Oh my! What fabulous paper piecing patterns these two came up with for this blog hop!
Lady Mary
Lady Vickie
Lady Anne
Lady Selina
Lady Theresa
Lady Jane
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Hugs And Kisses Blog Hop...Day 4!
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Winner Of My Grow Your Blog Giveaway
#135 - BRITTANY!
CONGRATULATIONS!
(An email has been sent to her.)
(An email has been sent to her.)
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Hugs And Kisses Blog Hop...Day 3!
Happy Valentine's Day!
Oh my! What fabulous paper piecing patterns these two came up with for this blog hop!
Feb 14th
Lady Soma
Lady Laura Ann
Lady Doris
Lady Rexie
Lady Shari
Lady Cherry
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Hugs And Kisses Blog Hop...Day 2!
Oh my! What fabulous paper piecing patterns these two came up with for this blog hop!
Lady Beth
Lady Jenny
Lady Britt-Inger
Lady Carla
Lady Marian
Lady Lyndsey
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Hugs And Kisses From Me To You!
Oh my! What fabulous paper piecing patterns these two came up with for this blog hop!
Thank you!
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.
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.
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
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Winner Of My Wordy Giveaway
MICHELE, #59!
Congratulations!
(I've sent her an email.)
Thursday, February 6, 2014
I'm Just A Little Wordy...500th Post Giveaway!
Obviously, I must get a little wordy and blog post crazy, because
I just noticed this morning that my next post would be
#500
...so, of course, I automatically thought
GIVEAWAY TIME!
Today when I stopped off at Scrap Apple Quilts and was talking to
Linda (she's such a cutie and it's so fun to talk quilty stuff with her), it was my luck to also
get to chat with Judy Corry who designed the quilt pattern, Jacob's Dresden.
I used Judy's pattern to make this quilt with Ladies Diary fabric.
(NO, this quilt isn't part of the giveaway!)
Well.....
I had lots of people ask about the pattern so when I mentioned it to Judy she generously
offered me the pattern as a giveaway for this post. Is that just the nicest thing! Thanks, Judy!
I'm also throwing in a Robert Kaufman solid Kona Charm Square pack just for fun!
The pattern can be found at the Scrap Apple Quilts online shop HERE if you would like your very own copy and don't want to wait to see if you win in my little giveaway. They also sell the Dresden ruler to make this beautiful quilt and have some Ladies Diary fabric left in their store. Their contact info is on their website HERE. I can visualize this quilt in so many other fabrics and would love to make another one!
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 9th. Entries after 5 p.m. PST on February 9th will not be included in the giveaway.
- THIS IS 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!
AND IN OTHER NEWS...
Today's the last day of the She Who Sews and tomorrow is the last day for Don't Let the Doorstop You. Thanks to Madame Samm of Sew We Quilt for her creative ideas and encouragement, and Carla of Creatin' in the Sticks for managing two hops at once and keeping us on track!
February 7th
GrammieQs
Pickles Quilting
Made by Me in Red
A Passion for Applique
Living With Purpose
Sew We Quilt
I've still got that Grow Your Blog giveaway going on...it ends on February 15th.
Here's where you can find my Grow Your Blog post and GIVEAWAY.
Monday, February 3, 2014
She Who Sews...That's Me!
Two, YES two, blog hops happening!
You can find both schedules
Thanks to Madame Samm of Sew We Quilt for her creative ideas and encouragement,
and Carla of Creatin' in the Sticks for managing two hops at once and keeping us on track!
All my projects are made with She Who Sews fabric by Quilting Treasures.
The fabric's art is so detailed and is just fun to look at!
That embroidery module is so big and heavy, but it didn't come with a bag.
As you know, I'm not the LEAST BIT competitive with That Other Lady, but after I saw her monster-sized bag for her light box, I knew I needed to make a big bag, too. Mine is not as big as That Other Lady's (so she wins), but at 26" X 27" it fits my embroidery module perfectly and will keep it dust free.
That embroidery module is so big and heavy, but it didn't come with a bag.
This is an embroidery design that matches She Who Sews fabric.
It took about two hours to embroidery this little beauty!
Don't we all just love those Tammy Bags!
I love having this ironing board sitting next to my sewing machine for quick presses.
I layered a small board with batting, thermal batting, flannel, and my fabric.
A small lap quilt keeps my feet warm while I do my hand stitching.
There's no batting, just soft chenille fabric for the back.
Thanks for dropping by to visit!
Look who's hopping today:
February 4th
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Super Bowl And Bread Pudding Muffins
I've been eating fresh guacamole and yummy barbecue pork chops, all made by sweet hubby for our own little Super Bowl party. It was just us, no Monkey Boys...darn! A little too quiet for me!
I've been saving two little jars of homemade salted caramel rum sauce for the next time I made bread pudding.
Add:
Pour egg mixture over:
Serve with ice cream or whipped cream. Drizzle with
caramel or lemon sauce, if desired.
And then there was dessert...
I've been saving two little jars of homemade salted caramel rum sauce for the next time I made bread pudding.
That would be today.
Those two yummy jars of goodness came all the way from Madame Samm and seriously, this stuff could be eaten by the spoonful all by itself! It definitely was a decadent treat drizzled over the top.
I hope you've all had a great day!
P.S. Just in case you want the recipe for making bread pudding in muffin tins, here it is:
B.A.R. BREAD PUDDING
Makes 12 large muffin-size
Mix together:
Mix together:
·
7 eggs
·
1/2 cup sugar
Add:
·
2 cups half and half or cream
·
1 teaspoon vanilla (or almond) flavoring
·
1 to 2 teaspoon cinnamon
Pour egg mixture over:
·
8 cups stale/dry bread, cubed (use a variety of bread types like
wheat, rye, challis, white, raisin bread, but make sure to include 2
croissants)
·
2 apples chopped (peeled or unpeeled)
·
1/2 c. blueberries, fresh or frozen
·
½ - 1 cup raisins
·
1/2 cup large dark chocolate pieces (optional, but it makes it so
good)
Mix all together in big bowl (use your hands or a
big spoon to toss it around.) Don't let it get soggy.
Pour into greased large muffin
tins.
Baking instructions:
Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes;
turn heat up to 450 degrees for 5-7 minutes to make the top crust crispy.
Doorstops and She Who Sews Blog Hops
Here's the whole schedule for both hops:
January 29th
January 31
February 4th
February 6th
How ART you?
Den syende himmel
Moosestash Quilting
life, quilts and a cat too
January 30th
Just Let Me Quilt
Quilted Delights
Meadowbrook
Hill Valley Quilter
Pampered Pettit
Life in the Scrapatch
Seams To Be Sew
February 3rd
Why-Knot-Kwilt
Elizabeth Coughlin Designs
Marjorie's Busy Corner
Shepody Mountain Crafter
Lydsfire Sewing
Creatin' in the Sticks
February 5th
More Stars in Comanche
Buzzing and Bumbling
Sew and Sow Farm
Purl Buttons Blog
Carretel E Agulha
The Quilting Queen
Pig Tales and Quilts
February 7th
GrammieQs
Pickles Quilting
Made by Me in Red
A Passion for Applique
Living With Purpose
Tipsy Teacup Creations
Sew We Quilt
Did you know that Grow Your Blog is still going on? Well, it is, but it will all end on February 15th! With about 600 blogs to check out you're sure to find one that you've never seen before. I've got a giveaway going on with it, so hurry and check it out, too.
Here's where you can find my Grow Your Blog post and GIVEAWAY.
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