Saturday, January 27, 2018

And the winning numbers are......

Here we go.....

Number of quilts I quilted in 2017.........

276!!
Winners are:
Pat M - 279
(Within 3 quilts!!)
Sue J - 260
Deb G - 282

Number on my little machine:



70,407,508
Number of stitches on my little machine!!  That's a lot of quilts!!

Paulette F - 702
Karla M - 675
Sharon G - 721



Number on the big machine is:

36,675,229

Melynn  N - 357
Sue L - 314
Sue J - 411

Thanks so much for playing along!  I'm looking forward to a wonderful 2018 with all the fabulous quilts and quilters! 

Thanks for checking on me,
hugs,
joanne

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


Friday, January 5, 2018

2017 Was a Good Year!!

2017 was a good year for me in the quilting world.  I had the pleasure of meeting many new quilters and got to work with a huge number of talented women. I am so appreciative of their trust in sending their beautiful tops for me to work with.  You gals really make me look good!  As a small token of my appreciation, I put this fun little giveaway together for the quilters I worked with in 2017.  I want to thank you for making my 2017 a great one and I am looking forward to working with you in 2018 and beyond.

Numbers.  Life is all about numbers.

It's January 5th, how many of you are still focused on that New Year's resolution of improving your health?  It's all about tracking the numbers that reflect how well our body is doing.  Numbers.

It's January 5th and all over the U.S. we have set a huge variety of weather records.  More numbers.

It's January 5th and thanks to Tory, aka Fred my youngest, I've got 80% of my accounting work for taxes done!  Even more numbers.

This giveaway is all about the numbers if you haven't figured it out by now.  Here's what we're doing. Take a guess at the following questions.

1)  How many quilts did I quilt in 2017?

2) What are the missing numbers on the machines' stitch total?

#1 should be a pretty easy one.  Just take a wild guess at the number of quilts I finished for you gals in 2017!

#2 is going to be a bit tougher.  But not as tough as the lottery! Just take a wild guess at what the number might be.  I've blocked all but 3 of the place holders, so give it your best guess.  I'm thinking something like....921, that's my birthday, September 21st.  Or 515, Jeff's (hubbie) May 15th. birthday. Just put three numbers in there.  Might be a bonus for the most fun answer or one that I find interesting or special. Maybe. 

Loot:  With each of the three chances I will be giving a $50 quilting gift certificate, batting for your next quilt quilted by me, and lastly backing.  Backing and batting will come from this selection posted here on my blog. These will be for your quilt, again quilted by me.

First prize will be given for the closest to the actual number. Second given to the closest without going over. The third prize will be given to the closest guess over the actual number.

First prize winner will select which of the "loot" she would like to have, second receives second choice from the remainder and third will receive the leftover item.

Other giveaway info:

Submit your guesses by January 26th, winners will be announced the following day.

You MUST post your answer on this blog.  No Facebook or email answers will be accepted.  It's okay to post anonymously just be sure and also leave your name!  Very important, leave your first name and at least last initial.

Check the other answers.  If there are two of the same answers the first posting will be considered the winner.  I don't expect there will be hundreds of entries, so this shouldn't be a big deal.

All prizes have zero cash value.  They will expire at the end of 2018, NO EXCEPTIONS!!

Prizes are transferrable.  If you will not be making a quilt and would like to gift your winnings to your bff, go right ahead, with my blessings.  But you MUST let me know that you have re-gifted your prize, just to keep track of what's going on.

One more thing..this giveaway is only open to customers from January 2017 - December 2017.  If you have any questions, please contact me via email: joannelendaro@yahoo.com

Okay, here we go, the questions and pictures at hand:

#1  How may quilts did I quilt?


#2 What are the first three numbers on the little machine?


#3 What are the first three numbers on the big machine?


That's it gals.  Good luck!

And a super big thank you for making my 2017 a good one!

Thanks for checking on me,

hugs,

Joanne

give me your best guess!!


Note:  If you are really having issues and can't figure out how to post on blogger, email me. As always we'll work together to get it done!!

Thanks for playing!!


Friday, December 29, 2017

September Quilts

Sitting here with a nice fire in the fireplace and it's freezing cold out.  Looking at these photos below and remembering the warm days of September.  That was a while ago!!  On with the show...

Polly got quite a few comments and a lot of attention with this scrappy quilt!  Simple but the use of color pulls this quilt together wonderfully!  Of course I'm loving the blues!



Elizabeth usually brings me quilts college bound.  This time it was a cute baby quilt for a new member of the family.  Finished it off with hearts for the machine quilting.  Minky backing makes this a super cuddly quilt.



Ruth finished this fabulous blue quilt for the Dartmouth Cancer Center.  What a wonderful contribution to the center this quilt is going to be.  Quilters in our area are making and donating quilts to the The Jack Byrne Center.  The center is amazing and I am so proud to be just a very small part of it.



This soft quilt from Bonnie is another that will be donated to the Jack Byrne Center.  The quilts hopefully make the rooms feel more like home and less hospital like.  Again, the facility is amazing!!



  Ketta is sporting some wild colors with this one.  A simple
 design with the Kaffe Fassett fabrics is always a winner!
Ketta is sold on using the new Warm Company batting.
She's loving it!



Here's another marvelous quilt from Rita!!  This is her second quilt like this, the first she used bright fabrics.  You can see it here.  I'm usually all about the blues, but I think the first one is my favorite, but I'd take this one in a New York minute!!  Great job, Rita!!



What a fun quilt block this one is!!  Linda, who works with the bold and brights, did a great job on this split 4 patch quilt.  I love the way she match the fabrics to offset the darks and the lights.  



Working with Anne here in New Hampshire to finish off this great black and red quilt, it just might be off to college with her daughter.  Anne's daughter has a huge love for music so we opted for a music themed quilting design.  Love it!!



What a monster quilt this one was!!  Oh my gosh!!  Maria made this very cool quilt for her son.  I am POSITIVE that he is loving it, Maria is just happy to have it finished and saying she'll never do that size again!  But seriously, it is a very cool quilt for a guy!



MINE!!!  Wanted to finish off a quick quilt with a Minky backing and using a new batting from the Warm Company.  It's called Warm & Plush.  It's a bit heavier than the Warm & Natural and still all cotton.  I'm liking it, BUT...it only is available in 90" wide, I think that's a check in the minus column.


I WANT ONE!!! The photos do not do this quilt justice!!  Not only is it a gorgeous quilt but it has two layers of batting!  I've done a few quilts with the two layers of batting and they are so thick, I WANT ONE!!  Would be perfect tonight with the temps in the single digits and the snow!  OH!!  Sue here in NH, made this great quilt for a friend, Sue is a good friend!



Patty here in NH did a great job on this quilt. I believe it was a Christmas gift for one of her sons.  Patty was way ahead of the game on getting her Christmas quilts done!  Both quilt were fabulous guy quilts!



Yep, another one I didn't want to send home!  Suzi made this great, and I mean GREAT quilt for her son!  We selected a modern, swirly, edgy quilting design that finished it off perfectly!!  Suzi, splendid job on the guy quilt, I am positive that he loved it!




Worked on Nicole's quilts for a day or two.  LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the first one!!  It's the quilting friends and these gals are fun, funky and fabulous!  Nicole's second quilt, another - I WANT ONE!!  We used two layers of batting on this one too and what a fat, fluffy quilt it is!  Never mind the amazing job she did on the piecing and the color combo is great, resulting in a incredible quilt.





Another WOW!!!!  Cathie quilt...WOW!!
Really?  What can I say?  
WOW!!  
Isn't it amazing how three colors can make such a great quilt?



That's it for the month of September!  I hope to be back very, very soon with the October and November quilts!!  Don't like being this far behind, so I'm working hard to get caught up again.

As usual more photos of these quilts can be seen at the other blog, here's the link and don't forget to click on the photo for a closer look!!


Take care,
thanks for checking on me...

hugs,

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