Some great news...we signed the papers. We did everything by FedEx and the place in FL will be officially ours on Monday. We have been searching for a place since last March and now I can officially think of myself as a "snowbird."It is in a small community of villas near the Gulf of Mexico. I learned that in the community there is someone who is a "heavy duty" quilter. Can't wait to meet her when we go back sometime in March.
Did you get your copy of the Feb/March McCall's Quick Quilts? I was very happy about the way they showed the Woolen Whimsy designs that my quilting buddy, Pat, and I designed. If you happen to make something from the pattern, I'd sure like to see it.
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| original runner |
Now thinking about spring. ...I redid a bunny runner that I showed quite a while ago to make it a little smaller. The original was 48 inches long to use on my sofa table. It featured Aunt Grace repo fabric. The ladies at Seaside Applique asked me to do a demo and I decide to work up a smaller version that is only 36 inches long which features springy fabric. I also used a special technique that makes the bunny be puffier.
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| 36 inch runner |
As for the cleaning....I looked in my stash closet and found that it is quite full so I decided that I would give away some extra yoyos. A year or so a friend gave me a bunch of yoyos that she and her mother had made. I decided that I liked to make them, too. They inspired me to do a yoyo quilt but I have lots of them left over. So, I will giveaway 100 assorted purple yoyos to anyone who would like to use them in a project. So here is what you need to do. Make a comment on this post by midnight February 19 EST and tell me what you would like to do with the yoyos....will you make a wallhanging, add them to a project you are already doing?....be creative. I will draw a name randomly from all the posts. Make sure that you have an email address where I can contact you. I am anxious to pass on the enthusiasm. For my international friends, I'm sorry to leave you out this time. You don't have to be a follower but it sure would be nice if you were.
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| My yoyo bedcover before I added the backing |
6 comments:
I'm not sure. I've never made anything from yoyos, but I love purple
Both your runners look nice and, of course, you know I love the yo-yo quilt. I'm sure someone will come up with a very creative idea to use the yo-yo's. I'm thinking Kaye will want to enter your giveaway as she LOVES the color purple.
I would love to win them Thank you for sharing the yo-yo love. I think I would add some of my own and make a quilt like yours. I am sorry I know that it not creative but the quilt is so cute!
I would use the yoyos to make part of a wall hanging. The quilt is a vase of flowers and all the flowers are yoyos. I haven't tried to make any yet but everyone says they are fun and easy to make. Thanks for the chance to win in your giveaway.
I have a small box of yo yos from my husband's aunt (green) and I think the purples would look fabulous with them. Perhaps they would inspire me to get on the ball and get them put together. I may have to make some yellow ones so they look like flowers.
Now I think almost everyone knows that purple is my very favorite color. I would be thrilled to win the yo-yos. I have to be honest I am not sure what I would make but be sure it will be great
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