August is BLOG-O-VERSARY Time

I am excited to celebrate my 

11th BLOG-O-VERSARY!

I don't always post on Tuesdays.

Today, I am making an exception. 

11 Years is a Long time to Blog.

Blog Stats: 

1947 Published Posts

17 Pages 

252 Followers

1000 Comments

Some of the Blogs I used to follow 

have stopped posting.

Over the years a highlight of mine is meeting my Blogging Friends!

We drove to Utah to a book signing

with Jennifer Chiaverini. 

We met Janet O aka Rogue Quilter and her hubby for dinner. 

 My 1st time at Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show
I met up with Judy D. of Gramma's Quilting Room & Sonja.

I met these 2 online and retreated with them at Leavenworth and Pomeroy.
Melissa blogs at My Life in Quilts and Julie's Blog is Spud's Excellent Quilting Adventures.

Eleanor Burns from Quilt in a Day is one I've met several times.

This was at Expo in Puyallup

 On a trip to Missouri  I arranged to meet
up with Pam Avara aka
Quilting and Stuff by Knitoid.

 Doni of Quilting and Life in General and I met at the QM Block Party
This picture was our 2nd meeting in Portland at the Quilt show at the Expo..

Another Trip to Sisters
I was glad Lori of Humble Quilts & Randy of Barristers Block were
able to meet up at lunchtime in the park.

Deonn Stott of Quiltscapes was at the Small Town Quilt Show in Midway, Utah.
I watch for her every week in the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.

I met Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet
Melissa Corry of Happy Quilting
in Midway also.
I met 2 of the Sister's of Sew kind of Wonderful at Midway

I met all 3 at Road to California. 

 More Quilt Bloggers at Quilt Market in
Salt Lake City
Jill Finley of Jillily Studio and Pat Sloan
at Pat Sloan's Blog.

This was when I met Bonnie of Quiltville's Quips and Snips!

at the Quiltmaker Block Party.

Amy of Amy's Creative Side
was at the HMQS in Sandy, Utah

Angela Walters of  Midnight Quilting fame and  Quilting is my Therapy.

Midway was the 1st time meeting Natalia of Piece n Quilt. I got to meet her mother,  too (No picture)
I met Sandra of Repro Quilt Lover at Utah's Red and White Jubilee. (No picture)
There are a few locals who Blog too.
My life has been so blessed to meet all these famous and infamous Quilters.
It's no wonder my Quilty friends call me a Name Dropper!
To thank my followers I will once again
do my Annual Give-away.
Sorry, it will be for USA Commenters only.

Just leave a Comment and tell me if you're a Name Dropper too!
I will draw a name for each of the prizes shown, you can say which you prefer.
1- Holly Wreath Kit
2-Kim Diehl & Jo Morton (I've met them too)
"Simple Friendships II"
3- Lily Girl's Christmas Quilt by Ann Hazelwood

I'll close the Giveaway on August 28, 2019 at Midnight Pacific Daylight Time.
Please leave your email if you are a
No-Reply Blogger.
This Giveaway is Closed!

Friday - Blog-O-Versary Giveaway Time

I have been Blogging 10 years!!

Amazing to look back at those 1st posts. 

I'm excited to reach this milestone. 

This is Me - circa 2008.

 

And this is me 10 years later.

Still getting Quilts ready for the Fair!

I do like the Red Snappers!!

I can load a quilt so much faster.

No worries about a pin getting quilted inside a quilt. 

Thankfully, It hasn't happened to me. 

For my Blog-O-Versary Giveaway

I decided to give away a few of my favorite New Quilting tools.

1-8x12" Wool Pressing Matt

2-Purple magnet

3- Purple seam ripper

4- Olfa Titanium Blade 45 mm

5-Alphabitties - Blue

 These items are irreplaceable!

Very useful too!!!

To Win: 

Leave a comment

 Be a Follower 

Live in USA or Canada. 

No-reply Bloggers can't win, so include your email in your comment please. 

This Giveaway will end in 2 weeks 

MIDNIGHT August  24 , 2018

READY - SET - COMMENT

Blog- O- Versary Time & Giveaway!

August is always eventful and FULL of Remembering things.

I met my DH in August way back in 1977...

Going to the Fairs is a Fun thing to help us REMEMBER.

I Started Blogging in August of 2008.

This year is 9 Years!!!

Each year I like to have a Giveaway for my Followers.

I like to read the Comments that show up on the Giveaway Post.

I ordered some Books from a few of my Favorite Authors.

 For the Giveaway I have a NEW copy of a Book I just finished reading.

To Enter-

1- Leave a Comment on this post.

2-Be a Follower

3- Be a USA resident

4- Have a working Email connected, NO-Reply Bloggers cannot WIN.

 Giveaway Ends September 8th at Midnight PDT (Pacific Daylight time)

In your Comment, tell me Your favortite August Memory.

Ready - SET - Comment!!!

Going Back in Time... & Guild Lotto

It's Blog-O-Versary time!!!

My 1st posting was on August 13, 2008 HERE

That's TOMORROW!

A LOT of typing and picture posting has happened in all that time.
1349 posted Blogs in 7 years.

I would like to have a GIVE-Away to celebrate!

I picked up an extra Pin from the Row By Row.

 I have a few other surprises to share.
Maybe an Original Quiltin'grandma Designs pattern of your choice.

Anybody game?

Just tell me
1- How long have you been Blogging.
2- What your favorite part of Blogging is.

3- How you came to find my Blog
(you can include it all in one comment.)

For me it's the connections I make with Blogging friends.  

I have met a few of them in person. Super FUN!

Doing similar projects ie: Quiltville Mysteries, QAL's, SAL's

 Design Wall Monday with Judy L and Creative Goodness with QuiltShop Gal.
Thanks for reading and especially for all your kind comments!
Edited:  GIVEAWAY ENDS August 20th
This Giveaway is CLOSED!
Tuesday night was My Monthly Guild night.

I got my #2 Lotto Block made while watching 2 grandsons.
This one is a bit different than it'is supposed to be.
I will keep this one and turn in the other one.

There were 9 Blocks turned in and 2 that were brought last month. 

 I left them in the bag I took to Guild in July.

Congrats to Darlene D who won the Blocks.

Our Guild President and Vice President with Ice Cream cake to
CELEBRATE our reaching 100 Members!
They even put our LOGO on the top.
Yummy stuff!

The Theme for the Walla Walla Valley Quilt Festival next month is "Outside my Window"
Making a quilt for the Challenge is on my mind this week.
I found a fun Block on the Quilter's Cache HERE
I have made these before with a more narrow window... we shall see how I like them bigger with the fussy cut square smaller.

Balloons outside my Window with Green and cream or

Patriotic flags waving with a Wood grain print and tan

Here is the Demo Board.

TIP this month-- make sure when you cut the Miters you have all the fabric face-up!
Turn the template over to cut the Brown.
The rest is easy stitching to the Dot at 1/4"
I'm thinking a quilt made with a bunch of these blocks would be fun.
The Constant fabric is the Brown Woodgrain
I am requesting that they make the four parts and not sew them together.

"Beat the Blues"- Blog Hop Party

I thought I was too late for the Blog Hop Party!  Sew glad to wake up and find there was still time to post and register my Blog with the Quilting Gallery.  They have over 200 BLOGGERS participating. I only have until Noon EST to post.  I CAN DO THAT! The only thing left is to choose something to "GIVEAWAY"!  How about some (6) Fat Quarters from "NOTEWORTHY" the new Sweetwater fabric line?  Here's what the MODA website says about it. Click the link to see the pretty fabrics I'll be choosing from.

Noteworthy by Sweetwater
Remember when we actually wrote things down with a pencil and paper? Today there is an app for all of that. Noteworthy was inspired by that pencil and paper time. I used to love doodling in school and my notes often looked like the "Bucket List" print- with random lists, stars and flowers all over the page. Our family phone book was covered with doodles- much like the prints from this line. Noteworthy was also inspired by the important things in life, and we hope the "Bucket List" print will inspire you to think about your own bucket list - about what is important to you. The color scheme of this collection is one of our favorites. It's fresh, happy and makes me long for summer. Just like when I was doodling in high school- I was always longing for summer!

So all you have to do is be a Follower of my Blog and answer this Question. 

"What did you like to doodle when you were in school. "

I'll put the numbers in the Random Generator. 
Please leave your e-mail with your comment if you are a No-reply Blogger. 
No-reply Bloggers can't WIN because there is no way to contact them.
For USA residents only. Sorry, I am not shipping Internationally this time.

Comment before March 14th for the chance to WIN. 

Have fun Blog-hopping!

THIS DRAWING was closed at Midnight March 15th

Day 3 - Quiltmaker's 100 Block Tour

The block that is on today's list of Designers is the one Block I didn't finish.  I tried to make it but failed.  Celtic Hand Applique just isn't for me.   I think I could do it as Fusible Applique and make it work.  That's what I feel being a Tester was, to help make the patterns more understandable and find and solve the problems.  I was sad to not be able to solve this one.


Click HERE to go to the Quilty Pleasures Blog and Hop the designers featured today. 
Leave a Comment on any of My Blog Tour Posts for a chance to win one of my TWO Extra copies of the Magazine. 


DRAWING at the end of Blog Hop. November 9.

I'll make the announcement on November 10th.

My rules are:
1- You need to be a Follower 
2- Leave a comment on one or more of my Blog Tour Postings. (each time increases your chances)
3- Visit the Designer's Blogs and come back to tell me which Block you like best.

That means at least 3 chances to win!

Day 1 - QM 100 Blocks Blog Tour

Today I have only one of the Designers blocks that I tested for Volume 6 of the Quiltmaker 100 Blocks.

It's PamKitty Morning's block  #600 in the Magazine.

This is the Block I made.  I like how the Spools are in the corners.

Click HERE to go to the Quilty Pleasures Blog and Hop the other 11 designers featured today. I recognized a few of them from my Favorites list.  I didn't get to choose whose blocks I tested.

Leave a Comment on this post for a chance to win one of my TWO Extra copies of the Magazine. there are at least 3 chances to win!

DRAWING at the end of Blog Hop. November 9.

Edit: I'll make the announcement on November 10th.

My rules are:
1- You need to be a Follower 
2- Leave a comment on one or more of my Blog Tour Postings. (each time increases your chances)
3- Visit the Designer's Blogs and come back to tell me which Block you like best.

Blog Hop Party!

Michelle over at the Quilting Gallery is calling all Bloggers to a Blog Hop Party to celebrate the 4th Anniversary of the Quilting Gallery Blog.  I know I just did a Giveaway, but I want to join in the fun...  Click HERE if you want to enter the Giveaways and join in the fun.

 For my Giveaway I will offer a Grab Bag Christmas Stocking.  I've just filled a fun stocking for my WASIQ (Washington State Internet Quilters- A Yahoo Group) Friend and think maybe someone else would like to have a surprise stocking this Christmas.   I don't know about you but  I like to have at least one surprise on Christmas Day.  My DH doesn't usually fill my stocking with Quilty things so my WASIQ one is fun and made just for me.

To win this giveaway you'll need to-
1- Be a Follower of the Quilting Gallery Blog and Mine.
2-Tell me your favorite thing to have in your Christmas Stocking.
3-Comment by December 17th to be eligible.


This is going to be FUN!

GIVEAWAY?!!!

Just suggesting I might do a GIVEAWAY,  3 People added their names to my "FOLLOWERS".   I have been thinking and thinking of What might be the best thing to give to my Followers in the event of getting more.  Picking a number and designating a deadline has been on my mind all week-end.

Today I decided...  Many of my Followers also Read the books I like to Read from Jennifer Chiaverini, sooooo... In November her next book "THE WEDDING QUILT" is coming out and a NEW PATTERN BOOK  "Traditions from Elm Creek Quilts: 13 Quilts Projects to Piece and Applique" is also coming out.  And I plan to get mine Signed by the Author, I thought I'd offer up BOTH BOOKS, Autographed,  as a PRIZE!  

Jennifer's 18th Elm Creek Novel

The 5th Quilt Pattern Book

All You have to do to WIN:


1- Become a Follower HERE on the QuiltinGrandma Blog by the end of OCTOBER, lets say the 31st!   Current followers who want a chance to WIN the 2 Books, Comment on this POST
2- Be a Fellow Reader of Jennifer's Books...
 (I think this should be a no-brainer.)
3- Share the Giveaway on your Blog and get another chance.   


I'll make the Random Generator do the picking for me, OK?  So go and sign Up as a Follower and in November and when I get the Books, and send them to the winner, we can read and quilt together across the miles!