one shabby chick

And the winners are...

Sorry I didn't get this done sooner - last soccer game today and I'm wiped out!

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

271
238
139

Timestamp: 2009-06-01 06:50:52 UTC

#139 - Ooh, i love scraps! And what great colors! Thanks!

Posted by: Emily | May 27, 2009 at 03:33 PM

# 238 - saving scraps myself for a dissappearing nine patch!!! These would help out!

Posted by: ktquilts | May 28, 2009 at 05:51 PM

#271 - Thanks for sharing xo

Posted by: mon ami | May 29, 2009 at 01:31 PM

 Congrats Ladies! Please email me with your addresses and I'll get your packages in the mail to you!

Playing with solids

This...

turned into this today:

I pieced a couple blocks yesterday and then some more today and sewed up the top. 

It's been rainy and overcast and we've had a house guest for 2 days (watching a friend's son - a year older than our eldest) so no school and not much to do....but sew!

I'm thinking horizontal lines for the quilting and hope it all comes together in the quilting...not sure how I feel about the block placement now that I'm done.

Here's the back:

A couple of random internet things:

Fabricworm is opening up a brick and mortar shop - fun! Wish it was in Hawaii!

This Flikr group is so great!

Finding new blogs from the Sew, Mama Sew Giveaway - like this one!

Fabric-y Goodness

Guess you guys like scraps - I'm so glad! At first I felt a little bad for only giving away scraps...and scraps do sound kinda like bad leftovers or something. But glad to see you share my love of patchwork!

Got some fun mail today (Memorial Day sales are fun but dangerous!)....

Fabricworm goodies.....I had to get some purple Far Far Away!

And some solids from Pink Chalk Fabrics. I had a gift certificate from her great new policy and she had free shipping last week so it worked out great.

I always want to use solids but don't ever buy them so I thought I'd remedy that with this purchase. They are all so beautiful!

I had to cut into them already!

Oh I also have won a couple giveaways lately - so exciting! A gorgeous scarf from Betty and a gift certificate from Pink Chalk Fabrics - yeah!

Tension

Tension problems with my Bernina that is - again!

So it's going to take a little trip to the sewing machine "doctor"...good thing I have that extra warranty!

For now I'm sewing on Bela's (aka the alternate).

I worked on this on Saturday - I saw this quilt block on Willy Nilly's blog (which is fabulous) and have been wanting to try one of my own.

It started out as a table runner for a small bookshelf in the living room but I ended up making it way too wide (didn't measure - just started sewing). So I think I'll turn it into a quilt instead.

And I cut all my fabrics for Dana's quilt-a-long.

**Edited to add....You can pre-order Melly's book now - it's coming in very soon!

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day!

I'm posting this early since I'm always waking up after everyone else is already going about their day (due to the time difference - not my laziness!).

So my giveaway for Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day is scraps, scraps and more scraps. Green and blue this time!

Leave a comment on this post and I'll pick 3 winners on Sun. May 31st.

Good luck and international peeps are welcome to enter!

More sewing

Thanks for all the nice comments on the last post. I'd love to respond to everyone but can't so just know I read each one. And you have until June 8th to enter if you haven't already!

Here are some projects that I've worked on this week:

More nine patch blocks:

Finished up this quilt for a friend's baby shower next week:

(the bunching in the center is just fold lines)

I tried to do some loopy quilting along with some flowers every now and then.

And the back:

Not sure what I'm making this into - just fooling around with fabric scraps.

It has a big border of Essex linen/cotton around it. I'm thinking I'll add another border and make it into a baby quilt for the shop.

May quilt block for A Notion or Two:

I had SO much fun with this one!

And finally - fabrics for Dana's quilt-a-long!

A "SEWN" Giveaway

Sewn is about to launch it's fantastic website and is inviting blogs to join and participate in the giveaway.

I love Sarah's first book, Material Obsession, and can't wait to get my hands on her second one.

There is a huge giveaway on the Sewn website and also smaller ones all around blogland.

And I'm having one too.

All you have to do is leave a comment here and on June 8th, the launch date for Sewn, I'll pick a winner.

So what do you win?

How about a tote bag filled with some fun fabric and other goodies?

Everyone is welcome to enter and I'm also doing the Sew, Mama, Sew giveaway so come back on Wed., May 27th for that one!

I'm leaving the comments open on this post until June 8th so you have plenty of time to enter.

***Comments are now closed! Thanks!

A great cause

Yesterday on Randi's blog I saw this post.....she had me at Costa Rica.

Since my husband is from there (and I lived there for 2 years), it makes it that much closer to my heart. So I'll be making a few skirts soon and picking up some shorts to send down to bless the kiddos there.

Want to join in?

If you change your mind...

Mamma Mia was wonderful - I've been singing the songs all morning.

Yesterday started out bad - throwing up with a migraine. I wasn't even sure I was going to be able to go...but I felt much better around noon and ended up being able to go after all.

It was so fun...pedicures, dinner and then the play.

These two quilts are now totally done.

Right now this one is hanging out in the living room.

It may end up as a throw on our bed once my Common Threads quilt is done.

I'm hoping I'll be able to give this one to a friend who's due pretty soon but hasn't found out what she is having.

They already have 2 little boys so we are all hoping for a girl.

She loves the beach so I figured this would be perfect for her (if she has a girl).

Secret Sewing (aka Spilling the Beans)

Ok so I know I had talked about sewing some projects that I couldn't share just yet. Well, now I can!

I was test sewing for this lovely lady...for her new book! I was so excited and honored when I got the email asking if I was interested in testing her patterns.

She was so generous and just let us pick and choose what projects we wanted to test for her. I still have one that I want/need to finish - the cute little mushroom backpack. All my pieces are cut out I just need to sew it together.

I made this quilt for my eldest. I added an extra border so it would be big enough for him to use for a long time.

It was the biggest quilt I have ever quilted (68" x 76"). I got a few puckers on the back but I don't care (anymore) and I know he doesn't.

The back is just pieced with big pieces of boy-ish fabric.

This bag has gotten a lot of use lately - at first I was nervous about the zipper but it was actually really easy to put in - and I love it!

Melly and Rosalie really are softie-making geniues...mine are nothing compared to their finished products!

But my little girl loves them and has carried them around since I made them (and the purple pen marks have since faded).

This little baby quilt was super fun to make - I tried the free-motion applique again on the little bees.

My girls are waiting on their backpacks so I really need to finish them - thanks again Melly!!