New projects on the horizon

Isn't this just a lovely little collection of goodies?? This is what I received in the mail from Hazel at Cottoncocktails. She has a wonderful blog, stop by say hello, and check out all of the beautiful pictures she has posted. I delayed in posting this, I wanted to be able to say what I will be doing with the fabric that she sent. So, project #1 will be a travel tissue holder, and project #2 will be one of the cute little chicks that Hazel has shown on her blog! I will think of her everytime I see these projects and cherish the fabric that traveled over the ocean to it's new home. I also have plans for the little bag, it will be used to carry my quilting information when I leave the house. Thank you Hazel for hosting the giveaway and I was soooooo lucky to be chosen!

Off to the grocery store to pick up all of those needed Thanksgiving things.  Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving with tons of food and family!

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joanne

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Cabot Sock Factory Fun!!

Yesterday, we took the day and drove up to the Cabot Sock Factory for their once a year sock sale.  It was a blast!  The drive was absolutely beautiful through the mountains of Vermont.  We had perfect weather for this wonderful event.  The Cabot Sock Factory is a third generation sock business located in Northfield, Vermont.  Ric Cabot, Co-Owner of the Cabot Sock factory allowed me to take some photos' during my visit.  I recognize him from this article: Vermont Business People.  Take a moment to read this article, it sounds like a guy who is passionate about his job. It's a great article.  Okay, so here's my pictures and a few comments.

The new Cabot Sock Factory building:

Friendly employee, helping everyone find the right socks.  Isn't she fun?

Others were clearly marked with the orange vest.  Help was not hard to find, which was very considerate to shoppers.

Shoppers with a HUGE selection to choose from.

The BEST hunting socks ever!

Ladies, if you can't find a pair of socks in this pile, you need serious help.

Here is a local school cashing in (big time) sitting in the middle of the check out lane with a bake sale!  National Honor Society hosted it, and yep, they got some of our cash too!

Uncle Sam, was kind enough to come out of the Employee Break room and have his picture taken with me.  BUY USA!!!  Go Cabot!!!

Lots of cash registers to help you after finding all of those perfect sock selections.  Very nice!

Incoming shoppers!  The local scenery is beautiful!

Downtown Northfield.  Check out the windows on this building

Another downtown picture.

We supported the local shops while we were there.  Had a wonderful pizza, and the owner was a friendly guy who had a great sense of humor.

Lunch, yep, it tasted as good as it looks!

Our wonderful socks!!  I bought some of the army socks!  Planning on keeping my tootsies nice and warm during this cold New Hampshire winter.

Reading a few post here and there it appears that this was the 30th annual sale and

 it takes place every year around the opening of hunting season for the hunting widows.  I can't wait until next year and you can bet I'm marking my calendar now!  Mr. Cabot you have a first class operation with first class employees.  I LOVE my army socks!  Thank  you for the wonderful day!!

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joanne

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Can you see what I see???

Hope you have fun visiting all of these lovely ladies, and thank them for their generous offers. PLEASE if you are lucky enough to win, be sure and send them an email to let them know the package arrived and how much you appreciate their offers. Also, please be sure that you follow all of the instructions carefully.  This is something EXTRA nice they do for reading their blogs, please be considerate.


Linda is celebrating her birthday and has the cutiest little package posted on her blog.  Love to curl up wearing those cute little socks drinking hot chocolate in the adorable mug!  Shouldn't be telling you about this one so I could keep it all to my self, but here it is:  Linda's Birthday!!  Let Linda know that you saw her giveaway here.

SewCalGal is also have a nice giveaway with 5 chances to win!  It is a nice mixture of items, and I love the fabric that's she's showing!  Here's the link:  SewCalGal  Stop by and tell her you got the info from me.  Love the colors!!

Kelly is not having a giveaway today, but I want you to check out the Moda Bake Shop Sample package she's got!!  They are really cool!!  Just ask me I ordered two from her last week!!  Merry Christmas to me!!  Anyway check out I Have A Notion here,  the very best thing about the Moda Bake Shop line is NO CALORIES!!!!  So, check it out and go have a cookie!!

You are going to love this one!!  It is for Flea Market Fancy and there will be 5 different items to win. Please check it out and read and follow all of the instructions.  Just click here and be sure to let them know you found the info from me.  The fabric is adorable, and I've got to start looking into this line!!  WOW!!

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YUM!!! Want to go with me???

Today I am headed out to the SooNiPi Quilting Guild meeting.  It is the last one of the year because of the holidays.   That is a great plan in my book!!  This will be my third meeting, second as a member.  I am taking along with me these wonderful little pieces of cake:

Yesterday I spent the day baking!  I also made 2 batches of Oreo Biscotti for Jeff to take to work tomorrow.

This little number is a Whoppie Pie!  Never had one until I came to NH.  Tory brings one of these home to me at least once a week!  AGGHHH!! That's where the 10# came from!!  I LOVE these things!!

It might look a little squished, but he buys them at lunch and keeps them for me until I pick him up after school.  He stays after 2 days a week and it's about a 40 mile round trip to complete this task.  Back in Noblesville, they walked!!  Anyway, it's a little out of shape when he hands this wonderful, delishious, wrapped chocolate, whipped cream cookie/cake to me, but a couple hours in the fridge and it's all heaven!!

Okay, got to go...I'm going to be late, just wanted to share this with you!!

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joanne

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Quilts!

Attempting to get caught up, so here's a couple of pictures of quilts that I've completed.

Nancy in PA

The first one is a red/yellow and blue/green combo.  I love the way the colors make their own designs, and then the white outlines each one.  Very Cool!

This cute little bunny quilt is adorable, and the bamboo batting makes it super soft!  Someone is going to be very lucky to receive this baby blanket.

Jan in IN

Here's a beautiful blue and white that Jan sent to me.  Love the simplicity of the two colors combined.

Here's the second that Jan mailed, its a gift for someone in her family.  Jan designed the panel herself!  Great job, Jan!  Tell me how cool is that!

I've got a couple more pictures to share, so stay tuned!

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joanne

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Apron Giveaway!!

No one is allowed to hit this, I want to win.  Yep, being selfish but it is the cutest apron I have seen for a while, and there are a ton of cute patterns out there!  So here's the link to Goosegirl Sews for the opportunity to enter this giveaway!  She also notes that she is married to a "very hot guitar player", so don't forget to check him out too!  All seriousness, wonderful blog by a creative gal.  Check it out!

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joanne

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So Far Behind!!

We have been having computer problems for the past month, and I am hoping that we have finally come to the end!  I will be so happy when things are back to normal with technology in our household.  I have sooooo much to catch up on and so many things to post.  I am going to post a couple of things per day, with short notes (ha!! I have NEVER been short on words!) to attempt to get caught up.  It takes us a while, because Jeff has to fix everything.  He's an Electrical Engineer by profession, and fixes everything in our house!  I once threw a vacuum out the second story window in hopes of it breaking into so many pieces he couldn't fix it!  Didn't work, he fixed it!  I still purchased a NEW vacuum and that one was placed in the attic to clean up the roofing mess.  Here is my honey and son, Danny deep in thought:  Love them!!

See the really cute purse I won at Becky's blog!! The bag was filled with loads of little pockets on the inside, which I REALLY love!!  She does fantastic work, be sure to stop by her blog to say hello and visit her shop!  Thanks Becky for the wonderful purse!  Here's her link: Becky's blog

Here's a giveaway that you need to check out!!  Faithful Quilter Elaine's Journey is Thankful and having a giveaway.  Here is the link: Faithful Quilter  She has a beautiful blog and you will enjoy the time you spend there!

Okay folks, that's it for now!  I'll be back soon, so keep on checking!!

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joanne

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