Slow Sunday Stitching, and Giveaway, Selvage Bag

Time to report in again for Slow Sunday Stitching @Kathy's Quilts. 

It has been a tough week this past week for our family.   Our son-in-law passed away suddenly.  He was a trucker, stopped his truck in Utah, called 911, and by the time emergency personnel got there, he was gone.   Not sure what reason yet, I think he had heart problems,    The earlier this week, John's brother passed away.  He had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January, treatment was delayed because of Covid-19, but then had radiation.  He was in rehab for awhile, and they were planning to put him in a long-term facility.  They went to pick him up that morning and he was gone.  I kept waiting for the third thing to happen, but decided John sliding out of the wheelchair last week was #1.  So that means we have had all three and don't need to anticipating anything else!

So last week I was working on a Boho bag.  I am happy to say I finished it, and gifted it to the recipient today. 

Granddaughter Kyleigh happened to be at lunch with Isabella and her sister Madelyn, and brought them over after lunch.  Isabella was thrilled!

If there is anyone interested in making their own Boho Bag, I found I have 2 booklets, and don't need a second one.   I'd be happy to send it to the first person who comments they would like it.

I was able also to get my Hands2Help quilts in the mail this week.  You can read about it here.  

What I will be slow stitching on this Sunday will be my tea towel, transfers by Stitcher's Revolution

I will also be working on my secret applique project.

I have one other giveaway to anyone who is interested.  I have a large freezer baggie of selvages.  I have decided I am never going to do anything with.  So the first person who contacts me and tells me they are interested, I will send them to.  Otherwise I am going to be throwing them away.  I have too many projects to worry about selvages.  

My hydrangeas are looking beautiful this week even despite our over 100 degree weather for 3 days!

I'll be linking up to Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching.  I greatly appreciate this weekly motivation!  Head on over and check what other's have been working on. 

Debbie's Having a Giveaway!

 Debbie just started a new blog and in celebration she is having a wonderful giveaway if you have not heard already.  Go check it out!

Giveaway

Pat Winter is having a great giveaway here of the cutest little bird's nest necklace. I love
checking out her blog and seeing what she has done next.

Giveaway

Jo, is having a 600th post giveway here. I have followed her blog for several years now and have thoroughly enjoyed seeing her beautiful work.

Jo also has an Etsy shop here. I can personally recommend her excellent Seams Like Fun seam treatment book. She also has some lovely items for sale.

Jo also has an another Etsy shop here called Vintage Vices, which is new to me, and has some vintage doilies and hand embroidered items for sale.

BLOGAVERSARY, CQI PURSE CONTEST

If you are interested in a great CQ blog to check out, Wendy is about to celebrate her blogaversary on her Stitchdutchess Crazy & Sane Quilting blog and is having a great giveaway. Wendy does lovely stitching and has a great blog.

The results of the CQI 2009 purse contest, all the purse entries are up on the CQI Blog, and you can check it out here. I thought all the entries were fantastatic and had a tough time voting myself.

GIVEAWAY

Check out the Sassa Lynne blog to sign up for Myfanwy's giveaway celebrating a year on Etsy. You get your choice of your prize if you win.

I am up to my neck in more renovations. DH got the new kitchen lights installed and they work wonderfully. His wallboard patch-job needed some help though. We had a company who had previously taken down about 1/2 of the popcorn ceilings several years ago (all we could afford)
come in and give us an estimate to fix the kitchen ceiling, fix a patch in the laundry room ceiling, and remove the popcorn from the ceiling in our bedroom which has vaulted ceilings. The estimate was reasonable, so 2 days ago they fixed the 2 patch jobs, and retextured the ceilings, and also removed the popcorn in our bedroom. Yesterday they came in and painted our bedroom. I need to paint the laundry room and kitchen ceilings (my job today).

To get to one section in our bedroom, John had to take down my doll case which extended the width of our bedroom along 1 wall, on top of a bookcase, that went up to the ceiling. So that is disassembled now and my doll collection is residing in the spare bedroom for now. Since I planned to remove the wall paper in our bedroom one of these days, and the doll case is already apart, I plan to go ahead and empty the 2 bookcases, move them away from the wall, and at least paint that wall and and then move it back into place. Then John can remake the doll case.

I really had not planned on doing this room this year, but since the ceiling is done, and the doll case apart, I might as well. This is a big job, as our room is wall-to-wall bookcases floor to ceiling, dressers, and a king sized water bed, so to get behind that wall, we are going to have to empty the bed, and then refill it. But that will be the last wall we do. I am going remove the paper and paint in sections. I still need to go over to Lowes and chose my paint color. Our wallpaper was a navy blue floral. The dresser and other doll cabinet John made for me I painted a blue and stenciled with flowers, so I need to chose a color that will go with my painted furniture.

GIVEAWAY

Cynthia is having a wonderful giveaway here.

Win 1 of 3 Quilts

Dana at Old Red Barn Co. is giving away not 1, but 3 quilts this time. Go
here to enter.

Another Giveway

I just found out about another giveaway. Zana offers, in her words "paint the portrait from a photograph supplied by the winner. The size of the portrait will be 9.5" x 11" and is painted using quality materials." The giveaway is a portrait of 1 child or infant.

Such a great giveaway!

Giveaway

Wendy is having a giveaway here for her 100th post.

Quilt Giveaway

There is a great quilt giveaway that ends today, 10/17/2008 here at Pigtails and Snails.

Another Giveway

There is another giveaway here at Ocean Wave Quilts.

Giveaway for Breast Cancer Awareness

There is a signed original art work that is matted and framed, giveaway here for breast cancer awareness. I am hoping I win this for my granddaughter. The drawing is November 1st.

Giveaway at Retro Cafe

I just found out that Retro Cafe is offering this digital sheet giveaway:

I hope to have something creative to show tomorrow. The past few weeks I seem to have lost my creative muse, and can't seem to find it. I did do one paper type collage-swap using a baby picture of mine, which I will share later.

I have tons, and tons, and tons of things to do before November, and I hope I find my creative muse in the next couple of days.

LOOK WHAT I WON!, GIVEAWAY, 100+ POST

My name was recently pulled in Cathy's Play it Forward contest, and my CQ goodie bag arrived in yesterdays' mail. This is what I received, and there are lot of trims I can use in my CQ. Thanks so much again Cathy, this really made my day!















As part of my own Play it Forward gift, and in celebration of my 100th (actually 104th post), I am offering this eyeglass case I just completed.

If you would like to win, just leave a comment, and I will choose a name next Saturday morning, 8/2/2008.