An Irish Christmas Give away..

Micki over at Irish Muses is having a Christmas Give Away... Check out all the cool things you could win. Click here for all the details

Totally done...

My must do projects for 2009 are officially done. Everything is complete boxed and ready to wrap. This is my last quilt of '09. It's got a bit more color than my last quilt. Now on to 2010 projects!!! And I'm 2 weeks early....More time equals more projects right???

Dear Santa

Yo Whats up Fat Guy..

My friends over at the Fat Quarter Shop told me to cruise through their site and pick something for ME!! Guess what? I think I've been really good this year, my must be completed projects for 2009 are DONE and I've even started my 2010 projects early. I've kept my needle sharp, my bobbins wound and my stash somewhat in check. So if you should happen to find room in your sack for that special gift for ME I'd really really like the Blessings Fat Quarter bundle. (See picture below)


Even though it would initially be mine, the finished project would more than likely be donated to our local Domestic Violence shelter to be given to one of the women who seek a safe place to live. I really don't ask for much, but in the spirit of giving tis better to give than receive and I'd give the bundle away after I've cut and sewn it back together. So it's more like I'm the middle man.

Thank you Santa. And as always, there will be beer and good snacks in the fridge when you get here. I know you get tired of cookies and milk.

Vanilla Splash

This is my sister's quilt. It's a simple design with just a splash of color. I'm one binding closer to 2010.


The front



And a view of the splash of color, the red binding really sets it off.


Also, it appears that I'm not being notified of comments that are posted to my blog. This has been happening for about a week now. Anyone else having this problem? My Blogger settings haven't been changed so I don't know whats going on. I will reply to your comments as soon as I can.

Also this is my 80th post..Hmmmmmm :)

Final project of 2009

My last major project of 2009 is finished. All I have left to do is put the binding on 2 more quilts and then on to my 2010 projects.

I should have the binding on one of the quilts today since I have the day off and I'll post pics as soon as I'm done.

But for now enjoy the boots!


This is the completed wall hanging.


Here is a close up of the simple quilting and the piecing detail. I quilted 2 horseshoes and 2 stars (the stars didn't photograph well) and thats it. I didn't want to take away from the boots too much.

A Give away from Green Fairy Quilts

Check out this give away... It's got a layer cake and jelly roll and pattern. GO. NOW. ENTER!
Green Fairy Quilts: Time for another giveaway!!

To the victor go the spoils...

And yes, I was spoiled!!! Thanks to Rosa over at Rosa's World for the BRIGHT place mats and candy she sent me..



The front (I think)




and the back... with candy!!!


And to make the postal service happier, Carin over at Conceived Without Regard for Reason or Reality sent these wonderful spoils....

This is fabric for a BRIGHTly colored wall hanging or baby quilt. When I get it finished I'll post pics

And a really cool star quilts book (spiral bound even!) and some Hot Tamales!!

Thanks to both Rosa and Carin. You've made my month... Not a bad haul for it being my birthday month!!!

An antique give away

My friend Stephanie over at A Ditchin' Time Quilts is giving away this antique doll quilt. It's really cute but I don't believe the dog is included. Click here to enter.

Talk about deadlines!

So a co-worker is expecting his 2nd child in January... No big deal... I have enough time to whip out a quilt and get it to him... Yesterday (Monday) he says that today (Tuesday) will be his last day!! So I come home and create this little baby quilt and a gift for the 2 year old big sister! The parents-to-be are both BIG Kansas Jayhawk fans and I'll bet the lil' one will be too!



The front and back of the baby quilt




a close up of the back.

And a crayon roll for the big sister .

It's time to gobble up this give away..

Elaine over at Faithful Quilter: Elaine's Journey is having a Give Away. Go enter and be Thankful if you win.

I've actually finished some projects!

I know it's been a few days since an actual quilting related post. But I have been busy on various projects. I've got my mother's quilt back from the long arm quilter, worked on my BOM, finished my sister's quilt top and it's now at the quilter and a few other projects. I have 2 more to start and finish before Christmas.


My mother's quilt is DONE!!!!


This block looks a lot better than the block from last month.

As soon as I get my other projects together and back from the quilter I'll post them for you.

Veterans Day

Quilts For Kids

This is my contribution to the Quilts For Kids organization. It was a simple project and only took a few hours to complete. If you've got a few minutes to give, click over to Quilts For Kids and either request a kit (fabric for top and back are included, you supply the batting and thread) or send one of your own creations. You know you'd like to make a child smile.

Are you ready for some BINGO?

I know you want to play... Who doesn't like the possibility of winning a serious amount of fat quarters? click here for details.

A really cool give away. and some really great prices on some cool things at Etsy.

My blogging friend fabricartist21 has an Etsy shop you need to check out. She has some really cool items... You can find her shop here . And you can find out about her give away here. Go.. Now... Browse.. Buy.. and Enjoy both her shop and her blog.

Free stuff!

My friend, and fellow Bottle Cap candy connoisseur Carin is celebrating her 4 year blogoversary. And she's giving away 4 gifts just for us! Click on over to Conceived Without Regard for Reason or Reality for your chance to win!

And the winner is.....

ME!

If you're a reader of the Blue is Bleu blog you'll remember the above picture. That is where the very funny hubs of Audrie drew my name to win this wonderful table runner.


This is the back

And the front.

She even attached a 'blue is bleu' tag to it. Its totally cool and massively festive!

Pictures borrowed from Audrie (with permission) 'cuz it's been raining and kinda crappy here all week and couldn't get any decent pics. THANKS AUDRIE!!!

For the greater good.

This cute little baby quilt was created from my belief that EVERY baby needs a quilt. I had the opportunity to provide a quilt to a newborn who just happened to be born on our anniversary day. How cool is that? The pink and brown was just a piece I had in my stash and backed it with a solid brown. Quilting was a simple square on the outside edge then diagonal through the dots, changing directions when I reached the outer square. I had no idea what colors the mother had chosen but when it was presented, it matched the other items for the baby including another blanket and the diaper bag.

I apologize for the bad photo, the wind was blowing and it was overcast. Not the best conditions for a picture.

And the bouquet was caught by......

We had a total of 74 comments between our two blogs. You all have some great advice, and yes Gene we've used your tips!

We took each comment, assigned it a number depending on the date & time stamp, and asked the bloggers friend RANDOM.ORG to tell us who won. The lucky number is 64 and that number was assigned to to Anya the Hills Creek Quilter. Congrats to Anya and Thank You to the rest of you for your wonderful tips.

A Holloween Give Away

The multi-talented Audrie over at Blue is Bleu is giving away a nice table runner for Holloween. Its really cool looking, get over there and check it out!!!