GIVEAWAY#9!

Whoop Whoop!

Kathy Doughty has landed!

She will be giving a trunk show at Fabric Etc. this Tuesday.

http://www.fabric-etc.com/

I will be posting pics of her five classes with me soon!

Here's a pillow case I made for her

with one of my all time favorite fabrics 

that says, "joie de vivre" (joy of life).

Inside the pillow case is another (!) 

fat quarter bag!

My last kiss-up-to-Kathy quilt

came back from fabulous Kwilt Queen Krista

http://kwiltqueen.com/

(I am thinking to pick a binding with Kathy!)

My "Matrimony" quilt came back from Judy.

http://www.wildirishrowsquilting.com/

Love them both!

Chugging along on my Jen Kingwell pattern.

I have never worked so small...

a 3 1/4 inch square cut twice to make four triangles??!!

I am finding small to be very peaceful and calming.

I am auditioning some Tula Pink Moonshine for the background...

maybe a mix of both that are up there.

I am fascinated by how the colors and contrast change in each block.

It's the same pattern,

but block to block 

there is so much wonderful difference!

Last's week's giveaway winner is Quilting Tangent!

This week's giveaway is 1/2 yard cuts of 

Luella Doss' line Eyes Wyse from Free Spirit.

It's in the 90s here.

Poor Fred...

he is not moving far from the fan!

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Good Luck!

   

GIVEAWAY #8

This week found me 

happily

growing my Jen Kingwell

http://jenkingwelldesigns.blogspot.com/

pieces...

and auditioning background fabrics.

As school ended and free time grew a bit

I found my self in contemplation about quilting...

I have been working in a quilt shop

for a year and a half.

Many Almost every women comes in 

and says a variation of the same thing...

"I don't really need any more fabric"

or

"I have a huge stash I never use"

I even had a customer say...

"My stash is so big that it is easier for me to come here 

and buy new fabric to make my quilt."

At first I found this amusing.

Me too - I have a large stash.

Me too - I often find it hard to use what I have.

Me too - I probably don't "need" to buy more.

But now, a year and a half later,

I think it's a bit depressing.

What is going on with woman

that we are spending more money

on fabric we don't need?

Help!

This is why I love love love Kathy Doughty.

http://www.materialobsession.typepad.com/

Her philosophy is all about USING your stash.

Perhaps you buy a new piece or two 

to enhance or "pop" the collection you already have...

but she focuses on playing with the fabrics

that you already fell in love with

and helping you figure out how to use them.

I have arranged some workshops with her!

I have been working on these workshops for almost a year

and now it's time!

I am playing in my stash

and am officially committed to using what I have.

I LOVE what I have! 

It's almost a relief to know

 I already have what I need.

I started with this delicious piece...

and auditioned him

until I saw him singing with some friends...

A scrumptious palette developed!

I tell ladies who are struggling 

to figure out what to bring to class

to fill a tub (that you can carry)

with what you love.

Here's my tub...

I am so excited to hear 

what Kathy Doughty has to say

and see my stash through her eyes!

Congrats to Sharon from

http://indigothreads.blogspot.com/

who won the last giveaway of text fabric!

This week's giveaway is

2 1/2 yards of the beginning of a quilt

you can add to from your stash!

Leave a comment sharing what you think about 

using your stashor buying more fabric,

become a follower,

or get someone new to comment.

Good Luck! 4 giveaways left!

GIVEAWAY #7!

Three more quilts given away this week! 

All went to teachers

who made a difference in the lives of my boys!

Hooray!

This one went to the a wonderful character

who retired this year.

He started each high level math classes with a bit of yoga

and shared grand tales of his colorful past.

Thankfully,

he reached out 

to my oldest and 

made a great connection with him.

I am developing a new quilt crush

on Jen Kingwell!

Here's her book...

here's my growing palette...

Besides the color choices Jen makes,

I like the idea of working on a

a slow cooked quilt with lots of pieces.

(It's not like I need to be in a hurry to make another quilt,

do I?!) 

Many of Jen's patterns

have many, a lot , hundreds of blocks!

I made time this week

to sew with a wonderful bunch 

of happy ladies

and made these blocks...

Congratulations to Sewgirl who won the Kaffe scraps!

(Send her son

 - and Sewgirl - 

some good thoughts as he does the PCT solo!)

This week's giveaway is 7 fat quarters of fabric with text!

Leave a comment sharing your favorite word, 

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or get a new friend to follow 

for a chance to win

next Sunday!

GIVEAWAY #6

12 fabric giveaways

made me think about 12 quilt-aways.

So, this week I gave away two quilts.

Here's the one that Walter liked best.

(Given to a very kind woman

with an always friendly face and who was

full of encouraging comments 

as I started teaching on a more regular basis.)

The week was busy with 

a farewell dinner to our exchange student, 

an 8th grade band concert,

and a high school graduation.

I finally took a quick break

and treated my self to a visit to 

the LaConnor Quilt Museum.

Denise Oymama Miller (and partner Nancy Ryan)

have the upstairs exhibit

(no photos allowed)

and on the second floor

these three caught me eye...

I left thinking about 

getting into my scraps

which led to inspiration 

for this week's giveaway.

First things first...

this week's winner is...

(drum roll please)

Karen!

Hooray!

And now for our new giveaway...

here's some of my Kaffe collection...

LOVE Kaffe!

(and Brandon!)

Sew...

A one gallon bag of yummy yummy Kaffe scraps!

As I hope for a few minutes to sew this week,

leave a comment sharing

 what you are hoping for this week.

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get a new friend to follow for another chance!

Bon chance!