sponsor giveaway: sew fabulous quilt shop

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

it's giveaway day :)

today's featured sponsor is sew fabulous quilt shop.
i love their yummy girlie fabrics and patterns.
dots. florals. skirts. bags.

thanks to sew fabulous, here's what i'm currently crushin' on...
annie's farm stand green dot
pop garden rose peonies
hippy chick shirt pattern
leanika tote bag


one lucky ps i quilt winner will win a $50 gift certificate to sew fabulous quilt shop!!!
exciting stuff, i know!!!

to enter, simply tell me which item{s} you would purchase with your gift certificate.
i want specifics people. lol.
*winner will be drawn friday*

♥ rachel

my bag confession.

i used to be anti bag girl.
really.

i never wanted to make bags.
seeing bags on blogs kinda annoyed me.
yeah. i had issues.

then i went to texas. {see my san antonio post here.}
all these ladies had the bestest bags in the world.
bags that made me wish i was cool and had bags of my own.

the ladies of the uumc quilt guild roped me in.
i'm addicted now.
like way addicted.

my lovely sponsor claudia {& her sister marci} had bags of every shape & size.
we carted everything from food to quilts to a spare change of clothes & shoes.
and that's just to name a few.

i loved their bags.
i needed their bags.
heck i was jealous of their bags.

so what was a girl to do...shop of course!!!
i needed to make my own bags. like pronto.

i bought lots o' stuff.
fabrics for bags.
buttons for bags.
bag patterns.
& then more fabrics for bags.

then it hit me...i'm SO not a bag maker.
*mini panic attack*

so the night before i left texas, claudia & marci prepped me on making a real bag.
we cut out all the pattern pieces, fused it & even added the button.
they talked me through what to do once i got home to actually finish it.
they even told me to call if i had trouble.

and yall know what?!?! i did it!!!
i came home and made a real bag.


i use this bag every single day. without fail.
it's my "go to" bag.
all yall should have one of your own.
*for size reference: there were 2 folded lap size quilts in the bag when i took this pic*

bag = eco market tote by favorite things
fabrics = bliss by bonnie & camille for moda

i should add that while in texas...
one guild member offered to make me a bag that every uumc guild member had.
another guild member gave me one of her bags that i had complimented in class.
marci offered to make me a bag while she was making herself a new bag.
we prepped a whole other bag for me to complete here at home.
AND we completed a super easy bag that i just couldn't live without.

to say my bag collection is growing might be an understatement.
not to mention i currently have patterns & fabrics ready for at least 4 more bags.

yall feel free to feed my bag addiction & tell me YOUR favorite bag.
link to the pattern {or your pics} if possible.

♥ rachel

let's talk binding.

so binding...
you love it or you hate it?!?!
you cut strips at 2 1/2" or something else?!?!
you make it scrappy or you make it matchy matchy?!?!
you make it straight grain or bias?!?!
you do it by hand or you do it by machine?!?!
you prepare them in advance or you wait until last minute?!?!

inquiring minds want to know.

here's my two cents:
i love it. <--but i used to hate it.
i cut my strips at 2 1/4" <--i highly encourage all yall to try it at least once.
i mostly do matchy matchy. <--but i love a good scrappy binding.
i make double fold straight grain. <--i'm scared of bias binding. honestly.
i machine prep and finish by hand. <--i personally can't stand machine binding. ick.
i normally wait until the last minute. <--i made 5 bindings this morning though.

*fabric sources noted here*

♥ rachel

treasures & tidbits.

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

isn't this fabric delish?!?!
me thinks yes.

i'm working on something that i'm pretty darn excited about.
it's modern, it's fun & in true rachel fashion...it utilizes lots o' white.
be still my heart.

not sure when i'll do a little show & tell, but rest assured i will.
promise.

fabric = treasures & tidbits by piece o' cake designs for robert kaufman


this charm pack is free to a good home. <--compliments of robert kaufman.

to be entered to win, simply tell me your favorite summer treat.
pick one {or tell me a new one}: banana splits, rootbeer floats, waffle cones, funnel cakes,
watermelon slices, homemade ice cream, or those cheap frozen popsicles that your kids feed to the ants.

♥ rachel

summer sorbet.

i'd like yall to meet summer sorbet.
*big, dreamy sigh*


i might be a tad bit biased, but she's perfect in my eyes.
and i can honestly say she's one of my top five fav quilts of all time.


i finished this quilt early LAST year!!! <--i know!!!
and fyi: sometimes it SUPER hard to keep big quilty secrets from yall.
nonetheless i'm SO excited to finally show her off!!! <--i'm a proud parent!!!

don't yall love her?!?!
i sure as heck do.


quilt stats:
size = 80" x 80"
fabric = fandango by kate spain AND lots o' bella solids for moda
quilting = darla padilla <--SO in love the quilting on this quilt!!!

when i designed this quilt, i wanted it to play nice with others.
this quilt is set up so you can sub in ANY fabric line with matchy solids and voila...
your very own awesomesauce quilt!!!


oh here she is on the cover of fresh fabric treats.
my little superstar quilt.
oh how i love her!!!

fresh fabric treats update: books have NOT shipped yet.
please rest assured that i will mail them out as soon as i have them in my hands!!! <--after i pet them of course.

oh and if you're here via the bloggers quilt festival - welcome & come back!!!
:D

ps - this was my other quilt at market.
{see: here, here, here, & here.}

♥ rachel

ruby.

i've been knee deep in this stack of beauties.
aren't they lovely?!?!

i can't wait for yall to see this quilt.
i really L O V E it!!!

fabric = ruby by bonnie & camille for moda

♥ rachel

this little piggy stayed home.

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

so it's quilt market time!!! yayyy!!!

sadly - this little piggy stayed home.
luckily - i have a few quilts there so i'm there in spirit. <--that's what i keep telling myself.

so here's escapade - the poseidon version - hanging out in robert kaufman's kona booth.
loverly huh?!?!


the folks over at fat quarter shop wanna give one of yall a poseidon fat quarter bundle!!!
they're cool like that.
and we like to party like rockstars. <--without all the drugs, tabloids & tax evasion.

to enter...let's talk quilt market.
if you have been to quilt market: tell me your fav memory.
if you haven't been to quilt market: tell me why you wanna go.
*winner will be drawn sunday*

so until then i'll be stalking twitter and facebook...
getting up to the minute updates live from salt lake city.

ps - i'll share more about my other quilt later. promise.

♥ rachel

the truth is...

i can't read books on a regular basis. especially if it's a series.
i get way too sucked in.
like i don't do laundry or quilt & we eat SUPER easy meals.
it's bad. real bad.

i don't own an ironing board.
i always intend to buy one, but i just don't.

sometimes harry potter hangs out with my toddlers while i quilt.
they can probably quote the first two movies in their entirety.
harry potter is like family in the griffithdor house.

i live in comfy clothes.
i get dressed in "real clothes" long enough to leave the house, but as soon as i'm back home, bring on my comfy digs.
BUT if i had my way, i wish we all still dressed like it was the ol' days...
corsets, cross cut bias dresses & heels for the gals.
adorable wool caps with trousers & suspenders for the fellas.

i'm the go to person for people who can't remember movie actors names.
most of the time i can tell you the name of an actor within .2 seconds.
my hubby teases me that i know all the extra's, key grips AND their cousins.

i procrastinate. badly.
i even get really mad at myself about it, yet i still do it.
what's wrong with me?!?!

in the past day & a half i've eaten almost a whole damn box of fudge rounds.
which is really weird because i'm SO the oatmeal creme pie kind of girl.

i went and saw water for elephants last weekish & can't stop thinking about it.
is this because of robert pattinson?!?!
i wanna say no, but is that the whole truth, nothing but the truth, so help me god?!?!

i have a favorite cuss word. one that i just love, but i can't say it.
it's kinda like pringles. once you pop, you can't stop.
so enlight of that, i say kid friendly fake cuss words.
my kids think it's hilarious.
say it with me: "what the flagnog?!?!"

i'm SUPER ocd.
for instance when i go to the movie theatre i literally count the seats.
i have to make sure i sit in the exact middle of the row PLUS it has to be half way up.
and that's just ONE example of my ocdness.

instead of cleaning out my fridge like a good girl, i was a slacker.
of course there was that one bowl of god knows what on the bottom shelf all the way in the back.
i threw the whole doggone bowl in the trash because i didn't want to empty & wash it.
who does that?!?!

maybe i should say a few novenas or something.
:P

♥ rachel

inspired by mother's day.

hug your mothers, sisters, fathers, brothers, aunts, uncles, cousins & best friends.
chances are they all played "momma" to you one time or another. <--even if you didn't ask for it.

happy mother's day yall.

to see all the resources to individual motherly goodness, click the pic.
it'll shoot you over to flickr for the links.

ps - today is me & hubby's wedding anniversary too.
so happy anniversary mr griffith!!!
i love you more than a fat kid loves cake.
or more than a quilter loves fabric. <--and that's a-freaking-lot.

♥ rachel

escapade loves poseidon.

so the good folks over at robert kaufman gave me a ring a ding ding.
they wanted a "rachelish" design using their fabrics.
and i was more than happy to oblige.


miss escapade met mister poseidon and they fell hardcore in love.
aren't they a yummy couple?!?!
me thinks yes.


if you're going to salt lake city next week...
yall can ooh & aah over this quilt at quilt market!!!
it'll be hanging out in the kona booth with the robert kaufman folks.

quilt stats:
fabric = poseidon kona cotton solids for robert kaufman
size: 58 1/2" x 63"
piecing: karrielyne winters <--thanks love!!!
quilting: darla padilla <--loving that "wave" quilting!!!


fyi: my escapade pattern includes TWO size options.
lap size: 58 1/2" x 63"
bed size: 77 1/2" x 80"

and fat quarter shop has kitted the bed size quilt for yall!!! HERE.
single patterns are available HERE. {& HERE.}

note: it even made fat quarter shop's friday feature.
awesomesauce indeed.
:D


i really love this quilt.
it came home and i stroked it & whispered sweet nothings in it's ear.
and it was hard to mail it to cali, but sometimes you just gotta let 'em go.
*wink*

if you are a shop that is interested in purchasing escapade...
email me: rachel {at} psiquilt {dot} com

♥ rachel

sponsor giveaway: dewberry lane

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

i love a good giveaway day, and today is no exception.

today's featured sponsor is dewberry lane.
i love their tagline: "we have a notion for quilting"
and let me tell you...they do.

dewberry lane is a brand new shop!!!
yall should sign up for their newsletter & stay in the know.
{sign up on their home page by entering your email address.}
:D


one lucky ps i quilt reader will win a super cool cutting edge ruler package.
{that's 5 different sized rulers for a $75.00 value!!!}
these rulers sharpen your rotary cutters while you cut.
pretty dang awesome huh?!?!

since may is dewberry lane's grand opening...
leave me a comment telling me why you love the month of may.
or tell me what you're looking forward to this month.
*winner will be drawn friday*

♥ rachel

a constant work in progress.

i don't know about yall, but my quilty room is a constant work in progress.

so i clean it like once a week-ish.
it's generally when i can't stand the site of it.

yall know this feeling...
fabric is everywhere.
magazines here. books there.
notes laying on the floor, pinned to the wall & in between fat quarters. <--never where you thought you put it.
not to mention that one pin your foot found.
*sigh*

how often do yall clean your quilty spaces?!?!
inquiring minds want to know.

♥ rachel