How are ya? Glad to see ya!

whatzup?

This picture just makes me chuckle and right now I need a chuckle!

(My boys just had "words" which saw one of them put in his room for a time out and the other sent outside)

Too much testosterone me thinks,

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Okay. Now that my blood pressure is returning to normal? let's get down to business!

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Have you seen this BUTTON yet?

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NO! Well that's no good sew we need to fix that right away, yes?

Katherine from Sew Me Something Good

 is the hostess for the November 5th ~ 13th

U R Priceless BLOG HOP

During this HOP we are going to be sewing coin purses just like the one in the button pic.

How stinkin' cute is this purse? All the deets are over at Katherine's and she's waiting for

you,

yes,

YOU!!

Katherine and Madame Samm are providing all  that join with the pattern and short supply list.

If you've never sewn a coin purse (like me) now might be the time to give it a try!

Hope to see you HOPPING around and showing off your coin purse because

U R Priceless

Getting Things Done in a Timely Fashion

How do you get things finished?

 Do you procrastinate or do you roll up your sleeves and get at it?

It's easy to do the first but have you any idea just how much you can get done in,let's say,

15 minutes?

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Ironically, I was checking out who's doing what this evening and popped in for a visit with

The Fuzzy Hat Quilter and wouldn't you know the topic of the post was"Time"!

Sew, I grabbed the button and I'm joining in,

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I might even get in an extra 15 here & there!

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I've been utilizing the "Madame Samm" way of time management with my

trusty chicken above. It's a real eye opener and on the first day

of using this technique I found and extra 1-1/2 hours and my bathroom was spotless

and the linen closet had been sorted (I've been so putting this off) as well as my carpets vacuumed,

kitchen floor washed, the beds made, supper on the go, a load of laundry in the dishes washed!

Not bad since I was finished at 1:30 this afternoon and had my sewing time/me time

until 3:00 when the school bus dropped off my kiddos!

Not bad, eh?

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So there you have it,

a couple of ways to gain a little time each day or whenever you need it!

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They gather nuts, we gather free patterns!

Did you know that you can download all kinds of

FREE QUILT PATTERNS ?

I DID NOT KNOW THIS!!!

No, I don't live under a rock ,all the time, but when I read this from

fellow Canuck, Paulette  I was floored! Flabbergasted?!

I chose this beauty for my Hubby

It's from Mr. Henry Glass and I love it. I can't wait to start gathering the flannels

for this quilt, all in harvest like colours, like wearing a pumpkin pie  =D

I also picked this for myself

Garden Grove by Kim Diehl @ Henry Glass's House.

It's very pretty and has some elements I haven't tried yet.

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Don't Miss Out

on the HOP click the button in my sidebar up there

There's 145 giveaways going on!

You don't want to look like this guy,

do you? He missed out on all those incredible blogs!

So if you haven't, way you go, spread the word, tell your friends, neighbors,

relatives, the postman, the cashier at Walmart!

GO! GO! GO!



Sewing Spools Sniffling

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The last couple of days have seen me a tad unwell.

I caught a flippin' cold, yip-eeee!

Not what I wanted to do right at the end of summer nor as the impending school year approaches.

It only took 2 weeks into the school year last year and all the kids had a sniffle to a cough to one staying home for a couple of days. The house could just not shake whatever it was for months.

Poor hubby spent last Christmas flat on his back, 2 weeks later, just when I was suppose to start a mystery quilt along I came down with it and was in bed for almost a week and then couldn't do much more than sit in my chair and watch TV for another week. What an ordeal, so here's hoping this goes and fast!

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Now about the pic up there. I had read/seen somewhere a post on spool blocks and thought that they are quite cute, sew what's a girl to do but dive right in and this happened!

It still needs to be finished but I didn't have anything else to post about without having my wits about me!

luvin' the dots!

OKay, this one's a little wonky,

this spool has even more wonk to it but I like it.

I like the floral print for the thread on this spool.

It's funny, try as I might I could not get my head around anyone's tutorial for these

sew...I winged it! Yep, I just started pulling fabrics from my stash and sewed them together.

Yes, I know, that explains the wonky-ness to them but you know,

I still like it and I'm still going to put this mini on my  wall of fame!

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You've probably seen this button/logo popping up all over the place since Saturday/Sunday

Well if you haven't checked it out you should because there are at last count

>146 GIVEAWAYS<

that's right, your eyes are not deceiving you!!!

See this button in my sidebar? or better yet back up to my post from the 25th and start

HOPPING!!!

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Here's another button you'll be seeing sooooon...

I got lucky enough to be included in this spooktacularly

WICKED BLOG HOP

 hosted by the ever so wonderful

Wendy @ Why Knot Kwilt & the amazing Madame Samm.

There could still be space for the WICKED BLOG HOP,

jump on your broomstick and fly over to Wendy's to find out!

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One more thing I'd like to bring to your attention today if I may,

This button is also in my sidebar and I'd like to invite you, yes you, to join our group.

At this time we are 35 members strong but we would like to invite all quilters,

beginners, new bloggers and seasoned stitchers to meet some of the nicest folks blogland has to offer!

You don't have to have dolls to make doll quilts{I don't} I just like to hang these mini works of art on my wall in my sewing space. I find doll quilts are a fabulous way to try something new on a small scale and be able to complete it in a short time. It doesn't cost to join either like some I've seen.

Just click the button in my SB and your on your way. Believe me, if it wasn't easy to join I wouldn't have!

If you jump in now you might be able to get in on the September Swap {not entirely sure about this}.

Hope to see you at the next  DOLL QUILT SWAP.

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HAPPY HOPPING & SWAPPING EVERYONE

Look what I've got!

I won these from Buttonmad a few weeks back.

Check out the postage stamp!