Rainbow Scrap Green and Civil War Quilt-another Get It Done challenge off the list!

I worked on my green blocks this weekend.  I got eight green blocks finished. These are Crossroads blocks and I wanted to go back and do the previous months rainbow colors but didn't get around to it yet. I do plan on doing that but wanted to work on putting together my Civil War quilt too....

Here's my Crossroads blocks:
These blocks are easy and fun to do. I saw these on other blogs that are participating in the Rainbow Scrap challenge and loved them.  The tutorial was on Connie's blog, Freemotion by the River, her tutorial is great.  She gives you 3 different size blocks to make. Mine are 9" blocks but I plan on doing 12" blocks too. This one is going to be for me. I want to make the  12" blocks for communtity service quilts.  

 

Saturday morning I was repairing a baby blanket for my granddaughter and wasn't paying attention. I got too close to the needle and sewed through my thumb.  Boy, did that hurt.  The needle broke but luckily it didn't break off in my thumb.  That stopped my sewing for the day.  I had to go to my grandson's soccer game anyway so I turned the machine off and doctored my thumb...

 

I came back later and started sewing my borders together for my Civil War quilt.  I put the center together during the week and just had to get the borders on....I worked on it a little Saturday night and finished it up today after the kids left.  My husband held it up but you can't really see the border on the bottom two pics so I did a closer view of the border in the third picture.

 

Here's the border.  This quilt was a swap quilt all last year.  We made 5 blocks each month, kept 1 and exchanged 4 of the blocks. I really like this quilt and think it will be wonderful all quilted up.  This is number two of my Get It Done challenge finished for the month!

 

Now, it's time for bed. I hope you enjoy your week and get lots of sewing done.  I also hope you didn't have to pay any money and you get lots of money back from the IRS so you can buy lots of fabric goodies!  Happy Stitching!

New recipes-Yummy Potato Chip Cookies

I just added a new recipe to my recipes page.  These are called Potato Chip Cookies and they are wonderful.  A patient of ours brought them to our office and shared them with us.  They were gone in two days...they are wonderful and very easy to make.

Scroll down a little further and you will see other recipes I've added in the last few days.  These are quick recipes for one person and they are really good. I'll try to update you each time I add a new recipe.  I have tried all of these and I know you will enjoy them. 

A new to me quilt club.

Last night was a lot of fun for me. I went to a new to me quilt club.  This group is not a guild but it is a club. People come every month and just sit and work on whatever they want to and just visit with each other. There is usually show and tell. I was told that there are usually alot of people, so many in fact that there are not enough chairs. Last night, there were five of us!  I don't know if it was because of the weather or the basketball game final or what but it was a small group of us.  It was fun anyway and I plan on going again.  I made some new friends and talked quilting. What's better than that?  Tonight is tatting and I'll get to see more of my friends. I hope you have a great day and get to sew or play with fabric and friends. Until next time, happy stitching!

Winners of the book Giveaway!

Well, I wish I could give everyone a book...thanks for entering my giveaway.  Here are the two winners:

Congratulations to Barbara from Wont-to-bequilter and Jackie from It's a Wonderful Life...I have sent you email messages telling you that you won. As soon as I have your addresses, I'll get your book and pins in the mail to you.  I hope you enjoy the book, it's a great read! 

Get it Done Challenge, Rainbow Scrap Green and book drawing!

I haven't been very busy this weekend.  I went and sewed with my friends at the church Friday night and I had a great time with them.  I didn't have to pick up the grandbaby so I stayed longer and sewed longer.  I got some blocks sewn together for my scrappy Carolina Chain quilt and got to visit too.

I thought I would sleep late Saturday since Carmen wasn't here to wake me up but another grandchild, Trent had an early soccer game.  We went to watch him play soccer (well, he ran around on the field more than he played) along with all the other 4 year olds learning to play!  It was fun to watch.  My husband and I had some errands to run and we ran around all day. I didn't get any sewing in at all yesterday but I did have fun and rested too. 

I got up early and sewed this morning and now I'm going to sew a little bit more too.  I did finish putting the binding on my scrappy half square triangle quilt earlier in the week and wanted to show you that one.  I worked on this one all last year as a leader/ender project and finished putting it together and gave it to my friend to quilt for me.  I got it back and finally put the binding on to call this one a finish. This is the second one I've made like this.  The first one was made a long time ago, maybe 8-10 years at least, with my small quilting group.  We made it as a swap quilt. I made mine and gave it away. I saw the pattern in my files last year and decided I would remake it for me.  I started making these randomly and just throwing them in a box when I got through with one and they started piling up...it's fun to see a project come to life after you haven't really been "working" on it..  That's why I like the Leader/Ender method. You work on a project and don't really even work at it until you have alot of pieces to put together.  I have two more Leader/Ender projects in the works now and I'm not sure how big they'll be... This one is on my Get It Done Challenge list for April, so I can mark one off my list!

 

 I also wanted to show you my blocks I finished this morning and Friday night....

This month is green for the Rainbow scrap challenge and I pulled out some green scraps to work with.  I made my Boxed in Block for this month and  the others are The Carolina Chain blocks I've been doing all year.

I made 20 blocks Friday night and then two more blocks this morning along with the Boxed in Block.  Now, I'm sewing on my Civil War quilt and later today, I've got a binding to sew too for slow stitch Sunday. 

 

One last thing, don't forget to go to the post below and leave a comment if you haven't already. I'm giving away books for the Giving Quilt and the drawing is today.  You have until 6:00, Central Time and then I'm going to draw. 

A wonderful book giveaway: The Giving Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini

Plume books contacted me recently about reviewing "The Giving Quilt". I was thrilled! I love Jennifer Chiaverini. This book has been out in hardback but it came out yesterday in paperback. They sent me some books and some really cute pins to give to two of my readers.

Jennifer Chiaverini really knows how to tell a story. She is so tuned into the quilter and the quilt community. She just draws you in and you feel like you are there.   I could so relate to so many of the characters in this book. It takes place at Elm Creek Manor and it's the week after Thanksgiving. It's about making quilts for Project Linus and what it means for the quilters to be there and to give of themselves. It's a very touching book and the characters really come to life in this wonderful book.  
  I'm so glad that she wrote this book to help out Project Linus and inspire quilters everywhere to give from the heart all year long. 
 

Here's a little bit from the publisher:

"Thanksgiving inspires generosity once a year, but what happens to the spirit of giving on the other 364 days? In THE GIVING QUILT, now available in paperback from Plume, New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini takes a page from her own life to deliver an emotional and poignant story very close to her heart. As a long-time member and advocate of Project Linus, an organization dedicated to providing handmade quilts and blankets to children in need, Jennifer decided to donate a very unique and special gift—a prime spot in one of her bestselling novels.

At Elm Creek Manor, the circle of quilters is hard at work preparing for “Quiltsgiving.” Held annually the week after Thanksgiving, expert and novice quilters from near and far gather for a special winter session of quilt camp to make pieces for Project Linus. As the week unfolds, the quilters respond to the question, “Why do you give?” in ways as varied as the life experiences that drew them to Elm Creek Manor. Each of the quilters, including a librarian, a teacher, a college student, and a quilt shop clerk, uses her unique talents to teach, inspire, and give back to her fellow campers.

With numerous New York Times bestsellers, Chiaverini is undoubtedly one of the masters of both modern and historical women’s fiction. Year after year, Chiaverini’s stories remain beloved by fans and praised by critics."

 

 

 

 Now, here's how to enter the giveaway:

 
Each person has one chance to win a book. Leave a comment on this post telling me which Jennifer Chiaverini book was your favorite.  If you haven't read any of her books yet, that's ok. You can tell me that and this can be your first.  Be warned, it won't be the last one you read of hers because you'll get hooked and want to catch up on all the others!

You must be a follower of my blog to have a chance to win.

Make sure that your entry is linked to your email address or leave your email address in your comment.

Entries are open to everyone that reads my blog here in the states and anywhere else.

Winners will be announced on Sunday, April 7th, 2013

My Get It Done Challenge Accomplishments and Goals for this month.

I was supposed to post my goals yesterday, the last day of the month but never got around to it due to the holiday..so, I'm doing it now. but first,I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter holiday. Mine was wonderful.  All my kids and grandkids came over and we had lunch, then hunted Easter eggs in the living room...It stormed earlier in the morning and the ground was wet and water standing everywhere.  We then just sat around and watched Kung Fu Panda on TV and the adults either slept on the floor(my oldest son) and the others (my DIL's and youngest son)  sat and played on the computer or their Ipads, Iphones or whatever...I enjoyed watching TV with the grandkids then we went outside and played hopscotch on the front porch and drew on the sidewalk with chalk.  It was a fun and restful day with loved ones...I hope you got to spend some time with your families as well.

Here were my Goals for March:


 March Challenge List


Bind my Thimbleberries Garden Quilt-done 03-05-13

Quilt & Bind the Brown Bow Tie Quilt - done- 03-11-13

Quilt & Bind the Red Scrap Quilt -done

Quilt & Bind the 2nd D4P Quilt -done

As you can see, I met all of my goals!  Woohoo! I was so pleased with myself for this. I am really enjoying this challenge and getting some of my quilts, whether large or small off my To-Do list...

Now, I've thought about it and have decided what my Goals are for this month...

April Get It Done Goals:

1. Make at least 30 more blocks for my Floating Four Patch Quilt)

2. Bind the Scrappy Half Square triangle quilt

3. Quilt and bind the purple/gold tablerunner
4. Put together the Civil War Quilt and at least get it ready for quilting

Ok, there's my list and I hope I can achieve these. I'm not trying to over extend myself but I'm also not trying to make these goals too easy either.  I want to feel like I'm accomplishing something and not be bummed out about not having any finishes either...So, hopefully these are attainable for me this month...  I'll be linking to Patchwork Times now and hope you guys will joing the challenge too.   Have a great week and happy stitching!