All SEWN Up!

I've decided to join in the SEWN launch giveaway. I am excited to see what exciting things the website will have for those of us that are interested in all things sewing related.



I am having trouble getting that link to take you to where you might want to go, try this
http://www.thelastpiece.net/ . That link will show you a list of all participating bloggers - go to the second page on that blog. The SEWN link at the top right will take you to the site.

I am going to giveaway a half apron made using Jona's tutorial. You will get ONE entry for a comment here and you will get ANOTHER entry if you become a follower of my blog and leave a comment telling me that you have done so. Your comment must have a way to notify you via email, otherwise I will have to draw again.

Winner will be drawn on Monday, June 8th and I will notify the winner by email as well as post here.

Quilt Show!

Now that I have my big project for the month out of the way I took some time to enter Kelly's online Quilt Show;


I sure would love to win one of her prizes!!!!

I submitted my Lakeside Charm quilt and the Woolies Light Baby Rag Quilt.

A Few Things That Make Me Smile

On Saturday my son came home and brought me a big envelope. Strange, I didn't order anything. Then I looked at the return address and saw it was from my friend in Maryland. Look at what she sent to me, just to cheer me up and because she knew that I was trying so hard not to spend money on scrapping or sewing. There are red glittery alpha stickers (they remind me of the Ruby Slippers!) an assortment of chipboard shapes and alphas, stamps that will be perfect to use on greeting cards, some paisley emery boards and a notepad and some chipboard embellishments for scrapbooking. What a FUN envelope to open and it sure did make me smile. I can't wait to spend a day scrapbooking and use some of this! Thank you, dear friend!

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Another package I got a week or so ago. This was from Victoria at Bumble Bean. I had entered a giveaway and this was a consolation prize! There is a Martha Negley print (on the left) and the print right is from a collection called Holly Hill. I am not sure who designed the middle print. Thanks so much!

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Something I love to do is bake and although I certainly do NOT need to be eating the baked goods, I have a willing family (none of whom put on a pound no matter how much of the stuff they eat). I had been making different cookies lately and when the last of those were gone I asked my son what he wanted next. He said 'remember those filled cupcakes you made awhile back? Those would be good.' So last night, while the guys went for a 4wheeler ride I whipped up these.

( right after I piped the PBish filling into them)

(and here they are after I frosted them)

I was going to get all fancy and pipe the frosting on but I got tired and just wanted to be done.

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Praise - I got back on the treadmill today! No more excuses!!! I walked for 60 minutes/3.25

miles.

Prayers - that I would get back on the treadmill tomorrow and the day after and the day after...

Swine Flu roots discovered!

I can see how this was clearly the beginning of the Swine Flu outbreak and panic. This innocent child had no idea what was put into motion after this simple act of love. Does anyone else find it hilarious that the parent grabbed the camera instead of the child??? Must not have been a first child. Gives me shivvers just to look at it. My sister may have to cancel her vacation to Mexico in a few weeks and if that is the case this child may want to go into hiding. Just sayin'.


Did anyone else think that The Wizard of Oz was one scary, freaky movie?? No?? Well it was really just those MONKEYS! Hubby and I both thought that it was a scary movie to see as children and so we didn't let our kids watch it when they were little. Well then they weren't so little anymore but it was kind of a family joke at that point so they still did not watch it until they were both in high school, I think. Of course they did NOT think it was scary in the least and rolled their eyes at us even when the monkeys were doing their thing. They've lived a sheltered life, what do they know about scary anyway? Besides the house falling on the Wicked Witch of the East, and Glinda's entrances and exits, my favorite part of the movie was when the Wicked Witch of the West rides her broom over the Emerald City and writes SURRENDER DOROTHY. When I saw this fabric:

I knew that I had to do SOMETHING with it. I saw it online but when I ordered it they informed me it was out of stock. I had them give me this print instead;

Today I went to the local craft store and they had the Surrender Dorothy fabric! WOO HOO! I got a fat quarter. I THINK I am going to make a small purse for my sister. I'm not even sure if she will carry it. Her family gave her a license plate frame that says 'My other car is a broom' ! Nice gift huh?? I have a picture of her riding a broom around my property in her pajamas. I thought she just might carry a little purse that says Surrender Dorothy on it. I'm going to use the Ruby Slippers as lining. My other option is a half apron. Hmmmmm, maybe she would get more use out of that.

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I sure hope I didn't shock anyone by posting three days in a row. No harm meant.

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Praise-the guys had a safe time unloading the trailer although they were gone way longer than they anticipated.

Prayers - I have nursery duty tomorrow. 'nuff said.

MAY DAY! MAY DAY!

I have been wondering all day why someone thought that those two words would be good to use for signalling distress. There was absolutely NOTHING distressing about today. I didn't get little flowers left on my doorstep by anyone and I didn't leave any flowers for anyone, although I do remember doing that as a little girl. God gave me the MOST beautiful spring day though. He painted the sky the most glorious blue, dotted it with a few puffy white clouds and then He let the sun warm it all up slowly. The little bits of grass that we have in our front yard and the grass that we can see across the creek are greening up. The temperature got just over 60 degrees and I sat outside for a bit this afternoon and enjoyed the warmth. In the driveway though there is still some snow. God knows how much I love snow, maybe that is why He left some in my driveway. :)

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Look what Mary over a Neat & Tidy awarded me with!! Wasn't that sweet of her? Sisterhood Award indeed. We are sisters in the Lord, we are sisters in quilting, we are sisters in blogging. We are sisters that live on opposite sides of the country but we WILL meet someday. We'll have so much to talk about then. :D Thanks Mary! * * * * * * *

Just in case you were wondering, I have been sewing today! Chipping away at that big project. I will sew again tomorrow even though it IS National Scrapbook Day. I just know I would feel bad if I were scrapbooking when there is sewing that needs to be done.

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Praise the Lord today for the beauty that He surrounds us with, for the seasons and the miracles that unfold with each one of them.

Prayers - my guys will be helping a family unload a semi trailer of shop equipment tomorrow, praying that everyone would be safe and protected and that they would have a wonderful time of fellowship.