Fill in the blanks...

Shannon over at luvinthemommyhood had a cool fill in the blanks questionnaire yesterday on her blog and I thought it would be fun to fill it out and share it with you.  Who knows, you may learn something about me!

So here it goes:

* i'm longing to make "something with hexies" right now.

* i wish i could sew with "Anna Maria Horner" fabric.

* i dream of making "dresses for my girls".

* i keep track of my ideas by "making lists".

* i'm inspired by "color".

* i would love to meet "all my bloggy friends" in person.

* i like to sew with "100% cotton". 

* my favorite color is "orange".

* i rock at "matching seams".

* i would like to learn how to make "hand dyed fabric".

* i like to listen to "music" while i "sew".

* i bring my "books" everywhere.

* my favorite thing to "sew" is "a quilt".

* my favorite thing to "embroider" are "labels for other people's quilts".

* my crafting space is "my haven".

* i sew with "a pfaff".

* i like to "applique" "by hand and by machine".

* i can never get enough "sewing time".

* i adore "my family".

* i also enjoy "reading" and "baking".

* i like to fill my shelves with "fabric, photos and books".

* i create the best when i'm "at home in my pj's".

* i am currently excited for "the challenge at my Guild (which I am organizing!)".

* right now i am "getting ready for a family weekend away". 

* i love to watch "Young and The Restless" while creating. (sad, I know...)

* my current favorite music crush to listen to while creating is "anything by John Mayer".

If you feel so inclined, you can copy and paste the questionnaire in your next blog post and replace all the " " with your own answers.  You can also head on over to luvinthemommyhood to see Shannon's answers and share your post in her comment section for everyone to see.  

Have a great weekend everyone!  We are headed out of town for a family getaway with my parents!!

WIP Wednesday - 09/26/2012

Here's a little sneak peek at what I have been working on.

This snowman will be a Christmas gift for my youngest's teacher. 

I am done all 44 log cabin blocks!!  Just need to find enough time to lay them all out and sew them together in one sitting, so they aren't laying around for too long and I don't end up moving them around too much!  Hoping to have the top done within the next couple of weeks.

And finally, I picked out these fabrics to make myself a lunch box for work!  I think they will be awesome!  I am going to use this tutorial at Pink Penguin.

You can check out what others are up to over at The Needle and Thread Network.

A Winner!!

This is the first time I host a giveaway.  I had 9 people leave comments and Mr. Random Number Generator chose number 8.  That means Maxine is the winner!  

Thanks to all of you for your kind words and congratulations Maxine!  I will send you an e-mail shortly to get your address.

TGIFFF!

If you are here for my blogiversary giveaway, please click here.

I am calling this one Thank Goodness it is FINALLY Finished Friday!

I have been working on the binding for this quilt for a month!  Apparently there was no rush because the lady who is buying it still has not told me what she wants on the label.  

So I took my time but I am really glad it is done!  

I love this pattern for baby quilts!  It is from Moda Bakeshop, called Building Blocks.  I added some blocks and a border and made the outer border wider because the customer wanted a bigger quilt that would fit a toddler bed.  This one ended up around 51"x58".

I had some the fabrics for the blocks but I needed more for the borders, so I ordered on-line from AbbiMay's.  There service was awesome and there fabric selection is amazing!

With the exeption of the white sashing, these fabrics are all from Me and My Sister Designs for Moda.   I decided to use the same fabric for the outer border and binding.

I forgot to take a picture of the back but it is a flannel from the same designers.

The lady who is buying this quilt is also buying this one, so her niece can have a little playmat for tummy time.

I am just waiting for her to give me the info to put on the labels and then the quilts will be on their way to the little baby who was born September 4th.  I hope she likes them!

On this really rainy day, I also wanted to share with you my new umbrella!

Don't you just love the orange peel pattern!!  

Have a great weekend and don't forget to go check out the other finishes at Where Jane Creates.

1 year and a giveaway!

I can't believe it has been a year already!  My husband and my mom encouraged me to start this blog and one year later, I am so happy they did!  

I started this blog so I could share my passion for quilting with anyone who would be willing to read it. I have had so much fun sharing my projects with all of you and I have "met" some amazing quilters at the same time.

I wasn't sure anyone would want to see or read about my quilts, especially because I consider myself such a traditional quilter and there are so many modern quilters out there in blogland, but I am so excited to have recently made it to 25 followers!    

So in honor of my 1 year blogiversary and my first 25 followers I want to host my first giveaway!!

I am giving away this charm pack of Moda's Juggling Summer.

This giveaway is open to all of my readers, canadian and international.

All you have to do is leave me a comment and make sure I can get in contact with you to let you know if you win.  (That means, if you are a no-reply blogger, please leave your e-mail address in the comment box!)

M. Random Number Generator will pick the winner on Sunday September 23rd.

Good luck to everyone and I am looking forward to my second year of blogging!!