Happy Mother's Day and Some Winners!

Happy Mother's Day!! I hope that your weekend has been filled with love and family! My sons spent the day with me hanging out. They gave me beautiful cards and some really welcoming hugs! We had lunch together and hung out. It was a lot of fun and I love them so very much. It is so amazing to see the young men that they have both become! What did you do today? Did you sew, did you spend time with your families? Did you share a special meal?

I did get a chance to do a bit of sewing. I started cutting bee blocks and made some Friendship Bags. I worked on the beginnings of several mug rugs. This is a picture of the beginnings of the friendship bags:

They now have handles on them and two still need to have the lining attached. I used some of the Briar Rose Fabric designed by Heather Ross for Windham Fabrics, a bit of Flea Market Fancy Legacy Fabric from Free Spirit Fabrics and some of the Collage Fabrics from Such Designs for Windham Fabrics! The mug rugs that I am working on using the Collage fabrics also.

WOW!! I was blown away from receiving so many responses to the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day!! Thanks so much for visiting and saying hello! There were 1595 people that viewed the post and 1291 entries! I couldn't respond to all of the emails and am very appreciative that so many people came to visit! The winners of the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day are:

Karen M... Karen has won the Aurifil Sample Thread pack and the Indigo Crossings Mini Charm Pack

Gene Black... Gene has won the Aurifil Sample Thread Pack and the Sherbet Pips Mini Charm Pack

Amy's Crafty Shenanigans...Amy has won the Aurifil Sample Thread Pack and the Snowman's Gatherings Mini Charm Pack

Giddy99...Giddy has won the Aurifil Filato Lano Thread Chart and the four large spools of Aurifil Filato Lano Thread

Congratulations to all of the winners!!

Have a Happy Sunday and Happy Mothers Day!!

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day!

Happy Monday! It's Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day!! Yay!! This Giveaway is sponsored by Aurifil Thread and my stash...lol..! What makes Giveaway Day so fun is that it lasts for four Days! (Until May 10th!)

Welcome to my blog if you are a first time visitor, or if you are a returning follower, thank you for coming back! My Bloggy Giveaway is filled with items for four (4) lucky winners! With four chances to win it might be YOU! Here is what you can win:

Three winners will one sample pack each of yummy Aurifil threads and one mini charm pack from MODA.

One lucky winner will win four large spools of Filato Lana 12 (hand embroidery weight thread) and a color chart!

Winning this Sew Mama Sew/ Aurifil Bloggy Giveaway is super simple! Here is what you need to do:

1. Leave a comment on which Aurifil Prize pack that you would like to win! For example you could say Snowman Gatherings, Sherbet Pips, Indigo Crossing or Filato Lana 12.  (This way I will know which choice to send you!)

2. Mother's Day is this weekend, so what will you be doing? I am hoping to  sew, sew, sew!!

3. If you want a chance to have a third entry..be sure to follow my blog or become a new follower...

Each comment is worth a separate entry, so be sure to comment all three times!

This Bloggy Giveaway will end on May 10, 2013 at midnight! Winners will be announced by May 12, 2013!

Have a Happy Monday and Happy Quilting!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!!

Sunday Stash..Collage by Such Designs for Windham Fabrics!

Happy Sunday! I hope that Saturday was fun for you! I had a lot of errands to do for the house yesterday and didn't have an opportunity to sew...but I did some daydreaming. Today is Sunday and this special edition of Sunday Stash is sponsored by Windham Fabrics. When I opened my box this fabric line was on top! Collage is designed by Carrie Bloomstone of Such Designs. Carrie has a blog called Suchity Such. You should hop on over and take a visit! Carrie also designs a line of really cool patterns.

Collage is her first fabric line for Windham! These fabric are just jaw dropping and awe inspiring! Artsy and a bit edgy collage just lets your imagination run free! Tote bags, mug rugs, fabric baskets, quilts, table runners, wall hangings. You can sew it with or without a pattern. I love this fabric line and have several projects to make right away for swaps with it!

The prints are filled with text and her favorite quotes from artists and writers. 

 

 Wouldn't Collage be awesome in a Quilt as you Go zipper bag or tote?

 Look at the gorgeous line of blender and text fabrics! 

 Like a stack of textured fabrics and newsprint the fabrics in Collage just say play with me! Cut me up!!

Look for this amazing fabric lines in your favorite Quilt Shop in July! I will post some projects with the fabric lines from Windham this month! Thank you for visiting my blog! Have a Happy Sunday and Happy Quilting!

Saturday Stash, Heather Ross's Briar Rose...

Happy Saturday! I hope that you had an awesome week! I was out of town for a few days for work this week. When I arrived home there was a box from Windham Fabrics waiting for me! I have to admit I did a big happy dance when I opened the box. There were two fabric lines in it to be able to share with you!

Today's Saturday Stash is the highly anticipated Briar Rose by Designer Heather Ross! The hand of the fabric is the same very soft cotton that we are accustomed to Heather Ross's fabric lines. Whimsical and gorgeous, I took six separate pictures for you to enjoy. Briar Rose will be available at a Quilt Shop near you in July of 2013! Several online shops have this fabric line available for pre order.

 

Well, I hope that you enjoyed oogling as much at the fabrics, as I do. Now to think about what to make with them! Have a Happy Saturday and Happy Quilting!

Bee Blocks Ready to Mail!

Happy Sunday! Wow! The weekend sure flew by! I finished five Wonky Roman Stripe Blocks from the book Block Party The Modern Quilting Bee by Alissa Haight Carlton and Kristen Lejineks. The blocks will be mailed to the Hive members of the 4 X 5 Modern Quilt Bee on Flickr. Each Bee member specified their color and background choices.

The blocks were fun to make and I could see making a quilt in the future with one particular theme. This block is a great way to utilize those left over strips that you have in your stash!

 

 

 

 

Tonight will be filled with paperwork that has be finished. Tomorrow is back to work again! What did you work on this weekend? There are still so many projects left to be completed! Well, I better run. Time for dinner. Have a Happy Sunday and Happy Quilting!

DS Doll Quilt Swap 4...enroute to my Partner

Happy Saturday again! Just wanted to share a picture of my finished mini that went out to my partner for the DS Doll Quilt Swap 4 on Flickr. For this swap we made doll quilts using fabrics designed by Denyse Schmidt. My quiltie is a spider web block and was quilted in sections using white Aurifil thread! Hopefully my partner will like it! 

How is your Saturday going? Are you sewing, doing housework or a little bit of both? I have a few projects to work on and some housework to finish. Have a Happy Saturday and Happy Quilting!

Fab Little Quilt Swap...Mailed!

Happy Saturday! Hopefully you will have time to sew this weekend. I am working on binding some projects to mail and perhaps finish up some more Bee Blocks if time permits.

My Fab Little Quilt Swap Mini is complete! This is for a Flickr Swap and hopefully my secret partner will love it as much as I do! I ended up using straight line quilting and adding a solid Raspberry colored solid binding. Totally cute and yummy!

My partner will also receive some fat quarters, fabric scraps and a tissue holder. I will try to post more pictures of my finishes this weekend! Have a Happy Saturday and Happy Quilting!

Sew? What Projects are you Working on??

Happy Thursday! I hope that your week is going well! What have you been sewing lately? I have been making mini quilts for swaps and they are ready for quilting. My goal is to have them mailed by Saturday. The first mini quilt is for the Fab Little Quilt Swap on Flickr. My secret partner wanted a quilt made with Text Fabrics and bright colors. I love rainbows so I cut some 2 1/2" squares of dot fabrics and some 1 1/2" squares of black print on white text fabrics. They look so pretty together, don't they?

Then I started sewing. No real plan for the project but the pretty little diamonds went together very quickly. I decided to use some white on black text fabrics as sashing in between the tiny little diamond blocks. 

It looks similar to tic tac toe doesn't it? Nonetheless it was time for some borders.  I just love the rainbow effect of all of the fabrics together, don't you?

Time for some borders. The mini quilt went together so nicely! This one is ready for quilting and I will post a picture of it complete with a solid binding on Saturday.

I made a spiderweb block for my DS Doll Quilt Swap 4 on Flickr. I am about a week late in sending but it will go out on Saturday with some extra goodies for my partner. Spiderweb blocks are fun to make and always look gorgeous! This mini quilt will have a spotted binding and some some yummy DS Quilt fabrics for the backing!

Well, that is all I have to share for now. There are a few more swaps to complete and some Bee Blocks. I will post more as I complete them. Have a Happy Thursday and Happy Quilting.

Quilts for Boston

Please read and participate if you can in this important post..it has been copied and pasted from the flickr group Quilts for Boston

One week ago this week, the usual flurry of activity in our city came to a halt and we watched with sadness and disbelief as people who came to celebrate the 117th running of the Boston marathon were injured and killed by bombs set off near the race finish line. In response to the events of the past week, the Boston Modern Quilt Guild wants to find a way to help those in our community that have been directly affected by the bombing and subsequent events. 

As a guild we plan to make and distribute quilts to those who would benefit from a show of support, and we need your help.

We are asking the modern quilt community to support our efforts by sending us blocks for these quilts. Additionally, we will accept donations of fabric to be used for binding, sashing, and quilt backs. We would like to have the quilts ready to deliver to those in need as soon as possible, so we ask that you send your blocks to us within a month, by May 24th, 2013.

Blocks sent to the Boston Modern Quilt Guild should be blue, yellow, gray, and white. All blocks should be 12½” tall x the width of your choice. That could mean 12½” x 7”, 12½” x 12½”, or anything wider, more narrow, or in between. Please machine piece your blocks in any style you would like. Please use only “quilt shop quality” 100% cotton or cotton/linen fabrics. Both print and solid fabrics are welcome. Our preference is white or light gray 100% cotton thread, but any coordinating thread of good quality will do.

Please consider adding photos of the blocks to our flickr group. This is not required, but it will be wonderful to share the blocks as we are making them and to see what people are working on.

Our goal is to make bright and modern quilts that will bring cheer to those who need it most! We chose this color scheme as these are the colors of the Boston Marathon, and have become the colors representing the OneFund, an organization formed to accept monetary donations for the victims, as well as the tribute tees sold to benefit the One Fund. Be creative with your blocks, and make any pattern or design that inspires you!

Please mail all blocks and fabric to:
Quilts for Boston
P. O. Box 79225
Belmont, MA 02479

If you have any questions, please contact: bostonmqg@gmail.com

Thank you all so much for your support!
The Boston Modern Quilt Guild