I need Quilts!!!

I just got asked if some evacuees could come to my house to stay tonight!  Of course they can!!!  FINALLY!!!  I can help in some small way!!!  I just wish I had spare quilts to give them to sleep with tonight and then keep to comfort them through all of this and after!  I wish I had a lot of spare cots!  I wonder how many people will come to my house to sleep?  What should I cook them for dinner?  I only have one spare bedroom and LOTS of floor space!  How can I make people comfortable on the floor to sleep?  I wish I was more prepared for this!  :/

Fire by my house

Yesterday afternoon and today we've been watching a wildfire that's just a few miles away from my house!  There have been over 1,000 people evacuated so far so we're just watching and praying!  I feel so helpless right now! 



My brother-in-law is a sheep herder and he's lost 600-700 sheep!!!  :(









I didn't take these pictures.  They are ones a friend of mine has sent to the news agencies around here. 

If you're curious, you can follow the fire on http://fox13now.com/2012/06/23/crews-fighting-sanpete-county-wildfire/  or http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=20974037&title=more-evacuations-in-sanpete-county-highway-89-closed&s_cid=featured-1. 

It hasn't rained here for more than two months so we're praying for some now!  The wind is so strong right now that a few minutes ago it blew over our garbage cans!  CRAZY!!!

I guess I'll go back outside now.  I can't sit still!  I just don't know what to do!!!  :/

Party Topper

I can't believe June is almost over and I haven't told you about this sale yet!!!  :/

The "Party Topper" is on sale for the month of June . . . $20 off!!!



I have this quilt kit, but along with many other quilts I have, it isn't finished yet!  :/  When I do get around to finishing it, it's going to be darling as a table topper for those fun celebrations, though!  :)

Don't forget  . . . the kit includes the pattern and fabric for the quilt top, binding, AND backing!  What a deal!!!  :)

Hugs!

1949 Singer Sewing Manual

I guess this counts me out of any more quilting!  =D

She Just Wants Some Chocolate Milk

I wish you could all meet my son-in-law, Rob.  He's a crack up and I totally love him!  You just have to chuckle at some of the things he does.  Like this . . .

Rob taught our three year old granddaughter, Cambria, that when there isn't very much milk left in the jug then you can pour in a little chocolate syrup, shake it up, and viola!  You have chocolate milk!  Makes sense, right?!?!?

This morning my daughter sent me this picture to show me that Cambria decided to try out her Dad's awesome recipe . . .

So . . . instead of pouring the chocolate syrup into the gallon of milk, she tried to pour the milk into the bottle of chocolate syrup!  LOL!  She totally cracks me up!  I love the look on her face in this picture!  Too funny!!!  :o)

Hugs!

Measure or Just Cut???

***  Yikes!  This post turned out a LOT longer than I intended,

but please hang in there with me!  I'd love to have your feedback

on some questions and ideas I have!!!   ***

Hey all my Quilty Friends!  I have a question (or two or three . . .) for you.  When you're making a log cabin block, do you measure and cut each strip the length it should be for the side of the block you're working on and then sew it to the block OR do you just cut a long strip (like the width of the fabric) and sew it onto the block then cut where it needs to end?  Does that make sense???



I'm working on my "Liberty Logs" wall hanging (which is a BIG step for me in expanding my quilting skills . . . yeah, yeah, you can stop laughing now!) and was just wondering if there is a right way to do it???  I'm not measuring and cutting - I'm just sewing the long strip onto the block then cutting it (that's what the pattern tells me to do).  It seems to be working for me!  So much faster than cutting lots of pieces to lots of different lengths and then sewing them like I've seen in some tutorials online!

Now before you answer the question above think about this . . . I've also heard when you're putting borders on a quilt, you're supposed to measure your quilt and cut borders to that size then sew them on, instead of just sewing on a long piece of fabric and cutting it off (I do it this way).  Why would you need to measure first?  I've also seen both ways taught online (that's where I do most of my learning!).

If your answers are different for piecing a block vs. putting a border on a quilt, why are they?

Now onto something else (but don't forget your answers to my questions!) . . .

I'm thinking of starting a post on Wednesdays called "Wondering Why Wednesday."  Tell me what you think of this idea . . . What if I have people (especially beginner quilters like me!) e-mail me quilting/sewing questions (how, what, where, why, when . . . ) and I have different guest bloggers (NOT me!!!) answer one question a week and post it on my blog on Wednesday???  Then I could leave the question and answer on my blog for a future reference for newbies!  Hmmmm . . . what do you think of that???  I have so many silly questions come up when I sew . . . I wish I could have someone sitting beside me to just quickly ask or that could point out an easier or better way of doing things (not watching me sew, though)!  I know I need to take classes and learn through experience, but I'm talking about simple questions that could be answered easily and help my quilting be better, faster, easier.  Tips and tricks, stuff like that.  Like, did you know you can chain stitch blocks together and it makes things go faster?  I just recently learned this simple technique and I can't believe how much faster it makes things go!    Do you think there's a need for that online?  Is there already something like this online that I'm missing out on?  I'm gonna think about this a little more, but let me know what you think . . .

Good Grief!!!  Sorry this is so long!!!  :/  I do appreciate your help though!!!  :o)

Hugs!

Two Winners of the "Liberty Logs" Wall Hangings

Welcome back from a great weekend everyone!  It's time to announce the two winners of the "Liberty Logs" wall hanging kits!

Noni May 17, 2012 12:52 PM

My favorite item in the catalog is the "Chevy Twists"...love the brights

Bill and Mandy Guidry May 21, 2012 11:53 PM

I like the Wee Ones Honey Buns. I like the name, and the quilt is adorable. :)

Congratulations Noni and Bill and Mandy Guidry!  I'll contact you to get your mailing addresses so I can get these kits off to you!!!  :o)

Thanks to everyone who left such great comment love for me!  And WELCOME to my new followers!  I hope you'll find things going on here at "Having Fun Quilting" will be worth coming back for!  :o)

Just a friendly reminder . . . the "Candy Ribbons" quilt kit is still on sale ($25 off!!!) through the end of the month of May!  There are 12 different color combinations you can order this DARLING quilt in - I know, I know . . . so hard to choose!  The quilt kit includes the pattern and fabric for the top, binding AND the minky (*snuggle*) back!  Hurry and get yours before the month is over!!!  :o)



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