Chatting with Pat!

I am so excited a little nervous and very curious, hopefully I will not pass out!  Pat Sloan asked if I would be a guest on her radio show for American Patchwork & Quilting .  I said ABSOLUTELY because any time I get to spend with Pat is awesome, she is one of the sweetest people I know and her happiness is infectious, LOVE to be around her!!!

Anyway, Monday, August 12 at I think 5pm you can listen in to Pat and her guests chat about quilting and possibly other stuff too, you just never know with Pat ;)

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)

Handmade for a special teacher

My son's teacher is an amazing woman! She is a mom of boys, she is in charge of 20 5-6 year olds,that must be like cat wrangling most days, she manages to teach them something and send them home with a smile every single day!  The only gift I made this year is for her. The planning of  my gift making will be different next year, I will plan better and hopefully not have a house FULL of sick people for three weeks...we'll see how that one works out ;o)

I used the pattern from Noodlehead  the Open Wide Pouch. It is a great tutorial and very easy to follow for anyone making a pouch. It has TONS of photos for the visual learners like me (I am a SHOW ME girl). This only took me a couple of hours even with the cutting, piecing and ironing of the front. Great gift! I used linen with Michael Miller Cotton Couture solids (FAB COLORS), my favorite Magic in the Middle (tee hee hee, I just LOVE saying it) Pellon Craft Fuse to give is some body on the outside and sewed it up with Aurifil 40 wt, I used it since it is a bit heaver than the 50 and this will (hopefully ) be used A LOT! The accent topstitching is Aurifil 28wt. I am starting to appreciate the thicker threads and how gorgeous they look as quilting and topstitching.

I hope she likes it!!!!!

LOVE the Aurifil 28wt!

And a little something for inside the pouch ;o)

I really hope she likes it and knows how much we appreciate her!!!!