My wish to you this Christmas day....

 May all your wishes come true...

hugs

2 winners...and a great book to read

A week ago I posted my first recipe on Moda Bake Shop.

yes...I'm officially a Moda chef....

The message board winner 

from the Moda Bake Shop comments is Marlene.....Stitchin'ByTheLake

and from the comments at Quiltnqueen is Sandra...she doesn't have a blog.

I've sent them emails, waiting for their addresses.

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I was thrilled to do a book review for Mdm Samm at Sew We Quilt

Bringing in Finn by Sara Connell is an incredible book.

There are tears of sadness....tears of joy.

Hop on over to Sew We Quilt and read the review....

be sure to add it to your list of books to read in 2013.

Leave a comment...be a follower....someone will win a copy of this book.

I've had a little last minute sewing

pillowcases...

 crayon bag

and 

I've been sewing pj's for the Grandgirls dolls...no pictures, sorry

I have to finish them tonight before I call it a night.

hugs and happy stitching

Day 11 of Books for Women by Women

It is day 11 already and 

Linda Cohen is the guest author at Sew We Quilt.

Thank you to Linda, Mme Samm and to all the generous sponsors
for making this month so special.

...make someone's day a happy one
with a small act of kindness...
Thank you Karen...your special delivery warmed my heart.

Remember to leave a sweet comment
at Sew We Quilt, you could win today's book
...there may even be another giveaway
You just never know what Mme Samm is up to...Ü

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Do you every feel you are like the hamster running on it's wheel
and getting nowhere.  That would be me!!

That is how I've been feeling the whole month of December.

I would have sworn
I had another weekend before I head to Canada for the holidays.
Where has this month gone???

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A huge thank you to everyone who left me sweet comments

on my Holiday Lane posting.

Sorry I'm so late announcing the winner...

Carol was the lucky one.
She won the $25.00 gift certificate from Crazyquiltgirl Fabric Shop.
Carol was quick to go shopping and her package has been mailed.

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Last week I hosted the Christmas get together

 for the Wednesday night quilting group.

It was a small group, we had lots of good food 

and a white elephant gift exchange.

I love my gift....thank you Ann...Ü

It was a fun time.

Sorry no other pictures...

I don't think Mama Spark took any pictures either, 

and that is so unlike her.

hugs and happy stitching

I'm a Moda Bake Shop Chef and a giveaway

  

I am excited to share my

message board tutorial at Moda Bake Shop with you.

It has been months since I submitted my project, 

It was August 22 when I received an email saying they loved my idea.

I am so glad the day has finally arrived...

It was like being the new kid in school...a bit intimidating!!

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If you have been following my blog you may remember

back in April I made my first message boards.

They were the coffee ones and I used

Aunt Martha's Hot Iron Transfers.

#3997 Java Break

purchased at Jo-Ann Fabrics.

Back then I said I would do a tutorial...

then I had to keep it a secret

and I couldn't share it with you until now.

I've made some with chalk board cloth and I love them.

You can use regular chalk or a quilting chalk pencil.

I use Roxanne's quilting chalk pencil.  

They are 100% water soluble, no dyes or wax added.

They are available at Crazyquiltgirl Fabric Shop.

  

The redwork designs are from patterns by Bird Brain Designs 

#541 Fresh from the Garden

#478 Redwork Kitchen Towels

Some I've made without chalk cloth.

Below is a message printed on fabric and gifted to me

by my granddaughter when she was learning to print.

I made it into a mini quilt. 

...this one makes my heart sing...

It is a quote from the book

'I Love You All The Time'

by Jessica Elin Hirschman and Jennifer Elin Cole

The message reads...

"Even when

you can't 

see me 

I love you 

all the 

time."

I've also made a few Halloween message boards...

The embroidery patterns are by

"Oh My Bloomin' Threads!" by Ronene Wilkinson

# A44 Eeek...

# A17 Park Your Broom

The last message board I made was after the 

Holiday Lane Blog Hop

I wanted to make a Holiday Lane message board
using Jill Finley's pattern.  I ran out of time

but found the perfect fabric in my stash.

..I love this one!

I think this one is my DH's favorite too.

These are just a few of my ideas.

I hope you decide to make a message board

...make one like mine 

or make it unique...make it "your own".

Thanks for visiting, I hope you visit the Moda Bake Shop

and check out my tutorial.

Leave me a comment here and at Moda Bake Shop...

I have 2 Mama Said Sew message boards 

with hangers to giveaway.

I will draw 1 winner from comments on my blog

and 1 winner from comments left on the Moda Bake Shop blog.

Make sure I have an email address to contact you.

I will draw the winners December 20th.

The winners are Marlene and Sandra...congratulations!!

hugs and happy stitching

Day 7...Books for Women by Women

Three more great books...

  

...at Sew We Quilt the month of December is all about books

for women written by women and giveaways.

There are great book reviews , so don't forget to
hop over to Sew We Quilt, grab a cuppa, 
read the review and leave a comment, 
you could be the next winner!!

Thanks to the fabulous sponsors, the authors,

the ladies who wrote a book review and to Mme Samm.

Without all of you...we would be looking for things to do

to keep busy for the whole month of December....

I'm still looking for more hours in my day...how about you???

hugs and happy stitching

Books for Women...by women

Two more books have been reviewed over at Sew We Quilt.

Yesterday, Rosie Molinary, author of Beautiful You had

an excerpt from her book . 

You may want to add this book to your Christmas Wish list.

Day 4 's book  is Reality Bites Back by Jennifer L. Pozner.

Jane from Jane's Fabrics and Quilts 

shares her thoughts about this book

at Sew We Quilt.

Are you into TV Reality Shows???  Me not so much!

You may want to add it to your Christmas Wish list!!

Visit Sew We Quilt, leave a comment, be a follower

and you could be the next winner...thanks to the generous sponsors...

...every day there is a winner!!

I have picked the winner for my Holiday Lane blog hop...

I will announce the winner later this evening.

She has been notified by email....waiting to hear back from her.

hugs and happy stitching

December Book Reviews...Day 2

December is going to be a wonderful month at Sew We Quilt,

featuring books

written by women for women!!

Monday's book was Fast Girl by Ingrid Steffensen

Today's featured book is A Cluttered Life by Pesi Dinnerstein.

Linda, our hostess for the first blog hop in 2013, In Your Words 

read this book and shared her thoughts about the book in a book review.  

I believe we can all learn from this book, I know I can!!

Visit Sew We Quilt, where a different book will be featured every day...

There will be sponsor giveaways everyday!!

Thank you to Mdm Samm for all her hard work 

to all the sponsors, the authors

and the cheerleaders who will share their thoughts about the book they read.

December is sure to be a fun month.

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Don't forget the...

giveaway ends tomorrow for a $25.00 gift certificate to 

Crazyquiltgirl Fabric Shop

Happy reading