Mother's Day Giveaway Celebration!!!

It's May 1, which means Mother's Day is right around the corner.  A few weeks ago my Husband asked me what I wanted for Mother's Day.  I instantly started rattling off all kinds of wonderful goodies to put in my sewing room.  He asked if I wanted anything not related to quilting, and I thought about it for a second and then responded, No, not really ;)

That got me thinking, I am sure there are lots of you just like me who have a list of quilty goodies that they would love for Mother's Day and how fun would it be to make some of those lists a reality. I chatted it up with my amazing Sponsor Shops (see shops below)  and here it is, the Mother's Day Giveaway Celebration!!!

So here is how it will work :)

 Pop around to one, two, or a few of these shops and find some of your favorite things that you would love for Mother's Day.  Then, come back to this post and leave me a comment of what you found and where you found it.  You can write it out or just leave a link.

You will have until Sunday night to get your "wish list" commented to me.  Starting Monday the 5th, I will be hosting giveaways each day until Saturday the 10th that will feature the favorite items from your wish lists.  That's right, you get to pick the giveaways!!!! 

So what's on my Wish List???   Well . . . 

I had to start with some books.   Somehow I missed grabbing a copy of Growing Up Modern by Allison Harris and I found it over at Rustic Rooster Quilt Shop.  That is for sure on the list.

And Great Granny Squared by Lori Holt is another book I have wanted to add to my library of quilt books.  I found it over at Fat Quarter Shop

And then it was time to move onto some tools.  You know, the right tools for the job makes all the difference.  First off, I have heard so much about the Splash Rotary Cutter and you can never have too many Rotary Cutters.  I found this one over at Southern Fabric

And not that I do my binding, but I would love to get some of these Clover Wonder Clips I found at  Fort Worth Fabric Studio for Barbara, then I wouldn't feel so bad when I ask her to bind all of my quilts ;)

And I have mentioned before my love of Bloc Loc Rulers and Julie over at The Intrepid Thread carries them in her shop now.   I would love to finish off my collection of Flying Geese rulers ;)

And another ruler I need is for the long arm.  Judi has raved about the A-1 Longarm Straight Ruler over at Green Fairy Quilts.  I think this could really help with my straight line issues on the long arm ;)

And of course, I had to add some fabric to my wish list.   I mean how could I have a wish list that didn't include fabric.  The Christmas lines are coming out and I love the new Solstice by Kate Spain.  The Layer Cake at Cotton Bliss is totally on my list.

And I found this Mystery Bundle at Missouri Star Quilt Co.   I have never ordered a Mystery Bundle before but think it would be so fun to be surprised by the fabrics that arrive.

And I always love a good custom Bundle.  I found this lovely Lime and Aqua bundle at The Scarlet Thread Quilt Co. and had to have it round out my list.

Of course, I could go on and on, but I have to draw the line somewhere ;)   

So now it's your turn to make a Mother's Day Wish List!!!  

Have Fun,  Enjoy, and who knows,  you just might

 win what's on your list!!!!

I am so excited for this Celebration of Mother's in our little quilting world.  I hope you will join me in this celebration and have fun making a list :)  **Just a little extra umph, If you make a list, you will have a little bonus in the giveaways next week :)   I can't wait to see what is on them!!

Have a Happy Quilting / Wish List Making Day :)

A Little Tutorial Help

Oh my goodness, oh my goodness.   Guess what came in the mail the other day . . .   My market badge.  Yippee!!!  I am so excited.  I can't believe Barbara and I will be on a plane in 2 weeks and on our way.  So fun!!!

I have been working on some market projects for wonderful friends and just about have them wrapped up so it is time to turn to a little market project for myself.  Remember how my sweetheart got me a DSLR camera for Christmas??  Well, I think it needs a little strap makeover before I take it to market, cause lets face it, the black one is boring!!  And it scratches my neck as well and that is no good.

So I am wondering . . . Have any of you ever made a strap cover??  Did you maybe use a  tutorial that is super and you might want to share the link, you know save a friend a little surfing time??

 Thanks in advance and have a Happy Quilting Day :)

Not Quite Morning

I said I was going to pick a winner for The Quilter's Applique Workshop Book Giveaway on Tuesday morning.  Well, Morning has pretty much come and gone around here.  Sorry, I was actually cleaning my house and time got away from me.   But you all don't mind a little later announcement, right :)

So, let's not wait any longer . . . The winner of The Quilter's Applique Workshop by Kevin Kosbab is 

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Who just happens to be . . . . Kristy

Congrats Kristy!!!  I will be emailing you soon!!

And if you didn't win today, stay tuned.  I have a some special plans for Mother's Days and there will be lots of giveaways.  More on that on Thursday :)

Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!

Making a Flock Over the Weekend

Remember that lovely stack of beautiful yellow fabrics I showed last week . . .  Well I spent the weekend using my favorite No-Waste Flying Geese technique to turn that stack into quite the flock of Mellow Yellow Geese.   Aren't they just so great! I love flying geese, and flying geese in stacks, fantastic!!

Now I just have to turn the flock into a quilt top.  This is going to be fun!!!

Back to ABC's :)

Yesterday I finally pulled back out my ABC Blocks after setting them aside for a little market sewing.  I love making these blocks.  They are so fun and easy and provide instant gratification.  I was able to sew up E and F, two awfully easy letters to make as there are no angles ;)

I actually finished them up so fast I decided to work on a little off shoot project I had been thinking about.  Ever since I made this block, I have been thinking how fun it would be to make a Crazy Patch letter.   So I grabbed some green scarps and started slashing and sewing.  Before long,  I had an adorable Crazy Patch A.   Yippee Skippee!!!  I plan to quilt this up and make it a cute mini for a special friend.  Any suggestions on the quilting??

Oh, and another quick question, would any of you like a tutorial on how I do this crazy patching??  It is a little bit of a anything goes kind of method of piecing, but I can share some of the ways I go at it.  Would that be helpful??

Linking up these fun finished letters to Sarah's, Amanda's, and Fort Worth Fabric Studio