What lovley day today!

I am sitting here at the computer just checking out all the lovley responses to my giveaway!  wow almost 100 with so many great tips for new quilters.  I plan to compile your tips on a tip page - to come soon. yesterday I was quilting and working on my civil war quilt.  made some small items - I will share pictures of what I did yesterday..can't now it would spoil the surprize I have for my giveaway winner.  I enjoy reading the comments so much - you also had great tips for chasing away the winter blues.  I haven't been doing a lot of quilting this past week tho because I have been excittedly looking at old photos of my mothers family....Wow brings back pleasant memories.

last thursday I was talking with my brother Eddie in NY and he told me he had met a cousin by chance.  He was in a car dealership the week before and overheard one of the salesman spelling his last name to the person on the phone.  C-U-CC-I-A!  My mom's madien name.  He went over after the salesman got off the phone.  " Hey cousin I belive we are related"  he said, turns out he was our 2nd cousin after all.  He gave my brother his father's phone # and addrress.  Well Eddie did call him up and they spoke for some time.  My cousin Frank My mom's Nephew!  OMG how exciting.  Eddie gave me the phone # and I called - My cousin called back and we spoke for over an hour.  He emailed me some pictures of mom with her family - all my aunts and uncles, and my grandma and grandpa.  put a big smile on my face that day.  I knew mom was doing the bunny hop in heaven knowing that I was talking to someone from here side of the family.  You can guess what I was up to for the past week.  Updating my family tree! Yeah!  My mom died in 1964 so my memory of her family is very sketchy.  we did loose contatct with them after that. 

That's what I've been up to - how about You?

Dont forget the Blog Hop & Giveaway that is running for 2 more day's...Head over to the Quilting Galleryy to see all the participants.  Don't forget to enter for the prizes...

                                                                                                                          Diane

Quilter’s Blog Hop Party with Give-Aways

Beat the Winter Blues – Quilters’ Blog Hop Party

Welcome!  if you are new to my blog I hope you will take some time and look around.  I am fairly new to the blogging scene and have only been quilting for 2 yrs.  This Past January I made my 1st Pattern, a Piano Runner.  I had so much fun putting this together.   Check out my other Blogs too.  Creative Lady's Enthusiastic Thoughts and Quilting and Sewing Arts Studio  


It seems like this Winter will never end!! I’m definitely dreaming of Spring! To help chase away the Winter Blues, join me for a Quilters’ Blog Hop Party.  Like Michelle at the Quilting Gallery says, "This is the Winter that just doesn’t want to end."  I agree! so lets chase those blues away by visiting theses other blogs too....

Thanks to Michelle At the Quilting Gallery for hosting this. 

 

Now for my Give - Away!

 

I am putting together some neat items for my give away and I am sure you will be delighted with them.  For each 20 comments I will be adding an Item into a quilted Bag similar to the one in the picture below,  up to 10 items in all.  Enjoy the Hop! 


To enter the give-away: share your favorite way of getting rid of the winter blues in the comments below.  What’s the best advice you’d give to a new quilter?  The Winner will be randomly chosen on March 15th.  Duplicate entries will be deleted.  Sorry! but I won't be able to send ship internationally.  I will email the winner so make sure to leave me your e-mail.

Click on the Button below  to visit the list of participating bloggers:

My Blog Hop Winnings Arrived

A Stocking for my Tree & Beads for Beading

5 fat quarters of fabric to add to my Stash



MY BLOG HOP WINNINGS FROM "DOLORES QUILTS"

A woolen needle holder

  A needle and pin case for my appliques

  A Santa to hang on my Tree

 floss for my embroideries

I just retrieved my mail this morning and in it was a box containing my blog hop winnings from Dolores Quilts. Wow so cool. It is rare that I win anything and this was so fun. I opened the box as soon as I got home and poured over it's contents. I love the beige fabrics and the green fabric is so colorful. I loved Santa and the Stocking was fun. The beads and sequins were great. I loved the... needle holder too and the book mark is great. They already found new places to be. The Beads and sequins went in my jewelry making box, the Santa and Stocking are now hung on my tree as my New Ornaments for this year. The bookmark was placed in a book by my bed, (replacing the piece of Paper I was using as a bookmark. The Fabrics were washed, ironed and placed in my Quilting Stash for future use. the needle holder now resides with my applique notions. and the floss is with my embroidery drawer ready to use on my next project. Thank You ever-so-much Dolores. As I use my little gifts I will think of your Blog "Dolores Quilts". I do hope you have a Blessed New Year and visit my blogs often too - My Quilting and Sewing Arts Studio and In my Studio.  I also love to blog about my creative thoughts at Creative Lady's Enthusiastic Thoughts.