yummy squares

yummy squares
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4 B's blanket

4 B's blanket
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liberated log cabin baby quilt

liberated log cabin baby quilt
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I just joined Jacquie and Katie's Improv(e) your Butt Challenge. You should run over to their to see how fun this is going to be. For every mile you log you get 1 piece of fabric. They will be able to explain it better than I am. I am just excited to do this.

Are you on the edge?...

Cassie over at You Go Girl is go to show us how to crochet on the edge of a pillowcase in a 4 week crochet along. She was inspired by the one's Beata made over on Rose Hip. Go check them out they are beautiful. She even sells them in her shop.

But if you are feeling in need of a challenge or just need to start a new project, go on over to Cassie's and let her know that you are in on the crochet along.

Pinwheel Party

Anina over at Twiddletails is have a quilt along. It is a Pinwheel quilt along. It starts March 1st and is every week for 13 weeks. I can't wait. Just think by the end of 13 weeks you could have a darling pinwheel quilt that is 48x62.

Go on over and check it out.

UFO -Joy In the New Year Challenge

Jacquie over at Tallgrass Prairie Studio is hosting a UFO Joy in the Year Challenge. I have a few UFO's myself to finish up. So my goal for this challenge is to finish up 7. I think this is a doable goal.
Thanks Jacquie for helping us out on this.
Oh did I mention that she is giving out prizes? Go check it out.

DQS7 Inspiration

Inspiration for DQS7
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Hopefully this will help my swap partner get to know me a little better.
truthfully there are so many talented people participating in the DQS7 that I am not worried a bit at what little quilt will come to my house to live. Because I know it will be wonderful.
Now I just need to figure out what to make my partner.

Favorite Things Swap

Did you hear? Kelly over at According to Kelly is having another Favorite Things Swap again this year. Last year this was so much fun. So if you missed it last year get on over there and sign up for this year, I guarantee that you won't want to miss it.

Did you hear??

Twiddletails is having a giveaway! She is giving away an Oh-Cherry-Oh charm pack, just for posting a comment on her blog.

Now what are you waiting for? Get over there and post.

Shabby Garden Swap Goodies

So recently I signed up for the Shabby Garden Mini Garden Swap hosted by Emilie.
We each knew who are partners were. And can I just say that my partner, Gina totally out did herself on the package that she sent me.
The cute little tiles that you can see below are actually plant markers that she made, For Me!
She also sent the cutest package of flower pens which are wonderful, I have already used them. The nut brittle that is hiding in the back is GONE! and it was Delicious. I can't wait to plant the herbs. And I already used the darling gardening gloves last night while working in the yard.
Thanks again Gina, you are awesome. I just hope that she likes what I sent her.

Sweet Girl, a Chicken and a Zebra

So I have this sweet girl. She also has a chicken that goes with her almost everywhere. Well last week on Friday, Grandpa had a zebra sent to her by Cassie from You Go Girl Designs. Isn't this zebra just adorable? Her name is Zinny and Rachael adores her, I think as must as Chicken Doodle.

Thank you Dad and Cassie for the wonderful surprise you gave to Rachael.

Later I will post the surprise that I got.

My Sweet Little Girl

I have a sweet little girl that I love to sew for. So on Saturday night I decided that she needed a new dress to wear to church. I had bought this darling mushroom fabric at Joann's of all places. And then the polka dot is from the Garden Party line from Anna Maria Horner and I think goes darling together. I surprised her with it on Sunday morning when she woke up and she was so excited. She loves it so much that she wore it again today.
Now I am off to make some outfits for Easter. See ya.

AQB2 Block Finished

Here is the block that I made for Stephanie. She requested it to be the spiderweb block and then she sent us the fabrics. I think that this is going to be a fantastic quilt. I have had this block made for a few weeks but just barely mailed it out today. I hope that she likes it. Or better yet that her hubby likes it, because according to Stephanie the quilt is for him.

Happy Birthday Sweetie

Today is my Sweetie's birthday. He is thirty-nine today. It is alright for me to say that because I turned 39 on St. Patrick's Day. Yes he married an older woman.

He took the day off and we played all day. He is the best husband and daddy. And he is my best friend.

Happy Birthday Honey. I love you. Hope you had a great day.

Another Quilt Finished

I have finished yet another quilt. This time it was commissioned by a friend of mine for a friend of hers. She ordered it in November, but said she was not in a hurry for it, it's a good thing since it took me until yesterday to finish it. But it turned out beautifully.

All it is, is just scraps of fabrics sewn together and then quilted. The back is finished with a sage green chenille. I then bound it with a sage green and cream polka dot fabric.

Since it was a gift, I decided to gift wrap it for her and made a coordinating gift card for it, using the binding fabric and a cute pink button. She is taking it to her friend this weekend. I hope she likes it.

I Spy...

A sick girl under a brand new snuggly quilt.
Rachael helped pick out the i spy fabrics for this quilt out of my stash
and has been patiently waiting for me to finish it.


This quilt measures 55"x 66". And there is two of every block.
I got the inspiration for this quilt from Sarah, when she made this quilt.

Rachael went with me to pick the fabric for the back of her quilt.

She picked this happy striped flannel.

Here is the quilt all folded and snuggly looking.

This also gives me another finished project for March.

Have a great weekend. Off to take care of my sick sweetie pie.

Some March Finishes...

for the OPAM challenge. I am really liking this challenge because it is making me finish up projects that have been waiting to get done. Thanks Kris and May for hosting this.

an I spy quilt for my sweet girl (inspired by Sarah's i spy placemat).

It measures about 13.5x19

this is the back.

I just love the frogs and the polkadots together.

a bib for a trade out of my scraps

A wall hanging with a wonky log cabin as the focus. It measures 15x15.

This is going with some FQ's to Aimee.

Check back later this week for some more March finishes and a giveaway. Next week is my Birthday and I would like to give some lucky person a gift.

A Sweet and Swanky Giveaway

Credit: picture from V and Co. blog

Did you hear Vanessa at V and Co. is having a giveaway. All you have to do is go over there and post a comment about anything and then on Thursday she will hold a drawing for either a sweet or swanky honeybun from Moda.
And then if you post about it and link back to Vanessa's blog she will enter your name two times!
Wow! Vanessa you are the coolest person.
I really hope that she picks my name these Honeybuns look good enough to eat without any guilt.