Giving Thanks

 

 

 

Thanks to all who have served, protected

 and fought for our freedoms

that we so often take for granted.

 

 

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Accuquilt Block Party - Flowering Snowball

 Welcome to my day on the

AccuQuilt Block Party Blog Hop!!

 

AccuQuilt has came out with 11 new dies

and I was excited when I got a chance

to try out the

New Flowering Snowball Die.

 

I have never sewn a curve for a quilt,

maybe sewn a sleeve or two on

a kiddos dress, but

never on a quilt.

Just a little intimidating.

 

I decided to use all solids. 

I love the simplicity

of solids.  I pulled out my

Kona Fat Quarters Fields of Irises.

Plus, the die works great using fat quarters.
 

 

 

I timed how quick it was
to cut out 10 blocks. 
You can find the results here.

Sew, what exactly did I come up with?

 



 

It measures at 60" square. 

 I haven't yet decided how

I would like to quilt it

so, if you have any grand suggestions.......

 

I would love them.

 

I have several more ideas

for this great die.

 

 

Thanks to Accuquilt

for letting me give it a whirl.

 

 

 

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Have you ever wondered?

 I have always wondered just how fast it would be

to cut fabric with a Accuquilt Go!

I am always up for saving a bit of time.

 

 

Sew, I grabbed my phone with the stopwatch,

my fabrics, and cutters.

 

 

 

 

I premeasured the die, so I knew exactly

the dimensions of the fabric I needed before

I started timing.

 

 

I was lucky enough to test out one of their new dies,

The Flowering Snowball.

A great opportunity to see how long it

would take to cut out 10 blocks.

 

 

 

It is all curves except for the square in the center.

I have hand sewn a Hexi quilt before, cut all the fabric for it

and it was super time consuming.

I doubt that I would ever

have the time to hand cut each of

curves for the Flowering Snowball.

Plus it would be too Wonky.

And there are

Too many quilts to make

and not enough time.

 

So, just how long did it

take to prepare the fabrics to

be cut by my Accuquilt Go!

and then cut them.

 

 

 

Almost 27 minutes!!

I couldn't believe that

something that would have taken me

days and not been that accurate

took me less than a half an hour.

 

Here is a bit more of a teaser,

of what is to come

 

 

I can't wait to show you the rest on Friday.

You can check out the

what the rest of

hoppers did with their

New Dies.

 

 

 



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And the Winner Is.....

 

First of all, 

Hello there and thanks to all my new and seasoned fellow quilt

lovers who decided to follow me on my journey.

I do love to share my passion of quilting

and crafting with all of you. 

I would have loved to have said thanks

to each of you personally,

but time doesn't permit me to

with over 700 comments.

I loved reading each of your

summer or heading into to winter

to do's.  I, personally, am so ready for the summer sun!!

 

So....

Are you wondering who won this

beautiful batch of thread

and fabric?

 

 

Well, that would be Lucky

Number 185.

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to you!!

 

I will be contacting you shortly. 

Don't forget to check out the AMB Blog Tour starting Monday

and the Accuquilt Blog Tour starting Monday also!

 

 

 

 



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OHHH, Look what's coming up!!

There are a lot of exciting

projects going on here.

I was lucky enough to test out

 one of Accuquilt's new

GO! Dies.  Want to know which one I

picked?

 

 

Well, I bet you know now.

 

 

 

I have been busily cutting and piecing together

that pretty little Kona

bundle of Fields of Irises.

 

Accuquilt has put together

a blog hop to show off all their new GO! Dies!

 

 

 

I can't wait to show you more,

but you will have to wait a bit.

 

Here is the schedule 

 

 

May 19th

 Samplings from a Blue Ribbon Girl

May 20th

Beaquilter

May 21

Freemotion by the River

May22

 May Chappell

May 23

Sew Incredibly Crazy

May 24

 Laundry Basket Quilts

May 26

Inventive Denim

May 27

Sew Fresh Quilts

May 28

Strip Quilter

May 29

Nancy Mahoney's Blog

May 30

Ray's Sew Crafty

 

I also put the finishing touches

on my license plate block for the

AMB Blog Tour

which starts next week.

Here is a little peek at my

block.

 

 

You are going to want to check out

each day.  There

are some gorgeous blocks

and great giveaways.

It all starts on May 18th.

Check out the schedule HERE. 

 

 

 

And last but not least I have the

 

 

Here is my final peek at what I

have been up to.....

 

 

 

Ruffles, and some

Good Ole' Red, White, and Blue

with some Aurifil too.

 

 

If you haven't entered my

little giveaway,

You still have some time.

 

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Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day - Closed

Sew Mama Sew is hosting an amazing giveaway

with tons of bloggers
linking up to share their giveaways.

I love meeting and learning more about all of you!

Sew, What's my giveaway?

Six fat-eights of Tradewinds by Moda.

And 10 beautiful spools of Aurifil thread.

Doesn't that "Color You Happy"? 

 

 

How about a little snow picture?

Dreaming of summer,

but still living with a winter.

 

 

 

The details:

1. Leave a comment telling me what you are looking forward to when it is summer? (if it ever comes)
2. You don't have to be a follower to enter, but if you are one you can leave an extra comment for an extra chance if you want to. 
3. It can be mailed anywhere.
4. Random Generator will pick the winner. 
5. Giveaway ends at 5 p.m. PST on May 16th. Entries after 5 p.m. PST on May 16th will not be included in the giveaway.

 

 



The winner is Needled Mom. 

 

I am "Sew Happy You Stopped BY" 

A big thanks to Sew Mama Sew for hosting this event!

 

 

Now go check out the rest of those giveaway at Sew Mama Sew !

 

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AMB Blog Tour

 

 

Get your motor running

and let's hit the road.

 

It is the AMB Blog Tour. 

Do you know what AMB stands for?

It is American Made Brand. 

Fabric that is completely made in the USA,

from the cotton grown in the fields to the manufacturing.

 

Well, how would you like to

take a little trip and visit all 50 states in just

25 days?

 

 Starting May 19th, Clothwork's AMB Blog Tour will hit the road.  

I have already seen some beautifully designed plates,

and I know that there will definitely be

a giveaway.  My pit stop will be on June 12th.

 

So what are we all sharing with you.........

 

From the Clothworks' website:

Every Blogger has been specially selected as a representative of the state they call home. At each stop on the tour, explore how each designer re-interprets their 12″ x 6″ state license plate in a finished quilt block of the same size and sign-up for giveaways of American Made Brand fabric.  You’ll find all types of blocks – truly something for everyone! You are going to want to collect them all.

 

 

I hope that you will join me for a nation-wide tour

with AMB - NO GAS REQUIRED.

The full schedule can be found right HERE.

 So, spread the word,

It is always more fun when you travel in a group!

 

 



 

 

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