Special mail

A while ago, Bren was having a giveaway and I won .... this beauty ...... and all I can say is 'wow' 'wow' 'wow'.

I took a number of photos, but this one captures the colours and the handquilting. Oh my, the handquilting is gorgeous. I will definitely have to do this double hatching in one of my quilts.

Thank you, Bren for this lovely hanging and for the needle keeper.

Have a great day!

Uncle ....

Lately, I have been working on my Dresden Plate quilt again. The binding has been done, the machine quilting is done and all that is needed now is just more applique in the borders. But it has been a struggle ...... When the girls keep on crawling up on top of my quilt, I have to just cry 'uncle' and give them some loving and call it a night. It is not often both the girls are on my lap at the same time, so this shot is a bonus!

Since the summer, 1930's repro fabric have made their way into my stash. Last month, I purchased a jelly roll from Canton Village Quilt Works and ended up winning a FQ pack of these luscious purples from Jackie. How lucky was I???? Thank you, Jackie and I do have an idea for making something out of them.

Have a great day, eh!

Aussie gifts and an UFO

I have been ever so lucky lately to receive gifts from a couple of Aussie ladies! :o)

Firstly, Jennifer gave me these lovely Aussie fabrics and calendar when we first met a few weeks ago (where has the time flown?). There was some chocolate …. but that went away rather quickly …Last Friday, I said my goodbyes to Jennifer and her DH. They fly home to Australia tomorrow. Will we ever meet again? It was lovely meeting them and you just never know who you will meet while blogging. Have a safe journey home, Jennifer and Kevin.

Secondly, I won a giveaway from Julia and her package arrived this past Thursday. After picking up all the gals and driving to the quilt show on Friday morning, we parked in the parking lot and had a mini show and tell. We all did a lot of oohing and aahing over a Halloween quilt that Jennifer made and Julia’s items that were in the package. Thank you Julia …. they will be well displayed this coming Xmas.

In my last post, I showed a photo with my quilts and UFO’s. Looking over some of those unfinished projects and the stage where they are at, I’ve decided to finish this project. All the HST’s were already made and trimmed and just sitting in a container. This week they have been made into pinwheels. It will be so good to finally get this top finished. Even Hank agrees with me.

Have a great day!

Quilt ladder, mail goodies and painting

With all the quilts that I’ve made and more to come, storage is starting to become an issue.

Painting our home is still on-going and our living room is getting re-arranged. Bonus - there will be room for a quilt ladder.

Now, I didn’t want something fancy …. actually, more cottage looking. DH came to the rescue and made this ladder for me. As we speak, it is being painted white and soon will be put to use.

Last week, goodies in the mail came from Jane. Jane was having a giveaway and I was the bonus winner. Jane actually had only two items for her draw, but her DD2 was determined that the last name in the basket would have chocolate. My name was last, and I got chocolate and fabric. Thank you, Jane and DD2! :o)

Painting with kitties has been an interesting venture. Hank has already gotten a tail full of paint from brushing up against some door frames. This is what we have to do to keep the kitties away from fresh paint. We finally got the paint off her tail, but it took two of us to do the job. Luckily, she stayed away from furniture, etc. while we were trying to quietly catch her.

Have a great day!

... and the owners are ....

Sun Kissed has a new home with Ann. Please take a peek at Ann’s blog as my summer 4SSQ has found a new home.

And, from that same post, I was giving away the booklet that the pattern came from. The winner is: Bren.

Next week, I will be showing you my next finish for Peg's Challenge.

Enjoy your weekend!

Sun Kissed and Giveaway

As well as my 2nd finish for the ‘Finish 5’ challenge …. this is also the last of the 4 Seasons Quilt Swap. Thank you, Margaret for doing a super job with the year long swap. Bravo, bravo!!!
This is the booklet that I took the pattern for my sun flowers. I’m finished with this booklet and am giving it away. If you are interested, please leave a comment and indicate that you would like to have it. If you don’t have a blog, then just email me. The draw will take place July 17th.

Have a great day!