for the wallace in me

so i was given info about a competition for quilters with scottish connections or a love for scotland. how fun is that??? fun...real fun!!!

i have a little more irish heritage then i do scottish, but this is for the wallace in me.
:O)

entry is open to ALL quilters, no matter the skill level, from anywhere in the world. 25 quilts will be chosen to go 'home' to scotland {how awesome is that???} to be showcased at the 2009 loch lomond quilt show. {not to mention appear in a special book called 'homecoming quilts'}

check out the link and let me know if yall will be entering. i know i am.

http://www.homecomingquilts.com/

it's NEVER to early to quilt for the holidays

so i did a fun little project. it was a sew along with pat sloan. and it was super fun. i decided to use fall colors and fabrics. and this definitely put me in the fall spirit. {so much that my niece & i painted our nails a deep plum color last night!!!}

i think that this is an awesome little table runner/wall quilt. i can use the bright orange with plum side for halloween and then flip it over to the pumpkin, maple, acorn side for thanksgiving. i love multi purpose projects. don't you???

this measures 20 1/2 x 37 and i swear up and down that pat has the very best technique for flying geese units. yall should try it. i'm SO not intimidated by them anymore because she makes them SO simple.

check out her website. http://www.quiltershome.com/

so, with that being said, i'm off to play in my holiday fabrics.
bring on the pumpkins, hay bales, falling leaves, and scarecrows. i'm ready.

{and then snowflakes and hot chocolate with santa baby!!! i better stop before i quilt something christmas!!!}

summer stash challenge...why not

so i ran across a cool little number today. how fun. it's a summer stash challenge. the gist is make a quilt, any size before the end of august, without going to the fabric shop. {except for batting, backing or thread!}

so i said to myself...self...you should do this. so i am.

won't you join us??? you know you want you.
:O)

Eileen's Attic: Summer Stash Challenge - Sign-Up!

my blog finds a new home

o'righty. i have moved my blog. to yes, you guessed it, right here. i have found that it was very hard for some people to navigate where it was before, over at allpeoplequilt.com, so i made this place...my happy quilting place...mixed with some everyday life.

i did take the liberty to repost all my older entries from the other site. it felt easier that way. lol.

this blog isn't quite where i want it but it's mine. tehehe.

so enjoy. tell me what yall think.

mary poppins gets the job done

do you ever wish you were mary poppins??? that you could just snap your fingers and the fabric would just cut itself...perfectly??? you know you have...right???

well i have spent the last, oh i don't know, million hours cutting fabric for my ohio outdoor quilt festival quilt. and i STILL have fabric to cut!!! geez. lol. i have about 3/4 of the fabric cut, but ummm, i HAD to piece some stuff together. {i needed a change of pace because i was getting bored fast. lol.} does that ever happen to yall???

i don't have pics just yet for yall. but i will in my next blog. but to refresh yall's minds. {or for people that missed that blog} here is what i'm working on.

holly holderman's sweet retreat. {june 08' american patchwork & quilting}

more details coming soon...to a blog near you.