SEW MAMA SEW Giveaway Day...Go-Go style ;o)

I know I have said it before but I LOVE Giveaway Day!  A TON of awesome giveaways that you can look at and enter  all together in one spot.  Thank you Sew Mama Sew for hosting this super fun event again :o)


I like to keep mine short and sweet so y'all can go and enter more giveaways!

One winner will receive one set (11) of fat quarters from the oop Katie Jump Rope line  by Denyse Schmidt

and four (4) large spools of very happy colored Aurifil thread!!!!  (pssst...make sure to go check out the Aurifil blog for an FABULOUS giveaway too!)

To enter this giveaway leave one comment on what you would do with this giveaway set :o)

For a second entry, become a follower of the blog and leave a comment saying howdy.  If you are already a follower, leave a comment with a big HUG!  I love you guys :o)

For a third entry, follow my Facebook page, I am on Facebook way too much ( really I am) and that is where I share more links to good sewing deals or fun new patterns that will be upcoming from designers.  Just leave a comment here letting me know if you liked or if you already like :o)

One last one...this one is my FAVORITE...sign up for the Quilt Alliance newsletter and come back here and let me know.

FOUR chances to WIN!

The giveaway will remain open until May 10 at 5pm PST.  The winner will be notified by email May 12.  If you are a no reply blogger please leave your email in one of your comments ( please do not make a separate comment for your email) so I will be able to contact you.  If I am unable to contact the winner after a week I will redraw a new winner.

This giveaway is open internationally :o)

Last minute baskets!

We are on our second set of kids.  The first two boys are grown and gone, one married to the most wonderful woman in the world and has two of the cutest boys in existence and the other is a meteorologist serving in the U.S. Air Force.  We have done the bunny thing over the years A LOT so I kinda get lazy and wait until the last minute to drag my happy self out to do the Bunny shopping.  And things have changed over the years. There is just so much to choose from and I honestly get a bit over whelmed by ALL of the STUFF to buy.  When the boys were little, I would buy some sort of reusable container that they could then store cars, crayons or LEGO in, new play dough, a few candies an airplane and some new crayons.  I am all about the simple when it comes to Easter. But at Target everything was BIG and honestly none of it looked worth the prices they were asking, with the exception of the Cadbury Eggs.

I came home with the few basket stuffings but no baskets...sigh...

Y'all know I have been loving Pinterest lately!  I think it is possibly the finest collection of  all the stuff I  want to do in one place!  So, I did a search for fabric Easter Baskets and TA DA...this great tutorial on Sew Lux showed up!!!!  It is easy and quick.  If you do not have a basket today...make one NOW!

Katy's basket has Tula Pink The Birds and the Bees ladybugs, Dear Stella Play Date dots and Denyse Schmidt Katie Jump Rope ( I LOVE THE BAG) and Adam chose some very bold dots and stripes from the Riley Blake Pieces of Hope collection.  I used my favorite Pellon CraftFuse and 50/50 cotton soy batting.  I love my Aurifil 40wt, perfect colors and sews like a dream!

Amazing designers EVERYWHERE

Nothing can prepare you for the greatness that is among you at market, really nothing. I understand that these are just people like I am but they are extremely passionate people with a hell of a lot of talent!  They are genuine and lovely and it was an honor to meet them. You all ROCK!!!!! Thank you for sharing your time and talents with us mere mortals!!!! These are in order of how I took them :o)

First, adding to my list of crushes is Anna Maria Horner, good golly, what can I say! A chic with a large family, can hand stitch stuff, talented artist and loves coffee...I am totally crushin!!!!! Her new line is Field Study and is one of the most beautiful MUST HAVES!!!!

I wish I had taken more photos at this booth it was stunning!


I was also able to meet the lovely Denyse Schmidt. I HOARD her fabric but sssshhhhhhh, that is our little secret ;o)  Her new line is Chicopee and the colors are similar to Hope Valley but instead of muted is is rich and really really amazing!

Then OMG!!!! TULA PINK!!!!!! The booth was awesome!!! The new line...DIVINE!!!!! It is not called divine though it is called Nightshade and can I just say...WOW! I was so awestruck, I forgot to ask if I won the Time Capsule raffle,LOL!!!!!

I spotted the CUTEST bag in Tula's booth and it turns out it belongs to one of the sweetest designers...Sheri of Sheri McCulley Studio!  Did I mention the designers are EVERYWHERE!?!?!

Okay, time for a coffee break and hugs from a boy that missed his mama.

Major destruction and a new bundle of joy ( Denyse Schmidt style)

I hated our Master Bathroom before we even moved in our house. It was dated and out of shape to say the least. Day before yesterday I decided it was time to fix that issue and this is what I did...a girl and her hammer, that is all I am saying ;o)

My sewing will be minimal this week unfortunately since the shower has to be completely ripped out before I get to put a new one in. This is especially difficult since this new bundle of joy showed up at my door yesterday from Denyse Schmidt !!!!!!!!

THANK YOU DENYSE SCHMIDT!!!!! You rock my world!!!!!!!!

Who could not ENJOY this!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!! Snoopy happy dance combined with the Scooby Doo snack happy dance!!!!!!!

I see a giveaway in the very near future...

But for now, I have more tile to bash!

The case of the fickle sewer or back to the design board

I thought I was on to a good thing when I started my last block until I went for a quick ( that may or may not be a bit of an exaggeration) run this morning and realized that fall is a kaleidoscope of color, so back to the design board!


I cut some new pieces...

and started playing with the colors, I like the positive block but I am not so sure about the negative. I think I need to place another pos next to it and see.

This is in the afternoon natural light.

 I know I think I like this much better than the monochromatic one I first started out making. Time to rip this baby and reuse the parts!!!! I wonder if I will change my mind again? 

Kim :o)

A personal journal for my little guy

When we were in NC the kids had such a great time discovering everything! There were trees ( not like we do not have those in VA), fungus in aqua, orange and in all sizes, waterfalls galore, rocks and stones and loads of other things to boot.

Katy and her cousin Liz were collecting specimens of all sots of things on my grandparents property and pulled out the guide to figure them all out. I thought it would be great if they could have journals for the next time we are in the mountains to document what they found. 

Then I remembered how four year old boys sometimes forget whose journal is whose so I decided to let Adam help me make his own personal journal.

I had him write his name on a 2.5 inch scrap of Kona white and stitched over it a couple of times. It is his writing so he knows it is his and his alone :o)

Inspired by the tutorial on V and Co. and added a crayon pocket on the front since an explorer cannot be without something to write with out in nature!

The back

The inside flap

Crayons!!!!

So the next time we are here he will have a place to put treasures and notes to remember his adventure

Linking up to Sew and Tell Friday. Feel free to come and see the other great sew and tells there :o)
Kim :o)

Linking to Sew Modern Monday

100 Quilts for kids and a LOT of goodness

Katie from Swim, Bike, Quilt is organizing a great charity event that runs until Oct 15. I know I mentioned it before but I know I forgot to mention that there are also some awesome giveaways 

Katie gave me permission to copy and paste this incredible list of sponsored giveaways from her blog!!!! This is an absolute win/win situation :o) Thanks so much to Katie and to all the giveaway sponsors!

I will be adding a little something to the giveaway too! You all know how much I love a good giveaway. Two charm packs of Moda Punctuation.  

100 Quilts: The Sponsors

I have been so excited to announce all of the fabulous prizes associated with 100 Quilts for Kids, donated by shops, designers, sewing enthusiasts, and friends.  A giant thank you to everyone for your generosity!!! I hope this encourages a few more people to make and donate a quilt. Or 2 (Each quilt you make & donate will get you an additional entry to win one of these prizes ;).  And a very special thank you to Delray Fabrics, Jennifer Paganelli and Fat Quarter Shop for donating big boxes full of fabrics for DC Modern to use to make quilts for kids this weekend. 
[Note: Sponsors are listed alphabetically--I hope to be adding a few more sponsors before October 15, and will update the list as that happens. And a reminder, make sure to click on the links, not pictures!]

Without further ado...

 A Quilter's Table - 60 Spoonflower I-Spy Charms

American Jane- (6) Pezzy Print Patterns

 Cluck Cluck Sew - complete set of Cluck Cluck Sew patterns

Denyse Schmidt Quilts - FQ set (including voiles, not shown here) of Greenfield Hill & four patterns

 Del Ray Fabrics - Little Apples FQ Bundle

Diary of a Quilter - (3) patterns, winner's choice

 During Quiet Time - Ruched Happy Bag & Hexiecase pattern

 Easily Distracted Debra - Munki Munki Pjs and copy of Weekend Sewing by Heather Ross

Empty Bobbin Sewing Studio- Complete pattern set

 Fabric Shoppe 8 FQ set of Sew Cherry by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Fabrics


Fat Quarter Shop - (3) $50 Gift Certificates

Fresh Lemons Quilts (3) copies of Off Centered Squares pattern

 Fresh Squeezed Fabrics $35 Gift Certificate

Frozen Knickers (3) patterns--Modern Stripes, Dots n Boxes, & Off Sides


Green Bee Patterns - (3) patterns, winner's choice

 

 In Color Order - Vintage Wrapped Wreath kit

Kate Spain - 12 Days of Christmas FQ pack, Flurry Jellyroll, Fandango Jellyroll

 Lime Gardenias - Party Dress by Mo Bedell FQ set

Marmalade Fabrics $40 Gift Certificate & Zigzagged pattern

Monaluna - Monaco FQ set

Oh Fransson - autographed copy of the Practical Guide to Patchwork


Oliver + S - (2) Patterns, winner's choice

 Pink Castle Fabrics - $25 Gift Certificate


Quilt Story - (3) Patterns, winner's choice


Sew, Mama, Sew! - $20 Gift Certificate



Skye Reve Fabrics $20 Gift Certificate

Terrabyte Farm - pouch & 30 + packs of Singer needles for knits, wovens, & heavy weight fabrics

The Long Thread - A copy of her new book, 1, 2, 3 Sew

The Quilted Fish  (2) $25 Gift Certificates

 V and Co. (3) Patterns, winner's choice

Whipstitch - $30 Gift Certificate