Mother's Day goings on....

So for Mother's Day, I did nothing. AMAZINGLY wonderful. :) My kiddos went to church, as usual, but I stayed home with Dear Hubby. I drank coffee, hand quilted, and even took a nap.

My kids brought home roses, a card, and a couple of gifts cards: one for iTunes and one for a Spa. Nice.

They also bought dinner, Chinese food, and we all piled into my bedroom and watched "Never a Dull Moment" (1968, Dick Van Dyke) and one DVRd episode of Saturday Night Live.

It really was a pleasant day. I kept playing the Mother's Day Card....."I can't do that, it's Mother's Day", and was able to get out of everything I didn't want to do. :)

I've quilted 30 of the 48 blocks on my Hopscotch Quilt. Still puttering along....

And, this past week I made some nine patch blocks, just for fun.

I'm thinking I need to put another quilt top together, so I don't forget how to piece in the midst of all this hand quilting!!

They are made using my 3 inch strips. So, they finish at 7 1/2 inches. Weird size, I know. But I am determined to use up all these strips I have cut. I have them in every size, and I am constantly looking for scrap quilt patterns that use the strips I have already cut up. I'm in love with squares.....and since I'm currently quilting a sixteen patch quilt, I changed it up and made nine patches. :)

Ok, that's about it for now.....so Happy Quilting!!!!!!!

Oh so nice....

Our anniversary is the end of this month.....and of course, Mother's Day is tomorrow. So......my Dear Hubby sent me out shopping for this::




I'm in love with it. I LOVE the color, and I can't wait to fill the bottom two shelves with quilts that I've finished. A couple of my quilts are out camping this weekend (with Dear Older Daughter) and one is at an EMT station (where my son works and sleeps), and all the others are either on a bed here, or are small wall hanging quilts or have been given away.

The quilter's children have no quilts!

The cabinet has beadboard backing and stained shelves. It's super sturdy and has beveled glass. Sigh.

We had a large computer armoire in this spot and it took up so much room, both physically and visually. Now that Dear Hubby is not able to get out of bed, we have gotten rid of the big desk top computer and Dear Older Son put together a nice laptop for Dear Hubby. (And, he has an iPad too.)

I've wanted one of these cabinets for oh so long.....and I finally have one. Rather expensive for our normal gifts, so I'm combining Mother's Day and anniversary. :) I do have the sweetest hubby.

Happy Mother's Day (and anniversary) to me!!!!!!

The winners are......

34, 32, 5, 4

Random numbers generated May 7 2011 at 9:40:0



Winona -- The Chicken Hearted Kit

Tudy -- The Wild Geese Pattern

Alina -- The Pin Cushion Kit

Kathy H -- The Bluebonnet Needle Case Kit


Congratulations to all four winners!!!!!!

Please contact me with your addresses. I am not sure when I will be able to get to the post office, but will get your prizes in the mail as soon as possible.

Thank you for all the comments. :)

Happy Quilting!!!!!!!

Give Away and gardening....

Just wanted to remind everyone to click the link and comment on THIS BLOG POST in order to have your name in the drawing for the giveaway. That's all you have to do is comment! The winners will be announced sometime tomorrow.

And, my square foot garden is growing so well. I've had to push the cucumbers back so they will grow onto the supports instead of taking over my bed! I even have little squash growing and tomato blooms. And, the best part is that I've been using my herbs to cook with. SOOOOO good and I feel like I'm saving money every time I snip some rosemary or basil. :) This is a lot of fun.



I'm still quilting on my Hopscotch quilt and I think I'm almost half way finished! We're having friends over this weekend, so I'm sure I won't have much time for quilting. But, there's always next week, right???

Happy Quilting!!!!!

Pillowcases

Please read Carol's post on her blog "Brown Quilts". If it touches your heart as much as it has mine and many others, please help.

Here is a link to free pillowcase patterns from APQ.

Happy Quilting!!!!!

Give Away!!!!!

Ok, here is what we have. I was going through a basket of stuff in my sewing room and came across these four things that I needed to be realistic about.

The first one is this kit called Chicken Hearted. I fell for this one years ago at the Houston Quilt Festival. Each year, I go to their booth, admire the quilt all finished, and dream of buying another kit. I refuse until I finish this one....and after 6 years, I still haven't done it. Chances are it's not going to happen. Plus I have OOODLES of small quilts and have no place for them.
The next item up for give away is this little pattern called "Wild Geese". This is a tissue paper pattern (paper pieced) for 3 3/4 inch blocks. You can make up to 36 of them. Cute pattern, but here is the story behind this one. I order things online all the time because it's just easier for me since I'm home so much of the time taking care of my husband. While clicking around online, ordering fabric and stuff, I must have accidentally clicked on it and added it to my basket. By the time I noticed, I had already placed the order and paid for it. Not the online store's fault. I should have double checked my basket. Live and learn, right? I won't be making this one either, so I'm offering it as a give away.

The third item is a give away I got on a Quilt Shop Hop. It's a pin cushion kit. This is from Quilts By The Bay in Galveston, Texas. I love the fabric and the pattern looks easy. But I don't need another pin cushion and I don't really like making them. I definitely don't want to throw this away, and would like to share it.


And, the last item is another give away from a Quilt Shop Hop. This little kit will make a bluebonnet needle case. This one is from a quilt shop in Humble, Texas called It's a Stitch. Lovely shop, lovely people. Now, what Texas girl wouldn't LOVE a bluebonnet needle kit?? I love it too, but know I would never use it. And, the idea of working on it just is not appealing to me. I'd rather share it.

These two pics show the finished needle case and the fabrics included.


Now, there are no hoops to jump through. Just comment on this post before Friday May 6th, midnight, CST, and I'll pick four winners. I'll post the winners names on Saturday sometime. We need to be able to communicate by e-mail, so that I can get your address and get your give away items in the mail, as soon as my life allows. :)

I'm not making money here, I'm just cleaning out my sewing room. I'm not selling items I won for free, just passing them on.

The kits include all the items needed to finish the projects.

Happy Quilting!!!!!!!!!!

Update....

on the Hopscotch Quilt: 18 blocks hand quilted (as well as the sashing around them). I've been doing just about nothing else, and I'm really pleased with the progress. Here is a pic of part of the quilt. Hopefully, clicking on the pic will enlarge it so you can see the quilting. Simple pattern, simple quilting. :)



And, yesterday, I made the backing for the Spider Web Quilt. I think that will be my next top to transform. Of course, I may change my mind, as I've been known to do. LOL

I also found a couple of items I've had around here for a while and I'd like to share them. So, I am hoping to have a give away sometime soon. So keep your eyes open!

And, for Judith, who asked for the crumbs....they are on the way. I mailed them last Thursday. I also added in a bit of "Texas" and some chocolate. Hope it doesn't take three weeks! :)

Happy Quilting!!!!!!!!!!!!