :) Hey what's wrong with a little Wishful thinkin right? ;) I'm hoping it works to help sell some more raffle chances!
Although when I did find out that CKNJ would feature me in their paper, I told my HGTV friends and local TX friends... I choose NOT to share the news that I would be making headlines with anyone back home... not even my Dad & Clara!
After all, I'm pretty sure I won't get to be making any big "we're expecting a baby" announcements ever again... so this seemed to me - the only surprise left to spring on them! You know... just one day opening up the paper to see me there! ;)
Only thing was that when they called today to tell me I made today's paper... after I told them how I held out on telling them b/c I wanted to surprise them... Clara confessed that my Daddy didn't even notice me when he had the first turn of taking a look at today's paper! hahaha
Typical! It was just a little over 6 years ago we called him on his Birthday to sing to him...
and even though we shouted it - he didn't hear what it was that we announced..... and went about conversation after our singing like no big deal. :P
and then it was almost 4 years ago that we were there "in person" at Thanksgiving and told them that we were expecting... and he didn't hear the "Twins" part until about 10 minutes later into the conversation. haha :P
so today hearing that he missed seeing me in the paper with my last big suprise announcement for him... was like ole times again! ;) Clara said he read her parts of the paper out loud to her like he always does... then when he was done with it passed it to her... and she asked - didn't you see this photo of BONNIE??? ....what? haha I ♥ you Daddy! ;)
Guess now you're gonna have to up your $10 worth of chances, since everyone in Taylor County will be takin a chance to win!!! *hint*hint* Start savin... we'll be home in only 4 weeks... and at $10/week + another .... $60 that will make it an easy, even $100 don't cha think? ;) That's another 60 chances for you and Clara....
hahaha there I go again with that "Wishful thinkin" :P
Love from Texas!
But actually after you get past my quirky analysis of the title - my Kentucky Hometown newspaper - the Central KY News Journal did an awesome write up of me and my participation in the HGTV Crayola Quilt Challenge!! I'm really happy with it. It really turned out great considering all the choppy bits and pieces I gave them via email back and forth when they requested my "background & education" information.
It was a few months ago, February I think it was... that I contacted local papers here in my area of Texas - and while at it thought - hey, why not see if the CKNJ would be interested - after all that's where I grew up and have family...? and you know what - of the 4 papers I emailed, left voice mails, and even follow up calls leading to 2nd voice mails..... the CKNJ was the ONLY ONE that replied! That's right no one in Texas was interested.
Only the one in KY ...Better than nothing right? ;) They asked me when I'd like them to publish my quilt story... then or later on in the year... (the drawing isn't until September 11th)... and I suggested perhaps June b/c we would be visiting KY for the 4th of July... sneaky me .... hoping that as I ran into old friends and family on Main Street - it'd be fresh still in their minds of seeing me in the paper... and they'd offer to write me a check for chances.. :) Hey what's wrong with a little Wishful thinkin right? ;) I'm hoping it works to help sell some more raffle chances!
Although when I did find out that CKNJ would feature me in their paper, I told my HGTV friends and local TX friends... I choose NOT to share the news that I would be making headlines with anyone back home... not even my Dad & Clara!
After all, I'm pretty sure I won't get to be making any big "we're expecting a baby" announcements ever again... so this seemed to me - the only surprise left to spring on them! You know... just one day opening up the paper to see me there! ;)
Only thing was that when they called today to tell me I made today's paper... after I told them how I held out on telling them b/c I wanted to surprise them... Clara confessed that my Daddy didn't even notice me when he had the first turn of taking a look at today's paper! hahaha
Typical! It was just a little over 6 years ago we called him on his Birthday to sing to him...
Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you.
Happy Birthday - Dear GRANDY - YOU'RE GONNA BE A GRANDPA (Nora)
Happy Birthday to you!!
and even though we shouted it - he didn't hear what it was that we announced..... and went about conversation after our singing like no big deal. :P
and then it was almost 4 years ago that we were there "in person" at Thanksgiving and told them that we were expecting... and he didn't hear the "Twins" part until about 10 minutes later into the conversation. haha :P
so today hearing that he missed seeing me in the paper with my last big suprise announcement for him... was like ole times again! ;) Clara said he read her parts of the paper out loud to her like he always does... then when he was done with it passed it to her... and she asked - didn't you see this photo of BONNIE??? ....what? haha I ♥ you Daddy! ;)
Guess now you're gonna have to up your $10 worth of chances, since everyone in Taylor County will be takin a chance to win!!! *hint*hint* Start savin... we'll be home in only 4 weeks... and at $10/week + another .... $60 that will make it an easy, even $100 don't cha think? ;) That's another 60 chances for you and Clara....
hahaha there I go again with that "Wishful thinkin" :P
(you can click on the above photo to make larger)
Love from Texas!
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