Blogger Quilt Fest Nomination time!

I'd be ever so appreciative if my wonderful blog followers could head over to Amy's Creative side and nominate my quilt. Just click on over right here, she has a link to the nomination form in her first paragraph. I am number 169, just nominate me for whatever categories (and I believe you it can be entered in multiple categories) you think best suite my quilt. Thank you sooooo much!

And be watching next week for my blog follower giveaway. Thanks to SewMamaSew giveaway day my follower base has grown exponentially and I'll be showing my appreciation! =)

Giveaway Day!

Welcome to my blog and welcome to Giveaway Day May 21, 2012! This is my first year participating, and officially my first giveaway! (I know, I know...I said I'd do a giveaway when I reach 100 50 followers, don't worry I still will! I just learned about this last night and had to participate.)

So what am I giving away? My Hullabaloo Hexie Mini Quilt!

This 14" x 22.5" mini quilt was made with traditional English paper piecing (ie hand stitched) using 2" hexagons. It would make a great table topper, little wall hanging, or even a doll quilt for a special little girl.  

I'm allowing up to 3 entries for this mini quilt.
Giveaway ends May 25, 2012 at 5pm PST. Winner will be chosen at random, you will be notified by e-mail (so please leave your email address if you do not link up in the comments - if I cannot contact you I'll re-draw) no later than Sunday May 27, and I will also announce the winner in this post.
I will ship internationally. 

1 - Leave a comment on this post with your favorite knock knock joke (my 3 year old is a big fan.)

2 - Follow my blog ----> and leave a comment saying you did.

3 - "Like" my page on Facebook and leave a comment letting me know.

4 - (Added late sorry) Check out my Etsy shop and Favorite, leave another comment if you do

Don't forget to check out SewMamaSew to see all other great giveaways going on this week. There are different categories so don't miss all of the posts. 

Thanks for stopping by and good luck!

Blogger Quilt Festival - Summer Sampler

Those of you who follow my blog are all too familiar with this quilt. You watched me work away last summer as each new block was assigned. It is one of my all time favorite quilts, and one that pushed me into a new phase of my quilting life.

Summer Sampler

42" x 55"

Machine pieced and quilted by me Summer 2011

Designers/Patterns can be found here 

It was the first quilt I'd done where I had to use paper piecing (and despite that, I was still flummoxed when it came to paper piecing my Farmer's Wife blocks).
It was also the first quilt I used solids on. I was hesitant at first, but so very happy with the clean crisp look those happy, bright, solids gave the quilt.
I believe it was the 3rd quilt I machine quilted myself. I was so worried that I would ruin it, but I fell in love with a whole new aspect of quilting I'd usually paid somebody else to do. It was so much fun to plan the quilting for each individual block so that I could make it stand out, while still tying the quilt together as a whole.
I also learned how to use every last scrap of fabric in piecing my back and binding.

To see more detailed photos of each block and their names check out this blog post.

Check out all the other HUNDREDS of entries here. =)

Head over the Mouse House!

Head over to the fabulous blog, Mouse House and enter to win some awesome prizes in the giveaway I'm participating in! There are 20 participants so be sure to check out all the entries, and look out for mine, a set of quilted coasters.

The giveaway is from May 18-30, so don't miss

Happy Friday!

A giveaway if...

I can get 100 how about 50? followers by by 100th post!! (This post is 86.
So if you read sometimes, but don't follow then click that follow button!! ------>
If you know people who would enjoy my blog, then share it with them (and entice them with the giveaway)!

In the meantime, I'll be brainstorming what sort of fabulousness it should be, but I promise, it will be great!

Come on folks - get sharing!

Currently sewing....

56 of these beauties. I cannot wait to show you the final product!!

Farmer's Wife?

Just curious if anybody is still out there working along with me or if I should abandon the project.
Please comment and let me know!