Fun In Blogville

Since my camera cord and I are displaced from each other today,
I thought I would share some blogville happenings with you.

Have you heard about this?

The first EVER Home for the Holidays Quilt Designer Blog Hop and Cookie Swap!

It starts next week and includes

12 fabulously talented designers that are going to share:

12 exclusive holiday projects...

12 yummy cookie swap recipes and

12 inspiring and creative holiday ideas!

Here is the line up:

Nov 2nd * Brenda Gervais from with thy needle and thread

Nov 5th * Debbie Field from granola girl designs

Nov 9th * Cheri Saffiote-Payne from quilts by cheri

Nov 12th * Kathy Schmitz from kathy schmitz studio

Nov 16th * Renee Plains from liberty star

Nov 19th * Tracy from plum cute designs

Nov 23rd * Lisa Bongean from lisa bongean primitive gatherings

Nov 26th * Lynda Hall from primitive pieces by lynda

Nov 30th * Jan Patek from jan patek's girl gang

Dec 3rd * Tara Darr from sew unique creation

Dec 7th * Debbie Busby from wooden spool designs

Dec 10th * Stacy West from buttermilk basin

This starts next week and will be every Tuesday and Friday for the next month or so.

That ought to help get me in the holiday spirit! Fun Holiday projects!
And I love making Christmas cookies!!!

But wait there's more!

Little Bits This and That blog has a list: a bakers dozen of designers too!
I'm so excited! I almost missed seeing this one!
Look who will be participating...

November 15th
Sherri K. Falls of This & That Patterns: her blog Little Bits
Monica Solorio-Snow of The Happy Zombie
November 16th
Heidi Kaisand of Chicks & Hen
Monique Dillard of Open Gate Quilts
November 17th
Celine Perkins of Perkin's Dry Goods
Patrick Lose of The Latest News from Patrick Lose
Kelly Ann Richardson of Kelly Ann's Quilting
November 18th
Lissa Alexander of Moda Lissa
Julie Stewart of Quilts 4 Julie
November 19th
Roseann Kermes of Rosebud's Cottage
Brenda Riddle of Little Acorns
November 20th
Vickie Eapen of Spun Sugar Quilts
Melisa Morrison of Sweet Home Quilt Co.

If you don't have information overload yet...

There is going to be a Christmas Quilt Show hosted by Darlene Sew Cal Gal!
Her blog is sort of new to me... she was the one who won my Fall into Fall giveaway!
(sorry your box was mailed so late Darlene!)
but right now if you have some time... you might want to check out Amy's Creative Side.
She is hosting the Blogger's Quilt Festival 2010 that started today.

I Have A Good Reason- Honest

I don't mean to sound like one of the political hopefuls but

The reason I have been absent from bloggyville

is this:

It was nearly time for my quilting retreat

and there were still a lot of things to get done to

make sure that these ladies had a great time: 

But once everyone arrived all my worries disappeared!

It was so good to see the people who were returning...

and I got to make new friends with first time Quilt Camp attendees!

My girl gang was there too!

But we also managed to get projects done between all

the visiting, eating and coming and goings!

(there was an after hours raid on the LQS... cookies were provided)

This was a mystery quilt.

More projects completed. This was the insulated market tote bag.

We also did a double hour glass quilt.

Lots of tops were completed.

But most of all, there was so much talent and inspiration shared!

I hope some of it rubbed off onto me!

(and about those worries.... well, there were still some...

we had a power outage due to weather).

Wanna Join Me In A LQS Excursion?

Nothing much going on today... but

I had to run up to the LQS during my lunch hour today.

So I thought I would share some of the eye candy there with you.

It was pretty busy and a few friends were there.
Helen was picking up a couple things she created from the

longarm quilter:

I love this pattern! It is suppose to all be one quilt but she divided it up

 and made it into a lap quilt and a wall hanging! Clever girl!

Here is another shop sample.

And Donna, the owner, just finished this wonderful embroidery!

I have always loved this wonky tree pattern.

 Kim of Kim's Big Quilting Adventures made this up last year...

or maybe it was the year before last. Anyway hers turned out really cute too.

This is a beautiful BOM that just started.

Oh, and I want to show you this quilt.

This is Mel, she stopped by my office the other day and this is the quilt she made from
the Dresden class I gave at my retreat last year!
 Didn't it turn out beautiful? She always does exquisite work. I really want this quilt Mel!

Speaking of retreat... it is getting very close!
I have lots of things I need to finish organizing!
Fortunately I have wonderful friends that are helping me...
thank you Rhonda!

I've Got You Covered!

But wait there's more!

Another cover up exposed!

I had an email from Viki at Sundays Quilts of her sweet ironing board cover yesterday.

(She did a little tutorial on her blog as well).

It has been so much fun to see all the beautiful covers that were made by everyone!

I hope that you are inspired to make one now too if you haven't already created

a new cover for yourself!

I know that I was inspired by seeing all the gorgeous covers.

I actually made another one for my wooden ironing board... I just need to get the ribbon pushed through!

Then I started thinking about a tabletop ironing board that I have... somewhere...

and as soon as I find it, it's going to get a cover because I'm on a roll now!

Did you see the one that Sherri at A Quilting Life made! I love that one too! She found some great fabric to use on hers!

Sherri and I thought that we would pick  a person who entered the Great Cover Up from each of our blogs

to give a little something to!

From my blog the winner is Karen S. from Badlands Quilts!
Please email me with your address so I can send you a little something!