I would like to send a shout out to Stephanie…..
THANK YOU
My friend Elaine always does my binding for me; but she is in Florida and I needed to get this done. Thanks to some great tutorials, I was not only able to make my binding but it is now attached. All I can show you today is what is left of the binding. Thank you Stephanie
YOU ROCK
No, I did not spend three hours making a slidshow of my Christmas Cottages, only to find I had no idea how to put them in the post!!! So, if you would like to view the cottages, they are in a slideshow at the bottom of the page. Man oh Man.......
EDIT... HERE IT IS!!!
I have a few things to share with you today. When I hosted my Whirl into Winter Giveaway; I asked this question, “What is your favorite candy? “. One of the girls , Celia, said, “Green & Blacks” I had never heard of that candy!! Imagine, chocolate I never have had!! She kindly sent me some….
All I have left to show you are the wrappers !!! Wow! Was it good and I even shared!!
I also won two giveaways!!
First from Art Girl this bag of scraps;
NO!!
I did not put the pink on top!! Silly you!
Then I won the pattern “Paris Picnic” from Quit Taffy. I cannot wait to start this.
Now this wonderful fabric came yesterday…..
Hmm what will I do with this??????????????
Jane = pink, glitter, fabric and chocolate.
OK, I am trying very hard to keep up before I get completely lost. So, this is part three. We had to cut 64 ( 3 1/2 by 3 1/2 ) inch squares, draw a line down the middle and attach them to the strip set. DONE on to part four!!!
This is so much fun, I cannot wait to see what I am making!!!!
I know what I said, but this is what I did, how could anyone pass up these charm packs and I do have projects in mind. I am sure you do not think I buy fabric just for the fun of it? Do you? Really?
Look at these squares, I really do have a project in mind… really!!
And Japanese.
These deserved their own picture, you know I love candy…..
Look at these little piggies!!!!
and a few more…..
This fabric plus my swaps and my PIF’s should keep me quite busy!!
I have been getting these Square it Ups from Jodi from Simply This, That, and the Other. I cannot sing their praises loud enough. I WILL own, at some point every size she makes; stop over and take a peek you will so glad you did!!
I am honored and thrilled to receive from Shari and Mel, The Proximidade Award. From what I know this is a Portuguese Award and it means this blog invests in and believes that blogging makes us close. As it was explained to me from Shari, it is like sending a big hug to someone. Now here are some other meanings of the award…
This blog invests and believes in Proximity- nearness in space, time and relationships.
These blogs are exceedingly charming.
These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends .
They are not interested in prizes for self-aggrandizement!
How touched was I to receive this award, as my number one rule in my home is to be kind…
Now I know that many of you already have this award, but one can never have too many hugs!!
So, it goes without saying, I give this back to Shari and Mel
However, I would also like to send a BIG HUG to the wonderful gals, I spend my morning cup of coffee with. I enjoy you blogs, comments and friendship more than I can say. You are an inspiration to me, with you works of art , you wonderful sense of humor and with all the kindness you share with me. Thank you and please accept this award, my dear friends.
It would be wonderful if you placed this on your blogs and sent a HUG to someone today!
Have a wonderful weekend and try to stay warm. No school today, wind chill -25 to -35.
Boy, oh boy, I am not used to moving this fast but it is good for me! Keeps me on my toes. I just finished part two. This is what we needed for part two.
I made 16 sets.
I am looking forward to part three. This is fun!!
I have great news, my friend Elaine no blog is now Elaine with a Blog!!! Her name is TruffleQueen
Now, I have been telling her all about my wonderful friends out in blogland, so please stop by and welcome her. She is not only an outstanding cook, but her quilting skills are amazing. She will be a wonderful addition to the blogworld. Welcome!!
PS She makes the best truffles!!
I decided this year to challenge myself in my quilting. To take myself to new places, to go outside my comfort zone. Try new things, if they work, great, if not, so what.
I am a Mary Ellen Hopkins girl, my ¼ inch may not be the same as yours but that is OK. Well, I have found out that it is not OK especially when you are in a swap. I did Nanette’s Christmas Cottage Swap and was pretty happy with my cottages, so I decided to do something else new. I signed up For Hugs from Helen, The Great Summer (in their neck of the woods) Holiday Mystery. I have never done a mystery quilt and since the quilt was to be for home, I thought it would be fun. I tried to remind myself”slow and steady wins the race”. So, here is a picture of the fabrics I choose.
This is the results of part one. Not bad! But I have a feeling I am going to loose those points. But, “Rome was not built in a day”!!
What part two is already listed, this is way outside my box!!!!
Have a great day I am off to the quilt store to get fabric for the new Summer (ok on the other side of the world) Mystery Quilt. Plenty of time to join us. See button on my side bar.
I also forgot to show you some new pink fabric I picked up for my cottages.
OK, Youngest off to school, hubby at work, coffee in hand. Checked all my emails thus far. Enjoyed all the posts that are posted at this hour. Do not have to go to the post office today. Not allowing myself to sew. Therefore, that only leaves only one thing. I will be spending the day cleaning and doing laundry.
Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!
PS five minutes to find this picture. I guess I need to start…..
Monday is a bad enough day but take the family away, school, work, a house that really seriously looks like it was hit by a hurricane, and then be home all alone. NO THANKS SISTER so I decided to take a drive to my fabric warehouse about an hour or so away. I listened to the new CD my sister made for me. I shopped until I dropped. All sorts of new 1930’s, black, and whites to make into fat quarters. Paid, back on the road, aha , DUNKIN DONUTS, mmm Coffee and a few toasted coconut donuts. Back on the road, aha, HOBBY LOBBY, why, what cute PINK fabric they have. Grabbed a few ½ yards for my PINK cottages. Back on the road to home, oh nuts, forgot to go to the post office to mail some orders. OK, stop there wait in line, get a total, only $22, hand her the card with the obscene credit limit, only to have her say, it was denied, “How can that be, I have a ton left on there” try again, denied. Ran to the car, got the debit, paid. Now back on the road home to call the credit company. Oh yes, they did put a stop on the card for fraudulent use! Yes, for the second time in my life someone STOLE MY CREDIT CARD NUMBER. They stopped the card right away when they saw that all I used it for was fabric and the post office, not computer gear. Twice, and I check my account everyday, thanks to Target, they caught it right away.
So….Let’s get to the good stuff
I have some goodies I have been saving to show you, if you can last through this long post.
From Simply This and That and the Other, one of her square it up squares. I got the 9.5 but I think I will need more.
Also, more Glenna Hailey fabric, what can I say, I just love her fabric.
I also received so many goodies from so many friends, some of these I may have shown you before, but just in case here they are again.
From Nanette, one of her beautiful kitchen towels. It will never touch a dish, but it is proudly displayed in my kitchen.
Two of her darling ornaments.
(Side note, I was able to pick up a silver tree at Joann’s for 70% off, it will be MY TREE. The tree that I will use to display all my wonderful gifts.)
I also need to mention Terri’s angel again, she was not put away after Christmas. She is watching over me as I work and sew.
Eileen sent me a pair of her birds made out of her special stash of REAL reproduction fabric, oh yes, in PINK.
Cheryl and I did a barter system, I sent her some fabric and she made me one of her amazing thread catchers. It is truly wonderful.
She also snuck in a little something else, this darling Mary Engelbreit Topper. It also will have a proud place on my kitchen island.
I was mildly depressed when Elaine (no blog) left for Florida. She will be gone until the end of April. Being as sweet as she is, she left me with a few parting gifts. First a PINK COTTAGE for my quilt, look how cute the window is with the hanging PINK BEADS.
She also knows that next to Christmas, The 4th of July is my favorite Holiday, so she made me a patriotic table runner. She also acknowledges the little part of Irish I received from my Mom, and the back is the Irish blessing. Look at how she makes the binding in two colors, so when you flip it over it matches. So I can use it for two Holidays.
I went to pick my daughter up from school today and there was a surprise in the mailbox form Mel. We had decided to exchange Christmas cottages with each other. I was even able to pick the one I wanted, her Blue Bliss. This is what came in the mail! A whole bag of goodies.
Yes, her Blue Bliss cottage, which I love.
There were a FEW PINK THINGS , such as:
FOUR PINK COTTAGES for my quilt
A PINK dove ornament.
I was lucky to get on of her door hangers with a J in PINK
OH, we are not done…
A darling table topper pattern and fabric, love it!
And just in case I might need it, a sanitary napkin bag, from when I was in high school, it was a hoot trying to explain to my 13 year old daughter what that was and how it was used in the good old days. And then the darling fabric that was in the bag, I think some of that may turn up in my pink cottage quilt.
I will try not to get too mushy here, but I have been blogging for only 6 months and I have met some of the kindest, sweetest, caring people ever. Blogland is truly a wonderful place, and I am glad to have made so many wonderful friends who I love to “talk” to every day. Thank you, God Bless and to much more laughter and friendship in 2009.
