Sunbonnet Sue and Me!

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This quilt top is what I finished yesterday. I had planned to finish it totally but got the case of the lazes, you can even see I was too lazy to finish ironing the border.

Am I bad!!

What wonderful eye candy!!

My husband looked at me strange when he saw me smelling the fabric….is that weird?

I have a real sweet friend that sent me a gift certificate to the Fat Quarter shop….I was so excited.

My mother and sister Beverly gave me this awesome fabric, leather strips, and decorative balls. My mind

is going wild with things to do with these strips…do you have any ideas?

My one thought for the day is……I DON’T REMEMBER GROWING OLDER!!!

LIFE IS NOT WITHOUT IT'S CHALLENGES!!

My husband and I just made a whirl wind trip to Texas. We were gone 6 days and most of it was traveling. We drove 24 hours straight on the way home only to get home and find out that we might have to go back.......not fun.

But, there is always a but.....for some reason family and friends makes the life challenges a little easier.

Like turning older......not fun but my niece Jennifer (she has been blogging on inchworm fabrics blog), sent me this.....I just love it and my Kindle is so snug in the pouch!! I just have to say that I just love my nieces....they are so kind and thoughtful and bring a breath of fresh air into my life.


A sweet friend sent me these.........Love love love it!!
I ordered this....remember the calendar that my sister sent, well, I had to have the book!

My mother and sister Beverly gave me some things as well...but no pictures yet....I am truly excited about the fabric, candy is all gone (I know...what a surprise)...and then some decorative balls to match my dinning room table centerpiece..yes...need to get a picture on here....will soon.

I won this over at the Tulip Patch, it is a Roly Poly Owl block kit for a wall hanging. Made from the drunkard's path. How fun is that? If you want to go and take a look at it just click on Tulip Patch.

I volunteered to finsh these quilts up for my mother. They are for my great nieces, I am really excited to have a part in these quilts.

I am working on these at the moment.....I ordered the blocks on ebay. I did the blanket stitch around them and now for a quilt. No Sunbonnet Sue die for me, I borrowed my niece's last time.As I said, life is not without it's complications and one of those was a dead computer......no worries...I am up and running on a new one but...once again...complications...trying to adjust, learn, and transfer over data....it just ain't easy!!

TWENTY BUTTON CARDS, TWENTY WINNERS!!

Don't you just love these buttons from "Incomparable", her son is the one that set the site up as Buttonmad, I just love that name.... The one will take you to their website and the other will take you to their blog.

See the five lady bugs at the bottom of this picture? That is what we are giving away today.....20 cards to giveaway, one for 20 winners....doesn't get much better than that.....



So to showcase her beautiful buttons I have designed this wall hanging, featuring all five of the lady bugs...


So here is the skinny.....

You do not really have to comment here, even tho it would be nice but....
in order to win a card of buttons,

you need to go over to Buttonmad,

become a folower and definitely leave a comment.

I thought I would take a minute to tell you how her buttons started....

"My husband and I started out desperately poor...we couldn't even afford a blanket and were to proud to ask for help. We slept on a single matress on the floor, had two knives and one fork. I could go on but it would be an unhappy story...when infact, it was not at all. We were young and in love, living far away from family with a little baby. It sure was tough but she says looking back she does so with fondness. She told herself at that time that as soon as she found work, she was going to help anyone she could in the same position. That is exactly what she has done.
She says that even tho she no longer needs to work that she has not given up on her mission. She has been making buttons for 20 years and her workers are like family.
She has three children and each are involved in the business in some ways. Her son, the oldest is the marketing guru and photographer.
Shann looks after the factory and Tamera takes care of the blog and comes up with the adorable ideas.
She says that her greatest joy is giving employment to women. "

So this is where her passion lies....

Empowering Women.

I think most of us want to make a difference in this world, to feel that our life was not wasted....well, I can tell you that Jennifer certainly had made good use of her life in helping others and making a difference.


We will have this giveaway last a week, so lets say October 18th, the winners will be picked.




PLEASE BE SURE TO LEAVE A COMMENT ON BUTTON MAD'S POST.

GHASTLIES!!

I have been working with this fabric of late....... Now this witch looks like me when I haven't had my chocolate fix. Now as for the broom in her hand..... I have a son...very naughty son that likes to pop out from behind everything....he will come up behind me and scare the be jeebies out of me. Maybe I should carry a broom around with me.

When he left for two years, it took me months to quit looking behind things....I would even laugh at myself because he was gone and I was still expecting him to jump out at me.

My sister Jeanette just sent me this awesome Calendar in the mail with a sweet card. Thanks Jeanette!! Now this sister owns Inchworm Fabrics

Most of you know that but several of you had asked where to get that Samoa Fabric seen in the quilt below. That is where. I believe she has 3 Samoan Jelly rolls left....just saying..


My husband laughs at this next picture ever time he sees it in my sewing room. I must be really bad.

Sue from Quilt Times sent this to me a while back, I just love it, thanks Sue!!

KING SIZED SAMOAN GOODNESS

Do you remember me working on this one?

I think you only saw three rows. Well....the top is almost done...just needs a border. I am going to put a small, black, one inch border, than my most flashy Samoan Fabric, then another 3 inch black border. This top already flows over my king sized bed.

It was too big for the dinning room floor to take a picture. I know what alot of you were thinking...you were thinking it was about time I got my quilts off the floor.....I know....not a great place to put a beautiful quilt but a gal has to do what a gal has to do.

This can all be done with your go cutter.

BIRDIE BLOCK

My husband spoils me.....he left Saturday morning (thought he was upset with me because he usually invites me to come along)....well....

He came home with this. I have already read one book and working on another..... He will probably regret it when he gets his monthly book bill...HA!!

Then I finished this block.....now are you as surprised as I am that I have been keeping up? I am totally floored and so proud. Only two more to go....

It is getting pretty cool outside.....notice that I never complained of the heat...well that is because I hate to be cold......if you take that as a whine....then so be it, just send me some cheese....

Have a wonderful day!

Batiks...

Sometimes a piece of fabric just needs to be left alone.... That ugly brownish is really salmon.

So I made a runner out of it.

Here is the back fabric (purchased from inchworm fabrics)

Here is the runner....I just love it. One problem, it doesn't match anything in my house.

Have a wonderful week-end. Things are pretty quiet over here, haven't been around visiting much either, will be by soon!!