Plum Patchwork

In lieu of a real post, here’s a list.

1. I’m participating in the Fugly Fabric Party over at Lily’s Quilts.  I pretty much donated all my fugly fabric about a year ago, so I’ll be giving away something cute!  There will be lots of other fabric giveaways posted at the party.  February 7th – don’t forget!

3.   I’ve been training Kona to ring a bell on the door when he needs to go outside.  So far, he hasn’t voluntarily rung it once when he needs to go to the restroom, but he rings the heck out of it when he sees a cat he’d like to chase!

I don’t typically like to talk about the shop because I want this blog to be a place to connect with people, not an advertising pitch. But I’m so giddy about this new line of fabric that’s coming out – it has the same effect on me as Hope Valley did two years ago. It’s Verona by Emily Taylor for Riley Blake Designs and it will be available this month. I can’t wait to get my hands on it!

As I predicted, life has become super busy, which I’m sure you could see when I blogged about my vitamins.  Or maybe you just thought I was weird.  Anyway, not the point.

The point is, I don’t have anything new to write about unless you want to see photos of a bunch of Craigslist furniture disassembled and in the process of being sanded.

Didn’t think so.

So, I figure the best way to distract people from the fact that I haven’t done anything is to point them in the direction of folks who have done something, and hope that somehow reflects upon me.  Right?

So here we go:

First, you should totally check out Megan at Crooked Seams.  Not only is she totally adorable and a super gifted quilter, she’s also got a wicked sense of humor.  Plus, she designed and made this NCSU quilt, which kind makes her my hero.

Quilt by Megan of Crooked Seams

What can I say?  Go Pack!

Attention quilters:  This is really cool!

Jennifer over at Sew Hooked will be hosting a Block A Day Blog Hop this April to celebrate her birthday.  The theme is garden party and there will be a new paper (foundation) pieced block each day, created by a different designer.  I’m scheduled to share a block on April 17th!

There’s still space for more designers, so if you feel up to designing a block, scoot on over and sign up for a day!

PS: Don’t know how to paper piece?  I’ll be sharing a tutorial during the month of March with a small paper piecing project – it’s easy, I promise.  If you can sew a straight line, you’re good to go!