THE TEALS HAVE IT... A WINNER...AND A SCARE

After several people commented that they would choose the teal birdie, I went with it. Truth is I was leaning heavily that way myself. I have started to sew them together in groups of three, surrounding the bird and I plan on adding a couple more birds to the mix once it gets bigger. I am really enjoying these hexagons!

Thank-you to everyone who took the time to comment on the give-away. I asked hubby to do the random generator, and it chose #31. Jera MacKenzie I will be contacting you via e-mail .

Something really scary happened this morning. I tried to log on to my blog to write this post, and a page said "this blog has been removed".      EXCUSE ME?  REMOVED? I have read of other bloggers who's blogs have just disappeared.  Once I could breathe without the aid of a paper bag, I went to the help page where I read of similar stories. I punched in some code that a machine called in and it came back on line.
Phew!  5:45 a.m. is way too early for heart palpitations.

Come back tomorrow for something new here on the blog : 0 )

MY 100th POST and a GIVEAWAY !!!

Give-away now closed.


Hard to believe, but it's true. According to my little stats counter, this is my 100th post.  When I started this blog, I remember seeing people on other blogs celebrating their own milestones and wondering, "Will I ever get there"?
It certainly has gone by fast, and has been loads of fun!  I believe it's proper blog "etiquette" to host a give-away on such an occasion, so last Thursday I whipped up this little mug rug while thinking about YOU.

Also I have 2 charm packs, and some chocolate from Purdy's. If you are from Canada, you know all about Purdy's chocolate.

Soooooo, wanna sip tea, eat chocolate, and cut into some charm squares?  Just leave me a comment on this post.

 I will leave it open for a few days and then get my hubby to do the random generator thingy to choose a winner.

Thank-you for all the encouragement over the past year and a half : )

Carla

Hmmmmmm

This past week I have been trying to decide on a feature fabric for my hexagon quilt.  I am piecing my blocks from a line of fabric by Pat Bravo, plus some other bits. My colour way is mostly in the teal/blue/green tones.  The plan is to incorporate a few giant hexagons to showcase this awesome "wrenly" fabric I bought.  Then, this same fabric came in to Katja's, but in a different colour way. I can't decide which to use.

This piece has some orange and red in it. If I used it, I would have to add some oranges to my hexagon blocks, and I'm not sure if it would get too busy.

I do like the way this is looking, with the teals.

Is the orange too much?

Any suggestions?  Any at all?

Have an amazing week-end and thanks for your input  ; )

DEAR GRANNY,

I hope you're not offended, but I never really was a fan of those granny square afghans you used to crochet.  Last week, I came across this wonderful post.  Now here's a granny square I can really sink my teeth scraps into!  Just look at all that scrappy quilty goodness. Granny never made one like this : )

Erin, over at Why not Sew, has started a flickr group for these blocks. Head on over and you will see mine plus a host of other beautiful blocks.  There is enough inspiration there to make you forget all about the fact that supper is coming and your family may want to be fed.
This block took all of 10 minutes to piece. Easy peasy.  I think I will make them until my background is gone. I have about a meter so that should make a nice little quilt.

Also, I am making headway on my Reunion quilt. Here's a little peek so far

"Creativity is contagious; pass it on"--Albert Einstein

CELEBRATING!

This week-end we celebrated a couple of different things. First off, we had a big family hoopla to celebrate one of our son's 27th birthday. On the way down the hill, two of our boys were ahead of us in Chad's truck. They hit black ice. The truck slid, grabbed, and rolled twice. When we came on the scene, the boys had climbed out (thank God) and were shaking the glass out of their hair and ears! When I saw them standing there, nothing else mattered. They were okay.

When the dust settled, my hubby and I celebrated some more.  Our boys were alright : )  Thinking of all the what if's can make one crazy, so we choose to rest in knowing that God is looking after them.

Being a good farmer's wife, I rolled up my sleeves and got back to work. These were a couple of easy blocks this time.

#19

#20

(looks like I have a little nick there)

Lastly, I started a new quilt today.  This is Reunion by Sweetwater for Moda.  Love this!

It's coming together quickly so I will be showing you progress soon.

Happy quilting.

STAMP COLLECTING....

...of a different sort.  I have been having way too much fun with these little "stamps". At the last Moda club meeting, the lovely Lillie brought a little owl she had done and mounted on a canvas. She is making the quilt to match the wall hanging.  Because I have already made that quilt (for Scarlet) I thought I would do up one of these too. The idea of a postage stamp has been brewing, and I thought this a perfect opportunity to try it out.  A sort of "special delivery" to match the baby quilts I've made.

The background fabric is Canadian Cottage by Robyn Pandolph for Moda. It has the words to 

'O Canada' on it, so I thought it was fitting for a Canadian stamp.
The 10 is for 2010 when she was born. The quilting is some stamp images I googled. Very simple but I think you get the idea. I embroidered the word "POST" with quilting thread.

Those eyes make me smile----every time :)


This one matches the Hometown birdie quilt I just finished. It has a 12 for a little one scheduled to arrive this year.

This is week 5 of the hex-a-long through Katja's shoppe. I am neglecting to work on my farmer's wife quilt because of it. Soon I hope to squeeze in a block or two.

Also, I finished my second cowl.  This one is not as soft as the first, but I like it just the same. As long as it's warm!!

That's it for this time. No sewing for a few days because I am looking after Scarlet, and then helping her daddy celebrate his birthday. Have a wonderful family filled week-end.

A FINISH AND A PEEK

My Hometown Birdie quilt is quilted and bound.  I took it outside in the daylight to try and get a half decent picture...except it was snowing!  So, I settled for the bench outside the door.

I like it much better now that it's quilted.  Thanks once again Linda : )

These little loopy hearts are one of my favourite quilting designs.  One day, I'll be able to do it myself!

Here's a little peek at something I'm currently working on.  I need hubby to mount it on a frame, and then I'll show you.  This has been a fun and quick little project so I may be making several.

Today I'm also linking up with Fresh Sewing Day over at Lily's quilts.  It's fun to see what everyone is working on.