Christmas blog hop winner

You had to get up early to win this hop.

Random.org picked #4  Allison, as the winner of the 

Merry and Bright pattern from Red Boot Quilt Company.

Just a reminder Red Boot has brought this pattern out of retirement just for us. After Dec 31, 2015 it will be gone forever.

You can find it right for under $3.

HERE

Thanks to all who visited. Your comments were lovely.

Thanks again to Marian for being the hostess with the most-ess!

You did collect all those adorable little designs she shared didn't you?

I have the moose printed and ready to go!

(go figure) 

LOL!!

Now I wonder if we could talk Marian into Valentines and Easter, and...

;-)

Christmas is in my Heart Blog Hop

 

What "favorite" part do you heart????

when it comes to Christmas...

Is it the elves?

Or the reindeer?

Or Nutcrackers that stand by?

Angels bearing gifts...

(Especially chocolate chip cookies)

yum yum!

Could it be the tree...

that sparkles and shimmers

or the fact, that not a creature was stirring,

except that blasted mouse!

Is it waiting for Santa to slip down the chimney with care?

*********

It's the lights and the glitter and the dreams, we drift off by.

Yes those are what I hold, dear to my heart, me oh my!

This wonderful quilt has all the things that I "heart"!

One would think it's just perfect...

 but wait there's still more.

I can even hang my stocking on the chimney with care.

And YES, they are "real" stocking you can fill if you dare!

Yes, this quilt fills my heart like no other you see.

I am just "sew" happy, that my heart dances with glee.

This fun filled pattern is "Merry and Bright"

from the Red Boot Quilt Company...

Maynards home.

I know you all remember Maynard.

:-)

You can see more of her darling designs right 

HERE

Monday, when I first started writing this post, the pattern was no longer

on her site. I had suggested, if interested you could email

and ask about it. Then I decided to contact her myself.

Toni quickly responded that the pattern had been retired.

BUT...

She offered to put it back up in her shop just for me us!

 It's for a very limited time...

just til the end of December, then it goes away forever.

Best yet, this delightful pattern is less than $3 if you live in the USA.

If that isn't, just the best Christmas gift and likely the most 

affordable we will see all season!

;-)

If your interested, you can purchase it right

HERE

A big thanks to Toni and the Red Boot Quilt Company!

This was so unexpected.

Three cheers to Marian from SEAMS TO BE SEW

for hosting this fabulous holiday hop.

(you just never mind that glass of eggnog I'm toasting with)

LOL!!

I know I can speak for us all, when I say...

we are delighted to be back together again

and it wouldn't have happened without you.

Please visit my fellow bloggers today.

While they share, all that holds dear to their hearts.

Wednesday, November 18

Pink Doxies

Miss Loreen's Schoolhouse

Morning Glory

In Stitches and Seams

                                   MooseStashQuilting (your here)

A big round of applause to the Fat Quarter Shop for hosting our hop!

a Rafflecopter giveaway                        

As a Merry Christmas to you,  I would like to offer
a little give away of my own.
I am going to give away a copy of "Merry and Bright" to 1 of you.
Just leave me a comment telling me what's in your heart for
the holidays. I will be picking 1 winner tomorrow, the last day of our hop.
Oh it's gone by way too fast!
(please make sure your not a no-reply blogger)
:-)

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

And much needed Peace on Earth!

Swaps, swaps and more swaps!

I love swaps. Nothing better than finding a treasure in the mailbox

and making new friends.

This one is from the Teal Mini Swap.

An online fund raiser for Cancer.

I love my new mug rug. It's perfect for my computer table.

Everyone morning starts with a big dose of Internet fun!

I sent this one off to my partner. Just a bit of our glorious Colorado sunsets!  Most is done with my hand dyes.

This delightful table topper came from a

swap on the Scrappy and Happy Yahoo group.

Square in a square blocks was the theme.

My partner knew just how much I loved Halloween and 

enclosed a couple of adorable little appliques I could use if I chose.

Silly girl!!! Of course they were added!

How the heck did she ever guess I was a Halloween junkie?

My partner wanted pinks...

so pinks are what I used.

I sure hope she loves hers as much as I do mine.

Yep, swaps are great fun!

Another Fun Freebie

It seems like I am stumbling across lots of fun things online right now...
and I just have to share.

Have you seen the Moda Sampler Block Shuffle?

Every Friday they are posting a new block.

This is what the patterns look like. Every Moda designer is participating.

Best yet, 2 print on every page, so you have a great "set" to share with your quilting buddy.  I see a reason to start stitchin up some fun little notebook covers!  

Check it all out at Bear Creek Quilting Company

HERE

Blocks post on Fridays from Nov 2015 thru Jan 2016.

(and yes the past ones are still there for a limited time)

They have an email subscription so you won't miss a block.

(My Favorite) 

;-)

Looking forward to seeing your samplers!

Quilt Album

Have you heard the news?  Quilt Album is now a free program for everyone to enjoy.  If you remember, a few years back, I was an ambassador for "Quilt Album". I personally love the program. It's a great way to not only document all your quilts, but keep important information with them. Pattern names, batting type, designer and quilter information. It even allows you to make greeting cards and post cards with your quilt photos.

So many choices for size and shapes. 

Half fold...quarter fold...

Horizontal, or vertical.

And the back of the cards, show your info.

It even allows you to change ink colors!

 

You can print off Album pages for a scrapbook. 

Business cards, labels and return address labels.
Even quilt labels!

Way cool huh? 

Here is what the program looks like.

A great improvement, is the ability to associate 10 photos of your quilt.

And there is a summary page that catalogues all your quilts, to make finding them a snap.

:-)

Another big improvement is the ability to move things
between PC and MACS. 

That's big!

 
As I mentioned before, this great program is now  FREE  for us all.  Yep, those Quilt Album folks realize how important it is for us all to document our quilts.  I loved the program when it was a paid program, so of course I am going to tell you its a must now that it's free.  They are asking for contributions to defray their costs. It is voluntary, but us quilters know the value of our work...Please support them in helping us!     You can download your very own program right HERE.


                                                ENJOY!