Friday Fun Day: Seventh Prize and Two Giveaways

Hi Everyone,

It's Friday, it's Friiii---daaaaaaay! Can you see me singing and doing the cabbage patch? Seventh and final prize for the three prize packs for the 300th post giveaway:

From Lizzy House, mini notebooks and magnets. One of these will go in each pack randomly :) The little notebooks are just the right size to carry around and sketch in.
It's Friday that means giveaway day. Have you all noticed that I have been having my friends host my Friday giveaways lately? You might think I am just being nice but I have an ulterior motive... I am lazy. It's true... I know you believe it.

First up The Hostess Half Dozen is being hosted by my friend Stephanie. Stephanie is one of the girls on The Quilted Fish's Creative Consultant team with me. She has a great blog and is hosting a QAL at the moment for The Little Forest quilt. You know the one... the little tree quilt from Purl Bee. I promise even if you don't know that you have seen it ... you have. So on with the show here is what Stephanie picked for you guys:

Six FQs from the red and pink colorways of Taza. I love these so much! I always say that don't I? Looks like she doesn't quite have her post up yet but head over there a little later to enter.

The Second giveaway is hosted by Lynn at The Alamosa Quilter it is a gift certificate for $20 to my shop.

So hit those two stops on your tour today to enter for some fun winnin's.

My wish for you this weekend is that you have many hours of sewing, laughter, and love!

See you tomorrow with the winners of the 300th post giveaway... so exciting!

Talk soon!

Sixth Prize and A Bunch Of Other Stuff

Hi Everyone,

Here is the sixth prize for one of the three packages for the 300th post giveaway... I bet you know what's coming:

A fat eighth bundle of the Sapphire Colorway of Heirloom... yes I know that was predictable but I think you all don't mind so much.

Here is another in progress picture of my Habitat Challenge quilt:

It is getting funner (yes, I said funner) :)

Here is a sneak peek of the bag I am making as a tutorial for the next Newsletter:

Well, okay, it is only the pocket but still....

I have had a bunch of clients and friends send me pictures of things they have been making out of the fabrics they have received from me so I thought I would show you...

Caren won a charm pack of Terrain from me. She made this adorable Peacock:

Why not hop over to her blog and tell her cute you think it is?

Helen (don't know if she has a blog) made these adorable dresses with Pernilla's Journey she says she can't keep them in the shop they are gone in minutes....

My friend Melissa in Australia bought the entire line of Wrenly and Pernilla's Journey and has been making children's dresses with them for craft markets:

You can go check out the rest of them on her blog

In Shop news... Delighted and Little Apples are on their way... woot! Should have them both by the middle to end of next week if not sooner. I love this picture of Delighted from Amanda.

You all should go over and like Amanda on Facebook she has been doing some really fun stuff (giveaways) that you don't want to miss out on.

So how's that for some eye candy people? It is a very good day :)

Talk soon!

The Fifth Prize and The Cutting Directions for the Kindle Cover

Hi Everyone,

Am I dragging this out long enough? I mean both the giveaway and the Kindle Cover. If I only have about 10 minutes a day to write this is what you get LOL So here we go...

The fifth prize that will go into one of the three giveaway packages is Quiltin' Happy a quilt book by Lizzie B Cre8ive. It has some super fun quilts in it for you to make. Those girls always come up with fun stuff...

1001 Adventures Kindle Cover Part 2 - Cutting
Previous entries:
Supply List

Cutting: Please excuse the colors going back and forth between blue and purple. I was trying to use the best pictures.

1- 2 1/2" X 11 1/2" from one of the Dark Exterior Fabrics (this will be the top strip on the outside)

1- 3" X 11 1/2" from second Dark Exterior Fabric (this will be the bottom strip on the outside)

1- 2 1/4" X 4" from Light Exterior Fabric (this will be part of the center strip on the outside)

1- 3 1/2 X 4" from Light Exterior Fabric

1- 7" X 4" from Light Exterior Fabric

1- 1 1/4" X 4" from Light Exterior Fabric (this is the binding for the vinyl title window)

If you decide not to put the title window in, you can just cut a 4" X 11 1/2" piece of the light center fabric and skip the 4 pieces above.

1- 2" X 5 1/2" Of your choice (button loop)

1- 2 1/2" X 3 1/2"  Clear Vinyl (optional for title window)

Here are the pieces to make it more understandable.

2- 6" X 8 1/2" Interior Fabric (interior panels)

4- 2 1/2" X 6 1/2" Interior Fabric (elastic covers) this is optional if you decide to use ribbon or leave your                             elastic bare

4- 4 1/2"  Elastic or Ribbon

Optional Pockets--I didn't think of this when I wrote the supply list but you only need an extra piece of light to medium weight interfacing 3 1/2" X 5 1/2" you should have plenty left of your interior fat quarter to cut the pockets. I will go back and fix the supply list.

1- 6" X 15" Interior Fabric

1- 6" X 7" Interior Fabric 

2- 4 3/4" X 7 1/4" Peltex or Timtex (this is heavy structural stuff very stiff)
2- 5 1/4" X 7 3/4"  Pellon Fusible Fleece

Optional for pockets:

1- 5 1/2 X 7" Pellon Fusible Fleece

1- 3 1/2" X 5 1/2" Light to medium weight fusible interfacing

That is it for now!

See you tomorrow!

A little Tardy for the Party... the Fourth Prize

Hi Everyone,

Sorry it has been one of those busy days when you think you will never get everything done... no really you should see my kitchen sink.... I digress.. here is the Fourth Prize that will go into one of the three packages for the 300th post giveaway...

A fat eighth bundle of Heirloom in the Ruby Colorway... I bet you have figured out what is coming on Thursday :)

Don't miss out on the giveaway over at Dizzy Little Kingdom for the stash builder hostess half dozen with my friend Deanna. She will draw winners tomorrow so hurry hurry!

The Third Prize... And the First Part Of The Kindle Cover Tutorial

Hi Everyone,

Woot woot... day three... here is the next prize that will go into one of the three packages for the 300th post giveaway:

A pack of four super fun patterns from my good friend Amanda-- The Quilted Fish.
I am going to start the tutorial for the Kindle Cover today. At the end I will have a printable PDF for you to download. Today we will start with the supplies:

1001 Adventures Kindle Cover Tutorial

Supplies:

1/8th yard - three fabrics, two dark and one medium or light. (if you are using a directional fabric as I did you might need 1/3 yard if you don't want to piece it)

Fat Quarter -  one fabric for the interior

1/4 yd - Structural interfacing such as Timtex or Peltex

1/4 yd - Fusible Pellon Fleece
Scrap of fusible light to medium weight fusible interfacing for interior pockets (optional)

Scrap of clear vinyl (optional)

3/4 wide elastic or ribbon

1 - Button
Thread to match, scissors, rotary cutter, sewing machine etc....

See you tomorrow!

Second Prize and a Sale

Hi Everyone,

Here is the second prize that will be going into one of the three packages for the 300th post giveaway:

A fat eighth bundle of Heirloom in the Citrine Colorway. Don't forget you have to leave a comment on the original post.

I am having a sale on LouLouThi in the shop for $6.99 a yard I even had half yards bundles and fat quarter bundles of it marked down. Here is a link.

See ya tomorrow :)

First prize and What I am doing today.

Hi Everyone,

Here is the first prize that is going into one of the three packages for the 300th post giveaway:

Four patterns. Two from Quilt Story and two from Cute Quilt Patterns.

Today I am going to my Modern Quilt Guild the BAMQG (Bay Area Modern Quilt Guild) and I am taking my machine this time. I am going to get started sewing my Habitat challenge quilt. Here is a little sneaker peeker of the design:

And here is the fun fabric we get to use.

So I better scoot and get everything packed up... see you back here tomorrow for the next installment of giveaway goodies :)

300th Post and Giveaway... Ha! Betcha thought I forgot!

Hi Everyone!

This is my 300th blog post... wow I must have too much hot air :) Just kiddin' I am ever so grateful that you all come and spend time with me here.

You know my friend Deanna? Killerella hehe (that is her Twitter name) She is hosting my Hostess Half Dozen giveaway for the week. Can I just tell you what a talented lady she is? That girl is amazing... she is doing some of her own embroidery designs the first one is a Halloween one it is so cute... anyway on with the show. Head on over to her blog Dizzy Little Kingdom and enter to win the half dozen fat quarters she chose for you...some of her favorites from my shop (see below)... Then come on back here to hear about my 300th post giveaway below...

This is my 300th post as mentioned... so every day this week I will be posting a pic of what you can win in the giveaway. This is the only post you need to comment on though and all you need to do is comment. Just one comment. It would be nice to make it something meaningful so do your best. There will be 3 winners (3 for 300) I will split the winnings evenly among them :)

Rules:

1. Leave a comment, one comment only, on this post.

That's it.... the giveaway will run through next Friday 9/9 at Midnight.

See ya back here tomorrow for the first prize pic :)

Talk soon.