All Modern Giveaway

Like to see a Gator in a pond of Duckweed? Check out my Sister's blog at: http://appliejuice.wordpress.com/author/appliejuice/ It's actually a cool blog site with lots of educational stuff for home school and good stuff for learning even if you are not a home school mom. Got healthly recipes too (-: Ymmmm.

My sister has implemented a well organized marketing strategy (aka a sneaky ploy) to get more readers. She is currently hosting a free giveaway until Sept 25. All I have to do is post about her blog on my blog for other bloggers to read and blog about. Yep, she has shamelessly gotten me to plug her blog on my blog to get more blog readers. As long as I win the giveaway this will be worth it. If I don't win I hope she gets more readers. (-: Seriously it is a good blog to follow. Check it out before 9/25 and enter the drawing for yourself, you may just win.

Now for the freebee drawing..the giveaway is for a $45 gift certificate at allmodern.com. How cool is that. They have lots of really neat items designed with a modern flair. Lots of the popular large prints in blues, browns, pinks and greens for bedding and home decor. Check out the Crib bedding, it's awsome. http://www.allmodern.com Favorite item for me would be the Morning Glory Organic (yes organic) sheet sets, who can resist a comfy set of cool, high quality sheets.

Frosty Quilt updated

Frosty the Snowman was a happy jolly soul with a corn cob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coal...o.k. I know you know this tune. (-: Who can forget a childhood favorite tale of a jolly snowman and the children that befriended him one Christmas season. Confess, you sill watch this delightful tale every year don't you...

For the next step in the Frosty quilt, I've "fussy cut" some Frosty fabric showing Frosty and his friends flying through the snow and mixed them in with the traditional snowball quilt blocks.

Frosty Quilt Progress

I've added a sparkle snowflake, a dark blue and a red w/holly border to the Frosty Panel. I thought the red gave is a pop of color. Currently measures 40X48 or there abouts. Stay tuned to see what I have planned next.

Frosty The Snow Man Project

My next project will be a Frosty the Snowman Quilt, full size. Here is a picture of some of the fabrics I have picked out so far. The top left is a snowflake fabric which has a bit of sparkle to it. The large Frosty measures 26X33 inches so I am thinking of putting him in the center, border with sparkle snowflakes and add a star block border (or something) in shades of blue and the final border will be the sparkle snowflakes. Final size should be around 68X75.

Baby Banket

Hey Hey for the Monkies...

Friends and family anxiously await the arrival of Baby Boy Holden. (My sister's first grand baby) He is due to grace the world on November 3rd.

I have finished Baby Holden's quilt which measures 35X56 inches. It features hanging monkies on blue/green fabric backed by browns and light greens. It is layered with Warm and Natural batting. On the back I put a soft, fuzzy fleece so it will be warm and cozy for the little guy.

Memorial Wall Hanging

Completed another memorial wall hanging in loving memory of PFC Brian Lee Holden. This one will be given to a young man that served with Brian in Iraq. May God bless all our military and their families. Their sacrafices are beyond measure.

Baby Quilt for Great-Nephew

Our family is blessed with the coming of a new grandbaby. My sisters son's wife is expecting her first baby, a boy, on November 3rd. I am working on his little quilt. The parents to be like blue and brown colors. I found this wonderful monkey print fabric with browns and blues and greens. Unfortunatly, I could not find any blue that would work with the fabric so I chose a light green. All of the sewing will be done by machine so it should not take long to complete.