Scouts Arrow

It's finished.

 

I can't believe it.

 

 

This quilt is based on the pattern: Scout by Cluck Cluck Sew but due to a few mistakes this is what I ended up with. And let me just say I have never been happier with making a mistake.

 

The quilt is throw sized at only 55.5 x 64" but since I short I can still use it as a bed quilt. I had to use a Y seam and make up the measurements/pattern for the arrow head so it fit properly. I fell so in love with these colours and this pattern I decided to hand quilt it.

 

 

 

I am to entering it into the Bloggers Quilt festival. So if you can pop over and give it a vote :D

 

 

*hugs*



Aurifil Give-a-way WINNERS!!!

Hey everyone!

 

Guess what day it is?

 

My mum's Birthday (True) BUT that's not what we're getting at.

It is the day we pick the winners of the Aurifil Give-a-Way.

 

 

The winners of the 4 sample packs:

 

Rose

Lisa Lisa

The Amateur Quilter (Mike Pearson)

Samantha

 

 

The two winners of the large spools are:

 

Jenny Squawk you get the Lana Wool spool

Andrea J. you get the Mako 40 weight spool.

 

All winners have now been emailed. If you see your name up here but you didn't get an email reply to this post and we'll sort it all out.

 

 

Guess what else today is?

My 100th post and I also noticed I hit 50 followers.

 

Thank you to everyone who reads and supports me.

 

Hooked on Woodland

There is a stationary store down here called Typo that sells some pretty awesome stuff. It's the kind of shop you can't go into without spending money.

 

This morning my sister sends me the newsletter because she thinks I need to spend more money...I'm sure it was a lot less sinister than that but really what else am I supposed to do when I this sitting there calling me.

I pined for a few minutes and moved on. Well I tried.

 

I mean seriously this images are AWESOME. The book itself is dark brown and done in a synthetic leather and the animals are all done in gold. Inside it's like any other Moleskin journal, it even has the little pouch at the back.

 

 

After this I had to run from the store because let me tell you I lusted after one of those storage books. Even while running there was no escaping these.

 

 

They must have my imagination on speed dial, SERIOUSLY clouds?!?!?! could they be more perfect. I am happy to report that I did not buy the storage book or the clouds but if anyone is looking to get me a random welcome back to blogland present *cough* these would do very nicely thank you very much!

 

 

Anyway for anyone looking to check out some seriously quirky and very addictive stationary products they can be found online here.

I don't know if they ship overseas but if anyone did want some my father owns a shipping store so we can surely work something out.

 

Stay tuned for my baking adventures and another giveaway.

 

 

 

Don't forget there is still time to enter my Aurifil Give-a-way here.

A Lovley Year of Finishes 2013

My friend Sam who blogs here sent me a link today that might just change my life...maybe.

There are some ladies out there who have sent up something called A Lovely Year of Finishes. Every Month they set a goal to finish something. A UFO, a random pile of blocks that was supposed to become a quilt one day, anything. 

For instance my goal for March is to piece all 74 (I have done 2.5) hexy flowers for my second Hexy MF which was supposed to be given as a birthday present next week. 

Whoops!

Next add your blogged goal too the linky party either at Shanna's blog Fiber of All Sorts or at Melissa's blog Sew Bittersweet Designs and that's the easy part done and dusted.

Ready for the hard part?

FINISH your project!!!!

Blog about it and head back to the new linky party for finishes and your gold!

Sounds pretty good right? Nothing like Support and peer pressure to help you get the job done. well actually there is one thing better.

There are prizes. 

Yep lots of them every month and really if that's not enough motivation I don't know what would be.

Right well I better get off and start those flowers.

Also don't forget about my Aurifil Give-a-way you can read more about here.

AURIFIL Give-a-way!!!!

I has been 5 months exactly since I last blogged.

WOW

Anyway to celebrate my return to blogging I am doing a giveaway.

Aurifil is my favourite thread. Once you stop you can't pop if you know what I mean. I wont do a review because I am not so good with words but don't worry there have been heaps of them, my favourite is this one by Amy at Badskirt. You could also read here or go to the Aurifil website here.

 

 

 
I have 4 sample packs each pack has a random assortment of colors including four weights of cotton with one variegate. I also have 2 large spools (1300 yrds) one Lana Wool and one Mako 40 weight.

To win, leave a comment on this post that's it. Competition is open internationally just make sure you aren't a no reply blogger!.I'll leave it open for a week from now March 13, 2013.

Busy Weekend

It has been a big weekend and it's not even the weekend yet.

It was my anniversary yesterday, 4 years and we are happier then ever for sticking it out and staying together.

On our anniversary we do things a little differently. We take turns planning what we are going to do, this year it was my turn. We started with chocolate pancakes, and cherries then dropped our beautiful little girl at her Aunties for the day. 

Next we visited every comic book store we could find in the and around Vancouver...oh and a few Yarn stores. Let me just say now if you have not been to Baaad Anna's GO.

It took us all day to get around including an extra long detour in the city in which the restaurant I wanted to take Marc too was closed -_- so we walked half the city to get noodles. 

(that sign on the door says they are closed till tomorrow :( BUT we got noodles so all was well)

This house is in Kitsalano and I'm going to live here one day. I don't know how I don't know when but seriously don't bother me with details clearly you can see I belong in this house.

Ok sooo because I'm such a dunce I didn't take separate pictures of all my goodies so you are going to have to bare with me as I attempt to sort out everything here on the fly.

To understand the silver bullet in the back you need to meet Melissa of Miso Crafty Knits I blame her. It's tea from DAVID'sTEA and I'm about to become the worlds most avid tea drinker because of it, I got Banana Nut Bread and seriously it is the most amazing stuff EVER.

 

SOOO that aside I bought some seriously beautiful MalabrigoYARN (this will be a first try for me) from Baaad Anna's for Marc's new hat the suddenly he had to have (as we entered into the yarn store) I also got some tea pins and blocking wires.

The other yarn you are seeing is from Three Bags Full and it's SweetGeorgia Yarn in Bohem and just so you know SweetGeorgia is a local Vancouver based Yarn company and they are pretty AMAZING.

I also got two new books. The Art of for Kiki's Delivery service and Arrietty these movies are done buy Studio Ghibli and they are amazing. I will do a whole post just for these little babies. 

The last thing I got was the little guy in the back, being all ninja and blending in with my quilt. He is called a Mini Munny, he is 4" tall made out of vinyl and is DIY.  You can get a template here and I am somehow going to use it to turn my little guy into artwork and find him a name (which I am surprising excited about). I will probably do a giveaway in the near future to help me find a new name for him/her/it (it doesn't have to be any gender if it doesn't want).

 

OK so back on track after doing all our shopping etc we went to the movies in which I told Marc we were going to see Finding Nemo in 3D...and he believed me HAHA. What we actually saw was Hotel Transylvania and it was EPIC! I am totally in love with Mavis (go see the movie you'll understand). 

So last but not least is all the other stuff in my pictures. 

 

 

From the first picture:

 

That picture of the woman and the prayer rolls came from my sister who is in India right now becoming a yogi. YAY Kisane you rock lady!

The thread is of course Aurifil and will be coming to you in a giveaway very very soon! So stay tuned for that.

The lip balm and the moisturizer (from the second picture) are from Long Winter Farm and they are pretty much my new snack food. I mean seriously who wouldn't chew their lips off when they are covered in "Maple Almond" or "Unicorn Farts".

 

The fabric on the bottom in both pictures is from Westwood Acres on etsy and this lady has amazing prices and crazy fast shipping. 

 

 

From the second picture:

The squares came from a Vomit swap I did that was hosted by Angie at Gnomeangel.

SOOO what are you doing this Turkey weekend?

 

OHHH before i forget I am going to be going to Knit City next weekend if anyone is going and wants to meet up.

My First Craft Book Project

I have made things, lots of things but I have never used a pattern from a crafting book.

This weekend I changed that.

I have had Zakka Style for about 5 months and have committed to making the little sewing kit since Katy at I'm a Ginger Monkey blogged about it...honestly that's why I bought the book. 

Well guess what???

I finally did it!!!

 I added a snap instead of the straps and changed how it which side opens first but other then that this pattern is too perfect to change.

The pattern was easy to read and was a breeze to make. 

If you don't have this book by Rashida Coleman-Hale (Creator of fabric lines such as Washi) you should deffinetly go and get it!