Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Winter Swap Revealed

Well, my partner received her quilt today. She has emailed me to let me know that I can now reveal it. I had so very much fun making this for her. Thanks so much for all of the kind words Kim, reading them brought tears to my eyes. I am so excited that she liked it, I hope that I can go to sleep tonight. lol




My sister and I were discussing the pros and cons of computers and the internet yesterday, I can absolutely say that the birth of a new friendship, formed through the world wide web, is definitely on the plus side, BIG TIME!! Thanks to Margaret for organizing this swap.

Monday, April 9, 2012

And the Winner is-------

Kairle from Happy Valley Quilter!!!!! Congratulations!!! Send me your snail mail address and I will get your fq's right out to you.

I had so many people comment on this giveaway. I was shocked! I didn't think that I had that many visitors to my blog. This was a lot of fun. I am now addicted to give aways. :) I will be doing more of these in the future, for more good causes, blog anniversaries, and just because they are so darn much fun!!!

By the way, I just used a random number generator to select the winner. I was to lazy to do it the old fashioned way. he he

I have lots more to share with you, but I am finally feeling better so I am off to have a stroll on the ol' treadmill. I have missed almost 2 weeks, yuck!!
I will post more later today. So come back, I have lots to show you.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

GiveAway - Spring Snow

ROFLOL My title makes me giggle. Like I am giving away the snow! :) I am sure that none of you would really want that!



Here is a view out my sewing room window this morning. Doesn't look to much like spring does it? Oh well, I am sure that it will all be melted by this afternoon. My grass needed a good drink anyway.

I am having a little give-away in honor of nothing. lol I was just doing some cleaning in my room this morning and found a few things that I don't need, so I thought that I would share.
The Quilter's World is the newest issue and there wasn't really anything in it that I wanted to make. The six fat quarters are all Thimbleberries and I had duplicates of each one.


The book, On a Roll by Heather Mulder Peterson is brand new, it is a really good book, so good in fact that I bought 2 of them in the same week. Don't ask me how that happened. One of the dangers of shopping online. I tend to forget what I have coming as I push and click buttons. :)
Tell all your friends, leave a comment on this post and I will draw a name on May 7.

Hugs & Stitches, Julia

Update: I had to stop and make lunch for my hubby, so by the time I got this posted the snow had all melted. Springtime in Idaho is a little unpredictable. :)

Monday, April 2, 2012

Working in the Yard

I was able to play in the dirt today! :~) This little flower bed is along our driveway and is sort of the focal point of that part of the yard. I have some tulips, irises, and asiatic lilys planted in here. I cleaned out the leaves and dead foliage. While cleaning it out, I decided that it is going to get a major overhaul this year. I want to build it up a bit, put some sort of border around it and replant stuff. The irises are getting pretty thick and I need some more summer color after the tulips and irises are done blooming. But, I will wait until the tulips are spent for the year. I don't want to disturb them until I have been able to enjoy their beautiful spring beauty. I helped Randy do some tree trimming. We then enjoyed a little picnic on the lawn. Sandwiches just taste better sitting outside! :~)

I am doing some laundry today too. I have been able to hang some of it out to dry. I love to dry my laundry outside. The smell is heavenly!


Ethan has baseball practice in a little while. I think I will take some knitting to do while I wait for him. It will be nice to sit for a minute, I have been going pretty steady since my feet hit the floor this morning. A very good day indeed!

Hugs&Stitches, Jul♥a