savoy060

For my family, friends, and blogging mates... and for the beautiful country that we call America. (...not to mention that the pies are done and the applique is basted for the road trip...) Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Have a blessed day...  Image courtesy of Cathy @ Crazy by Design Hugs, Karen PS.  Image courtesy of Cathy at Crazy By Design -- Thanks Cathy!

It's been a wonderful week of giveaways hasn't it?  Thanks again Quilting Gallery for hosting this fun Blog Hop. It's a perfect way to find other bloggers with your same interests and with inspiration in every click! I'm humbled by the number of bloggers that hopped here, left thoughtful comments, and shared their Jelly Roll experiences and patterns.  There were so many great Jelly Roll pattern suggestions... Oh HOW will I make them all ;) Before we celebrate our winner(s) -- let me say that I've had computer troubles all week... So we finally gave in and purchased a low end laptop that will hopefully provide some reliability for my blogging, tutorials and patterns (thankfully I've been $saving$ for it).  Any proud owner of a Windows 8 computer knows it comes with a whole lot of learning curve... I can do this!  I know I can...   Thanks for listening and for your patience. A peak at the...

Happy Thursday all!  Today is the first day of the Blog Hop Party with Give-Aways where Quilting Bloggers around the globe unite to give away fun quilting stuff.   A list of participants will be published at Quilting Gallery's site by Noon EST today so be sure to click here or on the Blog Hop Party image below to find other blogs with giveaways... Many thanks to Quilting Gallery for hosting the party -- stop by and view her beautiful patterns here . For those new to my blog be sure to check out my Family Tree Quilted Envelope Pillow tutorial by visiting the Moda Bake Shop Recipe here. For the last week DH and I have been on a wonderful trip to Sunny San Diego!  Yesterday we visited two fantastic and unique quilt shops - "Our Country Loft" and "Rosie's Calico Cupboard".  If you've never been to them you should put them on your Must Visit list.  I'll share more in another post.  Many thanks to those that left comments for me about these shops -- def...

Well here I am in SanDiego, California! Leaving early morning has its advantages... The commuter flight from Binghamton, NY to Washington Dulles Airport was mostly uneventful.  I had a chance to see a live concentric circle quilting design over the sunrise!  My husband made the flight from Dulles to SanDiego interesting by bringing his GPS along!  How cool is this?  I finished this Needle Turn leaf somewhere between West Virginia and Ohio!  Hello down there Deb Strain, Debbie Wicks family and the lovely ladies from Sauder Village!   It was really cool to see the air speed And the elevation.  I'm always looking out the window and wondering where we are... The GPS had all the answers! I've been fortunate to see many beautiful parts of California but this is my first time to SanDiego.  I'm excited to visit the Zoo, Coronado, Cafe Coyote, and make a trip to Roses Calico Cupboard (fingers crossed). Check out the Pet Facilities at the airport!  Can...