Around the Bend and Across the Pond

Around the Bend and Across the Pond, originally uploaded by uberstitch.


I just finished up my center block for "The Awesome Rawsome Round Robin Group" which is part of the larger Across the Pond and around the Bend group on Flickr. It was a little time consuming, but not quite as hard as it looks. It was dome with a paper piecing technique from the book  Intuitive Color & Design, Adventures in Art Quilting, by Jean Wells.   I did have to rip and redo a few times, but overall it was a fun experience, and it has been a while since I'd done any paper piecing. And I need some practice, as I have an "ode to John Keats" block to paper/free piece for the Pastiche Bee this weekend. I'll be back to post that one, hopefully later this weekend.

Pay it forward

In the last week I signed up for 2 different "pay it forwards" One was my daughter's on facebook, and the other was my Flickr swappy friend Lynz. They each have to make me a handmade item before the end of 2012, and in return, I have to make something for the first 6 people who sign up to play. Now, if you sign up, you only have to make something for 3 people, as this is for two different PIF's. There's no particular rules about what to make, just whatever you'd like. Just as long as it's hand made. You don't even have to be able to sew. you can knit, crochet, make jewelry, cards, etc. You get the idea. What could be more fun than sending and receiving surprises?

A Belated New Year!

My plans for the New Year included a week long reorganization of the workroom/sewing space. Also to  photograph, package and list all the accumulated scraps from the shop. I had the week between Christmas and New years off from the boy, and was going to accomplish so much. Instead I succumbed to the Flu, followed by asthma issues, and accomplished nothing.

I did manage to finish off my November bee blocks for the A Notion or Two Bee. I love these! I see a quilt of these in my future.

  I have also started the clean up process. Hopefully I will get it all accomplished in the next few weeks. I also have a baby quilt, a Bee block, and  a center for a Round Robin quilt to complete. Wish me luck!?

YEAR END SALE

15% off all items in the shop. Discount has been applied. Sale ends 9pm EDT,  Monday 1/2/2012. Excess shipping will be refunded. Feel free to request a custom listing with combined shipping.
Shipping times will vary a little due to increased amounts of orders, and a bit of a cold, flu going on @ chez uberstitch. Let me know if it's a rush. Thanks, and best wishes for the new year!

And the winner is?

                                                               
 The winner, according to:

Random Integer Generator

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Timestamp: 2011-12-17 14:07:21 UTC

  


Jennifer said...
my favorite family tradition is church and dinner together on christmas eve


Thanks to everyone who stopped by and commented. I found lots of great ideas to start establishing some new traditions.  And thanks to Sew Mama Sew for hosting another fabulous giveaway. Happy Holidays!

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day!

I haven't posted in quite a while, and what better way to try to get back into the groove than a giveaway.

Sew Mama Sew  is hosting their annual Giveaway Day, which actually runs from the 12th through the 16th, at 5pm PST. Since there are so many blogs participating, it gives you time to check out as many as possible and sign up to (hopefully) win great stuff. Winners will be chosen by random number generator, and  notified by email (please make sure yours is available) by 12/18, and this post will be updated with the winners name. We will ship anywhere in the world.

               


Up for grabs here are ten (10) fat quarters from "The Woodlands" collection from Khristian A. Howell for Anthology fabrics. Khristian is a great designer and has designed other collections for Anthology as well.  We carry some of her lines, including The Woodlands in our shop. Just leave one (1) comment telling me your favorite family tradition for the holidays. We're looking to find ways to create memories with the boy.

And just in case you just have to have these fabrics, or anything else we carry, we are offering 20% off your fabric purchase in our shop through Saturday, 12/17/2011. Just use coupon code SMS20 at checkout.

I'm going to go check out some of the other posts!  Thanks for stopping by! Happy Holidays!

SALE in the shop!!!  Entire stock on sale (10% OFF) until Monday, 10/10/2011 until 10pm EDT. All sale items are already marked with the sale price, so what you see is what you pay. Excess shipping is refunded. Thanks!