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!

WOW - Wednesday February 7, 2018

OK - It's a Wednesday...

Time to look around and see where I am at on a few of my OTHER Projects.

I tried to not 'Start" a Lot of New Projects last year, too many to count, that were resisted.

I did start these 3 Projects in 2017

Pat Sloan 2017 BOM "Children's Library"

2017 Designer Mystery - Fat Quarter Shop

Lori Holt - Spelling Bee Saturday

Having the Portable Design Wall up is very Helpful!

When I find the Blocks and take time to get them up to see the colors - LOOK!

 9 Blocks - Need the setting Square in a Square blocks/sashing

7 of the 12 Blocks DONE

Ordered the pattern for the Finishing, didn't know it wasn't included :(

I don't usually order Blocks of the Month online with Kits.  

These kits had a LOT of extra Fabric.

YEA for FQS. (Fat Quarter Shop)

This is #9 on the 2018 UFO List

and lastly Lori got me started on this book when I saw the cute letters showing up on her Blog.

also found each Saturday on Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber Blog

 we are halfway there...

I see that I need to space out the BLUE Letters.

 Or make a few extra in other colors... duh, I am already doing that.

Marking off the letters I have ready for the Grandchildren names Quilt.

This is # 8 on my UFO list HERE

I did start a few others, like the Garden Party and 2nd Midnight Flight at the Retreat with Bonnie.

AND the Mystery I just finished, it's a Flimsy HERE

I'm a Quiltville Groupie!

So far in 2018 I have started Just ONE NEW Block of the Month

Pat Sloan's "Let's Go Camping" BOM

I have one of the 2 Blocks done for this.

I shared it last week HERE

But I will be starting this one next month...

Eleanor Burns is Celebrating "40 Fabulous Years"

I saw this quilt at Road to CA...and online on her Facebook page and on YouTube Webinars

I know a few of my quilty friends will  be LOL - ing all over the place...

YES, There are LOG Cabins!

She used her Go Cutter to cut them, I will decide later IF I will make & use them.

The webinar's start in 8 DAYS on YouTube.

I watched her Webinar's last year and ordered the Patterns.

They were fun but no Big Projects came from them.

So Laugh all you want... 

I started watching Eleanor when I was a Newlywed in Mesa on PBS.

The year was 1976-80...

My Boys asked me to turn the volume down... her voice was squeaky, they said.

They wanted to know who was picking up that fabric off the floor...???

I was a star-struck fan at EXPO when I met her in 2010.

She signed all the Books I dragged along. plus a Siggy Square.

I will NEVER forget seeing her come down the aisle in the Expo Tent pulling strips out of her sleeves.  That was her "Still Stripping after 25 years" Show. 

How excited was I to see her last year at Road to CA!!!?

I missed seeing her this year by one DAY.

Today I got the email that my Pattern Book to go along with the Webinar is on it's way.

There's a Facebook Group just for this group too!

I'm just a little excited.

Easy to get me excited, huh??

My "Name Dropper" reputation is showing...