Barbara at Catpatches always throws the best parties! Today I'm linking up with the March NEWFO party . . .
I started my Happy Town project in March, and I'm hoping to finish it soon enough to send it to the Henry Glass and Jacquelynne Steves effort for Quilts for Kids!
Hop on over to Catpatches and see all of the other fun projects entered in the March party! And say hello to Smitty and Gracie, too!
Love,
Padsworth and DragonDrop want to invite you to a party! Oh, boy, are they ready!
DragonDrop has realized that when humans say "party" it generally means yummy food and something yummy to drink, too! Check out this picture:
It's the monthly linky party over at Barbara's blog, Catpatches --- our Enabler in Chief has opened up the festivities and we all have an opportunity to show off our irresponsibility, er, compulsiveness, er, new ways to use up our stash. There, that sounds better. (Grin)
And yes, I have started several new things this month! I already showed you my tumbler baby quilt:
and my apple core project:
Now check out my string blocks!
Let me show you my take on making these fun blocks . . .
Ya got an old paper weight, er, phone book around the house? Well, tear out some pages and cut them into squares! I use 5.5 inches for my blocks. (Don'tcha love to re-purpose things?)
Next, I dove into my scraps, and the first thing I came up with was a handful of lovelies that Mistress Brooke graciously sent to me. I think most of you know how these blocks are made, so I'll just show you the results:
Please ignore the chubby, coffee-stained finger there, and concentrate on the scrappy loveliness!
I have made these beauties so far:
Aw, they're so quick and fun, let's make one more, so I can show you my fav layout:
I do love me some basket-weave design! (One of the blocks has tiny kangaroos on it -- the fabric came all the way from Padsworth's bestie in Australia! Hi Mhairi!)
And here is one last picture across the blocks, to get you to drooling . . . by the way, most of these are available at the Intrepid Thread. So if you want to get your hands on some, tell Julie, and she'll put together a package and ship it before you can tell your hubby, "Why, honey, of course those fabrics were on sale!" (Wink)
Join us at the NEWFO party, won't you? Padsworth and DragonDrop will be so happy to see you!!
And, as always, we try to link up with sweet Katherine over at the Thursday Favorite Things hop! Check it out! Lots of fun and inspiring projects there!
Love,
Just a couple of random notes here . . .
Oh! Don't forget, if you haven't signed up for our TWO fat quarter bundle giveaway, click here and enter to win.....then come back here to catch up!
I wanted to link up with Barbara at Catpatches, who is having her August NEWFO linkie party. What? You don't know what a NEWFO is? Well, I'll give you a hint -- it is something that many of us excel at. It's a new project that you have started! (Grin) I bet there are a lot of guilty looks out there, right? Well, shed the guilt and join the party!
Hop on over to Catpatches and link up -- show the world that you are a compulsive, er wacky, er super-creative person and you are not afraid to have several projects going at once! Me? I'm delightfully quirky, remember? (Wink) I think right now my project count stands at five!
I'm linking up with a project that I can't even show you yet -- my Christmas wall-hanging! It started with this cute Jacquelynne Steves' panel, from her "Oh Holy Night" line, and morphed into a whole 'nother project!
Have no fear! One of my favorite nieces is allowing me to borrow a camera (did I tell you that she is one of my favorites? I have two nieces; I love them both to bits!) so I will soon be able to post photos! Yay!!! Padsworth is crossing his little flippered feet in hopes of the camera making a safe trip across the fruited plains...
On another note, I received this wonderful book from across the Atlantic....the lovely Kerry at Pennydog drew my name and I'm excited to read and yes, you guessed it -- add another project to my list! (Grin) Kerry gave our final art quilt winner a run for her money with the gorgeous quilt she entered in the Pet Show featuring her two pups.
The book is called Carefree Quilts, by Joy Lily.
There are thirteen different projects in here, and I have my eye on these two:
A new tote:
and reversible place mats!
(Waving) Thank you, Kerry! If you haven't made acquaintance with Kerry yet, you should hop over there and see her . . . she has some uber-cute Iphone cases in her shop, and her blog is a fun stop on your world tour!
I'll be back soon! We'll choose our winners for the fabric bundles and announce on Labor Day!
Love,
