margaret | January 23, 2010
Have you seen the commercial with the smiley faces in unexpected places? They probably set them up, but I thought it would be fun to go around to see if I could find faces without set ups. I happened to be sitting at the sewing machine when the idea hit me and I didn’t have to look too far for the first face to appear. It was just to my right in the thread catcher.
Of course, this set me in motion to see if I could find more…and I did. They were everywhere, and yet I had passed them by so many times. What an opportunity to have a smiley face just to brighten your day.
You might have to look a little longer at your walls or outside, but enjoy the fun of discovery!
When you find one…it puts a smile on YOUR face!
We could all enjoy smiles, even from inanimate objects!
Those smiley faces might even bring back fond memories.
Inside these cups are a couple of my Mother’s favorite pot holders. She’s gone now, but I can look at the pot holders and remember the times I saw her using them and the great food she prepared. Ahhh…the memories of Mother.
I love this old tractor. It is a Ford 9N tractor that is well over forty years old. She has been though some tough times and one of her headlights needs replacing, but she still has a smile on her face. If you need a little comfort, just look around…there is someone or something ready to put a smile on your face, and in your heart.
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margaret | January 14, 2010
Those of you reading this probably already have a blog, but many of our fellow quilters are a bit timid when it comes to setting up a blog. It is in response to this need that I’ve developed a new lecture and workshop to reach those quilters wanting a little help in joining the blogging community.
This is a pic of the website page, “lectures“. When you visit the page, just click on the buttons on the images to watch the movies I’ve made to let you know a little bit about what to expect from the lecture.
Lectures are just the tip of the iceberg, and the true learning comes from the workshops. This pic is from the page “workshops“.
My thoughts from so many years of teaching college students:
Lectures provide teachers an opportunity to share.
Teachers provide students an opportunity to grow.
Students provide teachers an
opportunity to teach.
If you provide the
opportunity,
I’ll share.
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margaret | January 8, 2010
This free stitching block called, Lovebird Cottage might look sweet stitched into a block of your Valentine’s Day quilt. It should be an easy block design to follow. It is a continuous line pattern with no overlapping lines; if you look at it closely I think you’ll find it to be a simple block to complete.
The size is 7″ x 6.2″.
If you would like the free pattern it is located on my patterns website: www.patterns2quilt.com.
I also added the free (full length of 120″) pattern for “Sprinkles”. www.patterns2quilt.com
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margaret | January 7, 2010
Ruby Magazine, a new ezine for women, is having a contest during the month of January and into February. It sounds like lots of fun and a chance to not only win cool prizes, but subscribe to the magazine.
This is some information about the contest from the editor Karen Gass:
“For the month of Jan until Feb 5. Every 3rd subscriber will receive a prize AND on top of that, every 7th subscriber will get a refund on their subscription!!!! And On top of all that – on Feb 6, we’ll hold a Grand Prize drawing from everyone who subscribed during this period. They will win a Super Duper Craft Supplies Box!!!! It will have buttons, lace, FQ’s, nice yarn, and goodies galore!
If you’ve been wanting to subscribe to Ruby – now is the time!!!”
The ezine is chocked full of information about the home, recipes, devotions, patterns, gardening and so much more. Looks like a chance to win and win again.
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margaret | January 3, 2010
This is another of the free print and tape pantographs that I offer from time to time. The size on the page is 9″ x 4″ and all you need to do is to print the page and match the ends of the lines, tape them together and you’re ready to stitch.
This one is in response to a request for a simple baby stitching design that even a beginner could work up with no problems.
The free pattern is located on my pattern website: www.patterns2quilt.com.
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