Pretty in Patchwork Holidays | ebook Available Now

Thanksgiving is over and the mad rush of black Friday/Saturday is behind us.  Time to kick it in high gear and get ready for Christmas.  Only 4 weeks or 28 days or 672 hours or 40320 minutes till Christmas.  Good thing my house husband took the time to get our Christmas decorations up or they would have never gotten done because I've been busy selling sewing machines and working 10 plus hour days.

I just wanted to check in and let you know that Ryan and I also known as Patchwork Squared (P2)  have been published once again in the upcoming book to be published by Lark entitled Pretty in Patchwork Holidays by our friend John Q. Adams.


The softcover version of the book won't be available till Spring/Summer 2012, but Lark is offering an ebook version for sale now here.


They've also officially announced the project on their blog and have a free PDF pattern for a Handmade Shopping List Holder by Terri of Sew Fantastic. 

Until next time,

Thankfulness

I am thankful for....

• My health
• Family
• Friends 
• The art of quilting because without it I would have never met so many great new friends.

Until next time,

Oh, Thank Cuteness | Zeus

Shhhh, don't let Charlie know that I have hijacked his blog because I feel I am not getting enough exposure .  Ever since that damned sewing machine (that he has nicknamed Dolly) moved in, I feel like I've been put on the back burner or hung out to dry as some of you humans say.  It seems to me that he spends more time with his sewing  machine and facetime quilting with his best friend Ryan of Ryan Walsh Quilts than he does with me.  Thank God I have another daddy and an uncle or I would never get fed,watered, or let out for my morning constitutional.  Some days I feel I might call Sarah Mclachlan, but then I think there are less fortunate dogs than I and I don't have opposable thumbs.

Below are some cute pictures of moi..

Me at the pound.  What a ham I was!

You are taking me home, right?

Sunning myself!

Did someone say car ride?  Yes, please.

Damn Santa Suit.

Going on a car ride!

Back from the spa.  I love the spa.

Dressed to the nines

Laying on the couch.

All warm in a quilt.

Where is my treat?  I'm on the treat rug.

Me and that damned sewing machine Dolly.

If you would like to see pictures of other cutie patooties,  click on the below picture and it will take you to them.  I have to share the spotlight you know, it can't all be about me.    

Until next time,

Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks

I jumped up and down the day this came in the mail.  


Click over to Patchwork Squared web site and see our lasted block in

You will find out how "X-Blox" came to be as well as a picture of the block.


If you'd like to win your own signed copy of Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks vol. 4,  please leave a comment on this post.  I will draw one winners using the Random Number Generator and announce them here on in an upcoming post.   Only one entry per person. All duplicate entries will be deleted! Only blogger comments count as this is posted to Facebook also.


Until next time,

What Could It Be? Part Two

Everyone wanted to know what was in the box from this post. Some even came into my work to ask. The clue I gave did not help you too much and I knew it would not. I only posted that because I thought it was funny and I like to sometimes look at Justin Timberlake and fantasize, but that is a whole other blog post and blog altogether. He is the man that brought Sexy Back after all.

Mr. Zeus was hoping that it would be a big bone, but when I did open the package three days later, this is what I saw

I thought about posting just this picture and making you wait a few more days, but that would be cruel and wrong.

I was shopping on the web at my favorite web site, Hawthorne Threads when I saw that they had listed Deer Valley by Joel Dewberry on sale and I did not have any in my stash and needed to add some. So I quickly ordered some before all my other quilting friends got wind of it.

As of this posting they still had some left. Get yours before it is gone! I don't have any idea what I am going to make with it yet, but that has never stopped me from buying awesome fabric and on sale to boot.

Today, I am working with Terrain from Kate Spain for Moda. This collection is awesome, I love all the bright colors. Kate really has out done herself on this one. In my option it is her best collection to date. The above fabric alone has 23 luscious colors in this one print. If this print is any indication then the rest of the prints must be outstanding and they are. Pictures don't do this fabric line justice.

Until next time,

What Could It Be?

What is in the box you ask?

Mr. Zeus would like to know what's in the box too.


Clue?????

Until next time,