Just Let Me Quilt: Hugs and Kisses Blog Hop

I LOVE to paper piece, so this was a wonderful treat for me. My quilt has 11" finished blocks and is made with "2wenty Thr3e" fabric by Cosmo Cricket. The pattern (with a few changes like adding the paper pieced blocks) came from the book "Happy Hour" by Atkinson Designs.

I LOVED how it was beautifully stitched by Quilted Works.

My hubby and I took a road trip to find a nice spot to take a photo of my quilt. We ended up at the Gunlock Reservoir in Gunlock, Utah. It was a great trip and I LOVED spending time with my hubby!

You can skip all this if you want to, but here's some interesting trivia about Gunlock: The town of Gunlock was named after William Haynes "Gunlock" Hamblin who was born Oct. 28, 1830, and was married to Mary A. and Betsy Leavitt. He died on May 8, 1872, in Nevada from poison given to him so he couldn't testify concerning a silver mine he had discovered and was selling. He was the father of 17 children, and was given the nickname "Gunlock" by George A. Smith, for whom he drove a wagon across the plains and worked for him as a gunsmith. He got his fame for his great marksmanship. At 50 paces, he shot the bottom from a pipe bowl without touching the rim. He won a $50.00 bet.

Whew! The thought of 17 children makes me hyperventilate! You'll also note that he had two wives...at the same time. I LOVE this kind of historical info that makes anyone's genealogy much more interesting!

I fell in LOVE with the heart and arrow, so I made a nice little Valentine pillow using it.

I LOVE GIVEAWAYS!

I picked up a $20 gift certificate from Quilt Taffy for some lucky winner...

The rules...

Leave a comment...short and sweet works for me!
It can be mailed anywhere...yes, even to the other side of the world.
You don't have to be a follower to play along.
Giveaway ends at 5 p.m. PST on February 19th. Entries after 5 p.m. PST on February 19th will not be included in the giveaway.
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT: If you aren't sure whether or not you are a no reply blogger, LEAVE ME AN EMAIL ADDRESS...pretty please! You can't win if I can't contact you!

Hopefully, you didn't nod off with all this little history and giveaway stuff, because there

are lots more places you will LOVE to visit today to get some Hugs and Kisses inspiration.

Feb 12th

Lady Carol

Lady Sandy

Lady Cynthia

Lady Pat

Lady Jolie

Lady Susan

Friday, February 15, 2013

My Hugs And Kisses Winner Is....

The Hugs and Kisses Blog Hop was an amazing

show of sweetness, wasn't it!

I had a giveaway for a gift certificate to Jane's Fabrics and Quilts

for $20! The winner is.......drumroll......fireworks....clapping...

Jaime

CONGRATULATIONS!

I've sent Jaime an email so she can contact

Jane and check out her online store for a little

fun shopping for fabric/notions/thread, whatever.

Thanks to everyone who visited my blog!

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Love Potion + Hugs + Stitches + Nancy

Happy Valentine's Day!

Roses from my honey...

Look what I found at Our Best Bites...

Love Potion #9 labels ...free!

My grandsons will love them!

(that's root beer behind those labels)

The Hugs and Kisses Hop is so amazing!

Have you seen all the fun creations that are

showing up on the blogs? You really

need to check them out!

You don't want to miss even one day of this

lovey-dovey blog hop!

After all the LOVE is over,
it will be time for ME, ME, ME!
And...the It's All About Me Blog Hop.

Soon after It's All About Me,
there will be some serious sleuthing going
on with the Nancy Drew Blog Hop
(hosted by ME...Yay!)
Leave me a comment or email me
if you'd like to play in this hop.

Then there will be MORE, MORE, MORE

Blog hops to enjoy--watch for them!

Now off you go to check out all these

sweet Hugs and Kisses blog hoppers:

Monday February 11th

Jane's Fabrics and Quilts

Sowing Stitches

The Fuzzy Hat Quilter

Quilts and Dogs

Ninis Patchwork

Mrs. Pickles Garden

Patchouli Moon Studio

Life in the Scrapatch

Meadowbrook

Tuesday February 12th

Just Let Me Quilt

Quilt Monster in my Closet

Nati's Little Things

Kwilty Pleasures

Cherry's Prairie Primitives

Freemotion by the River

Marjorie's Busy Corner

Wednesday February 13th

Cherry Blossoms Quilting Studio

The Distracted Domestic

Selina Quilts

Terry's Quilting Time

Rosemary B @ that other blog

as sweet as peaches

Karma Willow Designs

Thursday February 14th

Dachsies with Moxie

From This to That

Sew at Home Mummy

Everyone Deserves a Quilt

A Geeky Crafty Life

Charlottes Creations

The German Mom

Debby Kratovil Quilts

NorthHills Quilter

Friday February 15th
Why Knot Kwilt

NitaDances

Sew Darn Quilt

Quilt-N-Queen

Fiddlesticks and Humility

Monday, February 11, 2013

Hugs And Kisses To You From Me - My Day!

I just love all the hugs and kisses going on with

this blog hop. It's really getting me in the spirit

to celebrate Valentine's Day.

I've been missing my blog and all the blogs I follow because I've been sharing the love

with my sisters the last five days while we had a sister vacation in Las Vegas.

You'll get no details from me since "What Happens In Vegas, Stays In Vegas!"

Actually, there wasn't much excitement going on with us

old ladies, but we did have a great time eating, gambling,

and just catching up on sister stuff.

This is my Hugs and Kisses project, a small quilt with a sweet Valentine girl

My quilt was inspired by a quilt I found at Richocet and Away! Mine's a little

different, but I loved what she did with her pattern.

THEN...

With my posting day quickly approaching, my sister sacrificed some of her party time

out on the LV Strip to show me how to use the ruffler that I bought ages ago

for my sewing machine, but could never figure out.

I love it and will certainly be using it again sometime.

Thanks, Linda!

Thanks to Jane for being the hostess and

of course, thanks to Madame Samm for

the inspiring idea to share the love.

There's a giveaway, too!

$20 from here

(that Jane lady is EVERYWHERE):

SILLY LITTLE RULES:

Leave a short and sweet comment.
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.
You don't have to be a Follower, but it's okay with me to have you follow me around.
Only ONE entry per person.
I'll mail it anywhere.
Giveaway ends at 6 p.m. PST on February 15th. Entries after 6 p.m. PST on February 15th will not be included in the giveaway.

Now, off you go to get some hugs and kisses

from these lovely bloggers:

Tuesday February 12th

Just Let Me Quilt

Quilt Monster in my Closet

Nati's Little Things

Kwilty Pleasures

Cherry's Prairie Primitives

Pig Tales and Quilts

the tilted quilt

Sew Much 2 Luv

Sew Incredibly Crazy

Freemotion by the River

Marjorie's Busy Corner

Friday, January 18, 2013

New Blog Hop Alert!

Got a heart? Then come play with us! This one is easy.
Hugs & Kisses
Just make a Valentine something (out of fabric of course) and show it on your day. Can you do that?
Then come on and play with us! Jane's the one to contact for this hop....HERE.
Madame Samm's the one to see for details and giveaways. Go here to see how to sign-up.