I Love Quilting A Test

Last month Lorna of Sew Fresh Quilts put out a call for Testers...

As you know my sis came and we had a Long Overdue vacation together!  So since she showed up early,I did not get the mini quilt all finished.  Sorry about that Lorna :(  However I was able to finish the  top by burning some midnight oil last night.

This mini was supposed to be Ombre and mine is kinda sorta Ombre...I used scraps to make this so although not totally "ombre" I love it!  The directions were very clear and there are lots of pictures/diagrams to go with the written directions.  Which as you know is very important for people like me who are visual learners.

The little bit of orange where the hand wheel is was a part of the 2 block that I made a mistake on.  Instead of tossing it in the trash I decided to cut it down and incorporate it into the hand wheel part.  It looks kind of out of place,but since it will hang in my sewing room,and I like it,it stays.

Thank you for the opportunity to be one of your testers Lorna,it was sew much fun!  Head over to Sew Fresh Quilts to check out all of the versions of the mini that all the other testers sewed up!

Giveaway Winners & a fall scarf

Are you ready to find out who won the quilt patterns???  Lets get to it then!

Quilted Crossroads Pattern:
Winner number 1 is Cecilia  and since my second winner was also interested in this same pattern,
Winner number 2 is Carla G

Jeweled Geese Pattern:
Gill is the winner of the third pattern

ConGratulations Ladies!!  Melissa will be contacting you and sending you your patterns!!!
I would like to say Thank You once again for donating your lovely patterns Melissa :))))  Also Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway!

This is the infinity scarf that I sewed up this afternoon.

This scarf takes two fat quarters,you could use the same print or two different prints.  For mine I pulled some Flea Market Fancy from my stash.  The quilting was done in a pale blue to match the blue on the print with the brown background,and a yellow thread was a great match for the bobbin thread.  This was fairly easy to sew up,just not sure if I like it better than a regular scarf that is not joined to make a circle.  Time will tell.

I have one more giveaway,which will be posted one day this week!  So be sure to stop by and enter once the post is up :)

Fall sewing ~ crafting ~ Winner & giveaway # 3

First the Winner of my last giveaway:

Jusmom1 commenter # 3 You are the winner!!!   Congratulations to you!  Please send me your snail mail info,and I will get your package out by Wednesday :)

Fall Sewing:  This past week it was time to make something with the fabric Jamie gave me at Fabric Fest!  Since my kitchen towels were on their last leg (a long time ago) I decided to make myself my kitchen a new set...

as well as some new potholders,and also a set of four napkins!  Thank you Jamie,Love this new addition to my kitchen :)

The first set turned out so nicely,I decided to make up a few sets to sell at the fm.  This set has four coasters instead of napkins,because there was only a 1/4 yard of this print in my stash.

Love this print,it is how I imagine fall looks like further east,and someday plan on finding out for myself.

Crafting:

Have you seen those leaf bowls floating around the net?  The other day I decided to try and make one of my own.

It turned out pretty cute,even though I got the modge podge up a little higher than the leaves.  The little acorns inside the leaf bowl are made with pine cones Mr. P and I collected in the woods near our property.  I cut up some cheap washcloths and hot glued them from the tops of the pine cones almost all the way to the bottom.  Leaving just enough at the bottom,now the top,to make the cap,then hot glued a piece of dead branch to the center for the little stem part of the acorn.  Have you made any fall crafts?  This would be a good one to do with the kids,of course if they are smaller,you would want to do the hot glueing part for the acorns.

GiveAway!!!

Melissa,from sew BitterSweet Designs has graciously donated one each of her three patterns in her Craftsy Shop as my giveaway this week!!!   So Three lucky winners will receive one of her Sweet Patterns!

Pattern # 1 ~ Quilted Crossroads

Pattern # 2 ~ All Framed Up

Pattern #3 ~ Jeweled Geese  This is my favorite,but then I am a Geese Block fanatic!                          For a chance to win let me know in your comment which pattern you are interested in winning!            ~ Please Make Sure ~ that I have a way to ~ Contact You ~because if you are a No Reply Blogger and do not leave me a way to contact you,sadly you will not even have a chance to win :(  Good Luck & a very Big Thank You to Melissa for her generosity! :))))

Fabric Fest Swag

In one of the emails from the coordinator for Fabric Fest,there was a hint about Swag...

Upon arriving and registering,each person received a bag like this,stuffed with goodies,brochures,magazines...

As well as all these sweet goodies!  At each meal/place on the tables there were decorative squares of paper and or fabric with sayings on them!  (three of mine are in the photo)

Tuesday morning my class was with Sue Daley,she taught us how to make hexagons. (1/2")  We cut the pieces,glued them to the papers,and then sewed them.  I am a slow hand sewer,and was only able to finish one flower during the class.

The afternoon class was Big Stitch,where we worked on pillows.  I will post photos when mine is finished.

Wednesday morning I took a class on using up scraps,this is the basket/box we made in class.  We sewed four 6 inch pieces together (I alternated the pieces) for the outside and four for the inside,then attached the bottom squares.  It turned out pretty cute!

The afternoon class I chose to take on Wednesday was Lori Holt's Candy Beads Quilt ! Using her circle rulers.  BTW sometime in the near future I will be giving away a set of these!

Here are the circles I was able to finish during class.  There are 60 circles total,so I need to make another 28,fourteen each of the medium and large size.

Lori Holt and me :))))  Standing in front of her finished Candy Beads Quilt.  Although you can not tell from the photo,the background color is a pale aqua.

Quilts from the Fashion Show Wednesday night:

These are not all of them,just the ones I was able to get a good photo of.  I did not get any of the clothing,because everyone walked so fast!

What Happens in Vegas...

In my last post,I said that it was time for a little break.  That break started on Monday when I clocked out at lunch time.  From there it was a three hour trip to the airport.  An hour or so after my scheduled flight(due to severe thunder,lightening and hail) we finally boarded the plane...

                     
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This is where I finally ended up! (after more delays)  Since my arrival was so delayed,I missed the Meet and Greet for Riley Blake's Fabric Fest.  However,from then on things only got better and better!  Jamie from busy bee quilts was patiently waiting for me when I finally stepped out of the taxi!!!

After dropping my bags off at our room (all the way at the end of the hall) we headed over to the shop.
Just a Warning,Lots of Photos below...

This quilt has snowmen,so of course I had to snap a shot off of it!

Love how the bright chevrons just pop out from the grey background fabric of this quilt.

How about some pretty chevron flowers?

These boots are made for walking,this would make a great little boy quilt.

A new take on Little Red Riding Hood's dress!  This line is of course Little Red Riding Hood.

As you can see from all the displays,the shop set up was Eye Candy every where you looked.

This quilt features 3D boxes and trims.

I really love,love,love this 3D pinwheel quilt,with the sideways chevrons for the boarder!

And how cute are these little ladybugs and bunnies?  I had to buy a panel!

Kelli,from (seriously.. I think it needs stitches.) created this Sweet Mod Geo Cruiser Quilt!  She used Lori Holt's newest line Gracie Girl,which is what you see all piled up below the quilt.

A little closer shot,sorry it is a bit blurry,all these photos were taken with my phone.  Hope I did not overload you with too many photos.  (I have more)

It was an Awesome three days of classes,sewing,quilty friends,fabric,and some shopping too!!!  When the next one comes around I hope to attend again :)  I learned new skills,meet new people,finally meet up with Jamie,after two years of blogging together!  She is the same Sweet person you meet on her blog!  If she gives permission I will post a photo of the two of us during the open sewing night,working on our projects.

More photos and details soon.