--> I have a poll up in my sidebar still - it looks like the 1/4" seam tutorial has just pulled ahead of the straight line quilting tute, 2 more days to let me know which would be more helpful to you.
-->I found this rug while browsing earlier, I see a quilt. Don't you? The best part would be customizing the colors!
--> I wanted to tell you that my friend Vicki is doing a Simple Squares Quilt Along, just in case you don't have a current project or need a good starting point in quilting.
-->And have you seen Sew What! - It's a fun blog loaded with links to tutorials around blogland! I've just added to my to do list - for later :)
--> I wanted to mention the Craft Hope shop once again, they have raised over $30K for Doctors Without Borders! Amazing! There are still many items for sale if you are looking for a way to help out.
--> After all your book suggestions, I had been waiting for my copy of The Time Traveler's Wife
via paperbackswap and now have it waiting on my shelf! I have forbidden myself any extra reading until after I'm done writing - I tend to get caught up in a book and can't put it down. Not conducive to getting stuff done! But I'm so looking forward to spending a few days on the couch with it :)Blessings to you~
Amy
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The Time Travelers Wife is a fabulous story. I listened to it on cd. It made me laugh it made me cry. I've not seen the movie yet.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the sew along link! I'm currently working on a simple table runner for our kitchen however I do want to try my hand at a full size quilt. This sew along is fabulous!
free fabric makes people crazy! :)
ReplyDeleteI am the same way when I get a good book in my hands! Can't put it down until it is finished, and then wish I had taken more time with it! LOL
ReplyDeleteYou're smart to wait before starting The Time Traveler's Wife . . . it will suck you in and you won't be able to put it down!
ReplyDeleteBTW, thank you SO much for mentioning Paperback Swap a while back . . . that was the first time I'd heard of it, but now I'm absolutely hooked!
Hahahaa...yep....a giveaway brings us out of the woodwork...but I promise I read every one of your post!:)
ReplyDeleteI meant to tell you before that I really like your new header...have we seen that quilt?
We are digging out from lots of snow...gotta go get my snowpants on and dig some more....maybe I won't be so tired later and do some sewing.......or reading!:)
I saw how many had commented on your free fabric and just gave up.
ReplyDeleteThe rug would make a fun quilt. Thanks for sharing all the links. Very fun surfing.
My husband and I have been married 30 years and only buy each other a special card, which he picks out and it fits me to a tee and always makes me cry. He was my specail gift the day we were married.
ReplyDeleteI love "sew what." It's a great blog.
ReplyDeletethanks for the link Amy!
ReplyDeletehave a great Thursday--school's out here and it's going to get up to 39 they say!
Amy thanks for linking! Also I am like you I see quilts in everything. Rugs, carpet, curtains, landscapes. Sometimes it gets annoying that all I think about is quilts. OH well. :)
ReplyDeleteEveryone delurks when free fabric is up for grabs! I'm giving away a few blocks today but I'll never get 375 comments even if I give away my entire stash!
ReplyDeleteYou are wise not to start that book... I couldn't put it down for days! Haven't seen the movie yet, but I've heard it was great too.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering too how so many people show up only for a give away. I just had one and there were many that didn't have a blog or even sew plus they are from the other side of the world.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see YOUR book Amy!
Hi Amy
ReplyDeleteLove the rugs, the rectangular one would love fab as a quilt, I can even picture a few small squares in a line down the centre.
Thanks for the tip about Vicki's quilt-along, it will be the perfect nudge I need to get onto making a quilt for my daughter with the Girly Girl fabric I purchased recently.
Thanks also for the link to "Sew What", I love online tutorials.
So, I'm now following two more blogs, arrrrghhhhh.... the list is growing out of control! ;-)
Happy writing! I can't wait for some sneaky peaks at the book. (hint, hint)
Kelly :-)
Or I see wall art from Pottery barn, and want to make a quilt. Or make a quilt a rug...
ReplyDeleteOoooh! You're right! That rug would make a very lovely quilt. Just last week, I found a quilt *hiding* in one of my baby's bibs. I'm anxious to get started on that :)
ReplyDeleteI'm reading it now :) But wait till you're done writing! Love the rug and what a great quilt it would make too!
ReplyDeleteHaving been in blogland for less then a year, I am enjoying all the links and referrals to blogs like yours. You are now on my favourites list. I love your enthusiasm!
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I am with you on turning that rug into a quilt. Would it not be beautiful...I'm thinking maybe red, aqua, and white...
ReplyDeletestill here... didn't play on the giveaway - hubby and I don't do VD day. We're newlyweds (9 years)... every day we count our blessings that we have each other. That is a gift in itself.
ReplyDeleteHUGS!
Waiting for the Keeping the Feast book to come out in an ebook... I really want to read it.
That sounds like a good book, I hear the movie is good. Am going to check out the Sew What site. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI Love,Love,Love the birdy chirps!-Oh My Golly -SO adorable. My beloved 1st bought me a little ring on a trip made of 2 hearts touching he called`slpit-aparts' that I was his other half.It was early in our marriage.Meant so much.not long after,I got very ill,lost weight-1 day the ring just flung off my hand- we looked & looked. Never found it. I was crushed. It was 1 of a kind- Made my Native American Indians.Afew years ago he got me a gold ring w/2 hearts touching 1 ruby my birthstone & 1 diamond his. my soulmate
ReplyDeleteRugs are one of my favorite inspirations for borders. I am always floating around the web looking through modern rug sites and antique sites. I also like wrought iron and tile floor sites. I have enjoyed your blog and look forward to your posts. Great Job.
ReplyDeleteLike you I see quilts in rugs (and carpet) all the time! Started a computer folder of pictures of hotel carpets and tiled floors I've taken while traveling. Family members think it's nuts.
ReplyDeleteThe Time Traveler's Wife was hard to put down once started. (Checked out from library after long waitlist.) I think the movie just came out on DVD so I'll finally get to watch it. Probably with only a box of tissues for company. Husband does not enjoy the "sappy" ones.
I love to make rugs from quilt ideas and vice versa.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
As a fabric junkie, let me the first to apologize for entering your contest. Yes! the fabrics are super cute and oui oui I want to win, but I feel like and I hope everyone else or someone else wins. Do you want to know why? Well girl let me tell you. The contest gets 690 to 1200 comments or more whoa. The results gets 12 comments. hahah. that's ok I understand.
ReplyDeleteThe chance to win is what it is all about.
Always read your posts Amy! Sorry if I don't always comment - I am usually feeding a baby and entertaining a toddler at the same time hehe so sometimes I can't manage to write a comment. Can't wait for your book. It'll be great!!
ReplyDeleteHi, Amy . . . If you get the chance, take a peek at my blog: www.prairiemoonquilts.com . I’m passing on an award to you. Don’t feel obligated to continue it on, I just want you to know how much of an inspiration you are to me! Posts like this are what I'm talkin' about! Thanks, and keep them coming!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link to Sew What - that's the name of my quilt group - so of course I couldn't wait to check it out! STILL love, love, love your blog! xo, Nan
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