Showing posts with label Gerber daisies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gerber daisies. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

AWESOME GIVEAWAY- Bonnie's book (autographed!)

What could be a better giveaway for Bonnie Hunter's fans
than an autographed copy of her book entitled
"Adventures with Leaders & Enders"?

Entry #1: So leave me a comment on this blog and I will use a True Random Number Generator to select the lucky winner.
     (I do not have the widget TRNG yet on my blog. Hubby will have to help me.)

Entry #2: Leave me another comment saying you have linked your blog to this blog entry and you will get another entry.

Do not leave me a comment stating both. There will be one entry per comment. WHOOHOOO!!!!
Deadline for signups will be Sunday June 12 at 12:00 noon EST.

 I lucked out at the Shipshewanna Indiana retreat and bought myself a second copy of her book.
I knew it would become a great gift for someone!



Table of contents per requests!
 My Gerber daisies in this gorgeous pink tulip teacup planter.
They must have had me in mind when they made this container. Too perfect!!!!!
XOXOXOXOXOO Subee

Monday, June 6, 2011

More strings and strings and strings

If I get 3 more followers (that will make 200) I am going to have a super-duper givaway!!!!
It looks like I am nearly there!

Yesterday was my 19th wedding anniversary. It is so mind blowing to see that time has passed so quickly. It seems like only yesterday that we met and fell in love. We were fast friends for many years before the "love" grew.
This is my second marriage and his first. He is a great guy and so very talented. He bought me these daisies. MaggieMae thinks they are very interesting!
I LOVE PINK!

 It is pretty warm and humid here in Northeast Indiana. In fact it is so warm that Fluffy has been laying on the concrete to chow down on her peanuts. She is such a sweetheart. She is Stubbie's last Spring litter offspring. The only thing I do not like about her is that she climbs the front door. She has also taught two other of this year youngin's (both males) to come and eat from our hands. Hubby calls one Chip as he is missing a wedge shape from his tail. Guess the other one's name will be Dale.
 I listed on E-Bay a set of 12- 8 1/2" neutral string pieced blocks. I have 22 watchers and two bidders. So I listed two more sets of 12 today. WHOOOHOOOO! I also sold 60 blocks to a swapper in California. I am a string piecing machine!!! So, today I made 12 more blocks. Gotta keep my supply fresh! I so love making these blocks. Thanks Bonnie!!!!!!
Click on the photo to see that I do use pins to keep everything flat and straight. I do not press the blocks with the paper on. BUT I do press the fabrics really well before I begin sewing. Then the final pressing is not even necessary. This is pure assembly-line piecing.
My factory experience sure does make me efficient!!!!
Here is a peek at my work area. I trim down the wider strips. 2 1/4" are the widest I use. The narrowest are only 3/4". The variety is so appealing to me. Making 12 at a time allows me to use up an entire strip without worrying that it will get repeated in the same block.