We have a Winner!!

Random.org picked lucky number 44 today! 

Congratulations Kim over at One Krafty Kitty Momma!  I'll be emailing you soon to get your mailing address!

Thank you again to Kathy at Pink Chalk Fabrics for sponsoring my one year blog anniversary!  

Have a great Thursday!

Cindy

One Year of Blogging!!

I can't believe it has been a year since I decided to start blogging.  I had been following Sarah over at Confessions of a Fabric Addict and signed up for her Hands 2 Help 2011 Challenge.  I didn't have to have a blog to join her H2H challenge but if I did, I'd have more chances to win prizes and I could then blog about the quilt that I donated.  So I took the plunge and started my blog.

It has been fun making blogging friends and following all of them as they are so creative and I get so much inspiration.   Last July, I was in California and I met up with blog friend Di at the International Quilt Festival in Long Beach.  Di and I then saw each other at the Sewing Summit last October and we both met so many quilt/sewing/craft bloggers that we followed and started following.

Also in this last year, I've joined 3 different quilting bees.  If I hadn't started this blog, I really don't think that I would have joined a bee.  I'm learning so many new techniqes with these bees and have met some great bee-mates from all over the world!

So to celebrate my one year, I have a giveaway!   Kathy from Pink Chalk Fabrics is generously donating this wonderful Charming Solids pack and she will mail out the gift to the lucky winner!

I joined the Charming Solids club at Pink Chalk Fabrics and once a month I get a surprise package in the mail which includes 2 charm packs and 6 fat eighths that coordinate with the charm packs. I don't know about you, but I love to collect charm packs. They are great to have in my stash as I can make a quick gift like a baby quilt, table runner, etc.

So to enter to win:

First entry:  Leave a comment below and let me know what you like to collect to have in your fabric stash for quick gifts.

Second entry:  Become a follower and comment that you are

If you are a no-reply blogger, please leave an email in your comment so that I can contact you if you win.

Giveaway will end on Wednesday, April 18th and random.org will pick a winner.

Good luck!

Cindy

What a Challenge!



Fabric:  Tweet Tweet by Keiki for Moda - Jelly Roll

I finished my laundry basket liner today and I have to say it was a challenge. 

I recently bought the Moda Home Collapsible Laundry Basket from The Quilt Barn.   I followed Anna's laundry basket liner tutorial that is on the  Moda Bakeshop.  Anna from Thimbleanna's tutorial is great and she has a picture for every step of the way.  

While taking a picture outside, the dogs thought they should be part of it as well.





The challenging part for me was attaching the liner bottom to the liner sides and then quilting the liner bottom.  There are no sewing seems in this liner so it was cumbersome to say the least.  Glad this is done and I can enjoy looking at my pretty laundry basket when I'm doing the laundry.

This coming Thursday (4/12), I'll be celebrating my 1 year blog anniversary!  So come back and say hi and enter to win a chance for something special.....sponsored by Kathy at Pink Chalk Fabrics.

Have a great day!

Cindy

I love receiving mail!

While on vacation I had our mail stopped.  Look what the mailman hand delivered to me yesterday!

This is just the my fun mail. Didn't think you'd want to see the JUNK mail and bills.

Most of the packages were from the bee "Stash Bee".  It is sure fun being the Queen Bee for the month of March.  Here is what my design board looks like so far.

Not in any special order - waiting for 9 more stars.

Once this bordered star quilt is pieced together, I'll request a long-arm quilter to quilt it and then it will be shipped off to a SOLDIER through the QOV program.

Next in the mail was 3 yards of fabric I ordered from Fat Quarter Shop for the Rainbow Fabric Charm Swap that I signed up for.  I was given "aqua" as my color.  Tomorrow I need to cut this fun fabric up into 5" charm squares and get it in the mail to Sara over at Modern Pink Designs.

Sassy Aqua Dots - Sassy Aqua Daisies - Little Apple Aqua

Last package to open up is my monthly package from Pink Chalk Fabrics - the charming solids club.

Every month I receive 2 charm packs and 6 coordinating fat eighths for only $24.95 plus S&H.  I think it is a great deal.

I haven't sewed since the day I left for Seattle on the 15th and I miss it.  Tomorrow my husband is heading out really early to go "turkey" hunting for 4 days, so I'll be down in my sewing room getting caught up on BOM blocks, bees, baby quilt, the grannie square quilt, etc.....I'm so excited.

Today is my birthday and it has been a great day! Our friends from Atlanta that we spent time in Seattle last week with, gave my husband this hydrangea to give to me. 

My hubby took an extra vacation day to hang out with me today.  We took my mom out to lunch, he planted 4 knockout rose bushes and this hydrangea this afternoon, he picked up Chinese Food for dinner, and just brought me a glass of Merlot to drink while writing this post. What a great husband!!

The real icing on the cake was our 2 older grandsons (6 & 4) calling me on the phone this evening and singing happy birthday to me....love those boys!

Hope you had a great day like I had!!

Cindy

In the Mail

I was so excited to see that my fabric I ordered on Wednesday afternoon arrived on Friday from Kathy over at Pink Chalk Fabrics.  
Isn’t this fabric awesome!  Pooches and Pickups by Laurie Wisbrun for Robert Kaufman

You see, we love our labs and my husband loves his truck. 
 
I haven’t decided what I’ll make with my new fabric stash but I know it will get used one day. 
I really like ordering from Pink Chalk Fabrics.  They have a great selection of fabrics, books, patterns and notions. If you haven’t checked them out, you need to.
Have a great day!