Red, White & Blue Quilt Completed :)

It always feels good to have a quilt completed,

and ready for snuggling up with, on a chilly day. 

This quilt is a combination of piecing and quilting,

(don't look close, because it is also a perfectly imperfect quilt)

 Stenciling,

 and appliqueing. 

 The back . . .

 The binding . . .

and the label :)

I have a sister-in-law that stresses, 

that a quilt is not finished until it has a label.

Just in case it lasts for years 

and gets passed along through the family.

Do you remember my new fabric?

I've started piecing . . . 

 and doing a bit of machine embroidery . . .

 I started this scrapbook when I first got my machine.
It contains all of patterns that I had downloaded.

 I'm using some from Urban Threads . . .
http://www.urbanthreads.com 

 and these daisies 

 from Oregon Patchworks.

http://www.oregonpatchworks.com/

Thank you so much for visiting.

I love comments and read them all.

 My wish is that I could invite you all over 

to bring your projects and play with me.

I guess that is kind of what we are doing

when we post and share :)

Have a great day!

I hope you have a little time 

to do the things you love to do . . . today.

Keep smiling:)

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

Finishing Up Another Quilt :)

I was able to set aside a little time to sew today,

and almost finished my latest quilt:)

 I've got the top, bottom and batting joined together.

I've got it all quilted.

This one I quilted on my sewing machine.

It's not easy getting all that fabric under a regular machine,

but if there is a will, there is a way :)

I finished sewing the binding onto the quilt.

While enjoying the view . . .

and enjoying a video of Gone With The Wind.

My binding is turned and pinned,

so tonight while watching TV, 

I'll hem the binding and add the label that I made.

If I don't fall asleep in my chair . . .

I just might have it finished tonight :)

This Mug Rug was a surprise 

that arrived in my mailbox last week.

Isn't it lovely . . . I really like the button trim,

sew pretty.

It was made by Nancy of: 

Cozy Thyme Cottage

http://cozythymecottage.blogspot.com/

Nancy is a sweetheart, 

if you haven't checked out her blog,

I'm sure that she would love to have you visit:)

Before I say good night . . .

I wanted to show you the fabric that I have waiting

for me to start my next quilt:)

Have a lovely week.

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

Give-A-Way #3 Winner

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Good Morning Blogging Sisters

It is a lovely day!

I'm going to announce the third winner in my

Blogging Birthday Give-A-Way,

but before I do I thought that I would show you

some things that I have been working on.

I made this dishtowel,

 and these pot holders for a dear cousin.

Oh, I haven't done card making in so long,

but I made this card to go with the gift above for Susan.

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I took down my Art Barn curtains & banner,

and tweaked them and put them back up this way.

I don't have a photo 

but I also moved my sewing machine to this window.  

Now I can see outside when I sew :)

This was an old Chinese checker game board.

I don't have a before photo,

but I painted it with crackle paint and then decoupaged it.

I had not played this game since I was a kid and had forgotten how.

So, when my friend Shirley was visiting, the other day, 

she showed me how and we played a couple games. 

I can't wait to play it with my granddaughters:)

Last, but not least, 
I painted these onto denim scraps 
saved from the legs of old jeans.

 made these . . .

and started piecing this quilt :)

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Okay now it's time to announce the winner! 
 

of this

and this . . .

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Congratulations Melanie of:

Comfy Home

http://comfyhouse.blogspot.com/

If you visit her, 

I promise you will love her warm and friendly blog :)

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Now, I'm off to help Steve.

We have a huge project going on, 
out in his shop this week.

Keep Smiling,

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)