apply within.

are yall crafty/quilty businesses looking for ad space???
p.s. i quilt is now accepting sponsors for 2011.

p.s. i quilt is a very high traffic site.
averaging about 2,000+ hits a day.
{that's over 60,000+ views a month.}

this is ideal advertising for:
online fabric shops/stores
etsy shop owners
blog designers
long arm quilters
mumtrepreneurs
and even bloggers

p.s. i quilt has limited ad space.
please email rachel{at}psiquilt{dot}com for rates and info.

a note to my readers:
no need to worry.
p.s. i quilt is not turning into a crazy ad fest.
because of these sponsors, we will be having more sponsored giveaways.
and we all ♥ giveaways!!!

*sponsor selection is at the discretion of p.s. i quilt and the site's vision*

ho! ho! ho!

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winners = bronwyn & melinda
email: rachel {at} psiquilt {dot} com



UH OH!!!
looks like santa dropped a few packages!!!

what happened to these packages???
how did they get lost???
where are they now???
what fabric goodies were in these packages???

here's the deal:
take my ho! ho! ho! pic & write a blog post!!!
give us the deets on what went down on christmas eve.
& PLEASE be creative!!!

please leave a comment with the url address of your story.
it should look something like this...
http://www.psiquilt.com/2010/12/ho-ho-ho.html
please DO NOT use your main url.
*if you don't have a blog, leave your story in the comment section*

santa's helpers will read through yall's stories while sipping hot chocolate!!!
yum.

TWO lucky writers will win a $50 gift certificate to fat quarter shop!!!
{winner will be drawn on new year's eve.}

let the stories begin!!!

*sigh*

i hope yall had a merry christmas!!!

my daddy is back in georgia.
i missed him more than i thought.
WAY more than i thought actually.
:(

oh and the flu bug has struck the griffith house.
yep. hit us on christmas night.
not fun.

i called my daddy this morning only to find out he's sick too.
*sigh*

with the exception of a post scheduled for tomorrow, my blog will be quiet until 2011.
i'm sure yall will understand.

north meets south.

to whom it concerns:
rachel can't come to her blog right now.

you see...her amazing husband is having her daddy flown up from georgia in 2 days!!!
that's right...2 days!!!

rachel hasn't seen her daddy in 5 years!!!
yep...5 years!!!

her daddy has never been to ohio.
very north meets south. culture shock, if you will.

this is a SUPER huge ordeal in the griffith house.
5 years + 3 grandbabies that've never been seen = best christmas EVER!!!
*he saw jackson 5 years ago, but has never laid eyes on the youngest 3 griffith kiddos*

so yeah.
new house.
new car.
new bed.
new oven.
daddy in 2 days.
christmas in 4.

forgive the absence.
that is all.

disclaimer: if rachel's accent suddenly gets stronger...it's all her daddy fault. just sayin'.
{& remember: alot of us pronounce daddy as 'diddy' in the south.}

pivot!!!

true story:
hubby & i were moving our couch into our new house.
he said pivot, we started laughing & totally dropped our couch.
it was the best!!!

& it was all thanks to ross.
i heart you ross gellar!!!
PIVOT!!!

<3

enjoy.
{scroll down & mute my music before you hit play.}

disclaimer: i'm the biggest friends fan on the planet.
i quote friends EVERYDAY.
i own all 10 seasons on dvd & still can't help but watch reruns on tbs.
yes. i'm addicted. literally.

okay...now back to unpacking.
:D

p.s. yall HAVE to watch the WHOLE episode.
it's the one with the cop.

sponsor giveaway: canton village quilt works

wow!!! yall REALLY want some kona!!!
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winner = cara
email: rachel {at} psiquilt {dot} com



baton down the hatches gals...& guys!!!
boy do we have a yummy giveaway today!!!

today's featured sponsor is canton village quilt works.
i heart jackie. i've even met her in real life.
:)

jackie is like the energizer bunny.
she longarms. she blogs. she podcasts. she sells.
go jackie go!!!



today one lucky p.s. i quilt reader gets a very conveted prize...
A WHOLE FAT QUARTER BUNDLE OF KONA SOLIDS!!!
i know...take a deep breath...it's okay.

so here's the deal...we're giving yall five chances to win!!!
one: leave me a comment.
two: follow my blog. or tell me if you already are.
three: "like" canton village works on facebook. or tell me if you already are.
four: sign up for canton village works e-news. or tell me if you already did.
five: spread the word via twitter, facebook or your blog.
{feel free to use my p.s. i quilt giveaway pic.}

make sure to leave a comment for EACH entry.
it makes my job much, much easier.
*winner will be drawn on saturday*

so ummm...let the fighting commenting begin.

guest bloggin' it.

winner = puddles of grace
email me: rachel {at} psiquilt {dot} com



guess what yall!?!?
today i get to be a guest blogger over at pat sloan's blog.
yeah...i feel cool. cooler than cool.
:P

check it out.
yall might just learn a thing or two about little ol' me.
{psst...there just might be a giveaway included.}

sponsor giveaway: burgundy buttons

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winner = emily sneed
email: rachel {at} psiquilt {dot} com



g i v e a w a y s are really a girl's best friend!!!
don't yall think?!?!
:D

today's featured sponsor is burgundy buttons.
her whole shop in on my wishlist.
for real.



one lucky p.s. i quilt reader will win a $25 gift certficate to blow on his/herself.
how's that for some christmas pampering?!?!
me likey. you likey???

here's the deal...we're giving yall five chances to win!!!
one: leave me a comment.
two: follow my blog. or tell me if you already are.
three: follow leah's blog. or tell me if you already are.
four: sign up for burgundy buttons newsletter. or tell me if you already did.
five: "like" burgundy buttons on facebook. or tell me if you already are.

make sure to leave a comment for EACH entry.
it makes my job much, much easier.
*winner will be drawn on friday*

one more thing...
leah said ho! ho! ho! merry christmas!!!
enjoy 10% off of your order from now until december 10th.
enter "PSIQ1210" during checkout.

so who needs pampered?!?!
:D

an unlikely pair.

king neptune & jack frost.
who woulda thunk it?!?!
:P

let's talk machines.

i've convinced myself that i NEED a new machine.
need. not want.
:)

so many choices...



bernina.



janome.



hasqvarna.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

this poses serious questions:
what machine do yall have???
what machine do yall want???
& who wants to give me one of these for christmas?!?!
:P

sponsor giveaway: urban petal

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winner = emma
email me: rachel {at} psiquilt {dot} com



yayyy!!!
it's december!!!
let's celebrate with a giveaway!!!

today's featured sponsor is urban petal.
ubber cute stuff...for your feet!!!
:)



one lucky p.s. i quilt reader will win their own liz ballet flats.
winner will have a choice of color: black, grey, white gold, or leopard.
*PLUS additional interchangeable snaps*
{a $76 value.}

here's the deal...we're giving yall five chances to win!!!
one: leave me a comment.
two: follow my blog. or tell me if you already are.
three: "like" urban petal on facebook. or tell me if you already are.
four: sign urban petal's guestbook. or tell me if you already did.
five: spread the word via twitter, facebook or your blog.
{feel free to use my p.s. i quilt giveaway pic.}

make sure to leave a comment for EACH entry.
it makes my job much, much easier.
*winner will be drawn on saturday*

one more thing...
urban petal has extended their cyber monday sale just for yall.
enjoy 20% off PLUS free shipping!!!
enter "PSIQUILT" during checkout.

so who wants some ubber cute new shoes for christmas?!?!

decorating.

decorating.

{yayyy for the christmas tree going up!!!}

eating.

eating.

{happy thanksgiving yall.}

cooking.

cooking.

{yum. yum. yum.}

to all yall...

i just wanted to say thanks.
yall are the sweetest, most kind peeps on the planet.

thanks for all the comments, tweets, emails & phone calls of support.
♥

perspective.

warning: this is not my normal quirky rachel post.

so yesterday the griffith family, meaning all 6 of us, were in a car accident.

shane was driving.
we had just picked up jackson from school.
we were on our way to a doctors appointment.
we were stopped at a read light.
a read light we’ve sat at a million times.
then a driver coming toward us started having a seizure.

suddenly everything was in slow motion right in front of me.
as the car hit us i remember saying “oh jesus.”
all i could think of was our four kids behind me.
MY kids. the kids I’M supposed to be protecting.
my heart just sank in my chest and i was beyond scared.
then the car hit us.

before i give someone a heart attack, we are all fine.
thank god!!!

our truck is completely totaled.
but that’s not important. really.

it’s been about 20 hours since then.
physically…i’m fine.
mentally…i’m a little messy.

i write this with a heavy heart.
but i write this to say that all those things i’ve been stressing about just don’t matter.

i don’t care that i’m not a real pattern designer.
i don’t care that i haven’t touched my machine in forever.
i don’t care about my blog stats, giveaways & tutorials.
i. just. don’t. care.

i care that our accident could’ve been WAY worse.
i care that i could be missing my children &/or my husband.
i care that maybe i haven’t been thankful enough for what i DO have.

today i’m gonna hug my little ones a little longer,
kiss my hubby a few more times,
and thank god for what i have been given.

i hope yall will do the same.

sponsor giveaway: pastimes online

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winner = dutch quilter
email: rachel {at} psiquily {dot} com



and it's giveaway time.
woot woot.

today's featured sponsor is val over at pastimes online.
yall need to take a field trip over there. tons o' stuff.
:)



today one lucky p.s. i quilt reader will win two patterns!!!
good times.

here's the deal:
val needs some help picking out a new BOM.
yall need to go vote on which one you would be most interested in.



her BOM's include:
jeval dupioni silks, cottons, silk pins, sewing machine needles,

embroidery needles, weeks dye works wool,

floss {weeks dye works or jeval silk floss, step by step blog postings,

videos, prozes & more.

THEN leave a comment here telling me you voted.
*no vote, no entry*

let the voting & commenting begin.
{winner will be drawn saturday.}

gettin' figgy with it.

gettin' figgy with it.
get it???

fig tree fabrics + old will smith song + my mad dork skills.
gettin' figgy with...oh nevermind.
:P

the yellows in this line are the best yellow fabrics EVER.
just sayin'.

for those inquiring minds:
fabrics = fresh cottons by fig tree quilts for moda
{get your own HERE.}

100 blocks blog tour.

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winner = alicia
email me: rachel {at} psiquilt {dot} com



well here she is yall.
my block for quiltmaker's 100 blocks.
ain't she purrrdy?!?!

i thought to myself:
i heart string blocks.
i heart pinwheel blocks.
& i heart lots o' solids in my quilts.

then voila...
pinwheel o' strings was born.



here she is moonlighting as an hourglass block.
she's fiesty like that.



oh and here she is playing it cool & casual.
we call this her housewife side.

as yall can see...there are many sides to miss pinwheel o' strings.
:)



i hope yall are enjoying the blog tour.
just like the peeps before me, let's have a giveaway!!!

one lucky p.s. i quilt reader will get to enjoy their very own copy of the magazine.

so who wants it?!?!
{winner will be drawn on friday.}

sponsor giveaway: reannalily designs

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winner = sandy
email me: rachel {at} psiquilt {dot} com



hey howdy hey...how 'bout a giveaway?!?!
:)

today's sponsor is reannalily designs.
if yall don't know jen already...you should.
she's an ubber sweetheart with ubber cute patterns.



one lucky p.s. i quilt reader will win two of jen's newest patterns!!!
*and the crowd goes wild*

so who wants 'em?!?!
{winner will be drawn on friday.}

simplify.

lookie what i'm thumbing through.
cuteness galore.
{get your own HERE..}

two months.

miss lindsey is two months old already.
where does the time go?!?!

to cheat or not to cheat???

so let's have an open debate...
to cheat or not to cheat???

are yall for or against cheater prints???
inquiring minds want to know.