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 #183 . . .   Congrats Sarah J!!!   I have emailed you :)      

 

       

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by Fat Quarter Shop.   Fat Quarter Shop is amazing and they never cease to amaze me with everything they have going on at their shop!!!     And if you follow around here, you know about Fat Quarter Shop's awesome Sew Sampler Subscription box, but did did you know they have a Box just for Christmas!!! It's called the Jolly Box and you are so going to want to scoop one of these up before they are gone!!! 

And for today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Fat Quarter Shop is giving away a charming Oxford Wovens Layer Cake by Sweetwater for Moda to one lucky winner!!! Isn't this just so perfect for fall.  How wonderful would a quilt be made out of these awesome wovens!!! 

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 if you have worked with wovens before and if so, on what project ;)

 ENTRY 2 - Show your Fat Quarter Shop love.   You can follow them on   Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, You Tube or at their Blog.  You can Sign up for their Newsletter which will ensure you catch all of their amazing sales, or you can visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Fat Quarter Shop Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, November 13th, when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!

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Dessert Sampler - Blocks 4 & 5

It was a crazy busy weekend, a lot of which was spent drooling over all the awesome Quilt Market pictures on Instagram and wishing I was there :)  So I didn't have time to work on a lot of my current works in progress.  But I did squeeze in a little bit of piecing here and there and managed to finish up my Block 4 of the   Dessert Sampler .  I already had a good start on this block, so it didn't take long to finish up ;)  And I just love the two shades of green combined!!!

And, then I noticed that Block 5 was a pretty basic one, so I cut that one out and stitched it up as well.   I love having  this project  that I can work on when I don't have a huge chunk of time to sit down and sew ;)  It is just perfect for those snatches of time :) 

And now, I will have to snatch a few minutes here and there to cut out some more figgy goodness for Block 6.   It is a little more complex so it might be a bit before it's all sewn together :)

So how about you . . . what Long Term project are you working on???

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Jessica's Neverland Patchwork Quilt!!!

Today I am so excited to share my daughter's quilt finish!!!  Jessica started this quilt at the beginning of this year and has worked on it in waves, and now it is done.  And I just could not be more proud of her for finishing it up.   And what makes me so happy is that she made it all on her own!!!!  From choosing fabrics, to laying it out,  piecing it, quilting it, and even binding it!!!  This girl rocked out each and every step.  Eeekkk,  I just love her ;)

Jessi choose to use some Neverland Fabric by Jill Howarth for Riley Blake Designs.  She loved the adorable prints and the soft colors and I just happened to have some yardage,  so she cut it up into 6" squares.  I was a little nervous about the whole, using the rotary cutter thing on her own.  I was looming right over her shoulder, but she did all the cutting.  Great job Jessi!!! 

And then came the layout.  And I think this was my favorite part to be an observer.   It was so fun to watch her take her time and figure out just where she wanted each square.  And she reallu put some thought into it :)   From there, she moved on to piecing, and it was so great that she is becoming confident enough on the machine to pretty much pin, stitch, and press independently.  Oh, and I got to teach her some fun tricks on keeping your rows in order and chain stitching ;)   Great tools for any quilter to learn!!!  Once the patchwork was done, it was a quick border and then time to get this quilted.

I had a piece of yardage left for the backing from the Neverland line, but it wasn't big enough, but of course, that didn't stop Jessi.  She just picked out a print from my stash, bordered the yard I had,  and made this adorable pieced backing.  Isn't that just awesome!!!  Even pieced backs don't intimidate her :) 

And then it was onto the quilting, and I have to say, I just love to watch Jessica's  confidence grow each time she gets on the long arm.  She has quilted 3 projects on the long arm before.   And it makes me thrilled that she now can load the quilt, advance the quilt, change bobbins, and of course, quilt on the long arm all without needing me there ;)   Jessie debated on the design she wanted to quilt for a bit, but after a little doodling, she decided on L and E in the border and "North Stars" in the patchwork.   And off she went.  I even got to work on some of my own piecing while she was quilting away and  didn't she do a fantastic job!!! 

And then came the binding.  And this was her first time adding the binding to a quilt and I know I have already said it a ton, but I will say it again.  I am just so proud of her!!!  Binding can be tuff, and she did have a few trouble spots that I helper her through, but for a first time binding, she did awesome!!    And just like that, she was done and now she has this wonderful quilt that she made all on her own, start to finish. 

And she hasn't stopped wrapping up in it since she finished it!!!     So ya, as you can tell by this post, I am one proud mama over here!!!    Talk about a Happy Quilting kind of day :)   And Jessi already has two more works in progress, so there will be more finishes from her in the future.   Just like her mom, can't wait to finish one before starting more, tee hee hee.  

I just can't even put into words how happy it makes me that my daughter loves to quilt!!!   This is something we will be able to share for years and years, and with grandma in there, we will make it multi-generational.   And that just warms my heart.

Thanks so much for popping in today and sharing my proud mama moment ;)   

I hope you all have a very Happy Quilting Weekend!! 

Linking up to Amanda's, and Sarah's, :)  

New Month, New WIP's ;)

Well, here we are in November.   And I know I didn't share a whole lot of finishes in October, but that doesn't mean I wasn't stitching away ;)   I have two finishes that I am waiting to share, and I got working on two projects put on hold, and started two new projects in October as well.   Yippee!!!  Here's some peaks on what's been at the machine in October.   

So the two I am working on that got set aside . . . you might remember that stack of beautiful squares that I shared clear back in July  of Corey Yoder's Sunnyside Up fabrics.  Well in August I made the basic units, and then they got pushed aside to make time for the Seeing Stars Quilt Along (which was oh so much fun!!)   But with that come to a finish, it was time to pull those units back out and start making blocks!!!    And I am thrilled that as of yesterday, I have 2 seams left to press, and all the blocks are done ;)

These blocks are the same as this block that I shared a little peek of last week.    They are both versions of a new pattern that I am working on and I hope to be to finish and share later this month.   This version uses Dandi Annie by Robin Pickens and I just love it mixed with Grunge.   I can't wait for the full reveal of both!!!

And then, the two new projects.  Sometimes it is so fun to just start things on a whim.   I shared that I got the new Basix Ruler in my Sew Sampler Box the other day and I have always wanted to make these fun star quilts.  So with some strip piecing and a whole lot of cutting the last few days, I now am ready to start sewing all the stars.   So fun!!!

And my other new project was started so that I could play with a new "toy" in my sewing room!!!  If you follow me on Instragram, you know that I had a lovely new package arrive, and I have been excited to try it out.    And why not start with sewing all the curves!!!   More on this new Accucuquilt Go to come :) 

So hopefully,  November will be filled with a whole lot of finishes!!  And I am super excited about that ;)  And be sure to pop back in tomorrow, because I get to share my Daughter's finish, and  I am so happy for her!!!   She just warms my heart in her love for sewing.   And she might already have a few projects that she is working on as well, including a new one that also includes playing with the new accuquilt go!!!   She is just as excited about playing with this new little "toy" as I am ;) 

Thanks for popping in today and I hope you had a very Happy Quilting October and are looking forward to a wonderfully Happy Quilting November!!! 

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    The Scarlet Thread Quilt   is . . .  Number #36 . . .   Congrats Chrysa Hefty!!!   I have emailed you :)      

 

       

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by  Lou Lou's Fabric Shop .    Did you know that Jamie makes a new Lou Lou Bundle every Tuesday . . . here is this weeks, isn't it just perfect for Halloween!!!  Along with hosting the giveaway, Jamie is also offering all Happy Quilting readers has a special discount of  Free Shipping on your Order over $25.00 with the code BOO good until Friday!!!  Oh, so much fun shopping, and be sure to check out the Sale section, where there are lots of Christmas Collections from last year, because, ya know how that is going to sneak up on us!!!

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is for some shopping goodness!!  Lou Lou's Fabric Shop is offering one lucky reader a $25.00 Gift Certificate perfect to use on anything in the store, including the awesome Lou Lou Bundle pictured above!!  Just perfect!!!!

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 your all time favorite Halloween Costume??

 ENTRY 2 - Lets show Lou Lou's Fabric Shop some Love!!!!   You can follow them on   Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Instagram.  Or you can follow their blog or  visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Lou Lou's Fabric Shop Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, November 6th  when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!