Home For The Holidays Blog Hop

 

Welcome Everyone to the Final Day of our

Quilt Designer Holiday Blog Hop!  

Our Twelfth Designer is 

Stacy West of Buttermilk Basin

It's sad to see this end, but do go and check out the grand finale - a super cute wool pattern and a yumm-i-licious cookie recipe!

In Heaven - I got to sew yesterday!

Yesterday's highlight around here - I actually got to sit and sew!

And to start off the fun - had to blow the dust off the sewing machine cover,  I had a temporary memory lapse - forgot how to thread my sewing machine.  Then a few minutes later - forgot where my thread cutter button was.  But all is well now and my memory has kicked into high gear again.  Thank goodness!

This is what I accomplished yesterday afternoon.

This will eventually be my border fabric if everything works out the way I have planned. I chose the colors for my quilt directly from this awesome stripe fabric!  It's from the Bread & Butter line by Kaye England for Wilmington Prints.

These 2 photos are the ones I am pulling inspiration from.  This quilt is for sale at www.amishcountrylanes.com  - a great website for sure!

This is the book I am using for the pattern.  The pattern is called Lonestar Log Cabin.  The book is Tried and True, Renewed published by Leisure Arts.

This is the actual quilt shown in the book.  Mine is going to be more similar to the one on the Amish Country Lanes website.  A few minor adjustments, but I think I can do it!

Now, I'm off to work on the 68 log cabin blocks this quilt needs!  Wish me luck!

Shelburne Calico Garden Fabric Bundle Give A Way / Contest

Let's have a little Give-A-Way - Contest!

Above is a photo of each of the fabrics in this 28 piece bundle of fat quarters (that's 7 yards of fabric!) from the Shelburne Calico Garden fabric collection that we were lucky enough to purchase at this past October's Quilt Market in Houston, Texas! To view more "up-close" pictures of the fabric visit the following link on our website:

Shelburne Calico Garden Fabric

To play along in our fat quarter bundle Give-A-Way/Contest here's what ya gotta do!

1. Post a link to our blog on your blog, our link is as follows:

www.sewuniquecreationsblog.com

OR

Post on your blog about our current sale on our website and place a link directly to our website. Here's the link:

www.sewuniquecreations.com

OR

Post a little something on your blog showing something you have made from one of our pattern designs - either paper patterns you have purchased or any of the designs we have had published in magazines or anything from the books we have written in the past!  Also post a link on your blog to our website!

2. For everyday that you post on your blog and mention our sale or anything to do with our patterns and a link to our website or blog - you will get one entry into the drawing. (One entry per day from now until December 16, 2010)

3. Once you have posted on your blog - email me or post a comment on my blog - any comment on any blog post will do - but you have to tell me you posted on your blog and make sure I have a link to it so I can visit your blog too!  I love to blog hop!

4. On December 16th, 2010 I will draw one name from everyone that qualifies for this Contest/Give-A-Way.

5. Shipping of the fat quarter bundle is free - yes even if you live outside of the USA

6. The contest begins right now and will run until  December 16th, 2010 at 9 am Central Time.  At that time I will draw a name from all the entries and post on our blog the winner and a link back to your blog also!!!!!

Stay tuned - we have another Give Away coming soon of something really, really cool!

Annual Website Sale Going On Now until New Year's Day 2011!

Visit us today!

www.sewuniquecreations.com

Snow Pennyrug Update

I've been getting a lot of emails about which colors of wool's to purchase for the free Snow Pennyrug pattern we had on our Home For The Holidays blog post.  Here's the picture of the pennyrug again for you:

Here is a list of the wools by color name that you can order from Primitive Gatherings Quilt Shop

  Wildflower
(don't forget to order a plaid wool in this color also!)

OR

River

(don't forget to order a plaid wool in this color also!)

 Oatmeal
(for the snowman and lettering)

St. Nick
(for the hat band)

Pumpkin
(for the nose)

Dark Chocolate
(this is for the hat - a black wool would also work!

These colors are extremely similar to the ones I used in my pennyrug shown above!  They also carry all the Valdani Threads!  Enjoy!

Day 11 of the Home For The Holidays Blog Hop

 

The eleventh Designer is 

Debbie Busby from 

 

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The cookies look yummy and the pattern is so adorable!

Grand Daughter's Flower Garden Quilt Block Templates

I posted earlier today asking for a little help on the above quilt block that so far - all we know is called Grand Daughters Flower Garden.  Below is a link to a PDF file that I have created that includes templates that we have drafted out this evening for the quilt block.

Grand Daughters Flower Garden Quilt Block

Also below is some "wording" that I added to the above PDF file and I am providing below to answer any questions that may come up!  Enjoy!

Please note - I have very little information on this quilt block.  I did not design it.  My Aunt has traced this quilt block from an older quilting magazine, and we think it may have been "Quilt" magazine from several years ago.  Her notes from when she traced the pattern states it is a 7" block.

 I have drafted the pattern out for you.  I have not actually pieced this block yet and I honestly do not know what size it will finished at as my pattern pieces vary slightly from my aunt's drawing.  While I was drafting the pieces I was trying to keep everything within the same "size" range. With this in mind - all of the pieces for the quilt block can be cut from 1 3/4" wide strips of fabric.  

Also I need to remind you - I have only drawn the block out and traced the templates for you at this point.  I strongly recommend that if  you are planning to make a quilt using the templates I have provided, that you make a test block first to check for accuracy!!!!  Also check to make sure your printer is set to print at the "actual size" - like I mentioned above - the templates were create to be cut from 1 3/4" wide strips - if your templates are smaller or larger than that - you need to either re-adjust your printer settings or enlarge or reduce your pattern pieces on a copier.

Also - please note - I am not educated enough in quilting history to claim what I am about to say is 100% accurate according to the block that was originally printed in a magazine - but I honestly believe this quilt block includes the yellow center, the next round of green fabric shown in the photo above, and then finally the third round shown in red above.  I believe the fabrics that I am showing above in shirting prints or off white prints would be the sashing around each of the blocks and not part of the actual quilt block itself.  I know for myself - the outer row shown on the drawing below (shown in the upper right hand corner of the photo below) or in the off white fabrics shown in the photo on the previous page were throwing me off a little when I was trying to research the block itself!

Also, please remember that I have drawn these templates out as a courtesy to you.  I am in no way trying to profit from sharing what information I have about this quilt block or any templates I am sharing with you and I ask out of respect that you do the same - share with others and do not attempt to copy this information to profit from it!  Thank you!

PS - let's all try to learn from this.  There are several people that I am aware of that are interested in learning more about this quilt block and its history.  If you know of anything or can locate which quilt magazine it appeared in, please let us know so that we can share it with others!  You can email me at sewunique7@aol.com

I Have a Challenge For Everyone!

OK - here is a photograph/drawing of a quilt block called Grand Daughters Flower Garden. Here is the only information I have so far on this block:

7" finished size, came from an older issue of a quilt magazine - Possibly "Quilt" Magazine itself. My Aunt traced this out of the magazine that she borrowed from a friend a few years ...ago, so we have no way to get the magazine itself anymore to narrow down "just what" magazine it was!

I cannot locate any block by this name on the internet or in 2 of the book sources I use the most. I love a good mystery!

Let's put our thinking caps on today and see if anyone out there has any information on this block! Help! I have to fill orders today, but later on this evening, I plan on researching this quilt block more and seeing if I can draft up a pattern. It looks like a really good challenging quilt block to make!

 

And don't forget - our Annual Website Sale is still going on right now! Go check it out!

Home For The Holidays Blog Hop Day #10

Welcome to our special little day on the

Home For The Holidays Blog Hop 2010!!!!

Here I am - the 10th Blogger on this fun little hop that we've been running through for the past month!  All those yummy cookie recipes and fabulous patterns that have been posted so far!  Wow - I'm in good company! Thanks Ms. Stacy of Buttermilk Basin for organizing this little hop - you rock girl!

Here in our neck of the woods, Christmas time is such a fun time for us.  We have fun traditions here and there and one that is our favorite is the "annual" putting up the Christmas Tree the day after Thanksgiving!  Now, I'll admit, this year we slacked off a wee bit because we were out of town for the Thanksgiving holiday, but we jumped right on the whole Christmas decorating thing when we got back home - well I did - my children are at a "certain teen age" where it's just not a cool thing so much anymore!  But as soon as I started decorating - the kids started getting in the spirit a little here and there!

Now if I can just keep pestering my husband just a little more - I bet the lights will be up on our house this weekend!  (Our house looks "naked" without the Christmas lights compared to the neighbors!  LOL)

I love snowmen - so I toss a few of those here and there around the house for added holiday cheer!

But the one new addition to my snowman decorating theme this year is this:

And this little Snow Pennyrug shown above my friends is my gift to you.  This is our free pattern for the blog hop and we hope you enjoy it! Here's your link to the PDF file for you to print and enjoy:

Snow Pennyrug Pattern

I'll get to decorating the big Christmas tree this weekend, but here's a picture of last years tree after Santa had arrived late at night on Christmas Eve!

 
but for now I need to go bake another batch of these:

Surprise Package Cookies - here at our house, my husband and my kids really enjoy these cookies and they are begging for more.

Another fun holiday tradition (among many!) that we have is to venture off to Indiana on Christmas Eve to spend the afternoon and evening with my parents.  There we have a nice dinner, open presents and chit chat. It seems like every year when we leave there and start heading for home - it snows.  I wonder if this year will be any different! Here's a little picture of my kids last year opening their presents from Grammy and Pappa!

Are they not cute!

Christmas Day itself is always a treat having children at home!  They are growing up so quickly on us, but they know - you have to believe in Santa for Santa to come and leave you presents!  After our morning of fun opening Christmas gifts, I get hard to work in the kitchen, cooking up a huge meal for my family and my husbands family and anyone else that shows up.  We usually end up with a dozen or more, all gathered around the dinner table feasting on all the goodies!

Christmas is a time of family fun here in our home, see even our dog Harley gets in the Christmas spirit!

 And of course we cannot finish this blog post without announcing our annual special holiday gift for you.

Oh and wait - I have another special "something" for you!  For the next two Fridays prior to Christmas Eve (which would be December 10th and 17th) we will be posting another free pattern on each of those days!  How fun is that?  Each free pattern will be holiday oriented to help you finish decorating for the season!  So be sure and follow along on our blog to see the other free patterns that are coming soon!

Remember how I've been hinting around for days now in my newsletters, here on the blog and on FaceBook about a special surprise on our website?  (if you have not signed up for our newsletter yet - what are you waiting for!  You can sign up at the very end of this blog post!)


Here it is.....

The Big Announcement.....

It's our:

Annual Website Wide Sale-A-Bration!

Our entire website is now on sale starting today, December 3, 2010 at 12:01 AM and ending on New Year's Day 2011 at midnight.  For those of you that are "new" to our blog, in the past we have always had an annual sale on our website starting after Thanksgiving.  This year it took us a wee bit longer to clean the website up, but it's all ready to go now for your shopping pleasure!  Here's some details!

All Fabric yardage currently in stock is 10% to 50% off

All Fat Quarters are $1.00 to $1.50 each

All In Stock bundles of fabric are 25% to 60% off

All Notions are 10% to 50% off

All 1/2 square Triangle paper is 25% to 50% off 

All Needles are 25% to 40% off 

All Hand Dyed threads are 10% to 40% off

All patterns are priced between $2.00 and $5.00

All kits are marked more than 50% off

(Our sale applies to all in stock items only!)

So, we hope we have made your day a good one, we hope you enjoy the free pattern, cookie recipe and invite you to our sale on our website!  Now, stop reading and go check it out!

www.sewuniquecreations.com

Oh and don't forget to keep following along - we have 2 more people on this Blog Hop! Here's the line up with links to all the Blogs in case you've missed any of us! 

Home for the Holidays 

Quilt Designer Blog Hop Line Up!

Nov 2nd * Brenda Gervais from 

www.withthyneedleandthread.blogspot.com

Nov 5th * Debbie Field from 

www.granolagirldesigns.blogspot.com
Nov 9th * Cheri Saffiote-Payne from
www.quiltsbycheri.blogspot.com

Nov 12th * Kathy Schmitz from 

www.kathyschmitzstudio.blogspot.com

Nov 16th * Renee Plains from 

www.libertystar.typepad.com

Nov 19th * Tracy from 

www.plumcutedesigns.typepad.com

Nov 23rd * Lisa Bongean from 

www.lisabongean.wordpress.com

Nov 26th * Lynda Hall from 

www.primitivepiecesbylynda.blogspot.com 

Nov 30th * Jan Patek from 

www.janpatek.blogspot.com 
Dec 3rd * Tara Darr from 

www.sewuniquecreationsblog.com

Dec 7th * Debbie Busby from 

www.woodenspooldesigns.blogspot.com

Dec 10th * Stacy West from 

www.buttermilkbasin.blogspot.com

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Shhh... It's a Secret!!!

Would you like a little sneak peak at the free pattern I will be offering tomorrow during my day on the Home For The Holidays Blog Hop??

Really??  

Would you like a peak?

Here ya go!

That's all I can show you for now - I've been sworn to secrecy! 

Sorry!

Oh, please come visit me again tomorrow and I'll show you a really good picture of my free project (I promise!  No more teasing!), give you a really yummy cookie recipe and let you in on another little secret that will be happening on our website tomorrow (ohhh!  You are going to like this!)

And if I'm really good, I'll go finish decorating a little so I can show you some of the Christmas Decorations we have up in our home so far!

New Fabric Lines Arriving Soon!

We've been busy today updating the website!  5 new collections of fabric are due to arrive soon - all within the next month!  I'm so excited to see these beauties arrive!  Follow the links below for a sneak peak at each fabric line - all of which can now be pre-ordered now!

New Collections Arriving This Month!

Here's a look at what's coming!

New Bonnie Blue Basics

Primitive Muslins

Shelburn Calico Garden

The Cocheco Mills II Collection
(this one is actually scheduled for January!)

and of course

Colonies Poison Green & Cheddar

(yes we are still waiting "patiently" for this line, it's supposed to be coming soon!)

Plus, we have been adding other future lines today also.  Lot's of pretty fabrics to look at and make plans for in the future!  

Enjoy!