foiled by ball trim!

i made this little project for a super fun friend but it is still in my possession therefore... 

you only get to see a snippet. 

and well... i pulled on one of the balls a bit too hard... 

(come on, get your mind out of the gutter!)

any ideas how to fix it?

I went to the Gap!

at the beginning of the summer Rhonda asked me if i was willing to be featured on her Podcast...

i was very flattered and of course i said yes!

so, a little over a week ago I was featured.  she is such a fun fun fun person and does a great podcast...  give it a listen...  and you will learn a little more about me...



you can subscribe to her podcast on itunes and listen on your ipod while you sew, like i do.  or listen on her blog, she is so great and so funny... you won't be disappointed.

birthday loot...

my birthday was last weekend...
as in september 3rd...
not yesterday...

i was very successful in my birthday winnings...

yes.. you are seeing correctly.  i got a new SERGER!  i am such a happy girl.
this ol' girl and i have many plans!
many many plans.

on another note.  after MONTHS of good intentions and foiled plans i finally went to my very first modern quilt guild meeting on thursday.  it is held at the Quilt Barn and it was really fun.  i met a couple of girls that i think are going to be such fun to get to know...

 Heather is the owner of the Barn and she was kind enough to let me do a little shopping after the meeting... 

so with my birthday money in my back pocket

i got this little stack...

the top print is by robert kauffman.  

it is called prom.  

it is going to make itself into a couple of these.... 

on saturday we trucked the whole family out to go to garage sales and i hit the jackpot!
i spied a sale listed as such... "Attention Quilters"
"who! who! what? what?"

yes dear...

 i love you...

 for taking me...

 and not getting too grumpy...

i feel i did have some restraint... my pile could have been much bigger... much much much bigger...

so here they are... my serger and grace...  they are getting along really well so far.  i really do not see any fights or arguments in the future.  i think they understand they are supposed to be best friends...

Vote!!! and you just might win!

hey all you great people... i have a little favor to ask of you...

i need you to go vote for my friend sara.

she entered a "design a block" competition to win an accuquilt cutter and is a finalist!

SHE IS IN THE TOP THREE!

bad news is she is currently in second place!

and we all know what that means...

second place is the first looser!  

and looser she is not!

seriously, lets get her some more votes!
p.s. when you link over, you vote on the sidebar...

she is offering a giveaway on her blog to everyone who votes for her.

and what the hell... so will I!

if you go vote for her... and she wins... i will give a little something away too... you know, something super awesome... like fabric, or a tote bag, or some pickeled green beans (i made 10 pints today).  

but rest assured, it will be awesome.

this is the block she designed...

seriously pretty cool right! i love it.

so really go vote for her. she is an amazing quilter, funny as hell, and is the best bee moderator i know.

she is a benevolent leader.

leave me a comment telling me you voted for her and i will pick a winner... if she wins...

so go vote...

if you tweet about this, blog about it, or fb about it, you can enter a couple more times.

just tell me what you did in the comments. and make sure you are not a no reply blogger... i need to be able to let you know that she and you won!

 lets get the word out--- fast. she only has TWO DAYS LEFT!!!