It's Giveaway Time!!! :)

Hello!  :)

Welcome to sewingly along!  :)

Today's the day!  WooHoo!!!  :)  Please join me for a

Organized by Michelle at Quilting Gallery. Thanks Michelle!  :)  The official blog hop starts Sunday morning, August 26th, shortly after midnight, eastern time. There are LOTS of bloggers participating with each having their own giveaway! There will be LOTS of great stuff to win!  :)  Go to the official Blog Hop Party page to check out the list of all the bloggers participating after midnight tonight!

We will also be celebrating my 1 year Blogiversary!!!  :)  In honor of my 1st blogiversary I'll be giving away TWO prize packages! Yes I said  two! These prize packages are provided by me (I have no sponsors).


The 1st prize package is for the Quilters/Sewers ~

This package includes a charm pack of Moda's "little apples" by Aneela Hoey, a package of long pearlized pins, a package of sewing themed buttons and a kitty cat pin cushion made by me!  :)


The 2nd prize package is for the Cross Stitchers ~

This package includes a "With thy Needle & Thread" pattern- "May Word Play", a 9" x 11" piece of 28ct Quaker Cloth, a skein of DMC White floss, a package of DMC Tapestry needles (size 28), 3 brass charms (butterfly, bee, dragonfly), and a kitty cat pin cushion made by me!  :)


Here's a close up of the kitty cat pin cushion . . .

and the back . . . 

The pin cushion was made by me from a portion of the Lizzie Kate Halloween Mystery Sampler, part two bonus design. It's stitched on 28ct light orange spice evenweave, with a black/orange backing with a hint of purple. It's filled with crushed walnut shells to keep your pins & needles sharp and clean.  :)

So are you ready to win one of these party packages?!!! 

Here's what you need to do . . .

• Leave me a comment telling me which package (Quilters or Cross Stitching) that you'd like to win! That's all you have to do!  :)
• For a Bonus Entry follow my blog and tell me you do in a separate comment! I love my followers! :)

These two giveaways are open internationally. They will remain open until midnight, pacific time, Monday, September 3rd. I will choose a winner on Tuesday, September 4th, with the help of the help of the random number generator. I will email the winner and post it on my blog. If you are a no-reply blogger please post your email in your comment or you will be disqualified. 


Thank you so much for visiting and celebrating my Blogiversary with me! I love having you here!  :)

Lots of luck to you! Please come back soon!  :)

Until next time . . .

Lovin' Lizzie Kate! :)

Hello!  :)

I managed to finish up the Lizzie Kate Halloween Mystery Sampler part 1 & 2!  Yea!  :)

Now I'm ready and waiting until the last part (3) is released. I can't wait!  :)

With each part of the sampler there's a bonus design included. There's a cat that's part of the bonus design that comes with part 2. I fell in love with him the minute I saw him! He's so cute!!!  :)  I decided I just had to make him up into a pin cushion so I can look at him all the time! Here he is!  :)

I stitched him on 28ct Light Orange Spice Evenweave. I love how he turned out!  :)  Here's the back . . .

Isn't that just the perfect backing fabric?! The pin cushion is filled with crushed walnut shells to help keep your pins & needles sharp and clean.  :)

Be sure to come back here tomorrow, Saturday, August 25th, for your chance to win one of these kitty pin cushions of your own! I'll also be adding a few extras along with it!  :)

Until next time . . .

Look what I got!

Hello!  :)

I received the most wonderful Valentine surprise from Donna of Donna's Lavender Nest.  :)

Donna's a real sweetie and she sent me lots of Valentine goodness! Don't you think?! First she sent me this awesome vintage Valentine. I love it!  :)

Here's a close up of the beautiful heart shaped pin cushion. I absolutely love it!  :)

I love roses, pink and rick rack of course! Did you see the pins in it? Here's a close up of them . . .

Aren't they awesome?!!! Then I found some chocolate goodness hidden inside this awesome Valentine wrapper.  :)

She also sent me a couple of vintage sheets, which I love!  :)  Great job Donna on all of it! It was a very pleasant surprise! You should check out her blog, Donna's Lavender Nest, it's full of lots of vintage goodness!  :)

Check this out . . . 

It's the sewing machine I've had for over 20 years. It's been with me through lots of projects and has served me well. It's very basic though with only 9 stitches.

For Valentine's my hunky dude surprised me with a new sewing machine! He's so awesome!  :)

It's not as fancy as the machine's a lot of you have, but it's definitely an upgrade for me and I love it!  :)

It has 100 stitches!  :)  It also came with the table extension, 10 feet including a walking foot and a free-motion quilting foot. It has lots of fun stuff for me to play with. It kind of makes me nervous. I've gotten it out of the box but haven't played with it yet. It kind of intimidates me. I know it's silly. Maybe tomorrow I'll get busy with it for the Friday Night Sew-In. Wish me luck!  :)

Until next time . . .

5 down... 1 to go!

Hello!

Sorry I've been away a few days. I've been busy. I've been doing a lot of surfing (the web that is). I've found a few more ways to get keep myself into trouble busy. More on that later! I did go to visit my dad yesterday. He just got back from a trip to Canada to visit his 6 sisters and 1 brother. It was fun looking at the pictures. Here' me, my dad and my sister Tammie earlier this year.

When my dad heard that I've been quilting he asked me if I'd be able to repair a quilt his grandmother made for him when he was a boy. It was the same quilt I remember using when I was younger and needed an extra blanket. It brings back fond memories. Now it's worn and desperately in need of some repairs. It has so many awesome vintage fabrics! I love it! Am I talented patient enough to repair it? I guess we'll find out! I haven't had a chance to take pictures yet but will soon. I can't wait to share it with you.

I made a pin cushion for my sister and gave it to her Saturday for her birthday. She's a fellow crafter and has a great blog if you want to check it out. Here's the pin cushion I made for her. She already added a couple of pins to it.

Over the past few days I have managed to complete all 6 of blocks 4 & 5 of the "Happy Quilting Stars Quilt-a-Long". These are definitely my favorites so far.

There's only one more block to go and then the borders. This quilt has been lots of fun! I didn't even know whether I'd be able to do it or not. But I am! I'm so excited and proud of myself. Melissa's directions are great and easy to follow.

My mind has been spinning the last few days with lots of plans for my sewing future... projects, gifts, etc. I'm hoping to start a couple more projects today and tomorrow. I'm busy and having fun! I hope you are too! Enjoy your holiday weekend.

Until next time...
Cherise  :)

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