it's GIVEAWAY time!!

So I have a little problem. I went crazy buying all of this:


It's 2 layer cakes, 3 charm packs and 3 jelly rolls. I must say, I *LOVE* this line! I bought what I needed and a little extra to share with one lucky winner, I'm giving away a Plume jelly roll and a charm pack! I'm in love with this new line and plan on making the spiked punch quilt (from a few posts down) for myself in the large size.

this is what you will be winning!


So, here are the details, you can get up to 5 entries! here's how:

for one entry just leave a comment!

for a second entry become a follower

for a third entry tweet this giveaway

for a fourth entry post this giveaway on another website

for a fifth entry blog this post!

For each step, leave me a comment along with a link to the appropriate site. The way blogger works with my comments is that every 200 comments it starts counting over, so if I get above 200 comments the next set would be 201 through 400. I will use Random.org to pick a winner! Now, you don't have to leave the comments all at the same time, I'll leave this giveaway up for 5 days so you can leave a comment each day if you'd like.

International entries are welcome!

Since I'm posting this late in the day you will have until MIDNIGHT CST on 2/21/10 to enter!

something in the works

I'm planning a GIVEAWAY! can't tell you yet what it will be but the retail value will be right around $50. This isn't a sponsored giveaway but rather coming out of my own pocket. I'll post the official blog entry when I have everything in hand! Keep an eye out for it, plus there will be ways to enter more than once!

big plans!

Despite being busy as can be with school I still have plans floating around in my head for some more quilts! I bought this awesome Tula Pink pattern

I'm planning on making this in the 96x96 inch size for my bed. This one will DEFINITELY be sent out to get quilted!

Sketched out a pattern using jelly rolls.

Bought my backing and binding fabric for the pinwheel quilt using this for the backing


and this for the binding


And I want to make Easy As Cake from the Moda Bake Shop. I would LOVE to make this quilt in Plume, I think it would look awesome!

Also decided it's probably best to buy a roll of batting because it doesn't go on sale very often, and because I have so many projects in the works. Going to get my hands on some Plume, Hunky Dory, and probably some of the make life dots.

But I must finish 2 quilts before beginning any other ones. At this rate I may exceed my goal of 10 finishes this year!

whirlwind

This week has been CRAZY!!! It started last Friday with an ER clinical, a call-less 12hr ride on Sunday, our Peds & OB/gyne mod test (which btw, I ROCKED!), an event filled ER clinical on Tuesday, more class on Weds, peds ER yesterday, and an ER tonite! I'm very thankful we have an 8 hr limit per 24 hrs on our hospital clinicals, I'm already wiped out from this week.

Tomorrow I am off! Going to take some time and spend with the kiddos tomorrow (I'm thinking the arcade would be a WONDERFUL plan!), going to one of my local quilt shops that just got some Verna yardage in for my pinwheel quilt, I need to get a new ironing board, and then work on another quilt for charity. I am SO looking forward to it! Back to the grind on Sunday for some time on L&D. Have a great weekend y'all!

done!

second finish for the year. one of the Christmas quilts is done!

i'm so ecstatic, this one gave me tons of fits in every way possible but i learned a lot from it. it's in the washer right now so I can't wait to see how it comes out! i think i'm going to lay this on her bed for when she gets home today, i can't wait for Valentine's day! i have an ER clinical tonite and won't be home when she gets home from school so i think that she will love coming home to this surprise on her bed. don't have measurements yet, will post them when its out of the wash.

outgrown

after today's disaster quilting my daughters quilt and just being frustrated every damn time i use my machine i can definitely say that i've outgrown it. it doesn't do the things i'd like (drop feed dogs), or have features i want (large spool holder), or have the consistency that i want. the harp is small. the presser foot bounces all over even when it's tightly attached, stitches are uneven on any given day. the only bobbins that work in it are the ones that came with it. even the singer brand sold at walmart don't work. they're slightly shorter than the bobbin casing and this causes the thread to pop out and make nasty nests on whatever i'm sewing.

it's easy to thread, easy to clean, easy to oil, easy to sew on, but i just feel very confined by this machine. my daughter has been begging for a sewing machine so i think it's time to invest in a new one and pass this one on to her, it's a perfect beginner machine.

my mom gave me this machine for Christmas one year, i've made many baby gifts, stuff for my own kids, even pieced together 5 tops, 4 of which were quilted on this machine, a shower curtain, scrubs for me, and a bunch of other stuff.

so singer 1120, it's been a good ride, but it's time to retire you.

quilty goodness!

ok, so i've been a busy little bee working on quilts and such. i was playing with a little of this


and FINALLY got one of the 2 christmas quilts quilted and the binding stitched to the front


i did a really crappy job on this one, it only puckered in one place but i didn't sew all the strips as straight as i thought and there was some fullness in the top. i did some really wonky lines as quilting, hopefully when it's washed it'll be decent looking. i'm hoping to get the binding hand stitched to the back today. it's going to be a Valentine's Day gift for my Lexi girl.