the one with the progressive dinner.

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

hey yall.
welcome to our moda bake shop progressive dinner.
dinner. supper. chow.
tomatoe. tomahto. potatoe. potahto.
:)



so yall come on in.
take your boots off & stay a while.



can i get yall something to drink?!?!
i have sweet tea, sweet tea & sweet tea.
*wink*

for the new peeps stopping by:
i'm rachel.
i'm 28 years old.
i'm southern.
i was born & raised in georgia, but i live in ohio now.
i'm married to my high school sweetheart.
we have 4 amazing kiddos together.
i love to create & design.
& i have a confession to make...i'm a moda-a-holic.
i mean people say they love moda, but i LOVE moda.
wanna see my moda tattoo?!?!
*kidding*
{about the tattoo part, not the addicted to moda part. tehehe.}

for my regular peeps:
*in my best joey tribbiani impression*
how you doin'?!?!
:P

moving on.

so today is a special day. a very special day.
why?!?!



well about a year ago i had a surprise package come in the mail.
it's was from the mothership...aka moda.
it contained an adorable fabric fortune cookie.

i had NO clue that that fortune cookie would lead to this...



...a book!!!
a yummy book no less.

AND not only am i officially a published author {!!!} but...

wait for it

...

...

...

i'm a covergirl!!!
yep that's me -well my quilt- on the cover of the book.
on. the. cover. of. the. freaking. book.

*insert brown paper bag*
[breathe in. breathe out.] [breathe in. breathe out.]
[breathe in. breathe out.] [breathe in. breathe out.]
[breathe in. breathe out.] [breathe in. breathe out.]

i'm extremely excited. & nervous.
but i'm okay.
really.

it's quite a feeling...seeing your quilt on the cover of a book.
i mean millions of people will be judging this book by it's cover.
the cover with my quilt on it.

*insert brown paper bag again*
[breathe in. breathe out.] [breathe in. breathe out.]
[breathe in. breathe out.] [breathe in. breathe out.]
[breathe in. breathe out.] [breathe in. breathe out.]

phew. i'm okay now. promise.
:D

but it's SO surreal.
& i get to be on the cover with my pal kate spain. {hey kate!!!}
my quilt = her fandango fabric.
delish ain't it?!?!



to celebrate this momentous occasion, let's have a giveaway!!!
yayyy!!!

wanna win a copy of the book AND a yummy precut?!?!
leave me comment. a good one. not a "pick me" comment.
*book releases in may. precut will be from a brand new moda line*
(winner will be drawn feb 1st.}



wanna win a fat quarter bundle, a fat eighth bundle, a layer cake, a jelly roll AND a charm pack?!?!
leave all the following chefs a comment on their progressive dinner posts.

jan 19th:
moda bake shop
stash books

jan 20th:
amanda jean nyberg
roslyn mirrington
vanessa christenson

jan 21st:
john adams
monica solorio-snow

jan 22nd:
kimberly walus
melissa mortenson

jan 23rd:
natalia bonner
vickie eapen

jan 24th:
rachel griffith <--yall are here!!!

lissa alexander

jan 25th:
julie herman
sweetwater

jan 26th:
angela yosten
jenny garland



it sure was a treat having yall at the griffith house!!!
speaking of treats...yall can see all my moda bake shop goodies HERE.
{these are just a few of my favs.}

now go see miss lissa.
she's my moda mom. really.
& she's sure to have something yummy for yall.

tomorrow yall are visiting my pal julie & the sweetwater gang!!!
anticipate extreme yummy-ness.

now yall come back now, ya hear?!?!
:D

p.s. if yall want to go ahead & secure one of these yummy books now...
pre-order your signed copy HERE.

♥ rachel

dinner is served.

remember when i invited yall to dinner?!?!
*insert dinner bell*
dinner is served.



a few of us moda bake shop chefs have secretly been working on a book.
yes BOOK.
exciting stuff, i know!!!

so hop on over to the moda bake shop for all the dinner dates.
my dinner date = jan 24th
i promise it'll be yummy!!!

p.s. do yall want one of these yummy books???
pre-order your signed copy HERE.

♥ rachel

yall are invited...

have yall ever been SO excited about something you could hardly contain yourself???
well that's me.
me = the ubber excited one.

my name is rachel & i have a secret.
it's a goooood one. promise.
only a handful of peeps know about it.
but yall will soon. very soon.

so this is me formally inviting yall to dinner.
yes dinner.



appetizers, dinner & dessert will be served jan 19th - jan 26th.
join me and 14 other talented chefs for some yummy fun!!!
yall won't want to miss this. PROMISE.

some of the chefs include:
my pal vanessa of v & co
my homeboy john of quilt dad
my chumy chum julie of jaybird quilts
my friend natalia of piece n quilt
my buddy monica of happy zombie
AND many more.

color me happy.

so here's my new moda bake shop goodie!!!

it's straight from the oven.
& it's over at the moda bake shop!!!
so go check it out & tell me what yall think.
{direct link here.}

and as always...
toot your own horn!!!
if you make this, add the pic to my p.s. i quilt: sew & tell flickr group.
{and of course the moda bake shop flickr group too.}

christmas in april.

so 12 days of christmas may just be my most favoritest christmas line of all time.
not. even. joking.

that kate spain...she's brillant i tell ya.
{thanks k for being SO awesome & for ummm letting me steal your pics.}



the quilt shoppe has 2 of my moda bake shop goodies kitted up for yall:
my christmas table topper & my scruffily quilt.
{there's a limited supply of each...so get 'em while they last!!!}



i'm thinking i need a 12 days table topper this christmas, aren't you???
{12 days of christmas table topper kit here.}



& i personally need every scruffily quilt i can get my hands on.
{my original scruffily quilt is the most used quilt in my house. no lie.}
{12 days of christmas scruffily quilt kit here.}

it's april...so if we all get started on christmas quilts now...
we should be done by midnight on december 24th, right???

frolicking.

so i've got a new moda bake shop goodie in the works.

don't yall just love this color palette???
{fabric=frolic by sandy gervais for moda.}

*note to add*
backing fabric is sku #17515 11
{yall can get it here.} sold out. BACK IN STOCK.

braggin' rights.

there's just something about seeing your face in a magazine...
that makes you wanna brag.

so i'll be that annoying person that toots their own horn.
& i'm enjoying every minute of it.

a huge thanks to moda.
i ♥ you more than fresh peaches.
and that's saying alot coming from a georgia girl.
:P

{magazine = american patchwork & quilting. june issue.}

fabric candy dishes.

so here's my new moda bake shop goodie!!!

it's straight from the oven.
& it's over at the moda bake shop!!!
so go check it out & tell me what yall think.
{direct link here.}

and as always...
toot your own horn!!!
if you make this, add the pic to my p.s. i quilt: sew & tell flickr group.
{and of course the moda bake shop flickr group too.}

fabric wreath tutorial.

so here's my new moda bake shop goodie!!!

it's straight from the oven.

& it's over at the moda bake shop!!!
so go check it out & tell me what yall think.

{direct link here.}

and as always...
toot your own horn!!!

if you make this, add the pic to my p.s. i quilt: sew & tell flickr group.

{and of course the moda bake shop flick group too.}

vintage ribbons table runner tutorial.

so ummm can i just say that i LOVE this table runner???

because i SO do.

wanna make one too???

i made a tutorial for yall over at the moda bake shop!!!

so please make this girl happy & show me some comment love.

{direct link here.}

if you are going to be at market...

stop by the moda booth and check out my table runner!!!

and as always...

toot your own horn!!!
if you make this, add the pic to my p.s. i quilt: sew & tell flickr group.
{and of course the moda bake shop flick group too.}

p.s. for those inquiring minds...

this is sneak peak #1.

the ego has landed.

i spy with my little eye...

something that's scruffily!!!

that's right peeps...

i, rachel griffith, am in the new moda bake shop magazine ad.

{along with 21 other amazing ladies!!!}

i'm okay now. promise.

but yeah...my ego was big for at least 12 whole hours minutes.

:O)

scruffily quilt kits!!!

*jumping up & down with excitement*
scruffily quilt kits are available at the quilt shoppe!!!

yayyy!!! yayyy!!! yayyy!!!

scruffily quilt tutorial can be seen HERE.

yall have 10 kits to choose from:

figgy pudding by basic grey

glace by 3 sisters

aviary by 3 sisters

fig & plum by fig tree quilts

gypsy rose by fig tree quilts

patisserie by fig tree quilts

hartfield by barbara brackman

snippets by american jane

tradition-collections for a cause by howard marcus dunn

& tranquility by sandy gervais

i'm SUPER excited for these kits!!!
{thanks again lani!!!}

so yall go get yourselves a kit!!!
and then tell me which one you bought!!!
cause i'm nosey curious like that!!!

p.s. {kits are available on their etsy shop too!!!}

scruffily quilt tutorial.

i KNOW yall are gonna like this one.

{well at least i hope yall will.}

i know i ♥ this quilt.

ALOT.

it's over at the moda bake shop.

so go make this gal happy and show me some love.

{direct link HERE.}

toot your own horn!!!

if you make this, add the pic to my p.s. i quilt: sew & tell flickr group.

{and of course the moda bake shop flick group too.}

christmas table topper kits!!!

*jumping up & down with excitement*

christmas table topper kits are available at the quilt shoppe!!!

and i am SO on cloud nine!!!

christmas table topper tutorial can be seen HERE.

yall can choose from:

crazy 8 by sandy gervais (like mine)
figgy pudding by basic grey
frosted memories by holly taylor
glace' by 3 sisters
or gypsy rose by fig tree quilts

i can not even begin to tell yall how excited i am about this!!!

{thanks again lani...if i could hug you, i SO would!!!}

so yall go get yourselves a kit!!!

and then tell me which one you bought!!!

cause i'm nosey curious like that!!!

p.s. {kits are available on their etsy shop too!!!}

christmas table topper tutorial.

ho ho ho!!!

it's christmas in july!!!

i really hope yall are gonna like this one.

it's over at the moda bake shop.

so go make this gal happy and show me some love.

{direct link HERE.}

get them while they're hot!!!

table topper kits are available at the quilt shoppe!!!

toot your own horn!!!

if you make this, add the pic to my p.s. i quilt: sew & tell flickr group.

{and of course the moda bake shop flick group too.}

a tiny glimpse.

a new project in the works.

details coming soon to a blog near you.

in the meantime...

check out craftshop shuffle.

it will be launching july 1st...and there will be prizes!!!

grocery bag dispenser tutorial.

i hope yall are gonna like this one.

and it only takes about an hour to make!!!

it's over at the moda bake shop.
so go make this gal happy and show me some love.

{direct link HERE.}

toot your own horn!!!
if you make this, add the pic to my p.s. i quilt: sew & tell flickr group.
{and of course the moda bake shop flick group too.}

been baking...

a little goodie for the moda bake shop!!!

moda bake shop.

yum.
yum.
yum.

i know i've mentioned it once...maybe twice...okay three times...

but i have to say this:
run. do NOT walk. to the moda bake shop.
do NOT pass go.
do NOT collect $200.
{although that $200 would be nice to spend on some new moda fabric!!!}

yall know i already heart moda.
well the moda bake shop is like the icing on the cake!!!

remember that amazing cotton blossoms table runner i made???
i got the tutorial from the moda bake shop.

{compliments of camille.}

and 3 of my bloggy pals have made appearances as well!!!

vanessa...with her braided rag rug tutorial.

{which reminds me...i need to buy a honey bun asap.}

amanda jean...with her stacked coins baby quilt tutorial.

{i already have 2 charm packs waiting on me for this one.}
and monica...with 2 tutorials!!!

{i really like her valentine pennie pockets.}

so go over there, fall in love with a recipe, and bake something!!!

then go to the moda bake shop flickr group and show the world.

warning: you could get addicted.

i'm just sayin' is all.

tehehehe.

p.s. there are 20 links in this post.

i must really be excited.

hahaha.