Step Right Up Folks We Have a Winner

 It is way past time to tell you the winners of my giveaway!
So sorry to keep you waiting.

I was actually trying to coordinate the announcement with another little announcement
but that isn't working out. So you will just have to wait for my other news.
 Here are the giveaway winners:
For the Mini Wall Hanging Kit:
It is #34- Betty Lou!


Next is the winners of my Three Blind Mice...
(and isn't that ironic that it was 3 icky mice along with a nest that
were in my car engine causing all of the problems)

Does this picture make the ears look big?

How about this one... is that better?

Ok, here are the winners of the mice:
 Julie of Having Fun Quilting
 Kris at Simplify
  Brenda of Quilting Along Life's Way

but that's not all... I have another winner.
I am giving the 3 Blind Mice pattern by Fig Tree & Co. away to Sherry L .

Thank you all for your support, advise and comments!

But wait. I am not done yet. Since it is my celebration of over 400 posts and over 600 followers
I thought we should continue through the month with a little fun.
Since blogging is all about sharing, I thought I would share this.

This week I am having a little giveaway for these patterns.
 I was on line and was thinking how much I liked The Cotton Way pattern in the middle...
but thought I might already have it. It was a good thing that I checked, because,
not only did I find the one I already had at home... but the next day I found a second one...
I had already bought the pattern twice and was about to buy it a 3rd time! 
iey yie yie!
Obviously I love the pattern. So I am giving it away to someone along with the
sweet Bunny Hill pattern (very doable by Easter) and the Pinwheel Flower pattern...
that is a big quilt. I saw it made up at In Between Stitches and fell in love with it.
It's just a happy quilt.

I will pick a winner on Monday. Just leave me a comment.

Mosaic Monday

There is just something romantic about weather vanes.
A few years ago we were visiting family in Rhode Island and
we got there during the Newport International Boat Show.
Fortunately for us, we were staying with family who
had a boat and we went out to see it. Not only was it a spectacular day,
seeing all the beautiful boats from the water vs. the dock.  I remember looking
past the boats, past the people on the docks, and looking at the
 sun shining down on the city's edge,
at the town of Newport and seeing the beautiful weather vanes on top of the historic
buildings.
It truly was a moment to behold.

On a completely different note...
I tried to turn on my air conditioning in my car yesterday, because it
was such a gorgeous day... and there was a terrible noise along with
debris coming in the vent and a huge awful smell.
There is something now dead and smelly  clogging up my vent!
Urrrrrgggg!
(not photos for this)
(you're welcome)

The I. S. T. H. Parade Is Here!

Do you know what I love about March?

It means that winter is nearly over, daylight savings time begins for us, 

which means more sun light hours to quilt in and wildflowers are starting to bloom!

My oldest son will be turning 30 this month and, as you already know, I will become 

a grandma this month too! my son's name starts with a T. Well, actually all 3 of my son's names

start with a T.

Does that give you a clue as to what Schnibbles we will be making this month?

Well, here it is:

Bibelot!

(I'm not going to do any name switching this time... but...

 my bloggy friend Thelma has a thing for "T's" also,

I'm just saying). 

Here is a photo of the pattern that I borrowed from Fat Quarter Shop.

They carry the pattern along with our featured quilt shops that sponsor our prizes.

Here is my version...

and if it looks familiar, it is. I made this sometime near the end of last year.

So I am getting to cheat a little this month!

Here is what you will be needing to get started:

2  charm packs
1 1/8 yards background

I hope you have fun with the pattern!

I really enjoyed this quilt.. I hope you enjoy it too.

Okay now, are you ready for the Schnibbles Insert Snappy Title Here

parade of quilts?

Well, let's get started because we have a lot of quilts to show you!

Paulette, shared  her  I.S.T.H. quilt...

she had it sent to me before Valentine's Day!  

She does amazing work!

Mary at Gwendie's Quilts blog made a beautiful version...

do you see how the center star pops?

Sandy from Sandy's Show Tell Quilts Blog

made her beautiful quilt with French General fabrics.

I love the center background... it's a little bit lighter.

Don't change it Sandy!

Patty D. from the blog A Stitch In Time made her sweet quilt with the beautiful Ruby fabric line.

Wendy from the Another Day In Pensacola blog had some technical difficulties so she made

Reveille quilt as a substitute. A beautiful quilt too! The large version of this quilt was on the cover of 

Carrie's book Another Bite of Schnibbles. 

Sandy F. made a Western theme version.. at first glance I

thought it was a Christmas quilt... but this theme works great with those fun fabrics!

Leah at Quilted Delights blog made her happy version complete with 

butterfly's... you can see some great close up photos of her blocks on her blog!

May Kristin  at Krisp Quilts blog made 

her version with the Rural Jardin line by French General.

It looks so romantic... maybe it was because she worked on 

it in February? 

Strawberry Fields version made by Laura. 

I wish this was a better photo.. because the quilt is beautiful

and S.F. fabric is one of my favorite fabric groups by Fig Tree!

(not counting Calif. Girl, coming out soon)

Satu from Cat Tales made a very cute table runner and gave it a special border...

it's cat approved!

Feeling the tropical breeze?

This version was created by Michele at Island Life Quilts. 

So pretty and relaxing to look at. 

I love her stars.

Here we have another beautiful table runner made by Shelly at Poplun Quilts.

The quilting is beautiful too!

Shannon at Nunus Quilt World made her festive version...

it makes me of lemonade, pink and yellow!

Trelly made this sweet version... I love the pink!

I just love her colors... so Shabby Chic, just my style!

Meredith created her version with the gorgeous California Girl fabric!

Here is a link to her Flickr page.

OK, this might be a bit confusing but we have an entry A Creative Notion by Vicki...

her Full House is just too pretty!

Patti J. made a beautiful version of the pattern. I love the 

way the stars stand out.

LeAnn created a happy (or should I say, Snappy) version

of  I.S.T.H. here! Bold, bright and fun...

I imagine she had fun seeing these blocks come together.

An here is a fun version made by Susan B. with a 

checkerboard border that just pops!

I can see this being pulled out for the 4th, Veteran's Day, and Memorial Day.

It looks so patriotic.

Here is the last one for the parade! This beauty was made by Pati.
You can visit her at her blog Pati Quilts.

Now, to see more... a lot more...

 you need to pop on over to A Quilting Life and see the other

quilts that were entered into the parade!

I'm heading over there right now!

But before you go... you might want to check my last post...

I am having a giveaway! 

And you might want to head over to Cupcake n Daises,

Thelma is having a special giveaway too... 

Leap Day Giveaway?

Somewhere in the last few weeks,
even though my postings have been sparse...
I have managed to hit a couple of landmarks.
Since today is a special day... marking leap year...
(does that make it Leap Day)?
Anyway, to celebrate Leap Day,
over 400 posts
 and over 600 followers,
I thought I should have a little celebration.
 I would like to announce a little giveaway.

I will be giving away a kit of this wall hanging pattern with fabric. 

A sweet little something for your sewing room.

But that's not all!

I love this little pattern by Fig Tree, 3 Blind Mice. So,

I am also going to pick 3 names from my followers list and make 

each of those winners a mouse pincushion. 

So leave a little comment to be entered.
Maybe some grandma advise?
(edit: or share what made  your gma extra special)
And if you want to be entered for a mouse pincushion make sure you are
on my followers list.
I will pick winners next Wednesday, March 7th.
How does that sound?

Let's see, what else?

I normally sew for a couple of hours nearly each and every day.
I always say that it is my therapy. But that is no joke...
it really is my therapy!
Needless to say that I only manage to get in a couple of hours of sewing per week right now.
 I try to fit it in when and where ever I possibly can, just to get a few things
done...
like my Schnibbles project
and
this little quilt for my grand daughter...
arriving late March!

I was suppose to put leaves on the stems

but the package of 10 yards of fusible web that I purchased

was actually not fusible webbing... it was fusible interfacing.

I managed to find a tiny little bit of fusible  in my 

messy sewing room.. but of course, it stuck to the fabric

and the paper would not release. Don't you hate that when that happens?

Anyway, the leaves could still happen but today this was put in the

trusty hands of my LAQ.

My friend made the joke that at least I won't get pulled over 

for having a sewing machine in my car, like I  could be for

drunk driving!

Good point!

I actually don't drink.. but I thought she was funny.