strickly by accident.

i walked in...and there it was.
this amazing vintage christmas fabric.
it was love at first sight.

here's the story:
i walked down to the quilt shop today.
{with 3 kids. i know...crazy!!!}
when i walked in this fabric was sitting on the cutting table.
{because a lady had just bought it before i walked in.}
this beautiful fabric called to me.
"rachel...you NEED me!!!"
so i fought with myself for all of about 2 seconds.
looked straight at the clerk and told her i NEEDED some of that.
she giggled and cut it for me.

i am SO glad that i bought it.
i would have kicked myself for coming home without it.

don't you love it???
it's a jolly christmas ll by edelen wille.

i'm not sure what this fabric's destiny is...but at least i got it...right!?!
hahaha.

and lastly:
don't forget to cast your vote for my giveaway!!!
winner WILL be drawn tomorrow night!!!

cast your vote.

so meet nikki.

isn't she a beauty???

i ♥ her.

momma got me a fabulous fat quarter bundle of nikki for my birthday.

sweet huh???

where did momma get her???

from pat sloan of course!!!
to see all 26 {or to order your own} go here.

so what is nikki's destiny???

i'm thinking of making this quilt.

or maybe this one.

what do you yall think???

please cast your vote.

so why should you cast your vote???

today is my 100th post!!!

and for casting your vote...that enters you into a drawing for...

a giveaway!!!

yes...i just said giveaway.

my first one!!!

exciting stuff i know!!!

as for the prize:

a christmas table topper & matching fabric basket!!!

not to mention that the winner's vote will become nikki's destiny!!!

{no picture of prize yet because i am currently making this for the winner!!!}

i know i know...i'm evil...but you gotta love me.

i will announce the winner on saturday night!!!

i will be using the standard 'name in a hat' method.

cause that's how i roll.

haha.

so cast your vote for 'stars' or 'pinwheels' and may the force be with you.

i know i know...big dork i am!!!

please feel free to tell your friends.

it's not a prerequisite to post a link to your blog.

but if you do...and you win...i'll slip you a little extra goodie!!!

{and seriously, if you do link back, please tell me. it makes things easier.}

good luck yall.

p.s. also in celebration of my 100th post...

you may have noticed 'p.s. i quilt' got a facelift.

i like it. do you???

VOTING IS OVER!!!

YALL COME BACK NOW YOU HEAR.

endless love: complete!!!

well here it is.
the moment some of us have been waiting for...for months!!!
{click on pics to make bigger.}

granddaddy's 'endless love' quilt is done!!!
i wrapped it and sent it to granddaddy yesterday.
i'm expecting he'll get it around thursday!!!

obviously i wanted to give this to him in person.but sometimes things just don't work out.
{with me here in ohio...and him in charleston.}

but good news...
momma has assured the following:
it won't be opened until she gets home from work.
{the package is in HER name.}
i will be on the phone AS he opens it.
his reaction WILL be caught on video.
and i get to have a picture of him with it.

i'm SO excited.
and i know granddaddy will treasure it.
of course i'll share the excitement with yall as well.
only a few more days.
did i mention he has NO clue???

...and to my new friends...
if you wanna catch up on this quilt and it's story...follow this list:
endless love: my newest project
unveiling the endless love fabrics
well worth the work
endless love: phase one
endless love: phase two
endless love: phase three
endless love: on hold
momma to the rescue
endless love: complete!!!
{please excuse the older post blahness.

they were transplants from my old blog.}

so what do yall think???

today is november 10th...the marine corp birthday.
so to the hubby i say:
happy birthday marine!!! i love you!!!

oh go here. and here. trust me.

duh moment.

so how could i forget to post halloween pics of my kids???

what a dumb thing for me to NOT do.

well it's only...you know...a week late!!!

with that being said: here are my little trick-or-treaters.

my little pirate...mister andrew.

my adorable witch...miss melanie.

my own harry potter...mister jackson.

me & pat sloan...again!!!

so guess what???

i got to talk to pat sloan on the phone.

seriously.

i got to ask her not 1, but 2 questions!!!

how cool is that???

pretty darn cool if you ask me.

how did i do this???

well yesterday on my blog, i told yall that pat was doing a live interview.

{go here in case you missed the info.}

so long story short:

i called in, hung out and laughed alot.

pretty nifty huh???

well i thought so.

for 4 hours before the interview these were my thoughts:

what the heck am i gonna ask pat sloan???

{IF given the chance!!!}

do i ask the obvious questions everyone wants to know???

OR things i wanted to know???

like:

what's her top 5 fav movies of all time???

could she come over for supper on sunday???

on a scale of 1 to 10 how does she rate real belgium waffles???

given the chance would she skydive...parasail???

i mean i already have her autograph for pete's sake...

asking her to record a ringtone for my phone was out of the question.

hahaha.

so what did i end up asking her???

if she liked mustard on her hotdog.

did you just gasp???

i thought i heard you say, 'oh no she didn't!!!'

hahaha.

yeah...i didn't.

but i thought about it. hardcore.

and almost did ask her that.

just to be very rachel-ish.

tehehe.

i don't remember the exact verbage.

but i basically asked her how many ufo's she had that were NOT work projects.

and what her favorite quilting tour to date was.

to the 1st one: she said 20-30...maybe add another 20. lol.

to the 2nd one: she said 'i know which one you want me to say!'

{oh pat, how well you know me!!!}

not sure if she'll blog about it tomorrow, but i had to tell yall tonight.

it was exciting to talk to her.

i know i blushed. felt like a fan girl.

i *might* have almost cried.

{yall are laughing huh???}

so there you have it.

my first public pat sloan experience.

that's a wrap.

update: pat emailed me this morning!!!

she said she'll answer my 'rachel' questions before she goes to china!!!

how fun is that???

update AGAIN: pat answered my questions!!!

just go here to see for yourself.

p.s. if you don't already know the story behind this picture: go here.