Winner Winner

I'll have to figure out how people post a picture of the random number generator. I have witnesses that I used it - I was going to just do eeny-meeny-miney-mo, but Aaron though I ought to do it the right way, even if there were only three of you.

I feel torn about this. It's like inviting your entire senior class to a party and three people showed up. But three awesome people, so who cares who missed it, right?

Okay, so the winner of the lovely fabric is (drumroll please):

Adrienne, who likes to sing the second and third verses of the national anthem. If you don't know them, look them up. The third is my most favorite, and here it is, in honor of our winner:

Oh, thus be it ever when free men shall stand
Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto "In God is our trust!"
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Okay, I got chills just typing that! We need to hear that verse more often. I'd tell you to e-mail me your address Adrienne, but I know it already. I'm thinking my next giveaway will be something that is finished. Little coin purse? Some Christmas potholders? I'm going to keep at this.

One other thing! There is a lovely giveaway over at Retro Mummy. Fat quarters - lots of them - in the sweetest prints imaginable. Just looking at them makes me baby hungry, but only if they are babies of the female variety. Adrienne, you are so lucky!

Okay, I'm blessed to have three awesome boys. But the girly stuff is beyond cute.

Finished!!!

I just love finishing projects. Even little tiny, easy ones like these little beauties:

They whipped up so fast and simple - just have to put a snap on the inside and embellish the outside with a button or something else cute. Super fun and completely from scraps - that's always a great thing, right. So, friends and family, don't be surprised if you end up with one for Christmas!

And then there are big projects that just needed two rows to be done. And so, while introducing my children to the Sound of Music, I finished this off. It's a perfect, large, snuggle on the couch lap quilt size, although with some borders and binding, just might work for a twin. You know, I'm beginning to get serious about the twin beds in the master bedroom....

I also finished a few pillowcases for fun. That's the trouble I'm having these days. I have Christmas sewing that needs to get done, but I can no longer do it in front of my inquisitive little kids! So I'm stuck doing that at craft days (oh darn, need another one!). And I still cannot find my rotary cutter. Grrr. I'm beginning to run out of already prepped projects. Girl's gonna need that soon...

In the meantime, happy sewing!

Sewing Day Recap

Since Rebecca asked, I might as well 'fess up. I did get some things going during my sewing day. I've just discovered how quickly piecing together a quilt is compared with fiddling with doll clothes. Love making the clothes for my girl and her dolly, but the hemming and gathering and facings and all that are time consuming! I almost completely finished a Christmas dress for Laurel's doll. That's it. Sheesh!

So I'm really glad I'll get to have yet another one of these days. Because I've got quite a bit of sewing to do in not a lot of time.

Happy Veteran's Day and a Giveaway!

First, I have to say that I love this country and I love veterans. I'm married to one. I'm the granddaughter of two, the sister of two, and the friend of several. We owe a lot to these men and women who risk so much and sacrifice everything so that we can be free, and that others can be free too. Democracy and freedom isn't just for Americans.

Okay, now to the part that most are interested in. You are dying to hear about my super productive day, right? That's why you're here. Well, it was awesome. We had about 13 ladies show up all day and we got to visit and work and it was just what I wanted it to be. And we planned the next one, because we had such a good turn out and such a good time.

Oh, and the giveaway. If you don't know the routine, here it is:

1. For one entry, leave a comment. That's it. But to make it interesting, tell me your favorite patriotic song.
   
2. For two entries, link it to facebook or your blog. Or both, for three entries. Leave me a comment for each extra entry.

That's it. And you win what is pictured above - 4 half yard cuts of this lovely decor-weight fabric in blues and browns - perfect for fancy grocery bags or anything else you might think of. Giveaway closes Sunday and I'll announce a winner Monday.

Let's roll!

Go! Giveaway

Before you get excited, I am not giving away a Go! cutter. Don't hate me.

But I am telling you to zip yourself over to Lavender Ridge and enter the giveaway (thereby reducing my chances, but I won't judge you).

If you win and you are my friend, please share. I will if I win!

Happy crafting - and look for my not-quite-as-exciting giveaway tomorrow.

To Do Tuesday

I am up to my eyeballs in papers - papers about Marianne Moore, papers about some critic's opinion of Marianne Moore, my own poems to write (and I've written one about quilting, one about waiting tables, and one about ice cream - I take the advice of "write what you know" to heart).

But I'm getting giddy with excitement that Thursday is coming so soon. I have projects prepped and ready to go - doll clothes for Laurel and Grace, a boy doll for William (he's been asking for one!), dinosaur families for the kids, pillowcases, cute little clutches, bags, zipper pouches, and a sleeping bag for Will's doll. Phew. I won't get it all done, but won't it be fun to start it?

There's really just one thing on my to do list for today.

Find my rotary cutter.

So embarrassing, losing that. A child has not found it, as we have no bleeding fingers in my house presently. But I am at a loss. Just another reason why I need an entire room dedicated to sewing and cutting and crafting. Then the supplies don't have to leave their room.

Oh, and I will be having a giveaway on Thursday, in honor of my craft day on Veteran's Day. So be prepared to work for this giveaway (okay, not much, I promise). It's my first, so I hope it goes well.


What's on your to do list - even if it's not crafting?

To Do Tuesday

Unfortunately, even though I'd rather be creating something, I get to spend most of my week studying for a mid-term, writing the rough draft of a paper and celebrating three birthdays. That last one, that's the good one. I'm SO excited for birthday week this year. I've had their presents for two months now and it's KILLING me to have to keep them hidden. Ask Aaron. I'm terrible with secrets.

But I do get some time in the afternoons when I can't get any studying done and my kids are happily playing. So I've managed to almost finish my chimneys and cornerstones quilt top. My one craft goal for the week is to have it finished. Then we're off to Gran and Opa's house for a family party. Hooray!

Happy sewing!