Congratulations to Wendy of Down the Avenue!
She has won an autographed copy of Quilt Fiesta! I will send it to her as soon as she send me her address. Congrats!
Keep dreaming...Colleen
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| February block for Jackie of Block Swap Adventure. |
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Friday, March 4, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
A Quilt Fiesta giveaway
It's time for a Book Fiesta!
Cheryl Lynch is launching her first book Quilt Fiesta!
I am the next stop on her blog book tour.
I 'met' Cheryl through a link to her blog from another blog site. I commented on something she wrote about PA where I am orginally from. We emailed back and forth until she asked me if I would be apart of her tour. Cheryl has sent me two autographed copies of her book, one for me to keep (yeah!) and one to giveaway!
But before we get to that I want to share my favorite parts of her book. First there are the photos and history of her journey learning about Mexican tiles.
This was probably my favorite part of the book. At least until I started reading the patterns! Each pattern is translated from an actual Mexican tile shown in the book! Better yet she shows how to use the pattern in alternate settings!
This book is a wonderful mix of piecing and applique with amazing fabrics and colors!
I wanted to let you learn a little bit aobut Cheryl and she was kind enough to answer a few questions:
Colleen: If you could be any sewing notion what sewing notion would you be and why?
Cheryl: I think I would choose to be a rotary cutter. It makesdfast work of any job and when there is a sharp blade, it's a sweet thing.
Colleen: If you could be any type of fabric what type of fabric would you be and why?
Colleen: What quilt do you currently have on your bed and why?
Cheryl: Silk dupioni - It's irregular and I like the way it sounds.
Colleen: What quilt do you currently have on your bed and why?
Cheryl: Bue and white scrap basket quilt folded at the end of my bed. It was one of the first quilts I made and it matches my blue and white bedroom.
Colleen: Last but not least finish this sentence
Cheryl: I like quilting best when I'm on a creative roll and my favorite tool to use is my brain.
Thanks to Cheryl for this great blog tour! Don't forget to visit these other sites on the tour! Each site is giving away an authographed copy of Quilt Fiesta!
2/27/11 http://cyarnell.blogspot.com
To enter the giveaway just comment below. Winner will be announced Friday.
Keep dreaming...Colleen
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| I will announce the cancer quilt project this week. Please come back and support this fundraiser for Relay for Life. |
Monday, February 21, 2011
Mug Rug Goodies and fun links
I have been participating in the Quilting Gallery's Mug Rug exchange. I sent my two mug rugs to Canada over a week ago.
I hope she got them.
Then flying in from over seas...
I received two beautiful ones and some goodies this week from Margaret Sced in Australia!
First this sweet mug rug which I love the colors and quilting. Yummy hot chocolate graphic!
See the neat label she printed and put on the back of each one?
Then there is this one with beautiful embroidery!
I wish I could embroider that nicely. She also sent this adorable bookmark!
Did I tell her I was a librarian and have a book mark collection? She also included these photos of where she lived.
I love to collect these little photo books of different places.
I also want to remind you that Cheryl Lynch's new book Quilt Fiesta! blog tour starts tomorrow.
Check out her website for the tour details. Every site will be giving away a book! My day will be on the 27th!
Last but not least...Pin Toppers!
I have started a new Pin Topper group on flickr. It will be a place to discuss and share photos and videos of pin toppers, how they are made, and the pin cushions crafted to display them. Come and join today! Tell your friends!
Keep dreaming...Colleen
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| Civil war block #8. 'Richmond' |
Monday, February 14, 2011
Blog tour and a giveaway!
Happy Valentine's Day!
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| card from Barbara Crews at About.com |
I want to share something special with you today.
I am so excited to have been asked to participate in the book blog tour for Cheryl Lynch's new book Quilt Fiesta.
The tour starts on February 22 and will go until March 3. I will host it on February 27. Every blog you visit will be hosting a giveaway for an autographed copy of the book! And I have been reading it! It is so...!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See the blog tour schedule below.
Come out and join the fun! Spread the word!
Keep dreaming...Colleen
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| A little Lucky Duck love on the island of Frauenchiemsee in Bavaria, Germany July 11, 2009. |
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Love is in the air?
No man , I wish. However I do LOVE my first swap block form Lana in Texas!
Im also in love with the Be Mine Blog tour (see button to the right) this week.
They have had some great patterns and have motivated me to create some Valentine's Day decorations!
I love the green, polka dots, and the fussy cut fabric from Wendy Slotboom's frolic line! Thansk Lana it is awesome and so me!
They have had some great patterns and have motivated me to create some Valentine's Day decorations!
I have this tree in my kitchen-here it is all decorated for Christmas.
But I wanted to leave it up all winter. However the decorations were too Christmasy.
I have a lot of Valentine and romantic red charm squares in my stash.
So first I made a modern valentine table runner.
I even had a great white on white print of hearts already cut into strips.
I also had about 4 yards of this red with tiny white hearts I used for the backing with a wrap around binding.
This goes on the top of my server(antique sewing machine). Didn't it turn out great!
Then I made these cute stuffed read hearts.
I was inspired by valentine heart ornaments. Again with charm squares I already had and a heart pattern I've had for probably twenty years ago. The ribbon actually came from the wrappings of Bed Bath and Beyond products. Reuse!
I found a porcelain heart box my dad gave me years ago and here is my Valentine's Day kitchen decorations. I already had a white wooden button garland on the tree. I'm thinking about adding a pom pom garland too.
At the top I added heart-in-hand cookie cutter set I found with a house-and-heart set for about $1 at a yard sale.
What do you think? Oh and for around the bottom of the tree, what about some white eyelet material wrapped around the bottom?
This is what you do when you have FOUR snow days in a row-that includes another tomorrow!
There is another great pattern for a heart pillow I think I will make tomorrow and another great table runner. So check out the Be Mine Blog tour on Spun Sugar Quilts there are three more to go!
Keep dreaming…Colleen
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| The Christmas Day snow covered the snowflake lights on Dad's roof-too cool! BTW he is that house in the nieghborhood when it comes to lights. |
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