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I’m kicking off the week with my magazine winner…

Comment #60–BreannaS…congrats!  I’ll be in touch shortly!

Now onto some more fabricy goodness….let’s talk Notting Hill by Joel Dewberry.

If you guys have a chance to work with this amazing fabric, snatch it up!  The colors are so vibrant and really pretty much perfection.

 I’ve been working on a lot of different projects over the last several weeks and these fabrics have been just a joy to work with!  You will be able to purchase them sometime in November–I had heard the end of November.  So, keep an eye out for them.

In other news, for all of you Birdie Stitchers/Embroidery Lovers, I have a couple Holiday Embroidery designs that I hope to share with you as freebies in the very near future so be sure to keep an eye out for those also. =)

Enjoy your Monday!

Thanks everyone for stopping by during the MBS Sweet Celebrations Blog Hop!

The winner of my giveaway is Comment #344:

Congrats Sue Bone!  I’ll be in touch shortly!

If you weren’t a winner here at LMS, be sure to stop by all of the other blogs to see if you were a winner.  You’ll find a list of all of the participating blogs here.

And, you can now snag a MBS Sweet Celebrations book of your own on Amazon.

Happy Sewing!!

Hello, Hello!–Welcome to any new folks stopping by and thank you to my faithful readers for swinging by my stop on the Sweet Celebrations Blog Hop!

I have been just itching to share more new with you about the 2nd Moda Bake Shop book coming out very soon.  Last fall, Lissa Alexander, invited me to participate in the book and of course that was a huge “yes indeed” & now I can finally share a bit more about the book.

Sweet Celebrations is a precut friendly book with projects for all of your favorite holidays.  And today, my celebration for the blog hop is Wedding!  Which is perfect because I just happen to have several wedding projects in the Sweet Celebrations Book…here’s a little peek:

I made a trio of “Love” pillows & a Wedding quilt using a.m.a.z.ing fabrics from Fig Tree’s, California Girl line of fabric.

As you can see, tons of great projects!

So, for the blog hop, Moda decided to do a little Q & A with questions from Oda May for each of the chefs.  So, without further ado..a little bit more about Little Miss Shabby.

1.  Do you prefer to celebrate with cupcakes, cake pops, or just plain old cake?  Hmmm…I gotta be honest I am not much of a cake person in general.  I can totally pass up cake at any event with no problem.  Now, the hubster is a white cake guy all the way…and let me tell you, do not mess with the wedding cake…in his eyes it is one of the key elements to a great wedding.

2.  Do your pets/kids/spouse help or hinder your creative process? Help for sure!–well, maybe not so much the pets…although she does make for cute photo ops(can you spot her?):

My daughter, Chloe was 100% the inspiration for this pillow:

after she showed me this adorable little water color painting she made:

3.  If you could have a quilt shop spree, which items would you snag off the shelf?  I’m going to go with future items because it always seems like I am waiting on a fabric line to come out.  So, I would snag some Honey Honey by Kate Spain(I’ve seen a couple prints in person and they are fabulous!):

And, I’m also itching to see Bonnie & Camille’s next line of fabric after Marmalade.  I actually had a dream about it last night(seriously, I’m not the only one who dreams about fabric, right?).  It was an aqua, brown, orange line–they were going a more boyish route.  And it had the same tree fabric in the line as Just Wing It by Momo for Moda.  Craziness, right!?!

4.  What have you gained from the online quilting/sewing world?  What a vibrant community first of all!  I think the main thing I have learned is to just go for it, dive in & have fun…you can do it.  Too often, I think we sell ourselves and our skills short.

5.  What is your favorite part of quilting – fabric selection, piecing, quilting, binding, and why?  Definitely fabric selection…I love putting together stacks of fabric…I mean, seriously…

Bella by Lotta Jansdotter for Windham Fabrics

I actually began purchasing fabric before I ever touched a sewing machine or knew how to sew.

Now, as part of this blog hop, each chef was asked to share a recipe with you that corresponds to their assigned celebration.  Well, if you remember my celebration was wedding…and when we think wedding, we all think cake!  Well, as we learned earlier, I am soooo not a cake eater, however…I have a favorite cake…and it is one that is requested often to be made by my mom…it’s an old family recipe for Oatmeal Cake.  Just thinking about the ooey gooey delight that is this cake, makes me want some. =)

There you have it–a little bit of fluff about Little Miss Shabby–and now on to some more fun…

It’s Giveaway Time!

To enter to win a copy of Sweet Celebrations and a Moda Fat 8th Bundle, just leave me a comment.

Comments are now Closed.

(*Note: Only entrants with U.S addresses are eligible to win the actual book.  Winners with addresses outside the U.S. will win the e-book version).

You have from now until October 14 to leave a comment–winners will be announced on October 19.

Be sure to hop along to all of the other chefs’ blogs on the Blog Hop to enter to win a copy of the Sweet Celebrations book and some fantastic fabric.  You will be able to collect all of the yummy recipes on your hop as well. =)  A complete list of participating blogs is listed here.

I, very spur of the moment, decided to enter in this round of the Modern Quilted Pillow Swap over on flickr.  This swap runs a little bit differently than traditional swaps in that everyone makes whatever pillow design they would like, everyone votes on their favorites & based on the number of votes your pillow receives is how the pillow recipients are decided.

I made a 14″ appliqued United States of America pillow.  I free motion quilted across the USA part and hand quilted the background fabric.  It will soon be making it’s way to it’s new owner. =)

And now, the winner of the Stitch Craft Create Magazine giveaway….

Congrats Wendi!–I just sent you an email. =)

Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend–filled with lots of productivity–or relaxation–or both!

Hey all & Happy Monday to everyone!  The winner of the Martinique Layer Cake is:

Comment #1 from Rose who said:

Congrats Rose!–I’ve sent you an email. =)

Stop back tommorrow for the first post in the Fusion Blanket Crochet Along!

Today’s the day folks!  My cohorts and I are kicking off the Fusion Blanket Crochet Along with some great giveaways. =)

If you remember in one of my posts I mentioned that a layer cake would work perfectly for this project…so, I am giving away one layer cake of Martinique by 3 Sisters for Moda.

Cindy and Deb will be co-hosting the Crochet Along and they are also hosting giveaways on their blogs.  So make sure to stop by their blogs for a chance to win more fun giveaways.

Also, make sure to join the Fusion Blanket Crochet Along Group on Flickr.

And you can snag the crochet along button from my sideabar for your blog.—>

To enter my giveaway, just leave a comment on my blog.  Comments are now closed.

 Make sure to stop by Cindy & Deb’s Blogs to enter the other giveaways!  The giveaway winners will be announced next Monday followed by the first Fusion Blanket Crochet Along post on Tuesday.

As a reminder, here are the project supply requirements

• Charm Squares–You will need to decide how big you want your blanket to know how many charm squares you’ll need.  My completed (crocheted) block measures 6.5″ square.  So, I’m thinking maybe 52″ x 65″(a nice throw size).  I will need 80 completed squares ( my blanket will be 8 squares x 10 squares) which means I’ll need 160 charm squares.  The equivalent of 4 charm packs or 1 layer cake.
• Yarn–I picked up 3 skeins.  I will need to purchase more as I go.  I am not concerned about the dye lot varying a bit.  If you are, make sure to purchase plenty of yarn, or purchase yarn without a dye lot.  You could also opt to use different colors of yarn.
• Crochet Hook–Pick up the recommended crochet hook for the yarn you are using.  I am using a lighter weight yarn & the recommended hook is G which is what I purchased.
• Perle Cotton or Crochet Thread–This is for the blanket stitch around the outside edge.  For my trial block I used 8 wt. Perle Cotton which works great.  For my Marmalade blanket I will be using Crochet Thread–it’s a little bit more cost effective & I am all about that.

And of course, the original Fusion Blanket Pattern by Sewing Daisies.

 I had a lot of fun playing with some fabric this morning.  It’s possible I might be writing up some pattern instructions for some quilts for Quilt Market and I needed a little bit of a diversion… =)  I had pinned this image from pinterest:

These colors read so summery to me & I wanted to see what I could come up with to coordinate with them from my stash.

I did end up adding in a little bit of a darker blue–I tried it with just the lighter shade and it just didn’t have that needed “pop”.  I’m not sure what quilt I would make with this palette–I didn’t have one in mind as I was playing but I had fun nonetheless.

And now onto the Brrr! giveaway winner–I know you all scrolled down here right away. =p  The winner is:

Amy, #87, who said:

Amy and I are in the Stash Trad bee together.  She also has such a fun blog!  Hey Amy!–Congrats–I just zapped you an email. =)

So, by now you’ve probably all seen all of the wonderful deliciousness made using Laurie’s equally delicious line of fabric Brrr!.

1. Brrr! bear paw!, 2. Brrr quilt front, 3. Brrr! baby quilt, 4. Ursus {Maritimus} Major!, 5. Sleepover Pajamas in Brrr!, 6. Brrr! A Polar Bear Quilt, 7. Brrr! Triangles Quilt, 8. brrr! mini quilt, 9. Brrr! Rocket Ship wall hanging

I had so much fun working with these fantastic fabrics!

For all of my new followers, the Brrr! embroidery pattern is a free pdf pattern on my blog that I designed to coordinate with Brrr!.

Robert Kaufman fabrics sent me a fantastic Fat Quarter Bundle of Brrr! to share with my readers.  This fabric isn’t in stores yet, so if you’ve been itching to get your hands on some now is your chance!

Just leave a comment on this post and I’ll choose a winner.  I’ll leave the comments open for a week and draw a winner after that.

Happy Friday!

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And the Winner of The Leap Day Superior Thread Giveaway is:

Comment #58 who said:

Congrats Marilyn!  I’ve sent you an email. =)

I was fortunate enough to be contacted by Cindy of Live a Colorful Life to see if I’d be interesting in trying out some Superior Thread.  Well, I’m always up for trying out a new product and a great thread can mean the difference between a stellar project or time spent with a seam ripper…if you know what I mean! =p

I opted to try the MasterPiece Thread:

MasterPiece Cotton Thread
MasterPiece by Alex Anderson. Nature’s finest thread. #50 extra-long staple Egyptian-grown cotton for piecing, detail quilting, bobbin, lace, and applique. Very smooth with virtually no lint.

I’ve had a chance to work with this thread for several days now and my first impressions have been great.  I pieced the block above using this thread and was very happy with the thread–it’s very lightweight & smooth.  My Bernina gets a little bit snaggy about certain types of thread but, so far has been getting along great with the Superior Thread.  The recommended needle for this thread is a Topstitch 80/12 which I’m sure most of you have on hand all of the time.

I’ve also been using this thread to quilt my Pillow for the Pillow Talk Swap–although not advertised as a quilting weight thread, I wanted to use a thread that would bury itself nicely and I have been happy with the results.  I’ll share pictures of that project with you a bit later.

Giveaway Time!

I have two spools of Superior MasterPiece thread to give away.  Just leave a comment on this post and I’ll choose a winner Friday.

My niece, Ashley, thought this thread was pretty darn cool.

Kid Tested, Mother Approved! =)

Be sure to check out all the other Leap Day Superior Thread Giveaways going on in blogland today for more chances to try out this thread: