Me? A winner?

A few weeks ago, much to my surprise, I was the winner of a copy of City Quilts, by Cherry House  
and a lovely fat quarter bundle of Kona cotton from Robert Kaufman. Cherry was having a blog tour to introduce her book, and so we could find out a little more about her. I was the lucky winner on Stefanie's blog. Well,this week, all my winnings arrived. Thanks to Stefanie, Cherry,(C&T Publishing) and Robert Kaufman. I can't wait to find time to make something.

the Great Big Stitched Postcard Swap

Here is a follow up to this post if you are interested. The above pictures are of my contribution, and if you go here  you can see the others as they arrive at their destination. I really love  postcard swaps. They are fast, and fun, and it's amazing how much creativity can be packed into a postcard sized quilt. This swap was actually mixed media, with stitching, but my media of choice is fabric, although I did use some heavy scrapping paper for the back. So there you go, a mini, mini quilt.

The Peeps are in the House

Castle Peeps by Lizzie House for Andover Fabric can be found here
20% off now until Saturday (or while supplies last), July 3rd at Midnight (Florida Time) EDT. Enter "Blog Peeps" in the message to the seller. 20% will be refunded to your paypal account.

Almost Famous?

Just thought I'd pop in to brag a little, not just for myself, but for Dee too! We were both featured on the Quiltporn Blog this week. Are we celebrities or what? Go on over and check it out!

Tufted Tweets

Just had to show you the amazing new fabric that just arrived, I'm still trying to get it posted to the shop. It was designed by Laurie Wisbrun for Robert Kaufman. Laurie also has a website and an etsy shop where she sell her limited edition designs. Introducing Birdies and Chairs, Avian Therapy, Itty Bitty Chairs, and Birdie Dots in sorbet, grass, and orchid. You can purchase them here.

Great Big Stitched Postcard Swap

I was browsing my blog reads for a few moments this evening, and came across this great swaps by way of Curlypops . Today is the last day for sign ups. Head on over to Do what you Love ASAP!

DQS3

Well, I'm finally back. It's been quite an exhausting, hectic month. The last week in April, the boy got some cold/flu bug,and was kind enough to share it with Gramma and Grampa. I was quite sick the first week of May,and for Mothers day, my daughter, and my adopted (informally) daughter, took me out to a lovely lunch that I couldn't taste. And of course business in the shop picked up quite a bit, this month, so that wore me out as well. This week is the first week I have started to feel better.

I did finish my placemat for DQS3  Inspiration by Comfortstitching !





and I received an adorable one from Kristine



Love those stars! I can't wait for the next one, this was too much fun. It's funny how liberating it is to make a quilt for someone else.