The Two Sisters Traveling Stash Goes To...

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Thank you all so much for entering and telling me what you would add to the box if you won it.  :)

The Two Sisters Traveling Stash Box

will be traveling to . . .

#3 Tiffany who said . . .

Tiffany said... 3

I have a couple charm pack patterns, and some fabric I'd love to pass on.

Congrats Tiffany! I've sent you an email. Please send me your address so I can send this box to you. Be sure to visit her blog Pinks Sweet Treats.

Until next time . . .

The Rows are All Done!

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I did it! I finished the last 2 rows for my "My Favorite Things" quilt! Yea! Here they are . . .

Sorry but the pictures aren't too great as it was late and dark.  :(  I took some other close-up pictures to show more of the details. Here's the top . . ..

the middles . . .

and the bottoms . . .

Next I'll be adding the strips between them. It's really coming together!  :)

Until next time . . .

Traveling Stash Box UPDATES

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Welcome!  :)  This is where you find updates for the 8 Traveling Stash boxes traveling around the US!

What is a Traveling Stash Box?  It's a box that's filled with a collection of fabrics, patterns, thread and other quilty fun! When you recieve a box you take out what you like, replace it with items from your own stash, hold a giveaway and then send it to the next lucky person. You can find all the rules and guidelines here.

Here's the latest updates as of 10/01/12 . . . 

TRAVELING STASH & OTHER BOXES:
BOX #1:     Joanne @ Splitting Stitches has posted the Giveaway! It ends on Friday, October 5th!     ENTER HERE!!!

BOX #2:     Cherise (me) @ Sewingly Along is the winner of the Giveaway! Congrats me! The box will be arriving soon!  :)

BOX #3:     Julianne @ Quilting with Calicos has posted the Giveaway! It ends on Friday, October 5th!     ENTER HERE!!!

BOX #4:     Jen @ Miss Punkie Pie has posted the giveaway! It ends on Tuesday, October 2nd!     ENTER HERE!!!

BOX #5:     Kathy @ Qreative Quilts and Quests has received the box! The giveaway will be posted soon!  :)

PASS IT ON BOX:     Jill @ Jill- Via the Grapevine is the winner of the Giveaway! Jill has contacted me. I'm working with her to get this box moving again. More info coming soon!  :)

LEAP YEAR BOX (giveaway begins on the 29th of each month):     Lynn @ Alamosa Quilter is the winner of the Giveaway! I'm sad to report that this box is MIA. It was mailed in the middle of this month and hasn't been received. I'm hoping it is just delayed and not lost forever. Please keep your fingers crossed that it shows up soon.

TWO SISTERS BOX:     Tiffany @ Pinks Sweet Treats is the winner of the Giveaway! Congrats Tiffany! The box will be arriving soon!  :)


Find all the Traveling Stash Rules & Guidelines here.

Find out about the Origins of the Traveling Stash Boxes here.

Find all the Traveling Stash Posts here.


Until next time . . .

What I Accomplished for My Friday Night Sew-In

Hello Friends!  :)

I had a pretty productive Friday Night Sew-In. I managed to put the blocks for the first 3 rows together of my "My Favorite Things" quilt together. Here's the first row . . .

For some reason the bottom got cut off . . . so sorry. (edited to add: I fixed the problem now)

Here's the second row . . .

This time both the top and bottom got cut off in the photo. I have no idea why this is happening. The whole row is there and then when I crop it and save it part is missing. I think it's a weird phenomenon. It's the mystery of the block snatchers or something. Lol!  :)  Can you tell it's late and I'm tired?  ;)  (edited to add:  I fixed the problem! Yea!)

Here's the third row with nothing cut off . . .

I don't know why all the sudden this one stayed whole while the others were cut off. Oh well!  :)

I still have 2 more rows to piece together. I was hoping to get them done today but my two older kids came to visit and we've been busy having fun!  :)

I'll let you know when I finished the last rows. Thanks for visiting! It's been nice having you here!  :)

Until next time . . .

Cutting & A Little Piecing FINALLY!

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Do you remember way back in March when I shared this yummy Pam Kitty Morning fabric with you?

I purchased it to use in my "My Favorite Things" Quilt. I'm making the quilt as part of a quilt-a-long over at the site "Stitch-A-Long". Do you remember? Then I appliqued and stitched up all the blocks for the 5 rows. Here they are to refresh your memory. . .

Well that was as far as I got. I kept meaning to get back to it and work on it but of course I didn't. It's supposed to be finished by the end of October so I figured I'd better get back to working on it. I started by trimming all those blocks down to size.

While I was cutting them down to size I realized that my "sewing" block was missing something.

There was supposed to be 3 mini quilt blocks at the bottom of the block. So I got the fabrics out, cut and sewed them together. Now my "sewing" block is complete!  :)

Next I finally cut most of the fabric for the remainder of the quilt. Here are the strips and blocks . . . 

All those blocks are 2-1/2" or under! Here's another view of all those strips and blocks . . .

I'm hoping to start sewing them all together with those appliqued blocks above tonight during the Friday Night Sew-In.

If all goes as scheduled I'm hoping to get a lot done. Wish me luck!  :)

Until next time . . .

A Hermit & Stitch Weekend

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So sorry I've been gone so long. I've been creating here and there between sicknesses. Seems each of the 3 of us has been sick a different week. I guess that's kind of a good thing.

This past weekend, already almost a week ago, was the International Hermit & Stitch Weekend.

I did get to participate. I actually finished up one project and started another. I'm unable to show you either one of them though since they are both for swaps. I can show you what I received in the last swap I participated in. It was the "Tea in the Garden Exchange" over at Stitched With Love Exchanges. You can go here to check out the gallery of what everyone received. Here's what my partner Mindi sent me . . . 

I had to borrow Mindi's photo since I forgot to take a group picture before I split all the items up. (I hope you won't mind Mindi.) I was surprised by a fabulous package with 3 stitched pieces! How awesome is that?!!! She also gave me a notepad, stickers, hand-dyed threads and some caramels (yum!).

Mindi did a wonderful job on all the stitched pieces. The first one is a Little House Needleworks design that she finished in a tray. It's so awesome!  :)

Here's a closer view of the stitching. She changed the colors to suit me and she did a great job! It's perfect!  :)

The next piece is a little pin cushion she made with elements from original design. I absolutely love it! I started using it immediately and haven't stopped.  :)

The last piece was a little fob she stitched up, again with elements from the original design. What a great way keep a theme going! She did a great job! Don't you just love that tiny pink rick rack?!!! I know I do!  :)

Thank you so much Mindi for your kindness and generosity! I love everything you sent and smile every time I look at it!  :)

My partner this time around was Lisa M. from New York. I sent the following garden themed package to her . . .

A stitched and quilted piece to hang, a pattern, paper, needles, threads, buttons and ribbons. Here's a picture of just the stitched piece I sent her . . . 

It's a Homespun Elegance pattern called "Delivering Posies". I pulled colors from the stitching for the fabrics. I really love the way it came out! It looks much better in person too!  :)  I liked it so much that I stitched another one for myself. I haven't gotten mine quilted and finished yet but I have the fabrics waiting until I get around to it. Here's a closer view of the stitching . . . 

I hope you enjoyed sharing in my exchange goodies with me. One of the items I finished up for the hermit and stitch weekend was my project for the Animal Antics exchange. I sent it off Saturday and my partner should have it already. I hope she likes it!  :)

Until next time . . .

Two Sisters Traveling Stash Box GIVEAWAY!

This giveaway is now closed.

Hello!  :)

I'm happy to say that I won the Two Sisters Traveling Stash box from Wendy at Stitchduchess' Crazy and Sane Stitching World. Yea me! This box was started on July 27th by Irene of Hilachas and her sister Ida of My Sister Made Me Do It. This box is in it's youth and all the goodies are packed into a medium Priority Mail box. I'm sure that pretty soon it will graduate to the large size box like most of the others are in. There are 8 Traveling Stash boxes making their way around the US. I happen to be the one who keeps track of where they are so others can take part too. Go here to see where all the boxes are and enter to win one too!

Here's what the box looked like when I opened it up . . .

There are lots of fun goodies inside!  :)  Here are the book and patterns included . . .

These next fabrics are all one yard or more . . . 

Don't you just love that Peanuts one! I do! I may just have to take a piece of that before I send the box on it's way.  :)  The next picture shows all the fat quarters that are remaining after I choose the fabrics I'm taking.

These are the misc items included in the box . . .

These are the items I choose to keep from the box . . .

7 fat quarters and a charm pack of Christmas fun!  :)  The next picture shows the 11 fat quarters I'm adding back to the box from my stash. 

I may even add some more before I seal the box up. Especially if I decide to take a piece of that yummy Peanuts fabric.  ;)

These are all the items that are going back into the box for the next person to enjoy . . .

Here's the box all packed up. I haven't sealed it yet so I may just add a few more goodies to fill up all the empty spaces.  :)

Now it's your chance to have this box come for a visit to your house!  Here's how . . .

Rules:
1. Be an active blogger. Post about receiving the box on your blog in a timely manner. Post the giveaway for the box soon after receiving it.
2. There's a note in the box that logs where the box has been. Please add your info and place the note back in the box.
3. There's a list of Rules and Guidelines in the box. Please read and follow these and return the list to the box.
4. You may take anything you like from the box. Just replace every item with comparable quilt shop quality items equal to the amount taken.
5. Ship the box to the next person in a reasonable amount of time.
6. Due to the amount of postage shipping is only within the USA.

Giveaway:
Please leave a comment on this post telling me what you would add to the box if you win it. I'd love to hear about it. I will leave the comments open until midnight (pacific time) on Tuesday, September 25th. I will email the winner and post on my blog on Wednesday, September 26th. If you are a no-reply blogger please post your email in your comment or you will be disqualified.

GOOD LUCK!!!  :)

Until next time . . .

Traveling Stash Box UPDATES

Hello!  :)

Welcome!  :)  This is where you find updates for the 8 Traveling Stash boxes traveling around the US!

What is a Traveling Stash Box?  It's a box that's filled with a collection of fabrics, patterns, thread and other quilty fun! When you receive a box you take out what you like, replace it with items from your own stash, hold a giveaway and then sent it to the next lucky person. You can find all the rules and guidelines here.


Here's the latest updates as of 9/23/12 . . . 

TRAVELING STASH & OTHER BOXES:
BOX #1:     Joanne @ Splitting Stitches is the winner of the Giveaway! Congrats Joanne! The box will be arriving soon!  :)

BOX #2:     Cherise (me) @ Sewingly Along is the winner of the Giveaway! Congrats me! The box will be arriving soon!  :)

BOX #3:     Julianne @ Quilting with Calicos is the winner of the Giveaway! Congrats Julianne! The box will be arriving soon!  :)

BOX #4:     Jen @ Miss Punkie Pie is the winner of the Giveaway! Congrats Jen! There's been a delay in mailing the box out. Jen will be vacationing until the 25th and will post the giveaway that next weekend.  :)

BOX #5:     Marci @ Marci Girl Designs has posted the Giveaway! It ends on Monday, September 24th!     ENTER HERE!!!

PASS IT ON BOX:     Jill @ -Jill-Via the Grapevine is the winner of the Giveaway! Congrats Jill! The giveaway should be posted soon!  :)

LEAP YEAR BOX (giveaway begins on the 29th of each month):     Lynn @ Alamosa Quilter is the winner of the Giveaway! Congrats Lynn! The box will be arriving soon!  :)

TWO SISTERS BOX:     Cherise (me) @ Sewingly Along has posted the Giveaway! It ends on Tuesday, September 25th!     ENTER HERE!!!


Find all the Traveling Stash Rules & Guidelines here.

Find out about the Origins of the Traveling Stash Boxes here.

Find all the Traveling Stash Posts here.



Until next time . . .

United We Stand!

In Memory of 9/11/01

We Will Never Forget!

GOD BLESS AMERICA!

Traveling Stash Box UPDATES

Hello!  :)

Welcome!  :)  This is where you find updates for the 8 Traveling Stash boxes traveling around the US!

What is a Traveling Stash Box?  It's a box that's filled with a collection of fabrics, patterns, thread and other quilty fun! When you receive a box you take out what you like, replace it with items from your own stash, hold a giveaway and then sent it to the next lucky person. You can find all the rules and guidelines here.


Here's the latest updates as of 9/14/12 . . . 

TRAVELING STASH & OTHER BOXES:
BOX #1:     Becky @ The Quilting Booklady has posted the Giveaway! It ends on Sunday, September 16th at midnight!     ENTER HERE!!!

BOX #2:     The Slow Quilter @ The Slow Quilter is the winner of the Giveaway! Congrats! The box will be arriving soon!  :)

BOX #3:     Sandi @ A Legacy of Stitches has posted the Giveaway! It ends on Friday, September 21st!     ENTER HERE!!!

BOX #4:     Jen @ Miss Punkie Pie is the winner of the Giveaway! Congrats Jen! There's been a delay in mailing the box out. Jen will be vacationing until the 25th and will post the giveaway that next weekend.  :)

BOX #5:     Marci @ Marci Girl Designs has received the box! The Giveaway will be posted Monday to help celebrate her birthday!  :)

PASS IT ON BOX:     Jill @ -Jill-Via the Grapevine is the winner of the Giveaway! Congrats Jill! The box will be arriving soon!  :)

LEAP YEAR BOX (giveaway begins on the 29th of each month):     Lynn @ Alamosa Quilter is the winner of the Giveaway! Congrats Lynn! The box will be arriving soon!  :)

TWO SISTERS BOX:     Cherise (me) @ Sewingly Along has received the box! The Giveaway will be posted on Monday!  :)


Find all the Traveling Stash Rules & Guidelines here.

Find out about the Origins of the Traveling Stash Boxes here.

Find all the Traveling Stash Posts here.


Until next time . . .