Hugs and Kisses + a Valentine giveaway...

~~GIVEAWAY CLOSED~~

It's my day to share in the Hugs and Kisses Blog Hop!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentines Day yesterday...I did!

A big thank you to Jane at Jane's Fabrics and Quilts

and Mdm Samm at Sew We Quilt,

and to all the participants that made this

such a fun blog hop!!

Be sure to visit the ladies sharing their Hugs and Kisses projects today...

Friday February 15th
Why Knot Kwilt

NitaDances

Sew Darn Quilt

**** Quilt-N-Queen--me--****

Fiddlesticks and Humility

Stitchin Therapy 

Moose Stash Quilting

 Gypsy Dreamer Quilts 

Color My World

Sew We Quilt

I've been sewing like a mad woman and it is now time to share 

my parade of Hugs and  Kisses projects.

 

I luv embroidered tea towels with and without the crocheted edgings!!

The angel stitchery is a free design by Michelle Ridgway called Heavenly Friends...

Michelle is an Australian designer with patterns for sale on her blog.

I luv her designs...she sure has lots of cuteness to stitch!

The 4 patch heart stitchery is a pattern from Birdbrain Designs.

Robin offers lots of free stitchery designs and 

has just added a few new designs to her website.

Next up is a pillow, also a free stitchery design by Lynette Anderson.

I did not follow Lynette's instructions to make the pillow

 I enlarged the stitchery and used a  

9-1/2" (unfinshed) background square.

The 4 red fabrics are cut at 2" wide and the taupe fabric is cut at 2-1/2" wide.

I combined 2 of Lynette's fabric lines

Scandinavian Christmas and Christmas Fun fabrics.

The Christmas Fun fabrics are available at Crazyquiltgirl.

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My next project is a Valentine quilt...58" x 58".

Here it is hanging on the clothes line....snow on the ground.
the colors are a bit off

I bought the fabric about 5 or 6 years ago and stashed it

.....until last week.   
I told you I was sewing like a mad woman! 

It was a panel of 9 vintage Valentine hankies with 

coordinating Be My Valentine fabrics by Exclusively Quilters

...this picture has better color 

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My last project is a table runner....I luv it's simplicity! 

 

It is a free pattern by  Sherri at A Quilting Life
I quilted it with hearts and daisies, and finished it with a 2 fabric binding. 

I used some of the left over fabrics from the quilt to make the table runner....

and still have fabric left to make another one.  

So....let's have a giveaway....
Would you like to win the table runner??
I'm giving it away to one lucky follower...

A few simple rules:  
1.  tell me where you live
2. what was your favorite project in my Hugs and Kisses parade.
3.  be a follower of my blog
4.  one comment only
5.  I must have an email to contact you.

Giveaway ends midnight Friday February 22 and will mail it anywhere...

GOOD LUCK

Well that is it, I hope you enjoyed my Hugs and Kisses parade.

I'm back.....with another giveaway and

........I have a new computer...and back to blogging!!

My dead computer was old...almost could pass for an antique!

I'm  not looking forward to the day I have to get a new phone....

I'm still using a flip top with a pull out antenna
NO laughing PLEASE.....
yes, you too, Mama Spark....no laughing
 and....

the battery doesn't hold a charge....sEw I know the day is coming

when I will have to upgrade to new technology again!!

I've finished block #3 from the Bird Brain pattern 'Here Comes Santa'

and I also finished piecing the WONKY SANTAS quilt....

It is a Lynette Anderson pattern using her new fabric line
'Scandinavian Christmas'

 
Sorry......I must admit I'm also not good with a camera.


Back in July....I had decided I would do a giveaway
...on the 14th of each month

July 14th was a FQ bundle of Lily and Will II
August 14th I had two winners.....both Crabapple Hill patterns and

yes I know September 14 has come and gone and I promised
a Halloween giveaway in my last posting

DH's laptop died too....2 computers in one week = no blogging!

Since then I have gotten a new computer...DH is still without a new laptop
He is )o:
DH figured out how to upload pictures this week.....
sooooo today he gave me a quick lesson...
...yippee now I can blog again!!

I said it would be a
Halloween giveaway but it is now a Christmas giveaway

My favorite Bird Brain Designs pattern is

'Snowmen and Reindeer Bluework'

I've stitched 54 blocks.

So far I've gifted three quilts using 9 of the blocks in each quilt....

....one of my first giveaways was a set of 9 of the blocks....

they now live with Karen in Australia.

I still have 18 blocks to make into 2 more quilts.

Giveaway CLOSED Wednesday October 5th at midnight

 and the winner's name POSTED Thursday morning.

October 15th giveaway will be a Halloween one.

happy hugs and nighty night...I should be sleeping