Friday, May 11, 2012

Giveaway winner!

I ran the comments through Mr. Random. #2 won. e Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 2 Powered by RANDOM.ORG Anyone out there who can tell me an easy way to cut and paste the little image? Also, I'm tired...so now might not be a good time to explain it. Hadley, I'll email you to find out your fabric preference! Ooooo...I finished my Precious/Cosmic Burst. It's still in the dryer. Pics tomorrow.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Giveaway and post 200!!!!!

I'm fashionably *cough* late on my 100 follower giveaway, but here it is. Ironically on post 200!

 So, two big milestones. My original plan was to giveaway a fat quarters, but I'm going to do a giveaway with a slight twist. Some audience participation, as it were. I picked out 2 fat quarters from my LQS during a shop hop to give away to followers. I'm still giving those away.

These are the FQs in question:
Malka giveaway

 Here's where the twist comes in. I will also give you 1 yd in addition to these FQs, in the form of either a straight yard or 2 half yards, of a line of your choosing, as long as it's available at my LQS...luckily, my LQS is pretty awesome. So, you can request more of Malka or give me a line or a designer you love (just not Melody Miller or Kokka...because as much as I love y'all, I can't manage $25 a yard with postage...) ESPECIALLY since I'm making this open to International Folks and the postage on top of Kokka would kill me.

 So....this is for followers only. Give me a favorite designer or line (not out of print) that you are loving. I'll try to make it happen if you win!

 Comments will be open until Friday, around 9pm EST. I'll mail the package out this weekend if you're domestic, by Monday if you aren't. WOoooo!!!!!! Thank you, dear followers, who make blogging fun and some of whom I look forward to meeting at Sewing Summit!

 And, for other picture-y goodness, more bee blocks: 3x6, Hive #9, for QueenSonia2001 3x6m Hive #7, for franswimmer 3x6, Hive #7, for lookswhatladyfacemade 3x6, Hive #7, for kimizaki 3x6, Hive #7, for mommaof4yoopers 3x6, Hive #7, for ChandraWu 3x6, Hive #7, for coop233

Monday, May 7, 2012

oops...

I was supposed to post a giveaway. I'll post it tomorrow. Tonight I ended up going down for the count. And then the dog peed on my favorite wool carpet. (Yes, it's a handwoven folk Polish folk runner.) So I had to wash that in the bathtub. And I didn't get any pics of the giveaway items. Or any sewing done today. Eep. My apologies.

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Whew...

I have a tutorial mostly done, except for pasting in photos and scanning my templates. So so proud! If you haven't already signed up for the The Intrepid Thread's newsletter, please do. (Hint, that's where it will appear.) I also sewed bee blocks...and I fluffed one. I'm going to wait for some extra fabric to come my way to redo it. (Note to self, don't cut when you are feeling math challenged.) I *finally* got something done in time to link up to the Zakka Sew Along! Zakka Sew along Bee Blocks: 3x6, Hive #9 3x6, Hive #9 3x6, Hive #9 3x6, Hive #9 IMG_03x6, Hive #9 Nubee, May IMG_0893

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Stash winner!!!...and some sewing.

Not a ton done today.  I had dance, but I'm having trouble coming up with the choreography on this one.  I think part of it is the setting.  I'm going to be dancing in an amphitheatre set up (in a house, but that's the closest equivalent) so the audience will be above me...and it will mean going up and down stairs if I want to interact.  Must be the show woman in me, but I find it far easy when you can work the audience.  Can't do that easily while one is being stared at from above.  Hrm.

I've been working on my Modern She Made swap item.  It's not due for a bit, but I tend to get things done early...cutting things close stresses me out.  This will be a sewing machine cover, I think.

Block for Swap Item
I didn't get a screen shot, but the random generator picked comment #1 from Cherise!
I'll be emailing you to get your info to send out the box ASAP.

I tried to train the animals to pick for me...they appear to be loving each other more this week.  Today we all napped for 20 min in a lump.  Cat snuggled dog, draping a front arm jauntily over dog, who responded by snuggling and making happy dog grunty noises.  So So Cute.
Proof they love each other:
Animal Luv

Reminder...traveling stash!

A quick reminder to go here:
http://throwawenchintheworks.blogspot.com/2012/04/few-more-finishes.html
if you want to enter the giveaway for the traveling stash.  (Post there, not here.)
I think I'm closing it off today.
Let's say 7pm EST.
It's US only, sorry international peeps who are so lovely to follow me.
I've got a giveaway for my 100 followers that is way over due.  I'm adding to that one as I go to try to make up for its extreme tardiness.  That one will be open to all....

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Fresh Sewing Day (April Roundup)

April 2012





























Got more than I thought I did done in April!
 Linking up to Lily's Quilts!


 Also got some Nubee blocks for May done today:
Nubee, May, Hive #4, for HevWam Nubee, May, Hive #4, for allipage Nubee, May, Hive #4, for stampqnjl

 and a block headed to Michele: star for Michele

 Happy Tuesday, folks!
Any advice anyone can offer on how to get Blogger to quit messing up my formatting would be appreciated...I hate having to redo posts over and over again to deal with them resetting my spacing and pictures.  Ugh.  This is partly why my old blog was abandoned.