Boxing Week Specials

Mr. Chompey says, "Boxing Week treats await you!"

Wondering what quilty Boxing Week deals are out there? Well, my wonderful sponsors have a few things on the go that might interest you.

FabricSpark is having a Mystery Fat Quarter event until December 31. Pick a minimum 1 yard of fabric and Daryl will add a coordinating fat quarter. She has fabulous taste so you know you'll get something fun. She also has over a 100 fabrics priced to clear!

Mad About Patchwork is having a 12 Days of Christmas sale. 20% off over 190 beautiful fabrics until January 6th. Coupon code 12DAYS at checkout. Yay!

Craftsy's Year-End Clearance Sale year end sale is also on! Starting today, you can get up to 65% off ALL fabric, yarn and kits. Stock up while supplies last! Offer expires at midnight on December 30th, 2014 at 11:59 PM MT.

The Running Stitch is closed until January 1st, but they reopen with a 7th Anniversary Sale on January 2-7, 2015. Buy 6 and get the 7th free (except Bernina products)! Woo hoo!

Happy shopping!

Handmade for the Holidays

How stinkin' cute are these reindeer?!

Mad About Patchwork is having a Handmade for the Holidays sale November 28 – December 7. Woo hoo! 

They’ve been busy making samples and kits for simple gift ideas that can still be made in plenty of time for the holidays.  

Along with the kits, all notions (rulers, thread, interfacing), pre-cut charms and rolls, flannel and fleece are on sale!

Everything you need to get sewing for Christmas! All 15% off with the coupon HANDMADE until December 7.

All purchases over $60 will receive a bonus gift, a one-of-a kind handmade pincushion with the Mad About Patchwork label. Sweet!

And in the holiday spirit of giving, Mad About Patchwork is donating a portion of all sales from November 28 – 30 to The Snowsuit Fund. The Snowsuit Fund is an Ottawa-based charity that raises funds for the purchase and distribution of snowsuits to needy children in the community. 

Have fun shopping and help keep a child warm this winter!

So adorable! (no, I will not say 'adorbs' even if they are... ;)

Snippets

A variety of snippets today...

For fabric lovers across Canada, FabricSpark is having a 'take a break from freight' special this weekend -- free shipping on Canadian orders! Sweet! Promo code is Freeship. Made a little trip over there myself to take advantage. :)

For quilt lovers in the Ottawa area, the Running Stitch is having their first Share the Love Quilt Show at two locations -- Kanata Baptist Church (465 Hazeldean Road) and at The Running Stitch (462 Hazeldean Road). The hours for the show are today, Friday, October 3rd from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, October 4th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hmm, now to figure out how to sneak away from the fam for a couple of hours... ;)

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On Day 1 of my renewed habit (I promise I won't tell you what I do every day), I made block No. 2 from Tula Pink's City Sampler book. Nice. Easy. Fast. I "heart" this.



Psst...it's Friday! :D

Habits

First things first -- shopping! Did you hear that Fabric Spot is having a great 20% off sale (excluding gift cards) until Friday, October 3rd? Woo hoo! I picked up a little of this, and some of this, and a little of that. I wish the budget would allow more because there are sooo many goodies! :)

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Habits are a funny (funny=odd, not funny=ha ha) thing. It's so hard to get into a good habit, and so easy to get out of it! It's also remarkably easy to get into a bad habit, but that's a story for another day. ;)

In 2011, I started a habit of doing a minimum of 20 minutes a day of something quilting-related. Not just reading about quilting, but doing. I've been pretty good since too, with the exception of vacations and holidays. I love this habit, where that 20 minutes usually turns into 40 minutes or longer. Quilting feels calming, creative and productive to me -- a welcome moment in a life that is often anything but calming, creative and productive (think trying to clean with 3 little kids around).

This little habit o' mine even got to the point that it felt 'itchy' if I missed more than two days. Seriously. I'd find myself starting to get cranky over things that wouldn't normally bug me. A sign of addiction? Maybe, but I'm fine with that.

With the addition of a full-time job, my cherished habit has fallen a bit by the wayside. I'm pretty sure that this will be a temporary break in my habit and that it's just a part of adjusting to all the changes going on around here, but I miss it and I'm itchy.

It's a new month and so I pledge to re-new my habit. 20 minutes a day!

Do you have a quilty habit? What do you do to get you back into a good habit?

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“Motivation is what gets you started. 

Habit is what keeps you going.” ~ Jim Ryun

Like A Flash

Best shower interruption question for a quilter: "Mommy, when you're done your shower, can we start a new quilt?" True story!

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Who doesn't like a Flash Sale? Sew Sisters Quilt Shop is having an Inventory Reduction Sale today, June 22nd! This is an online event only (the store is closed). As this is an Inventory Reduction Sale, quantities are limited and fabrics cannot be backordered. Select alternate fabrics in case your choices sell out - things go really quickly during their sales!

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And finally making progress. :)

Have a great weekend!

A Little Retail and Block Therapy

I'm in the mood for some retail therapy! How about you?

Fabric Spot is having a Surprise Sale! Until Friday, June 6, Midnight EST, you can get 20% off the store (excludes clearance, sale, gift cards and pre cuts). Minimum cut is 1/2 yard. Remember that Charley Harper Twig fabric in Teal that I used for my needle books? Well, it's on sale at Fabric Spot! And Karen has it in flannel too! Just sayin'.

Also, if you are in the Ottawa area, Mad About Patchwork is opening today in her new location, 2477 Huntley Road in Stittsville, just south of Fallowfield Road. Check out the sneak peek for pictures and hours. Can't make it in person? Doesn't matter, 'cause Pam's offering free shipping on all orders in Canada from now until Friday, June 6th (coupon code: MOVED).

Sew what have I been up to? Not much sewing that's for sure. But I did get a few bee blocks done last week.

These fun Curved Improv Log Cabin blocks are for Carly at Citric Sugar (just love that blog name) for our Canadians Quilt Bee. She has a great tutorial on her blog. The block looks more intimidating than it is.

These are Simply Woven blocks for April in one of my OMQG bees. I love how clever this one is to make. Pattern is available for free at Moda Bake Shop. April's doing her quilt with Denyse Schmidt's Flee Market Fancy line. I can't wait to see all the blocks together -- it's going to look fabulous! I will definitely be doing this one again.

Hope you are having a great day!