Make-A-List Monday - Whirling With Possibility!

Hi, all!

Welcome to a brand new week!  There's so much possibility in a new week - do you have big plans for yours?  I'm hoping to scale back just a little bit - I had way too many different things going on last week and I felt spread a bit too thin - but my mind is whirling with all the possibilities!

Speaking of last week, here's a recap of how my week went on my to-do list....

1.  Quilt the Gum Wrapper Quilt.

Done!  This quilt will be going to Happy Chemo as part of the Hands2Help Challenge!

2.  Quilt a baby quilt I made at church Wednesday night.

Done!  This was a fun little quilt to make - and it was a collaborative effort with my friend Deb.

3.  Finish the alphabet letters for the younger grandkids.

Done!  They're really enjoying playing with them, and I'm impressed at how well they already know their letters - in two languages!  English and ASL! I feel like a slacker because I still get D and F mixed up (in ASL!)

4.  Make my Lady Skater dress.

Done!  I managed to squeak this one in today!

5.  Quilt an H2H quilt for a participant from the UK.

Done!  This was a pleasure to quilt - such a pretty thing!

6.  Pick a winner for the Crafted Appliqué giveaway!

Done!  Monica will be enjoying her own copy soon!  Check it out if you haven't already - there are lots of giveaways going on right now as part of the blog hop...

7.  Organize the prizes for H2H and get ready for the final week!

Mostly done - just a few more things to get organized!  Be sure to take a look at all the beautiful quilts that have been made and donated to Happy Chemo, Covered In Love, and The Yukon Women's Transition Center.  

8.  Camp on someone's internet and write a few blogposts...

Done!  Thank heavens the new billing month started last Saturday - I was starting to get stares at the Starbucks at Target!

9.  Start working on a new commission to make a t-shirt quilt.

Done!  The design is planned, the shirts are chosen, now all I have to do is figure up the fabric requirements and write up a quick estimate!  

10.  Keep up with any quilt ministry needs that come up.

Done!  A fairly easy week, with three quilts being given away...

This quilt went to a woman who was just diagnosed with lung cancer...

This quilt went to a gentleman going through some difficulties...

And this one went to a woman who has been diagnosed with colon cancer.

Whew!  It was a very busy and rather disjointed week - way too many things going on!  I hope I can be a little more focused this week...  So here's what's on tap for the week!

1.  Write up the estimate for the t-shirt quilt.

2.  Finish another quilt-y alphabet for a friend.

3.  Stay on top of the Hands2Help linky week (posting quilt pics, answering emails, general administrative stuff!)

4.  Work on another scrappy quilt top.

5.  Prepare for another giveaway this coming Friday! 

(You won't want to miss this one!!)

6.  Keep up with any quilt ministry needs that come up.

It sure feels like a skinny week, but the Hands2Help stuff is kicking my butt at the moment - and it takes precedence this week!  It's really exciting seeing all the beautiful quilts that are being linked up - quilters are amazingly generous people!!

So now the question is - - - what are YOU working on this week?

Hugs!

Sarah

Hands2Help - It's Time To Show Off Your Quilts!!!

"What does love look like?

It has the hands to help others.

It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy.

It has eyes to see misery and want.

It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men.

That is what love looks like."

St. Augustine             .

Hi, all!

The time has finally arrived for the final linky party for the Hands2Help Charity Quilt Challenge 2016!  I am overwhelmed with gratitude for each one of you, who have become the hands, feet, eyes and ears of love once again through the quilts you have made for others!  Your quilts will bless many, and hopefully you have found blessing in the making of them.  Many of you have told me that this is your first experience making charity quilts - I hope it won't be your last!  Thanks to each and every one of you for joining in the Challenge this year!

So let's get down to business.  Between now and next Saturday, May 28th at 12:00 noon CST, please link up your quilts below, either to a new blog post or an old one that shows your quilt.  If you don't have a blog, you can link up a picture you have posted in the Flickr group.  (If you post your pic in the Flickr group, be sure to put your name and which charity you made the quilt for in the description!)  If you are technologically challenged, feel free to email your picture to me at salliesue57 (at) gmail (dot) com and I will post it in the Flickr group and link it up for you!

The best reason to link up your quilt is so that we can all see, admire, and be inspired by each one. But there's another reason, too - thanks to a lot of wonderful donors, we have great giveaway items!!  To participate in the giveaway, just link up your quilt or quilts.  Everything will be given away by random drawing from those who link up a finished quilt!

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So now - it's time to link up your finished (or very nearly so) quilts!  The link will remain open until Saturday, May 28th at 12:00 noon CST. You can link up from your old or new blogpost, from a picture of your quilt posted in the Flickr group, or for the technologically challenged, you can email me a picture of your quilt at salliesue57 (at) gmail (dot) com and I will post it in the Flickr group and link it up for you.  You can email me at that same address with any questions you might have, or if you still need the addresses for mailing your quilts.  (And if life has happened to you and you're having trouble finishing your quilt, please email me before next Saturday!)

Winners should be announced next Sunday, May 29th. But please bear with me, it may be late in the day - it's a big undertaking!

I'm so excited to see the wonderful quilts you have made - and I hope you're all just as excited to see the quilts the other participants have made! Please take the time to visit all the link-ups and give each other a big high-five - you've done amazing work!!!  

Ready - - - set - - - GO!!!

Hugs!

Sarah

FYI - some people are having trouble linking up, which results in multiple entries.  Don't sweat it - I have contacted LinkyTools about it already, but I will also be monitoring it and will delete any duplicate entries.  And if you just can't get it to link up, email me at salliesue57 (at) gmail (dot) com and I'll link up for you.  Smile!!

PS - the pictures above are some of H2H 2015's quilts - aren't they wonderful?

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop? New Duds For The Grands, and a Winner!

Hi, all!

Welcome to Friday!!!  It's been a long week, and a weird one here - after lovely warm spring weather, we went back to cool and rainy - bummer!  But it's starting to warm back up and hopefully we'll be past our little spurt of "blackberry winter"!  So - - - are you ready to get your whoop whoop on?  Let's go!

Looking ahead to warmer weather, I made a couple of outfits for my granddaughters from this adorable fabric...

Both girls are HUGE Shopkins fans - Lilli has had them for a while now, and Emmy got some of her very own for her birthday - she was hugely excited!  So when my daughter spotted this fabric at Joann's recently, she promptly texted her mama to make sure that the littles would have something handmade from it!

I don't know about you, but I think they like them!

Lilli is getting so big, and is very much her own person!

Of course, our little model had to pose appropriately to show off her outfit well!

And don't think that Nathanael was left out - he got a new Spiderman t-shirt in his favorite color, red!

So can I get a whoop whoop??

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Hmmm, seems like I'm forgetting something.... oh yeah!  We need a winner for the Crafted Appliqué giveaway!!  

So I consulted Little Miss Random, and she chose....

Monica also hates zippers but she may have gotten past it by making a zipper-heavy bag, and she wanted to know if the next commenter was a traditional or modern quilter!  Congratulations, Monica - Lara will be mailing a signed copy of Crafted Appliqué directly to you!  Expect an email from me hooking you and Lara up so you can give her your mailing info....

And if you didn't win this copy or any of the others so far in the giveaway, here's a reminder that (a) this is a great book that you will want to own, and (b) if you buy a copy, and then win a later giveaway on the hop, Lara will refund your purchase price!  That's a win/win if I ever heard one!

Whoop whoop!!

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And now it's your turn!

What's got you whooping it up this week?

What's making you do a little happy dance?

Share - because we want to dance with you - 

And it's always more fun to dance with friends!

The party will stay open until Sunday midnight - 

Hope to see you there!

Hugs!

Sarah