Quilty Thanks

We will be having a houseful for this Thanksgiving which we will celebrate a day late to accommodate everyone's schedule.  I've been busy getting the house ready and the refrigerator filled.  Since much of the family lives a distance away, holidays are multiple day affairs with people coming and going according their available vacation days.  It can get rather confusing.  But I'm thankful to be seeing all of my grown men at some time during the weekend along with their partners and some additional family.

I also have some recent quilty things to be thankful for.  I was gifted some GREAT green scraps from a friend!  They will come in handy for the upcoming Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt as well as some other projects in the works.  Thanks, Friend!!

And...recently I've been a winner, twice!  First, from Heather at Quilts in the Queue I won a great book by Elizabeth Hartman. And then from Carol at Just Let Me Quilt I won a kit of some great boy fabric to make a pillowcase.

Thanks Friend, Heather and Carol for filling my mailbox and making me smile!
 

And the Winner Is........

And now, the winner of the Two Sister's Stash Giveaway is.....Mr. Random Number Generator, may I have the envelope please?.......Number 1!!  Sharon at Vrooman's  Quilts!!

Congratulations!  The box will be on it's way as soon as you email me your mailing address.

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   Vrooman's QuiltsFebruary 9, 2013 at 8:30 PM

   I would love for this box to come visit me - I have lots of FQs that could be swapped for some of those lovelies.

Please note that Mr. Random Number Generator would have made a personal appearance via photo if I could have figured out how the heck other blogs do that!!  I couldn't seem to get the little generator thingy to paste on here in any fashion that was readable.  I welcome any instructions from others who have accomplished this!

Thanks to all who participated.

 

More Blocks of Valor

I finished a few more blocks for the Quilts of Valor project at Alycia Quilts.  These scrappy trip blocks were mentioned recently on Bonnie Hunter's blog and Alycia said they could still use additional donations in this pattern.  There has been so much talk of this pattern online with amazing results so I decided to give it a shot.

As with everything I make, I always decide on ways I could have improved on it when I look at the final product.  But, hopefully Alycia will fit this in somewhere and make an amazing quilt.

I have to say that this pattern was a bit more troublesome than I expected.  There is a lot of sewing, cutting, unsewing and sewing again involved with several chances to mix up the order or not have the seams match (and some of mine don't match as well as I would like).  I'm glad to have tried the pattern but I don't think an entire scrappy trip quilt is in my future even though I really admire the finished results.

Also: Remember, I have the Two Sister's Stash Giveaway going on.  It ends Friday so there is still time to enter here.

Two Sister's Stash Giveaway!!

Last week I was fortunate enough to win a visit from the Two Sister's Stash Box from Deb at Quilting and Other Craft Therapy.  Let me explain about this stash.  There are nine of these boxes traveling around the country.  When the box visits you, you get to choose anything you want out of the box then replace them with like items, offer a giveaway on your blog and send the box on to the next stop.  You can follow the journey of these boxes and find out where to enter to win any of them at this website.  So, now it's time for me to offer a giveaway and send the box to a new home.  Here's what's in the box:

Some of the fabrics will live with me and are being replaced with:

Since my photography is so poor let me highlight: there are some great fabrics including Easter prints, a cute teacup print (that almost lived here), several books, a pile of coordinated three inch blocks, several zippers and patterns, a pair of machinager gloves....lots more.  The fabric sizes range from fat quarters to a yard or so.

There are a few qualifications to enter the giveaway.  They are:

1. Be an active blogger. Post about receiving the box on your blog in a timely manner. Post the giveaway for the box soon after receiving it.
2. There's a note in the box that logs where it's been. Please add your info and place the note back in the box.
3. There's a list of Rules and Guidelines in the box. Please read and follow these and return the list to the box. 
4. You may take anything you like from the box. Just replace every item with comparable quilt shop quality items equal to the amount taken.
5. Ship the box to the next person in a reasonable amount of time.
6.  The box doesn't have a passport, so it can only travel within the USA.  So sorry to my international friends.
7. You must be willing to pay USPS Priority Mail fees for a large flat rate box after you have shopped, restocked and hosted your own blog giveaway to send this box to your lucky winner!
   
   

So, leave a comment to enter. I will choose the winner on the morning of Friday, February 15th.  I think it's fitting that this post marks 200 postings for me and it's the first giveaway I've sponsored!

Good Luck!

The giveaway is now closed.  I'm heading over to visit Mr. Random Number Generator to choose the winner!!

Blocks for Quilts of Valor

Alycia of Alycia Quilts is having a block drive for Quilts of Valor.  This group provides quilts to wounded soldiers.  What better way to say "thank you for keeping us free and safe" than a quilt.  It represents hours of work by one or many.  It's individual in design and keeps the solder wrapped in warmth.   So I felt privileged to be able to donate ten blocks.  Ten is a bit of a significant number.  That is the number of my family members who have served.  Here's a sampling (I have GOT to learn a bit of photography):

The drive continues until March 8 and if you want to participate you can find the pattern and information on her post here.  Every five blocks earns a giveaway entry also for added incentive.

New Giveaway to Enter

Rebecca at Our Busy Little Bunch is having a birthday fabric giveaway today.  You can enter here.  Her blog has a new look and the fabric she is giving away match the new color scheme on the blog.  Hop on over and check it out. 

Happy Birthday, Rebecca!