Mosaic Monday: Sewing With Sunglasses On

I have a few photos of the retreat to share... right now... but a whole lot more to come!

There were 58 sewing machines,
lots and lots of chattering,
tons of laughter...
a heck of a lot of talented women scattered about everywhere...
all at my favorite place!
Pine Needles Quilt Camp 2011.

I worked on my FQS BOM... I only had 3 done but I'm on number 9 now.
Oh, and where is that other quilt I was working on???
I decided to name it...
"T " and the ladybug picnic!

Halloween Quilt, Full Moon and Something Brewing

Yesterday my quilting circle met at the LQS. It's always nice to see everybody
 and have some show and tell.

Trizzle trazzel trezzel trone... time for this one to come home!

That was the spell Sammie said and wha-la... her quilt come back from

the quilters! Just in time. Isn't it gorgeous?

She used the Gastlies fabric for the backing!

Note to self: put this on to-do list.
(I think I'm on page 27 now)

 

I had to snap a picture of the October moon last night as I was

driving home from work.

My little camera doesn't quite capture the colors, but who doesn't love a full moon?

New fabric arrived for my birthday gifts!

I got some cash here and there and put it towards something

I have been lusting for... the Going Coastal line

and waiting for it to come out... and finally got my hands on some!

It was hard to find a fat quarter bundle but I found it at Sew Fabulous Quilt Shop.

Yeah.

And this lovely collection was another birthday gift from

Cyndi via FQS. I am overwhelmed by Cyndi's generosity. I just love this

group of fabrics... and I love the vintage yellow color and the greys!

I just want to push everything else I am working on

to the side and brew up something here!!!

I'm excited to play with the Cluck Cluck Sew pattern too!

I feel spoiled rotten! Thank you so much Cyndi!

Now I wonder if I can actually get something done at that retreat this weekend?

Maybe I need a spell for that!

And Then I Remembered

This was just a practice layout for my Schnibbles quilt...

(yes, I am doing one just because)!

Well, just because Thelma was making it and I wanted to

play with these fabrics and make one also.

There is some controversy over the name of the pattern though.

It was named Bibelot.

Renamed Thelma... by Thelma.

But since I have 3 boys that have names that start with...

well, you see where I'm going with that.

But I had to pick this up off the floor and add the little side sashings

to it before I forgot to do that step.

Yeap, I forget things like that!

I get more scattered than you think...

well, maybe you already knew that!

I started off the weekend tidying up my sewing room, so I could

find my cutting table etc.

And these fabrics that I have been holding on to forever spoke to me.

So I diverted from my plan... and made some nine patch blocks.

And some more 9 patch blocks.

And even some little 9 patch blocks!

It's the start of an Acorn and Quilt Co. pattern that I have loved even longer than that fabric!

Here is a picture of it from the quilt shop called Holly Hill in West Linn, Oregon.

Borrowed from their blog, Boughs of Holly.

But then I remembered that I was suppose to be gathering my fabrics for the

Studly and the Mrs. Quilt Along.

I went to the stash closet and picked out this:

I have gone to my stash before, when I made the Eventide project with Cupcake and Daises group.

And I regretted my decision. Hopefully this will turn out better than that one did.

I am not so enamoured with my dark fabrics anymore...

although I still love Blackbird Designs and everything they create.

So now the cutting begins... wish me luck...

I hope I am "feeling it" when it's all said and done!

Then I remembered that this weekend is my retreat, Pine Needles Quilt Camp, I hold...

and I need to do a whole list of things to get ready for that!
Yikes!

We Have Giveaway Winners!

You knew these photos looked familiar didn't you!

First I want to tell you all that I appreciated the stories

you shared! I enjoyed each and every one of them.

Thank you all also for entering the giveaway.

It was fun for me!

And a nice way to round out my birthday "week" by picking winners today.

I am picking 2 winners for my

birthday/your un-birthday giveaway!

So before the weekend starts...

let me tell you who the winners are!

The first winner I picked is Heather!

Happy unbirthday to you Heather!

(from Creative Confessions blog)

She wrote:

Hooray for birthdays! Have a superb day!

My favourite birthday... It's sort of cheesey, but it would have to be my 13th birthday when I got chicken pox. Yep, it was awful to have them, but everyone felt so bad for me the entire class each made me a birthday card and my family took special care of me.

Thanks for offering us a gift for your special day! I am happy with either kit, but if I am chosen first I prefer the pumpkin one.

Heather

You will be getting the Pumpkin Wallhanging kit in the mail soon!!!

I hope you enjoy it!

and next is Linda from the Quilted Pineapple who wrote:

Happy Birthday, Sinta!!! Lots of October birthdays it seems. I know a certain quilter that has bday coming up too! :-) Your in good company!

Happy birthday to you Linda!

(and happy birthday to you too)!!

So Linda, since you didn't have a preference stated you will be getting the Sunflower Pincushion kit!

I hope you like it!!!

Thank you for visiting!

Have a great weekend!