... first pumpkin to the leaf..

to see the whole schedule check it out by clicking the picture :)

Let me just start by saying a big THANK YOU to Cherry for hosting this blog hop &
 to  Mdm Samm for everything she does here in blogland :)

October 1st Blogs are:

The Fuzzy Hat Quilter (You are Here)

The Cuddle Quilter

Quilts My Way

Country Cabin Thoughts and Crafts

Dream Quilt Create

Why not Knit

Needled Mom

On the Go Quilting

Sunshine Girl

Pam @ That other Blog

Meadowbrook

I love Fall.. Its my favorite season. It's when it gets cooler,

 we still have our warm days here in Minnesota but it's not melty hot.

 There is a crispness in the air, you can almost feel the chill of winter.

AND my favorite holiday is just around the corner...

How I love curling up with a good book and a cup of hot tea..

Now on to my block...

My block is called.. ".. first pumpkin to the Leaf.."

I designed it myself.. 

I plan on making a few more blocks and making a table runner.. 

When I get the whole project complete I'll post the instructions..

Bear with me.. things around here have been a bit crazy.. 

Our cake artist went on maternity leave last week 

Sew, I haven't had time to sew.. 

Plus... 

I'll have some GREAT news coming hopefully this week sometime

sew, stay tuned..

Now.. On to the Giveaway.. :)

I've included 3 chunks of FALL fabric (2 of which I used in my block)

 and a really cute pack of Mary & co. sticky notes

How to win:

Chance #1: Comment telling me what your favorite memory of fall is?

{Mine is making houses out of the fallen leaves (we'd take the rake to make the rooms.. then make our beds and couches out of the leaves).. when I was younger}

Chance #2: Be a follower  (new or oldie but goodie)

but, let me know please in a separate comment, please..

Gizmo & Rosie will be picking a winner on October 11th.. :)

**If you are a NO-REPLY BLOGGER.. PLEASE leave me your e-mail address**

Didn't realize that the pups have never seen pumpkins.. 

Here's Gizmo checking them out..

Rosie just sat and barked at them..  

Happy Stitches~

and remember...



Quilt Block Challange

I really wonder some days where the Procrastinator Gene came from. Neither of my parents are procrastinators, is it a learned trait?  We got back from Cold Spring last week and lately I haven't felt like doing ANYTHING.. Minus, playing on the computer. My old stand bye include : email, facebook & pinterest.  Tho, I've been playing alot of Sims 3 lately. :)   It wasn't until I was walking through the local Variety Store that inspiration hit. I got in to a conversation with the owner whom I've known for years. It's nice to walk into a store and they know your name. :) She was packaging up the 'Annual Quilt Block Contest' at the Dodge County Fair. It was something I was totally unaware of.. 

The rules are simple: available to the first 20 quilters, you MUST use all 4 fat quarters in the block (DO NOT ADD ANY EXTRA FABRIC) and make one 12 1/2" square. Next year the blocks will be sewn together and auctioned or raffled off.  So, as I walked out to my car with my treasures 'Quilt Block Kit' included.. I now wonder what kind of block I will make.. I'm really partial to 8 pointed stars and I know this REALLY cool way to make 3D flying geese..

Here are the fabrics, I'm wishing there was a cream. I showed my sisters on Sunday and we decided the closes thing to a cream would be the light blue. So, this will be a challenge for me. I love the fabrics tho.. The swirly blue, marblie green and the loon print. They remind me of the Minnesota Shop Hop Fabrics..

Changes & Deadlines

... so I have till Mother's Day now to do a quilt for an X co-worker.. I think I can pull it out in a week.. Well, less than a week.. I need to go out and get some brown fabric for the main blocks.. She had gotten these really pretty Pink & Brown prints.. I have included some of my own neutrals to help break up the patterns of paisley & stripes..

middle part of the pink/brown quilt



So..I've turned in to one of THOSE people!?! I got the puppies shirts. We got the shaved around Easter. With it being cold and rainy out they need something else to keep them warm..

'stud muffin'

'trouble maker

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So, yes I'm one of those people who dress their dogs up.. but they look CUTE!!!

On another note just because I take this blog as a source to vent and talk about whats going on with my life.. I was flipping through the TV channels yesterday after I got home from work and found this show on OWN called 65 Red Roses It was a show about a young woman living with  cystic fibrosis. Many years ago I went on a walk for cystic fibrosis. I wish I knew more now and I want to do something. So, I think I'm going to become an organ donor. With the slight chance that some day, something happens to me. Then, perhaps some part of me will live on in someone else.  I've been trying to live my life as a better person. Try to change the negative in myself to make myself the person my dog thinks I am..  Brian and I are trying to have a baby.. I want to be someone my children would be proud of.. You know?

Happy Stitching & Lots of Love~

 Laura



Yay!! Finally a WEEKEND off!!!!

Finally, after one hell of a week at the JOB.. I get a weekend off.. Oh what to do...

Day 28 of the Drop and give me 20 quilting challenge I got a little side tracked.. not by something sparkly but by an idea I'd had seen on pinterest.. Oh how I can spend hours on pinterest..   I went to the local 5&dime after work Thursday to pick out the border fabric for the Horse quilt.. The little lady who helped me was SO nice.. Armed with my fabric I headed towards the front to then get side tracked with the felt.. I saw these cute little heart bookmarks on Pinterest and thought ''I'm here, I should get this'' So...

 I made myself a little template out of some cardboard and away I went..  I don't know who I'll give them too.. I know a few people who still read actual books.. not just nooks. :)  I even hand embroidered them.. something I rarely do..  They are so so cute..              

Sew.. On day 27 of the Drop and give me 20 quilt challenge.. I was sitting in my sewing room in a bit of a funk.. You know what 'funk' you get into when you have things you SHOULD be doing but don't want to do them but yet don't really know what you WANT to work on???

Sew.. I went through my UFO box and found this wall hanging kit I've had FOREVER.. At first I wasn't really fond of the colors because they aren't colors that I would do.. you know? I switch out the drab purple they had in the kit for a more purple that I liked..  and started to sew, applique and quilt..

By 10ish I was done.. I even embellished it.. :) I have no idea where I'm going to put it or if it will be a gift but I got it done!!! I'm so proud of myself!! I even have a little hanger for it..

Now what to do today.. :-P I have the WHOLE day off.. Hubby it here too.. We don't have plans until this evening when we will go to T's for dinner.. I have a french silk pie to make.. if it works the Hubby will get one for his birthday coming up.. ;)

Happy sewing!!

Feburary Challenge

Sew.. 

Starting tomorrow Feburary 1st I will be sewing everyday for the next month. I haven't picked out a project for the month of LOVE yet.. but, that will come with time... I vowed on Quilting Hottie Haven to sew 30 mins a day for the next 29 days. I hope I can stick to it.. Or try to stick to it. :)  

 I've gotten addicted to pinterest. (Thanks sisters) I've been listening for the longest time to my sisters talking about this site.. Forget farming on facebook.. I now pin onto pinterest..