A Holiday Lane Pillow Blog Hop Giveaway....

The HOLIDAY LANE PILLOW Blog Hop is FULL
edited September 29 at 7:45 a.m.

100 spots filled in less than 7 days

If you have been sitting on the fence...it is time to jump off and join 

the HOLIDAY LANE PILLOW Blog Hop.

Send me an email and include a link to your blog...

do it NOW...no more procrastinating!!

and you could win this copy of Jill Finley's new book

HOME SWEET QUILT

but only if  

...you are signed up for Holiday Lane Pillow Blog Hop!! 

Isn't this quilt gorgeous????

It is in her new book...don't you just love these soft colors!!

Let's do the Jillily Hop

Holiday Lane Blog Hop....

I am super excited 

to be chosen to be the cheer leader to host the

last Sew We Quilt blog hop of the year organized by Madame Samm.

Holiday Lane Pillow Blog Hop

This is my first blog hop I will be hosting...

I'm a wee bit nervous but I know I will have 

Mme Samm, Jane, Carol, Corrie, Cherry, Wendy, and Katherine 

holding my hand...hope I don't squeezzzee to hard.

Really I am sEw excited to work with these talented ladies.

You can read all about it at SEW WE QUILT.

You are going to looovvve it...

The pillow was designed by the amazing and talented 

Jill Finley at  Jillily Studio.

To sign-up, send me an email and include 

subject line:  I'm in the Holiday Lane Spirit

it is filling up fast...in just a few hours  
89 spots are filled

11 spots still available.

edited September 28 @ 12 p.m.

Join now so you don't get left out...in the cold

Join now and get in the Holiday Lane Christmas Spirit....

Join...just join now...Mdm Samm's blog hopes are sEw much fun!!

There will be more info to follow.

I will send out a confirmation email by Monday 

to all that have signed up over the weekend!!

My weekend is a busy weekend sewing on a few projects 

with looming deadlines makes for late(r) nights.....ugh!!

hugs and happy stitching

Dots on Dots blog hop....ends today

...here are the last 2 days of guest bloggers

and there are dots and more dots

big dots and little dots...

September 20th

Cherry's Prairie Primitives

Quilts From My Crayon Box  

Sparrow in Flight 

The Slow Quilter

Petit Design Co. 

Geta Grama

Quilted Delights

Di of Snippets 'n' Scraps

Nunu's Quilt World

September 21st 

Bejeweled Quilts by Barb 

Cate's Linens

From This to That

suemacseeds

Marcia's Crafty Sewing and Quilting

Ellie Quilter 

 Rosemary B- that other blog

Bquiltin Studio

Nati's little things 

Madame Samm

Visit Madame Samm's Pinterest - Dots on Dots board.

She has all the blocks and completed projects.

I know I will be visiting often!

I wish I was playing with fabric dots...

...but I'm still playing with tomato red dots.

I have to pick more from the garden today...

really I'm not complaining, they are sEw good!!

hugs and happy stitching

What I've been doing....and Day 7 & 8 Dots on Dots

This is what I've been up to...

and I will be making pasta sauce by the weekend again.

There are still lots of tomatoes and I love 

the homemade flavor...no additives, no fillers,

just wholesome goodness!!

...it was pretty much an all day job yesterday.

Yummy pasta sauce and peach jam...

...it's dots dots and more dots

and here to share, 

inspire and

motivate us yesterday

September 18th
 were...

Sew Maybe I Can

Yayaquilter

A Stitch in Time

Ariane Quilts

Karen ~ Briarside Lane 

Joanne 9of12 

Traveling Quilter

Bacon Then Eggs 

and today

September 19th

there is quilt goodness to be found when you visit....

janesfabrics

The Learning Curve~Quilts and Such

quiltingbydawn 

Moose Stash Quilting

Quilty DooDads

Hill Valley Quilter

Quilt Monster in my Closet

The Raspberry Rabbits

Regina Grewe: In English  In German

THANK YOU 

to Madame Samm and Corrie at Quilt Taffy

for making this all happen.

hugs and happy stitching

Winner, winner...

...did you know the answer?

What was the product Mr Heinz sold in 1869 before he became famous

for making ketchup?

If you said horse radish in your comment your name was

added to the hat.

...the winner is Connie at Freemotion by the River 

and she won a charm pack.

I have sent Connie an email.

Thanks to everyone who left a comment.

hugs and happy stitching

Tomatoes, Day 4 and 5 of the Dots on Dots Blog Hop and a giveaway

In the spring when I planted my garden I thought I had 2 grape tomato plants...

no...no I bought 4 plants, they are taller than me and are mass producing.  

They are super sweet and soon I will be looking like a grape tomato.

 I planted a variety of tomatoes, probably 2 dozen plants.
They included
romas
 yellow and red stripped ones - super sweet
burgundy ones - super sweet
early girls
and bush tomatoes...huge and delicious
well I have so many tomatoes, I'm giving them to friends and
DH is taking them into the office.

Today, I made seven jars of pasta sauce.
It was simmering on the stove all morning. 
We had some for dinner last night...it was yummy.
The garden produced lots of cucumbers too but they are coming to an end.
I planted 2 varieties...eating ones and some for canning.
My pepper did not do well this year, the worst year I've had for peppers.
I planted bell peppers... green, red, yellow and orange ones.

This is yesterdays tomato pickings...a heaping half peck container...
and every couple of days I get this many again. 

Oh how...I wish I could take them to Canada, we are planning a trip soon.

This year the tomatoes are so sweet, must be the hot summer weather.

Most of these tomatoes will be made into pasta sauce.

I love fresh salsa and I'll be making a big batch next week.

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I'm behind in the Dots on Dots blog hop and hope to catch up tomorrow.

Here are the links to the guest bloggers for yesterday and today.

Be prepared to be inspired....

September 13th

Quilt Taffy

Pink Pincushion

Lily Patch Quilts

Freemotion by the River

Mrs. Pickles

Julie @ The Crafty Quilter 

Rose Creations

Feathered Nest Studio 
Bee in My Bonnet 

September 14th

Debby Kratovil Quilts

Quiltingfiesta

PigTales and Quilts

Sew Me Something Good 

Archimedes' Bathtub 

Simple Sew 

Patchouli Moon Studio

In the Boon Docks 

Debuko @ Quilts My Way 

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I have a giveaway on my previous post.

Mr Heinz was famous for his ketchup, but

before his ketchup he was famous for something else...way back in 1869.

Ketchup was introduce in 1876.

What was he producing in 1869??

Make sure you leave your answer on my previous post

to be entered in the giveaway.

Still not sure what I'm giving away.

The giveaway will close on September 17

hugs and happy stitching

DH and I took a short road trip...and a giveaway...

... we went back in time and visited the

'Old Car Festival' this past weekend.

at Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village.

DH and I headed to the farmers market and picked up a few veggies

before heading to Dearborn Michigan, about a half hour drive to 

take in the sounds and smells of hundreds of authentic vehicles

from the 1890s to 1932....and the fumes were bad.

Definitely no emission control back then.

 

They had traffic jams

...isn't this just the cutest Austin Mini...

and this Austin Mini

The cars showed pride of ownership over ...

and over.

...and there was an electric car back then too.

Look at this beauty...the tools to fix the cars were simple.

There were fire trucks and they had manual cranks to sound the siren,

one had painted on the side of the fire truck

'SAME DAY SERVICE'

 The girls were in pretty dresses and riding the streets.

 This lady slowed her tricycle so we could take her picture.

You could even try riding some of the old bicycles.  

We witnessed only one bicycle mishap.

The weather was perfect for a picnic and this...

picnic quilt was a treasure.  

It had little 9 patches made with 1" squares on point.

You could tell it was old and I didn't want to touch it to check for a label...

no one was around...it was just laid out on the grass

ready for a picnic...beside a vintage car.

There was live music too

This was Greenfield Villages 62nd annual Old Car Festival.

Click HERE to see all the winners from the 

2011 Old Car Festival.

One of the Grand Champions was from London Ontario Canada.

One last picture 

from Noah Webster's retirement home.

Noah wrote many books but was best known as the writer of the Webster dictionary.

Together with his wife, Rebecca, they raised 8 children and were married for 54 years.

Rebecca was a quilter, but then pretty much all women and young girls were quilters.

It was a fun day!!
...and now for a giveaway...
One last bit of info....Mr Heinz was famous for his ketchup, but

before his ketchup he was famous for something else, way back in 1869.

Ketchup was introduce in 1876.

What was the first thing Mr Heinz was famous for???

If you know the correct answer, tell me in a comment 

and you could be a winner of ...????
All I know is the giveaway will be quilt related.

I will leave the giveaway open until September 17.
Please make sure I have a way to contact you by email.

hugs and happy stitching

Pauline

It is already Day 3 of the Dots on Dots

...blog hop, can you believe it...

 

 I've been inspired sEw far and today I'm visiting

New York, Canada, Minnesota, Iowa, 

New Jersey, Tennessee and Wisconsin and

there are two mystery stops.

I'm excited to get on the road and see just what today's enthusiastic bloggers

have done with their dots...

September 12th

...first stop is a mystery visit to see Kiera at It's Sew Kiki

then to New York to visit with Sharon at VroomansQuilts 

next stop to Canada to visit Kathy's Quilts

then to Minnesota to see Cindy at Quilt Doodle Designs

and to Iowa to visit Amy at A Quilting Sheep

 pit stop and coffee break at Starbucks

Now...off to New Jersey to stop in at selinaquilts

and next will be Tennessee to visit Jane's Quilting

and a mystery stop to visit with Cynthia at Dream Quilt Create

our last stop is to Wisconsin to visit Dhia at The Peach Patch

Don't forget to visit Sew We Quilt and see the top 2 dots blocks of the day

and the honorable mention...a finished project of the day.

Visit Madame Samm's Pintest to see all the blog hop blocks and projects.

Safe travels and happy stitching...

Pauline

Dots on Dots blog hop day 2

I'm sitting out the Dots on Dots blog hop...

it makes me )o: that I didn't make any dot creations.

but I'm here to cheer all you bloggers who are sharing in this hop...

that makes me....(o:

I'm sure the September 11th line up will be full of inspiration...

I'm heading out to visit them now, won't you join me.

Our first stop is to see Wendy at Why Knot Kwilt 

followed by Marlene at Stitchin by the Lake

then Beth at Beth @ Plum and June

and Karen at The Recipe Bunny

At the half way point we will visit Sunshine Girl

and now it is time for another coffee before I visit Aunt Marti

followed by Laura Ann at The Fuzzy Hat Quilter

and Kathleen at Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

and the last blogger for today is Melanie at Cliodana

Don't forget to visit Sew We Quilt and see the top 2 dots blocks of the day

and the honorable mention...a finished project of the day.

Visit Madame Samm's Pintest to see all the blog hop blocks and projects.

Be prepared to be inspired!!!

hugs and happy stitching

Pauline

1st Day Dots on Dots Blog Hop...

...and you won't want to miss a single DOT

for 10 days you will see dots and more dots

nothing but dots!!

90 bloggers will share their blocks.

(10.5" or 12.5" unfinished )

You will find tutorials,

you will find giveaways 

you will find new blogging friends 

wanting to share 

a little inspiration and

  some motivation to start a new quilt project...

this makes me smile...(o:

...now, let's join in the fun at today's stops in the hop...

September 10th

Cat Patches

Busy Bee Quilts 

Stitch by Stitch

Mary on Lake Pulaski

Just Let Me Quilt

[Amy's] Crafty Shenanigans

PolkaDotClassic

AnnieOak Designs 

Blueberry Moon

The top two picks of the day and an honorable mention

 will be posted each day on Sew We Quilt, 

All blocks and projects will be PINNED onto a Pinterest board.  

We are able to see all the dot creations in one spot!  

Thanks to Madame Samm who makes this all happen!

If you want to see the full schedule, 

click on the Dots on Dots Button on my sidebar.

hugs and happy stitching