A Little Swap

So a few weeks ago my good friend Corey, aka Little Miss Shabby, mentioned on her blog that she was looking for one of Moda's Fall Market tote bags.  They looked a little like this sign with the rose on one side and the saying on the other and came with threads to hand stitch the bag.  I was fortunate enough to be given one of these bags but had no plans to ever stitch it up as you know my love for all things hand stitching :)   So I wrote Corey and we decided it would be fun to do a little secret swap ;)  I sent her the tote and a few fabric goodies to go along with it :)

And I just got this lovely package in the mail :)   Oh my goodness, Corey totally spoiled me!!!  

First, the new Modern Holidays magazine.  So many great projects in this, I am looking forward to some bedtime reading through this :)  And I always love a little Moda Candy, especially Kate Spain!!!    And those socks, and even in purple!!!  They are so soft, I am wearing them as I type ;)

And then there is Corey's amazing fabric pull!!!   I have always loved the way Corey can pull together such amazing fabric collections.  She actually posted this on instagram a while back and I was totally drooling over it.  I had no idea it was coming to my house!!!   Eeekk, so excited!!!

Now I totally need to add another project to the list for that amazing fabric pull!!!  Thank you so much Corey for spoiling me so.   I had so much fun with this little swap :)

And as much as I want to find a new project for these fabrics right now, sadly I must go grocery shopping instead.  Gotta eat :)  So off I go.

Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!

Pine Cone Creations

While I was on my little Aloha vacation last week, the kids did some major crafting at home with Grandma.  After collecting possibly every pinecone in the neighborhood  (Seriously, we still have a garbage bag full in the garage) and doing a little pinterest browsing, the kids set to crafting.  They worked so hard and their creations just turned out oh so cute, I just had to share them here ;)

Jocelyn (3) and Kamryn (5) worked together to make a little Christmas Forest.  My mom says they really did most of the snow stuffing and button placing, she just manned the hot glue gun and tied bows ;)   I am quite proud of those 2 little ones!!

 Kristian (5) made me a beautiful pine bow wall hanging.   He said he wanted to add a big bow to it but I didn't have any big ribbon, so we will need to do a little trip to the store to finish this one off.

Jessica spent 2 days making her Winter Wonderland pinecone tree.  Seriously, this girl loves to craft and once she gets her mind set on something, she will make it happen.  She always impresses me with her creations.

And finally, Spencer (12) incorporated his love of fantasy reading with his creation creating me the first ever Christmas Dragon :)  He really put a lot of thought into making this original creation and he turned out so awesome.  (Spencer says I can't call it cute)   

So that is what my children were up to while I was gone and I can't tell you how happy they make me each time I see them on the mantle.   I love to see their imaginations soar as they create.  It really is such a wonderful way to learn and grow.    And a big shout out for Grandma for having the patience to do this for 3 days.  We are going to have some new Christmas Pinecone Decor this year for sure!!!  

Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Day!!!

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

First, we need to announce the winner from last weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway!!   The winner of the  Madison Fat Quarter Bundle from Olie and Evie  is . . .   Number 86 . . . Congrats Crystal_235!!   I have emailed you :)

    

    

And on to today's

Today's Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is being sponsored by Superior Threads!!   It's no secret around here that I am a huge fan of Superior Threads!!  I love their So Fine, Omni, and Magnifico for the Long Arm and I am about to try out their MasterPiece for piecing on my home machine.  I will let you know what I think very soon, but from what I hear it is awesome!!!  

And the Terrific Tuesday Giveaway is for a  $30.00 Gift Certificate to Superior Threads!!!   One of you is going to get some major thread goodness!!!  

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 what your favorite color of thread to use is, not necessarily the one you use the most, but the one that makes you smile ;)  

 ENTRY 2 - Show your Superior Threads love. You can follow them on  Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, or their Blog. You can Sign up for the Superior Threads Newsletter or you can visit their Shop and then share a favorite item ;)   Just be sure to leave a comment of how you showed your Superior Threads Love!!!

And that's it ;)  The giveaway will be open until next Tuesday, November 25th when I will announce a winner at the beginning of next weeks Terrific Tuesday Giveaway Post :)

Good Luck and Have a Happy Quilting Day!!!

Aloha!!!

The last 6 days I have been soaking up the sun and enjoying the beautiful Hawaii.  My husband had a conference on the Big Island so naturally, I tagged along ;)

My Father-In-Law, Bob, was also attending the conference so that meant Barbara tagged along as well :)

And my oh my, what a great time we had!!!  Each afternoon, when the guys were done with their conference, we played in the water, hiked the National Volcano Park, snorkeled, and all around enjoyed ourselves.

The beaches and lava cliffs were absolutely stunning.  I could have sat and watched the waves crash for hours.  I am so memorized by the way water moves, it is like a dance.

And when the men were in their conference, Barbara and I hit the streets for some shopping.  There are 7 quilt shops on the big island and we managed to visit 5 of them (2 we only drove by because they were on the other side of the island and the men didn't want to stop on our way to snorkeling, can you believe that?? :)  Each shop was so fun!!!  I especially loved finding fun Hawaiian prints.  Aren't these so cute!!!

And one of the shops even had a Superior Thread Display.  They couldn't believe I lived a mere 45 minutes from the warehouse ;)  It was so fun to talk shop with the owners and see how the retail side works when they are so far away from everything.  Very enlightening and so enjoyable ;)

And I had to smile when I even found Modern Baby at one of the shops ;)   I told the ladies there that I had a project in it and they paraded me around the cutting counter showing everyone there my project ;)  I know it is silly, but I was totally feeling like a mini celebrity, so fun :)  

 I wanted to take a bit of everything home, but that whole limited suitcase room really hampered my style.  So in the end, I decided to focus on prints that I couldn't get back home.

I bought 3 matching flower prints to make the girls some Sarong's and 2 turtle/palm tree prints to make the boys a pair of shorts :)

We got back to Cedar yesterday afternoon to find snow.   But it's okay because we were welcomed with lots of warm hugs from the little ones who we missed dearly ;)  And I got 2 fun fabric packages in the mail while I was gone, which is always a warm welcome as well!!!  

Time to get back to some quilting ;)

Have a Happy Quilting Day!!

Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks Vol 10 Blog Tour!!!

Okay, so this is big!!!!   Quiltmaker is rolling out 100 Blocks Vol 10!!!  As in a total of 1000 blocks.  How cool is that!!!  All next week they will be celebrating with a blog tour!!!  You can pop on over to Quiltmaker's Quilty Pleasures to see the tour schedule.  (My stop is Friday ;)  There is going to be so much 100 Block Goodness with fabric eye candy, block inspiration, and of course lots of giveaways!!!

And can I just say that I screamed out loud when my copy arrived at the house and I saw that not only is my block on the cover, but so is my name!!!!  EEEkkkk!!!!   Yup, there was some super happy dancing going on that day :)

So be sure to pop over to Quiltmaker's to follow along with all of the 1000 Block Goodness!!!!  Here's a little video they put together at Market to get you all kinds of excited!!!