Ugly? Fabric Gift

At our Christmas quilt group meeting,
we're exchanging
"ugly fabric"
gifts.
I guess they were tired of sweet,
little, pretty gifts.?

Clever.

Over a month ago, we all brought a fat quarter
in a brown paper bag,
so no one saw
& traded.
And then you have to make something incorporating the fabric.
Do you think it's ugly?
Actually, DO NOT answer that.

It's perfectly lovely.

I've been a little stumped.
The fabric belongs to a lady that reminds me of my mother-in-law, &
I kept thinking she would really love this fabric.

So, I've been wanting to try making a little purse
with metal clasp handles.
Here's the purse body,
but....
now I'm not liking it.

Plan B

Plan B is
a little pinwheel patchwork in Circa 1934 reds.

You attach the frame using thread.
I used black Prescenia thread & my nifty Quilter's Tips,
because that needle was not coming through.

How do you like the lining?

How do you like it now?

Going to find some fun stuff
to fit in there.

Hope it's ugly enough.

We hope you
have a wonderful day
with your
family & friends.

And after that,
we'll see you at midnight
at the mall.
I've got teenagers,
that's what we need to do.
It's how those special holiday
memories are made.

Actually, one of my most favorite memories with my dad is --
this only happened once --
6AM day after Thanksgiving shopping.
It's just something he would never in a million years do,
but he was there??
I didn't ask why,
but it meant a lot.

Taffy Packs & Tins

Charm Packs!
Three new taffy packs full of color.

Some chewy Pink Bubblegum
Aquaberry
and a little
Candy Apple

You can pair them up
for the perfect mix.

Take a look at what
Carrie Nelson -- Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.
made out of one of our previous packs.
She did a twist on her Full House pattern
& made it a pillow.
I want that.

And I have to mention these,
because they are darling sewing kits & in stock.
(Daughters, don't read next sentence.)
Adorable little stocking stuffer
or
to tuck in a package or
(Des & friends, don't read)
for girlfriends ;).

Giveaway Day Over

Update: Congrats to #74 Snoodles.

You're the winner!

Riley Blake has a
sweet
collection of prints out right now.

Mod Tod is the latest by Sheri Berry.
Sheri's not a new fabric designer,
but new to Riley Blake.
Her whimiscal, retro images are absolutely charming.
If you like Halloween, check out her site, before they take it down.

Mod Tod is a fun collection
for boys
with toys, gears, stripes,
a little bit of it all.

And here is Daisy Cottage
by
Lori Holt
of

Chandeliers, cozy houses, flowers & dots in
pink, grey & yellow.

And I'm looking forward to her next line
Millie's Closet
Our giveaway today is a Riley Blake charm pack --
you can choose from
Decadence,
Promenade,
Mod Tod,
So Sophie
or Daisy Cottage.

To enter the drawing, leave a comment --
1) tell me which pack you'd like,
and
2) tell me a Christmas treat to make with
my little Cub Scouts.

Random drawing Friday night.

Weekend SALE Friday-Monday Over

Big, gigantic sale is over!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the sites.
I hope we got back to everyone.
If we missed your convo, let me know.
It was a workout -- lost 3 pounds this weekend :).
Gotta love that.

in our etsy shop, &
eBay store is on sale too.
It's our After-Thanksgiving Sale,
before.

Why?

Because:

1) It gives YOU more time to start & finish projects!
2) I can't compete with crazy sales on iPhones & flat screen tvs.
3) I'll be gone. I'll be camping in front of the electronics store, & then I'll be glaring at people cutting in line.
4) Actually, I will home eating leftovers.

We've never had a
on etsy.

On almost everything,
we have more than one, just ask.
If you see yardage you want,
we have more &
can set up a custom listing!
Yes, we will refund overpayments on shipping on etsy.
On eBay, please request a revised total before paying.

The sale runs Friday through Monday.
Happy Shopping!
Come Check it Out!

Giveaway Day! Over

Congrats to #89 - Moneik!

We're highlighting
colorful precuts from

Westminster/Free Spirit/Rowan.

So many nice ones.
We have:
Kaffe Fassett Fall 2011
Amy Butler - Lark
Valori Wells - Wrenly
Joel Dewberry - Heirloom
Dena Designs - Taza & London

(Ooops,
forgot the Frog Prince,
can't forget him.)
and

Tula Pink - Frog Prince

Here, we have fat quarters,
6" charm squares & 2.5" designer rolls.
They come with 30 squares/strips/fqs in a pack.

We are having a giveaway for a charm pack!

Leave a comment about which

pack you like the best

AND

what are your big plans for the weekend
besides coming to OUR

Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale,
that starts tomorrow!
(yep, it's early, more on that tomorrow)
Random drawing Friday night.

Ghastlie Blog Hop

Update: Congrats to
Quilter in the Gap #18, you won the bag!
And I sent in Loralynn's name #134 last night
and she won!
You won a gift certificate from Quilt Taffy!!

Welcome, welcome to our

Ghastlie Blog Hop Stop!
I know,
I know,
you just want to get to the pictures.
Me too.

This is my new favorite little bag pattern,
Peek-a-Boo Bag by Sweet Treasures.
It has a clear section in the middle so you can see inside.
There's even a little Prudence zipper tab
(look close on the left).
My first experience with the Ghastlies was as my
Alexander Henry rep pulled out this giant fabric card, he opened it
& there she was.
The little hammer girl
&
and all her ghastly friends.
They made me smile
all
day
long.
~

I wanted to keep the scenes fairly intact,
so here is Kitchen Window out of
Elizabeth Hartman's The Practical Guide to Patchwork.

Let's look at it again. :)

And then for the little tormentors in your life.
A
Ghastlie
playset.

Just think someday they'll say ...
"Remember when we went to Grandma's and played
w/ those mean, scary dolls."

And when the kids aren't playing,
they double as pincushions.

With taffy pins,
of course.
(pins made by me)

I just found her with
taffy poked in her eyes.
Actually shocked me.
Who would dare to do that?
(I got a confession; it was my 5 year old.)
~

Leave one comment on this blog by 9pm EST to be entered into:
Madame Samm's big drawing, which is
a gift certificate from us where you can
buy more Ghastlie fabric :) or anything else...
&
mention if you'd like to win a Peek-a-Boo bag
I'm giving one of those away too!

Thank you Madame Samm for making this happen!


Be sure to visit these Ghastlie gals today!

Mrs. Sharon Ghastlie
Miss Corrie Ghastlie (that's me, you are here)

Mrs Cheryl Ghastlie

Mrs. Linda Ghastlie
Mrs. Pickles Ghastlie