Silent Sunday

Done!

Here's the second quilt top that I quilted for my friend, all finished.  This top was much smaller than the last one and the stripes run vertical instead of horizontal like the other top, so I put it on the frame sideways and quilted The Pajama Quilter's "fern ziggle" motif from top to bottom.    I think the design is a good fit for this quilt.  The best part?  Both quilts are now done! I just hope my friend is happy with how they turned out!

How Do You Say No?

I absolutely hate quilting quilts that do not belong to me!  It's bad enough if I mess up the quilting on one of my own quilts, but the stress just from the possibility that I might ruin a quilt that isn't mine is too much for me to handle.  So how did I end up with not one but two quilt tops that belong to a friend?  I'm still not sure how it happened, but apparently I agreed to do some quilting.  Thankfully the first quilt wasn't too stressful and it came off the frame looking pretty good.  Hopefully the next one goes as well and once that one is finished I'm going to practice saying "no".

"To Quilt"

I spent some time over the weekend putting together backings, cutting batting, and selecting quilting thread.  Suddenly my "to quilt" pile is just as big as it ever was...maybe even bigger!

Silent Sunday

And The Winner Is...

The winner of the hand-knit hedgehog with matching mug rug is...

#28. Lisa said...

I love hedgehogs! Oh Cupcake can live with me and Gilbert Giveaway! Perfect home! Lets see my favorite sweet treat is a caramel/chocolate sundae with nuts and whip cream from Dairy Queen! Thank you!

Congratulations, Lisa!

Thanks to everyone who visited Hanging On by a Needle and Thread and took the time to comment during the Sew, Mama, Sew! Giveaway Day.  I truly enjoyed reading each and every one of your comments!  If you didn't win and had your heart set on having a hand-knit of your very own, visit Half Pint Knits...new items are added frequently.

HSTs For Charity

The Mountain Laurel Quilt Guild held a half-square triangle workshop for charity a couple weeks ago.  It was a fun day sewing, snacking and chatting with other guild members.  Apparently I did more snacking and chatting than sewing though, because I didn't get my top quite finished, so I spent a couple hours yesterday finishing up my top.  I will soon have it quilted and it will be ready to go to a child entering into foster care.






Visit mountainlaurelquiltguild.blogspot.com to see photos and read more about our fun day of sewing together.

Sew, Mama, Sew! Giveaway Day!

Meet Cupcake, an adorable little hedgehog from Half Pint Knits!  Cupcake is a well mannered hedgehog and would never dream of poking anyone with her quills, but her eyes and nose may not be suitable for very young children.  Cupcake loves her sweets, so I made a cupcake print mug rug for her to help keep the crumbs off of your table top.  Would you like to give Cupcake a home?  Just leave a comment below telling me what your favorite sweet treat is.

The giveaway will close Friday, May 10th at 8:00 p.m. EST.  The winner will be drawn by Random Number Generator and announced on Saturday, May 11th.  The winner will be notified by email, so if you are a no-reply blogger make sure that you leave your e-mail address with your comment.

Visit Half Pint Knits Etsy Shop to find more hand-knit items for children of all ages!

Don't forget to check out all of the other fantastic giveaways this week at Sew, Mama, Sew!

Silent Sunday