Saturday, October 6, 2012

SWEET CELEBRATIONS BLOG HOP [MY STOP AND GIVEAWAY}

****Giveaway is now closed!**** 
Hello to all of the Sweet fans that are here to
celebrate the release of the
Moda Bake Shop's
newest book!
 
 
 
This is truly a great book filled with projects to celebrate
every occassion.
(My projects celebrate the 4th of July and birthdays but you will have to purchase the book in order to see them.)
 
 
While we are on the subject of celebrating,
I thought that I would share my favorite cake recipe.
It is SUPER easy and fun to make!
 
 
 
  You can also download my recipe here.
 
 
 
Our favorite Moda Bake Shop
 
expert, Oda May,
 
stopped by earlier to get the "skinny" (ha ha)
 
on me.
 
Here is what Oda May asked me:
 
Oda May: What is your favorite holiday memory?
 
Me: I love the Fourth of July! I live in a small town and every Fourth of July our city puts on a big celebration. During the day, there is usually a parade. Once the sun sets, everyone meets at the park/lake for a concert put on my the Symphony. Before the fireworks and concert begin, there is a flyover done by the pilots from the Navy Base. A few years ago my husband was the lead pilot in the flyover! This was my favorite Fourth of July memory!
 
 
Oda May: Do you celebrate with cupcakes, cake pops, or just plain old cake?
 
Me: We (I mean me) usually celebrate with cake!  My preference would be chocolate! The bigger the piece the better!
 

 
 
Oda May: Speaking of cake, do you prefer a corner piece or a center piece when eating cake? Or do you not like to discriminate?
 
Me: I like corner pieces because they have more frosting!
 
 
 
Oda May: If you could patchwork bomb a spot in your town, where would you choose and why?
 
Me: I would cover our City Hally with patchwork! It is located in the center of downtown and was originally built in 1915. The building recently underwent renovations to preserve its original architecture.

 
 
In my eyes, those grand steps would look beautiful covered in bright and bold patchwork!
 
Here is what it would look like with a little bit of
Simply Color by V and Co.
and
Odds And Ends by Cosmo Cricket:
 
 
 
 
Oda May: If you could have a quilt shop spree, which items would you snag off the shelf?
 
Me:That is an easy question! I would grab one jelly roll, layer cake, and charm pack of each fabric line just to be on the safe side!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*****Giveaway is now closed!*****
  
The Giveaway: To enter to win a copy of Sweet Celebrations With The Moda Bake Shop Chefs, leave a comment here telling me about your favorite Moda PreCut!
Deadline to enter is midnight on 10/14/12!
The winner will be drawn randomlyfrom the comment section and will be notified by email.
The winner's name will also be listed in an update to this post.
***Note: Only entrants with a US address are eligible to win the actual book. Winners with an address outside the US will win the e-book version.
 
Good Luck to everyone!
 
****Giveaway is now closed!****
 

Monday, October 1, 2012

SWEET CELEBRATION BLOG HOP

 
 
 
 

Today is the kick-off of the SWEET CELELBRATIONS  blog hop!
 
I hope that you enjoy all of the fun stops along the way
 
...and the GIVEAWAYS!
 
 
 Here is the schedule of the blog hop:
 
 
TODAY:
 
 
 
 
OCTOBER 2, 2012
 
MELISSA of POLKA DOT CHAIR
 
 
 
OCTOBER 3, 2012
 
 
 
OCTOBER 4, 2012
 
 
 
OCTOBER 5, 2012
 
 
 
OCTOBER 6, 2012
 
 
ME!!!!
 
OCTOBER 7, 2012
 
 
 
OCTOBER 8, 2012
 
 

OCTOBER 9, 2012

KATIE of SWIM, BIKE, QUILT

ANEELA of COMFORT STITCHING

OCTOBER 10, 2012

AMY of DIARY OF A QUILTER

ANGELA of CUT TO PIECES

OCTOBER 11, 2012

VANESSA of V AND CO

APRIL OF APRIL ROSENTHAL

OCTOBER 12, 2012

MODA BAKE SHOP


See you back HERE on

Saturday, October 6th!


Until Then...Happy Quilting





 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Thursday, September 27, 2012

1 INCH SQUARES {THE STORY GOES LIKE THIS}

 
 
 
For some reason,  I have gotten on a 1 inch squares
(finished) kick.
 
I was in my studio the other day
sitting on the floor with a PILE of scrap fabrics
EVERYWHERE.
Hubby comes in and the story goes like this:
 
 
Hubby: Hey Honey! What are you doing?
 
Me: Cutting fabric.
 


 Hubby: Where?
 
Me: Right here!
 
 


Hubby: Those tiny things?
 
Me: Yes.
 
 

Hubby: What would you do with those tiny things anyway?
 
Me: Make a quilt!
 
 
He obviously doesn't get it!
He obviously doesn't know that quilters don't throw ANYTHING away!
 
So, I have cut quite a few 1 inch squares
and I have stored them in this cute container
(more on that later).
 
 
 
 
and...I have actually started to layout my plan.
 
 

 
Thanks for listening
(and who knows, I might even put together a little tutorial for you)!
 
Until Next Time.... Happy Quilting!
 


Tuesday, September 25, 2012

COMING SOON {SWEET CELEBRATIONS BLOG HOP}

 
 
 
will be hosting a Blog Hop
 
to celebrate the release of
 
SWEET CELEBRATIONS.
 
 
 
The Blog Hop starts on
 
OCTOBER 1ST.
 
You can check back here on
 
October 1st for a complete list of stops
 
along the Blog Hop.
 
Make your calendars
 
because
 
you won't want to miss this one!
 
 
Until Next Time... Happy Quilting!
 
 
 

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Blogger Block Of The Month Blog Hop {Stop1)

Today is the first stop

on the

Blogger Block Of The Month Blog Hop.



Dig out your stash fabrics

and visit

Carin and Carol of Margaret's Hope Chest.

Until Next Time ... Happy Quilting!


Friday, September 14, 2012

Almost Wordless


Last week I shared these photos on Instagram

so I thought that I would also post them over here:

( I was restocking my thread . There is nothing that I hate more than running
out of thread! )

Fabric: California Girl by Fig Tree

Until Next Time ... Happy Quilting

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Blogger Block Of The Month Blog Hop


The fabulous Dhia of Peach Patch Quilts

has organized

the Blogger Block Of The Month Blog Hop

and I am so glad to be a part of the Blog Hop!

Each month one of the participants

will be posting a block

that you can make using fabrics from your fabric stash.



The Blog Hop begins this month.

Here are the stops on the Blog Hop:

Sept 15, 2012: Carin and Carol of Margaret's Hope Chest 

Oct 15, 2012: Jenny of Sew Kind Of Wonderful

Nov 15, 2012 : Jennifer M of Ellison Lane Quilts

Dec 15, 2012 : Natalie of Craftin Mechanic

Jan 15, 2013: ME!

Feb 1, 2013 Jennifer I of Knotted Thread

Feb 15, 2013 : Sandra of Sharp Quilts

Mar 15, 2013 : Nicole K of  Patchwork Duck Designs

April 1, 2013: Bree of Distant Pickles

April 15, 2013: Tracey of Itching 2 B Stitching

May 15, 2013: Felicity of Felicity Quilts

June 15, 2013: Erin of Billy Button Design

July 15, 2013 : Nicole N of Mama Love Quilts

Aug 15, 2013: Dhia of Peach Patch Quilts


Start digging out your stash fabrics because the Blog Hop

starts on Saturday!


Until Next Time...Happy Quilting!





Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Last Minute Baby Shower Gift



One of my co-workers is expecting her first baby---

a BOY!

(A you know, little boys have a special place in my heart)

She isn't into the usual baby blue colors,
so for her baby shower gift I wanted to make
something different.

I grabbed these Dr. Seuss fat quarters and pieced them together to
make a changing mat and burp cloths.



I even pieced the back together.

 

My co-worker loved them and they became the
hit of the baby shower!

Until Next Time ... Happy Quilting

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