Great Day and Freckled Whimsy Giveaway

What a nice day I had. We picked up my step-children and went to visit my mother-in-law. Our nieces were there and I made a birthday cake for my brother-in-law's birthday. I have to say I am blessed with the nicest MIL anyone could ever wish for. My husband has 6 brothers and each are nicer than the next. I did marry the best though! Our son is 4, my girls are 23 and 25 and my step-children are 13 and 15 so we have each age group covered LOL! My son had a blast with our nieces who are 6 and playing hide-n-seek with my BIL (who is 47!)

Got home and just about finished my Retro 9 BOM's 1st block - YIPPEE!

If you haven't already done so - go check Karrie Lynn's blog - it is her 1st blogiversary and she is having a GREAT fabric giveaway today - drawing is tomorrow (Monday) so hurry!




Talk to you tomorrow!
Maria

Link to Stray Stitches

Boy I need to get better at this! Here is the link....I hope! LOL


http://straystitches1.blogspot.com/2011/01/its-giveaway-time.html

Some stitching and check out Stray Stitches Blog!

I finally found some great projects that I can do without pain! Blue Bird Quilts Retro Nine Patch BOM and Val Laird's Consider the Lilies BOM (and I just picked out the fabric for Jenny's BOM at Elefanz - Givin Thanks!) I had been a little blue because my health issues had seemed to really put a crimp in sewing/quilting on a machine since the pressure of using the foot pedal caused pain but these projects are great! I can do them by hand and even with the carpal tunnel, they have been pain free so far! YEAH!!!

There is a great giveaway going on at Stray Stitches...follow the link to read all about it!

Oops - here is the link!

http://sewplicity.blogspot.com/2011/01/fabric-giveaway-2-yards-from-michael.html

Another great giveaway!

Jennifer from Sewplicity is having a wonderful give-away! Follow the link!



What pretty fabric - good luck!
Ria

Leona's Quilting Adventure!

Leona has a great quilting blog here......



She is celebrating 300 followers with a giveaway, $25 to Fat Quarter Shop! Thank you Leona! You just need to be a follower - new or old to enter! Go visit!

I just won on Val Laird's site!

I just won this great pattern.....

http://home.exetel.com.au/val_laird/index_files/Page848.htm

from a giveaway on Val Laird's blog. Val is a very talented designer and she has also just launched a new FREE BOM.....

http://val-laird.blogspot.com/2011/01/free-pattern-launch-consider-lilies.html

Val lives n Queensland Australia and luckily was not affected by the tragic flooding that is going on now, but there are so many people whose lives where devastated. She has a few links on her site that will bring you to pages to help them.

Enjoy your day!
Maria