Friday 16 March 2012

I'm Baaaack With a Finished Top and a Giveaway!

Okay, so I'm back a day early. For some reason, I thought the 16th was Saturday, but no, the blog hop starts today. I missed you guys!

March Break with the kiddos was fun, although we are still being dogged by illness. Oh well, it's been a pretty good winter so I can't really complain if we've got a few weeks of the blahs, right? Right! It turns out I did get some sewing time in this week. Woo hoo! Now, did I take advantage of that time to finish a few of my gazillion projects? Heck no! Why finish something when you can start something instead? Daniel was keen to make a placemat for him so we worked together on that and I'll share it next week when it's done.

The other project I worked on is this fun lap quilt. Ever since I saw Ginette's post about the Jelly Roll 1600, I've been itching to try it with solids. I was going to make my own jelly roll, but then I saw the Kona dark jelly roll at a guild meeting a few weeks ago and I couldn't resist.
Kona Solid Jelly Roll - Dark

I took my time (listening to the Steve Jobs biography -- fascinating!), but still had the top finished within three hours, which includes creating the initial 1600"-ish strip. Three hours for a quilt top that's approx. 56" by 64"! It didn't turn out as I had envisioned, but I still really like it. Very funky modern look, I find. It is bugging me that both yellows are on the same side, but wabi sabi, wabi sabi, wabi sabi! ;)

Here's a photo of the finished top being held up by my seven year old and his buddy. It's a little off, but there's hope yet for them to become my quilt models. Muuaahaaahaa! How do you like our Christmas lights?


I'm linking up to TGIFF!, which is being hosted by the fabulous Rhianon @ The Nifty Stitcher. She's got a gorgeous quilt she made for her sister. Her free motion quilting is seriously awesome! Check it out and you're welcome to link up one of your own recent finishes!

Okay, it's time for the giveaway! Today's giveaway is two batik fat quarters and one long quarter of this fabulous graduated batik that goes from yellow to green to blue-grey. I picked these fabrics up in Digby, Nova Scotia last summer because it reminded me of the ocean there and I thought I'd share some of it with you!

This giveaway is open to everyone until March 23, 2012 at 6 p.m. EST. Ms. Random Number Generator will pick the winner and I'll post it sometime on the 24th. So what to do to win?
Blog Hop Party with Give-Aways

1. Leave a comment about something fun you did this week.

Bonus entry for followers:
2. If you are a follower or become a follower, leave a comment letting me know.

If you are a no-reply blogger, make sure your email address is in your comment. If this Blog Hop Party is anything like the last, I might not be able to keep up with replying to the comments, but I do read every one and I thank you in advance for entering!

There are a ton of other great giveaways linked in at the Quilting Gallery's Blog Hop Party so go check it out.

Oh, and I heard that The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims is going to have all of their past episodes available for free this weekend, March 16-18. Happy St. Patrick's Day to us...or Happy International Quilting Weekend!

Now, I'm off to play ringette in a tournament this weekend. Woo hoo! Fingers crossed that the back holds up!

Good luck and have a great weekend!

217 comments:

  1. Something fun this week I got to hear the baby's Heart beat at my wife's Dr Apt she is due with in the next 2 weeks. On top of that I got to feel baby Julia kick me for about an hour strait (fun for me not for the wife haha)

    http//richardquilts.blogspot.com
    http://trackmyshows.com

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  2. Hi MR I love your jelly roll quilt in solids - its so rich looking. Look forward to seeing it quilted.

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  3. The quilt is lovely M-R. This week I made a little tote; which I just love...I am working on a table topper. having fun with that too

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  4. I am def a follower......thanks for this chance

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  5. I am a follower

    Thanks for the Opportunity to Win!!

    Paul
    www.OutnumberedQuilter.com

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  6. I finished the blocks for my 12 month BOM last night... Now to quilt it. I am going to try a new method for quilting it, we'll see how it goes!

    And YES... Rhianon is fabulous. Love her work.

    Thanks for the Opportunity to Win!!

    Paul
    www.OutnumberedQuilter.com

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  7. Last night I took handwork to a guild sewing night and had tons of fun visiting and just being with friends. Thanks

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  8. I got to choose gates for our entrance and sit in 23C sun :o) not bad for March

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  9. Something fun - One evening was really clear so I went for a walk with my dog and got to see a fabulous view of three of the visible planets - Venus, Jupiter and Mars. Very cool!

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  10. For fun I enjoyed this awesome weather! Saw my first robin today! Yippee!!

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  11. Your quilt is beautiful! Just playing outside in the wonderful weather is fun for me. :)

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  12. The highlight of my week was watching arctic hares frolic all over the lawn enjoying the springtime weather.

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  13. I'm a follower, and your mention of Digby is bringing back lots of memories of a camping trip across the maritimes with my family when I was a teenager :)

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  14. I learned to screenprint! I loved it!

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  15. Something Fun this week...well my hubby bought me a new machine a Bernina 440 that was really exciting and its lots of fun to us.

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  16. I had lunch with a friend I hadn't seen in ages. Love your quilt btw :)

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  17. My fun thing is trying out a Mobile Broadbent USB Modem. Woo hoo! Who knew this would be so fast. The demo is successful. I'm getting one. BTW great models!

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  18. I went to Calgary for 3 days to visit my kids there(2 of them) and saw the new Penguin house at the Calgary zoo!

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  19. I'm a follower! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  20. Just a quick comment about your jelly roll quilt...(not an entry)....if the yellow really bugs you, just rip out one seam and flip the bottom half over.

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  21. I am so happy you tried the Jelly Roll 1600!!! I love your quilt! You know I am a faithful follower!

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  22. Something fun I did this week: I went bowling this morning with the kids, hubby and my parents!! So much fun!! Have a great weekend M-R! Good luck in your tournament!

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  23. Went to visit my sister, made the hubs a shirt, and went fabric shopping :) a very good week !! thanks for asking, and thanks for the chance at the giveaway. The fabric is gorgeous, and the quilt is great.

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  24. The funnest thing I did this week was watch 5 little chicks hatch out of their eggs. So cute!

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  25. Well my fun didn't start till today. I got my new iPad and I haven't put it down.

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  26. LOVE the quilt! 3 hours??!! Amazing. I like the yellow, it looks like it's whizzing past!
    Nothing funny this week, what with all the ill but tomorrow we're hiring a bouncy castle for my son's birthday and I know that will be hilarious!! :)

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  27. Hmm, I think the most fun I had this week was finishing a quilt {I don't do that often enough} :) Love your quilt! I've seen these before with different styles of fabrics, but this solids version is my fav! oh, and your Christmas lights look better than the wreath that is still on my garage, haha!

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  28. fun? I got to cut into some new fabric that I ordered. I love looking at the nice neat stacks! Thanks for the chance to win

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  29. I am a follower. Thanks again for the chance to win.

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  30. I skipped work today to stay home and play!

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  31. I follow by GFC!

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  32. I'm following through BlogLovin'

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  33. Fun thing I did this week? Played with my grandbaby & made him giggle.

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  34. Had great fun this week - 2 nights in a hotel with my kids, rides at the Mall of America for them, quiet time reading for me. That fabric is amazing.

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  35. I thought I already followed since I know I have been here before. Oh well, I am your newest follower. :)

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  36. I made some caramel this week!

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  37. My fun thing was to have a bet on the Cheltenham Gold Cup horse race here in England - and no I didn't win! Hoping for more luck on the giveaway.

    Karen

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  38. My fun thing was to teach both my parents how to use the slow cooker they have had in the kitchen for 18 months

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  39. Fun, what was fun this week? Well, Monday was our weekly volunteer session at the zoo. Four hours of cleaning cages & feeding all the birds in return for petting a couple of owls and a tapir. Tuesday, I had a myelogram & CT scan with contrast. Of my spine. Fun, that wasn't, but on the happier side, and I'm sharing this for the VERY FIRST TIME, it appears that the pain in my back for the LAST FIVE YEARS has a very good reason!!! I have undergone more MRI's than I can count, as well as some very painful injections (why am I even telling this to complete strangers????) over the past five years, but lo & behold, there are complications there that deserve some serious attention!!!! Perhaps I'll finally be able to get something done, instead of just taking powerful drugs with really bad side effects! Can you tell I'm over the roof about that??

    Wed, Thu & Fri were all spent sewing my little heart out for a lady in Maryland who wanted some personalized presents for her niece's children. Blankets, bibs & tooth fairy pillows, all told, 8 items.

    Who knows what fun we'll have today?? I think we have scheduled some power washing!!! But I know this, at 4 pm, we're having tacos & margaritas with the neighbors!!!

    Thanks for the fun giveaway!!

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  41. And I'm a faithful follwer who loves your quilt, even with the yellows all on one side!

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  42. A day out with my son and one of my daughters. Happy St Patrick's Day to you.

    Happy days.
    Bev.xoxo

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  43. Sou um seguidor agora.obrigada.tiacarminhapezzuto@gmail.com

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  44. I got to play in my gardens...my next fav thing after quilting.

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  45. Meu divertimento atualmente é meu neto(Tobias)aprendendo falar.Só rindo muito.obrigado.tiacarminhapezzuto@gmail.com

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  46. I agree with you! Why finish a work, when you can start a new. Couldn´t be said better.
    Gun, Sweden

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  47. The fun thing I did this week was get to play with my granddaughter all week. We went to Texas to visit and had such a good time. She is 2 years old.

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  48. We finally were able to get outside and cut some trees and work in the yard yesterday. I'm sore today but it was so wonderful after a long winter. Thanks for a chance.

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  49. ehhh fun ... not really in sight, except the blog surfing coffee drinking breaks. I hate cleaning and there is always sooo much cleaning if you move - lectures started again so I had to unearth my "rapt attention face" and my fingers hurt from taking notes. So I really need some fun and yay it's weekend!
    Thanks for the chance!
    Have a nice weekend!

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  50. I've recently started geocaching and a friend and I walked round a huge lake yesterday that has about 17 caches. At one point I was lying on my stomach leaning over a bridge, with my arm in a hole underneath, looking for the cache. About 6 people walked by giving me really weird looks as they had seen us about an hour before peeling moss of a tree. I roared with laughter!

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  51. This week we had unseasonably warm temperatures and I was able to spend an afternoon out on my deck deconstructing old workshirts for a future scrap quilt. I enjoyed the sunshine and the birds building nests enjoyed the occasional thread that blew their way. Thanks for your giveaway.

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  52. I am a new follower. Thanks for the second chance.

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  53. Cut out some hexies with my Baby Go!

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  54. My DH and I took the convertable to a local drive-in for burgers and onion rings...they opened early because the weather here has been so warm. Gotta love the roller skating car hops in poodle skirts!

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  55. Started a new BoM called Forget me Not.

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  56. I took my daughter shopping and we found good bargains!

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  57. I have been very busy this week. I finished two doggie go bags for my grand puppies, three journal covers and two purses for me. I also worked on a couple of blocks for a quilts of valor that I started.

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  58. I am a new follower. I made that quilt last year to show the technique at our annual fall quilt retreat. It was fun but sewing that initial strip that is a mile long was funny. My daughter wanted to take it out in the streat and see if it would stretch the length of the whole block.

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  59. I'm finished block one on the Garden Steps QAL and I'm having so much fun with the process.

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  60. Fun? Hmm...I'm nursing a bad back right now, so I guess the only fun thing I did this week was to get to walk around in the yard a bit. LOL! Such lovely fabric! Thank you for the chance to win!

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  61. I got to cat-sit this weekend. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  62. enjoyed the beautiful weather.

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  63. I had my first EKG this week! That was fun...the nurse covered my body with sticky notes then attached jumper cables to each one. My heart is healthy! Hip hip!

    I've never seen a solids jelly roll quilt--it is gorgeous!--one of the nicest I have ever seen. Maybe I will make one....

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  64. Had a weekly lunch with friends to catch up on busy lives. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  65. I am a new follower - your quilt is stunning

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  66. I am working on my sewing studio this week.

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  67. Went bike shopping with my son yesterday! And he's so excited to have a new bike! Thanks for a chance to win! :)

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  68. I'm having fun this week picking out fabric for a scrap quilt.
    wlinda_c@yahoo.com

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  69. We went to Callaway Gardens to see the azaleas. Thanks for a chance to win!

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  70. We had a fun night out with friends and watched some hockey. And I got some sewing time in too and finished a St. Patrick's tablerunner.

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  71. I went to a fabulous quilt show this week. I was so impressed, I joined the guild!

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  72. I had a great time at the sewing machine this week. :)

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  73. I got to play in the sewing room, something I haven't had time for lately. Heaven!

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  74. I had the fun of getting a very thoughtful gift and giving a few Kindle covers that I made to very happy recipients! Thanks for such a nice giveaway I've been trying to build my batik collection.

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  75. I am also a new follower after jumping around your blog and enjoying it. :)

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  76. Fun things this week. I received a couple of wonderful fabric packages in the mail (love getting happy mail!) and I dropped off my 2nd finish of the year at the quilter. Working on #4 now.

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  77. Thanks for such a great giveaway! I've been sick all week so I really didn't do anything fun. L( Have a Happy Day! :)

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  78. Considering that it is still early March, and the temps were up near
    80, I got my convertible out of the garage, and went for a spin with
    the top down.

    wigglypup2@yahoo.com
    Rhonda Desgranges

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  79. I am a new follower. Thanks for the chance to win!

    wigglypup2@yahoo.com

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  80. That is quite a gorgeous jelly roll and quilt. I think the quilt is amazing. Very fun.
    I finished cutting all the pieces for a baby quilt. Now, onto sewing!

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  81. Great giveaway and your jelly roll quilt in solids is beautiful!

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  82. I'm a follower, thanks for the giveaway!

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  83. We had a jammie drill and did soem geocaching :)

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  84. these are beautiful fabrics.
    My sister and I spent a day together. So much fun

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  85. Love the fabric. Planted spring flowers in my new planter. I love adding color to the yard. Good-bye winter

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  86. I agree with you! Why finish a work, when you can start a new. Couldn´t be said better.
    Gun, Sweden
    gun@lapp.se

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  87. Wednesday the sun was shining and I sat in my garden to watch the birds.
    Thanks for the giveaway.

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  88. This week i went to Hilton Head and spent hours in the sunshine and relaxed on the beach. =)

    Thanks for the chance to win that awesome jelly roll.

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  89. I made a bunch of jewelry to get ready for my next show. AND I did my very first New York Beauty block! So cool!

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  90. Something fun this week - my mother bought a riding lawn mower and it didn't start when it was delivered. The driver took it back and it came back OK. It has a square driver's wheel. Now my 81ish mother has graduated from a push mower to this big riding mower! She is having fun! Thanks for the giveaway.

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  91. Yesterday I got to go pick up the last kit for a mystery quilt i've been making! Thanks for the giveaway.

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  92. I went to a quilt show with some friends-- then to a wonderful fabric shop to use the 40% off coupon that we got at the show!! I chose a gorgeous Fairy panel-- perfect for ushering in Spring!! :-) Thank you for the opportunity to win those beautiful batiks-- they are all so pretty, but I REALLY love the yellow graduated color one-- BEAUTIFUL!!!! And extra cool that they came from Nova Scotia! :-)

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  93. I am a follower-- thanks for the extra chance! :-)

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  94. I got a new Iphone, and have been having fun texting my DD who lives far away.

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  95. I got a new sofa delivered this weekend:) Happy dancing.
    Thanks for the give away.

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  96. I spent a whole day out of bed in my sewing studio getting my scrap basket under control. It was definitely running a-muck and needed attention. Even though Steve bugged me by checking on me what seemed like every few minutes, I am grateful he let me out of bed to do something, I was about to go postal. Now he is letting me be in my recliner in the living room but only allowed up for BR privileges and he watches me like a hawk. Geez, he better never hope he has to be on bed-rest, I will show him no mercy!! Muwahahaha I did go to a quilt show last Saturday and scored some really cool hexie's. Will be posting about them on my blog this week. http://jeannegwin.blogspot.com

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  97. I just found your blog---which is one really really fun thing! :) AND I've been piecing a top just for me this week. I'm rummaging and scrounging around trying to find a fabric to use as a 'filler' so I can make it big enough to wrap around me. :)

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  98. Oh and I became a follower of yours. What a fun blog you have. :)

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  99. It was a busy week - Christening a grandson, two family birthdays, a trip to Las Vegas and dinner at my mom's.

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  100. I'm a new follower. I love the jelly roll quilt! Great colors.

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  101. I made five postcards this week which was lots of fun. Thanks for the chance to win the great fabrics.

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  102. I am a new follower , thanks again for the chance to win.

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  103. One fun thing I did this week was play in the sandbox with my grandson. Another was shop at a close-out sale at a fabric shop!

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  104. YOur likes in quilting is a lot like mine. I am a follower now. Can't wait to see future posts!!

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  105. This week, or should I say last week. I finished binding and labeling a little project, I had machine quilted it the week before. I was asked to teach a class at the local quilt shop, so I decided I would try designing my own project. I am working on that right now!! Been a busy week. Thanks for asking!!

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  106. I was having fun at a local quilt show yesterday and a few days before that I got to take a quilting class. So I had a great quilting week.

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  107. I sewed with my sewing buddies on National Quilting Day! Have a great week!

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  108. I listened to Irish music all day yesterday and made New England Boiled Dinner for a St. Patrick's day feast. That was fun and my family loved it. Well, most of it. They don't seem to understand who Bing Crosby is......

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  109. Oh, and I'm a new follower, too. Thanks for letting us visit.

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  110. Hi from Western Canada,
    This week our fun consisted of having a surprise visit from our son who lives in Charlottetown PEI. We live in Edmonton so we were thrilled to have him show up out of the blue. It has been a whirlwind week that is going all too fast. I am an old follower.
    Thanks for participating in the blog hop.
    Warmest regards,
    Anna

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  111. Our kids and grandkids surprised us for our 40th wedding anniversary:)

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  112. I got together with two of my quilting buddies for breakfast. We had a fun time catching up with each other. Thanks for the great giveaway :-)

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  113. I am your follower and I know it is going to be fun.

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  114. Too much this fun...trip to New Orleans and A Quilt Day at my LQS....thanks for being so generous.

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  115. i quilted yesterday and that is fun

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  116. Did the blog hop yesterday, started a new BoM "Forget Me Not" on Thursday so yep had some fun.

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  117. Oh am yes I am a follower via GFC

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  118. Tended grandkids. At one point there were 8 of them, 11 years and under. Most played just fine but the 2 2year olds and the 4 month old all wanted to be on the lap at the same time. I spent lots of time sitting on the floor doing puzzles. Great fun, if a little harried.

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  119. Beautiful quilt top! I want to make one! This weekend I went over to my Dads for a cook out. It was relaxing family fun on a gorgeous day;)

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  120. This.weekend I got to watch DGS #8 play baseball; eat steak cooked by DSIL, and then watch DD#1 quilt on one of my quilts with her new Bailey. Sunday I got to go shopping with DD#1 for sashing fabric for the insane quilt we are doing together. A full but happy weekend!

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  121. Something fun I did this last week... finish my Swoon blocks and get the sashing halfway done. :o) Thanks for the chance to win.
    xo

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  122. You asked at the end of a very fun week! My niece was here for a visit and we drove to Multnomah Falls, went to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, stayed overnight at a fancy old hotel, and went out to dinner. Maybe the best thing we did was treat a sweet homeless kid and his dog to dinner--I loved seeing how happy this small thing made my niece, a charitable soul.

    wordygirl at earthlink dot net

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  123. I went to my quilt guild meeting. I ALWAYS have fun at these meetings! I come home with loads of inspiration.

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  124. We celebrated my son's 7 years birthday! Thank you for the giveaway!

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  125. We celebrated my husbands birthday last week. That's an awesome quilt and to imagine you finished it in 3 hours!

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  126. I love that jelly race quilt! I just made one with a moda batik jelly roll and added 2 1/2" squares at the ends of each strip before starting the race, it turned out fun. last week I got some fabrics for a quilt I'm getting published in McCall's( my first I'm so excited) blocks are made already and I will continue today.....

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  127. I went to a new quilt shop. It was gorgeous. I had so much fun and spent way too much money.

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  128. Gardened most of the weekend. Had time to just cut borders for a quilt I'm working on. Didn't have the time to attach them yet. Thanks for the chance.

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  129. I had fun gardening with my dogs. hugs from Italy

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  130. My fun thing was to get outside in the warm sun and clean up my flower bed.
    ccarter13@windstream.net

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  131. Love the batiks. They are my favourite. Spent some quality time yesterday with my "adult" children glow bowling. Had a blast.

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  132. Also, I am a new follower. here's hoping

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  133. Entering all of the giveways on the Blog Hop Party has been fun for me. It is a time spent at all the different blogs and taking a chance on winning fantastic giveways at the same time. I am a new follower. I just want to take the time to thank you for your participation in the Blog Hop Party and a chance for all of us to maybe win those 2 batik FQ and that one long quarter of graduated baik that you have and purchased from Nova Scotia that makes it even more special.

    Sandi T.
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  134. HAPPILY FOLLOWING YOU VIA GFC!
    THANKS FOR SHARING!

    msstitcher1214@yahoo.com

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  135. We had a Fun-trip into Yellowstone Park!
    Love it there! Thank you so for sharing a sweet giveaway!

    msstitcher1214@yahoo.com

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  136. Thanks for stopping by my blog. I think these lovely batiks you are giving away should come back to Nova Scotia! Thanks for the chance to win them. I love your solid jelly roll 1600. It is wonderful!

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  137. I am your newest follower!

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  138. I got to spend time with the 2 daughters and 3 granddaughters on Saturday. A Girl's Day is always fun!

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  139. I am a new follower! I like your Jelly Roll 1600 quilt -- nice job!

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  140. I'm a follower. Thanks for offering a wonderful prize.

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  141. My hubby's b-day is St. Patrick's Day so we always celebrate that...and this year was his 50th!

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  142. Thanks for a fun giveaway! I am a follower :) Love your blog!

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  143. Over the weekend I attended the annual Maple Festival locally...very fun, lots of vendors, and I enjoyed seeing people I knew to talk to.

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  144. This has been a crazy week. The fun thing I did was haul out our patio table and chairs and had a picnic with my husband. That was on Thursday. I thought spring was on it's way. By Saturday, a cold front blew in and today we had a hail storm and cold. Happy spring. Thanks for the opportunity to win your giveaway.

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  145. I was able to go to my favorite stamp store this weekend. It's too far away to visit often so I take advantage when I can. And I did spend some money to get me some goodies and to help this independently owned shop! Thanks for the great giveaway, the fabrics are fabulous!

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  146. Me and some friends made wet felted hats with wool. We had a blast. Thanks for a chance to win fabric.

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  147. Went out for dinner with my girlfriends - that was a lot of fun!
    Thank you for the chance to win. That is also a lot of fun!

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  148. It is so warm here, that we were able to plant a few things in the garden this week! :) Great giveaway!! Thanks for the chance!!

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  149. I made a quilt with my nephew this week. I love the quilt. I have not seen it in solids. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  150. Ooh, love the batiks. And your solid jelly roll1600 is beautiful. That was my fun thing over the weekend...finishing MY jelly roll 1600 in blue and tan batiks. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  151. Beautiful quilt! Something fun!? I got to pet all of the glorious Denyse Schmidt "seed" prints that arrived in the mail! I am just getting back into quilting and just discovered DS. (I am sad that I won't have this fabric in the blue and orange colors as well...)

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  152. I also became a follower! I can't wait to check things out!

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  153. I am making cookies for my grand daughters

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  154. For fun I got to make several little 6 inch blocks for a block of the month.

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  155. I just made a jelly roll quilt. Now I want to know how you can make one with the colours gradient. It is like trying to figure out a really hard math quiz, but I'm sure the answer is simple. And yes I am a new follower.

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  156. I love your jelly roll quilt. I've been wanting to make one and it's great that it can be done in an afternoon. I think your quilt models did a super job! It has been raining here the past week so didn't do much. I was able to work on some embroidery and I sewed two banners for my daughter for a school project.

    Thank you for a great giveaway and a chance to win some beautiful fabrics. I love batiks!

    usairdoll(at)gmail(dot)com

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  157. I'm a new follower. Looking forward to returning and catching up with your blog.

    Thanks again for a chance to win.

    usairdoll(at)gmail(dot)com

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  158. The weather is so incredible this week that I've enjoyed a picnic in the backyard. Crazy! Thanks for a chance to win some lovely fabric.

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  159. I saw my little grandson sing in church with his preschool class this weekend. Wonderful giveaway! Thanks.

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  160. I am a new follower. Cheers, Karen

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  161. Something fun this week - went to the movies with my Husband. Cheers, Karen.

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  162. The fabrics do remind you of the ocean. thanks for a chance

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  163. Fun this week -- went out of town to visit friends and found a new quilt shop.

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  164. I put together my first double sided quilt this week. Just finishing up the stitching. Thanks for the post--I love all the ideas from the hop!

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  165. This week my daughter in college had her art project chosen for the art exhibit downtown at a a gallery - very fun and we of course will attend! thanks!

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  166. I am a follower too! thanks!

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  167. Fun this week was lunch with 3 old friends.

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  168. We dressed in green on St. Patricks Day and cooked corned beef - it was good and everyone had fun. Thanks for joining in the Blog Hop Party Giveaway.

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  169. I worked outside in the flowerbed...in shorts...in MARCH! Odd weather for us here in Maryland. I'm not complaining (until it gets too hot!) :)

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  170. I am a follower. Thank you for participating in the blog hop! Enjoy the weather!!

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  171. I've had a rough week, but I'm combating it by enjoying some spring cleaning and reorganizing. It feels good.

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