Sunday, October 31, 2010

Candle Mat Fun

Yesterday was our October

bee day at my house!

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I love fall and Halloween,

so it was fun to set the table!

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I got a bundle of some really

cute Halloween fat quarters in

the blog hop prize box the other

day, so I used them to make my

bee-mates some cute little

scrappy candle mats.

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This pattern has three sizes

of these cute little mats.

candle cradle pattern

I found small jar candles so I

made the smallest size for them.

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The center is made by folding

four squares into prairie points!

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Clever, huh?  You sew one on

each side of the center square.

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Then you add strips around

that center square, make the

quilt sandwich, quilt it,

then bind it!  All done!

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This one is the large size!

It fits a large candle jar!

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Such a fun, quick and easy

little project that would make

a wonderful gift!  You can make

several in just a few hours!!

Think of all the scraps you

have leftover from different

holiday quilts like Halloween,

Christmas, Valentine’s Day,

Easter, July 4th… you could

make them for every holiday!

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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Orange Ya Thrilled?

Well, I have finished my

Orange Slice quilt top.

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I really did like making

these blocks…and then

putting them together.

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And as I said before,

this is my first time

making a quilt with

solid white fabric.

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The design is so simple

yet stunning!!

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I’ve decided I don’t

want a border after all.

It’s perfect as it is! 

I will bind it with orange! 

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I’ve got bee on Saturday

at my house, so maybe I

can get it pinned and ready

to quilt on Sunday?

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Wait ‘til you see the

AWESOMELY

ORANGE

fabric I’ve got

for the backing…

Orange ya realizing

I’m now CRAZY about

ORANGE???

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Sunday, October 24, 2010

OH MY GOOOODNESSSS!!

Guess what was waiting by my
front door this afternoon when
I got home from work??
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A package for me!
the hostess of the
Fall-O-Ween Blog hop!
falloween hop
I won second prize in that hop…
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if this is SECOND prize,
can you imagine what first
prize looked like?  WOW!
CHECK OUT THIS
COOL STUFF!!!
There was this neat bobbin and
thread spool storage gadget
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A cute little tin with a
measuring tape inside.
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This package of small
Christmas gift cards from
Moda!  So retro looking!
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This enormous package of
Schnibbles patterns
from Carrie of
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A Halloween FQ bundle
with a pattern, too!
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This awesome little
pattern- Zippy Strippy 
with 18 colored nylon
zippers for making them!
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Gudrun’s new holiday
quilt as you go book-
Fast and Furious-
Holiday!  Fun!!
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This wonderful quilt book
The Sweet Life
layer cakes!!  YUM!!
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These 4 little 2 1/2” square
pre-cut packs for 2 new
Moda Collections-
“Breakfast At Tiffany’s”
and “Maison de Garance”.
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A new book from Whimsical’s-
Tangled Up In Thread.
Wonderful!!
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new book-
Cool Girls Quilt!
Amazing!!
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jelly roll pattern-
Hopscotch!
So cute!!
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pattern called
Strip In The Box!
It’s a “twofer”- you make a second
quilts from the  leftovers!!
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The gorgeous purse pattern
The Bella Bag from
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The quilt pattern
Dessert Sky from
Another “twofer” patterns!!
YESSSSSSSSS!!
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And a cool notion called
Clearly Perfect Angles also
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And  finally this
absolutely true story
all about ME
Living the Life of
a Fabric-aholic!!
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How did she know
soooooooo much
about my life?????
Well, that is one unbelievably
awesome blog hop prize!!
Thank you to all 10 designers who
were sooooooo
generous  in donating to
this prize!!  You all are
wonderfully creative quilters!!
Thank you so much!!
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Orange Ya Glad??

I fell in love with a quilt
I saw on Quilt Taffy a
few months ago.


I mean seriously...

ORANGE??


Soooooooo not my favorite color
(except in October for
Halloweenie stuff!)


Plus, this quilt used solid
WHITE fabric, too.


I NEVER use solid fabric...
and especially not WHITE!!


But something about
this little orange and white
quilt called my name...


So, I HAD to go buy some
orange and white fabrics,
of course.


Hoping to get to work some
more on this quilt
today!
Sewwwwwwwwww,
stay tuned!!  :-)


P.S.  Is Blogger driving anyone
 else out there CRAZY???
It's taking  F O R E V E R
 to load any photos...
WHEN the upload button
deigns to appear and
 even work at all???? 
What am I doing WRONG?????
soooooooo frustrated...  :-(

Saturday, October 16, 2010

First Real Fallish Day!

Today when we woke up, it was freezing
in the house!  We've not been cold enough
yet this fall to have the heat on...
but this morning it was sure cold!!


So, what do you do when it gets
cold in the fall????


You grab some ground beef out
 of the freezer, brown it in a skillet
with some garlic and chopped onion.


Then you toss it in the crockpot with a can
of tomato sauce, chopped tomatoes with
green chilies, kidney beans and black beans.


Add some spices and voila!!!
Chili!!  Yum!

While it bubbled away in the kitchen,
Yogi and I hit the sewing room


and started working on a new quilt!
An orange quilt!
More to come!!