My Memories Giveaway

Oh My Gosh! I am in Love!!! Way back in the olden days when I had my first child, I had dreams of making creative photo albums, and keeping up with his life in pictures, and being super mom. And then I went back to work, and then I started my own business, and then I had two more kids, and then..... well thank goodness for digital cameras.

I have all sorts of great pictures on my computer, and had planned to start making photo albums for the boys... and then I decided I would do it when they left home, and then I figured that even then, it might not happen..... but that;s getting ahead of myself - none of them are leaving me until they are 90!!!

Anyways - this new digital Scrapbooking software was introduced to me, and I THINK. I. LOVE. IT!!!  I have already made two small photo albums of sports for the boys, and am working on one for my quilts - and it is SO COOL - its all on my computer.

So.... what is this you ask?  It is called My Memories Suite. And you have a chance to win a free copy of the software! Right Here!!

To enter this drawing for a FREE Memories Suite V 2  

1. Go To http://www.mymemories.com/   and browse.
2. Tell me your favorite digital paper pack, or layout in your comment. 
3. Make sure you leave me a way to contact you
4. This drawing will take place on Saturday October 29th at 5pm

I look forward to seeing what your favorite item is - who knows - I might NEED it.

Here are some ( a very few) of the layouts I have done.

In this one - I changed the color pictures to sepia toned ( which you can do in the suite) and then loaded them onto a faded background.  In case you didn't know - this is my oldest on homecoming night. He escorted a darling!!

 This one - I was seeing how I could rotate pictures, lighten them, darken them, etc.

As I was playing - I figured out how to use a photo to be the background for the  page. I LOVE THIS!!! Can you imagine how awesome this will be for the Quilt of Valor Journals?

I seem to make a lot of journals for our QOV's and I think this will be an awesome way to personalize them, and include even more info for our veterans.

Hope you all like this giveaway!!

Don't forget - leave a comment before Saturday the 29th!!

The Little Monster's QOV

A while back I took my Little Monster with me to a QOV sew day, and of course the turkey made me look bad, and he finished a whole top!!  He finally got the borders on it, and now it is all Quilted.   He is hoping the binding buddies will bind it for him, as he doesn't like this part at all.....

Kinda reminds me of someone else I know....

Anyways - here it is - all finished up!!

He kind of wanted swirly quilting - so that is what I did.   And below - is the back.

Now its off to be bound and out to a soldier!

Look at me..... I can't wait to show you what I am using to do this cool stuff....

More Northwest Suburban Quilt guild Quilts of Valor

Ohh La la - check these babies out!!! 

I LOVE these!!! Thank you so much NSQG!!!

Robbing Peter to Pay Paul Quilt

Check out this quilt. it is made of flannel, with Hobbs 80/20 batting in it, and I tried to steal it from my customer - but she wouldn't let me...

It was quite fun to quilt.

And it made me want a flannel quilt NOW!!

Art - in action

our local Micheals does an Art in the Store type thing, and another Mom we know set up a field day for our kids. It was way cool. They had a treasure hunt throughout the store looking for the Elements of Art. 

When they finished the treasure hunt they came back to the classroom and got to create some works of art!

The only downside was - there was no fabric.... well maybe that is an upside - I didn't buy any fabric, so my stash report will still look good - right?

Sunday Stash Report

I think my stash report is looking okay - not much done this week as compared to others - but I will take it

Fabric In this Week:    0
Fabric Out This Week:   6.5 yards ( my Jacobs ladder quilt a long - found here)  and 1/2 yard for center of string blocks.


Fabric In YTD ( Purchased by me)    56.8 yards
Fabric in YTD ( given to me)             164 yards
Total Fabric In                                   220.795 yards
Fabric Out YTD:                               394.42 yards


Total fabric BUSTED YTD:         173.62 Yards

I have been rearranging my Long Arm Room a little bit. Because I am downstairs a lot, I thought maybe I could set up a little sewing area down there and set it up with strings. That was it doesn't have to be moved when another quilt project comes up. I'll let you know how productive it am   ( plus its next to the fridge that has the Dr Pepper!!)

                     
We have been spending a bit of time North East of us, and I thought this was a cool thing to take a picture of.....


To see other stash reports go to
http://www.patchworktimes.com/

Northwest Suburban Quilt Guild

The Northwest Suburban Quilt guild of Arlington Heights IL - is an AWESOME Group!!! They made a ton of Quilts of Valor, and they had a quilt show to show them off.... but the best part is - they sent some of them this way for me to ohh and ahhh over!!

Probably you think this might be work - but I assure you - IT IS NOT!!!

Now - here's the deal - this is NOT ALL of the Quilts - but I decided that I wanted you to ohh and ahh over each one, so you will have to come back for part 2 Of these awesome quilts.   Thank you NSQG - you people ROCK!!

Pillowcases from Barbara

I think Ms Barbara W in Minnesota got on a pillowcase making tidal wave.... check these babies out!!

She also sent a top to be quilted ....but I'll show you that when it is done!

Thanks Barbara!

Janet and Ruthie's Quilt of Valor

Janet B in Indiana made a cool Quilt of Valor and sent it to Ruthie ( http://threadsofmine.blogspot.com/ ) to Quilt - and then it came to me to deliver to a Wounded Warrior - what a cool process!!

Thanks Ladies SO much for your work!!

and the back....

This backing fabric looked really familiar - and then I realized I have some of it!!!

Thanks so much ladies!!

Quilts of Valor from Pat

Pat - over at http://bellcreekquilts.blogspot.com/ has been really really busy!!! Check out these beauties!!

She had her own jelly roll race!!

the backing

Isn't this a cool string quilt?

I love this scrappy stars - the have the spinning effect!

And lastly a Star sampler!!!

These are awesome quilts!! I am so tickled!!! You all make covering our soldiers totally cool!!!