the Mother Hubbard Sale!

i have a problem, not a personal problem, but a problem...see my client quilt cabinet is almost empty. (especially since i finished three that were hanging there)

i got to thinking and i realized that this Novemeber will be my TENTH year long arming professionally!

TEN!!

*holy crap *  that's double digits!!! has it been that long?

so, i was thinking that is a milestone worth celebrating! and what better way than to have some fun sales!! A Mother Hubbard Sale (cause my cabinet is getting bare *hehe*)

so here's the details:

Starting September 1st, the first 20 quilts that i get in my hands that will have an E2E design will get 20% off (minimum quilting charge $60 after discount)

Also, i am going to re-host my quilting raffle!! Starting November 1st, 2013 every quilt you bring me will earn you one ticket into the raffle. If you refer someone to me (your name on the back of my business card presented AT the time They drop off their quilt) your name goes in as well as your friend's! On the last day of every month i will draw one name from that month to receive a $25 credit towards their quilting (one winner each month) At the end of the year, Novemeber 1st, 2014, i will draw THREE winners- one person will win a $200 gift certificate and two will win $100 each...

with that being said- time to finish up some UFOs,  piece some backers, and buy batting!!


this just got real :)

 

Abandoned stash

last night was the second month i went to my new guild's meeting and i got there REALLY early...

see, the newsletter mentioned that a member was moving and donated her unwanted stash to the guild for $5 a pound!!

so wanna see what i scored??

(no far asking how many pounds i ended up with...i'm not telling)

check out these cool asian prints. alot look like kimono prints, which i like much better than 'today's' modern asian interpretations...

these 4 are my favorites



(fabric isn't like children- you can admit to having favorites *snicker snort*)

i also found this blue print. it's not cut, that the width of it- 4 yards and the little indigo scraps to go with it.

When Christie went to Japan, she brought me back some nice indigo type fabrics along with 3 panels, so these will live with those fabrics in the same quilt..i'll share that later

i found some nice 'vintage' batiks

check out the whales!!

and a sword/sail/marlin? fish

a couple of shiny metallic dutch wax prints *score*

some cool 80s blenders

i noticed ALOT of older Jenny Beyer fabrics. i grabbed the jeweled tones and blacks...

these striped paper cut looking fabrics...i liked the camel. the grey/red on the left was not wanting to photograph well at all...

these older metallic hoffman prints...

the third one from the left will fit in nicely in my Madri Gras quilt...

a cute litte calico christmas print

this print has the pebbles along the selvage with a 1994 copyright in the selvage

i found some solid blues. i plan on pairing these with some blue Fassett shot cottons and making the railfence quilt from denise schmidts 'modern quilting' book

i thought these 'printed' batiks were fun!

and finally some more random pickings...




it was fun pawing thru all the piles of fabric...and i promise to give it all a good home!

 

SURPRISE!!

moving into the house in the winter has made watching the yard come alive such fun!! not knowing what buds will lead to what and learning all the names of all the plants- it's been a learning experience.

i've been watching some lilies behind the AC unit since early spring. i thought they were common Easter lilies that didn't bloom for what ever reason....then i noticed blooms forming and have been checking everyday when i walk the dogs to see what surprise is next...

holy cow!!!

STAR GAZERS!!!
one of the few flowers i actually recognize and know!!

the blooms are as big as my hand!

and they smell amazing!

look at all the buds on that back stalk- more than 20!!

i take no credit on their cultivation- they came with the house :)


i can't wait til fall....i have a list of flowers i want to add to the collection!


 

Happy 236th Birthday America!

 God Bless America!

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Unites States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. One Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.

my sense of humor liked this picture-

'MERICA!!

*giggle* my favorite- the walmart bags in the basket...



 

SAL 2012 Part 10

here's the latest and greatest installment in my Scrap Bash Stitch-A-Long....

happy stitching!

don't forget to add photos of your blocks to the Flickr group. i like to see what and how yall are doing these :)

since i have unpacked (ie found) the rest of my SAL stuff, we are going to get this thing finished. there will be 6 more installments and all the blocks will be finished. i didn't want this to drag on as long as it has, but it has been fun and the quilt will be gorgeous!