I know it's Christmas time but...

I have been feeling very springy lately. I used scraps from my Verna jelly roll cut them in half so that they were 1.25 inches X 5.5 inches and tied them like Rachel's tute onto a 12 inch wreath frame. I REALLY love Verna...

****Note**** MY Estimated yardage for anyone interested...

12 inch wreath uses 300 - 1.25 inch strips X 5.5 inches {total 1 yard and 14inches}

14 inch wreath uses 360 - 1.5 inch strips X 5.5 inches {total 1 yard and 24 inches,roughly a Moda honey bun}

these are estimates since I did the 12 inch with scraps.

Now I have a goal to do one in Christmas fabrics BEFORE Christmas if that's possible. Thanks for stopping by!

p.s. TODAY is the deadline for the One Pack Doll Quilt Challenge Giveaway.  So far there are 7 entries. Don't delay...post your project on Flickr for an entry to win 2 Moda jelly rolls of your choice from the Fat Quarter Shop

Lauren and Jessi Jung

have you seen this website?

 It's Lauren and Jessi Jung's new site.  They are a mother and daughter team that has a new fabric line being released by Moda. It's called Botany. I have a bit of it from market and it's going to be a fun line to create with.  I just wanted to share their link because they have 4-5 free craft, applique and quilt patterns on their site now. Enjoy!!

Fabric Wreath

I whipped up this fun little fabric wreath during our road trip to Iowa for Thanksgiving. Rachel gave a tutorial on ModaBakeshop.  I used a Sultry honey bun and a 14 inch wreath frame.

p.s. don't forget to enter my 400th post giveaway!

400th - ish post giveaway.....

*****NOTE****
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It's my 405th post! So I didn't realize how far over 400 I really was...but Wow! 405 I can't hardly believe it myself.

I have been kinda holding on to some cool stuff that I picked up at market just for this etc.

10 FQ's of FreeBird by MoMo

(2) Fat Quarter packs of 1930's fabrics of my choice 

 {but they will awesome! ;) }

Jelly Roll of MakeLifeSweet

1 yard border fabric plus 2 charm packs of Summer's Basket of Flowers fabric.

So if you'd like to win one of these 5 awesome prizes....

Here are the 5 ways you can win.

1. leave a comment on this post, make sure your email is accessible via your profile or you include it with your comment so that I may email you if you are a winner.

2. become a follower of my blog/website http://www.spunsugarquilt.com/and leave me a comment to let me know. If you are already a follower comment to let me know :)

3. follow me on twitter and let me know you are by leaving a comment too.

4.Tell me what tutorials you would like to see here and leave me a comment :)

5. Blog about my giveaway and leave me a comment with the link.

I will use a random number generator to choose the 5 winners on Saturday, December 5th.  Good Luck!!

And yes you have read correctly. I have changed by blog to Spun Sugar Quilts. I decided on a name that was more quilt related. I hope you like it.

Happy Thanksgiving

There's so much to be thankful for....

We are in Iowa and I have sooo much to blog...

stay tuned...

Transition

I am in the process of changing my blog to a web blog Spun Sugar Quilts!  I have been in transition here. I hope all the information transfers! Yikes. I just want a website/blog gear more toward quilting and designing and all the things I love. I have a new etsy site as well and hope to open up "shop" there in the future.
Stay tuned as I have a giveaway coming VERY soon!

New Tutorial on Moda Bakeshop!

I've got a new project on the ModaBakeshop...

I used Aster Manor from a Petit Four box...

which can be found at The Quilt Shoppe.

It was suppose to be a table topper...but it was so pretty hangin' over my new IKEA desk chair...that it transformed into a "chair scarf".

Scrap Saturday...

I've been sewing here and there, for something special.

Can't quite show you yet ;)

...this is the pile of 'scraps'...wonder what I could make with the scraps?

p.s. getting VERY close to my 400th post giveaway and an announcement!!!

And then there was IKEA.....

A friend and I, plus our 2 girls, set out to IKEA a couple of Saturdays ago...can it be THAT long ago? Time is zipping by these days. I have been soooo busy at my office..which is good...but I'm exhausted every night. At IKEA I purchased a few fabric items...these are my first IKEA fabric buys. I haven't used them yet...I have only been using MODA lately LOL. I hope to make my intended project this weekend..we shall see. The picture shows a fraction of what I came home with. I bought some Christmas decor, 2 bookcases, a desk chair (post coming soon) and a small table. I really love IKEA. If only it were closer.

Progress..

Are you in need of more inspiration? Here are the first 4 entries in the One Pack Doll Quilt Challenge...
1. Hexagons-Nov2009, 2. One Pack Doll Quilt, 3. DSCN0454, 4. 05112009(003)

These are so special. I am amazed with the skills, quilting, quilting designs, and fabric choices. I am so inspired I'd like to go home and make another...oh but darn I can't win the 2 jelly rolls! But you can so I hope you all decide to enter your one pack creation.

You have until November 30, 2009

Mmm Lollipops...

I found a tutorial on One Pretty Thing on the felt food round up for felt lollipops from One Inch World...I couldn't resist making some....

I used my GO! cutter to cut the circles. I think they took me 20 minutes start to finish. My little girls love them!

It's home...

This quilt just arrived home from my machine quilter here in Ohio. I love the quilt design as it mimics the patterns in the fabrics. I am hoping to have this one done for a Christmas gift..we'll see as the crunch is really on right now.

Fruit Striped Gum Quilt Along

Have you heard about this quilt along? Fruit Striped Gum Quilt by CherryHouse Quilts. I stumbled upon it through a facebook link. Are any of you joining? I am contemplating it..just need 24 more hours a day and a bit of interfacing LOL.

Paper Plates CAN make me really happy..

I found that out today. We shopped a marathon of stores this morning. First, I had a return to Kohl's and that ended up costing my $40...because my husband wanted new shoes. Kohl's is supreme at suckering $$ out of me! LOL

Next, I stopped at Joann's and got the beads I'd forgotten last week to make the super duper cute Yo-Yo Christmas tree...ah so there were a few other minor decor items that jumped in my cart...they weren't on my list so i don't have to count them.

Like these...little cutesy ribbons...umbrellas in rainbow colors? they just jumped in my cart!

We bought a closet organizer for my daughter at Lowe's (hubby's weekend project), then Sam's for my office supplies....tons of T.P. and stuff. By the time we got to Target I was ready to go home....and then I remembered why I wanted to go there in the first place....

these.....

Kate Spain designed paper plates and napkins...just in time for Christmas....but low and behold as I was standing there admiring all these pretty things...did a faint yellow flower catch my eye.......

"That's odd I thought"..."that looks just like Verna" Ah because it WAS....Verna paper plates and napkins....Holy Toledo...my heart was singing. I absolutely adore Verna...and I have already made a pincushion of it. I have a table topper half done (needs quilting) and another quilt designed. Oh goodness, how will I bring myself to use them? Well I don't have to figure that out just yet. In the mean time, I'm just going to look at them..LOL

Pin Topper of the Month Club!!!

Did you know Gigi Minor of Pinks and Needles is going to host a Pin Topper of the Month Club? The first 100 people to sign up get a spot. They are going to be super exclusive Pin Toppers with monthly themes starting in january 2010. It will be our chance in the U.S. to have an opportunity similar to the gals down under in Australia where Quilt Fabric Delights did a pincushion/pin topper of the month club. I thinks it's very cool and I was happy to be one of the first to sign up. I didn't want any of my readers to miss a chance to have one of the pin toppers...

In case you are wondering, I am not getting paid for this. I just really really love Gigi's work. She makes them all by hand...That is very important for me! If you are interested in her other goods she also has an etsy site that will be open 24/7 starting Monday!

Moda Bake Shop sneak peak

I have been sewing...lots of yo-yo's for yet another 'Vickie' style project.....I think you'll like this one...

p.s. Today is Veteran's Day and In remembrance of my Grandpa Cook who served as an MP in Germany during WWII. I just wanted to say God Bless all the Veterans of armed forces on this 11th day of the 11th month.

Love my sampler box

I was extremely fortunate to score one of these at Quilt market. A Moda Bakeshop Sampler.

Sampler Boxes can already be found at the Fat Quarter Shop.

I decided it would be fun to make a quilt with each packet of fabric to showcase the fabric and sort of pay tribute to my first quilt market experience. I am determined to make 12 little quilts...

My first finish is a small tumbler made with Garden Party by Blackbird Designs it measures 10 inches X 12 inches .

I have 3 others started. One project has been cut and thus put on hold until I can look at it again. The other 2 I have started, use Sandy Gervais new line and Lila Tueller's Eden. There are 12 total and as I said before...not sure I can actually do this with all the other commitments I have...we'll see.

Magazine temptations....

I couldn't resist...and I broke down and bought the latest Quilts N More....one might have thought it was the luscious wool pincushions on the front....oh no...it was this...


why of course..a yo-yo Christmas tree decoration!!

So off to Jo Ann's I went (right after IKEA). I picked up the foam and pins...thought I had green seed beads (I don't)...so back to Jo Ann's I will go before I can make this little cutie...

While I was at JoAnn's I found Quilt Scene....other bloggers have shown it...

This is why I bought it...first it's Authentic, second it's just adorable, and third it was designed by Sweetwater...and I ♥them.

2 yr old plus scissors....

and I cried a little..... she cut right through one of my hand pieced projects....while I was going to the restroom...it was 2 minutes tops...AAAARRGGH!!!!

Have you seen this?

Just when I thought Moda couldn't come up with something more clever than last month....

p.s. heading to IKEA today....bookcases? sure...assorted props for pictures..sure thing...and well anything else we can find!