May I have a drumroll pleaaase?! LOL!!!
The winner is #76!
Hello Everyone!
I hope everyone is having a great holiday season!! I am happy to participate in the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day once again. I think it's a good excuse to check out crafting blogs and get a chance to win something at the same time.
My bear friend and I would like to offer you a chance to win three fat quarters of our favorite fabric. Just leave a comment telling me what you are crafting for family and friends for Christmas!
I had fun over the past couple of days making some blocks for "Sew Connected 3." "The first couple of pictures are of blocks I made forJohn. He sent along some beautiful fabric. He has a good eye for color and design.
Here is the block before cutting. It is 13" square.
Here it is after cutting the block into 6.5" squares.
I had enough fabric to make one more 6.5" block. I can't wait to see what it looks like all put together.
I also made a couple of blocks for Ahsley. She gave us Heather Ross' Mendocino to work with and requested Maverick Stars. I love them! I'm going to have to make a quilt using this type of block.
I also made blocks for Sew Kid At Heart quilting bee. This is a soft and warm flannel block for Viv of Highway Cottage. It was fun to make something for a boy in shades of blue and yellow. I think I will have to pull out some of my flannel and make a quilt and not just solid reversible baby blankets.
One last block to show for now....
This block is for Tara. I joined one moreBee. I knowwww, I shouldn't have, but I did. I like being challenged and making new quilting buddies. Tara chose to have us make blocks with little houses. If you haven't seen the quilt that is currently inspiring many quilters in blog/flickrland, check it out.
Well, here it is, the quilt I made for DQS #7. I hope my partner likes it. I know I do and I have started one for myself.
The quilt is totally inspired by Kathy from Pink Chalk Studio. I love the little hot pads she made for the gift edition of "Quilting Arts magazine. My partner said she liked Christmas, so I decided to make something she could use during the holidays. I had fun with the stars in the background and I really like using the decorative stitches on my sewing machine.
You may go here to check out all of the other quilts made by our talented group.
Okay, so school started over two weeks ago. LOL! But I thought I would share their first day of school pictures with you all anyway.
Selene is in 4th grade this year and Solana is in the 2nd grade. They were quite giddy with anticipation for the first day of school. Oh, and so was Mommy! :)
My hubby and the girls.
Me with Selene and Ella.
Me with Solana and Ella.
And last, but not least, my parents! They are with each of the grandkids on the first day of school and throughout the school year to lend help and encouragement. As my Mom (retired 2nd grade teacher) always says...
"KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!"
Yes, I know I said I was back five days ago and I am! It's just taking me awhile. :) I am feeling really busy and bogged down right now for some reason....
I just received word from Grete that she received the placemat I made for her so now I can post the picture of it. I also made a coaster for her from some of the scraps.
Recently I participated in the sixth round of the Doll Quilt Swap on flickr. I was the lucky recipient of this beautiful quilt. My partner Sarah did a great job!
Here is the quilt I made. It is based upon this quilt. My partner had it listed as one of her favorites and I just knew that I was up for the challenge. I made my own paperpieced templates and then appliqued them to the quilt.
My daughter Selene would like to have one for her room, so I think I will make another one similar to it soon.
Thanks to everyone who visited Pink Chicks. I can't wait to take time to visit each of your blogs.
The winner of the bird fabric is Trina!
OK, I'm throwing my name into the hat for the bird fabric as well. I can't resist a good bird fabric. I've pretty much made it a goal to include birds in every quilt I make somehow.
The winner of the bike fabric is Rebecca! Visit her blog Craft A Little.
I love the bikes! What a nice giveaway!
Today begins Sew Mama Sews "Giveaway Day."
In honor of this, I will be having two giveaways for some of my favorite fabric.
For the first giveaway, I am happy to be giving away one half yard of my Heather Ross Dream Bikes Banana Seat Bicycle Fabric!!
My girls LOVE riding their bikes and trikes. Warm weather is the BEST!!
For the second giveaway, I will be giving away one half yard of this "Bird on a Wire" fabric.
We have had a really good time birdwatching this year. The robins are quite plentiful in our yard. You can hear the babies chirping loudly every day.
In order to win, all you have to do, is leave a comment to this post, and I will leave entries open until midnight EST on Sunday, May 31st. Let me know which piece of fabric you would like your name thrown in the hat for or leave a comment for each one. I would love to hear from you all how you make time for crafting. I will select my winner via Random Number Generator sometime on June 1st. Everyone including those of you who live outside the states are welcome to enter!!
Best of luck!
P.S. I will also be including some other goodies to go along with the fabric! Who doesn't enjoy an extra little surprise?!
