Mug Rug

So I signed up for a Mug Rug swap but for some reason I was forgotten, missed or whatever.  So my Friend Leona over at Leona's Quilting Adventure offered to do a swap with me for a mug rug, well I said yes of course.  I have never made a Mug Rug so I was thinking long and hard about this and how I wanted it to look.

I found some fabric it is called - Collection for a cause HOPE - and it has the colours that Leona likes and I made this Mug Rug for her.

So I did a Nine Patch and then on the other side I did a Signature Block from Kathleen Tracy - Sentimental Quilter.  In stead of signing it I put "Friends are the sunshine of life - John Hay 1871" I really hope that Leona will like this.  I loved making it that I might make a few for my Christmas Box.

Fabric giveaway over at Stray Stitches

Good Morning all,
I just thought that I would let you all now about some fabric giveaway over at Stray Stitiches.  She has 400+ followers so she is have a fabric giveaway.
I love reading her Blog as well it is very interesting with some laughs.

Well, it is time for me to go outside and get us dug out, as it snowed again and we are some what snowed in but with the soft fluffy stuff this time, so shoveling will not be too bad.

Your frozen Canuck

Succumbed to Kathleen Tracy

I have succumbed to Kathleen Tracy…I have just decided that I am going to bite the bullet and purchase signed copies of her books… I love the stories and the projects that are in there…

I have a borrowed copy of Prairie Children and their quilts, and I really plan on doing all the projects in this book, I plan to do a project a month, with that being said, I will have the book on loan for a year, and really that is not at all fair, so I purchased one  – Signed and all

While on her blog/store, I bought all of her books – Signed Copies and I purchased the one that is out of print a while ago and I just need to work on the projects in this book as well.  I just can’t wait for the books to arrive.  Hopefully they will be here when I return from my trip to Arizona, and then I can start to read the stories and create my own stories…

This year is going to be a year of leaning and tweaking my points with little quilts.

Signature Block Swap

I have joined the "Small Quilt Talk" and they are currently doing Kathleen Tracy signature block.  These blocks are 5" unfinished and very cute, I am in the swap for the unwashed fabric there are 18 of us and the blocks have to be done by the 1st of April.  Well, I found my fabric in my stash that I used to make the blocks.  One night I cut all my blocks to the size that they are suppose to be, one night piecing and a couple of hours signing each block.

One of Kathleen's suggestions is to use freezer paper to stabilize the signature block for when you sign.  So I first has to try without just to see if I could - as I do, do stitchery so how much more difficult could signing a block..  Well I have learned that the freezer paper is a great idea, and why would you not listen to the creator of this block in the first place...  I will now be adding freezer paper to the back of my stitchery before I do the tracing as it works GREAT!!!

So I have all my blocks pieced, signed and ready to be sent to the hostess.  This swap was great, and I kind of regret not signing up for the Washed swap, but I am not sure how to really wash the fabric so I thought that I would just stay clear of that until I really want to figure this one out....

I can't wait to see what kind of blocks that I will be receiving from this swap.

Flood Relief Auction-in Full Swing

So the auctions are in full swing... Have you been out there looking/bidding?  They have the master sheet out a Make it Perfect.  This will take you right to the master sheet, and it is broken down in different categories...
So with me, I am a shop-a-holic so this is just right up my ally.  I have been to a few sights and placed a few bids - not knowing what the exchange rate is -oops- hubby might be mad at this but it is for a good cause... So I phone my bank RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) and I got the exchange rate.
$10 CND will give you $9.44(approx.) AUD

So I have placed 2 bids on the below sights from the master Sheet.
Kerry Swains Cottage
Sugarlane Quilts

There were a few others that I wanted to bid on but they were all out of my price range - $200+  Looking at some of the things that are up for Auction - I am amazed at this.  I have not had time to go through all but I am going to try today once Roy is off to School.

Remember the Auction Closes at Midnight Monday so for us - Sunday at Midnight - or somewhere around there with the time difference.  Good Luck and Have Fun

Our Post System

Back in October, I had a DR appointment so I decided to do my mail in the city by my Dr. office.  It was a post office attached to a Macs Store.  I will never be doing this again as my block swap partners for October (my first swap and first month) got their blocks mid November if not later and I really could not believe how long it took.  I also posted my Fall into Fall Freebie (at the same time).  I just received an email form Crafty Pug and she finally received her package...3 months later...I looked at my receipt and it was checked ground!!! but when I took it to my local Post Office and showed this to them with the receipt, I paid for Air!!!  Man did the guy over at the Mac store get a good joke out of me.  Paid for Air but was shipped ground, and that is way it took so long for Crafty Pug to get her package... I will be more careful on this for next time that is for sure when I say AIR I will make sure that, that little box is marked AIR.

Sorry Crafty!  I am just glad that you received your package and you love the Splish Splash

Nine and Crossroads

I have done it!!! I have finished my quilt and all the fabric used where from my Gone to Texas leftovers... I never went into any other stash, I am so proud of my self.  And to top that off, I still have leftovers to be added to my stash...

I really can't believe how quickly that this quilt came together.  I am not sure if I am getting better with my seams - making sure that they are 1/4.  I can't believe the look of this quilt, on Friday I might go and see if I can find some backing for this.

I am done quilting for awhile as it does take so much time to do the cutting and piecing so I have to save my energy for Club and I would like to get started on my Stitcher for the Gardener's Journal.