In The Boon Docks

Reminders Hi, did you happen to enter the Giveaways? Black and White Aurifil 50 wt Giveaway ends on October 15, 2014 ! Plus a coupon code for Aurifil 50 wt. threads from Fat Quarter Shop ! Did you enter the ThimblePad Giveaway it ends tomorrow, October 13th , at Midnight! I think you will love these little leather dots! I spent my weekend building a house! Yoko Saito style! Never knew something so small could take so much time! Well, back to work! I hope you have a great week full of laughter and fun Maybe some sewing too! Create and be unique! Lisa

Welcome back blog hoppers! I really have missed you! That includes you Madam Samm, Sew We Quilt (Head Couch) and Shari Living With Purpose (Head Cheerleader)! So glad to be back and hopping around myself! Thank you both for all the work you both did putting this one all together! Hello Everyone! You are at "In The Boon Docks" and I am Lisa! Come on in and have a look around and see what I spent the last couple months doing! See you in September! (It is now time) Day 1 3 projects Project 1 Riley Blake Designs Gingham. I started searching through my stash and found the blue medium gingham and this great matching blue with white polka dots! I used small blue gingham on the inside for the lining! Strawberries are really popular on Instagram lately and the red made for great contrast! I found these two strawberries on a scrap of fabric and ironed on HeatnBond Lite by therm-o-web. Cut them out, peeled the back off, and ironed them on my front panel! Then using Aurif...

The Cabell County Fair has come and gone! But the Ribbons they left behind continue to brighten my day! I hope others quilters participate in their local fair! It is the best place to learn about Judges. Some are kind and very helpful. Then others are rude and downright mean. But in reality they have no control over anything just a Ribbon and sometimes cash prizes. Our fair cash prizes are $2 for first place and $1 for second. I have no plans to let a Judge decide my fate in the quilt world. I love these canvas fabrics I found in a box at a quilt shop. Very bright Pink, Orange, an a yellowish green, sounds like it might not go together but I think it sewed together beautifully! I used two Aurifil 12 wt. threads #2530 #2235 to add "In The Boon Docks" Anna Marie Horner ribbon 5/8" Gold Arrow Feathers. I love Aurifil threads and their company so when someone ask me what Aurifil is I tell them "The best thread you can use for quilting or sewing with the most b...

Update This Giveaway is closed! And the winner is ... #105 gpc March 5, 2014 at 12:13 PM I follow your blog! :) Think Ruffles Blog Hop Welcome to "In The Boon Docks" and Day 1 of the "Think Ruffles Blog Hop"! My name is Lisa and I am so happy you are here today to see my quilt with ruffles! I have to thank Madam Samm @ Sew We Quilt and Amy (Head Cheerleader)@ Sew Incredibly Crazy for arranging this great hop! What is a ruffle? There are lots of different kinds and Madam Samm left it open to interpretation. She showed us how to make some and at the time I was thinking; ruffled bloomers, ruffled dresses, ruffled pillows. Then I saw a quilt in a magazine with what looked like ruffles! I kind of browsed through the issue of Quilt-it today , March/April 2014 issue and left it in my rocking chair and went to work. The second time I read the "Garden Path" pattern by Ann Baxter, (I had already made the quilt), it read "ruching", you don...

Giveaway Closed! Welcome! I am delighted to have you come to visit me, and see what I have made for "Wake Up To Kona"! This hop has filled me with inspiration, all the Artist have done such beautiful work and I thank all of you for visiting here "In The Boon Docks". My name is Lisa and I love participating in Madam Samm's blog hops and hope maybe you'll consider hopping along with us in 2014! Anyone is welcome! Blog hops need to run like clockwork, and you must be very organized. The woman who makes all this happen, month after month, is the lovely and talented Madam Samm @ Sew We Quilt ! Our head cheerleader for this event is another talented artist and blogger Carol @ Just Let Me Quilt ! Thank you both for all you hard work in organizing Wake Up To Kona! A Big Thank You to the Wake Up To Kona Sponsors Aurifil Robert Kaufman Amanda Murphy, Author of Color Essentials Nothing goes together better than Aurifil and Kona Solids! Look at those beautiful c...