Death by Quilting

A bit more going on...

Come check out what is going on at Death by Quilting! 

• The Turkey Tracks block swap is almost done.
• Show me your shoes and socks has ended .. CLICK HERE to see the funky shoes submitted!
• Cathy won the Season of Grace Sept giveaway.. yeah Cathy! CLICK HERE to see the blocks
• Santa's Secret Elf Exchange is starting TODAY.. woot woot! CLICK HERE to download the Rules!
• And on Nov 4 a SUPER DUPER 12 Days of Christmas "pre" Blog Hop fun starts! Click HERE to Read the first post
• Are YOU a Red Zinger Quilter? Collecting for a Selvage project? Either on CLICK HERE to have some fun with me as I make  Red Zinger this year!
• Stay tuned for even MORE Fun... I plan rockin good quilting in 2010.. be here!

Winners of the Mad Hatter's Tea Party!

What happens when I think up a swap based on my all time favorite book, Alice in Wonderland?  Well I offer a swap for 'Mad Hatter's Tea Cups' and we get a LOT of fun and Funky cups!

My audition of Mad Hatter's Cups with my 'coffee sign' fabric! See more at the Flickr group CLICK HERE

Then I just can't leave it alone... I CHALLENGE everyone to make up a Mad Hatter's Tea Party quilt.. and I give them the tea set!

Carol's quilt which is TO DYE FOR Gorgeous!!  I WANT this quilt!

And then on top of the challenge I give them a DEADLINE and a random winner will be picked!

yellen ellen won the random pick.. is this not AMAZING!! I sent you an email yellen... did you get it??? Send ME an email to pat@patsloan.com

And because every single top made was AWESOME I drew a second name....

Cindy In TN won!  LOOK at the close ups.... truly creative Cindy!

LOVE the Cheshire cat!!!! (Cindy IS a cat person)

This was SO MUCH FUN! CLICK HERE to see all the quilts submitted

The current swap is LIVE! Go HERE to get the pattern and directions. Once we get the Turkey Tracks Swap blocks back stay tuned for a Challenge on those.. I'm thinking asymmetrical settings, bunting, adding flags and more stars... mmmmm

What's In YOUR Project Bag Challenge Winners!

I issued a challenge a few weeks ago... show me what is in YOUR project bag! Bring it on, the good, the bag, the excessive.  Many of you have MULTIPLE bags.. good job!! A few thought they had NO bags.. oi vey! How could that be! But with much soul searching project bags were discovered and the world was all well!

 

 First winner is Tenacity88 who's TOTAL honesty cracked me up every day of the challenge. She uses plastic bags.. yep... and WHO DOESN'T use them!!!!  

Not so cute, but hey, we often just NEED a plastic bag to put our stuff in! Now Honey I want you to get yourself a REAL project bag. Something cute you can show off! Go on.... you can do it!

Then Sew Joy Sarah posted several bags and she was my random pick!  This girl has BAGS..

here is another of her bags.  Look at the VINTAGE things in this tub... or at least they LOOK vintage!

see all the bags at the flickr group CLICK HERE
see more bags at quilt mashup  CLICK HERE, remember to sign in to see the photos. The sewing machine carrying case photo is Great!

Cabana Boy Challenge - Winners!!

First the BIG WINNER of the Cabana Boy Challenge is DIONNE!!!!!!!  Kelly's weapon made a HUGE KABOOM at her house last night ... leaving Dionne the last Spy Standing.. a very good place to be! 

You can see how Dionne is going to celebrate... cute drink glass!

And we have a secondary 'Contest' during the Cabana Boy Challenge. I told everyone to post a photo of THEIR Cabana boy .. hopefully WITH them, but not required. We had a good showing on this!

Here are a few contestants.....

From the men in snow... (yikes.. snow cabana boys! I'd be asking for a refund on this dude!)

to macho men in aprons (hey.... he does have good 'Sears Catalog pose!')

to a Cabana boy doing applique!  (or at least pretending... eh???)

Scroll back to prior posts to see some of the other contest photos....

And our winner(s) are

My staff judges (yes.. for this I HAVE staff) selected Nanci and her Cabana boy! All my staff judges agreed he was GREAT since he was helping her with an ice pack AND a drink.. or is that HIS DRINK??? We know Nanci had surgery.. and we think her meds had her loopy enough.. LOL!!

 

And I picked HelenMarie to win!!! Because I so ADMIRE a woman that went out and got not One, not TWO ,but THREE groups of men to pose with her for this photo contest... WOOT WOOT!!!! And one is a reserve unit.. I bet those boys are HOT in swim trunks... whew... fanning myself now.... where is my drink.... Dionne your Cabana boy needs to make another Pineapple drink!

oh thanks!!!

check out ALL the photos at our flickr group

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Cabana Boy Challenge - Highlight Photo

I just KNEW someone would come through for me!!! I asked if ANYONE could take Angie's Cabana boy OUT of the walmart store and put him in front of a Tiki Hut..... and Linda Came through!

 

BEFORE

and AFTER

The magic of computers.... thank you LINDA!!!!