Can I get a Whoop-Whoop?? Oh, I wanted to keep this one....

Hi, all!


Hey, y'all, it's Friday again!!  Here in the South we're finally getting some cool weather - it's supposed to be 27 degrees this morning!  Our first hard freeze.....  hopefully it will kill off any remaining ragweed!  It's so much easier to get in the spirit of the holidays when the weather is cooler - and it's easier to stay in and work on projects!  


So here's one thing I finished this week....

Isn't that gorgeous?  I can't claim credit for it, by a long shot - Sharon pieced this top and I am in total awe of her mad piecing skills!  Each little house is different....  I really wanted to keep this one, at least hanging around the house for a while until it found a  home, but we got a call for a quilt for woman who loves antiques - and this just seemed to fit the bill!  So I will enjoy it through pics....

The cute little boy and girl on the borders of the quilt, and some of the houses...

... more of those beautiful houses, and look at those trees!  Aren't they adorable?

          
And check out the sunbursts in the corner...

So, thanks to Sharon, this beautiful quilt will be bringing comfort and happiness to a woman living with leukemia and other medical issues.  I really enjoyed quilting this beautiful top!

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So now it's your turn!

What have you done this week?

What made you dance your happy dance?

Share with us so we can give you a whoop whoop!

You have until Saturday night...

To get your whoop on!

Hugs!


Sarah                        


Oh - and by the way, you know the phrase "when the cat's away, the mice will play"?  Well, Judi of Green Fairy Quilts is away and Clint is playing - offering up a great giveaway!  So go over and check it out!!
                                     

What's Cookin' at The Sweatshop, Week #13

Hi, all!

Has another week gone by already?  How time flies when you're having fun.... and while the quilt ministry really keeps me busy, it's all good because I love love love quilting!!  It's wonderful to do what you love, and do good at the same time!!  Here's what we've been working on this week....

This quilt is truly a labor of love - a coach at one of our local schools was recently diagnosed with multiple cancers, and Deb, one of the women in our group, located fabrics that speak to all of his likes - hunting, football, fishing, the outdoors, etc. - and created this signature quilt so that teachers and students at his school could send him messages of love and comfort.  

It looks like this is Deb's week to shine - she also pieced this brightly colored beauty, using blocks sent to us by Sharon.  This quilt is going to a 12-year old girl living with Crohn's disease, and we hope it will give her hope and joy every time she sees it!

This pretty quilt, pieced by Margaret....

...and this cheerful quilt, made from blocks found at a local yard sale, are both going to church for our pastor to hand out if he feels the need at our monthly prayer and anointing service.  He's handed out a few of these quilts over the past months, when he feels the need to give someone a quilt-y "hug" they can take away with them.  I love that we can provide that for someone we may never meet!!

Those are the quilts we've finished this week - we're also currently working on quilts for a young woman dealing with multiple health issues, another woman dealing with leukemia and some other complications, and an older gentleman just diagnosed with stomach cancer.  The work never ends!  But, as a friend commented this week to me, "The Lord will supply the ram - AND the stash!!"  I think that's going to become my new mantra!

Hugs!

Sarah

PS - Please go check out my friend Pam's blog - she's having a giveaway there and really wants to get more people to come visit!  Pam's a great quilter - I got to know her during the Hands2Help Charity Quilt Challenge and just love her to pieces!  But she's fairly new to blogging, so go give her some encouragement!!  You just might win something, too!!

Make-A-List Monday #71! Oops - what happened to Monday?

Hi, all!


Wow, where did Monday go?  I got so busy trying to finish things on my list that Monday just disappeared on me.....  So I guess this is Make-A-List Tuesday this week!  


Let's see how I did on last week's list...

1.  Finish loading the Coach's quilt on the frame and quilt.

Done and delivered!

2.  Make a back for the brights quilt.

3.  Quilt the brights quilt.

Done!  I like the way this one came out...

(more about both of those quilts on The Sweatshop update..)

4.  Cut out pieces for a pair of commission quilts.

Not yet done - I've pressed the fabrics, and come up 

with the design I'm going to use.  This commission 
changed from two quilts to one, 
but I had to make adjustments to turn it 

into a twin size quilt instead of a lap quilt.

5.  Make two quilt backs for the ministry quilt flimsies.

Didn't get to this one!  (Again....)

6.  Finish deconstructing the futon cover, 

and hit that foam sale this weekend!

Done!  Got the futon cover completely torn down,

and got all the foam I need for about $22.50 a yard!

Woohoo!!

And now for this week.....

1.  Make two quilt backs.

2.  Quilt two more ministry quilts.

3.  Cut out the commission quilt.

4.  Hem a pair of hubby's pants.

5.  Quilt my friend's quilt.

6.  Cut out cushion covers for my other friend!

That's enough for this week - it would be nice if I can get this much done, wouldn't it?  Keep your fingers crossed.....

So tell me - - - what are you working on this week?

Hugs!

Sarah