1000 and a Winner :)

Yippee Skipee!!!  Happy Quilting broke 1000 followers!!!  Do a happy, happy, joy, joy dance!!!!!  I have to say, I am just blown away at how fast Happy Quilting is growing.  Thank you, thank you, thank you, to all of you out there that have helped to make this milestone possible.  I am just tickled pink!!

And, today is also the day to announce the winner of the Sew Obssesed Sponsor Giveaway . . . .Sooooooo

Mr. Random. Org choose  . . . . .

Kylie 56 said...

I like the Folk Life by Anthology Fat Quarter Bundle, my mom's birthday is coming up and it's just her style.

Congrats Kylie!!!  I have sent you an email to get your address :)

And thank you again, to all of you, that make Happy Quilting such a Happy place to visit :)

3-D Sewing

*** Note - If you are looking for the Sew Obsessed Sponsored Giveaway you will find it here :)

Let me start by saying I am not much of a 3-D seamstress.  Anything that isn't sewn completely flat tends to intimidate me.  My 3-D sewing mostly consists of some Halloween costumes, some pj's, some dress-ups and a few bags.  But nothing that really needs to look all that great when it is finished.  I have always been okay with this but every Easter and Christmas there is a small part of me that wishes my girls could have the cute matchy-matchy dresses that I made for them.

So, when I saw this beautiful taffeta (which is more green then the picture shows) with the felt damask print at the store yesterday (in the clearance section no less) I thought "Oh my goodness, wouldn't that make just the most beautiful Christmas dresses for my girls this year", which was quickly followed by "But there is no way you could get that turned into beautiful Christmas dresses."  So I put the bolt back and continued to browse through the other bolts.

Then it hit me that I was at the store with my amazing Mother-In-Law, who happens to be one of the most amazing seamstresses I know, and who know lives 2 doors down from me!!!!  Hallelujah!!!  I grabbed the bolt from the stack and ran over to where said seamstress was browsing and told her my crazy idea to make Christmas Dresses out of this beautiful fabric.  In a few minutes measurements were figured, yardage was calculated  and this beautiful, stunning, fabric was in my cart.   And I am so happy and not worried one bit about taking on such a big task (for me) because I know I will have a pro right by my side.  Thanks Mom!!!

And the best part of it all was seeing my 5 year old's face when I showed her the material.  She rubbed it, and petted it, and danced around with it wrapped around her waist.  She is such a little princess.  So stay tuned for when I show you my first attempt at some primo quality 3-D Sewing :)

Sponsor Giveaway : Sew Obsessed

It's a giveaway kind of day!!!  Today, the brand new Sew Obsessed shop is sponsoring our giveaway.   you might remember when I posted about their grand opening here :)  If you haven't checked them out yet, now is totally the time to do it!!

You can find their Online Shop here :)  Their Website here :)  And their personal blog here :)

And as a special treat for Happy Quilting Readers . . .  Annie has offered you all  a 15% discount on your order!!!!  Just use the coupon code HAPPY at checkout!! The coupon code will be valid until the 20th.   Isn't that awesome!!  So click on over and find your favorite prints.

Believe me, it won't be hard to find some favorites!!!!!  Here are some of my current favs :)

On to the giveaway.  How you you like to win this lovely stack of Urban Chicks Fat Quarters from their Dream On line!!  I figured you would like that :)

The Nitty Gritty . . .   You have three chance to win, and please, leave a separate comment for each (for a total of 3 comments max :) If you leave one saying I did it all, Mr. Random.Org will only count it for one.

1 - Be a follower of Happy Quilting or become one and leave any old comment.   Meaning I am a tired of reading "I am a follower" comments so feel free to be creative, make me smile, the sky is the limit.  (as long as it is clean :)  

2 - Visit Sew Obsessed and find your favorite item and then leave a comment here.  Just leave a comment telling me what item you found at Sew Obsessed that you just love.  I am very interested to see what everyone likes.

3 - Alert the Media - Post on facebook, twitter, or your blog about this giveaway.  Leave a comment saying where you posted and a link to that post :)  You can post on all 3 sites but it only gets you one entry, but the giveaway fairy will smile down on you :)

So that's it :) The giveaway will close on Monday the 20th at 5:00 EST and I will announce a winner shortly after.   Good Luck to all and Happy Quilting!!!

Utah!!!!!!

We made it and everyone is still in one piece!!! Actually, the trip went very smoothly. The airports were great, so many kind people offered help, and the kids behaved way beyond what I expected.  I might even go as far to say that they were pretty close to little angles. (minus one or two incidents :)

So thank you for all your well wishes, and good luck's.  They were so appreciated and apparently they worked as well :) 

Wishing you all a Happy Quilting Day from my new home in Utah!!!

Winner!!!

So I was not suppose to have internet this morning but I am grateful they haven't shut it off yet.  In all of the crazy loading the truck yesterday I forgot to announce a winner.  So . . .   Here it is!!!

The winner of the Pat Bravo Nature Elements Fat Quarter Bundle from Fat Quarter Shop is . . . .

Stray Stitches 94said...

I have included your giveaway in my blog today:
http://straystitches1.blogspot.com/2011/06/block-and-another-start.html

June 7, 2011 8:12 AM 

Congrats Linda!!!  I have sent you an email :)  

And thank you to Fat Quarter Shop for Sponsoring and to all you wonderful readers for entering.  My next post to you comes from my long awaited Home in Cedar City, Utah!!!  See ya around :)