Here's what's happening...........

...........this week!

Mary is next on the Blog Hop Book Giveaway. Check our Cheryl Wall's newest book.

The Shabby is getting ready for fall by giving away a copy of the pattern Blessings of Autumn.

I'm not sure how long before this giveaway is over, but Piece N Quilt is giving away a fabulous Gypsy Caravan Charm Pack HERE.

A TEN Fat Quarter Bundle of Fox Hollow is being given over at Maureen Cracknell's blog.

How about a copy of Simply Charming Minis? Check over at Spun Sugar Quilts.

And check out 44th Street Fabric August Giveaway. This is a new to me blog, but it looks like a fun one.

The Twin

After piecing the Lavender quilt,

I decided to make a matching doll quilt.
I had a little of each fabric left, so except for one of the borders, it's pretty much a twin.

Hope you have a great weekend!

July NewFO Linky Party
Fabric Tuesday
Linky Party Tuesday

Prim Quilts

Have you seen this magazine written up on other blogs??

I found a copy at JoAnn's the other day. The cover quilt is just too cute.

There were several other projects that really caught my eye.

I'd love to make this one using some of my Civil War fabrics.

Do you like Primitive quilts?? I've always liked the Civil War fabrics and patterns. Sometimes Primitives can be a little on the dark side for me. But this magazine seems to have some very nice designs. Have you made any quilt patterns from Primitive Quilts and Projects??

Lavender Fields

Yesterday when I posted the picture of a little quilt I am working on, there were several comments about the color of the quilt. But it is not gray and yellow, or blue and yellow, but Lavender and yellow :-)

It all started with this piece of fabric.....

When I found this sweet butterfly fabric I had to add it to the lavender fabric I already had.

The lavender is such soft shades that my little digital camera does not really capture the true colors. But this is how it is coming along.

I love this pattern from Cluck Cluck Sew. This is the second time I've made it and Allison's pattern is certainly a classic that goes together so easily. It's a great tutorial.

Have a Happy Quilting day!!

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop?
Sew and Tell
Sew Darn Crafty

Finally!!!!

Yay!! I'm finally able to download pictures off of my camera.

And back to sewing again :-)

Love seeing that needle going up and down. Happy Quilting!

Oh, oh!

I'm still not able to download pictures from my camera, so this little guy will have to stand in and let you know what is going on in blog land!

There is an amazing blog hop going on at Stitch This. It's introducing Cheryl Wall's new book At Home with Country Quilts.

Linda Lum DeBono has a new book out "Sew Merry" and some of her pals are giving away a copy. Check them out

• Saturday, July 21 - Ellen Luckett Baker of The Long Thread
• Sunday, July 22 - Kate Spain
• Monday, July 23 - Lee Heinrich of Freshly Pieced
• Tuesday, July 24 - Martingale & Co.
• Wednesday, July 25 - Henry Glass Fabrics
• Thursday, July 26 - Fat Quarterly
• Friday, July 27 - Aurifil
• Saturday, July 28 - Fat Quarter Shop
• Sunday, July 29 - Mark Lipinski

One more day for a Fat Quarter Shop fabric bundle giveaway! Check it out HERE.

And the Quilting Cowgirl is giving away a complete quilt kit.

Have a great quilting day!

Choose your Weapons

Rotary cutters. There are so many varieties available now. There are big ones, and small ones. There are cutters with straight blades and some with wavy blades. They come in an ergonomic design, or just plain ;-) The list could probably boggle the mind.

So, what is your weapon of choice?

Small?

Medium?

or large?

I had problems with this large blade rotary. The lock would not stay in the locked position when I would use it. I wrote to the company and they sent this replacement, no questions asked -

But my favorite baby is this one

She was my first rotary and I still love to use her when I am cutting fabric. I also find that my blades don't dull as easily when I use her sister mat.

I have several mats, and I find that the Olfa mat seems softer then some other brands. I don't know if that is what makes the difference in dulling a blade, but I'm an Olfa girl :-)

So choose your weapon................. and start cutting :-)

Happy Quilting!

(Since having a problem with a computer virus, I am not able to download pictures from my camera. So until my computer Geek son can fix the problem, I hope you don't mind if I have a few re-run posts :-)