A very fun GIVEAWAY!!

I love to color!!

I had forgotten how relaxing coloring could be.

My latest endevor has lead to a stash of this....

and this is what I colored....

(click on photo for closer look! I had way too much fun!!)

Here's where I began....

This fabric marker was one that I had on hand.  It was glittery and didn't cover very well.  As you can see I did get the best results from it and this lead me to purchasing more markers for testing purposes.  Well, that's what I told the hubs every time he saw another JoAnn's purchase in my hands.

 

I did the heat setting with regular crayons, but the colors weren't as bright as I wanted them to be.  I have since washed the sample, well not really washed, it was in the washer with the rest of my samples and the washable marker started to bleed so I pulled it out of the washer quickly!  Heat setting the crayons will work, but not as colorful.

 

Still with me??  Want a couple?  

Here's the giveaway...

I'm going to give 4 placemats away.

2 placemats to 2 different people, and I am offering 

international shipping on this one.

Here's what you've got to do....

1) Tell me which 2 placemats you would like to have.  You can find them all under the tab "My Shoppe - Placemats" located at the top of my blog.

2) Follow me or let me know you follow me for a second entry.

3) Post it on your blog or facebook with a link back to this post, come back and let me know that you did.

 Ends at midnight on August 23th.

I will announce the winners on August 24th, randomly selected by someone other than me. 

Coloring placemats isn't all that I've been up too!!  Since I haven't done a giveaway in a loooong time, I'm going to have another fun giveaway very, very soon and trust me this one you won't want to miss.  It's one that I did when I first started machine quilting and has to do with pattern testing too!

Okay, let the fun begin!!

thanks for checking on me,

hugs,

joanne

ready for comments...... 

Houses, I love house quilts!!

I love Freddy Moran.  If you aren't familiar with this wonderful quilting artist, google her!  But be warned that you will spend a couple of hours just looking at all of the beautiful colors.

Freddy Moran....color, color and more color.  

Here is an interview she did with Quilt and Sew Shop. 

Red is neutral.

My quilt is a product of a block swap from the guild.  To this quilt 

I added a couple of house that represents my hubbies hobbies to make it 

 "our quilt".

Here's the hubs blocks....

The 'plan' was to make enough of the more complicated hearts, but after finishing 4, I decided I really needed to relax and get this quilt done!  Bring on the new pattern, much better!

 

The cute button fabric that I used as one of the borders was our focus fabric.  You will find a piece of that fabric in each and every block.

What a fun quilt, I did love putting it together....

that's it for today..

thanks for checking on me,

hugs,

joanne

love to hear what you've got to say................

More Quilts Today!!

Yep, once again attempting to play catch up!

Here's a few quilts that have come my way that I just need to share.  Quite a variety today, so let's get started!

First quilt was made by Sonja in VT. for her son and new daughter in law.  Sonja and Jay (Son's hubby) were just over the moon during the entire wedding.  Sonja is a good friend of mine and I was proud to have a very small part in completing this quilt.  It's a beautiful scrappy quilt that just screams comfort and cozy.  In selecting the quilting design the dragon flies just kicked it up a notch as dragonflies are a personal favorite of Sonja's.  

Fabulous wedding gift for a very special couple....

Next batch of quilts comes from Kristina in NH.  This first quilt Kristina made for herself!  I've quilted a few of Kristina quilts and she usually tells me they are gifts, glad to see she is finally keeping one of her own.  Here's Kristina's quilts....

Next we have Alex.  Here's a quilt that she made for her Dad for Father's Day.  The quilt is HUGE!!   I love the colors Alex went with, and the way she pieced the backing was perfect!!  Looks like a design element not a shortage of fabric. Way to go, Alex!!

Renie in NH gave me this lovely, soft colored quilt.  It is so feminine, I can see it on a white fluffy bed with tons of pillows and fresh cut flowers all over the room.  Beautiful quilt, Renie!

New quilter Genia sent me this modern baby quilt.  The little print on the fabrics are adorable and the colors are perfect for today's hip Mom's.  We finished it off with a very simple puffy quilting design.

Okay, that's it for today!   Just a few quilts closer to being caught up!  Come back I've got quite a few more to share that I know you'll love seeing!

thanks for checking on me,
hugs,

joanne

love to hear what you've got to say...............