March Sew Sampler Box!!!

Another month come and gone and another happy Blue Box arriving on my doorstep!! My March Sew Sampler box showed up and I was all kinds of squealing when I opened the lid to see that Spectrum was this month's theme ;)    I just knew it was going to have a rainbow of quilty goodness inside and it did not disappoint!!! So excited!!!

I have already played with Vanessa Christensen's new Ombre Confetti Metallic fabrics in this Shine Quilt and Tutorial, so I was so happy to find a Half Yard Bundle of 4 stunning colors!!  Doesn't that just make you so happy for Spring :)   I don't know what these are going to be used for yet, but I am thinking they will be for something special indeed.  

And how fun is this new Curvy Log Cabin ruler!!!   Talk about some fun tiny piecing.  And I am so loving that center star in The Sparkler Quilt.  This has me wanting to make a quilt of just curvy stars.  Wouldn't that be so awesome!!  And since the ruler just trims, I can just use scrappy strips to put it together and it will go so quick ;)

And I was thrilled to see more True Grips!!  These were in one of the first Sew Sampler Boxes and I love adding them to the backs of my rulers.  They really do eliminate a lot of the slipping, which is nice as I try not to put as much pressure on my ruler anymore (don't want to have to have carpal tunnel surgery again in 5 years, tee hee hee ;)   And finally, this Bella Rose Gold Tape Measure is just so pretty.   I don't see myself using it a whole lot (not much of a garment maker here ;)  but I know just the person that it will be a wonderful little gift for ;)   

And I am so, so, so excited because this is the final Basket Block!!!   Block 12 and wow, I can't believe how fast that went by!!!  My goal is to get all 12 blocks made up into a quilt before next month, because I wan't this done before we see the big reveal of what to expect for the next year!!!  I totally can't wait to see this new years blocks ;)

And that is my March Sew Sampler Box  . . . and wow, this marks the end of 2 years with Sew Sampler and I have just loved every month of it!!  Can't wait for Year 3 to see what amazing quilty goodness it brings!!!


Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!


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If you Give a Quilter a Sale

So you know that book, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie . . . Well that is how today's post is going down ;)

You see, two weeks ago, Martingale Publishing had their Semi-annual Warehouse Sale,   And if you give a Quilter a book sale . . . She will have to browse through it.   I love adding to my quilting library at this sale, but this year, I didn't buy quilting books, I bought Bag books!!!   Windy City Bags by Sara Lawson and Style and Swing by Susan Dunlop to be exact and I am super excited (and scared)  I have wanted to give bag making a try for a while now, and now I think it might actually happen!  But if you give a Quilter a Structured Bag Book . . .  you are going to need some Structure :)   So off, I went to buy some Soft and Stable ;)

But while I was looking for Soft and Stable, I noticed a little banner that said Fat Quarter Shop was having their Annual Spring Cleaning Sale!!  And if you give a Quilter a Sale . . . she has to browse through it, right :)   I like to search the pre-cuts first and was so excited to find a Little Miss Sunshine Jelly Roll in the sale because I absolutely love this line and had used my layer cake in a previous project.   But if you Give a Quilter a Jelly Roll . . . She will need a project to make with it.  And  I instantly thought of the  Jelly Roll Rug Pattern.  I have loved seeing all of these on Instagram and I have so, so, so wanted to make one.  Not only are they super cute, but they would use up some of my endless batting scraps!!!   I can't wait to start this, and I have a feeling I won't be able to stop at just 1, good thing I have more Jelly Rolls stashed ;)

And I was all ready to check out, But if you Give a Quilter an Amazing Sale . . . She has to buy more than one Pre-Cut, right :)  (Please tell me you all add extra goodies in your cart just because :  You all know I love Charm Packs and I just let a good friend use my Just Another Walk in the Woods Charm Pack to make a Charming Tote and it turned out so cute, I knew I needed to make one in the same fabric.   And the Grand Canal Charm Pack, well I just love Kate Spain and hey, I could have got the layer cake too :)

So I am curious, is this how you find your quilting shopping works too??  I wouldn't be surprised because you know, If you Give a Quilter a Sale . . . 

Hope you have a very Happy Quilting Day ;) 



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Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!!

It's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day so let's have some fun :)

But first, we need to announce the winner from last weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway!!  

The winner of the $25.00 Gift Certificate from Lou Lou's Fabric Shop  is . . .   Number #42. Congrats Mary on Lake Pulaski !!!   I have emailed you :)      

 

  

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by Olie and Evie.  Rhonda's shop is so fun and full of so much amazing quilting goodness!!!!  Of course, there is the amazing fabric shop we all know and love along with longarm quilting, gift certificates, preorders, and a destash page!!    Rhonda has so much to share so be sure to pop on over and check it out!!!

And Rhonda's has a fantastic Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!!!     Olie and Evie  is giving one lucky winner a copy of Lissa Alexander's new book Oh, Scrap!  that I reveiwed last week, as well as a Moda Scrap Bag to go along with it!!!  You will be all set to get your Scrap Quilting On!!!   What an awesome giveaway ;)   

You have two entry chances, the second being optional, and please leave a separate comment for each.  All Entries are welcome, including International Entries.  Please just be sure to leave an email address if you are a no-reply blogger ;)  

ENTRY 1 - Simply leave a comment that tells me a scrappy quilt that is on your to make list  ;)   

 ENTRY 2 - Show your Olie and Evie love.   You can follow them on  Facebook, Instagram  or Pinterest or you can visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Olie and Evie Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday,  April 3rd when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!

Clementine Quilt Along - Peaches & Plenty

It's the 25th and that means it is month 3 of the Clementine Quilt Along hosted by the Fat Quarter Shop!!!! I am having so much fun with these blocks!!!  This month's set of blocks is called Peaches & Plenty and they are just so much fun because wow, talk about so many wonderful points!! 

Again, we are making a 20" and 12" version of the block.  And this month's blocks are all about my two favorite quilting units, Flying Geese and HST's ;)   Aren't they just the best for making such great designs!!    And honestly, I just love watching all of those points come together, especially in the center pinwheel!!   So fun :)

So are you joining in the Clementine fun???  If so, you can download the block pattern right here and  then pop on over and donate $5.00  to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital  :) I just love doing these annual Charity QAL's!!!    And wow, the goal is half way there!!  Quilters are just the most amazing people!!

And like always, Fat Quarter Shop has made an super fun  You Tube video tutorials that walk you through making this month's block.  And I just love the peppy little tune they put the tutorial to, so fun!!

Be sure to share all of your Clementine progress on social media with #clementinequiltalong and check out these fabulous bloggers who are quilting along for some Peaches & Plenty block inspiration :)  

*April of April Rosenthal (@amrosenthal)

Bonnie of Sunset Family Living (@sunsetfamilyliving)

Cara of That Crafty Cara (@thatcraftycara)
Carrie of Moda Cutting Table (@modafabrics)

Denise of Pieced Brain (@piecedbrain)

Elise of Elise and Emelie (@eliseandemelie)

Gina of Carpe Quiltin (@gina_tell_carpequiltin)

Heather of A Creative Pursuit (@acreativemama)

Hilary of By Hilary Jordan (@byhilaryjordan)

Jan of Cocoa Quilts (@cocoaquilts)

Jen of Heritage Threads (@heritage.threads)

Joanne of Quilts by Joanne (@turtlequilterjo)

Kairle of Kairle Oaks Handcrafted Goodness (@kairleoaks)

Kendra of Good Starter (@good_starter)

Kristen of 3 in the Nest (@threeinthenestraleigh)

Kristina of Center Street Quilts (@centerstreetquilts)

Leah of Ponderings from My Heart (@ponderingsfrommyheart)

Melanie of A Bit of Scrap Stuff (@mellierc)

Melissa of Happy Quilting (@happyquiltingmc)

Pat of Pat Sloan (@quilterpatsloan)

Pat B. of Life in the Scrapatch (@scrapatches)

Patty of Elm Street Quilts (@elmstreetquilts)

Rebecca of One Wee Bird (@oneweebird)

Sarah of 123 Quilt (@123quilt)

Seema of SSK Craft Shop (@sskcraftshop)

Sherri of A Quilting Life (@aquiltinglife)

Sondra of Out of the Blue Quilts (@sondradavison)

Stephanie of Quilt 'n Party (@quiltnparty)

Tanya of Tanya Quilts in CO (@tanyaquiltsinco)

Teresa of Aurea's Kitchen (@aureaskitchen)

Vickie of Crocheting Vixen (@crochetingvixen)

And there is Month 3 of the Clementine Quilt Along which means we are half way done!!!!   Be back next month  on the 25th to share the fourth set of blocks!! There is still lots of time to join in the  Clementine Quilting Along??  We are having much fun!!!

Thanks for popping in today ;)  Have a Happy Quilting Day!!

Kismet - A Finished Quilt!!

I made this quilt a year ago and have been anxiously awaiting to share it ;)  I showed just a bit of it earlier this week when I shared  Lissa Alexander's   Oh, Scrap!book that it can be found in.  Which you can still enter to win an e-book copy of, just sayin ;)   But I wanted to share more here today, because this quilt really deserves it's own post.   I am so glad that Lissa asked if I could make it for her amazing Oh, Scrap! book.  It was so incredibly fun to make and was a fantastic stash buster, double bonus!!    It's called Kismet and I just love it!!!

When Lissa first asked me to make a quilt for her Oh, Scrap!  book over a year ago, she asked if I could come up with an alternate colorway of her fun Courthouse Steps design.  I looked through my scrap stash (yes, its getting so large I am considering it stash now :)  and immediately knew I wanted to make Lissa's  blocks in beautiful blues and greens as those were the drawers that were overflowing.  I just love seeing this combination of cool colors and after I had it all put together, I realized that my scrap stash is pretty bright and happy ;)   Which is just perfect for me ;) 

Kismet is made with 1 1/2" width strips that finish at 1".  Talk about scrappy goodness!!!  I love scrap quilts and scrap quilts made of tiny pieces, amazing!!!   Sure, it took a little while to cut them all out, but totally worth it :)   And what a great way to combine so many bits of pieces of other quilts into one quilt.  I love that scrappy quilts also make wonderful memory quilts ;)  

 And I love the way Lissa designed this quilt to go together on point.  It really makes you take a second look as it seems to be a string quilt when you first see it, until you notice all of the edges of the block are stair stepping.    Such a cool optical illusion that way!!

When it came time to quilt it I decided on simply wavy horizontal lines.   I figured with all of that scrappy goodness, I wanted to keep it simple in the quilting ;)   And I love how nice and soft it keeps the quilt ;)

And I just had to share this fun picture of Kismet blowing in the wind ;)  And speaking of fun, I found out from Lissa  that Kismet got it's name because it really ended up being fateful that I made a quilt in this alternate colorway.  You see, the original Courthouse Steps quilt for Lissa's book that she had made turned up missing when it was time to send the quilts to the publisher.   So Kismet ended up being the actual pattern quilt in the book and Lissa came up with the perfect name for it.

And that is Kismet  :)  It finises at 74" x 92" and I have two boys that really want to claim it as their new bedspread.  We will have to see how that plays out, although I have enough blue and green scraps still to make a matching set, tee hee hee ;) 

Thanks for stopping in today and sharing this long awaited finish with me!!

I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Weekend :)

Linking up to Amanda's, Sarah's, and Myra's ;)