Trip to Mary Jo's

I went on a trip to Mary Jo's Fabric store in Gastonia, NC on Friday with my friend Connie and her visiting friend from Idaho, Susan. We had a great time eating out and fabric shopping.

I found this music fabric to use for making a Margo bag for my SIL, who plays a french horn in the community band here in Aiken. Also picked up a few more zippers.

These are Diawabo prints that I am collecting to make a jacket out of this fall. They were a good price at Mary Jo's, I think that they were under $7.00per yard, yea!

Don't forget to comment on my July 28th post to enter my drawing to win a free Margo Bag Pattern. I will draw a winner on Friday August 6th and will post the winner's name on Saturday August 7th.

Good Luck!

Over 40 Followers Giveaway !

I have found my prize for my giveaway. I am celebrating having gone over 40 followers. So as a thank you I am giving away this pattern for the Margo Bag that I am busy making. (this is an extra, I'm keeping my pattern) I have found that this is an easy to make bag and love it, therefore I want to share the fun.

Leave me a comment on this post for one chance to win this pattern.

Post about this on your blog, link back here and tell me that you did for another chance.

I will draw a winner on Friday August 6th and will post the winner's name on Saturday August 7th.

Good Luck!

The things I have been playing with!

I finished cutting out and fusing the interfacing to all of the Margo bags. One done and 9 more to sew........

I needed to take a break from purse making and spent the day at a friend's house. She sewed and I cut out pieces for a quick quilt to make for my youngest daughter.

Then, I was still distracted.......I have been seeing this block all over Blogland and decided to see if I got out my compass, could I draw up a pattern? I did, but was not able to accurately put it together as I did it by machine and it is only a 6 1/2" block. I wonder what size the blocks that I have been seeing are? I think that they are being stitched together by hand......I like to piece by machine, so maybe I will have to perfect my technique or make a bigger block...... just thinking, what have you been up to lately?

Giveaway alert

I spotted a great giveaway by Karen of Little pieces of my life blog. She is giving away the Buuuy Hill BOM Snow Bound Blocks done in rework.

she is also giving away these pillowcases

She is drawing a winner this weekend!