I have been in quilting heaven with my little baboo. So far, a nice little stack o quilts, finished, bound, washed and loved up. I have actually been having fun (omg, what if they go back and read older posts about machine quilting being not fun).
I also realized that I hit blog #50 and need to do a giveaway! Makes my heart flip flop just thinking about it! Lets have some fun with it.
All you have to do is leave a comment here about what you are planning, gift wise, to do for Christmas or Hannakah (hope the spell checker police are sleeping on that one) or Kwanzaa this year? That's it. The only comments that count will be on this blog only.
Please, please, please...leave your email with your comment. If you don't leave your email addy or blog addy, I will chose another one. There will be 2 winners...one in the USA and another International.
The winnings are a surprise...and the winner will be chosen Sunday night. Good luck and tell all your friends. Sorry, no extra entries for posting or following. I am much to busy quilting to figure that out!
Back to quilting, Elaine
Hi Elaine, I have to laugh to myself, I think we conquered the 'machine quilting mojo' at the same time. Since I discovered that I can actually do it, I've been digging out old tops too. Can't believe I've finished 3 quilts in the last month!! Now, Christmas, I'm really pleased that I've already made some presents, stashed away in a box and have some bought ones stacked in a corner too. I decided that all the females in the family MUST have a new shopping bag so I'm on the way with that ;0).
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Hmm...should do some ornaments, maybe those little stuffed birds that have been popping up a fair bit.
ReplyDeleteI am trying to make my daughter Christmas things since she has her first apartment. I really want to make her lots of christmas decorations but I have only mastered 2 things to make. I wish there were more quilty ornament sites out there. Please count me in this wonderful giveaway.
ReplyDeleteWell my plan is to make quilts for each of my children this year! I am hoping to accomplish that goal ;-) Thanks for the surprise giveaway. Please count me in!
ReplyDeleteChristmas? Aside for making fabric postcards I haven't the first plan yet!
ReplyDeleteStina from Sweden has tried 5 times to leave a comment and is unable to, bizarre computers! Anyway, I told her I would add her to the list, here goes:
ReplyDelete" Is Christmas coming???? lol...
Still Summer here you know..;o)) Ahhh... hope it is some months away... Hmmm.. for Christmas.. I think there will be some pincushions made...and a cross stitch snowmans to some friends...and I probably will add something along the way to friends..:o))"
Pheew.. this is the fifth time Im writing this..and It is different all the time..lol...
Have a lovely day..and good luck to everyone..
Stina....
If anyone else is having difficulty, please email me and we will fix it, ok? Elaine
I just need to test once more... now I atleast see that Im inlogged.. so maybe it works... :o)) Keep my fingers crossed!!! I push the button now...
ReplyDeleteYepp it did.. but I had to confirm three times...sigh!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am going to sew up some Table runners and lots of little things for Christmas. I love Christmas things and decorations and would have them every where in my house if I could. Please enter me in your giveaway and I will put it on my blog also ..just because. I am going to have a good read of your blog later today but first I have to do a bit of shopping. hugs Vicki
ReplyDeleteA wedding and a ten year anniversary. My brother is getting married at the beginning of Dec...a wedding we find to be a miracle. And our ten year anniversary is Christmas Eve. So Christmas quilts this year...we don't have one ourselves...so maybe a bunch of them. Thanks for the giveaway offer! Sign me up!
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Congrats on the big 5-0! For Christmas this year, I'm thinking of making stick horses out of fleece that I saw a tute for online for my walking grandkids. I'll need 5 of them! I've got Christmas panels planned for the three married kids...other than that????
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Your give-away sounds like fun.
ReplyDeleteI've started a wallhanging project that says "NOEL". I am also working on some tote bags that are machined embroidered with metallics.
SewCalGal
www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com
I always have quilt tops that need to be quilted! I even have one that is 30 something years old that I haven't gotten quilted. Why do we quilt some things right away and others never seem to get done?
ReplyDeleteI am working on several holidays at once right now. Never have enough time!
Yikes! Christmas is just a few months away. I started a needlekeeper of Sue Spargo's but have messed it up badly and not sure it will be giveable:) At this point I do not have any concrete ideas. Stitcheries are always fun to make and give.
ReplyDeleteWow Elaine you are a busy quilter. I have been working on my Christmas presents for awhile now, three Gail Pan Christmas Wish BOM's (one more block to go) and planning on making a number of redwork wallhanging.
ReplyDeleteFeels good to have a jump on Christmas.
Thanks for putting my name in.
Congratulations on your 50th post and your machine quilting! I can't believe it's time to think about Christmas yet! I'm going to make either pillows or lap quilts for my kids with their names appliqued really big on them. At least that's the plan. And I already have one gift bought. It's a stamped embroidery lap quilt kit for my MIL. :0)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your 50th post! Nice work you have don! It'll be a quilt to my sister and her husband, with sailboats on. My parets get a new cofffeemachin... The rest I don't know yet
ReplyDeleteSusanne in Sweden
I want to make a little sentimental something for each of my kids (3) and grandbabies (3). I had a heart attack in July and I'm feeling all mushy about how much I love them and want them to remember me when I'm gone. Not that they would forget me but I just want to spread the love. I need ideas...not enough time for something big....and today is my birthday...which I might not have had if I hadn't been at the hospital when my heart attack happened.
ReplyDeleteCongratulatiobns on your 50th post!
ReplyDeleteI am always working on quilts for gifts...I like to make scrap and strippy quilts. I am working on a few Roman Stripe quilts for Christmas gifts...I think I have finished 4 now. A Few Chinese Coin quilts for Christmas gifts will be nice too...if only I will have the time to do all of this. LOL
Thanks for entering me in your lovely give away!
Fifty posts - whoo hoo!! For Christmas, I plan on making my daughter a quilt and my daughter in law a table runner. There may be some other miscellaneous items too, probably a bag for one of my sisters.
ReplyDeleteI am planning on a couple of table runners and a new "fancy" purse for my Mom. My Daughter (8) wants a wallet, so I'm going to make her wait and make up a purse, wallet, and other accesories for her. Also want to make up matching aprons for us, but they will be used before Christmas so we can look all cute while baking!
ReplyDeleteHi Elaine, love your blog and I became a follower. May I be part of your give away?? My e-mail is daniellagut@gmail.com and my blog is http://danitaysusagujas.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteThanks, hugs and kisses
Sorry!!! I didn´t tell you my plans for Christmas. I´m startin with quilting so I´m going to try to do some cushions for my sofa
ReplyDeleteI am going to do some redwork for Christmas presents , as well as some shopping bags . Please include me in your draw and congratulations on your 50th.
ReplyDeleteI am going to do some redwork for presents as well as some shopping bags.Congratulations on your 50th . Please enter me in the draw.Thanks.
ReplyDeletehduceg04at yhaoo.ca
Since I have such a large family, this year I am concentrating on the babies and children. Stuffed dolls and animals and infant and twin sized quilts will do the job of gifties. Lots of embroidery involved and patchwork. Sarahe4e
ReplyDeleteHola! He hecho algunos bordados para adornar el árbol de navidad (http://picasaweb.google.com/vegagladys09/SALAdornosDeNavidad#) y me anoté para hacer un SAL con un tapiz que me tiene enamorada (http://detodounpococonmismanos.blogspot.com/2009/07/otro-sal-para-navidad.html) y quiero hacer una cubierta para el pie del pino y si llego unos individuales! Quisiera participar en tu sorteo ya que es internacional y me encantan las sorpresas! Mi dirección de mail es vegagladys09(arroba)gmail.com. Muchas gracias y muchos saludos desde Argentina!!!
ReplyDeleteSurprise giveaway? I'm in! My gift giving will contain knitted washcloths from handspun cotton. I plan to wrap them in small little quilted bags; also working on pincushions & aprons. Love giving handmade gifts!
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Please count me in I am about to start putting together the top of a quilt for my daughter for christmas, and decorate some teatowels for other members of the family.(orr79@xtra.co.nz)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, 50th post!! Thats great. For Christmas i always sew my 3 kids something to wear, pyjama´s or a pullover. For my mom I look on the internet for nice sewing ideas, so...if you have a suggestion? :)
ReplyDeleteParabéns 50 post e uma brincadeira divertida!!!
ReplyDeleteNatal o dia que lembramos que Deus veio viver conosco. Já estou trabalhando nêle,fazendo os bordados da Gail e terminando um sampler para minha sala.
abraços do Brasil
liége
liege@gmail.com
Have lots of things ready to stitch for Christmas but other things keep getting in the way. Am going to start a Christmas quilt at the quilt retreat I am attending next weekend so that will be a start. Congratulations on your 50th post. Cheers for now......
ReplyDeleteMy daughter has an Advent calendar every year for December. She's 24 now and I still have to buy her one. This year I am going to make an advent calendar wall hanger and pop in chocolates. She's going to so be blown away with the present.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your 50th blog too.
Let see --- I have a cross-stitch advent calendar that I'm trying to finish up for me. And I will probably make pillowcases for all the nieces and nephews. I tried this last year and they haven't slept on anything else since.
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Hello from Costa Rica!!!, well the christmas is almost here, we don't have a white christmas as you do, but it's my fave time of the year, it's summer here and the weather's just nice!, not hot or cold at all... I set all my house with christmas stuff I made and I'm planning to make more, hmmmm let's see, an appliqued angel, a red and green log cabin table cloth, 2 pillow cases and I'll finish a cross stitch bethlen I started last year, geez I have the feeling I'm going to be really busy this christmas, lol. Happy 50th blog!!!!
ReplyDeleteDang, I forgot to write my email down, it's arlettelk@gmail.com, and my blog's arlette0521.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteMmmm I have three cushions for my neice Keely,a B.B.Q apron for my uncle,a chritmas angel cushion for my sister Helen.A dragon stitchery for my hubby,3 bags for more neices.a fabric journal for a friend and another one for another sister....the list just goes on and on and on LOL I'm glad I started in febuary! :) Barb.
ReplyDeleteOoops I forgot my email addy: cupcake_barb@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteOh, what a secretive and exciting giveaway! :D I'm planning on buying some Nancy Halverson panels, and making them into wall hangings for pressies this year. :) Well, that's the idea anyway!
ReplyDeleteSam
www.missymack.blogspot.com
I am hoping to get the cushions I planned for last years gifts done this year.
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of a secret giveaway
Gail
gcom31@msn.com
I'm making the Bunny Hill BOM and will give that as one of my gifts.
ReplyDeleteHope you have a great day. :o}
Regena
We try to make or give something we have already as a gift to each other in our family. You can see some of what I've made in past years on my blog. This year I've got interested in "amigurumi" and my daughter saw some of these crocheted animals and loved them. So this year she shall get a couple of them - for Christmas and her birthday, which is two days after Christmas.
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jwsmoore at bordernet dot com dot au
My daughter's birthday is Christmas Day so I try to make her something that she will enjoy. I haven't come up with anything special, yet. Congrats on your 50th post. Thanks for including me in your giveaway.
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mburn@comporium.net
Hi, I've tried 5 times to enter my comment to your site and it just won't go--both last night and today. So, I'm asking if you'll enter my name from this email.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what I'll do for Christmas for my friends and family. I have made 2 Christmas stockings with selvedges added for my guild's Christmasville sale. You have a nice giveaway. Thanks for the chance to win.
This is a copy of an email sent to me because blogger is being picky again!
Hi Elaine, I have been doing Gail Pan's BOM's hopefully to make up as a Xmas gift, have a Xmas panel waiting as well, and am making some mug cosies for my o/seas penpals. Also ready to start on Bunnyhill BOM's too! Please include me in your giveaway.Thankyou! :)
ReplyDeleteForgot to leave my email addie- sorry about that, Chief-LOL.
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I love surprises, so I just had to enter you giveaway!!
ReplyDeleteSince you have mastered machine quilting :-)))...can I send you some of my tops ?? LOL
Liz
http://liz.moments.blogspot.com
Hi Elaine!! I've started already with a couple of tree skirts and also on my table is a "dog quilt" for a friend of mine...so things are looking good...Thanks for the opportunity to win your surprise...everybody looove surprises ;)
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www.lilpiecesofheaven.blogspot.com
lebleuange@hotmail.com
Hi Soggy bottom flats. This is Soggibottom in Devon. England. Christmas for us is still a way off. But I always keep poppy seed heads for the front door wreath. So I suppose that is already in the making. Take care Soggy bottom flats....with love from the other soggibottom. x x x
ReplyDeleteI'm going to make Pieces From My Heart "Trees Up, Lights On" wall quilt for my sister. Gotta love sisters! Thanks for the chance to win
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