Featured Clutch

My Classy Clutch with a Bit of Bling was featured on another blog today. This blog belongs to a team I belong to on Etsy called Carried Away Bags.  It is a really neat blog!

http://carriedawayteam.blogspot.com/

Hard at work quilting...

I have had the honor of making a few quilts recently for a good friend of mine.  One of the quilts she asked me to make was actually a quilt top that I finished for her. She sent it with a couple from our church who were going to India to visit the orphanage they used to work with.  It was a very special quilt, and when I get the pictures, I will be sure to post them.  ( I completely forgot to take a picture of the quilt before I sent it away... bad me!)
The other quilt I just finished for my friend was made by her request to match the other quilt she purchased from me last month.  This quilt was made by using a technique I learned at the International quilt show I attended back in September.  I was so intrigued by how cool the technique was, I managed to reproduce it from memory.  Can you say "strip piecing"??  I loved this strip piecing technique!  And for all you non-quilters, do not worry... strip piecing is totally G-Rated.

Clutches and more clutches!

I just figured out how to make these wonderful clutches with metal framed clasps, and I am loving them!  I sold my first batch of them so quickly that I wasn't able to post them.  I spent time this weekend making more...
It took some researching to learn how to use clasp frames, and quite a bit of searching for the proper glue to use.  The Gutterman glue I finally found is only made in Germany, and I there is only one dealer in the US that I have found so far that sells it!  All that searching is paying off, and I am loving these little clutches!

This Winner is.....

Congratulations Chris!  You won the D'lil D'va Drawing!!  Thank you everyone for participating in the drawing.  Please visit my friends site any time!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Dlil-Dva/114682238587766

How Many Quilts Does One Girl Need Anyway?

I was re-arranging my sewing room and discovered that I had many more quilts than I thought.  Some are old some are new... I figure I really don't NEED all these quilts. So they are all for sale.  Not to worry, I have plenty of other quilts around the house that I am keeping.... just need to pair down a bit.

Quilts New and Old

I decided to post a few items to sell on Etsy.  I made them a number of years ago, and I figure one can only have so many blankets and quilts...  I really love this one made from recycled wool... super cozy and nice. 

This one is actually brand new, but the pattern was from a class I took a few years back.  The pattern is called "With This Ring" and it is a variation of the Wedding Ring patterns.  I posted this on Etsy today as well.

I have a couple more quilts to add for the list, but I need to re-take the pictures.  I just had an idea for taking better pictures....

Give-away

A very good friend of mine from Colorado just started a wonderful little business called D'lil D'va  making headbands for little girls.  I am loving these headbands and wishing I had a little head to put them on.  I know there are many readers out there who would love one of these little headbands and so I want to give one away to a deserving reader.
Comment on this post and tell me what you like about my friends creative headbands, and I will enter you into a drawing for a free headband.  I will also be conducting the same give-away on our family blog: ScottandJenPersicke.blogspot.com.  Feel free to enter a comment on both blogs!
Check out D'lil D'va:
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