SMS Giveaway Winner

I am completely overwhelmed by all of the wonderful comments left on my SMS Giveaway Day post.  They were great fun to read and all the support and anticipation expressed for my 2014 scrap plans were so appreciated!  Thank you all for visiting my blog and following along.  

I truly am so grateful for each and every of you! 

Looks like this fun little bundle will be going to Diana of Red Delicious Life.  She has already been contacted and is looking forward to their arrival.

Thanks again everyone!  

I really did enjoy reading your comments on your favorite season.  I found myself thinking quite often, "oh, yeah, I love that too!"  Thanks for reminding me how lucky I am living in an area where we get to enjoy them all.

Snow Happens!

Snow in Eugene Oregon is not a good thing.  It has been almost a week since the snow storm, and we still have school closures and bad roads.  What about snow plows you ask?  I heard there are one or two running around the city but I sure haven't seen any signs of them.  It's pretty crazy!

The good news is I have just chosen to stay home and keep warm.  

Lots of time spent in the sewing room!

I quilted up my Churn Dash quilt.  I used Amy Smart's Easy Churn Dash pattern for sewing up the blocks.  My finished quilt measures 50" x 60" and I added some smaller scale blocks for some additional interest.  I decided to quilt a simple meandering feather in a cream colored thread so the quilting really doesn't show.

As my goal was to make this quilt entirely from my stash, I ended up piecing in some prints on the back.

You would have thought this quilt made a dent in my 30's fabric but I still have quite a pile of them left.

Not wanting to put them back in my stash, I decided to cut a bunch of strips and make up these fun log cabin blocks.  I need to find some background fabrics so I can finish up the top.

I think there are 30 12.5" blocks all finished up.

The biggest project I have been working on has been the kitchen remodel.  I am happy to say all the construction is finally finished.  (WooHoo!!)

Now I just need to sew up some curtains, paint some furniture, finish up some wall art, make potholders and recover some chairs. (sigh)







Hopefully Santa brings me some new dishes because all of my old ones went to Goodwill and I am almost out of paper plates!

If you are wondering, the cabinets came from Ikea (purchased sight unseen) and I am really happy with them.  They worked great for my 1940's home where nothing is level.

Hope all of you are staying warm and getting all those handmade gifts finished up.  I finished up my last one this morning and will be sharing pictures after Christmas.

A reminder:  If you haven't entered my fabric giveaway yet, you can go here for the details (You have until the 13th to do so).  Once you enter, be sure and visit Sew Mama Sew to check out all the other blogs taking part this year.

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Linking up with Freshly Pieced for WIP Wednesday, Sew Much Ado for We Did It Wednesday, My Quilt Infatuation for Needle and Thread Thursday and Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish it up Friday.

Giveaway Day!

It is finally here!  The big biannual event we all look forward to.  So many blogs to check out, giveaways to enter, and projects to be inspired by.  Yep, it is Giveaway Day hosted by Sew Mama Sew.

If this is your first visit here, welcome.  If you are already a reader, I have some news to share!  Many of you have expressed you enjoy seeing what I do with scraps. So for 2014, I will be sharing all sorts of tips for scrap storage, quilt inspiration, tutorials for scrap quilts and hopefully a Scrap-A-Long or two.  Whew...Now that it is in writing, I'm committed!  We will be starting slow but if the support is there, I'm ready to help you work through your scrap bins and make some beautiful projects.  

 Here are a few examples of some recent quilts to come out of my scrap bin.  But with so many of you following along, I will be pushing myself to step it up a notch and get even more creative.

But that's not why many of you are stopping by.  I know, just get to the giveaway!  I decided to share some frosty blues and purples with a lucky reader.  Lots of fun designers in this pick.  There are five fat quarters and a regular quarter cut (Kate Spain) in this fun fabric bundle. 

To enter, just leave me a comment letting me know your favorite season.  I love Spring, Fall, Winter, then lastly, Summer.  Even with the below zero temperatures we have been having, I will still take Winter over Summer any day.  Oh, and followers of my blog get a second entry.  Just leave an additional entry letting me know how you follow.  Please make sure you’re not a no-reply blogger (or leave an email address in your comment if you’re not sure). I may not be able to reply to all comments left during the giveaway as it gets a bit overwhelming!  But I certainly will try.

The giveaway is open until December 13th, 5pm PST. International guests are always welcome!  

***Sorry, this giveaway is now closed!  Best of luck to all that entered!*** 

The giveaway winner is Diana of Red Delicious Life.

 Good luck everyone!  And if you have those pesky scraps piling up, you are going to want to hit this Bloglovin' button to help inspire you to give them some attention in the coming year!