Toys for Tots

Today we would like to share some toys for tots that Tanya has made.  Two of them will be given as donations to a cause that contacted us looking for baby toys.  The other 2 will be added to our Etsy Store.  Tanya a few months back bought some crinkly material to sew into the baby toys.  The 2 we are giving away do not have it, because we were not sure what they wanted.

Tanya made 3 Basket Balls and added tags to them they are such cute toys.  These pictures are of both the back and front of each taggie.  If I got the pictures right the should be side by side on front and back.

After making 3 Basketballs she had to give a Ice Cream Cone a try.  I think that they turned out pretty cute what do you guys think?  Have you made taggies before and if so what do you like to make?

At the same time we got the crinkly material Tanya also bought us some Insul Bright and she had to turn one of my completed Orange Blocks (left over from my Orange and Yellow Quilt that is now for sell on our Etsy Store) into a hot pad.  She plans to turn more of my lost blocks into hot pads.  I should explain the lost blocks I have a box full of all the left over blocks on all the quilts I made.  Original I was planning to make a quilt out of it.  Now I guess Tanya plans to make Hot Pads out of them.

2 Baby Quilts for the Price of one Jelly Roll

These are 2 tops of simple straight lines.  I have yet to figure out what I will put on the back.  I won a Jelly Roll from the Mixer for Sewing Summit sponsored by the Salt Lake Modern Quilt Guild to which I belong.  I was not sure what I wanted to do with it and while their at the mixer some one handed me a post card that had a picture of a similar quilt and said do that.  So I did that.

When finished it will be around 40 inches square.  While looking at the pictures here I realized I blundered its only 36 inches wide in this picture.  I guess I need to put 2 inch strip on each side.  I do need to cut down the top and bottom (which is not straight, but cut it off for picture).

In other news the Winner of our 400 follower giveaway is

Dawn said...56

I Liked you on Face book :)

March 24, 2013 at 11:43 AM 

Dawn who liked us on Facebook.  Thank you to all who entered.  Remember the quilt giveaway is also still open so go enter that if you have not already.

Also this week I got a prize I won from http://www.heatherpearson.com I got my choice of 2 fabrics out of 4.

Aren't they cute.  Now I have to make another purple or pink quilt.

Late Link A Finish Friday # 60

It is now time for Link A Finish Friday.  Today I would like to start with a big thank you to Fat Quarter Shop who has offered to Sponsor our Link A Finish Friday with Prizes.  This month's winner (March) will win a $15 gift certificate to spend at Fat Quarter Shop. 

Please remember to thank our sponsor by visiting their store at http://www.fatquartershop.com/ their blog http://www.fatquartershop.blogspot.com/ and Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/FatQuarterShop

Today I am running late on link a finish Friday so sadly no pictures from last week.  We are having a Quilt giveaway this is one choice.

Please see yesterdays post for more details on how to win a quilt from Richard and Tanya Quilts.

<center> <a href="http://richardquilts.blogspot.com/search/label/LAFF"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7qXTAJie7G0ghuAU0KS32w8KlUExqal-Wlv6YLpJTmDGicbYKwa9J8fEzNhD3sjUlmC_VNvpZNjibX2VVA_oSxwLnBmhrtBJ6OGmnOhdFAbhImedCBpTdcHMX3Xu_y1R-EEAMTNQmxs4/s1600/Button_Friday2_Resized.png" width="120" /></a></center>

1) Who likes rules. Toss them out.

2) Add a link to your finish blog or where ever you show off your finishes (Not limited to quilts but I like them the most).
3) Visit a few of the finishes and comment or encourage them on.
4) Monthly random winner picked from all of the months linkups to $15 gift card from Fat Quarter Shop.

Not required but fun to do

1) Follow my blog.
2) Follow the blog of all those that link.
3) Link back to my blog.
4) No finish, go quilt and stop reading the web.

Julia's First B-Day with Quilt Giveaway!!!

I can not believe it has already been a year since Julia was born on 3/28/2012.  Julia is why Tanya and I started to quilt.  If you have been following for the last year you know that we gave away 2 quilts last year for her B-Day we did a giveaway to pick her Birth Weight and to pick her Birth Date. This year to honor her we would like to giveaway a Baby Quilt or Lap Blanket.  I like to give choices so the winner of this giveaway can have a Custom Quilt made for them (baby or lap size)  This is and example of a simple pattern I did last night in EQ7.

First let me explain the color does not have to be Gray and Orange.  It can be any color (with in reason) you desire.  For example I can make a Gray and Pink or what ever you pick color combo.  I like the random 2 1/2 in blocks sewn into 5 x 5 blocks like the gray and orange quilt I have been making. OR you can pick any quilt on our Etsy Store $50 or less.  Examples of some now on our store.

Flower Modern Patchwork out of Twirl $50

Owls and Dots Baby Rag Quilt $40

Bee Patchwork Quilt in Aqua $50

So you have a few choices a custom made quilt or a quilt from the store.  Now what do you have to do to win the quit?  Simple Share this giveaway with some one.  

You can have up to 4 chances to win.  So you can share this giveaway 4 different ways.  It can be a post on your blog sharing the giveaway.  It can be a email to your friend.  You can share this giveaway on Facebook.  You can share the giveaway with twitter.  You can share on Google+ .  You can share it with the guy over the fence.  Since this is a complete quilt keep in mind your non quilting friends as this would be a great gift for them and if they have a baby even better!

Simply leave 1 comment listing how you shared it (for each share so 4 comments max).  If you shared it on a media we can see please share that link in the comment so I can check it out.  We will have Julia pick a name out of a bowl after 1 week has passed so some time next Friday we will stop taking entry's.  I will also offer this same giveaway on our Facebook page so you can enter there too that post will be later tonight

Wood, not my Favorite Medium

Tonight Jared has Pinewood Derby for Cub Scouts.  Richard and I are both good at using fabric, I can do amazing things with frosting, but wood working is not our thing.  Jared  wanted his car to look like a Creeper from Mindcraft.  Richard and I joked that we could just have Jared paint the block of wood and insert wheels.  Jared didn't like the idea. His car ended up being a wedge shape that was painted green and square weights that kinda look like the creeper face.   I really hope he doesn't take dead last in the race. 

They have a fundraiser dinner before the race starts with really good food.  As a Webelos leader I get do help out selling tickets and handling money.  Last year we missed out and didn't attend, because I was in labor with Julia.

Julia on slide with her heart taggie.

This is going to be a busy next week. Cub Scout Fundraiser today, nothing Wednesday except assemble cake and birthday gifts.  Autism Gala Performance and  Fundraiser on Thursday and Julia's 1st birthday, James has a 3-D Competition at State level on Friday. The usual Saturday fun, swimming lessons, run errands and add in Easter egg hunt and a mother daughter church dinner with Rebecca. James starts his first job on Sunday at Lagoon  Amusement Park, he is on call Saturday, so maybe then as well. It is about a 15 minute drive from out house to get him to work or over 1 hour riding train and biking.  The train doesn't run on Sunday, so one of us will be playing chauffeur. Lots of busy fun at our house and hopefully a little time for sewing.

 The kids are out of school next week for Spring Break. I'm jealous, I wish I could have a week off from work.

I also received this Book and Little Twister ruler from  Stacey at StasaLynn in her first giveaway.