Day #93 - We survived, had a bit too much fun and now on to slide show!

Good morning, everyone!

Yesterday's Fabric-A-Thon was a huge success and a wee bit too much fun!  I "met" some new folks and have some new friends from it!  It was pretty cool being surrounded by so much fabric (it's not usually out like that!) which REALLY makes me think I need to do something about my fabric and creative space... family agrees, but no earth-shattering ideas for how yet.  We are on it, though!

You saw the pix - it was a veritable room of color!  Lots of fabrics are on their way to new homes and ready to stir the creative juices of new friends!  Jen is going to play with Thimbleberries, Michelle (I will MAKE HER) is going to haul out her machine, Sally is going to line new bags, Joni is ALL set to finish up some quilts (and made me PROMISE to find more navy blues on my next wholesale trip!), Sylvia (who had NO idea I did this!) went home with a couple of books of ideas and Elaine has added nicely to her stash!  My Internet friends all have fabric and goodies headed out to them...it was a wonderful day!

The crazy part was that by 8 pm it was all put away, tidied up, balloons down and dinner on the table!  :o)  I have the coolest, most supportive family in the WORLD!!  LUV YAH, guys!

Speaking of my wonderful fam, my DD is looking at colleges for the fall of 2012.  Someone sent me some info about online classes in creative fields that might be fun to try out.  Maybe mom will have to try something when the nest empties out perhaps flexible online classes?

Today was a trip to the bank (it was also a financial success... heehee!) and the post office and then moving on to my NEXT project: the CVHS Softball 2011 slide show!  I sorted (put in folders on the computer) hundreds and hundreds of pictures by category of how I would be using them - which took several hours this morning.  Now, time to select the music and start popping the pix in!  Should be fun - wish me luck!  I'll be that hunched figure at the computer for the next few days, listening to the SAME 5-6 songs, OVER and OVER again!  Lol!!

L & S stood together and realized their #'s was the year!!!

Later guys,
Carrie
PS.  I AM SOOOO excited: picking up my first CSA basket of goodies today!!  Can't wait!!

Congrats to Melissa!

Sending out congrats to Melissa, our latest header winner!!

A selection of fabrics are "headed" (get it?) her way today!!  Can't wait to hear what goodies she makes with them!! 

Way to go, Melissa and thanks to everyone who stopped by to comment! 

Hugs to you all,
Carrie

Drum roll... Spring 2011 Fabric-A-Thon winners are.....

OMG, what a BLAST Fabric-A-Thon was!  I hope you all had as much fun as I did!  I made new friends, shared my world with old ones and lots of fabric is on it's way to a good home!  I am thrilled!

So, the million dollar question:  "Who won what?"

Let's find out, shall we?

For starters, the pin cushion and matching needle holder go to ....

Sylvia, who only came by to pick up foam core for her students and left with goodies!!

Next, the CD filled with oodles and oodles of quotes and quips, in a PDF file compiled by yours truly goes to...

Erin, my new friend in Wyoming who's motivating me to get running!!!  Yea!!! 

How about the Thimbleberries Quilt Labels?

Those are going to Jen who's wonderful grandmother is going to teach her to quilt!  All those quilts you are going to make NEED labels, Jen, so here you go!

Moving along, the book by Jennifer Chiaverini and some fabric goes to....

Michelle, who has to PROMISE to find her sewing machine now!!

Marion Haslam's wonderful book, Quilts in Bloom, goes out to a wonderful quilter who will surely use it well....

Elaine, who is destined NEVER to be fabric poor!!

How about that GREAT book, Grandma's Best Full Sized Quilt Blocks? 

The new home for that one is in Mason, with Joni Sue!!

And, the $25,000 question, WHO GOT THE MAPLE SYRUP????

The lucky woman to sweeten her world is Sally!!

There, that's it for this time, folks!  I wish I had a bigger house or a dedicated room and I would do this once a month, but the family would revolt losing their living space!  It was fun playing cards on the floor because every table space was used and, well, let's admit it, THERE WERE NO CHAIRS!!!

So keep your eyes peeled for another opportunity ... I am thinking October/November, before the holidays and AFTER field hockey!!  What say you?

Hugs and fabric lovin' from me to you!
Night,
Carrie

New Fans!!! Come on in, "Follow" my blog and someone wins a package of headers!!

A possible selection of fabric...may vary...hehehe!

Thanks to some great shops on FB, lots of new friends are "liking" my page!  Thanks a bunch!

Come on in, become a new "follower" and comment below ("oldies" are eligible too, just leave a comment!!)

Tell me what YOU would do if YOU won a flat rate envelope filled with headers! Or maybe other really sweet fabrics squished in... muahahaha!

Sunday night, at the end of my "wicked fun" Fabric-A-Thon tomorrow, SOMEONE will win a package STUFFED with fabrics!!  It could be you!! 

Just become a "follower", leave me a message and I maybe adding to your fabric stash!

Quilty hugs!
Carrie

Day #92 - A whole new living room!!

Good afternoon, all!
Sorry I am a bit late today, had to go support hubby and youngest DD as they were playing mud volleyball.  In the rain.  Lots of mud...cold...need I say more?  I am HOME and they are still there!  :o)  More power to them!

Yesterday was about turning my living/dining room into a fabric and craft shop!  Yup!  Thanks oodles to DD's, hubby and DD's friend who has big  muscles!  Luckily we had HIM to schlep the bolts!

Here is how it looks so far:

Shauna's Veritable Rainbow!

A selection of fun handcrafted goodies and kits

Rainbow of fabric pieces.

FQ's and quilt kits

Tubs of "by the pound" fabrics

1/2 of the headers (top row, so we can still get into the rest of the house!)

Enough lally gagging.... got work to do!
See ya'll later!
Quilty hugs,
Carrie

Day #91 - Forced relaxation

Good morning, friends!

Do you remember the ad on TV (can't recall what it was for...) but that "you can't fool Mother Nature"?  Well, you can buck her, either!

As I left work yesterday, armed and ready to get oodles of things set up for Sunday, the sky opened up, the wind blew everything everywhere, the lightening lit up the sky and I drove home very cautiously!  By the time I arrived at the homestead, the lights were out and all was dark up and down Dodge Hill Road.

One of the beauties of having a gas cook stove is that you can light it w/out power, but it's darn hard to see if the hamburger is cooking by candlelight!  We successfully made dinner and sat chatting and waiting patiently for electricity to be returned.  To no avail.

So, we pulled out the cards and set out for an evening of frivolity - need I say I WHIPPED 'UM at Rummy, baby!!  It was lots of fun. 

As 9:30 rolled around, the old folks decided it was time to head for bed.  At THAT point, the power came back on.  I DID work on setting the tables up, but I was too pooped to do much more!  That means I have an awful lot of setting up to do today and tomorrow!  Oh, did I mention I work all day and DD has a friend coming over for "movie night" in my living room, where I am TRYING to set things up?  And I would REALLY like to watch hubby and DD play mud volleyball tomorrow (how funny is that??) so we'll see how it goes!

Well, time to get ready for work - 1800's Schoolhouse group this morning!  I had just enough time this morning to bring out the flannels!  Hehe!  Here's a tidbit:

The bolts are almost all Thimbleberries Flannel and the pieces are various RJR. 

Have a wonderful day, all!
Quilty hugs,
Carrie

Day #90 - YIKES!! Crazy weather!

Good morning, all!

How's the weather where you are at?  Been a bit crazy here in southern NH, to say the least.  When I finally landed for the night and was getting on line to check a few things and then head to the studio area to work, a BANGER of a thunderstorm hit, took out the power momentarily and then banged around enough to say "to heck with it all" and head to bed!

If you've been following for a while, back in February I was talking about the maple syrup my hubby and son were making, I have a bit of what's left up for sale on Sunday at the BIG SALE, too - the tiny ones are tooooo cute!!  All would make GREAT gifts: pure NH MADE maple syrup, baby!

Pint- $10, 1/2 pint- $6, 100ml - $3

As you know, if you've been following the blog, I am hosting a HUGE sale this weekend and opening my home and fabric world to my friends, fans & customers!  Every bolt will be heading out to the living room, every tub, all the kits, the completed projects (if you need gifts!!!), any stitched out designs I am not using, all my crafting magazines and books (to make space for MORE!!!), goodies galore!!  I am soooooooooooooo excited! 

I've had some fun bagging this and that and here is a picture of one of the 5 pounds bags of scraps I have!  5 pounds = about 15 yards!  They are going for $10 each!  (shipping is $11, Priority, FYI!!)

5 lb bag of scraps - about 15 yards!!  YIKES!!

Finally, this morning, before I head out to deliver flyers for work to some elementary schools, here are some of the magazines, .25 cents EACH!!  Muahahahaha!!!

Life is good!
Stay dry and stay safe today!
Quilty hugs,
Carrie