My First Quilt

Camille and Carrie have brilliantly challenged each to show our first quilt and our latest quit.

Here is my first quilt. I finished it in 1997. I used the pattern from Little Quilts All Through the House book. I made 3 or 4 of those quilts...I sold them or gave them away but I did keep my first.

This is my recently finished quilt. Candy Buttons for Moda Bakeshop. I just LOVE this quilt. I can't get enough of it..the colors and the texture....but I love all my quilts. I've learned many many things in the last 12 years. Here's the top 3.

1. quality fabrics....sorry wally world you don't cut it.

2.use fabrics you love...that's right CUT your favorites..ALL of it.

3. a 1/4 inch seam allowance is fudgable...teehee

A winner and so forth

Things have been quite hectic for us on the home front. I had a BIG intentions of responding to each and every comment on my blog about the Candy Buttons quilt....but I think I only responded to maybe one. It's bad I know. I'd like to blame it on sewing..but that's not possible. I work 4 - 10 hours days..so that is part of it...the rest involves the house we are trying to sell. The buyers are being very difficult. It's the market. We expected some demands but this guy nearly wants us to build a new house! Like he wants a bathroom fan replaced because it's too noisy...well guess what? I DON'T want to be heard when I am going to the bathroom!! and aren't they usually kinda noisy anyway?? What ever...we have made them a final offer..and we are waiting to hear back. They may walk away from the deal... it's really in God's hands now.

Now something on the bright side!

The winner of the pre-cut circles...I would have drawn by my 8 year old daughter but she is in Florida partying it up with her cousin and grandparents so I used the random number generator and numbered all the entries from my blog and MBS. Soooo without further ado...the winner is #20

Punkie Pie!!!

Congrats..Jen..please send me your address at vleapen at yahoo dot com.

More giveaways in blog land...

Check out the scrapbooking giveaway on Rainy Day Kisses blog!!!

AND

this quilt kit giveaway at Katie Cupcakes blog!!! awesome....generous bloggers...

I will be annoucing my winner for the set of pre-cut circles for my Candy Buttons Quilt later today....stay tuned

Candy buttons

I have a new project on Moda Bakeshop...



Candy Buttons Quilt....

When I started to make this quilt I kept thinking about those sheets of sweet candy buttons I ate as a child. Sweet candies...I ♥ this quilt. Although there seems to be an abundance of giveaways in blogland I am going to giveaway 1 set of Moda Sweet pre-cut circles for a lucky quilter that would like to make their own candy buttons quilt. Leave a comment here to enter PLUS....Leave a comment on my post at Moda Bakeshop for a second entry!!!

I'll pick a winner on July 10th! Good luck....

******UPDATE*****

As suggested by BumbleBeans....I am going to giveaway a Clover yo-yo maker with the circles!

Happy 4th of July!!

I whipped out my Nikon last night and snapped a few pictures....the sky... Our lone Lily...I need to plant more Lillies....


One of my broccoli plants...growing very well this year.


And the Hot Air Balloons....here in Ashland we have the Balloonfest

every year. I finally have a camera that will capture their beauty.

Here they are taking off....



I took this from about a mile away....

So we'll spend the 4th home and enjoying what our small town has to offer.

I may even swing over to the local quilt show today.

Happy 4th of July!