Traveling stash updats week of 6/17

The list is updated throughout the week so check back frequently. Last Update 6/18 -- current giveaways are in red.

Box 1 -- I'm hosting the giveaway here with a deadline of 6/20.

Box 2 -- Kristy from Catydid Designs is the lucky winner and the box will be arriving soon

Box 3 --  Megan @ Annie Oak Designs was the winner and the posting is here and drawing is 6/21 at noon.

Box 4 -- Roxanne @ scrapbook chickadoodle is the winner but the box is on its way.

Box 5 -- The box arrived today and I will be posting later this week once I get a chance to look through it.

Box 6 -- Monica @ diary of a quilt maven is the winner and the box will be shipping soon

Two Sisters Box -- Jean @ Quilting Ranny is the winner and the giveaway is posted here deadline to enter is 6/30

Leap Year Box (begins on the 28th of each month) -- Angela @ tilted quilt is the winner and will be posting a giveaway at the end of the month

An updated version of the rules and regulations can be found here and if you have any questions regarding the box please feel free to email me.

Traveling stash #1 -- deadline to enter is 6/20

I received another traveling stash recently and did a rework on the items in the box. As a reminder the fabrics in the box should be quality items (quilting fabrics -- no upholstery or garment fabrics) and solid pieces (several of the pieces in the box had to be trimmed because they had chunks cut from them). That being said here's what I received and what's being added to the box for your consideration -- I did squeeze it back into a very full medium box.

Fabric

more fabric

Christmas fabric

notions and a Kindle Cover

Patterns

fabrics I added

 
Giveaway is open till 8pm on 6/20 and I will be shipping right away just leave a comment below.

What's in a name?

So recently I posted a picture of a quilt I was having trouble coming up with a name for and I got many good ideas both through the blog and through the quilter's group on Facebook. So here are the options I have narrowed it down to.

Mango Tango Dreams

Fruit Salad Confetti

Calypso Carnival

La Nouba Experiance

4 options which one striks you as the best name for this quilt -- binding will be the same blue as the background

 

Partisipants in the Let's Get aquainted Blog Hop this week are :

Julie @ http://www.joliemaxtin.com/
Melissa @ http://mmedendorp.blogspot.com/
Adrianne @ http://www.thewindyside.blogspot.com/
Molli @ http://www.mollisparkles.com/
Laura @ http://littleandlots.wordpress.com/
Sarah @ http://duckeggthreads.blogspot.co.uk/
Kelly @ Myquiltinfatuation.blogspot.com
Cari @ www.theresathread.com
Valerie @ Betweenquilts.blogspot.com

Traveling Stash 6/10

The list is updated throughout the week so check back frequently. Last Update 6/10 -- current giveaways are in red.

Box 1 -- I'm the winner and the box arrived today I will be posting it by Monday so that the giveaway will ship out next Friday

Box 2 -- Kristy from Catydid Designs is the lucky winner and the box will be arriving soon

Box 3 --  Megan @ Annie Oak Designs was the winner and will be posting on 6/17 and drawing on 6/22. 

Box 4 -- Sue @ sue bees world will be shipping to Roxanne @ scrapbook chickadoodle is the winner but the box is currently delayed 

Box 5 -- Roxanne @ scrapbook-chickadoodle has a traveling box and she let me know I am the winner so it will be arriving soon.

Box 6 -- Monica @ diary of a quilt maven is the winner and the box will be shipping soon

Two Sisters Box -- Jean @ Quilting Ranny is the winner and the box has arrived and the tease posting is here -- she reports that the posting will be going up by 6/18

Leap Year Box (begins on the 28th of each month) -- Angela @ tilted quilt is the winner and will be posting a giveaway at the end of the month

An updated version of the rules and regulations can be found here and if you have any questions regarding the box please feel free to email me.

She walks like summer and talks like rain

June continues to be a month of progress for me. I set 11 goals recently and this weekend I was able to finish 4 nearly 5 of them and work on a more long term goal all thanks to a rainy weekend.

Elephant Parade Quilt finished -- I'm going to hopefully do outside pictures tomorrow

Custom Mug rug order completed

 Block of the month block completed -- need to do the bonus block to be all caught up on this one

Caught up on Block of the Week Blocks -- new block (or blocks Mondays)

Father's Day gift for my Father in Law is completed -- another item for the outdoor photo shoot tomorrow.

I also got the hourglass quilt based and ready for quilting and hope to be able to share a completed picture later this week. I still haven't chosen a name yet but some of the top contenders are Calypso, carnival, confetti, Kaleidoscope, Summer Days, Tutti Fruity, Rainbow Sherbet, Melon Delight and Kelly's (or any combination of these). So let me know what you think.

I got in some organizing done in the Craft Room and finally got all my fabrics refolded and the scrap bin put away. I had put off doing the messiest drawer till last. Now I need to organize the fabrics but I am debating on separating by project or separating by color. Thoughts? 

I decided that I am going to put off large craft shows for the summer season and work on more product instead. I am hoping that the fall season will be better for selling quilts -- because really who wants to buy a quilt when it's 80 or 90 degrees outside.

That leaves finishing the quilting on the City Scape, quilt the T-shirt quilt, Work on the baby clothes project, Craftsy Blocks and the Baby Block.

Here's to a progress filled month and Happy Quilting Everyone.

Fun new project and Fun new People

I my post earlier this week I teased that I was working on a new charity quilt and here she is .... but she has no name yet. Sad I know because how can such a pretty girl not have a name -- I'm taking suggestions. 

 

 

Also I attended a work training this week and we so proud of myself for not loosing my temper with the older less computer savvy individuals that were delaying our progress so when we got out a little early yesterday I treated myself to a trip by The Little General. 

Isn't it cute how they wrap up your purchase-- and a bonus string for quilting. 

Look at my beautiful goodies -- the large floral and the stripe might become a pouch in the near future. 

Candy Crush is all finished and I found a new place to take pictures of quilts and projects.

So here's some other exciting news -- I'll be partisipating in this fun blog hop designed for newer bloggers that starts tomorrow. Check out some of these fun bloggers.  

Here is the full list of participants: 

Post on or by Friday, June 7th
Nancy @ http://owensolivia.blogspot.com/
Amy @ http://www.13spools.com/
Ashley @ http://wasntquiltinaday.wordpress.com/
Casey @ http://studioloblog.wordpress.com/
Nanette @ http://www.yeahimadethat.com/
Ange @ http://heartofcharnwood.blogspot.com/
Kim @ http://robotmomsews.blogspot.com/
Erica @ kitchentablequilting.blogspot.com

Post on or by Friday, June 14
Julie @ http://www.joliemaxtin.com/
Melissa @ http://mmedendorp.blogspot.com/
Adrianne @ http://www.thewindyside.blogspot.com/
Molli @ http://www.mollisparkles.com/
Laura @ http://littleandlots.wordpress.com/
Sarah @ http://duckeggthreads.blogspot.co.uk/
Kelly @ Myquiltinfatuation.blogspot.com
Cari @ www.theresathread.com
Valerie @ Betweenquilts.blogspot.com

Post on or by Friday, June 21
Leigh Anne @ http://ellascottage.blogspot.ca/
Stacey @ http://thetiltedquilt.blogspot.com/
QuiltCandyGirl @ http://www.quiltcandygirl.blogspot.com/
Jackie @ http://www.nwpatchwork.blogspot.com/
Liz @ Beadqueene.blogspot.com
Erica @ happyfabric.blogspot.com
Stephanie @ simplesewendipity.blogspot.com
Lauren @ http://seraphym-blog.blogspot.com.au/

Post on or by Friday, June 28
Green @ http://www.sosewgreen.blogspot.com/
Gwendellyn @ http://therainbowrevolts.blogspot.com
Jessica @ stitchedinthyme.blogspot.com
Amira @ http://littlemushroomcap.blogspot.com
Kathy @ kayakquilting.blogspot.com
Michelle @ http://factotum-of-arts.com/
Paula @ http://www.sassyquilter.com/
Kris @ http://www.sewsunshine.blogspot.com
Camilla @ http://faffling.blogspot.com.au/

Post on or by Friday, July 5
Christa @ ChristaQuiltsBlog.com
Alyce @ wonderlandbyalyce.blogspot.com
Anna @ the-crooked-banana.blogspot.com
Rachel @ www.rachelboothhappilyeverafter.blogspot.com
Stephanie @ quarterincher.blogspot.com
Kristy and Shayla @ www.sassafras-lane.com
Caroline @ www.carolinescraftiness.blogspot.com
Lisa @ http://hilltophousecreativeworks.blogspot.com/

Post on or by July 12
http://oneygirl-myquiltingadventure.blogspot.com/
http://craftsfromkaren.blogspot.com
http://www.play-crafts.com/blog/
http://liketosew.blogspot.com
http://sewandsowfarm.blogspot.com/
www.quiltingalongthegrain.blogspot.co.uk
www.wombatquilts.com
www.nohatsinthehouse.com

Post on or by July 19
Karen @ www.littlebirdiequilting.com
Kathy @ http://kwiltypleasures.blogspot.com
Katie @ http://karmawillowdesigns.blogspot.com/ ---- that's me 
Alison @  http://makinghappyness1.blogspot.co.uk
Sarah @ www.sowingstitches.blogspot.com
Ella ad Nesta @ http://ellaandnesta.blogspot.it/
Adrienne @ http://chezzetcookmodernquilts.blogspot.ca/
Nicole @ www.modernhandcraft.com

Post on or by July 26
Vicki @ http://aquiltersmission.blogspot.com
RobinSue @ robinsuequilts.blogspot.com
Elise Lea @ http://loveleadesigns.blogspot.com
Elizabeth @ http://www.intheboondocks.blogspot.com
Jenny @ http://notetofollowsew.blogspot.co.uk/
Lorna @ http://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com
Sonia @ fabricandflowersuk.blogspot.com
Emily @ www.drkornea.blogspot.com
EM @ SEWING BY MOONLIGHT

She listens like spring and she talks like June, hey hey hey

June will be a moth of progress and completed projects – I can feel it. This weekend I worked on a few different projects and feel good about the progress that was made. I’m working on a new guild charity quilt that I hope to finish up before the guild meeting. I was inspired by the report that the quilts are well received especially the brighter ones so I am working on hour glass blocks in bold and bright colors to make into a lap quilt or maybe 2 depending on how many blocks I end up with.

I also quilted my Elephant parade Quilt this weekend and will be putting the binding on this week. It has been in my UFO pile for a while now and I am pleased with how it’s shaping up.

I also started on a few mug rugs for a custom order this weekend. She’s a local fabric artist in Yadkinville and loved what I started for her so I got a few weeks to get those together before the next Yadkinville event on the 21^st. 

 I am still working on finding a few more events to attend in the upcoming months and need to now narrow down the events list that I have compiled --- I’m kind a worried that quilts won’t sell that well when it’s 90 degrees outside and some of these events can be pricy to attend.

So with the proclamation of June being a month of progress – what are the goals?

•          Complete elephant parade quilt (just binding)
•          Complete city view quilt (half quilting and then finish work)
•          Complete t-shirt quilt (quilt and bind)
•          Complete baby clothes project sampler (I get such a interest in quilts made from baby clothes at events I have decided to make up a sample)
•          Continue keeping pace with the block of the month and block of the week projects – new blocks tomorrow with the BOM and another with the BOW tonight (this will put me 3 behind but I like doing a few at a time)
•          Complete custom Mug Rug order (by 6/21)
•          Father’s day project for FIL (oh my that's the 16th) 
•          Hourglass charity quilt (or 2) -- next meeting is 6/25
•          Craftsy BOM project
•          Baby block 
•         Determine schedule for upcoming shows -- ASAP

Lofty goals I know – but I like a challenge.

Happy Quilting Everyone