A Tisket a Tasket block 4

These blocks are just so much fun to make and I look forward each month to see what Anne has come up with. There's still lots of time to join in on this Block of the Month. Just click on the Tisket a Tasket picture on my sidebar and it will take you right to the pattern.

In this picture, you can sure tell where the natural light was coming from. Unfortunately I couldn't fix it in my photo program. Oh well, you get the gist of it! The actual color of the background fabric is on the right side.

Same thing happened here. Maybe I should be using a flash. Anyway, I got another block of Winter Wonderland finished in the car on our trip to and from California. I think I only have 3 more blocks. Wheee!

I also did one more block on "Stars around the Garden". It's the one in the lower right corner. I only have 3 more blocks of this one to finish and can then start on the center section. I'm trying really hard to only work on UFO's and not start anything new. Boy, that's no fun at all!

A couple of giveaways!

I thought I'd share a couple of really great giveaways. I know it lessens my own chance of winning, but these bloggers are so generous it only seems right to spread the word. The first one is from Mary at Quilt Hollow. She's actually doing TWO giveaways at once but you better hurry because it ends Saturday night. Oh how I love that wool!

And Jodi over at Simply This That and the Other is giving away two gift cards to Fabric Depot in Portland, OR. Now, don't worry if you don't live anywhere close to Portland because they have a website. It's a great store and she has lots of pictures of her visit there.

Say hi to both of them for me! Oh, and good luck.

A Surpise Party

Last weekend we headed to California to celebrate a milestone birthday with hubby's little sis, Barb. Her darling daughters threw a wonderful party and she was completely surprised. I didn't get any pictures of the "surprise", but here are a couple of "posed" pics. Don't let those few candles fool you....there should have been MANY more on that cupcake. LOL

Here's Barb with her family. Mike, Susie, Barb and Jill. They are such fun to be around. (Susie...the short one, is actually 3 years older than Jill...the tall one). Bummer, Susie.

And here's Barb with her big brother, Dave. (my hubby). We had a great visit even though it was too short. Happy Birthday Barb! (sorry about the grainy-ness of some of the pictures. I had my camera on macro setting...argh!)

Have you gotten your new American Patchwork and Quilting magazine yet? It's my very favorite and I have EVERY issue. I read them over and over again.

The current issue (June 2009), features Anne Sutton of Bunny Hill Designs at her home in California. Wait till you see her studio. It's so pretty and a room that really brings out her creativity. Wouldn't you love to work in that room? Puts mine to shame, that's for sure.

This is the cute quilt she designed for the magazine.

Did you notice my cute little pink post-its peeking out at the top? Will there ever be enough time in this life to get to all the quilts that have post-its? Hmmm, I doubt it! I LOVE this quilt by Miss Rosie. Great way to use up all those scraps laying around. I could probably make this whole quilt without buying any fabric at all. I'm always drawn to Carrie's quilts.

I also love this one by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts. Met her at Portland Quilt Market and she's a real sweetie.

And if you've followed my blog for any time at all, you'll know that I love little quilts. This one measures 12" x 12". So cute!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lucky Me and some progress

I won another giveaway! Wow, I'm not usually this lucky. Janet at Idaho Quilter was having a giveaway and I've heard so much about the magazine, "Artful Blogging", from my friend, Anne, that I knew I had to enter! I was thrilled when Janet emailed me to tell me I'd won. I understand that I will want to read it from cover to cover so I got my drink of choice and plan to plant myself in a comfy chair and not get up until I'm finished! Thanks Janet.

In other news I've been busy working on bumper pads and a bedskirt for my new baby grandboy (that doesn't even sound right. lol). Wow, I never realized how much work goes into bumper pads. Let's just say....if there's another baby after this....he/she will use these again!

Here they are in the crib we have here at our house.
That's the bedskirt draped over the railings. It's just a flat box pleated skirt. I'll get another picture of it when it's in it's home in Seattle.

Finally got caught up on Block 4 of "Jan Patek's Girl Gang".

And finished Block 5 too. If anyone out there is working on this and hasn't done Block 5 yet, make a note that there was an error in the cutting instructions of the log cabin background. It should be cut 12 1/2" x 10 1/2".

It feels good to know that finishing Block 5 of "Wool Garden" gets me caught up on that one too.

Here is what it's looking like so far. I'm really liking it!

I also wanted to send out a special thanks to Jodi and Sharon who mentioned my Fat Quarter bundles sale on their blogs. Thanks for your support girls. And thanks to all of you who helped me start de-cluttering. Bloggers are just the best!

Spring Cleaning

Did you happen to watch "Oprah" yesterday? It was another show in the "uncluttering your home" series. One specific thing that Peter Walsh said really made me sit up and take notice. He said that "surfaces are not meant for storage". If you saw the surfaces in my sewing room, you wouldn't know what the countertops actually look like.

So, I decided to unclutter them and thought I would offer some of my Moda Fat Quarter bundles to my blogging friends. Soon I'll be setting up and Etsy and/or Ebay store to start getting rid of all my excesses but wanted you to have first dibs here.

If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me. Payment can be made by either PayPal or a check. I will ship USPS (Post office) in Flat Rate/Priority boxes. The cost will be either $10.35 or $13.95 depending on how much you order and how much I can stuff in a box!!!

Here we go. The name and price will be UNDER the picture.

Portobello Market by 3 Sisters. 52 fat quarters. $89.00 SOLD

Sonnet Collection by April Cornell. 44 FQ's. $$75.00

Christmas Past by Minick & Simpson. 28 FQ's. $40.00 SOLD

Fig & Plum by Fig Tree. 40 FQ's. $68.00 SOLD

Folklorique by Fig Tree. 39 FQ's. $67.00 SOLD

Day in the Country by Fig Tree. 35 FQ's. $60.00 SOLD

Yuletide Blessings by Fig Tree. 15 FQ's. $26.00 SOLD

Winter by Minick & Simpson. 30 FQ's. $50.00 SOLD

Roman Holiday plaids by 3 Sisters. 20 FQ's. $34.00 SOLD

Four Seasons solids by Brannock & Patek. 12 FQ's. $20.00 SOLD

Roman Holiday by 3 Sisters. 45 FQ's. $77.00 SOLD

Cornucopia by Fig Tree. 36 FQ's. $62.00 SOLD

Summer's Basket of Flowers by Terry Thompson. 41 FQ's. $70.00 SOLD

Sanctuary by 3 Sisters. 25 FQ's. $38.00 SOLD

Nell's Flower Shop by Blackbird Designs. 11 FQ's. $16.00 SOLD

(these would make nice backgrounds for embroidery)

Thanks, Anne