Free Quilt Top Anyone?

Not from me....yet, but doing some light websurfing and found this interesting lady:

http://www.quiltsandquilttops.com/index.html

To enter into her next free top drawing, click here.

And you must read her page on her stash....I'm awstuck on how much there is. I don't know how she keeps it organized, but I've never seen some much stash!

What are you doing to go "Green"?

Well, I do enjoy watching The Today Show every morning and I have learned many fun and new things. Over the past few weeks, they have focused on going green and wanted to see how fellow quilters are doing "green".

Personally, I'm trying hard to downsize material stuff - fabric, books and using Freecycle locally to share my "stuff" and my Manic Monday Days. I also use Craig's List sometimes to make a few bucks, though folks tend flake on that medium.

I do a lot of online shopping and it seems over the past few years, I receive more catalogs than ever before - up to 7 a week. I don't really read through them and being our recycling folks don't take magazines, I have to trashed them. On the Today Show, they introduce a interesting web site called Catalog Choice, where you can go in and set up an account and stop catalogs from coming and keep the ones you truly want. Not all catalogs are on this site, but you can add ones so it helps them update the site. Very cool.

Another cool website I have found is called Paper Back Swap. I have yet to actually request stuff, but I'm in the process of adding items. The reviews I have heard from friends is very encouraging.

I have started to convert my light bulbs over to compact fluorescent light bulbs, which I actually prefer in my sewing area. And of course that is where I've started that change :D

It's not a lot of "going green", but every bit helps and I notice the more aware I am of my "extra stuff" the more conscientiousness I become.

So, what are you doing "green"?

Sitting here…

trying to locate/purchase a continuous quilting line design for pirates - because I'm creating my son's pirate quilt and found fun links with blog hopping...I love blog hopping....

Fun piratey stuff.

And I can never get enough piratey stuff ya know!

if you ever. . .

wanted to make a chili pepper themed quilt, go here:
http://www.sewthankful.com/ChiliPepperFabrics.html

There are TONS of chili pepper themed fabrics all on close out prices! Good thing I'm not in a purchasing mood :D

It’s Wednesday already?

Yesterday was a long day. First I worked from 10 - 7:30. Got home ate, preparing for normal evening routine......heard a loud BAM outside our home to discover a very bad motorcycle accident (he hit a turning car)....held the gal he hit until they took her out on a stretcher....came back into the house around 10:30, flashy lights finally went away by 11:35...after 4 hours of sleep, I'm very glad I have today off!

So, trying to find some calm in my world this morning, I've decided to forego any plan activities and remain home sewing today.

Going to give the quilting frame - one - more - try. Though I did send a charity top off in the mail yesterday to Cross Country Quilting see how well their services are. Their prices are very good and the turn around is the quickest I've found anywhere...3 weeks!

I know it's not me and how I handle the machine - because I can use the demo model at the shop with no problem. It has to be the way I have it set up. So, I'll play again today with it. Though my boss knows I'd rather just move on and upgrade to a Designer 1. :D

Also have many projects to catch up on, so need to pick one and get sewing!