hello new friend

i had the best time meeting up with Lu of For the love!

my husband was funny. 

he said: well, when she comes to pick you up if she turns out to be a 64 yr. old man, don't get in the car!

as you can see, not a 64 yr. old man!

she was so sweet~!

i just loved her! 

we chatted and chatted the whole time while eating some super delicious pizza and then had a short trip to anthropologie.  

i love that place.

it is so fun to meet people you "know" online.  

lu was just as sweet in person as she is virtually and i can't wait to see her again!

oh, and her little boy was super cute!

i am already hatching some master plans to have him marry my little miss s.  ;)

oh, and one more thing... my ironing board has received a face lift. 

i have been ironing on it for a few weeks now and i am happy. 

now i need to get a new iron before i kill off my mini rowenta.

xx

nicke

Heal at do.Good stitches

you all know about Do.good stitches...

a modern charity bee.

quilters and stitchers making quilts together to donate to charities.

when Rachel asked me to host a circle, i was very flattered to say the least and immediately said YES!

the HEAL circle will make quilts that will be donated to hospice patients and their families.  

now, i understand that the role of hospice is comfort care and not healing but i hope the quilts we donate will help heal the hearts of the families.

April was our first month and as I was in charge i thought it would be great to start out simple.
I chose pinwheels as the first assignment.

this is a mosaic of the blocks...minus a couple...

   ... plus these two...

i have two more blocks i haven't taken a pic of yet... 

i am excited about this quilt and hope to get it pieced together this weekend.  

i have been toying with the idea of sashing and i can't decide. 

 but i am leaning toward not...

i love the scrappy crazyness of the quilt.

April is Emily's month

i made these two blocks for her. 

i love them equally...

but really what makes me the happiest about being the moderator of this circle is this...

Manda, one of the quilters in our circle, emailed me last week.  

as in last thursday, and this is what she said.

prepare to cry your eyes out if you click on this link...

http://valdostadailytimes.com/local/x101447258/Valdostan-given-special-gift

"This article is about my mother's God daughter.  She's on hospice now, and I'm not sure how long she'll live, or if we could get a quilt together that quick. We are in the middle of getting ready to move, but I wanted to ask you and see if you had any ideas of how to get a quilt to Mackenzie quick like. I'm trying to think of away I could get blocks quickly, put the top together, and maybe beg the services of one of the ladies in the group to quilt it. I do have a friend with a longarm that I might be able to talk into helping out, but she's out of town for a couple of months. I figured it could be a lap size quilt. I understand that it might not be doable, but, well.  It makes me so sad :( " 

my immediate reaction was ABSOLUTELY we will do this!  i posted a thread on our group, manda posted a thread on the do.Good stitches page and on the ba{m}s page .  

the thing about hospice is you never know how long someone has left, so the quicker the better!

the intention was to get the blocks sent to manda within a week, as in by today.

and these are the blocks that i could find on flickr that were for mackenzie.  

mine are the two on the bottom in the middle.

i believe that manda is piecing this very special quilt together this weekend. 

it feels so good to know that sweet little mackenzie is going to get this quilt!  

thank you to manda for giving us the opportunity to share in something so very special! 

xx

nicke

bee blocks... the march edition.

i made some blocks in march/april...

for our guild bee i made these grannies are for tara. 

 i had such a great time making them that i offered to make two more and she sent me home with more fabric.  i love the fabrics she is using.  so pretty! 

 in the wonky bee i made these two polaroid blocks are for Jacey... 

my dear friend that is getting hitched this weekend.  

i am so excited for her.

 i love this lady... spiking the punch... ssshhhh don't tell....

jacey got my first curves...

i also made two house blocks for Heide for the bee a{modern}swapper.  but because i lost my camera i had to send them out without pictures, you will he happy to know the camera is found and has been assigned a very special place!  we will see how long it is before i loose it again!  

also, i am super excited... 

i get to have lunch with a super fun person tomorrow!  yayay!  

so excited to meet you Lu!  

p.s. she is having a sale on all of her quilting patterns because she opened a new online shop...

all of her patterns are $5.00!!!

 

 you get them super fast, as in they are emailed to you as soon as you buy them... 

i know, i bought a couple today... ;)

 so go over, buy a couple.  

and hurry because they are only $5.00 for 24 hours!  ;)

xx

nicke

i vow to follow through...

the link up for the finish along has long expired but i really love this whole idea, so i am going listing my goals anyway...

oh crap... no it hasn't!  i am linking up as it is not too late!!!  yahoo!

so, my list is as follows...

I, Nicke, do solemnly swear to finish the following things by June.


1...  Fly Girl


2...  Dream On


3...  the fancy poop.

4...  my notebook cover.

5...  the flannel pillowcases that have been waiting and waiting and waiting...

6...  jordie's quilt.

p.s.  how would you quilt this???


7...  the 2 ipad covers that have been promised and started.

8...  all those bee blocks... jessica's, trina's, tara's, kz's. plus the others that will be assigned... will all be done on time.

9.  use my new stack of fabrics with a few more solids and make a quilt for that man i love...



i vow i will get it all done!

xx
nicke

Winner...

The winner of the Necklace from the Shabby Apple giveaway is....

#17... Hannah J. Holmes

I have sent you an email.... ;)  congrats!!!

p.s.

i bought this the other day with my 50% off coupon...

this is up next...

Shabby Apple Giveaway!!!

So with all of this winning i have been doing lately i thought it was appropriate to host a giveaway here!  

and luckly, SHABBY APPLE came to the rescue! yes, i said shaaaaaaabby aaaaaaaaapple... 

they have all sorts of cute vintage style dresses

i love this love me do dress and i would take the car too!

 

and if i were to marry spencer again, i would wear the tinsel town skirt with the city of angels shirt... 

love, seriously!

i would probably wear red lipstick too!

and

they also have the cutest shoes... 

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i need these ones... like bad! 

and lucky lucky lucky lucky lucky you.... they also have amazing vintage inspired jewelry 

the love knot necklace is so sweet.

i really love the honey bee necklace 

but my very favorite is the white rabbits time keeper. 

so vintage, so lovely! 

so, do you like this necklace?  

the white rabbits time keeper.

do you want it?

because shabby apple is letting me give one away to one of you today!!!  

hip! hip! hooray!

to enter all you have to do is "LIKE" Shabby Apple on Facebook, or tell me if you already do, like them that is... ;)

if you tweet about this giveaway... you get two extra entries...

if you blog about this giveaway... you can get three extra entries...

just make sure you ask you followers to like shabby apple on fb!  

that is a total of 6 entries up for grabs for this great necklace!

oh oh! and because shabby apple is so great you also have a special chance to save with a 10% off discount code for the whole month of april!  just use the discount code  "kisskiss10off"

so best of luck to all of you! 

go shop at shabby apple!

have a great easter weekend!

u.s. entries only....

i will pick the winner on thursday...

xx

nicke

1st quarter finish a-long report...

what i did finish!...

swoon

 purple cherry

 wonky baby

what i intended to finish... 

swoon... check.

fly girl... not check.  

backing fabric is ready and it has been sitting on the floor in my sewing room waiting for its turn.

dream on... not check.

but i was successful in finding a vintage sheet that is going to look fantastic on the back.  

i just need batting... 

my goal of a quilt a month is going smashingly well!  

three finishes in three months.
success...

and i have another that is nearly done!  

keep a sharp eye out for that one...

 it is a doozy! 

xx
nicke

and the Winner is..... ME!!!!!

and another..., a photo by xx Nicke on Flickr.

i feel like i have hit the fabric jackpot! 

last week i won the Hello Pilgrim bundle donated by Julie from Intrepid Thread at Rachel's festival of scrappiness! 

awesome! 

today i won the Pink Castle/Ginger Monkey bundle making contest!!! 

 those two cool girls conspired and came up with a super fun contest where bloggers could pick 12 fabrics from Brenda's shop and the best 2 bundles would win! 

I WON!!!

can you believe it! i am so excited... 

and you can buy it too!!! go ahead, buy it!!! 

 you won't be sorry! 
i hope it sells and sells and sells.... go ahead... buy it!

i would have bought it if i hadn't won!  

xx

nicke

Invisible Zipper Tutorial at the Gap...

I have an invisible zipper tutorial up at the Gap today... 

head on over and check it out.  

if you have any questions let me know.  

and don't forget to link up to Rhonda's (that's rhonda with an h) finish a long...

that is a reminder for you and for me! 

xx

nicke

my dirty sampler.

just so you know, if you scroll down, you will see something that is maybe a little offensive for some, a lot offensive for others...

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there are dirty words, some overly dirty... some just funny... but all of it is awesome! 

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you have been warned... 

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chawne and i decided that we should swap... 

she loved my "a fancy f*ck" that i contributed for her "Give a F*ck" project.  i love her red work! seriously, i LOVE her red work!

the perfect mildly dirty swap was set in motion with an april deadline... i got this last week... as in still march...not april. she is an overachiever in more ways than one and is one of the coolest sweetest women i have met...virtually.  

can you believe how awesome this is???  i asked her for milder words so it would be a little more child friendly.  although i asked for one f*ck just because this is possibly my favorite of all time but not child friendly...  and she decided on a "fancy poo" since it is a bit milder to display in the home... 

my dirty sampler., a photo by xx Nicke on Flickr.

it is april now and as soon as i finish the two things that have a fast approaching/past deadline it will be all about fancy poo's at this house... :)


xx
nicke