Good bye 2013

As 2013 awaits it's departure in just a few hours,

 I want to wish all my friends and followers

a joyous and safe beginning to 2014.

I look forward to all the hopping, swapping and sharing in the new year

as well as making new connections with folks near and far.

from me to you...

Gotta LOVE Squishies!

These are some early Christmas gifts that have shown up in the form of giveaways!

Thank you so much

Marlene, Lesley and Lia.

WINNER. WINNER. CHICKEN DINNER!!

The WINNER of my SMS GIVEAWAY is

#114 ~ MARE!!

Congratulations! I'll have it in the post Monday!

 Thank you to all that dropped by and to  those that left comments.

ENJOY YOUR LAST DAY

THE LAST DAY OF SMS GIVEAWAY WEEK THAT IS!

DROP IN RIGHT HERE

GIVEAWAYS ~ LOTS AND LOTS OF THEM

YOU DON'T WANT TO SLEEP THROUGH

SEW MAMA SEW'S GIVEAWAY DAY WEEK,

DO YOU?

(then jump over HERE and ENTER 100's of GIVEAWAYS)

SERIOUSLY!

THERE'S OVER 300!!

GIVEAWAY DAY!! What's Up for Grabs? This

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CRAZY, CUTE COIN PURSE!

Handmade by yours truly :)

It's SEW MAMA SEW'S BI~ANNUAL GIVEAWAY

DECEMBER 9TH ~ DECEMBER 13TH

ENTERING IS EASY PEASY (JUST THE WAY I LIKE IT)  :)

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ANSWER THIS QUESTION,

"WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MOVIE?"

(you must answer to be entered)

**IF YOU ARE A "NO REPLY" = THEN YOU WILL NOT BE ENTERED**

check your settings!!

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I will ship internationally   :)

Winner's name will be randomly drawn on December 13th @ 5:00 PST  :)

I will email the winner December 14th   :)

Now go check out the other giveaways being offered  :)

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day

A Scarf, A Loan & A Van??

Last Thursday I was having to run down to the bank, in -35C weather on foot.

Our truck has been giving us major issues these past few weeks, a new to us vehicle was eminent.

Unfortunately, so was a  walk to the bank for me. UGH!!

I love the winter as long as I'm inside and warm and my family is the same,

I detest being in cold temps and having to get a loan on top of the cold weather at this time of year, 

was a major BUMMER!

Long story short, I nearly froze my ears off so I dug out this yarn and am knitting up an 

infinity scarf for myself!

Pretty, no?

Oh, yes...

our new ~ to ~ us van!

Let's Do It Again

I had such fun with the first X~stitch so I did another.

What small project are you playing with?

Sew? I did!

I saw this on Kate's blog, By the Babbling Brook 

and said to myself," Self, I can stitch this up in no time."

 Sew I did! 

 If you'd like the pattern you can get it 

RIGHT HERE =)

WINNER, WINNER!!

**Congratulations  JANARAMA!!**

Phil would like to say, " Thank you "  for all the birthday wishes.

GIVEAWAY! TICK! TICK!! TICK!!!

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You still have a few hours to enter my giveaway

(ends @ midnight tonight)

See previous post  ;)

Guess 4 A GIVEAWAY?!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HON!!

How old do you think he'll be on December 1st?

I'll send out a little something to whoever nails it or comes closest!

You have until December 1st @ midnight,

I'll email the winner December 2nd!

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HAPPY STITCHING  =)

Infinity Scarves are Looming Up

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Before we went on the Holiday from Hell back in August,

I bought one a knitting loom. I knew I'd need something to keep busy with while 

Phil took the kids fishing. 

However, since we were camping and it rained for 5 of the 7 days and we were in a tent,

I didn't dare pull out balls of yarn to have rolling in the mud.

I did, become a little addicted to looming/knitting up these

infinity scarves when we came back. I think I was using this as a form of therapy.

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No! the leaves outside our window are not this delightful colour of purple!

This is the only way I could get any where near the actual shade of this cowl.

This picture isn't doing it justice, this cowl is a gorgeous jewel hue.

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I've got a couple more to add to my Etsy shop in the next few days.

And that's how I've managed to keep some small modicum of sanity these past few weeks.

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HAPPY STITCHING  :)

whatever medium you use

no sewing just...

I'm still here but drowning in clutter and renos and some difficult times.

I haven't even set up my sewing space!  Sad, I know.

On the up side I have laid a laminate floor in the livingroom,

 linoleum in the bath, refinished the kitchen cupboards (just need to finish the doors),

primed the livingroom walls (I'll get those painted this week), all on my own.

 The difficult times  involve our beautiful Bullet. 

She started having some troubles on our Holiday from Hell in August. 

She has been diagnosed with spinal exostoses. 

For now her medication is keeping her comfortable and her tail wagging.

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We've been experiencing more difficult times involving our foster daughter,

hence Holiday from Hell. Let's just say everyone has their breaking point.

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HAPPY STITCHING :)

EUREKA!

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After weeks of packing, and then waiting for paper work to get sorted out,

we have moved into our house!

Let the renos and unpacking and moving the same piece of furniture umpteen times to clean,

 paint, lay flooring (only after trying to get it down the day before our stuff came in) only to find 

Mr. had grabbed the wrong underlay, begin! Dang it!! Oh yes, let's not forget the teensy fact that we

have zero water!  Thank goodness we have the shop a couple of blocks away and I can be assured

(so I'm told by Mr.) that he will get the water hooked up as soon as we return from our camping trip.

After he repairs and replaces all the pipes the froze and burst, a lovely surprise, by the way ;)

Things happen though and as long as the boys are happy (they are) and I can muddle through (I can),

we'll be A~OK!

I miss my sewing machine but I am going to find something to take camping, the boys can fish.

I'll see you when we get back,

HAPPY STITCHING  :)

PAPER PIECING PARTY FRIDAY

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It's Friday and that means it's time to link up

with the Paper Piecing Party!!

MINI TRAJECTORY

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I thought I'd forgotten to take any pictures when I pieced this wonderful quilt,

from the pattern  >>HERE<<  through  CRAFTSY .

Have you checked out Craftsy? They have scads of patterns for everything you can imagine!

There are free and fee patterns available.

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HAPPY STITCHING  :)

Keeping Busy and Cool

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Just trying to beat the heat, although it's not quite as bad today.

I decided I'd better get it into gear and sew up some more blocks for my 

Northwinds quilt.

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Northwinds (also know as Beans & Corn)

 is what I'm stitching up for the RSC2013.

I failed at following the monthly colours but I will be able to 

make a dent in my scraps and that's a good thing.

This is what it should look like when complete

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Kinda makes your eye swirl, doesn't it!

I'm looking forward to me and the Mr. cuddling up under it this winter.

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HAPPY STITCHING :)

Did Someone Say Giveaway?

BOO!

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How about a giveaway? 

Just CLICK and zip over to  the lovely and always cheery

                                                          BEV  of  44th street fabric

If you're glowing (ya, right)... sweating, like I am here @ 38*C/100*F you may just

appreciate this one !  October isn't that far away  >;O

Love the skeleton and polka dots ;)

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Thank you Bev. Stay cool and

HAPPY STITCHING  :)

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July 1st, 2013...Wave your FLAG

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TO ALL CANUCK QUILTERS AND SEWISTS

:)

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