Gonna Pay It Forward with Missy and others...want to join?

I am a firm believer in paying it forward. Good karma, treat other as you would like to be treated. Well Missy has join up on the ban wagon as am I. Looking for the first three people who would like something handmade for themselves. Do you like fun, squishy mail? If answered "yes" please leave a comment and within a month I will send something to you. Then all I ask in return is that you host and post about this on your blog.

I have been lucky enough to be a recipient of Missy fine work during the Wizard of Oz swap. Have a look of the great bag with Dorthy pockets. The poppy pen has joined my vase of "flower pens", magnet holding up artwork of a nine year old. Chocolate made it into a couple tummies. And my new bag carries the library books. The pockets perfect for holding the girls library cards. Thanks again Missy for touching my life with your talents and kindness. And thank you Sherry for hosting this fun swap.

Ok..I'm here, the last hour before the new day....

Thank you so much Linda for hosting the Bag swap, I have been blessed with the fine stitching of my bag swap partner all the way from New Zealand. Pricilla is such a talented artists of fabric and embroidery floss. Due to quilting being a big part of my life these days I have been using the bag for my rulers, the one's that fit of course. And the fantastic yarn is going to become hand warmer's for our approaching winter.
The details of the yo-yo's, button's and more. Drool ladies and gents if there may be a need.

Tomorrow I will highlight my Wizard of Oz swap from Missy that I just got in Friday's mail.

In the mean time a new fantastic and favorite tool I carry with me to mark my rulers, scissors, rotary cutter, and many other items that I can. I have found that the rulers marked with "Sharpie" wear off over time and then you "loose" your quilting rulers. It is an Incriblio. It is a hand held, battery operated mini matchine that inscribes your items. As you can see in this bad shadowed picture that I put my initials on my goods.

Hi...poppin' in for a hello....

Got a another package of lovelies. Pictures uploaded on my other computer. Just popping in to say hi and that I am still here. So information and pictures up later on this evening. Oh and that SSC swap is coming along nicely as well. Found another small project to add to my parcel. "Til later on have a good day.

Sorry for the break....

My laptop is being borrowed and I had uploaded my swap pictures on it. Hope to have it back tomorrow so that I can show you my goodies I got from New Zealand. Yea for me.

Just got back....

Just in from Portland, Oregan. Got to go to Trends Show at a fabric/notion warehouse. So much fun. More soon on this.

Before I left I got to send my bag for Linda's bag swap. I made a bag for _________ and got it sent off to her country. Hope she has gotten it.

Tomorrow I need to work on the packageing for my Wizzard of Oz swap for Missy. What I made is all done as of last week. Just need to get it in the mail.

In fabric news.....

Yes, I am still still in touch with fabric. I mean when I have a free moment it is a choice do I work with fabric or do I blog? So it is obvious from a lack of blogging I have chosen fabric.

Going to Portland, Oregan this Thursday evening with my friend. She owns a fabric shop and invited me to this mini-convention. More on this soon.

In the mean time I have picture up dates.

My swap partner shall be receiving these goodies soon. Tomorrow I plan on going to get some edible treats to add.
And then behind the goodies is...

Making bags has not stopped with my bag swap partner. I came across a FREE pattern. I will scan it and share with you next time. So I made this tote using "Fruit Lady" fabric. I love it. In fact it is so easy that I have pre-cut six large ones and four smaller ones. The pattern does not call for pockets, so I just added these myself. Great beach bag, doctor tote for hand projects, grocery "green" bag with style even.
Got some squaring up to do on this Autumn Haze quilt and it will be ready for the design wall.Sorry for the poor picture. The fabric is light as it is on my design wall does not help.
This is such a fun pattern, that I am excited to say that I have finished the piecing. So I will squaring up and putting my rows together next.


Well until next time may you have some sweet fabric dreams.

Nature hunter....

Gabriella found herself a praying mantais. When she held it up to me to take a picture it looked like she was eating it. So I had her do it again so that I could take this photo. Pretty funny. Well I need to go and work on my bag project, nearly done and off in the mail soon. Then I need to work on my Wizzard swap. Off to fabric and thread.

Proud moment....

Victoria was in two different competitions this past Sunday. She rode her horse Monet.
After riding the shows and untacking her horse she found out that she won something. In Victoria's case a first and then second place ribbons.