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Just came across the best giveaway ~ pop over to 44th Street Fabrics here and enter their cool fabric giveaway. Hurry, you only have until June 6th - winners drawn on June 7th (as stated int he post). Happy sewing summer :)

~Carrie

Still here!

Haven't posted anything in a while ~ it's still tax season and therefore this mom is both mom AND dad for now.

Stayed tuned, scrapping and quilting and maybe even other things may pop up eventually!

:)

Scrapping and Quilting Today!

Today is a scrapbooking and quilting day - yahoo!

I have a crop club tonight with gals that have been scrapping with me for many years now. We meet each 1st Weds of the month, and we have such a fun time! I am headed down in a sec to get my stuff out (and maybe sweep a little). Can't wait to scrapbook tonight!

Until then, while I'm watching my little guy, I'll be playing with him and hopefully quilting. I am working on my Hazel Ilene Quilt Along ('bout 3 days behind). Just found this give-a-way on Praire Moon's blog for a copy of her brand new pattern - too cute! Click over for your chance to win. Her blog is cool, too!

I also need to complete my BOW for Sylvia's Bridal Sampler. I've been doing a good job keeping up each week, but this block is a doosey - all y-seams!!!! Cross your fingers for me!

If you're thinking about joining us for National Scrapbook Day on March 20th, early bird registrations' been extended until March 10th. Click here for registration info...

Have a great day - will "blog" with ya soon!
~Carrie

Quilt Alongs...

With all my "free" time, I am now doing TWO quilt alongs! Here is Block 2 in the Life of Hazel Quilt Along:

and the first 2 blocks in the p.s.i quilt Pinwheel Quilt Along:

I am also getting ready for a stamp club meeting postponed from tonight to next week (we had over a foot of snow yesterday and are expecting more snow today and tomorrow!) and a couple of scrapbooking events Saturday and Sunday! In there will also be a Daisy Scout field trip for my daughter...I always say the busiest people get the most done, well, I am so one of those busy people!

In my scrapbooking world and I happy that I've completed my 2007 albums and have already finished January 2008. Saturday I hope to get through February and March 2008 at a charity crop I'm attending. This is the furthest behind I've been in my albums, but I know I'll catch up. Like I tell my friends and customers, just do it one page ata a time!

Lunchtime here in snowy East Greenbush - check out my photo of the week and you'll see how much fun we had in the snow! ~ Carrie

Swap Blocks Arrived Today!

Getting back into quilting last fall, I joined a swap on a quilting board I belong to, and the blocks came in the mail TODAY! Yippee :) These are Dear Jane "Spirit of Winter" blocks. Here they all are...not sure why Blogger has them all over the place...kinda fun!

Not certain what I'm going to do with these fun little blocks (they will be 4" finished). But, they're in my fave colors, so right now, I just enjoy looking at them!

Enjoy your day, and do something creative,

Carrie

Tough week....

It's been a tough week around here - Mom has double knee replacement surgery on Tuesday and altho' was doing alright last night, she wasn't so great until then. Very hard not to be there with her. Kids come first and I need to be here at home for them. My wonderful NIL was diagnosed with a 2nd type of cancer, and she lives so far from us. It's devastating. Hubby is working now 24/7 as it's tax season, so I'm both mom and dad. So hard to help him handle his feelings about his mom when we don't see each other. The annoying issues from my recent surgery are returning, too. Thought they were under control. Is it from stress? Ugh. I'm so exhausted!


I am trying to find some time once the kids are in bed (or like now while Robbie is occupied with Imagination Movers) to take 5 minutes for me. I scrapbooked a few pages yesterday in my Faithbook and put together my first quilt block in Hazel's Quilt Along. Here it is, and I'm quite proud of it. Never having done a mystery quilt before, I was nervous about my fabric choices. So far, so good.



Today I'm "venting" in my blog...



Doing these small things helps me stay in control of at least some things...hoping it'll make things easier as each day arrives. That and counting my blessings :)

What's up?

Well, quite a bit...been off my blog for a while due to summer trips, a recent complicated surgery (ugh), family stuff - like our oldest going off to kindergarten (sniff, sniff)...and now it's tax season!

While recuperating in November, I picked up an old hobby that I just love - quilting! I hand pieced some blocks (not well, but they're done) and encouraged my hubby to pull out my fabric that got packed away when our almost 6 year old was born. Now I"m using up scraps to keep sane!

Here are a bunch of fabrics, although not old nor scraps, that I am using for the Life of Hazel Quilt-a-Long.

It's a mystery quilt that we do one step each day of 2010. I started it just today so I'm a few steps behind, but they're easy enough for a beginner. I'll catch up pretty fast. Click HERE to learn more about this facinating lady and the quilt.

I am also working on a block of the week for Sylvia's Bridal Sampler from the Elm Creek Quilts book series by Jennifer Chiaverini. I'm doing pretty well each week and I won a raffle they have for an official Elm Creek Quilts pin. If you haven't read any of this book series, I highly recommend it. It is addictive, however; be forewarned!

Jennifer recently requested 12" blocks be sent to Elm Creek Quilts to be sewn into a charity quilt. The block needed to represent something in your life. I sent a block off and a pin was sent back to me as a thank you. Best of all was Jennifer letting me know that my block will be one of those featured on the Sewing with Nancy program in Fall 2010 on PBS (Create channel on Brighthouse or Time Warner Digital Cable)! See my block and story HERE. Thrilling since I only came back to quilting a month prior after YEARS of not touching fabric, except for Robert's baby quilt and stocking.

That's it for now. Thanks for tuning in and TGIF!

~Carrie