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Neat ideas for you. Gathered from various places I like to vist on the web.






Get creative and make your own tabletop statement.

"Thank You" to Our Veterans

"This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave." - Elmer David



"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." - John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Thanksgiving Place Card Tutorial

I made these with my daughter a few years ago. Back then, all she wanted to do was use my sewing machine. I mean like all the time. I also had to get her away from my fabric stash.

We decided on a this fun project. I supervised when it came to the rotary cutter. Other then that, I just let her go. We use these cards every year on our table. I hope you use them too. It's a great mom & me project. Super terrific for grandmas to do with grandkids too. Feel free to use this copyright free clipart.

Gather up some stuff:

card stock
ribbon ~ rick rack ~ buttons
sewing machine & thread
scissors or rotary cutter

You can use this Clip Art


1. Choose your design. Copy and paste it into a word document. Resize the image to your liking. Duplicate as many as will fit on one page. I just used regular white card stock.


2. Cut them apart. Gather up some pieces of decorative scrapbook paper or contrasting pieces of card stock.

3. Place your printed out image on top of your decorative paper. Stitch them together. Get creative with some of the fancy stitches on your sewing machine. We used the serpentine and regular straight stitch for ours.


4. Trim as desired by using a scissors, fancy ripple edge rotary cutter, or even tearing the paper for a really neat look.


5. Punch a hole in the top and add ribbon. You can write in names of your guests if desired. I leave them blank because every year our guest list changes.

When our table is all set for the big day, we put our cards on top the salad plates for a nice vintage look. And now, of course, my guests know that quilting and sewing is my passion.


I am giving this set of 12 away on November 15.
Leave a comment.

The winner of my super shabby scrap give-away is.....Cassey


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Isn't it true, another personal trash is another persons treasure? Of course, I am not saying that these adorable shabby scraps are trash. NEVER!!! But the saying is perfect.

Thank you all for playing along. It was nice to read all of your comments and see the wonderful plans that you may have had for them. Have a Happy Day!

Things that make my stomach grOwl!






Hope you scream over these Halloween Cake Pops. (Frankensteins, spiders and werewolves, oh my!) These spooky sweets are sure to get you in the spirit.
Found over at Bakerella's


Click on over to Bakerella's for some sweet inspiration and fun baking ideas



Pssst! My Secret ~ I Love scraps!
Scrap A Long Giveaway

You know who else loves scraps? Jodi at Pleasant Home! She loves them so much, that she is hosting a blog scrap-a-long. Jodi is dedicating her posts right now to SCRAPS! There are some fun ideas over there, plus some great new blogs to visit.

I'm scrappin' along too!


Wanna know something else about me?
I am a totally addicted to string quilts. SO, I make baby quilts for sweet little babies who are born in the USA while their daddies are deployed. I donate them to an organization called MOM4RMarines and also to Soldier's Angels.

I love 'em so much that I also have this blog totally dedicated to the making string quilts for donations. I invited a bunch of other wonderful quilting ladies to join me in this challenge. In January it will be one year old. We all post our progress and pictures.

It's a String Thing Challenge

I have a great tutorial here on how I use small phone book pages as my foundation.

Here is one of my favorites


Why is it so darned hard to use them up?
Why do they just keep multiplying?


You need to go HERE to win my shabby scraps. Leave a comment. Winner will be picked the night before Halloween. Ohhhhh!!! AHHHHHH!!


Shabby Scrap Give-Away


Okay, so like I made a ton of shabby quilt kits for my store and have lots of these great shabby scraps leftover. I am having a give-away for all you shabby cottage quilters.


These scraps are all from Moda collections; such as Seaside Rose, Hannah Bella, Sentimental Journey, Secret Garden, and Paris Flea Market.


Over ONE pound of goodies ....yes!!!

To sweeten the give-away, I am also including this shabby "Cotton Way" Quilt Pattern too!!
The give-away ends Saturday 10/30/10. So leave a comment before midnight Saturday Eastern Time. I'll pick a winner and post it Monday morning. Good luck to all you fabulous quilters and fabric lovers.

Leave a comment and make SURE that you leave me a way to contact you. Only those comments with working emails can win.

Feel free to grab my button and pass it on.

AccuQuilt Cut Fabric Swap


* Hexies *

I am participaing in SewCalGal's Accuquilt Fabric Swap. In this swap I will cut your fabric with my hexagon die. I will give you a nice selection of 100 (one hundred) 2" W x 1 3/4" H cream tone on tone/neutrals to use as background fabric.
In exchange for these two options:

1. I am making a Grandmother's flower garden with a shabby pastel look to it. Using all Moda fabrics. I need some more variety in my colors. Take a peek here. I am willing to trade for Allspice Tapestry, Roman Holiday, Withering Heights, etc. Or any of those soft shabby Moda collections.

OR

2. *In exchange for one-hundred 2 1/2 inch squares of Flea Market Fancy*


Or I can create a nice selection of your own fabric if you want to send them to me for cutting. In exchange for some OH maybe Flea Market Fancy! Or some Glorious Kaffe Fassett scraps. Come on you got 'em. Use 'em! We'll work out the trade details by email. Oh how fun!

I am also looking to trade for some sweet bright Baby Boy Pastels out of this die cut
If you are interested in swapping, please click on my profile and send me an email. Tell your friends too! The more the merrier.





October is National Cookie Month!


Here is your chance to win a fun 2 1/2 inch charm square set of 40 using the AccuQuilt Go Cutting System ~ Free with any purchase.

Just "Find the Cookie" logo in one of our categories in our store and add "I am a Winner" in the comments section and tell us where you found it.

It's that easy.
Limited to 3 winners


Need some inspiration?
Fun Fabric Fortune Cookie Tutorial can be found here