My March goal for the ALYOF is ready to join the linky party...

thank you to

Shanna of Fiber of All Sorts

and

Melissa of Sew BitterSweet Designs

for your gentle nudge to finish another UFO...

My ALYOF is ready to be donated.

I'm linking up to the ALYOF linky party.

Please stop by the linky party and see all the finishes for March.

Hands2Help Charity Quilt Challenge

(Quilts I donated to Happy Chemo last year)

It's that time of year for the annual

Hands2Help Charity Quilt Challenge 

hosted by Sarah of Confessions of A Fabric Addict.

I participated last year and will be joining in again.

Last year I donated 2 quilts to HAPPY CHEMO and I will donate 3 for sure this year

...probably 1 to each charity.

If Hand2Help Charity Quilt Challenge is new to you,
you can read all about it in detail at Confessions of A Fabric Addict.

Brighten someone's day and donate a 'comfort' quilt.
Choose your organization from the H2H featured charities
or if you are an international quilter...
you can choose a local charitable group to give your quilt to!!

Winner...Winner...

...the Ruffles Blog Hop winner is Jeanie

...she wrote

Your clothespin holder is so cute.....I hope that spring and warmer weather gets here very soon so that you can put it to good use. Also love the kitchen towels....who cares if you don't have a red kitchen! Thanks so much for sharing these goodies today!

 Jeanie is excited...
she responded to my email and the pattern is in the mail

Thank you Corinna...for sponsoring the giveaway. 

Jeanie was the lucky one but if you would like to purchase

the RUFFLES pattern you can find it at Crazy Quilt Girl Fabric Shop.

I think I am going to have Corinna order SPLASH for me...

and STRAWBERRY SOCIAL too...

I'm thinking spring!

 

If I could only find more hours in my day...
there are sEw many projects I want to make...sEw little time.

I have family coming from Canada tomorrow...
not much sewing will get done.

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 Thank you to everyone

who left me sweet comments about my ruffle projects.

I've read them all...

I appreciate you taking the time to leave me a comment.

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A number of you asked if I had a pattern for the clothes pin bag.

I purchased a McCall's pattern #M6769

...I liked the shape of the bag

but I did change a few things.  I made it slightly longer

changed the shape of the opening and the ruffle.  I also added a pocket.
The pattern did not use batting in the bag...

I used a pre quilted fabric...it's much sturdier with the batting.

I luv how mine turned out and 

you can be sure I will be making a few more.

My ALYOF for goal for March

The month of March is going to be a busy month for me.

I've decided...

I'm not going to put too much pressure on myself this month

I don't want any anxiety attacks!!

This quilt top has been a flimsy for about 4 maybe 5 years.

It is time to get it quilted and ready to donate.

My March goal is to have this quilt top...quilted and bound.

Thank you 

Shanna of Fiber of All Sorts

and

Melissa of Sew BitterSweet Designs

for helping me finish some UFO's

I'm linking up to the March ALYOF Goal Setting Linky Party.

Please stop by my previous post and
check out my Think Ruffles Blog Hop posting
and enter my giveaway....

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Think Ruffles Blog Hop...Day 3 schedule

March 7^th

Ridge Top Quilts

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Just Let Me Quilt

MooseStashQuilting

Childlike Fascination

It Seams To Be Sew

Meadowbrook

Happy stitching

Think Ruffles Blog Hop and a Giveaway

Welcome to my blog...it's day 2 of the Think Ruffles blog hop 

organized by the amazing Mdm Samm at SewWeQuilt and 

 Amy at SewIncrediblyCrazy.  Both are amazing cheer leaders.

Thank you ladies for all your hard work!!

My first project is a clothes pin bag...I just love hanging my laundry outside.

When I lived in Canada...
one of my neighbours commented many times...on how neat my clothes line looked.  
The socks were always pinned in pairs and 
the heels always facing in the same direction.

I have always had a clothes line until we moved to Michigan.

I do cheat and hang my laundry on 2 portable lines
on our covered deck.  
Am I crazy??   

I will have a real clothes line at my next house...for sure!!

We have a Home Owners Association now and

we am not to hang laundry outdoors in our subdivision...
I think they refer it to be...unsightly!!!

I'm ready to hang my clothes outdoors...
if SPRING ever comes!!

 

I knew I wanted to make a ruffled Tammy bag and 
I've made lots of them using Mdm Samm's pattern but these 

are the only ones I've made with ruffles.  I luv them!!
I will be making more of them with ruffles...sEw girly!!

They make the perfect sewing bag.  

Luv the lambs on the bag on the left...too cute!
I really should have taken a picture of the inside...it's soft pink with lots of little lambs.

The last of my projects...a tea towel...and after I made one...

I had to make another...

when I found some black gingham for the trim...I luv them both!!

I do not have a red kitchen...maybe I'll have a red kitchen in my next house.  

All the fabrics for the projects and the tea towels...from IKEA, were from my stash. 

The panel had 15 chef designs.  

I don't remember buying it so it has been in my stash awhile.  

It's called Chefs International by South Sea Imports designed by Tara Reed.

I hope you enjoyed my ruffle projects.

Remember to visit all the ladies ruffling with me today

leave them a sweet comment...make their day!!

March 6^th

Lily Patch Quilts

Hill Valley Quilter

Missy's Homemaking Adventure

Quilt in a not-Shell

Debby Kratovil Quilts

Quilt Doodle Designs

 QuiltnQueen...this is me

Crazy Quilt Girl Fabric Shop has some great patterns...

and one that is perfect for a Think Ruffles Blog Hop giveaway.

R u f f l e s

by The Pattern Basket

The Ruffles pattern uses one Layer Cake and yardage.
It measures approximately 56" x  66"

HOW TO ENTER[CLOSED]

Please take a minute and visit Crazy Quilt Girl Fabric Shop's new website

Corinna offers awesome prices and fantastic customer service.

Leave me one comment...let's make it simple
...like the color of your kitchen or
...do you hang your laundry outdoors or
...is Crazy Quilt Girl Fabric Shop a new quilting shop to you.
...short and sweet is good.

The giveaway is open to everyone

I'll  keep the giveaway open until Sunday Monday March 17
Make sure I have an email address to contact you.

Happy stitching

What is your Superpower Blog Hop...sign up today

Come on and join in the fun and share your super power...

I will be cheering this hop.

To join the Superpower Blog Hop...

please send me an email to quiltnqueen@att.net 

in the subject line include....I have a superpower!

I will need: 

 

your name

your email

your blog URL

and your blog name

 

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See the detailed Blog Hop Guidelines 

at Sew We Quilt

1. CREATE a project and reveal your SUPERPOWER.

YOU can embroidery, cross stitch, chicken scratch…

as long as somewhere you have revealed your SUPERPOWER…

2. BE a cheerleader to all those who participate.

3. Please turn off your word verification the day of your post.

4. Be sure to add your post at midnight EST. 

5. Please ADD everyone including YOUR blog on your post that day.

6. Add the button to your blog so everyone will note your 

superpower will be revealed soon! 

 

DMC will be our sponsor

as well as Michael Miller.

Happy stitching

A new website...at least to me it is new...

My Honeysweet Pinwheel quilt was featured on the Moda Bakeshop 

on November 19, 2013

and it caught someone's attention.
Was it you??

Last week, to my surprise,

I was featured on the Free Quilt Patterns website.
It is a new website to me...

it has been around since 2007 and is managed in Utah.

If you would like to make this quilt using the same fabrics...

Honeysweet

by Johanna Figueroa, Fig Tree and Co for Moda

Corinna has the charm packs available at her shop.

Crazyquiltgirl Fabric Shop
Great prices...
Great customer service.

There is a Ruffles blog hop starting on Wednesday  March 5th

Mdm Samm of Sew We Quilt is the creator

and Amy at Sew Incredibly Crazy has been

amazing at keeping us organized.

...two awesome cheerleaders!!

Ruffling on March 5th are...

Sew Incredibly Crazy

Malini's quilts

Missouri Mel

Just Quilt It

In the Boon Docks

On the Banks of Frog Creek

Sparrow In Flight

I'll be showing you my ruffles on Thursday March 6th.

I hope you come and visit me. 

Happy stitching