12/13/14 Giveaway

Some of these look red but they all are pink!

How cool is today's date? 12-13-14......and it's my birthday! I decided on a pink giveaway today, just because I wanted to. I enjoy each and every comment you make on my blog. I have learned so much, and made so many friends. I truly enjoy each and every comment and try to  respond to every single one.

So leave me a comment become a follower, if you aren't one already, and tell me how many things do you think you made this year.....quilts, bags, mug rugs, whatever I want to hear! I will pick a name at random on Thursday, December 18th. This is open to everyone. It may not get mailed until after Christmas depending on the lines at the post office!

If you are interested in any of these fabrics above, or the cute little scissors you can find them at the Quilt Block in Exton PA 610-363-0404.  Good luck!

Giveaway is now closed.

Kelly

American Made Brand Giveaway

This is pretty exciting! Clothworks has come out with a line of solid fabrics completely made in the USA! It's called American Made Brand.

They have sent me a stack to giveaway to one of my friends who read my blog. Maybe you?

There are 8 fat quarters in the stack. Please leave me a comment and tell me what is your favorite state and why. I will pull a name on Friday May 22. If you are a no reply commenter please leave your email address or I have no way of contacting you and will have to pull another name.
Good Luck!

Kelly

Give Away Winner + Some Lost and Found

It's amazing the things you find when you clean out! I remember starting this but had no idea where this block wandered off to......I am going to finish it. It will be perfect for my monthly bee.

I also found these adorable little buttons that I bought in New York on a trip with my Quiltini Bee a few years back. I thought I threw them out because I looked every where they should be and I couldn't find them. Aren't they sweet?

My name badge that again I thought was lost. I made it 20 years ago for the Penn Oaks guild. It's vintage now!

I worked on this at many get away weekends. It is 16 blocks and almost on the verge of me not liking the fabrics. Only 3 blocks to go, got to get this one finished up.

I am ruthless when it comes to getting rid of no longer wanted fabrics. Our Penn Oaks guild is having a silent auction next Monday. Perfect timing for me! I just took like fabrics and bound them together. Hopefully it will bring in some money for the guild. How much would you pay for a bundle of fabric? I estimate there to be about 3-4 yards of fabric in each.
There is more where this came from......

An almost ready to go Christmas Quilt!

My shelves so far....still more to go. I love these industrial shelves. My husband bought them for me years ago, they don't sag or get dusty, like everything else.

The survey says ............the winner of the scraps is Char, who blogs at Cloth Stitched ! Congratulations I will be contacting you with an email.
Thanks for playing along. My husband and I had a discussion about where do people look for information, phone book or internet. Looks like the internet won.

Kelly

Two Questions + A Giveaway

Snowbound

We all have favorite quilts, so much so that sometimes it is hard to pick out which one is our favorite. How many of you have a quilt you made that you don't like? Was it the pattern, the fabric, the time in your life that made you not like it? I do not like this quilt very much at all. It is called Snowbound and I made it in 1994. It was a popular pattern at the time.

Johnson, Dylan, Colin and Caitlin immortalized in fabric!

I did personalized it with my 4 children. Poor Caitlin she is all wrinkled.

I remember thinking how fun and fast this would be to make....not so. All of the applique is fused and there is not one stitch to hold any of it down. This was also during my country phase......

So my questions to you are:

Do you have a quilt you made that you don't like? Would you be willing to share it? {This only counts as 1 question}

My second question is.....When you are looking up a business, like a phone number or ad, where do you look? The phone book, the internet etc? There was a long discussion about this and inquiring minds want to know.

I will pick the winner at random next Wednesday, November 6. You will win a box of scraps of your choosing..... mixed, pink, red, blue or green. I don't have enough of other colors to fill a good size box. I promise they will all be good scraps, no dogs. I will not promise to weed out all the small ones though..

Answer the questions and  let me know your color choice. Good luck!
Please be sure that I have your email address or I will not be able contact you.

Kelly

Winner!

Life has been busy of late and I am way behind in blogging and reading my favorite blogs. I may be a little scarce for the next few weeks until I get caught up.
The winner of the give away is Sharon from Indigo Threads.  Congratulations Sharon! Please send me your address and I will get them out to you.

Kelly

Blog Hop Give Away

Today I have a give away from my good friend Cheryl who has a new book out called SEW embellished! The nice thing about this book is there are lots of projects that can be accomplished in a few hours.

There are some great tips in here about how to personalize your piece. How to make buttons, using stamps with polymer clay, how to use thread as a design element, just tons of ideas for making it your own!

Cheryl's instructions are clear and easy to follow. You can turn something from ho-hum into wow with some simple yet dazzling techniques.

Here's a picture of the quilt on the cover. I love the "tweet tweet" that she made with the polymer clay. Such a fun touch. There are also instructions on how to use digital pictures. I am already thinking of wedding or shower gifts using that technique!

Here are all the blogs that are participating, so you have many chances to win a fabulous book that you will use over and over again. Be sure to check them all out.

April 30 Cheryl Lynch http://www.cheryllynchquilts.blogspot.com/

May 7 Kelly Meanix http://www.pinkadotquilts.blogspot.com/

May 14 Bea Lee http://www.beaquilter.blogspot.com/

May 21 Lisa Quintana http://www.michigoose-life-quilts.blogspot.com/

May 28 Margarita http://www.margascrafts.blogspot.com/

June 4 That Patchwork Place http://www.thatpatchworkplace.com/

June 11 SewCalGal http://www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com/

June 18 Diane http://www.yarngoddess.wordpress.com/

June 25 Kathy Loomis www.artwithaneedle.blogspot.com/

July 2 Debbie www.debbiesfiberwork.blogspot.com

July 9 Karen Musgrave http://www.connectionsbykaren.blogspot.com/

July 16 Cheryl Sleboda http://www.blog.muppin.com/

To enter my give away, leave me a comment on why you would like to win and become a follower if you aren't already. International comments are also welcome, I will send this book anywhere!!! I will pick a name next Monday, May 14th. Good luck!
PLEASE BE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS INCLUDED IN  THE COMMENT OR YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WIN!

Kelly

Winner!

The winner of the give away is Heather of The Happy Appliquer!  Congratulations Heather.

Kelly

Halloween With A Dash Of Christmas Give Away

My final give away of the month. Just leave  me a comment and become a follower, I will pick the winner next Thursday. Thank you so much for all the nice comments and encouragement. It is so great to have a new group of "friends" in blog land.

There are always good ideas in here.......

something I made complete with googley eyes.....

just in case you are inspired to get going on some holiday presents, I will give you a head start. Good luck!

FYI.......I saw this in the new American Patchwork and Quilting! I totally missed out on the Flea Market Fancy when it came out....I won't this time!

Our get away was a lot of fun...Jane is making a commission using a woman's old clothes for her son. Yes we are talking moo moo's.....don't you love the parrots?

I personally think Bailey found the best use of the fabric...a dog bed.

The selection of fabric got aaaaah, more interesting......I can't even imagine wearing this She has her work cut out for her.

Terry finished up her soldier quilt and will take it home to quilt on her new long arm.

Christine power sewing as usual...I forgot to take a picture of her finished top. I will put it in a future post.

Cheryl made 2 casserole holders and a commission piece where she made photo transfers and put them inside the shawl (I can't remember the official name). I think this is such a great idea to be wrapped up with your family.

I will post about my projects tomorrow, I have one that I need to finish up before I show you.

Thanks Cheryl for another good time and good friends.

Kelly

Give Away - Pumpkin Patch Threads

Are you planning on doing some sewing for October?

This week's give away includes the book, Pumpkin Patch Threads by Need'l Love........inside you will find

a gorgeous quilt, some very cool pin cushions and a cute rug hooking pumpkin....just to name a few things.

This pattern called Gourdy's Gang by Threads That Bind....

So cute! You could also do these in cotton fabrics.....

This is one of my most favorite fabrics by Alexander Henry called "pumpkin party"...I will part with 1 yard! I used this for a backing and the kids love it.
So leave me a comment and become a follower if you aren't already. I will announce the winner next Thursday.

Happy birthday to my oldest son, Johnson...I can't believe you are 35!

Kelly

Give Away and AAQI Quilts

I am celebrating my first year of blogging with a give away every Friday in September. I went to the PNQE quilt show yesterday and found some things I think you might like. The book Scrap Republic and a set of charms called Ruby . All you need to do is leave me a comment, become a follower and then check back on Thursday when I will announce the winner. No reply people you must leave your email or you cannot win so please be sure to do that.
Wednesday was a very successful day for one of the guilds I belong to, Calico Cutters. We had our challenge, that was to make a small quilt for the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative . We had 48 people make quilts! They were all so creative and many agreed they were a lot of fun to make!

This is just a few of some of the wonderful quilts our ladies made. We also allowed anyone to buy a quilt for $100 with all the proceeds going to AAQI. We sold 9 quilts!!!! Yes we made $900!!! The rest of the quilts will be auctioned off at their website. If you are interested in purchasing a quilt go check it out. Great job ladies!!!

Kelly