On a good day....

...i might get a good idea.
Well, I actually had THREE good ideas
when it came to Miss Corrie Dawn's Birthday.
It's about time.
I couldn't handle the pressure last year
and did nothing, as I recall.
I might have doubled Christmas for her,
I can't remember.
I bet she does. :)

Usually when choosing gifts,
I go with "what would I like to receive".
I try to make things about me, as much as possible.


I want weeks and weeks of these towels.
Lovely idea from here.
I think they're brilliant!
I never would have thought to add binding.
Corrie's only get Wed, Thurs, Fri.

She'll have to really ooohhh and aaaahhh
to get the rest of the week.


Who doesn't need new hot pads?
Please throw the old ones out!

And my favorite idea in the midnight hour...
Does she look familiar?

A Little Red Riding Hood Pin Cushion.
Got the wonderful idea for the
cool 'filled in' stitching here.
It's going to change my stitchery world.

I think I'll be making a Snow White one next.
I told you I like things to be about
ME.

Do Not Open 'til your Birthday ~ Giveaway Over

Who am i kidding? I can't stay up 'til midnight. :) #70 Jenny wins!

Happy Birthday Corrie. Tomorrow it's back to work!

Giveaway will end tonight at the stroke

of midnight when Corrie turns into a pumpkin!

Not really, but I love a good Cinderella story.

Sneak Peak of her presents..........

I love it when i get a good idea......

Here's to hoping she thinks so, too!

You never know with Miss Corrie Dawn.....

Pizza Anyone?

Pizza Box Block Exchange

I'm fairly new to an established quilt group.

Very talented and inspiring women.

We're in the midst of a block exchange.

It's really quite fun.

Each month, we take a new pizza box, more details about it here.

Everyone chose their own theme,

ie. 30's, homespuns, brights, pastels, etc...

Here's my block (yes, it needs to be trimmed).

I was trying to be easy -- everyone's got 30's prints or pastels, right?

But there are some fabric colorways, I have no stash or idea where to get coordinates, so I've been sneaking & taking the easier ones first.

I got Mary's this month -- black & white.

I can handle that.

What do you think?

I'm in search of the ultimate basket block.

Thought I had found it, but this pattern isn't so smooth, but I made it work.

Baskets make me happy, so does pizza.

And chocolate.

Got a little bit of chocolate on the block, ooops, but I think I got it out.

Brown goes with black, right?

Off to Grandma's Vintage Baby Quilt KIT

Had a request for a not so pink

baby girl quilt kit.

What do you think so far?

Well, look who's coming for lunch...

cheery & bright!

This is the Vintage Baby Quilt pattern & kit,

available on etsy & eBay.

Scrapin' Giveaway Over

Update: Congrats to Karen H - Small Town Quilter!!

Thanks for the comments.

Happy Birthday to mkate tomorrow.

What's in there for you?

Pretty,

fun,

utilitarian

SCRAPS!

A scrap bag full of designer fabrics.

Just trying to make room for more....

We have a few scrap bags left if you'd like one

(see this post - they are listed there or on etsy).

I kept my favorite one for the giveaway.

To enter the drawing today,
leave a comment about summer.

Random drawing later tonight.

Wheelin' & Squealin'

That's the theme of our county fair this year.

Kind of cute.

We won't be decorating our booth with pigs.

The day of reckoning has come. 4-H interviews are today. Last year, the kids each did 5 projects. That was a mistake. The paperwork alone took over a week, I'm not kidding. So this year, I couldn't even think about 4-H until February. Yes, now I'm regretting that they didn't tackle more (Lizzie didn't do sewing :-( ), but I'm sane and they are pleasant to be around. Both girls did a Quilting project.

Here's Lizzie's Dresden Plate, quilted & bound by her! She figured out the corners by looking at another quilt.

The pattern is from Egg Money -- Dresden Plate. Fabric is Rainy Days & Mondays.

Here's Bella's baby blanket.

Sunday Best ~ Schnibbles pattern and with a variety of pretty prints.

She wanted flannel on the back.

Aunt Desi did the quilting on both of them. Thank you!

Bella bound her's too.

Shadowman.

He wanted to raise a sheep (so did Lizzie).

I just couldn't tackle that this year. I am not a farm animal person. Maybe next year.

So he did a 4-H cooking project with a friend.

He's a good sport. And a good cook.

They did a comparison on homemade brownies versus Betty Crocker. Compared the taste, texture and cost. I was surprised, I thought the lesson was going to teach that homemade is cheaper, but it wasn't. The homemade were more expensive & didn't taste as good, but they cut nicely.

I tried to be helpful by sampling all of the food projects.

My work is done.

Haunted Giveaway Over

Update: Congrats to NeedledMom #107!!

She preferred Little Red. Me too.

I didn't do a tally to see who won the popular vote.

I'll have Shadowman do that.

Thanks for your comments!

Halloween Night from Minick & Simpson has a vintage vibe.

Can't you see aprons, candy totes,

placemats & tablecloths out of this? !!!

And the Haunted Mansion is a brighter,

fun Halloween look in full color from Sanae.

Two Winners!

Haunted Mansion & Halloween Night

are available on etsy or eBay.

Our giveaway is a charm pack of your choice or

2 half yards.

To be entered in the drawing, leave a comment -

Do you prefer Red Riding Hood or Snow White?

Random drawing later tonight.

Assorted Taffy Special

We're doing some summer cleaning here at Corrie's.
De-purgify.
Clutter bustin'.
Un-hoardify.
Corrie has a problem with that hoarding fabric part.
So Des to the rescue.
Making up some little Assorted Taffy Scrap Packs for you.
Blog Special only:
$10
(includes U.S. shipping)
for 8+ ounces of various size designer, quality fabric.
Sandi Henderson, Amy Butler, Heather Bailey,
Denyse Schmidt, Tanya Whelan
and lots of Moda designers.
Most are wider than 5".


They are good sized chunks.
There are approximately 12-15 different fabrics in each pack.
Fabrics are folded up in the pictures below.


Perfect for all those scrappy projects you have going on.
Spiderwebs,
Maverick Stars,
Hexagons!
String Quilts,
Hair Billy-Bobs,
Crazy Quilts.

What would you make?

For blog special, click below.

Destination:

U.S. $10.00 Canada $11.50 Everywhere Else $17.00