Who's busy now?

Do you ever wonder where the time goes...just sewing along and then you take note of the time....oops, dinner is going to be late again! My poor husband just doesn't cook, doesn't like it at all. I don't mind, I actually love it, and the trade off is priceless.

He washes the dishes and cleans up after me...everytime!

No, he is not for rent, even if you whine.

I did make him a nice dinner, quick and easy. I took 3 medium size potatoes, scrubbed them and cut into lengthwise pieces, drizzled olive oil on, garlic salt, pepper and fresh rosemary. Popped em in the oven (425) for about 30 mins. While they were cooking, I took some pre-tenderized beef and cut into "finger" chunks, dipped into flour, salt, pepper and dropped into pre-heated veggie oil (medium high) and let them cook until light brown, turn and continue until 2nd side is light brown, done! I also grabbed a bag of frozen broccoli tops out of the freezer, microwaved them and slathered the butter on.

One of the things I couldn't get used to in Texas (please forgive me all y'all Texans) is chicken fried steak. Just can't eat it more then 1-2 times a year, lol. My poor husband was raised here and he doesn't care for it either. We do like steak fingers...kind of a mini version of chicken fried steak!

I better get moving on my latest project...the disappearing 9 patch. I found one on someone elses blog and thought it was way cool! Hope so, will let y'all know, lol!

Don't forget to head over to: http://faithfulquilter.blogspot.com/ for a giveaway of Civil War fabrics, yummy! Her name is Elaine too, coincidence...you decide, lol!

Giveaway winners!

Wahoooo, it's time to draw the winners!

(drums in the background, Margarita in hand....lol, NOT!)

The International winner is:

Stina from Sweden...you lucky little quilter you!

The winner from the US is:

Angel from Washington state...wahoo to you!

This has been the very best giveaway, ok fine, my 2nd, but it was fun! I had entries from the USA, Sweden, Argentina, Germany, Canada, New Zealand, a ton of talented ladies from Australia, Brazil, England, whew!

If you ladies, Stina and Angel, will email your snail mail addys to me I will be ever so happy to send your secret packages to you. I hope you like them!

Thank you to everyone for entering and letting me know what all you are making for Christmas. Now, if that nice young lady in Germany would like to send those quilt tops...lol!

Gotta finish my new top up, Elaine

My win and don't forget my giveaway tomorrow!

The mail lady was good to me yesterday! Imagine my delight, (happy dance here) to find this box in my mailbox!




Oh my, oh my...it's the pear pinkeep from KKL primitives giveaway! Wahoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, I won, I won, I won!




My little (right little, ha, ha, the little chubby chihauhau, who NEEDS the number for weight watchers) grand dog is guarding it for mawmaw...good dog! Isn't this the cutest ever? I just love it. It's going to be 1 on 1 with baboo now! Denise at thekrazykraftlady.blogspot.com sent this to me, thank you Denise, you made my day!

Batting coupons

I did an internet search tonight for Warm and Natural batting, 90" wide by 40 yds. Sounds like my kinda size to have on hand, lol! I found it on Joanns website. Kinda pricey, ouch! Did another search and ran across mommysavesbig blogspot. She has a coupon good for a few more days for 50% off one item. So, if you type in the code, you get 50% off the batting.....wahooooooo. What????????? The shipping is less too? Weird! I guess when you get 50% off a pricey item the shipping is pro-rated, weird I tell ya! Anyway, check it out!

I'm having a giveaway~~~wahooooo!!!

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

More quilting done and a giveaway

I am dragging out every box and bin I own and giving everything the once over...can I quilt that? I am having so much fun machine quilting. It's funny, I never had any desire to machine quilt, didn't want to learn, refused to learn...now I am eyeing everything around me.

I have amassed a big number of quilt tops that are hand pieced, some of them quite old. These are not for baboo...my sweet little Janome...oh heck no, they are JUST for hand quilting only!

Stop by http://terrytreasures.blogspot.com/ for her giveaway, lots of fun things to be given away. Now back to the binding on my scrappy log cabin...photo later when it's finished from the washer and dryer...Elaine

what was I thinking?

I really am trying to de-clutter and downsize. You know, get rid of things I really don't need. But...my little baboo awaits me...another one done...waaahhhhhoooooo!

I know...I need to work on my meandering stitch, but I had to try it out!

Gotta go, another quilt awaits me...Elaine

Beyond words....

...to much for me to even speak. I have been coveting the new baby that Dana (old red barn co.) lives with, not the puppies either! Gotta go, time to test drive more...check out the wonderous scissor button, omg, I have surely died.....

Mr.Froggy...I love you!

I finally finished the frogs...can you see the great lily pad fabric I found in my shop...totally perfect for the border...did I mention that before, lol.

So I took a deep breath, pin basted Mr.Froggy quilt with my favorite batting, cotton request and a green mottled fabric and started cross hatch quilting. I hated it. It was awful!

Reason 1: ahhh, hello, did it ever occur to me to use a really cool thread...like GREEN or varigated?

Reason 2: did I really have multi seizures during the sewing?

Reason 3: oh I know...always start with something smaller and work up to something bigger...especially if it has appliques!

No worries, Liam will love his froggy buddy blankie and that is really the important factor. I did learn alot while quilting this. I actually was amazed at how quickly it went. I am not sure I would do cross hatch quilting on a piece with appliques again...ever!

Will I ever machine quilt again...oh you betcha! I have a really big pile of tops begging to be quilted. I will do a bunch of little pieces first to try and get comfortable with the technique before I do another biggie.

I do love the crinkly look and comfy feel of it...it amazed me how wonderful it was.

Off to bed with me, now go quilt something, Elaine

A tribute to frogs everywhere!

I had the most fun today with the, "It's Not Easy Being Green", quilt for my grandson. It is featured in the August 2009 Quilters World magazine. It's 49"x73".

It calls for Batik fabrics so I used those thru out. It also calls for machine applique which I CANNOT DO AT ALL!, so I hand appliqued with blanket stitch and my favorite Valdani threads. I got impatient so put the top together before I finished the frogs, lol! When I got to the outer border I remembered I had a couple bolts of different water lilies. I used the plain one and am very happy with my choice. I love it and hope Liam does to.

Tomorrow I am going to machine quilt it, thanks be to Amanda Jean from crazymomquilts. She is the most awesome inspiring quilter in the world! I only hope she realizes how much she inspires others to bite the bullet and plow ahead!

Enjoy, now go quilt something...Elaine

Ryans giveaway

I just read about a cool giveaway on Ryan, just a guy who quilts...the pic is just one of his cool giveaways...jump on over, he has a great blog! http://imjustaguywhoquilts.blogspot.com/

Now, go quilt something...Elaine

See ya next week~~~

Well, I am off to my bff's house for the next few days. She is getting married Saturday afternoon and I have voluntered to help her set up the wedding place and watch for gremlins. The gremlin thing is mine, sounded cool at the time.

I will try to post before next week but no promises, lol. I hope you have a great weekend, Elaine

I'll leave you with a pic of dear son and his little bride...one of my favorite pics!