In MY Words...And A Giveaway, Of Course!

Thanks for stopping by to see my wordy creations!

JUST THE FACTS:

The Hostess: Linda at Buzzing and Bumbling
The Leader of the Blog Hops: Madame Samm at Sew We Quilt
They are both amazing and creative people so you know this is going to be a
  blog hop to remember!

I didn't hang out in Haight-Ashbury.

I didn't go to Woodstock.

I didn't participate in any anti-war protests.

But, I loved that HIPPIE era!

I painted our living room orange, had a couple lava lamps,

and always wore "hot pants" or bell bottom jeans 

(I didn't even own a pair of dress pants until after I was married!)

As I sewed this quilt with colors that reminded me of that era
and machine embroidered words that were common for me to use,
(minus a few words I don't want my kids or grandkids to know I used)
I couldn't help singing some of the words from "HAIR."

"Give me a head with hair, long beautiful hair
Shining, gleaming, streaming, flaxen, waxen
Give me down to there, hair, shoulder length or longer
Here baby, there, momma, everywhere, daddy, daddy...."

I also had the strongest urge to quilt it with yarn in the
corner of each square (like I did during those days) but
I didn't--I just topped stitched and ragged the edges on the peace sign.

 This is the label I ran through my inkjet printer using
Blumenthal Lansing Crafter's Images 100-Percent Cotton Poplin
Photo Fabric that I purchased by the roll from Amazon.
I love using it!

Here it is before washing:

Here it is after washing (lousy picture, but the label didn't fade.) 

My second and third project used Laurel Burch fabric,
"Fabulous Felines Metallic" line.
I love her fabric and feel so sad that she's no longer with us
to keep sharing her creative designs.

I did a little quilting on the fabric before beginning my project.
Using painter's tape helped keep those lines straight and equal.

Craftsy.com is a great place to find patterns, which is where
I found this pattern by Susie D. Designs. It's called
Retro Style Large Handbag

Hopefully, Susie won't see this and wish I wasn't giving her credit for this bag.
I am really and truly pattern-following-challenged,
though I tried really, really hard to make it
come close to what she intended it to look like.

My husband said this "looks like a Crown Royal bag" because of the colors.
Thanks, HONEY! He needs to read Madame Samm's
list of things husbands should say about our quilty projects.
You can find the list HERE 
(I'll make sure my hubby reads it.)

The little coin purse has a machine embroidered cat from Laurel Burch.
It's hidden down there on the bottom, but the words say, "Fabulous Feline."
You can find Madame Samm's coin purse pattern at Craftsy.com - HERE.


Contest is over!
GIVEAWAY ALERT!
As a thank you for stopping by to see my wordy creations,
I'm have a little giveaway!
This giveaway ends on January 16th at 6 p.m. PST.

$20 from Quilt Taffy

Silly Little Rules:

1. Leave a short and sweet comment. It doesn't have to be wordy--tell me where you're from if you want to.
2. This one is important! Make sure I can contact you if you're a no-reply blogger. There are instructions on how to fix this on the sidebar of my blog. Typing out your email address like this helps avoid spammers: iblog at aol dot com. If I can't contact you, you can't win. If you are an OPEN ID person and leave a comment, leave an email address or I can't respond. 
3. You don't have to be a Follower, but it's okay with me to have you follow me around. Pssst.....Go ahead and leave an extra comment if you're a follower.
4. Only ONE entry per person (or see #3 if you want an extra chance.)
5. I'll mail it anywhere.
6. Entries after 6 p.m. PST on January 16th will not be included in the giveaway.

Check out the other 
In Your Word Blog Hoppers
who are posting today:

Monday, January 7

Stitch, Stitch, Stitch, Stitch  (Cyndi H.)

Kwilty Pleasures  (Kathy G.)

Debby Kratovil Quilts (Debby K.))

Sew Darn Quilt  (Carolyn R.)

Mary On Lake Pulaski  (Mary K.)

Traveling Quilter  (Debbie A.)

Just Let Me Quilt (Carol S.)

Vroomans Quilts (Sharon V.)

Cate's Linens (Catherine R.)

Nini and the Sea  (Denise)

Sew Much 2 Luv (Karen)

Be sure to visit Sew We Quilt to see the daily favorites 

and get the scoop on her giveaways. 
AND check Madame Samm's Pinterest to see 
ALL the In Your Words creations.