In The Boon Docks

Giveaway Closed Winner Lou When I got the opportunity to make a pattern designed by Madam Samm of Sew We Quilt I jumped at the chance! I just love participating in the blog hops originating from her blog. The her Tammy Bag is gorgeous and just what I need to keep my Aurifil 12 wt. thread in with my little needle book and scissor case! These are my three fabrics I chose to make the " Tammy Bag ". I wanted a medium to large print (Beachfront Cottage by RJR Fabrics) for my outside (to stitch on) and a contrasting print (marbly fabric by Northcott) for the inside. The diamond gold fabric (Hoffman California International Fabrics) is my rebellion from the pattern for the piping on the outside pockets. I have had these fabrics in my stash for about 4 or 5 years. Do you ever save fabric you love to find just the right project for it? I am hoping this will be beautiful! I love the seashells! This will be one of the outside pockets when I am done. Just so you know I will...

This is not my information but I am going to pass on these links that Mara Secretly Stitching gave to me in a comment when I asked for help to number my comments on this blog. Thank you Mara you are a wonderful and thoughtful Follower! Mara May 28, 2013 at 9:22 AM Here are some tutorials that might help in getting your comments numbered: http://mummyquilts.blogspot.gr/2013/01/tips-tricks-tuesdays-rachel-sew-happily.html http://echinopsaster.blogspot.jp/2012/05/help-with-numbered-comments-in-blogger.html maybe one of these will help. I went to Sew at Home Mummy and followed the excellent tutorial and it worked! Here is a link to Mara's other recommendation at Echinops & Aster I would also like to Thank Susan at Hanging On By a Needle and Thread for her lovely SMS Giveaway I won! Cupcake and her mug rug have arrived safely and are in good hands! Mine! Everyone in the family have tried to snatch her! She is so soft and cute! I just love her! Gilbert has a girlfriend...

Happy Memorial Day I hope you have all enjoyed your holiday weekend if you are in the United States! If you are not I still hope you had a great weekend. I worked the whole weekend helping my Mom with a yard sale. We got rid of a lot of unneeded stuff! All the big stuff sold and most of the little stuff! The "Goodwill" boxes are packed in her car to leave us tomorrow! Yippee! When we moved here in 2005 we combined (2) household and a storage room. A lot of items did not fit in our current home and ended up in our garage. Boxes stacked to the ceiling! I was very ill from my accident at the time so my friends and family packed everything (I mean everything trash and all). I am still not in the greatest shape physically but my mind works. Anyways, I spent all weekend going through boxes! The best item I found was a box of Christmas cards from 1988 and in it was a precious little handprint of my then 3 year old, oldest daughter, now (27). It made me tear up looking...

If you haven't entered the Whats It Look Like Giveaway you only have a few more hours left! Hee hee Lisa

If you have not entered the "What's It Look Like " Giveaway Welcome to "In The Boon Docks". For the month of May Book Challenge I made a pincushion for a swap partner using the patterns from pages 19 & 24 from Zakka Style by Rashia Coleman-Hale! I was gifted this book by my wonderful Australian friend Rie at CraftyRie for Christmas. It is amazing to how many bloggers begin lifelong friendships from one comment! I know it is true, Rie and I have and we have never met! Enough of that! The book is awesome so many great projects! I recommend it to anyone who sews or wants to begin sewing! It inspires you to be creative and think outside the box! On page 19, it showed about attaching Vintage Buttons to your pincushions. So, I dug around in my stash until I found the perfect one! The pincushion on the front of the book is what I started out making and ended up with a completed different look! Heart of Charnwood Book Challenge Thank you for dropping by...

Welcome to "In The Boon Docks"! This is "What's It Look Like"? This month I have four Moda fabric lines spread out for you to see and maybe WIN two mini charms for yourself. I am a member of the Fat Quarter Shop Mini Charm Pack Club! I am finding so many projects to use these 2.5" squares in each time they arrive. Starting in June I hope to have a project available each month plus the giveaway. Collection for a Cause Mill Book Series circa 1835 Howard Marcus Dunn Moda Boho Urban Chiks Moda Lario 3sisters Moda Snowman Gatherings Primitive Gatherings Moda Our sponsor is Kim from the Fat Quarter Shop! Thank you so much for your support Kim! If you are interested in 2.5" mini charm packs just click on the button and the nice people at the shop will take care of your needs! I found this in the "Goodwill" today and I bought it! As a lover of pottery and a reminder to ask all of you to remember to pray or send good thoughts to the people of...

Hi everyone, I am number 37 over Bloggers Quilt Festival: Throw Quilts . Please go take a look and Vote! To vote this year you have to copy and paste the blog address in the vote box! I am submitting this quilt into the "Throw Category" because when I originally made it in December this is what I said about it! "Well last week I was working on a throw quilt for my new granddaughter to be born in January. I finished the top on Monday! I call it a throw quilt because I want it thrown on the floor/ground before the baby is put down on the floor or in the grass outside. Put it on the couch before you put the baby on it. A quilt you can take in the car and wash it when you get home. A barrier between the baby and the world. A baby wrapped in love! Yes, it is a little sappy!" At the baby shower my daughter was expecting burp cloths! She knows I feel every new mom cannot live without them. She was mighty surprised to find Zoey's quilt in the bag! It made her cry seei...

This month's challenge was "Wings" so guess what has wings? Birds! So I submit to the Le Challenge Group I am excited to show you what I made! Working to create a little texture for my birdies I used Aurifil Thread 12 wt. It is wonderful to use to hand stitch, embroider, or cross-stitch. I fussy cut the birds out of this cute fabric "Just Hanging" and went to work stitching. The stitches really look great on printed fabric designs. I am new to embroidery and can't do it for a long time but I really love the way it looks. I hope you do too! The basket pattern I used I have blogged about before, so you can find out about it HERE , if you would like to know more. It is a great pattern! Thank you for stopping by In The Boon Docks" and please visit in the future! Create and be unique, Lisa

Hi! Welcome to "In The Boon Docks"! At our house we have lots of birds flying, eating and running around. Some days the wild turkeys come down and eat up the chicken feed for my Rooster and three hens that live here on our property. I have (6) pullets (bigger than a chick but smaller than a hen) that I have raised from chicks that live in a "hen house". Cardinals, bluejays, nut hatches, and many more birds nest on the hill behind our house. Can you tell I like birds? Well I do! So when Madam Samm announced this blog hop I just had to sign up! Her blog hops are so popular that if you don't sign up quick you never get in. The challenge is trying to come up with ideas to excite the readers and please the Madam! She is very nice but expects your best! I am kind of worried this time her "It's for the Birds" and mine aren't quite the some. But she is very generous and always cheers us on! Thank you Madam Samm and our cheerleader Mary fr...

Wow what a good time this last week has been! Thank you Kristin @ Sew, Mama, Sew! for organizing such a great event biannually! This is the third event "In The Boon Docks" has participated in and this time was a whopper with a total of 612 comments! Thank all of you who came and entered the giveaway! Especially all the followers! You really make it worth it! Now for the Winner! Congratulations! Jeanette May 7, 2013 at 1:27 AM LOVE Backyard Baby! I haven't bought online yet, but I'd like to start. I'm just too kinesthetic for that to be my main go-to. I will email you for your address!

It has been quite a week signing up for so many giveaway over at Sew, Mama, Sew! a total of 515 giveaways are open until 5 pm PST, here on the East Coast that means 8 pm. So you still have time to sign up for "In The Boon Docks Giveaway Day" and head over and get in as many as you can! Thank you Sew, Mama, Sew! For such a great event! I have worked on other things! Next week starts another blog hop! I got so Scrappy? Sew bee it! Blocks done and mailed off! I have more of those to get caught up on! Worked on my to Boston with Love Flag which our very small but lively group of the West Virginia Modern Quilt Guild are participating in. You do not have to belong to a guild to send a flag and they do not take a lot of time to make. There are tutorials at the blog site to help you create your own. It would be wonderful if you made one and mailed it in! If you do leave a comment on this post letting me know! I went on a 2nd grade field trip with my favorite little ...

Congratulations! Jeanette May 7, 2013 at 1:27 AM LOVE Backyard Baby! I haven't bought online yet, but I'd like to start. I'm just too kinesthetic for that to be my main go-to. You are the Winner! Welcome to GIVEAWAY Day At "In The Boon Docks" This giveaway is now closed! Winner to be announced by 5/12/2013 Hello, Welcome to "In The Boon Docks"! I hope you are enjoying Giveaway Day organized Kristin Link at Sew Mama Sew . I started my blog last year and was amazed at all of the items given away the first time I participated in Giveaway Day so try to go to as many blogs as possible in all the different categories you will not regret it! I made lots of new friend and found amazing blogs from all over the world! What do I do? I "create and try to be unique", meaning I have a few happy accidents. I love sewing, quilting, stitching on prints, crocheting, knitting, and I even pick up spray paint once in awhile. I live in the boon docks, on the...

Winner Random.org has chosen the person who will receive this lovely giveaway is lucky number 37. She said: 37. Linda J April 26, 2013 at 7:03 AM Love the hats and was about to ask you where you found the pattern. I have also been making hats for kids to help out a friend in a project she has undertaken. I knit and crochet but prefer knitting as I have done it longer and I don't have to look a book to remember how to do the stitch first like I do with crocheting. I have been following since an earlier blog hop. Linda J blogs at Life, Quilts and a Cat too I will email the Linda J. as soon as I post. Maybe you could stop in a her blog and show her some bloggy love! Thank you all for commenting in the giveaway! Please stop in again soon! Don't forget to create and be unique, Lisa