Jelly Roll Giveaway

http://blog.missouriquiltco.com/2009/09/are-you-ready/

Stop by the above link, The Cutting Table Quilt Blog, to win a free jelly roll!

Giveaway at Just Another Hang Up

Stop by "Just Another Hang up" for a chance to win a wonderful bag. The fabrics are great!http://justanotherhangup.blogspot.com/2009/09/september-tote-give-away-chocolate.html

Sweet Nostalgia BOM

I just found a cute free BOM from Dorothy at Dorothy Baker Designs. Stop by and enter her giveaway too!

Blogaversary Winner!

We just got back from Columbus. I'm so tired I think I could just go to bed for week! What a wild four days. Jeff took me down on Tuesday night and Sara and I started cleaning almost immediately. I can't believe she can cram that much stuff into such a little apartment. Her new roommate is moving in tonight, so we wanted to freshen the apartment a bit. That included washing down all the walls in the apartment. I thought this was a small apartment til we started washing the walls down. Tuesday night, we discovered that the washing machine had stopped working. A call to the emergency repair line was practically worthless. The man on the other end left a message for Sara telling her that it would be 7 days before they could get to her apartment to have a look at it. I wasn't happy with that answer, so I called him back and told him that was unacceptable. He had a repairman there by Friday. So I'm thinking three days is way better than seven! The repairman pronounced her machine dead and then we are told it could be a week before they delivery a replacement. Wrong! James came thru this time. We had a new washer there by 2 pm. Anyway, we clean, picked up a new couch and new end tables, and cleaned some more.



Opps, I got carried away. The winner of my blogaversary jelly roll is Terry. Thanks for commenting Terry. Could you send me your address and I'll try to get it out to you by Monday at the latest.

One Year Blogaversary - Edit

Wow, it sure doesn't seem like it's been a year since my first post. Where has the time gone? I just looked back at my first post. We were getting Sara ready to move into an apartment in Columbus and the start of her Sophomore year at Ohio State University. She has done amazingly well at the university and we are very proud of her.



So I've had a year to think about what to give away for my anniversary. I think I'll do this in two parts. The first post will be for bloggers who have commented in the last six months. I know I don't get a lot of visit, so this will reward will go to the ones who have been commenting and visiting on a regular basis.

I'll post a picture of my "reward" tomorrow.

My next post will be for all other commentors. Good luck to everyone.

I've found my giveaway!!! It's a Moda Jelly Roll. It's Called Arcadia By Sanae. The owner of the quilt shop where I work just made the Ashley Bag by Amy Butler from this collection. It's really cute

Quilty Picture

This is the last quilt I finished. I finally finished sewing the sleeve on the back last night. I am getting things done, it just seems to take me forever to take a picture. I don't usually use batiks, but I really like the way this one came out.




Here's college girl. She thought she needed another pair of Uggs. Seriously, how many Uggs do you need? I guess I'm just not into shoes that much. She went back to Columbus on Saturday. Lots to do in the next few weeks. Her roommate is moving out and the new one moves in on September 5th. We are going to try our best to get the carpets cleaned on the 3rd, move her furniture to the other bedroom, build a bookcase for her bedroom, and help the first girl move out (remember the putting her couch thru the window?) Wow, I'm tired just thinking about it all.


I still have a huge box of UFO's. I'm thinking about making a list. Maybe if I saw it in print, it would motivate me to finish more things! Nah, I'd probably just get depressed.

My one year blogaversary is coming up at the end of this month. Not exactly sure what I'll giveaway. I don't like it when bloggers make you jump thru hoops for a giveaway, so I'm sure mine will be very simple. I'm seriously thinking about making only my visitors who have commented in the last 6 months eligible. Your chances should be pretty extremely good!

The ABC's of Me

The ABC’s of Me…


A – Age: 59

B – Bed size: Queen

C – Chore you hate: Cooking - it never ends

D – Dog’s name: No Pets

E – Essential start your day item: Take A Shower

F – Favorite color: Turquoise (at least this week)

G – Gold or Silver: Gold

H – Height: 5′ 4″

I – Instruments you play: None that I care to mention

J – Job title: Retired

K – Kid(s): Sara

L – Living arrangements: House (too big now that Sara is in college)

M – Mom’s name: Loretta

N – Nicknames: Joycee

O – Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Age 4 – Tonsils out

P – Pet Peeve: People that are late…

Q – Quote from a movie: You work on commission don't you? Big mistake, big, huge!
Vivian (Julia Roberts) says this to some snooty shopkeepers after they would not allow her to shop in the store. She comes back in the store after spending a ton of money elsewhere and tells them what a big mistake they made by turning her away.
***I've always liked this line because it reminds me that you shouldn't always let other peolpe's opinion matter to you. People tend to judge on outward appearances and often miss out on a truly great person by being so narrow minded. ***

R – Right or left handed: Right

S – Siblings: Patty – age 57; Sue - age 55 (wow they are getting old)

T – Time you wake up: Between 9:00 and 11:00 – depends on when I go to bed

U- Underwear: Yep

V – Vegetable you dislike: Egg Plant

W – Workout style: Walking

X – X-rays you’ve had: Back, Teeth, Mammograms

Y – Yesterday’s best moments: Spending time with my daughter. We love to shop

Z – Zoo favorite: Lions, Tigers, and Bears! Oh My!