How DO you do it!!!

Sew-A-Longs, Quilt-A-Longs, Block of the Month, Mystery Quilt Along, Calendar Quilt Along, Sewing for Christmas, Swaps.................

...............it goes on and on.

Aggggg...................
How do you DO it!!! I can hardly keep up with my sewing/quilting projects. PLUS regularly cooking and cleaning for my family!! It blows my mind with all the amazing quilters that get SO much accomplished!!

If someone can please share with me their secret for adding more hours in the day, I would greatly appreciate knowing about it.

Until then..................

Lot's of stuff........... and a winner!

Stray Stitches is having a wonderful giveaway. She is celebrating 700 followers by giving away 2 Charm Packs of Good Fortune by Kate Spain. Go HERE to sign up.

Ruby Slipperz is hosting her Mystery Monday giveaway. 5 Fat Quarters of YOUR color choice. Check it out HERE.

Tonya's Sewing Room did a review of Lapel Glue Sticks and is giving two glue sticks away! Sign up HERE.

Michagoose's gander is having a book giveaway. Take a look HERE.

The Jolly Jabber is also hosting a book giveaway. A copy of Sew What You Love. Go HERE to sign up.

Amanda Murphy Design is offering some Modern fabric and patterns.

And you can always check SewCalGal's Giveaway and Contest page for any updates.

Fun Tutorials can be found on Cheryl's blog Polka Dots and Rick Rack.

Also check out these FREE patterns -

Wes End by Ivory Spring

Free Block pattern

FREE BOM's

And if you would like to read about 9 Free Photo Editing sites, check out Susan's post.

Soooooo.............

now to announce the winner of the My Memories Software................

Congratulations to Carline from Lady of the Cloth. I've sent you an email Carline, so please get back with me about the details.

Please remember that if you are interested in this Software, my readers are being offered a discount code. $10 off the purchase of My Memories Suite Scrapbook Software and $10 off the My Memories.com store. Use this code to receive the discount - STMMMS28559

Have a great quilting day!!

Shhhhhhh...............

Okay, I'm going to let you in on a little secret................

For years I have used Hobbs Heirloom Premium Batting for my quilts. We all have our favorites, and I've come to like this brand the best. The big "JA" fabric store used to carry it, but I no longer find it there. So I did a little shopping and found it at Michael's.

Now what we need to keep under wraps is that this same size batting at the big "JA" store can be a little pricey. I looked online and they are carrying Warm and White for $26.99 (sale price $16.19), and Warm and Natural for $34.99 (on sale for $20.99). The price at Michaels for the Hobbs Heirloom QUEEN size cotton batting is regularly $16.99 Whenever "JA" issues a 50% off coupon, I trot on down to Michaels and buy the QUEEN size batting for $8.50.

Shhhhhhh,............. you didn't hear it from me ;-)

My Memories

I was recently asked to review the My Memories Software. I have done a little bit of scrapbooking over the years, but this was my first adventure into Digital scrapbooking. As I am not all that great on the computer, I found this software was very easy to use as well as being very impressed with the amount of artwork that was available. There are a lot of digital decorations and papers included in the software, and a large selection of free digital papers to access from the My Memories website. You can make scrapbook layouts, photo books, cards, videos, you name it! Plus you have the ability to add a slideshow and music.

I started playing with the designs and I came up with my own Year in Review page.

The people at My Memories have offered to give one of my readers a free downloadable copy of My Memories Software.

And as a special for all my readers, My Memories is giving us a promo code for a $10 discount off the purchase of the My Memories Suite Scrapbook software and a $10 coupon for the MyMemories.com store- a $20 value!

Please use this Share the Memories code :
STMMMS28559

To enter this giveaway, visit www.MyMemories.com and choose your favorite digital paper pack or layout, then come back and the tell me which one you chose.

Please be sure you include a way to be contacted. This giveaway will close on Sunday January 22 when I will use the Random Number Generator. Winner will be notified by email and announced on Monday January 23.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank My Memories for sponsoring this giveaway.

Somewhere, over the Rainbow.........

Rainbow's End is an endless maze of fabric. Enough to quench any quilters appetite. My sweet hubby gave me a GIFT CERTIFICATE for my quilting adventure :-) So of course I had to head over and see what fun things there were to explore!

When you walk in you are just overtaken by the beauty of color.....

And designs at every turn......

fabric, glorious fabric..............


Beautiful samples.......


Two walls and a center section full of sale fabric!!

And this quilt really caught my eye!

And YES I did find some goodies to bring home. The pattern for the above quilt, lots of Amy Butler fabrics, a piece of Ruby to go with the charm packs I have waiting in the wings, and some red and green for a Christmas quilt I've been saving fabric for.

Thank you sweet hubby, for making my Christmas so special.

Buttons & Patches.....

It's been a cold weekend here in the deep South. Time to break out the quilts and bundle up. I've been trying to organize my sewing area, so I can work on completing works in progress, and of course start on something new for the New Year :-)

And wow!! I was so impressed with all of you who entered the giveaway for the Famore 8" Fabric Shears. I would love for each one of you to try these wonderful scissors, but alas, there can only be one winner for today.

So step right up Barb from Mountain Quiltworks! The RNG picked your number this morning :-) Send me your mailing address and I will put these fabulous scissors in the mail. Be sure to stop by Barb's blog and say Hey!! She is a new blogger, and her quilts are beautiful!

And if any of you sweet peeps are interested in the Famore products, be sure to stop by Kelly's shop and take a look. What a great value for the price.

Enjoy your day!

Doll Quilt

I came across a zippy bag with some Bow Tie blocks I had made. I just sewed them all together.

I've been wanting to make a red and white quilt, so the Doll Quilt is the beginning.

There's a big Red and White quilt on my bucket list :-)

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