Fun

another one prepped (I keep saying I am not a thimbleberries fan, but then I pull out a fabric and read the bottom and it says thimbleberries! how does that happen...the brown background)

and another block prepped. I have them pinned to the design board next picture I post will show ya.
Hope`n to get the applique prepped then it will just be grab and go…I still have to do the piec`n too…
Guild meeting tonight with Kindred Hearts how to keep your sewing machine in top shape, perfect for me cause I am `bout due for  maintenance.

time to shower and get some sleep beef barley soup on the stove...i think I mentioned i love barley

Birds of a Feather started

Well I did a bit of prep and pretty happy so far

Don`t forget there is some piecing that will pull all these together

got on a roll and

got all the way to block 3 prepped and ready

tomorrow after work and then the gym (yes I said gym) I will prep my Sally Post and my next Love Letters. I have the pieces cut just have to pick the fabric…Don`t even think I am going to post of my quilt room right now
Fabric is just piled everywhere but there was still room to have my friend Mary over she is crocheting a lacy scarf with some wonderful wool and she has family visiting. We are flying to Rosemarie`s house at the end of Feb for a couple of days.
It will be great for both of us to get away to our friends retreat, up north in the hopefully by then deep snow.  I will have lots of applique to bring while I am up there.

Right to the point

The winner is number 9- Peg who coincidently is part of the winter white exchange I am in!!

Thanks to the lovely comments and some of the great tips that were posted glad I can pass this win to share with someone else. now I am going to go applique some before the day starts.

This is the quilt that won the 2nd place vote I think there was some confusion on the one I posted earlier

I found these leaves i am going to set them as this

and then add these leaves on point as sashing so I will have to add some triangles so that the little ones are on point I hope there are enough. Plus I have to put the siggy blocks in some how, any suggestions. Funny the song that is on right now is `Making it work`good one radio

 

So Peg I will email you with the certificate this weekend...thanks again for all the followers, devoted commentors and people that just stop by to look

Don`t forget

I went shopping The Quilt Store in Newmarket had all their fabric, baticks, fleece and cotton fabric 50 percent off. Tomorrow is the last day. The 2 fabrics above are going to be in 2 quilts that I am working on. The blue one will be for the swap blocks that I had joined you can see the icon on the side Winter White.
The second fabric is going to be my opposite fabric for my sally post quilt…Gosh I just love it!!

Then I bought a bunch of 1meter cuts. That is it for most of the year my Christmas gift from my honey…he gave me money and I spent it wisely…

I also started my Birds of a Feather block that I am working on with a Yahoo Group called
 Applique Your Way all pinned and ready to applique my first block. We are alternating BOAF and Vintage Valentine each month. There are many other BOM`s that people are appliquing if you need a boast or want to finish what you have started.

I also got my fabric from my winnings from This n That fabrics I am not a purple person but I really like that one with the stars in it, I picked them and needed to get some new variety in my stash. I want to use some of that gold one at the end for my Sally Post blocks.
The Sally Post blocks is what I will be prepping this weekend and working on too this pattern is currently being posted again (with a twist so that they can coincide with Barbara Brackmans BOM Sentimental Stiches is posting them on the straight) . The Yahoo Group I belong to called
Prim Folk Art Quilts are making these blocks in their own special way. Some are machine applique some are needleturning some will be backbasting....each have their own technique and it is fun to learn from the members.
Remember you have till midnight tonight to post on the last post to win the 6month membership for The Quilt Show. I hope you get lucky, they have a wonderful BOM this year.
Well time to catch a nap just finished nights and doing some running around. hope there is a good movie on.
Oh shoot!! forgot I got a great Tshirt from my friend Mary (no blog) I will post that you will get a kick out of it, and I also got some great books I will post next time. Put it this way I think I have all of Black Bird Designs quilting books. Love their patterns I can`t wait to have one of their quilts hanging on everyone of my walls....and hopefully some Sally post blocks...
Until tomorrow for the draw…

2nd place and Giveaway

but still a winner!!

I am very excited and it was very unexpected due to all the wonderful submissions. I won second place in voting with This n That Fabrics what a great end to 2012. I won a years subscription to The Quilt Show and a $25 dollar certificate for This n That Fabrics I already redeemed my subscription and already spent my certificate. This n That Fabrics currently has fabrics on sale for 2.79 a yard which is a great deal for me! so I picked some choicy reproductions.
Thank you to all that voted for me and also to This n That Fabrics.

I would like to pay it forward in redeeming my membership with The Quilt Show I have a gift certificate for a friend for 6months membership. I will do a giveaway with this certificate. I would like you to post any comment you like  about quilting,  that is it no other tricks needed. If you have a tip, or a favorite pattern, or a favorite technique or what you are currently working on post it I would love to know and I am sure others would. The only thing is I will need to email you if you are a winner so contact information is important.

The draw will be Sat Jan 12, 2013 this way those that follow but are currently busy with Christmas celebrations and then catching up in blogland will have a chance. I think that is fair.
I want to thank those that follow me I hope you have a great year for 2013.

I guess you would like to see the quilt that won 2nd place (believe me I am very proud) it was a New Years Eve mystery quilt from a Yahoo group.

Check out ThisnThat`s Blog and you will see it there. I am sure you all know the first place winner which is so justified cause it is my favorite too, and my favorite designers suggestive pattern she used. Carrie P.  she has a fabulous blog to follow with lots of gorgeous eye candy especially if you are an applique fan like I am.

I thought since I am in a Winter White exchange I would post my Winter Wonderland quilt. It is all hand quilted machine pieced I made this about 10 years ago hard to believe time has gone by that fast!! I hope you can see the quilting when you click on it. I just tried it and you really can`t but it is tilting evergreens in the big spaces and then lines every 1in in the triangles and all the way around the boarders.

Good luck on the draw looking forward to your comments.

Winter stars

I joined another swap you can see it on my side bar. Lala  is hosting her first swap and she would like winter white. I love winter, love swaps and love winter whites so I had to join.
I have to have the blocks in by the end of Jan but I found my block and picked the fabric out of my stash and have had a little time in between working double shifts and some back problems to get them done.
My theme is starry winters night, it seems that the stars really shine at night so I hope they like it. We are to use any fabrics that remind us of winter whites. Once I got the fabrics and the pattern I got these done in no time the required size is 9 1/2in. unfinished.

all 12 are ready now to be shipped and then I will get 12 different blocks from different parts of the world. I will have my own cuddle quilt for winter.  I tried to pick fabrics that would not relate to christmas but to winter itself so that it can be used all winter long…the cold winds blowing under the winter stars. What I have to do now is think of my layout on assembling the blocks and what fabric to use inbetween my blocks. Think icy cold winter...love it.

Also a slow cooker comes in handy when you want a pork roast…
I hope everyone stayed healthy and had wonderful holidays.
2013 looks very promising with new projects to start and old ones to finish, I will be adding some new links on the sidebar for BOM`s in 2013.
Can`t wait to see what you have in mind for the new year.

What Quilters do...part 2 ES

They make room for other quilters to come and join them for some chat and sewing.That was Irene`s hand there trying to clean up before I could take this picture. It is a quilt that she is machine quilting for Christmas

See all clear for me, this was on the other side of the table

Isn`t that just acutie pattotie quilt

I had to show you how Irene has been doing her Flying Geese she told me she got the tutorial off of  The Quilt show and one of my friends also in my Canadian Yahoo group also recognized the technique and posted the link for me. 
This technique is absolutely fool proof if you are worried about points and 1/4in seams this is the perfect solution. Irene may even go one step further and sew the wing back like the cathedral windows Technique that would just look awesome to me.
This friend is very, very talented, she develops her own patterns and is now making patterns for Northcott. She is revamping her walkout basement as a sewing studio for herself too. Visit her Bambleberry Cottage Link by clicking on the name look at her patterns I am sure some of us Canadians remember her Maple Leaf Quilt. I have taken applique and the Simon Says class with Irene she is a funny and knowledgable teacher and a wonderful friend.

Doesn`t that look amazing!! its perfect ain`t it.

As for me I got allot of my geese together but I have to iron the other sided. you can see some I didn`t sew as yet…cause as a quilter I miscounted and I think I have way to many…maybe the extra can be used in my misfit quilt

here I go again I said I liked something (I am going to quit that…liking something that is) and this cook book copyrighted in 1965 but first printed 1910  was given to my by Irene it has wonderfully delicious recipes of old crusts, cakes, glazes custards. I am just thrilled!! (15lbs heavier just looking at it…LOL This book belong to her mother-in-law so it is really special to me that Irene would let me have it.
Our next get together will not be until Dec and Irene is coming over here so I better do some housekeeping…and I know she likes dates, I saw something with dates in the book...hmmmm
as I started on the top as saying what quilters do...they give and give and give Friendship, Fun and special little gifts...I am gettting one in the mail I will post when I get it....a real treasure to me anyways.
Waiting till the AM for Bonnie`s next clue can anyone guess....I have just no clue whatsoever