Dare to Dresden Day Four!

 

 

 

 

Wow! Hasn't this Dare to Dresden Challenge

been fun to see? Everyone has done such a

good job and been really creative!

 

I am VERY excited to see what they

have in store for us today!

 

I Dare you to go visit them!!!!

Don't forget...

Tomorrow is MY DAY...and I

am really excited to show you what

I have and what I have for you!!!!

 

So come see ME TOMORROW!!!

 

Now...

Ready...

Set...

GO! Visit the blogs for TODAY!

 

January 29^th, 2013

A Peach in Stitches

Nancy W @ “that Other Blog”

L3 Designs

Bungalow Bay Quilts

Quilted Delights

Quilt Crossing

Lixie Makes it

A Quilting Sheep

Charlotte's Creations

Quilt-n-Queen
Domesticity and Other Ponderous Things

Sew Much 2 Luv

A Quilt and a Prayer

Amanda Murphy Design

Little Mushroom Cap
Kathy's Quilts

Sandra Kaye Design



Dresden Day Three!!!

 

Today's Dresdens are up and running...come join the fun!

These ladies have done a bang up job

and Thank you to Madame Sam and

our wonderful cheerleader

Christine of Quilt Monster In My Closet
for all their hard work and

encouragement!!!

Without further delay...

Here they are !!!!

Day THREE!

 

A Reformed Heath'n

Meadowbrook

Rosemary B @ “that Other Blog”

Stitch Duchess' Crazy & Sane Quilting World

Grammie Q’s

Bumbleberry Stitches

Sunshine Girl

Spiral

Butjenter Quilter

Blooming Where I am Planted

Quilting Lodge

The Tilted Quilt

Life in the Scrapatch

 

Pretty Bobbins
In The Boon Docks

Sew Much and More

 

Threading My Way

Pink Ribbon Quilts

Thimble Mouse & Spouse

Dare to Dresden Day Two!

 

 

And this is where Day Two Begins...

At Gingersnaps Quilts...

 

 

Go over and see how this turned out...

She did a marvelous job!

 

Have a fun Friday Everyone!!!

 

 

January 25^th, 2013

Gingersnap Quilts

Busy Bee Quilts

She Sews the Blues

Traveling Quilter

Grand Mama's Stories

Cherry Blossoms Quilting Studio

Sew at Home Mummy

The Slow Quilter

Pig Tales and Quilts

Annie Oak Design

Jane's Fabrics & Quilts

Tea Time Creations

Mo Broker My Creative Side

Just Let Me Quilt

Words and Stitches

Just Keep Swimming

Sew Many Yarns

Sowing Stitches

Jane's Quilting

My Patchwork Life

2muchfun

 

Pumpkin Patch Quilter

Quilt Monster in my Closet



DARE TO DRESDEN!!!!

 

It's finally the first day of the

Dare to Dresden Blog Hop!!!!

 

 

 

Christine of Quilt Monster In My Closet

is our hostess for this hop!

A HUGE thank you to Madame Samm

and Christine for all their hard work
in organizing such a wonderful blog hop!!!!!

I have already visited today's
beauties...Now it's your turn....
Go NOW!

 

January 24^th, 2013

Debby Kratovil Quilts

Apple Avenue Quilts

The TreeHouse

Sew Mollie Sue, Quilt Much

Quilts My Way

Buzzing and Bumbling

Marjorie's Busy Corner

Selina Quilts

Quiltscapes

Hill Valley Quilter

Sew Incredibly Crazy

The Raspberry Rabbits

I Like to Quilt Blog

Cherry's Prairie Primitives

Spoilt Dog Quilts
 



Finally getting to play..

Well, I am really late to this party that has 

been on IG since right after Christmas...

But I am finally getting to play with

all those scraps given to me..

I really see why this is sooo addictive!

It goes fast!

 

In just about two hours I was three blocks in

and loving it!

By the time I called it a night,

I had three finished and a fourth ready

to be sewn together!

IN OTHER BIG NEWS.....

Today, I will be finishing up my Dare to Dresden 

Challenge that is starting in just a few days...

So Excited...there are over 100 bloggers signed up...
 

My day will be on the 30th!!!

I hope you will all join in and see

everyone's creations!!!

Get EXCITED!!!

Best hour sewing ever...

My little GB has been sick for about four days.

I stayed home to help out since everyone has

been sick...

Most of you  also know I have two little bunnies

that rule our house...and my GB loves them.

All day he "petted" a pillow I have with 

a bunny on it that was on the floor...

So while he was napping, I took an hour

went in the studio and quickly cut out 

what I hoped would be a bunny...

That first picture above was his face when

he woke up and I handed him his bunny...and 

for the rest of the day it was his constant

companion...

All day today he's kept Bunny with him...

After he went to sleep his Mama went

in to check on him and came in to get me.

This was the picture of the century to me.

Who knew, a little homemade bunny, with no face
and only whiskers...but with big bunny ears would

comfort this little boy so much!

It's like having Christmas morning all over again....

Sleep tight little Holdyn...

Gigi DOES love you.

Beautiful Blocks...

 

These two beauties came in the mail today....

I was so thrilled!

Just look at those perfect lines and paper piecing!

 

 

My January block swap partner, Susan

made not one block...but TWO.

It was so fun to come home and find

these in my mail box!



 

These pictures do not even come close

to honoring her work on them...

I am excited to add them to the

rest of my Spring quilt...

 

Thank you Susan!

I love them!

Fabric Inheritance!

 



Don't you just love it when another

quilter decides to DESTASH?

...My sweet coworker Lori,

told her mom that I was a quilter...

The very next day, Lori came in

with a Huge bag of fabric scraps!

I couldn't believe it!

All vintage, all BEAUTIFUL!

Since then, every once in a while,

she has been sending me fabric

from time to time....

Isn't this the sweetest thing you have ever seen?

I am so distracted wanting to cut strips

of this for my scrappy quilt

that I can hardly work!!!

 

 

 

How do you say thank you to

another quilter that is so generous?

I can't imagine a single thing

to quilt for her that she couldn't

make for herself...

Anyone want to give me a few ideas?

Happy Friday Everyone!

Floral Rockets and Scrappy Trips...

SEW....

 

No seriously...

I NEED TO SEW!

 

This is one of those WIPs that has been

on my board for at least 3 months...

 

 

 

I have been drooling over these

and trying to picture it all finished...

 

Sew tonight...

I just decided to START again.

 

 

But...

to make matters worse...

I have been seeing all those

Scrappy Trip Along

blocks on Instagram...

 

I might just have to try that too this week!

Wanna join me?

2013 Here We Come!

Welcome to 2013!
I spent 2012 right where I should have...with my sweet little GBs!
This year I am still hanging out with the little men...but I have also resolved to head back to the studio! I have everything I need in there to create...I just need to show up. :-)
Here's to a great year!

The Year in Review...



 

I just wanted to take a moment and wish you

a very Merry Christmas...

May your families be full of warmth,

 love, kisses and hugs...

 

Love,

Gigi, Papa, Holdyn and Riggins....