Thank you! Thank you!

Thank you so much for your sweet kind words on my birthday! I loved reading your comments and I really appreciate your friendship. I had a marvelous birthday. I was able to go on an early morning ride on my new bike. It's a sweet comfort road bike with humungous wheels! I have had a lot of fun with this bike! It has helped me realize how out of shape I am, darn it! Good thing I have this bike to get my butt in gear! I am now committed to the 30's - funny how I haven't really cared about my age, but this year I realize I do care a little. Oh well, get over it an move on right? Be grateful for each day you have! (that is what I keep telling myself)

 

I treated myself to some piecing - oh how I love this block! I only got this one block done, then Clint took me on a date. That was the highlight of my birthday of course. Cafe Rio and The Avengers makes it a perfect night! Thanks again for your kindness to me, it means more to me than you will ever know! Take care.

Happy Birthday Judi!!!!

So I decided to sneak onto Judi's blog this morning without her knowing and wish her a Happy Birthday!!!  Please feel free to leave comments and do the same if you'd like - Happy Birthday Judi from your hubby!!!!!!!

Flying Solo

So, this week has been one crazy week! I have been all alone - well, with 3 kids but no Clint. That means I had to run the business, the house and the kids all by myself. I am not complaining - not one bit, but I am sooo ready for Clint to be home. Just another 1 1/2 hours until I get to kiss that gorgeous face of his! I got a ton of things done, I even mowed the lawn twice this week - you're welcome babe! I am also making progress on the quilt pictured above - slowly but surely this baby will get finished and I am exited for how it is turning out. 

Thank you for all the love on my Quiltmaker's block - I am so glad you liked it! I am happy to announce 3 winners for their own copy of the magazine. So, if you are listed below - email me at judi(at)greenfairyquilts(dot)com and I will get the magazines shipped out to you asap! 

Congratulations goes to - 

Dawn Hendrix - no blog that I could find. 

Lisa 

Sis-O 

Last, but not least - my current favorite fabric collection. Tradewinds by Lily Ashbury for Moda - it is so darn cute! And this layer cake and the rest of our Layer Cakes are 30% off until Monday - so go and get yours! Have a fabulous weekend everyone!

Quiltmaker's Blog Tour and Giveaway!

I was so thrilled to have my block chosen to be a part of Quiltmaker's 100 blocks volume 5 magazine edition. So exciting! Today is my day of the blog tour - be sure to check out the tour for the chance to win a copy of the magazine.  You will have your chance to win 1 of 3 copies here, so read on!

I snapped a quick picture of my original block way back when, so sorry about the picture background - had I thought about it, I would have gotten a better picture. Anyway - my block is called Road Block - it has a lot of piecing in it, but it is so fun to put together! 

I was so surprised to see my block and my name - or at least Green Fairy Quilts on the cover. What an honor! You can find my block and instructions on how to make it on page 64 of the magazine.

Here is another version of my block that I pieced this last week - I had this idea of a bright, rainbow type quilt and I think it turned out fun. 

Here's the block in a simple row by row setting. I think I like it!

Then, this crazy idea came to me to make a bigger block - so, I doubled the size of my original 12 inch block to get a finished 24 inch block. Then, I added some borders. I am so happy with how this block turned out. 

It was funny as I searched through my stash of fabric to make these sample blocks only to realize that I pretty much gave everything in my fabric stash to my mother - I hope she's happy - so I had to run to the quilt store for some fabric.  This fabric line screamed at me as I walked by, so I bought some yardage of each piece in the line they carried.  The line is called "Bright Owl" by Alice Kennedy for Timeless Treasures Fabrics. 

Being the super optimist, I figured I would get 3 different bigger blocks to show you, but wouldn't you know it - I didn't get to the third one. In the meantime, I realized that I just need to make 6 of these blocks to get a super cute quilt. So, that's what I am going to do, eventually!

Here's the rest of the blocks all cut up and ready to go. I can't wait to finish this quilt, but I have some quilting to get done first. 

So, how about a giveaway?  Quiltmaker is giving away 1 copy of the magazine to my readers and I am throwing in 2 extra copies.  So, just leave me a comment telling me what project you are working on.   Simple as that! Good luck!    

 

You know that rush you get when your points are absolutely perfect? I'm having that rush now.....I guess I am a little crazy, but the perfectionist in me can't handle not getting the points just right. I can not wait to show you what I am working on! Have a wonderful weekend everyone!