Pin Cushion and Giveaway

Shop hop is over, and I got the final piece I needed (and a few surprises) for the Pinchusion swap. Here is a photo of part of it, but I can't reveal the entire pincusion just yet!!!

I hope my swap pattern loves this!! It has been so much fun.

Well, I know that I am pretty new to the blogging world but I have decided to do a giveaway. There is a catch of course, I have a counter at the bottom of my blog and I am hoping to get it up to 500 people that have visited my blog. Once I reach 500 I will post a giveaway - with a quilting theme - and of course you know what comes following that... LOTS OF FUN IN THE MAILBOX!

Here is my favorite quilt from Shop Hop. It was at Piper's Quilt and Comforts. This is completely hand appliqued. WOW! This store offers lots in quilting (especially applique - MY FAVORITE) and knitting. The owner is even doing videos for Expert Village in order to assist beginners in making quilts. What a way to reach out to the quilting world! I know that I have learned a ton from Jeanette.

Well - Summer is officially started, I know it sounds kind of late, but Andy is finally out of elementary school. He will be attending Junior High in the fall. I can't believe that I have a teenager. He is getting ready for Scout camp in a week. Matthew is now 4, and giving his parents a run for their money. His favorite thing lately is to sneak out the front door, or the back gate and try and find Andy at this friends houses. He eventually makes it home, or we find him walking around the block. Miles has made it one month without an ear infection YIPPEE!! Hopefully this is the end of them. Maybe his head has finally grown enough for all the fluid. Coby is trying to get on with Avis - hopefully he finds a better job SOON!

That's all for today!

Didn't Work

OK - So the last post didn't work for my signature - but I figured it out.

SEE Below ?

2 a Day

Today I am posting just as a test. I was reading my blog and had noticed that the signature website I used is no longer - so I had to find a new way to post my signature. This post is a test of the signature...

See it below? How does it look???


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It's Finished

It's finished!

I finished the charity quilt in the nick of time. My son's 6th grade class lost a student to an aut0 - bike accident about 4 weeks ago. The class and the school decided to do a fundraiser for the local children's hospital - Primary Children's. The class drew on the fabric with markers and crayons and I put the quilt together. I finished it up this morning so my son could take it to the class to show them before the counselor took in the donations to the hospital today.

Tomorrow it is off to Shop Hop! Yippee!!! I need to get the final items for my pin cushion for the swap. I'm so excited to get this in the mail! I hope my swap partner loves it, I'll post pictures once I know she has received it. It's a secret that's for sure.

Last night I finished my school for this semester. Now I have a little break until the fall semester starts. I can see the end is coming. So close but so far. At least now I will have some much needed time to spend with my family (and the sewing machine!)

Shop Hop & Giveaways

The UTAH Shop Hop is this week, I CAN'T WAIT. I am taking a friend that has never been to Shop Hop. We are skipping work on Friday to go. Yippee! Kim is doing a giveaway based on Shop Hop. So click on over to her blog and check it out.

See you all there!