Giveaway

Another great giveaway...go visit Annie and sign up for her give away. Get this she is giving away two kits for Valentine's Day. And they are complete kits! Didn't know such a thing existed!!
One kit makes a needle case. The second one makes a flower block that can be used in a quilt or pillow. One is a fusible thread applique' kit and the other is mocked needle turn applique'.

She'll be drawing the winner on Feb. 17th...my Black Lab Legend's ninth birthday....maybe that's a sign I'll win..........well a gal can dream can't she????

Giveaway---OTTLITE

You read correctly an OttLite Giveaway!!!

I can't get over it! Go by and visit Quilting on a Budget and read how to enter the drawing to be held on Feb. 22, 2009.

I also noticed on the Ottlite website where they now have screw in bulbs so you can turn one of your decorative lamps you already own into an Ottlite. Didn't know that!!!

Giveaway!!!

Go by and visit Mother Superior and sign up for the giveaway. What's the giveaway you ask?

A $50.00, yes $$$$$$Fifty Dollar$$$$$$$ Retail, gift certificate in honor of Valentine's Day, at Superior Threads.

Click on the link on my sidebar that looks like the picture above to go to their website. Won't be hard to find $50. worth of items there to purchase with it!!!

Giveaway

Go by and see Debi at Debi Quilts she has 22 beautiful fat quarters (entire line) from the P & B Textiles Tunisia line she is going to give away since she just came back from vacation!

Thrifting

The other day my friend who is Queen of the Thrift Stores called me while I was ironing fabric. She said she had an iron she had ordered from one of the shopping networks but didn't like it as it was heavy and it was too late to send it back to be returned. I told her I loved heavy irons. I'd buy it from her because mine was getting old, a LOT hours on it and I expected it to die on me any day now. She would try to find in and bring it over but was not taking a cent for it. She came by the other day and it was a Rowenta. I about died!! I was beyond thrilled! Used it last night to iron fabric. It's smaller than my Rowenta Professional model but has the same looking sole plate just a tad smaller. Believe it irons better in fact. The sprayer on mine doesn't work half the time this one works like a charm. Only thing it kept setting off the fire/smoke alarm. I was ironing the same place I always do not directly underneath it but nearby.

While fixing supper last night she called me and described this fabric she saw at one for $2.97. She was at one of the thrift stores in another area of town and she said it was a pile of it. I told her get it I'd pay her. She came on in with this ARMLOAD of blue background large floral print. She thought it had been washed because it felt rather stiff. Between you and me because of that stiffness I doubt I would have bought it. She doesn't have a computer so won't be reading this. I threw it in the washer and dryer. She thought I was crazy to wash it. Told her I threw all fabric in the washer and when it came home with me if it was going to run or shrink I wanted it done before I spent hours making something not afterwards and ruin the project. Out of the dryer and onto the ironing board.

I measured it. Granted it's not top quality fabric but at almost 11 continuous yards for less than Three Dollars!!! I figure I'll use some for a quilt backing and some will be cut up for scrap collection. Maybe a totebag from it. Oh, it did come out softer. It's not wide enough for a decorator fabric but on the heavy side.

My DD had stopped in a thrift store a little over a mile from us and bought a piece of fabric the other day. Told me they had right much in there and a pile of patterns. I needed milk so when I ran out to get it a few minutes ago I ran in there to look. Got some fabric, the price was right, threw it in the washing machine. When it comes out of the dryer I'm cutting it up for Scrap Therapy and Bonnie Hunter Scrap Quilts. I got a pattern for vintage style aprons.
Don't know why this came up sideways it was saved vertically. There were hundreds of patterns in a huge basket. Tons of Vogue. Wish I had time to go through them. Most looked never used. The one I got has been used....I'm just hoping all of the pieces are there.

I did add pictures of the fabrics I talked about under "Tuesday's Ramblings" if you want to see them.

Tuesday Ramblings

Had OB-GYN appointment this morning. I left early, Papa home with the three grandbaby girls. I was taken early as the Stork was flying around one hospital and circling for a landing at another. They rushed me back and through the steps before you see him, saw him and out of there before my appointment time. Since I had some time before I was expected home I made a quick stop by the bank to deposit a check and get some cash. And SHUSH DON'T TELL I then decided my favorite haunt Nancy's Calico Patch was open and I had time to stop by, Papa would never be wiser. They only had two working, one on floor and one in classroom. Owner at a meeting and another employee at teacher/parent conference. But I did get two rulers for an upcoming class. A neat newspaper print in black and white design fabric.

Got a yard. Not sure what I'll do with it but thought I must own a yard of it.Then I bought a few square of fabrics, a couple fat eighth's and fat quarter that took my eye and the main reason for my stopping in to pickup Martha's free Design of the Month.

Will add some pictures later...have to check on supper!!! OH CRAP.....Stocks tumble after Bank Bailout Plan Announced.........just came on braking news alert.........I DID NOT need to hear that.......Not much left in our IRA's as it is now.....and what few stocks we own have also gone to H in a hand-basket.....neither worth the paper they were written on...........sure wish we had sold out back in May!!!

My opinion when they were dropping rates and homes selling for so much more than appraised......they should have been raising the rates..........if they had then now there would be something to lower to help........and heck it may have prevented this MESS.........and apparently since Andrea' husband kept dropping them...........we're doomed...

Laura's Party

Papa and Great-granddaddy waiting for the party to startFirst we ate and we had either cheese or pepperoni pizza and/or hamburgers on the grill.

Next Laura opened her presents. Christmases and birthdays past she had no interest in opening presents. Open on and run off and play. Today was different...hey this is SO MUCH FUN. She ripped right through them without Mommy's helpful hands.

Hey what is inside this big bag???

Why it's a new purse!!!

And this necklace that Mommy made!

Her great-grandparents were there along with both sets of grandparents, Mommy's two sisters and their families, Daddy's brother and his family, and a bunch of family friends!! There were probably 25 or so helping to celebrate Laura's birthday from four months to age ninety something.
This looks like it is a hit with her.
But this tube of ''Ickstick" was a huge success straight onto the lips and the tube right to her pocket. Stopping between gifts to reapply. It is most important for girls to have lipstick, excuse me "Ickstick" on their lips.
A bright and cheery birthday cake for a bright and cheery three year old!
After cake and ice cream the cousins and friends went outside to play it was in the sixties here today and lots of sunshine. It has been so cold here. Laura takes 'boyfriend' from school for a spin in her pink jeep Santa brought her. It has a radio and they kept changing the station. Cousin Justin is grabbing it to prevent her letting the jeep roll into on of the cars on the side of the street. It's a quiet cul-de-sac and with wonderful neighbors who are always looking out for the kids on the street riding their bikes, skateboards, tricycles, scooters, cars, playing catch, street hockey, street tennis, etc. DD and her friends used to play baseball on the lot her house is built on and you always had to be on the outlook for a baseball back in the day.