Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Fabric Giveaway

I decided to join Sew Mama Sew in the giveaway fun.


This giveaway is now closed.
Edited 5/19/2014
And the winner is #136
136. ytsmom said...
I love these blender fabrics.
This is your opportunity to find new blogs, meet new people, and maybe win some prizes in the process.
I’m giving away 4 fat quarters of fabric in these bright colors.

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To be in the draw, all you have to do is leave a comment in the comment section of this post.

For an extra chance in the drawing become a follower in some way or follow by e-mail and come back and let me know how. If you are already a follower let me know that as well and how you follow in your second comment.

This giveaway will be open until May 16, 2014 at 5 p.m. PST and to US addresses only. Then we’ll choose a winner with Mr. Random Generator.

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Monday, May 12, 2014

Life and Possum Town Quilters

Life …

Kirby graduated from kindergarten.
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Miss Kendra made dresses for the girls in the class.
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And then more and more children wanted their picture taken.
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Fun on the seesaws.
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For teaching school for 3 years, our sewing circle gave Miss Renee a quilt, Raspberry Cactus. She is second from the right.
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Oh, if only I were old enough to play Prisoner’s Base.
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More fun on the playground.
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… as a Quilter

Katie, a new quilter, makes wee quilts for stillborn babies. One to wrap the baby in for burial and the other for the grieving parents.
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Sue’s “2 for 1 Hula” blocks, Hawaiian style from the Stacy Michell class I took with her in Paducah.
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Another quilt by Sue.
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Diane’s Christmas Medallion
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Barb’s medallion quilt.
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One block and 2 completely different quilts.
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Thursday, May 08, 2014

Mississippi License Plate Quilt

Life …

Grampa adds a stake to the signs that Ashton helped to paint.
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… as a Quilter

I finished my trial Mississippi license plate block. Since this was a trial, I decided to go ahead and quilt it. I want to simplify, yes, simplify for my real quilt block for the AMB blog tour. I’m calling it

“Go Mississippi.”
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The back and label.
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Detail
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12" X 7"
$60.00 SOLD

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May Finishes
Creations by Nina-Mariecrazy mom quilts

Wednesday, May 07, 2014

American Made Brand Fabric by Clothworks and Mississippi License Plate Quilt Block

http://americanmadebrand.com/
I was recently invited to be part of a blog tour of American Made Brand fabric. Clothworks is introducing a new line of fabric that is grown, produced, manufactured and distributed in the USA.  So when Candace at Clothworks asked me to participate by making a Mississippi license plate block using the AMB fabric … I said yes.


The fabric arrived recently and the colors are beautiful. They are all solid.

I decided to make a trial block using fabrics from my stash. I found a picture of an old license plate …
 Mississippi licens plate Neshoba

… and zeroed in on the pine trees, the magnolia flower, and the ocean at the bottom. Here’s my first trial quilt block.
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Monday, May 05, 2014

Life and Raspberry Cactus

Life …

These munchkins are ready for a ride!
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Wonderful bedtime stories from Uncle Arthur.
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I used to think this kind of jumping was fun!
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Ponds, boats, streams, digging, water, and friends make for lots of good fun.
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… as a Quilter

Remember the “Christmas Cactus” quilt that I started years ago? I got it back from my longarm quilter, Elmina and added the binding to finish it up.
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Detail
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I think instead of “Christmas Cactus” I'll call my version “Raspberry Cactus.”
I found the pattern in an old “Quiltmaker” magazine. You can purchase the pattern from here.
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