The Simply Charmed Blog Hop - Day 7 is at Twin Fibers!!!!

It's day 7 of the Simply Charmed Blog Hop and today will have you taking a hop, skip, and a jump over to  see Jessica at Twin Fibers!!!  Jessica and Jennifer, twin sisters, are such a great duo and have so many great things to share with the quilting community.  (And hey, I am a twin as well, so we have that in common :)  

Today Jessica has such a great tutorial put together for you all.  She has whipped up this super clever Valentine Card Holder.  What an fabulous idea!!!  I so need one of these to keep those cute handmade cards my kids make me.   

                           

So lets do it all together now.   Hop on over to Twin Fibers and make your own Valentine Card Keeper so you can treasure those special little creations for a lifetime :)

Oh, and while you are at Twin Fibers, don't forget to leave your comments for a chance to win a $25.00 Gift Certificate to The Intrepid Thread!!!  Thank you Julie for your gracious sponsorship!!

Need to know when and where you will be hoping . . . Here's the schedule.

February 1 - Melissa from Happy Quilting with the Knotty Little Apron Tutorial

February 2 - Heather from Quilt Story with the Heart Garland Tutorial

February 3 - Melissa from Lilac Lane with the Be Mine Tote Tutorial

February 6 - Angela from Cut to Pieces with the Pincushion Tutorial

February 7 - Amy from Diary of a Quilter with the Scrappy Nine Patch Table Quilt Tutorial

February 8 - Natalia from Piece N Quilt with the Trio of Pillows Tutorial

February 9 - Jessica from Twin Fibers with the Valentine Card Keeper Tutorial

February 10 - Katie from Swim, Bike, Quilt with the XOXO Zippered Pouch Tutorial

February 11 - Jane from Want It, Need It, Quilt with the Circle of Love Tutorial

February 13 - Corey from Little Miss Shabby with the Shabby Heart Pillow

February 14 - Happy Valentines Day and the Grand Prize Winner Announcement!!!!

The Simply Charmed Blog Hop - Day 6 is at Piece N Quilt!!!!

It's day 6 of the Simply Charmed Blog Hop and today it is hopping on over to Natalia at Piece N Quilt!!    Natalia is an amazing designer and a fabulous long arm quilter!!  She is my go to gal when I need something professionally quilted (like those adorable baby blankets that were published last week :).  

And Natalia has a special treat for all of you Valentine's Hoppers.  Check out this adorable pillow set!!!  I mean don't you just want to cuddle up with them!!!  I just can't get over how cute they are!!

So hurry and get yourself over to Piece N Quilt and check out Natalia's step by step tutorial for this over the top adorable trio of pillows.

Oh, and while you are at Piece N Quilt, don't forget to leave your comments for a chance to win a $25.00 Gift Certificate to Green Fairy Quilts!!!  Thank you Judi for your gracious sponsorship!!

Need to know when and where you will be hoping . . . Here's the schedule.

FFebruary 1 - Melissa from Happy Quilting with the Knotty Little Apron Tutorial

February 2 - Heather from Quilt Story with the Heart Garland Tutorial

February 3 - Melissa from Lilac Lane with the Be Mine Tote Tutorial

February 6 - Angela from Cut to Pieces with the Pincushion Tutorial

February 7 - Amy from Diary of a Quilter with the Scrappy Nine Patch Table Quilt Tutorial

February 8 - Natalia from Piece N Quilt with the Trio of Pillows Tutorial

February 9 - Jessica from Twin Fibers with the Valentine Card Keeper Tutorial

February 10 - Katie from Swim, Bike, Quilt with the XOXO Zippered Pouch Tutorial

February 11 - Jane from Want It, Need It, Quilt with the Circle of Love Tutorial

February 13 - Corey from Little Miss Shabby with the Shabby Heart Pillow

February 14 - Happy Valentines Day and the Grand Prize Winner Announcement!!!!

The Simply Charmed Blog Hop - Day 5 is at Diary of a Quilter!!!!

It's day 5 of the Simply Charmed Blog Hop and of course, that means you will be hopping :)  Where to today??  Why over to Amy at Diary of a Quilter!!!  I was fortunate enough to meet Amy at the Sewing Summit and we have just become such great friends since.  She is one of the nicest people I know!!!

And she has created the sweetest little table quilt tutorial for all of you lucky blog hop readers.  Aren't those little scrappy nine patches just so adorable!!!  I think my table could so use one of these :)

Alright, time to start Hopping.  Pop on over to Diary of a Quilter and see how to make this adorable table quilt to dress up your dining room table for the holiday :)

Oh, and while you are at Diary of a Quilter, don't forget to leave your comments for a chance to win a $25.00 Gift Certificate to Burgundy Buttons!!!  Thank you Leah for your gracious sponsorship!!

Need to know when and where you will be hoping . . . Here's the schedule.

February 1 - Melissa from Happy Quilting with the Knotty Little Apron Tutorial

February 2 - Heather from Quilt Story with the Heart Garland Tutorial

February 3 - Melissa from Lilac Lane with the Be Mine Tote Tutorial

February 6 - Angela from Cut to Pieces with the Pincushion Tutorial

February 7 - Amy from Diary of a Quilter with the Scrappy Nine Patch Table Quilt Tutorial

February 8 - Natalia from Piece N Quilt with the Trio of Pillows Tutorial

February 9 - Jessica from Twin Fibers with the Valentine Card Keeper Tutorial

February 10 - Katie from Swim, Bike, Quilt with the XOXO Zippered Pouch Tutorial

February 11 - Jane from Want It, Need It, Quilt with the Circle of Love Tutorial

February 13 - Corey from Little Miss Shabby with the Shabby Heart Pillow

February 14 - Happy Valentines Day and the Grand Prize Winner Announcement!!!!

The Simply Charmed Blog Hop - Day 4 is at Cut to Pieces!!!!

It's day 4 of the Simply Charmed Blog Hop and today you get to hop on over to visit  Angela at Cut to Pieces!!! I met Angela through the VIBee's group and I am so glad to have gotten to know her because not only is she a great friend, she is also crazy talented!!

Today Angela has a super fun treat for all of you readers hopping along with us.  This totally adorable Pincushion Tutorial.  It's made using cookie cutters!!!  So adorable and such a clever idea!!!  

Alright, so don't hang around here.   Hop on over to Cut to Pieces and put those cookie cutters to work somewhere other than the kitchen :)

Oh, and while you are at Cut to Pieces, don't forget to leave your comments for a chance to win a $25.00 Gift Certificate to The Intrepid Thread!!!  Thank you Julie for your gracious sponsorship!!

Need to know when and where you will be hoping . . . Here's the schedule.

February 1 - Melissa from Happy Quilting with the Knotty Little Apron Tutorial

February 2 - Heather from Quilt Story with the Heart Garland Tutorial

February 3 - Melissa from Lilac Lane with the Be Mine Tote Tutorial

February 6 - Angela from Cut to Pieces with the Pincushion Tutorial

February 7 - Amy from Diary of a Quilter with the Scrappy Nine Patch Table Quilt Tutorial

February 8 - Natalia from Piece N Quilt with the Trio of Pillows Tutorial

February 9 - Jessica from Twin Fibers with the Valentine Card Keeper Tutorial

February 10 - Katie from Swim, Bike, Quilt with the XOXO Zippered Pouch Tutorial

February 11 - Jane from Want It, Need It, Quilt with the Circle of Love Tutorial

February 13 - Corey from Little Miss Shabby with the Shabby Heart Pillow

February 14 - Happy Valentines Day and the Grand Prize Winner Announcement!!!!

A Little Break, A Little Surprise, and A Little Help

The Simply Charmed Blog Hop is taking a little break for the weekend.  Hopefully this will give you some time to start putting together some of your Valentines Projects ;)  Make sure to upload them into the Simply Charmed Blog Hop group when you are done so we can all see them :)

Today I received such a lovely surprise in the mail.  A dear sweet friend sent me these adorable Valentines fat quarters just to say "Thank you for being a friend."  (Sidetrack - Didn't you just love the Golden Girls :)   I had never received a "just because gift"  from a quilting friend before today and I will tell you, it brought me to tears.  Thank you (you know who you are) for thinking of me.  I too am so grateful for our friendship.  

One last tidbit . . . I was asked to teach a little class at our church on Machine Basics and some quilting 101.  It really is not a big thing, but of course, I am getting nervous about it.  So anyhow, here is where I need your help.  I try to take care of my machine but I know I don't do as well as I should, or could.  So if you were me, what is something that you would for sure want to tell a class about taking care of their machine??