Dear Peru

 Well, as of yesterday, our Jessi has arrived in Peru!!!   She is serving an 18 month mission in the Peru Arequipa Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  We are so excited for her and so proud of this decision she has made to serve!!  

And I thought saying goodbye might have been a little easier this time as we experienced this with our son 2 years ago, , , but nope!!!   It was just as hard and honestly, I think a little harder  as we knew what we were getting ourselves into this time.    This is us dropping her off at the Provo Missionary Training Center a few weeks ago.   Yup, no make-up left as we had all the emotions.    

We are so very happy and excited for our Jessi girl, but it is just hard to let go.  I am so grateful that to get the first picture and to know that she is now in Peru, safe and sound, and so excited to get teaching.   So Dear Peru, please take care of our daughter.     She has been so excited to come and serve in your beautiful country.  I know that she is going to have so many wonderful experiences while serving in Peru!! And I am so excited that I get to chat with her each week  over zoom, thank heavens for technology!!   We love you so much Jessica!!!  

  

And just so this post has some quilting in it . . .this is Jessi at her first quilt retreat!!   This was so much fun.  Love that this girl loves to sew still :)    

Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!

  It's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!   Let's have some fun :)

First we need to pick a winner from last week's TTGD ;) 

And the winner of the $25.00 Gift Certificate  from Lou Lou's Fabric Shop is . . .#87 . . .

Congrats walkerlely!!!  I have messaged you :)

   

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by  Thousands of Bolts .   Thousands of Bolts has incredible prices that will have you super excited!!!  There are thousands of bolts to choose from and all at amazing prices, staring as low as $5.39 a yard!!!   And they have just introduced dozens and dozens of new fabrics to the inventory!!  Be sure to check it out :)    

And for Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway,  Thousands of Bolts is giving one lucky winner at $25.00 Gift Certificate!!!  You can get just what you always wanted :)   And good luck picking because there are literally thousands of bolts to choose from!!!!   

You have two entry chances here on the blog, 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 What is the oldest thing that you own?? 

 ENTRY 2 - Lets show Thousands of Bolts some Love!!!!   You can follow them on   Facebook or Instagram.  Or you can visit The Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Thousand of Bolts Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, August 27th, when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)

You can also pop over to my Instagram and/or Facebook to enter there as well :)  

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!

Piece and Quilt Sampler QAL - Month 5

 It's Month 5 of the  Piece and Quilt Sampler Quilt Along and I am just so excited to share my fifth set of blocks!!!  And there are so many fun blocks this month :)   Thanks to Fat Quarter Shop for hosting this awesome quilt along from the Celebrate with Quilts book!! And here is the month 5 finish!!

I am making my Piece and Quilt Sampler in a diagonal Rainbow of Ombre goodness. (see plan here)  I am just loving how the colors are split through some of the blocks.  It just adds so much variety to them.   So this month we started with four of the 9" Avenue blocks.  And truly, these took longer to cut out and lay out then they did to sew them together, but they are just so fun!! 

And then, it was on to the 9" Maple Leaf block.   Where this one was all teal, but still needed 2 "color groupings" I tried to use light and dark teal to make the block stand out more.  I just love the way it turned out ;)  .  

And last, but not least, we made a 9" and a 6" Texas Puzzle Block.   Again, I went for the light and dark prints to try and help make the block pop.   I think the pink one turned out so cute.   And the purple/blue one is just so fun and will look so cool in the quilt layout!!  I just can't wait to see this all come together!

So are you joining in the Piece and Quilt Fun???  It's going to be such a fun QAL!  Oh, and once you are done your blocks, Be sure to share your Piece and Quilt Sampler progress on social media with #PieceAndQuiltSamplerQAL :)  There is so much Piece and Quilt inspiration in that hashtag :)

And that's it for Month 5 - 4 of the 9" Avenue blocks, a 9" Maple Leaf block, and a 9" and 6" Texas Puzzle blocks in the Piece and Quilt Sampler Quilt Along!!!!      

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

Floral Trails Quilt!!

I was so excited when Stephanie, from Fancy That Design House, asked if I could make a sample of her Floral Trails quilt ;)   Stephanie always has such beautiful fabrics and her quilt designs are always so fun!!!  I love her combination of designs in a quilt.  The Floral Trails quilt is made with Stephanie's  new Folk & Lore collection.   Isn't is just so gorgeous!!!  

I just love all of Fancy That Design House fabrics, the colors and prints are always just so happy!!!   And The Panels that she designs are just gorgeous!!!   I love that this quilt was designed for the panel in Folk and Lore and really shows off the prints in such a fun way.   I think it is just so cool that Stephanie continues the stripes through the stars, it really gives it a trail feel ;) 

And aren't these Folk and Lore prints just so pretty!!!   The colors are just so rich and the prints are simply gorgeous ;)   And like I said, the Panel is just stunning!!!  The quilt is Layer Cake Friendly  plus a few extra yardage cuts ;)  It finishes at 60" x 80" so it makes a great large lap size to cuddle in!!  

And when it came time to quilt it, I wanted to add to the trail effect, so I did wavy horizontal lines across the quilt.   I I just love how it gives so much flow and texture to the design and it was nice and quick as well, double bonus!!   And you all know my favorite 402 Pearl was perfect for this quilt ;)

And  that is my Floral Trails quilt ;)  I am so happy that I got to make this quilt!!   And it went together super fast, a great weekend project for sure!!!  

Thanks so much for popping in and sharing this finish with me today :)   

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

Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!

 It's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!   Let's have some fun :)

First we need to pick a winner from last week's TTGD ;) 

And the winner of the Autumn Farmhouse Fat Quarter Bundle from Fat Quarter Shop is . . .# . . .

Congrats !!!  I have messaged 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 . . . a Lou Lou Bundle is 8 fat quarters curated by Jamie and they are always gorgeous!  I love this Fair Time Bundle, isn't it just so sweet!!!   And right now, use code "doublesale" to get an additional 20% off all Sale Items now through 08/31!!!  Such Fun Shopping :)  

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 here on the blog, 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 what was your favorite subject in school??  (School starts tomorrow, I am so excited, my kids not so much :)  

 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, August 20th, when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)

You can also pop over to my Instagram and/or Facebook to enter there as well :)  

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!