Winners!

Oh my goodness you guys! As of 6:00 pm I have 329 comments and 131 followers. I must say I have had fun reading all of your posts. Hard to answer them all, but I did answer quite a few.

Allison is really one of my favorite designers. I have most of her patterns and quite a few are UFO's. (I have a short attention span sometimes.)

So, let's get down to the winners:

The winner of the mini charm packs (I have Marmalade and Tapestry, you can pick which one (I'll send you two)) is


Congratulations RachelC--you are the winner of the mini charm pack! on New Book!

in response to I haven't seen the book in stores here yet, but I know I'm going to want to make at least half of them!! Thanks for a fab giveaway opportunity! :-), by RachelC.

And the winner of two charm packs (one Honey by Kate Spain and one Posey by Aneela Hooey) is

sandraThursday, 10 January, 2013

Would Love to win a copy of the book ... or a charm pack. :o) Thanks for the giveaways!

And finally, the winner of the book is

Nancy: rangerer@sbcglobal.netFriday, 11 January, 2013

I am sure you will reach your goal:) I have become a follower. Thanks for the give away.

Congratulations! Be sure to contact me so I can get your goodies in the mail.

I have a dozen copies of the book on my website at $18.95 (instead of $26.95) and will post them first class mail (I'm guessing about $2.50?) for one week or until sold out. www.auntiepami.com

Thank you so much for playing and let's do this again soon! And, a special thank you to my friends Sarah and Allison.

New Book!

Have you seen this book?

You can see the cover quilts, but I stole, ahem, borrowed these images from Martingale so I could share. I want to make at least half of them right away. Some of my favorite blogs to read are featured. Can you guess whose quilts are whose?

Let's see---

Here is Miss Cluck Cluck Sew herself with her "Scattered" quilt. Look closer at the binding--I got mine! Yellows and greens are not my colors, but I sure do like this one. I can't find a nice light background, so I may have to put this one on hold a bit.

And, "Everythings Coming Up Rainbows"...I'm using Kona Cotton in Oyster for my background.

But, best of all you guys--I have a book just for you! Enter a comment to win and invite some friends too. Spread the love (please). I have some super duper cute charm squares on the truck, and if I hit the big 50 followers, I'll draw a name for the book and a name for a couple of charms and maybe, just maybe, some mini's!

Thanks!

ps have you started your Scrappy Trip Along (I hear Sarah is rocking it already) and I have my strips cut and have actually started the first block!

Drawing will be Sunday night, 6pm PST.

Happy New Year

Good morning!

Is it really 2013? Wow.

More to come.

Happy Thanksgiving

I just realized it's been almost a month since we've last visited.

What have I been up to? Well, quite a lot actually.

I have a new job! And, it's a promotion! I still work for the Navy but, I actually am challenged and get to use my education/experience. It's a small group of people I work with, so that's really nice. I'm still a cubicle dweller and need art/color for the space. I think I may look for a nice BRIGHT lamp. I have florescent desk lights, but it's not the same. I started a Pinterest board for ideas, so little by little, I can make it homey. I do have my trusty Keurig by my side. Love that machine. We did some experimenting. I love the Starbucks Eggnog Latte, but they are a bit pricy and full of stuff I probably should consume. But, if take plain old (light) eggnog and put some in cup (to taste of course), warm in the microwave and use an 8 oz and a 6 oz shot of Keurig coffee (I'm cheap and run it through the coffee pod twice), cheap(er) Eggnog Coffee drink! YUM!

Ok, suggestions are welcome on the cubicle decor. If I can take a picture, I'll post it. It's very brown.

Let the Holiday season begin!

ps We went to a restaurant for dinner today. Should have taken the $$ and stayed home. Oh, well. At least we were together and no dishes!

ppss Have you met Julie?

http://intrepidthread.blogspot.com/ She's got a fantastic new store and a wonderful sale tomorrow!

and have you met Jenny?

http://sewkindofwonderful.blogspot.com/ She invented the "Quick Curve Ruler" and she and her sister Helen are hosting a BOM featuring traditional blocks with QCR way... I'm out to get some bone background tomorrow and then time to sew!

Happy news!

Good morning!

Last week was kinda crazy. Monday I had a 'procedure', you know, one of those 'have to do' things. Piece of cake. The prep was worse than the test. Got a call about lunch time and was offered a new job! Of course, I accepted and start on the 5th of November. We took off to Portland Wednesday and Thursday for a quick little family get together with the DH's family. GPS took us too many weird routes, but once we got ready to leave, three turns and we were on the freeway. Lesson learned, don't hit 'alternate route', should be 'takes forever and you will want to scream'. The day after the party, we got up early and ran some Portland errands. Still didn't get to Ikea. I think we have a bit of anxiety going there. But, I really, really want to look for some new linens. We visited Bolt. A very eclectic little shop on Alberta. They carry all of the Kaffe Shot Cottons, so I got a few pieces to play with. Did I take any pictures? No, I didn't. Sad, isn't it? I even had my camera and my phone with me. The only pictures I took were of my chili dog at Weinerschnitzel and my #9 at Jimmy John's. I warned you, I'm not the best blogger and if I promised I'd improve, do you think I would?

Happy Thursday

What a crazy week. Monday was a very unhappy day at work. I knew it would be. So, on the way in, I stopped at my local Safeway and bought flowers for myself. a dozen long stem red roses, some white carnations (the small ones), some alstramaria (I'm sure that's SIC), and a nice heavy vase. I miss having flowers on my desk. My favorite roses are English roses, have you ever smelled one? Pure and sweet, with just a little dash of spice. Sorry to say not a part of the yard decor here (rememeber Bambi and her little ones). But just wait, I'm still thinking of putting in a Graham Thomas (my fav yellow). Hard to have them at home, my kitties think they need to nibble on plant life here. Plus, sadly, I am at work more than home, so flowers are destined for the desk. The photo below is my favorite climber, New Dawn. Mmmm.

What's your favorite flower for your desk or work area?

Fall already?

Here in the pacific northwest, you can tell when it is fall. The leaves shift from green to yellow and the most brilliant shades of orange and red. We have early morning fog and there is a slight chill in the air. Starbucks has pumpkin spice lattes now, not my thing, but I do love eggnog lattes

All of a sudden, I feel the need to make a quilt. Lately, I've been more of a starter, not a finisher. I enjoy making the blocks, thank goodness I have a stunt finisher. I just lose interest and apparently I'm easily distracted. We have a king size bed with a down blanket, but I need to make a quilt. Not sure what I want. We have a mahogany sleigh bed. It screams traditional, but I just can't bring myself to commit to a large traditional. I could cheat and do a duvet cover for the down comforter. My bucket list contains a double wedding ring, I could do that, curves don't really scare me. Winding ways, those scare me! Oh that center! I really like a log cabin, maybe in French General? I like bloks of the month, just not a hand appliqué kind a girl. I know how, just can't sit still long enough to do it. 

Suggestions?