Nuts About....Blog Hop!!

Greetings everyone!
 It's my day to post about what I'm "Nuts About!" First things first. I really appreciate Marian for inviting me to participate. She is a great hostess!! Make sure you pop in on her blog, as there are great give-aways each day that she talks about!!

Here is the schedule of bloggers who are involved in this wonderful February hop.

February 4, 2016
Words & Stitches
Moose Stash
Vroomans Quilts
Quilt In Pieces

February 5, 2016
Just Let Me Quilt
DesertSky
Lulu & Celeste
Marjorie's Busy Corner
Tea Time Creations

February 8, 2016
Batts In The Attic
Life In The Scrapatch
Quilting Affection
Ravelly's  -You are here!!
In The Boon Docks

February 9, 2016
Quilting Queen Online
Elizabeth Coughlin
Bumbleberry Cottage
All Things Sewn

February 10, 2016
MeadowBrook
Sew Many Yarns
From This To That
Seams To Be Sew

Make sure you stop by each blogger to see what they have come up with.

Here's what I came up with because I'm a bit off kilter and have been known to go a little nuts.....

My attempt at sketching a design.

Fabrics chosen and I sewed peanut type lines. Notice the wildly nutty eyes....yeah, that's my expression most of the time.....heheheheheheh

I went with a cross-word type puzzle to name a lot of the things I'm nuts about. 

1. I love studying the bible. Jesus is my Counselor, my refuge.
2. My mom is my best friend, of course, followed by my wonderful Cowboy who is always there to support me, even going so far as to advise me on quilting designs. Surprisingly, he's right 95% of the time.....hummmmmm
3. I love baking and cooking meals for family and neighbors. My favorite foods are shrimp and candy....not eaten together, BTW!!! I can eat a bag of Skittles on the way home from the market but let's keep that bit of knowledge between you and me.
4. I had to add fabric and sewing. That's in my blood. Our local quilt shop just announced that it's going out of business so I'm chomping at the bit to shop there one more time to aid them reducing so much inventory.
5. I love movies such as My Big Fat Greek Wedding, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Guarding Tess, The Sound of Music, The Thomas Crown Affair, just to name a few. I've seen these movies so many times while in my sewing studio that I don't even have to look up to know what's going on.
6. I am nuts about jigsaw puzzles to the point that when I start one, I am fixated on it until it's completed to the exclusion of anything else. That includes no sewing. I barely stop to eat. I know that sounds a bit "nuts" but that's just the way I roll.
7. And finally, I'm nuts about my Wacky girlfriends who are like sisters to me. We are always coming up with 'wacky' things to get into and are supportive when one of us going off the deep end on a fabric spree. We are so close that we once went on a sewing cruise but wound up not doing much sewing but enjoyed the sites and locals a lot. That's all I'll say because we all know, "What happens on a cruise, stays on the cruise!"  

Here's a close up of the tiny meandering I did around the peanut area.

This quilt measures 31 /12" by 21 1/2".

Now to the give aways....... 

from the wonderful folks at the Fat Quarter Shop   

&

Free pattern from Any Pattern.com

To enter click on the link below.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

"Wicked" Blog Hop

Oh Boy! It's Wicked time!

Many thanks to Madame Samm and Wendy for coming up with this grand hop.

Before I begin my little show, here are the other
Wicked-s
for today's hop:

Ravelly1's - You are here
Grandmama's Stories
Gracie Oliver Arts
Quilts by Christa
Michelle's Romantic Tangle
Pink's Sweet Treats
How Art You?
Georgia-Girl Quilter
I Piece Too
Words & Stitches
The Distracted Domestic

This is my first "Wicked" hop, so I hope that I've kept to the

 spirit of the whole experience. If not, I apologize most humbly.

 

These are blocks that I've been working on for about a month. I've named them "House Haunters" because of the wonky/spooky look to them. I'm, also, posting my design patterns if anyone would like to make them. Just copy and save them for your use.

All the house fabrics came from my stash. I had fun digging and making a big mess. I also used my favorite fabric adhesive, Steam-a-Seam and followed the pressing instructions provided.

These blocks will become a fireplace mantel runner.

 

I made this giant pumpkin center table mat from blocks that I'd found in my UFO box. I love earthy colors so the 3 inch blocks worked well for the border.  I machine quilted it and bound it in a wonderful orange strip. It measures 15 1/2 inches square.

This will go well at Thanksgiving.

 

Now, for the give-a-ways.......
I made this
Wicked Spider mug rug
sure to keep your coffee/tea..... hot and ready.  I machine embroidered
"Wicked" on its abdomen which signifies our theme.

 

 

And finally, I made this mug rug the other day.....just couldn't help myself.

 

See the sparkles in the slippers......love that fabric!!

The wicked witch is trying to get the ruby slippers.

 

All you have to do is leave a comment to be in the counted.
If you are a FOLLOWER
or you become one during this HOP
and
 you mention that fact in a comment, you will receive another
 chance for either mug rug.
I will do a couple of Random picks at the end of the Wicked Blog Hop.

Make sure that I can get in touch with you.
I've a Reminder near the top of my blog if you are a 

non-respond-er that states a way to accomplish it so that you feel secure.

Shared Designs

I've placed five designs in one post that I'm sharing, again. They are also in previous posts but this is easier for those who wish to use them with my permission!!

You can enlarge or shrink as needed.

Enjoy and I'd love to see your process/outcome!

 

DWM Plus Hop Winners

 

Make sure you pop over to Judy's to see more Design Wall Mondays.

These are the mug rugs that I've been working on for the past few days. As I mentioned in a previous post, I really needed to practice making bias binding for circular rugs. I was pleasantly surprised this time because everything worked out.......Whew!  I am only using fabrics from my stash and no, the stash is not getting any smaller.....LOL...it's growing and running amok in all over my sewing room floor.
These rugs will appear in a future Thursday mug rug give aways so watch for them.

Update on the barn I'm working on. All the fabrics are from my stash which are fast becoming scraps....oh dear!!

 



I need to add a little something but at the moment, I have a mind block. What do you think??

Maybe a fence to all depth or a few trees or bushes.....hummmmmm

 

 If you'd like a go at this, below is my design. You are welcome to it. 

It's not in PDF (sorry about that). Just click on the photo, then right click, copy then you can paste it onto your clipboard....I think that's right.

You can then resize it to your liking.

I numbered the important parts, as I saw them but you can do whatever you're most comfortable with. The numbers help me keep up with where I am.

 

Now for the

big announcement

for the April Showers Mug Rug Hop.
My day was this past Friday. I had so much fun visiting each "hopper" and responding to bloggers.

April Showers is still going on so please, do not miss seeing what all the talented bloggers are making. LINK here!

One more thing before I announce the give away winners.............

HELP!!

I wasn't able to connect with Nellie last week to answer her question. My email would not allow me to go there. But to answer her question about which "font" I used for my Spring wording.....I opened my "Word" document maker, scanned all the fonts and chose one that suited my taste. This document will allow you to enlarge the wording once you type in the word up to 72 "whatevers" (sorry, I'm not good with sizing info). I hope that helps. If anyone knows Nellie, please pass this info to her. Thanks, in advance!!


Finally...... here are the winners of the give away and a little more.......

The curvy umbrella  with loads of squares, a book and others goods goes to......

Marla's Crafts!

Congratulations to Marla.

Just leave a comment and we'll get together via email.

 

 

 

And this cute little Spring mug rug goes to.....

Tammy!!

Congratulations Tammy.

Again, just leave a comment and we'll get together via email.

Now
for another little surprise........
I had such a great volume of visitors to my blog this past Friday that I
decided to give two more
prizes........

Cindy!

 Congratulations....Cloe & Me by Cloe & Me, Inc.  is your prize

 

Just leave a comment on this post and we'll get together via email!!

 

 

Linda J. 

Congratulations.... your prize is

 

Fantasy Flowers Sweatshirt by Dancing Needleworks

Just leave a comment on this post and we'll get together via email!!

Again, I want to thank everyone who came by for a visit.  Please come again, anytime to see what's going on in my whacky, wonderful world!!

And don't forget that the "HOP" is still going so please give them a visit!

Leafing Through The Year - BOM - Block #11 & Tea Time Teapot Block 4

It's the end of October and a day early to post my two 

BOM free patterns.

Block #11
Just in case I forgot to add the link on my Sidebar!!!


WOW!
It's also time for my
Tea Time Block #4.

Thank goodness I looked at a calendar!
Hopefully, I've also added the link to my Sidebar!