VALENTINES - SEW SIMPLICITY BLOCK

Today I spent my afternoon making this Valentines topper.  I just love this topper and you can find it in my craftsy shop on the sidebar.  The fabrics are from Island Batik "Full Bloom", the background fabric is from another source.

Then as most of you know I am part of the Sew Simplicity BOM  hop, this block is is the bonus 

block 1, I loved it so much I decided to just make a quilt from this one block.  So far I have 4 completed blocks and a ton of half square triangles to square up.

Which brings me to Jacquelynne Steves Sew Simplicity.  She is hosting a catch up day Saturday the 10th. on facebook, instagram, and her blog.  There will be a lot of fun surprises, chatting, and catching up if you are behind.  So won't you join us?

It is suppose to be 18 degrees tonight...I say I say...burrrrrr

HOLIDAY HALLABOO!!!! BLOG HOP!!!! LOTS OF PRIZES AND LOTS OF CHANCES TO WIN.

The winner of this giveaway is Sallie from Sallie's Sampler,  A big thanks to Jacqulynne and all of you for commenting and coming by.


Do you ever get to that place in life where you lack inspiration?

You try ever so hard to dream big?

Want that light bulb moment?

Sometimes you are just dragging foot????


If you are feeling this way, you might want to try dropping off here:


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Inspiration Galore!!!!

She has her own fabric Lines, you can click here to see them all
Here is her shop:

Hey, I don't know why I am showing you all of this....go there and find out yourself....

take some time..

take your shoes off,

sit a spell...



Now for the fun part....she is giving a prize away at each of the blogs, so you can win several times and then....she is having a grand prize.

 What fun is that?

Be sure to go to her blog to win the Grand Prize, the other prizes are done locally so all I want from you is to comment and tell me what inspires you.

Oh...I didn't mention what the prize was?  Well.....it is a secret, won't be revealed until I find out...it is a secret to me too....you can go to her blog and see that she has a lot of fun stuff and that she doesn't mind sharing so no worries whether it will be worth your time or not.....cos I GUARANTEE it will be.

Now for a little inspiration of my own.  I am laughing at how big the pictures are.  Blogger will not let me download pictures so I went to photo bucket.

So....I purchased about six sets of these towels last year at JoAnn's after Christmas sale.  I believe they cost me less than two bucks for both.

I think I know why they didn't sale.....BORING!!!!




NOT BORING.....




Just a little fun fabric, Heat N Bond and you are ready to go....pick your pattern off the fabric, cut around it, add some heat n bond...then cut it out in detail.

Add a little strip to the bottom and now you have Not boring!!!




BORING!!!!!


NOT BORING



I wouldn't say so...

 Now for this one I was going to get my go cutter and make a bow....but I got lazy.

  I know which box they are in but tooooo lazy to go digging (in process of moving)...but wouldn't it be cute with a bow on the side?

A bow a bove the ornament?  Lazy again.

This one is just a half inch strip down the side of the towel and across the bottom.  I just did a little free hand ornament...I really should add a small bow above it...still can...nothing is written in stone.

Remember to enter this giveaway just let me know what inspires you!!!  Jacaquelynne will send you a surprise gift and I will send you these two books to help in the inspiration process.

It just doesn't get any better than that...two packages in the mail.....who doesn't like mail?





Today Sew Cal GAl  is sharing the hop with me...and we all know she is the master of inspiration...shewee...where she gets all that info and energy to write up such awesome post are beyond me.  So hop on over there too....

Notice on my sidebar, there you will find all the other hops for the week and Lilly pad yesterday....so do come and play along!!!  I will chose a winner Sat.


THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED, THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMING BY!!!

WHAT DOES A GUESSING GAME, JURY DUTY, TREE OF LIFE HAVE TO DO WITH EACH OTHER??? Two wonderful giveaways

Absolutely NOTHING!!!!

 Except one was keeping me from doing what I wanted to be doing.

 Went to Jury Duty yesterday and sat all day long waiting for my name to be called to go to panel....it was never called. Sorry if you hear my elation in that...

 It was interesting to see how the system works or as much as the system I saw working.

 The judge led us in the Pledge of Allegiance, I thought that was pretty interesting.

 There were 600 of us in one room. It is also interesting to note that with all those people in one room it was very quiet and respectful


. Oh well.....

 Next....

can you guess what I am making???? This is the front (haven't finished meandering it)

This is the back?????  I am really quite excited....but dog gone it...I have to go grocery shopping today!!!

 

 Tree of life I am working on  trust me, it looks a lot better when you see it up close and personal.

Next is a giveaway Jacquelynne Steves is having, looks like a very fun one...go check out her new blog while you are at it.

 

Here is another wonderful giveaway  Share and Win from the Quiltsy Team

 

Three Dudes and Missouri Star Quilt Co (yesterdays post), today's post is the finished top

This is a jelly roll pattern by Three Dudes and video by Missouri Star Quilt Co

As you can see, I used four fabrics not a jelly roll.  I just love this.

As usual, I am doing something other than what I should be doing but I have had this cut out for months....and it just kept calling my name.

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Just an added note here, Jacquelynne Steves has moved her blog to this website here She has a lot of fun quilting, cooking, sewing ideas, so if you have time go and take a look see. You will not be disappointed.

I know I am late in posting this....


 I am having to walk around with toothpicks in my eyes.

 No, not because I am sleepy but because

 and I am sure you have all heard of this "Time flies like in the blink of an eye"............................

So I am trying not to blink!


 The Quilt N Queen is the winner of the Happy Town Fabric by Jacquelynne Steves for Henry Glass.


 Thanks so much to Jacquelynne for allowing me to give this wonderful fabric away and to all of you who took the time to come by and comment!


 I am still waiting for Sharon's address....Sharon...

 Come out!

 Come out!

 Where ever you are!!!

I finished this octopus quilt this week.  I know, another one???  I have a customer that likes to give these to her friends that are having baby girls.

I love how I did the bow on this one.


I have started another baby quilt and will show that when it is finished. 

  I went and measured the dog and cat quilts to see if they met the criteria of "Happy Town" Contest and it does not....so if you are thinking of making a quilt, make sure you meet the measurement requirements and have at least 80% of the fabric "Happy Town" fabric.


 Had company for Valentines, made homemade rolls, lasagna, cookies......I am stuffed like a tick. Hope you all had an amazing Valentines Day!!

"HAPPY TOWN FABRICS" another giveaway of these wonderful fabrics!!

Let's not waste time here...the winner of the four fat quarters is "Dancing thru Threads", need your address Sharon.

 Thanks so much to all of you for coming by and commenting, sorry I did not respond to your comments but please know they were greatly appreciated!!

 Now on to round TWO I told you once I had another project done that I would do another giveaway...well...here goes....ready for the ride? 

 
 I am giving away this panel....

and six fat quarters, maybe this will inspire someone to enter the "Quilts for Kids" contest using these "Happy Town" fabrics by Jacquelynne Steves for Henry Glass. 

 I can not thank Jacquelynne enough for this opportunity to give away fabric and to make things with this wonderful fabric.  The contest rules are on the side bar....just click and you will be transported.

You and I both know that working with fabric is such a pleasure, working with good quality fabric is even more of a pleasure.

 So...this is what I created with her fabrics. The only fabric that is not Henry Glass is the white. How stinking cute are these????  Got out my trusty Accuquilt Go cutter and just went to town.

What an appropriate name for these fabrics "Happy Town"....just using them makes one happy....happy happy joy joy!!

That orange is just to die for....that dog and cat fabric....ummmm ummmm good. It is all savory. As always the quilts are prettier up close and personal.

I do hope that some of you will enter the "Happy Town" contest.  Maybe I will just send these to them?

 I have not decided what I am going to do with these quilts.

 If you also notice on my sidebar, I have a spot for Green Fairy Quilts Charity. Every since I found out about their Charity, I have been a fan. So....these may go to them.  If you have time to watch the video, it would be well worth it to do so. 


 There is the Homefront Baby Showers,sewcalgal/; brought this to the forefront over Christmas. KaHolly did a post on the Homefront here in Texas, right here in San Antonio is a chapter.

 Now I am torn.....

 Then my friend Gene Black does a charity drive during Christmas for the teen shelter (Angel Quilts)...but I think these are too small for that.

There is always the Linus program as well...

.if you want to enter the giveaway, leave a comment and please go and visit Jacquelynne, The Noble Wife. She has a newsletter that is so fun. Hope you find time to go there and sign up. As you can see by her fabrics, she is one creative person and well worth the visit.  This giveaway will end Wednesday Feb. 15th.

SHARING THE WEALTH!!

Jacquelynne sent me these awesome fabrics today... Look at this panel....can't you just see your little ones with their hot wheels playing on this?

You know you want to...

.I know....you want to

and you know that I know that you want to feel my fabric....

You want to press it to your nose and smell...

Oh yesss....

if not, then what in the world is wrong with you?

These fabrics are awesome!!!  More awesome than the pictures show you?

Happy Town by Jacquelynne Steves for Henry Glass & Co.

I have been doing the happy dance since these have arrived this afternoon.

 So.....yep....I just had to.

 One fabric just hung out among all the rest for me to make one of my beloved towels.

I was wondering how my machine would work on micro fibre cloth and now I know...not so well.

Easy quick project if you need a fast gift.

Now for the fun part.

AND LET IT BE SAID THAT BARB OF BEJEWELS PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS.

THAT I TRULY DO SHARE.....BECAUSE

and I am whimpering while I say this....I don't want to.....

but...I am giving away 4 fat quarters....

 Okay, here goes..

Since I was given this fabric and I am sharing with you, there just has to be a few hoops...sorry.
 1. Leave a comment
 2. go to The Noble Wife, look around her blog (infact she has an awesome giveaway going on as well....and become a follower.


Just a quick reminder about the  "Quilt for Kids" Contest 

Here are the four fat quarters....ummmm ummmmm good (trust me, I did not want to share that orange fabric.....I just didn't....just being honest here).

Here is a better picture for you.

I will pick a winner when I have another project done,  (I already know what I am going to do)...then I will give away some more fat quarters.

QUILTS FOR KIDS CHAIRTY CONTEST - WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Are any of you familiar with Happy Town Fabric line? It was designed by Jacquelynne Steves/Henry Glass Fabrics.

You can see the whole line here!

They are also having a contest, you make a quilt with Happy Town fabrics, send the quilt in and you can win up to 500 dollars.  You can go here for the contest rules: 

you can get a free pattern here:

You can get the fabrics at the Fat Quarter Shop as well as other local shops.

The quilt you send in will go to charity and the royalties from this fabric line go Quits for Kids.

This fabric is so fun I am sure your creative juices will just flow.  Deadline is April 15th.

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Now on to the winners of the Irish Blessing Topper

Thanks to all of the wonderful comments, I enjoyed them and was pleased that some of you found the pattern worth commenting for.

Linny and Agnes Bullock are the winners....I will be sending the pdf right over.

Thanks again.
The pattern can be found in my etsy shop and inchworm fabrics....  bejeweledquilts is my etsy shop name.

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on a side note, our bathtub was not draining properly so I was the lucky one that had the privilege of unplugging it.  Much to my surprise.....threads.....white threads, brown, orange, blue...you name it....hummmmmm wonder how that happened?