40 Days of Blogging, Lent 2009

On my "personal" blog, I have started a blog "carnival" for Lent, "40 Days of Blogging, Lent 2009."

I want to become a better mother, wife and crafter. Using the blog as a tool for self growth during this magical time of lent seems the perfect fit. So please join me as we grow and resurrect our lives over the next 40 days.

You Capture Week #1 (part 3)

Ok here is the last of the pictures! Enjoy!

You Capture Week #1 (part 2)

You Capture Week #1 (part 1)

Hey all...

My sweet friend Beth is an amazing photographer. She is hosting a photo blog carnival called You Capture to encourage us all to pick up our camera's and record life.

Her first exercise was to take pictures WITHOUT using the flash. Hope you enjoy my efforts! It was so much fun. I took over 250 pictures of the kids in motion... it was not too hard as I have 16 over-head lights in my living room.

Thanks Beth! You rock!

Post Office here I come!

Swaps in the bag... or envelope as the case may be. So exciting!

For my swap @ Stitches and Scissors , a "Wishing it was Spring" Fat Quarter Swap, I picked two fun flower prints. The woman I am swapping with is a lovely young thing! Her blog is impeccably filled with colorful links to decorating ideas and inspired items for when she is blessed with a child. She has a strong faith in God and a deep love for life. I hope she enjoys what I am sending.

In a weak moment, I decided to take on 8 partners for the "Sew, Mama, Sew!" Fat Quarter Swap. My partners are from all over the USA and 2 from Spain. I have AR, AZ, MI, MS, VA, WV and 2 from Barcelona, Spain. I can't wait to see what I get! EIGHT new-to-me fabrics! WOOHOO!!!!

These days I feel like I have been cleaning and doing "life" things rather then making the time to get down to sewing. I have about 10 projects in the works and like 10 more I dream of when I look at my "stash". This week my kids are at the sitter 6 extra hours so I have been using that time to get a bit more organized. I will post new pictures of the sewing space tomorrow.

Off to finish a bit of cleaning then bed...

Swaps...

How about a little swapping to make the winter a bit more springy! I am going to take part in two different Fat Quarter Swaps.

Here are their details:

1) Darci @ Stitches and Scissors is holding a "Wishing it was Spring" Fat Quarter Swap. The requirments are 2 FQ's that are sunny, happy, and make you "wish for spring." You get two partners and 2 new-to-you FQ's. ~Sign up closes 2/11/09~

2) The famous "Sew, Mama, Sew!" is also hosting a Fat Quarter Swap. For this swap you need 4 or 8 FQ's. I decided what the heck.... give me 2 sets... eight chances to get my next favorite fabric! ~Sign up closes 5pm 2/13/09~

Now it is off to the stash/LQS to get ready... I so love fun mail!

So did I tell you....

Hey All!

I am so excited to get working The Black and White Quilt Challenge Project. A few weeks back from I ordered the Califon Collection by Mark Lipinski. ChristaQuilts! was having a sale so I got a 13 fat quarter set plus some yardage. Dear friends were married in October so this project is for them.

There is a r/w/b quilt on the current issue of Quilting that has me intrigued. It is called "So Many Snowballs." I think with the triangles being reds and the main pieces being the Califon, it would make for an amazingly modern project. We shall see... all in good time. I have a TON of other projects but hope to get this at leased cut before January is over.

Babs

PS: this was posted HERE back in December!