Rewards of giveaway day!

The last week or so we received packages in the mail from the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway.  I haven't decided if I like sending gifts more or receiving.

The first picture are items won from Ellie at http://craftsewcreate.blogspot.com/.  There is a really cute pillow that would work as part of a graduation gift for James next week.  I can't really be old enough to have a kid graduating from high school, can I.

The second picture is a mini quilt/table topper pattern and fabric and buttons to make it and a bobbin holder tower from Teresa at http://aquiltandaprayer.blogspot.com/2013/05/giveaway-day.html.  It looks like a fun project to make.

The third picture is Christmas fabric, buttons and snowman transfer from Anita at http://sewcharminglyquilted.blogspot.com/2013/05/sms-giveaway-winners.htmls . Fitting prize for someone who lives on street named after a Christmas Flower, IE Poinsettia. Now to start thinking of project to use the fun Christmas fabric.

It is Memorial weekend and a time to reflect on those we have lost.  In our family, less than a year ago my Father Lynn Jay Healey passed away.  I know that this can be a sad time of remembrance, but for me it is not.  My dad had a great love of Boy Scouts and to celebrate, I took my 11 year old scout patrol out and cooked breakfast at the park in the dutch oven.  I learned from my father how to love life and have fun and to work hard and be honest.  He is loved and not forgotten.  

Also a high note, when I got up this morning and checked my Craftsy Patterns it turns out that my Pattern took a short trip on the trending board at Craftsy, the 2 times I checked I was at 17 and then 16 in the top 20.  I took a picture of it (below) sadly my quilt is no longer on the top 20 board, but I enjoyed it while it was (gives you a warm feeling to have your name up in lights).  If you use Craftsy please stop by my patterns and if you so desire follow me on Craftsy.  I have don't know what gets you on this list, but that would have to help some I would think.

Oh wow, Its back on the list again and now at #4  Oh wait its number 3 (Not going to take another screen shot) So help me out and go visit, follow me and comment on my projects and patterns and if you desire buy a pattern.

New Pattern and 2 Quilt Tops

Recently I started putting our patterns in our Pattern Store on Craftsy.  I have 7 patterns so far listed and I am creating another pattern that will be listed in the next week or so.  As part of making the pattern I wanted to get some better pictures for it so Tanya bought me some fabric and I made these 2 tops using my pattern.

For a lack of a better name Tanya called it baby blocks.  We have in the past already made 3 other quilts with roughly the same pattern.  Along with these 2 tops I have cut out the centers of 3 more quilts.   I will show them off in a week or 2.

Tanya has made some lofty goals for getting more baby quilts on our Etsy store and so both of these 2 will end up there when done.  While I was making quilt tops, Rebecca was making some "Test Cookies" for a talent show off next Friday in her seminary class at school.

One thing that is nice about test cookies is you must test them by eating them.  Rebecca started to protest after Jared had eaten his 7th test cookie.  You have to admit, he is a great tester.

This butterfly was the one I tested and it tasted great.

Link a Finish Friday #68

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 (May) 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

Folded Fabric Star: Tote Bag - Such a Sew and Sew

Granny's Scraps - Life as a Quilter

Boston Quilt Blocks - Stitchy Little Witch

Birthday Boy Quilt - My Quilt Infatuation

A quilt top made by me that will be shortly a pattern on Craftsy is my last quilt top for this week.  Check back on Saturday to see a post about this.

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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.

Tanya's Quilt and Lost Pictures

Today's Post is not so exciting.  I have been working again on Tanya's Quilt.  This is one planned for our bed.  The quilt will be a scrappy quilt made out of 2 1/2 inch blocks queen size.  Thanks to a friend Susan from http://desertskyquilts.wordpress.com/  Tanya got a fresh supply of browns and tans which spurned me to work again on it (and of course caused another shopping trip).

The quilt its self will be a checker board of turquoise and brown.  The "Richard's Star" block that I created the star from it will be in the middle of the quilt with the points being made from the tan blocks above.  Each point is 1/2 of the block above.  Of course there will only be 8 points (4 blocks) so I over did it making 7.  I like to be safe rather then sorry, so I had extra blocks so Tanya could pick her favorite.

The other day my camera ran out of power so I used my son's camera to take a few pictures and I realized that I found a lost photo. The above top was made almost a year ago (and completed quilt was delivered last Christmas to my sister in law Marsha).  But we never put the quilt on the blog as a finish and before I forget it again wanted to make sure that I put its picture up.  This is of course the Ghastly line and we fussy cut out all the pictures and framed them. in wonky blocks.

Have you ever had one of those days or weekends?

Tanya over the weekend asked me to sew together a rag quilt for her as her machine just hates the thickness of the quilts.  I had all the rows sewn and was about to sew the rows together when I realized that I made a mistake.

As you can see in the pictures above the quilt looks cute and all but the back that is solid purple has the rag part of the rag quilt.  Talk about having a bad day.  I used a locking stitch, so a seam ripper really wasn't an option with flannel.

To make things worse earlier in the day I was finishing the quilting on my diagonal top.

It was looking just fantastic.  I was quilting rows side by side and it was taking me a lot of time with as much stitching as there was.

As you can see it was looking fantastic then I ran into a little snag.  No really, I snagged my finger on one of the pins in the quilt.

Yes those little red dots are me bleeding all over my wonderful quilt.  I wanted to cry.  Tanya tells me she will try to fix it, but instead of a nice quilt to sell I might have a quilt for myself.  Have any of you bleed on one of your quilts before?  I was bleeding for a little while, before I noticed it which is why its all over the place.

Speaking of wanting to cry my old friend Fire in the Sky that I have had listed on Etsy sold.  I was so sad to see that I sold it.  I know when you sell something you are suppose to be happy.  This quilt was in 22 treasuries and had 99 admire and  that does not count me.  So today I cry as Tanya puts it into a box and ships it away.