Blog tour and a giveaway!

Happy Valentine's Day!



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.

2/22/11  http://pinkadotquilts.blogspot.com/

2/23/11  http://www.quiltsoupblog.com/

2/24/11  http://grandmacocosdesigns.blogspot.com/

2/25/11  http://quiltville.blogspot.com

2/26/11  http://fingerlakesart.blogspot.com

2/27/11  http://cyarnell.blogspot.com

2/28/11  http://amyscreativeside.com/

3/1/11    http://therootconnection.blogspot.com

3/2/11    http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com

3/3/11    http://CherylLynchQuilts.blogspot.com

Come out and join the fun!  Spread the word!

Keep dreaming...Colleen



A little Lucky Duck love on the island of Frauenchiemsee
 in Bavaria, Germany July 11, 2009.





Change of plans, have you ever....

 started a project without a goal in mind as to how it would look but with a goal in mind as to what you would do with it? 

I did with the blue(rainbow) scrap challenge (see link above). 

This was going to be a table runner/candle mat  for a family gift exchange this weekend.  Well now its not.  Now I'm thinking if I am going to be working with scraps each month maybe I  will add to the blue thing above. 

What do you think?

Borders? Sections? Individual blocks?

Wild and free?

Can you picture the random areas of color?

Let me know what you think.

I still needed a present for Saturday. 

So I went ahead, dived(dove?) into and pulled out 17 charm squares, a scrap of muslin, and whipped up a slightly smaller varied version of my Charming Candle mat pattern.

(I know I promised a tutorial but 'Ive been busy!).

P.S. Have you seen the gorgeous block Lana made for me in the Block Swap Adventure, that is even now winding its way across the country?  Check it out here.

PPS  Check out my friend Cheryl Lynch, she has a new book coming out January 11. 
Check out the details here.

Keep dreaming…Colleen