Monday, September 9, 2013

Pin It Blog Hop Starts Tomorrow

The Pin It Blog Hop starts tomorrow and my reveal day is scheduled for Friday the 13th--LOL.  I can't wait to see what everyone has created. 

I love pin cushions and have lots.  Most of mine are nothing fancy, or expensive, but they make me smile and that's what is important.  These are the few metal pin cushions that I keep on a little shelf.  A few of these were picked up when I was in England and my favorite is the little bee skep as the lid lifts off and there is a pin cushion inside.  Aren't you surprised I didn't say the cat is my favorite?


Be sure to visit Sew We Quilt tomorrow when the blog hop kicks off.  Here is the complete Pin It schedule:



September 10
Meadowbrook




September 16
De Zondagssteek


Cheers,

Debi
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Saturday, September 7, 2013

Banner Day

It has been a banner day as I actually completed the 5 mile run for SNACK--yippee!!!   Don't laugh, but I walked the course since I really can't run.  The best part, I came in dead last--LOL!!!  It was great fun and I am pooped to say the least.


Now for some fun news, I will be participating in the Wicked Blog Hop and I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with as it is always very exciting and so many folks are just cleverly wicked. 

Cheers,

Debi


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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Progress Made

I've been slowly working on several projects and this weekend I actually made great progress.  My kitty blocks for SNACK are coming along and I should have my 16 done in no time.


Speaking of SNACK, I will be walking in a 5-Mile Run for SNACK on Saturday.  Am I ready?  Nope, but I'll be there and give it my best try.  The money raised goes to support spay/neuter efforts for kitties in our area.

Speaking of kitties, my last post was my entry in the Pets on Quilts show and I was a random winner of a prize from Inchwork Fabrics.  Yippee!

Cheers,

Debi

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Thursday, August 15, 2013

My Favorite Quilt Show!

Anyone who knows me will not be surprised to learn that I love the Quilts on Pets quilt show.  In support of Padsworth's Project and Lilypad Quilting I thought I would share a little about my foster cat Smokey.

Smokey was a stray who found himself in a high-kill shelter a couple of weeks ago where he was scheduled to be euthanized because he was older, had some missing teeth, and an "odd" tail.  Lucky for Smokey he had a shelter angel who thought he was very special and sought out the help of a rescue.  His second angel came in the form of a rescue that was willing to take a chance on such a sweet boy.

It turns out Smokey is super loving, purrs up a storm, kneads like there is no tomorrow, and is just one heck of a wonderful cat.  Oh, his tail is a bit shorter than the average kitty tail and it has a kink in it which is a recessive gene in the Siamese cat.  You see Smokey is a Blue-Point Balinese which is a medium/long-haired Siamese.

Smokey is a snuggle-bunny and what could be more appropriate than a Siamese cat quilt to snuggle up with.  Here is checking out my Temple Guardians quilt which is a Story Quilts pattern.

Smoky is just learning all about cats and quilts and it's a good thing Buffy and Mittens, also former shelter kitties, know all about being a supervisor when it comes to quilting.

I entered my Temple Guardians quilt in our guild's quilt show last month and it ended up taking third place in its category.  The visitors to our show voted on the quilts and I thought is was wonderful they liked my quilt.

Now here is the funny part about my quilt.  After it was pieced together and right before I started to machine quilt it I noticed I had put the blocks together in the opposite order from the pattern.  Oh well, no big deal, but wait there's more.  While the quilt was hanging in the quilt show I noticed one of my blocks was upside down--LOL!!!  Thankfully, it is the block with the kitty curled up so it's not that noticeable, but it sure made me chuckle.

If you are in the Central Ohio area and an interested in learning more about Smokey (aka Bali), please visit Persian Purebred Purrbaby Rescue to learn more about him.


Be sure to visit all of the pets on quilts at Lily Pad Quilting.


pets on quilts
 
Cheers!

Debi






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Sunday, August 11, 2013

Green Beans and a Show

Well there hasn't been much quilting going on around here as it has been a very busy month.  I have several projects in various stages that need attention but instead I have been spending any free time canning beans.  Fresh from the garden!


I need to find a little time soon so I can join the linky party for the Pets on Quilts 2013 and once everyone is linked up it is always great fun to see everyone's pets and quilts.  I hope you'll visit the show.



Cheers!

Debi
 
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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Finished and Sold!

I did get my little spool quilt done in time for the quilt show and it sold!  I was tempted to buy it myself but I did resist. 
The quilting design I decided to attempt was the Baptist Fan and it didn't turn out too bad.
Here it is at the quilt show ready for bidders.
 I know it is hard to see but at least you get the idea.

Now on to my next project....

Cheers!

Debi


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Saturday, July 13, 2013

Just Spoolin' Around

Just Spoolin' Around is the name of our guild's quilt show and at the last minute I decided to make a little spool quilt for the silent auction.  I used Bonnie Hunter's spoolin' around pattern to make the little 3" spools and they were such fun to make I know I will make this pattern again once I have more time.


I used scraps from my Easy Street quilt because I just love those colors and they hadn't made it back into my stash closet.  I have to get the quilt quilted though and as usual thinking about what to quilt is always the question.  Do I just simply meander or should I try something like the Baptist Fan?  Well I have to make my decision quickly because it has to get done this weekend!

Interested in attending a lovely quilt show and are in the Mansfield, Ohio area?  Join the Mansfield Millennium Quilters for their quilt show on July 20 and 21st at the Richland County Fairgrounds. 

Cheers!

Debi




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