Neither rain, nor snow, nor pollen..............

Not much sewing going on here lately. Other things in life keep getting in the way :-D

But I was so happy when the mailman put a couple of special things in our box yesterday.

First was this very, very sweet card from my Blushing Rose friend Marydon.

She sent me this lovely Birthday card and a little something inside.

Isn't this the cutest little patchwork Angel? Thank you Marydon. Your thoughtfulness always warms my heart.

And a couple of weeks ago, AllieKatMom had a Spring giveaway and the random generator picked my number!

Yummy fabrics and yummy treats! Thank you Amy!

What a delightful way to start the day! Have a great one.

Cover story

Do you use your quilts for things other then beds? We live in an older home, so sometimes I use quilts to cover areas that would normally not be seen.

A few years ago I made this pattern.

It was actually half of a pattern that was published in a magazine. It is the perfect size to cover the electrical box in our hallway.

A friend of mine made a mini quilt to cover her breaker box.

Here's what she said -
The pics are of the 36 x16 mini quilt I made to cover the breaker box in the hallway from the side door to the kitchen. I did 4 inch squares of red and covered half of the square diagonally with light colored selvages! It was really fun and easy! Then I just had fun arranging and rearranging the 'half-square triangle squares'.

Such a clever idea for using selvages. How do you use your quilts in your home??

Check out the other All Thinz Related posts.

Great Give Away

I Have a Notion is turning One Year old! AND

is celebrating their One Year Anniversary with wonderful giveaways for 30 days. It is not too late to sign up for all the giveaways so go to the site and get your name in for these wonderful products. There is only 4 days left of the promotion so don't wait too long.

All giveaways from March 15 - April 15 2010 are open until 10:00 PM CMT. Readers can post on any of the giveaway posts they choose but comments need to be relevant to what question was asked for in that post.


And today the prize is an AccuQuilt Go. Wouldn't that be wonderful to win!

Here are the necessary links you need:

I Have A Notion Blog: http://www.ihaveanotion.blogspot.com/

I Have A Notion Webstore: http://ihavea-notion.com/store/

I recently purchase EQ6 from Kelly and her service was fast. Kelly has the MOST fun blog and her products are wonderfully priced. So, if you have never been to IHAN, be sure to stop by and pay her a visit.

Now let's help Kelly CELEBRATE!!!

Come along with me........

A couple of weeks ago I flew across the big pond with my hubby. I have never been out of the country before so this was a very new experience.

Leaving my home turf............

We actually felt like we took another flight in our taxi ride from the airport to the hotel...........

We saw some amazing places............

and people everywhere.................

Incredible sights.........................

and buildings that have been standing, untouched, since the 1400's.

hummmm....... let's see. Christopher Columbus was probably not even born when these buildings were built!

Pretty hard to fathom.

Loved all the outdoor cafes..............

Thanks for coming along with me.

It's always so good to come back home :-)

Have a great weekend!

WIP - Block of the Month

Julie from Jaybird Quilts posted a question yesterday about whether we are working on a BOM. I am a month behind on my Fat Quarter Shop Designer Mystery block. Last month was very busy with activities and traveling, so I was not able to get my March block completed.

But today I finished the March block,

and will be working on the April one soon. I really love the fabrics and I am hoping to be able to keep up each month, so I don't fall behind.

I am joining Amy for Sew and Tell today :-) Please be sure to stop by and visit her blog.

Hope you are having a happy quilting day!

The Blog Hop

Do you ever do the Blog Hop?? I don't mean the one the quilt shops do online. I mean, do you ever go to a blog you normally read, and end up taking a little side trip?

I will be reading a blog from my google reader, and find another interesting blog on their site. Before I know it, I have hopped to many new places that I've never read before. How many blog categories can there possibly be? I'll start with the quilting blogs. Which in turn may lead me to someone who had a decorating blog. Or it could be one about food or sewing or stamping, or some other creative outlet.

Do you find new favorites? I've found so many interesting posts and sometimes I forget how I arrived there.

So share................... tell me about the blogs you read. Are there some great new blogs out there that fuel your creativity? Which ones do you follow. Do we dare tell how many we are subscribed to??

Have a hoppy quilty day!

What's so special about..............

Once a year, we celebrate our special day.

Today is my day!

Happy Quilting :-)