Bright Lights

You can't go wrong growing these bright beauties. I just throw my seeds in my planting area and "viola" in about 2 weeks I have instant color. Every year I grow these bright orange and yellow cosmos in my front yard. The beauty is that they re-seed themselves. After they bloom, the flower heads have these little dried seeds which are so easy to collect. I just pinch them off and toss to the ground. Then they start all over again. They bloom all the way until fall. I collect the seeds by the baggie full.

Cosmos ~ Flowers for Dummies

We have a Winner!!

Congratulations to Gladys in Virginia. She won the Fat quarters with the Loralie embroidered cat. She was my 4000th visitor who posted a comment.

Don't forget to check back weekly. I have lots of great Give-Aways for each week during the month of July. You have to leave a post in the comment section in order to be counted.

Also check out my new website site too!!

SewFarSewGoodQuiltShop

Please visit this site

Give-Away!!!

A Give-Away a Week!

Each week, a new theme!

'Til the end of the Month!

This week it's getting that 4000th visitor. Tell your friends about my blog and store. Shop a bit in my store, share my blog in your blogs! If you are my 4000th visitor and leave a comment about my store, you will win this neat assortment of 7 bright Hoffman fat quarters and this embroidered cat by Loralie Designs.

Don't forget to leave your comment!! Thanks and Happy Quilting!!

Quilt Kit Give-Away!! Winner!!!

Hi All,

Thanks to many of my fellow "Stashbusters" who came to my blog and posted their favorite All American quote for the 4th of July. Diane of MI is my winner!!

It was great fun reading all of them and your personal stories as well. Happy Quilting.

Stacey

Quilt Kit Give-Away!!

Free Firecracker Quilt Kit

Thanks for visiting my blog. I am having a give-away in honor of the 4th of July. I also know that we all like freebies too! I am giving away a neat quilt kit to make this fun quilt called Fireworks. Just leave your favorite "All American" quote in the comments section of my blog. I'll have my husband pick the one he likes the best.

I also have opened up a new on-line store too. It's just in the beginning stages, but I am open for business. Please check it out at www.sewfarsewgoodquiltshop.com

Feel free to leave a comment and sign up for my newsletter. It's gonna be a neat fun little place to shop.

Happy Quilting.

History Lesson

Wow! I just got home last night from a wonderful trip to Boston, MA. I have never been that far north. Remember that these bones are mine are originally from Southern California and then relocated to North Carolina 16 years ago. There is so much history up North (and in the South for that matter). I truly had a great time. The weather was absolutely terrific too. Since is it already hot and humid down here, it was a pleasure to be in 62 degree weather. I didn't get a chance to visit any quilt shops though. Boo Hoo.

Here is a shout-out to all of our wonderful troops supporting our country. May you all be safe, know that I truly am grateful for all the hard work and sacrifices that you and your families make for us to keep our freedom. Thanks for all you do.

Semper Fi

Independence Day!!!

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. ~Thomas Paine

Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have. ~Harry Emerson Fosdick

Revisiting Past Friendships

How would you like a phone call at nine in the evening from friends that you haven't seen in 16 years? Wanting to meet you the very next day? Well that is just what I did. They said "YES". Sixteen years ago my family left sunny California for Raleigh, NC. At that time many families were leaving California to many different states for lots of different reasons. Two friends of ours moved to Durango, Colorado. We tried to stay in touch, but you know how that goes. You get busy with kids and all that great stuff that goes along with raising a family.

We met today at the Double Tree Hotel in Durango, Colorado for lunch. What a wonderful day it was. Catching up on all that we've done, how we all raised our kids and even comparing who had the most gray hair. (It was a tie).

Durango is the sweetest, little western town full of charm and great mountain crisp air. It is also full of warm and friendly people such as our friends. Hopefully we won't wait another 16 years for the next visit.


Tomorrow it's off to check out the quilt shops in Farmington.

Downtown Durango

Main Street Durango, Colorado

There is a Quilt Shop Here!!!

There is a Bernina store and The Patchwork Pig too!! I guess I will check out these two places while hubby is in his workshop.

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

Patchwork Pig, LLC is located in the heart of the Four Corners (where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah meet.) A day trip can take you to Mesa Verde, Durango Mountain Ski Resort, Fly Fishing in the San Juans, exploring Aztec Ruins, visiting Bisti Badlands, mountain biking Moab or being awe struck at the Grand Canyon.

I just want to see some fabric and quilts.

Maybe I can go fly fishing too!!! Or river rafting!!!

Farmington, New Mexico

Sunday was a travel day for my husband and I. We fly into Albuquerque, New Mexico. Hopped into our rental car and drove 3 hours to Farmington, New Mexico.

This year I am tagging along with my husband while he attends the Southwest Chemistry Workshop. It is being hosted in Farmington, NM.

There is not a whole lot to do here. I better check out the yellow pages.