Sew Fun to Quilt!: June 2010

My Sleepy Owl Studio win is here!

Ok over a month ago, I won a set of fabric from Sleep Owl Studio, and it is now in my hands!

Look at the presentation! I love it! Ok, maybe, I don't get out much, but I was so excited to realize that the 'bag' was one of the fabrics I won. She added a ribbon and two simple pins to hold it on - So I really got bonus gifts too (heehee)! One can always use ribbon and pins!

When I make a star or two from Fat Cat Patterns' Chocolate Stars from these beautiful fabrics, I will post it for sure!

*hugs*
Jackie

Two Giveaways!!!! hurry!

Heaven and Nature Jumper Panel Giveaway (currently no entries!)

or

Animal Fabric Giveaway (currently one entry!)

Go and enter!
Deadline July 2!!

*hugs*
Jackie

My win at Sew Journal

I am finally home and able to receive my prize from Sew Journal! It's fun to open the package and see it in person! Yeah!!! Thank you Munaiba for posting me the win all the way from Australia!

When I make something with it, I will do my best to post it and showcase my win! :) heehee I encourage you all to enter those giveaways if you want to WIN! :)

*hugs*
Jackie

Giveaway: Heaven and Nature Jumper Panel

Ok Quilt Community!
As you may or may not know, I have been blessed with winning fabric on other quilt blogs so now it is my turn to post a giveaway!

I am giving away this fabric that was donated to me in boxes of other donated fabric. I just do not see me using it anytime soon, and I do NOT like to have things collect dust. I believe things need to have a purpose and be used, not sat around.

To Enter:
So this will be easy... Just leave me a comment and you are entered. I will do the random thingy and send the fabric asap! If you want to be prompted on what to comment... What will you be cooking/baking, for the 4th of July?
Deadline:
IT IS QUICK..... Midnight EST July 2, 2010. I need the winner to send me their info asap, so I can get it in the mail July 5th! I will be traveling again and not able to do mail it anytime after. International entries are welcome!

There you go.... now enter, only if you think you will actually USE IT!!!

Oh and here is a photo of the Printed fabric pattern! Enjoy!

Look even bonus applique included on the panel:

(sorry, I didn't rotate it)

Please only enter if you KNOW you WILL USE it! :) Thank you! If you want to go to my other giveaway, you can... see my previous post.

*hugs*
Jackie

Animal Fabric Giveaway, hurry!

Ok Quilt Community!

I have been super blessed with winning fabulous fabrics from the Quilting Community out there, so now it's my turn... I am giving away this fabric that was donated to me in boxes of donated fabric. I just do not see me using it anytime soon and I do NOT like to have things collect dust. I believe things need to have a purpose and be used, not sat around.

To Enter:
So this will be easy... Just leave me a comment and you are entered. I will do the random thingy and send the fabric asap! If you want to be prompted on what to comment... we just went to on a road trip with the kids. It was quick but still over 6 hours each way, so tell me about a road trip you've been on... like it? not like it? you do them often? you never want to do them? was it alone or with family or kids!?

Deadline:
Midnight EST July 2, 2010. I need the winner to send me their info asap, so I can get it in the mail July 5th! I will be traveling again and not able to do mail it anytime after. International entries are welcome!

There you go.... now enter, only if you think you will actually USE IT!!!

Oh and here is a photo of the Animal silkscreened fabric... Sorry my photography was NOT the best on these and I have not pressed them...

Please only enter if you KNOW you WILL USE it! :) Thank you! If you want to go to my other giveaway, you can... see the next post!

*hugs*

Jackie

My prize from "Swim, Bike, and Quilt!"... Thanks Kate!

Do you remember all those Giveaways!!??? I had an 'honorable' mention win on Kate's "Swim, Bike, Quilt!" Blog giveaway! She is too sweet! See my post here about my 'win'.

I wanted to share with you what she was so kind in sending me!

Isn't it beautiful!!! I sure think sew! I like posting this, too, so I can remember who/what/where the fabric came from. When I make something with it, I will know! :) So be encouraged to document (journal your quilts and fabric online!).

*hugs*
Jackie

Feature Friday: Quilting Gallery

Today, I want to share with you the Quilting Gallery! I subscribe to their blog's RSS Feeds and you will not be wasting time reading them either!

See what they have:

a blog
list of quilting bloggers
a quilt shop locator worldwide!
quilter's fun - swaps, flickr group and more
quilter's forum
quilter's market
you can sign up for the newsletter, advertise there and more!

You can't be bored going to the Quilting Gallery! Stop there and Enjoy!

*hugs*
Jackie

Disclaimer: "Feature Friday" is solely my opinion about a webspace online that pertains to the quilting hobby. I am not paid, compensated, or gifted by any of the "Features" posted here. I am a Quilter with an Opinion and Desire to SHARE Resources I use for my hobby :)

Feature Friday: Sew, Mama, Sew!

In case you don't know, there is an amazing site called Sew, Mama, Sew! and they have a blog!

I highly suggestion you subscribe to their RSS Feeds for the blog at the least.

See their contests and giveaways! Free Fabric Friday (FFF) is amazing! I won in 2009. It was my first ever online WIN! Sew Exciting, I tell ya, but even before the win and beautful yard of fabric that I got to select, I was a FAN!

They have a store! I have shopped there too when they had a special on shipping (flat rate 5 bucks!).

They have a forum, that i admit have little time to participate in, but you may have time and find it helpful!

They are on Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr!

Head on over there at your conveince and enjoy!!

*hugs*
Jackie

Disclaimer: "Feature Friday" is solely my opinion about a webspace online that pertains to the quilting hobby. I am not paid, compensated, or gifted by any of the "Features" posted here. I am a Quilter with an Opinion and Desire to SHARE Resources I use for my hobby :)

Leaders and Enders, a start

A friend I send a lot of quilt links to came across "Leaders and Enders" and thought it was a great idea. She explained it to me, and I too think it is brilliant!

I went through my scraps and got all my 2-1/2 inch squares. I even cut a few to go with it all.

Using these to lead and end my rows of my box of chocolates quilt top, then I found myself wanting to just sew a whole bunch of them. So it was fun to work on two projects at once. No deadlines, just Sewing Fun!

Then, I gathered my baggies of more smaller scraps and then went to town cutting a ton of squares so I had more of a variety in making 4 squares wide. My thought would be to do 4x4 blocks (16 patch) but then I saw a quilt that had solid fabric blocks with sashing as these smaller colorful blocks! Sew many ideas!

Two squares sewn together:

Four sewn together and pressed!

My selection of 2-1/2 inches x 2-1/2 inches

My work space (corner in our master bedroom, lol)

For now, I keep making these strips of four of similar color, and we'll see where to go from there.

Anyone else do this and have ideas?
Experience to share?

*hugs*
Jackie

I did not get the Memo! Hexagons are Everywhere!!!

I was going to post about this before, but thought, I would do it later. So, when I saw this post today after another Hexagon post, I just HAD to finally post about not getting the "Hexagons in 2010" memo! LOL!

Diary of a Quilter: In need of a summertime project: Hooked on Hexagons

She also links to this blog in her post: My Three Sons: Hexagons! A beginning

I could link to all the others out there but it would be a HUGE list! Just go to your search engine of choice and type in "Hexagon Quilt" i'm sure you'll get a load of wonderful resources! You can click here for an image search result from Google - just look at the beauties!

Since, I am out of the loop and curious, answer me this...

SO are YOU Making hexagons too?
Are they 'easy', it looks a little involved?
What's the big phase for Hexies for?

I LOVE the shape, don't get me wrong, but it looks hard! All I have done with hexagons is bind a preprinted donated fabric for a baby dedication quilt with hexagons! I loved the challenge and my friends thought i was crazy! it's not perfect but I think it turned out well.