Can I get half a Whoop Whoop?

From THIS
64 HSTs

I guess that would just be a Whoop. cause I made a Whoops!

I had my pillow all done and started to close it up, when I remembered I wanted to put a zipper and a label in the thing. So, I guess I will take it out and fix it tonight at MySweetMommie's while she works on a spinning star project- She doesn't yet know what we are doing with her stars, but I do :)

to THAT
This pillow is a Prayer Pillow for one of our Graduates

Sew, our Friday Night Sew In will be Mom's Surprise Spinning Stars and me fixing the pillow!



Traveling Stash Give Away

 Make sure you enter my GiveAway- its open until Monday June 18,  10AM. Click under the owl picture to get to the Giveaway post.

You can visit Nadine here

Speaking of GiveAways- I received the cutest little pouch from Nadine. I won it during the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day. Nadine let me choose the fabric and she made this pouch especially for me! I love it! I also received some stitch markers, that I left at home and forgot to photograph. I think I want to make some of these pouches for Christmas gifts- wouldn't they be cute hanging on a tree?

On Mystery Monday over at Annie's Ruby Slipperz, she asked where we get our inspiration from. I found some inspiration in some unusual places this week.

Colors from Emma's Moon

FMQ designs from Amy's blouse

FMQ designs from Pastor's Tie

Inspiration is everywhere!


Have a great Weekend!





I am linking up with

Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Traveling Stash GiveAWAY

I love the definition and the synonyms for
                Stash, (cache, treasure, wealth, supply, inventory,riches)

                            noun :a secret store of valuables

As I took treasures out of the box it seemed like Mary Poppins' carpet bag- Bottomless! I have it laying across the table and there is no way all that was in this box! But it somehow fit!

 This is what I am keeping- I am so excited about a few of these pieces! I am still working on Granny's Domestic Bliss ( granny squares made with Liz Scott's "Domestic Bliss" line) and I haven't been able to find more- there were two pieces of "Domestic Bliss" in the Stash! I am also making a car keeper for a nephew and there was a piece of "Honk Honk" by Michael Miller that is perfect!

This is just some of what I am putting in- I also have a couple rulers, some more fat quarters, notions and some mini charms to put in.

Since the traveling stash giveaway is only for active bloggers, and since this is my very first giveaway,  I am also having a surprise second chance giveaway for EVERYBODY(even my international readers.) I don't know yet what it is, but I promise it will be good stuff!

(Don't worry! If you are not a quilter/sewista the prize will not be fabric/supplies-
it may be made *out *of fabric)

Rules for traveling stash: I copied these directly from Danny's Blog

- Be an active blogger. Post about receiving and the giveaway on your blog in a timely manner.
- There is a note in the box that logs where the box has been. Please add your info and place the note back in the box.
- There is a list of Rules and Guidelines in the box. Please read and follow these and return the list to the box.
- You may take anything you like from the box. Just replace every item with comparable quilt shop quality items equal to the amount taken.
- Ship the box to the next person in a reasonable amount of time.
- Due to the amount of postage shipping is only within the USA. Sorry guys. I'm a little broke right now!

Now for a little heart to heart: The Traveling Stash is not a dumping ground for your old, outdated, smelly fabric. It is an opportunity to share some of your lovelies with your bloggy friends. Should you take all the pretty stuff and replenish the box with really ugly fabric, I will scowl in your general direction
* note to Danny- please don't scowl at me! I put pretty stuff in!

Now the important part. How do you win this lovely box of SWAG? Just leave a comment,  any ol' comment will do. Be sure to include a email addy. Also tell me whether or not you are a blogger! (that way I can visit your blog- I always need more friends to visit and so I can put you in the correct drawing) Followers of my blog get an extra chance- let me know how you follow in a separate comment!   I shall enlist some helpers of the kidlet sort to draw a name out of a hat or bowl or whatever is handy and post the winners on Monday June 18th!Update: DUH I am an AIRHEAD, I will be drawing NEXT monday JUne 25th! Sorry for the confusion!

Okay, I think I covered everything- If I forgot something please let me know!

I am linking up to Sew Many Ways

Find a Friend Friday

Lookee What I won!

Okay, first of all, WHO stole the month of MAY? And JUST How did June get here when I wasn't done with May? Sistermine said on Monday that we would not be able to get the "thus and such" done for Father's Day  'cause we'd have to mail it before camp. I was thinkin'  "we have plenty of time before Father's Day, it's not til the 14th of June" she's like "um Bobbie that's less than two weeks away" It just can't be June already! Oh well, sorry Dad- you might get a "thus and such" for your birthday- (that's not til November) Sistermine gotcha something cool for Father's Day. 

I won a few goodies during the SewMamaSew giveaways and some of them arrived this week! I got fun stuff in my mail box 3 days in a row! (and I am hoping for another one when I get home)



you can visit Karen's blog here



I won this oh sew adorable Brown Bear bag from Karen over at KarenChatters I just love Eric Carle. Right now,I am using this bag to carry fabric and supplies to MySweetMommie's and SisterMine's houses. But if I can talk myself into it, this bag is going in my gift stash for the next baby shower -- I do so love the polka dots and the red top stitching- She did such a great job on it!  Thank You, Karen!

I love the way the frog is jumping out of the pocket!

I also won this sweet eye glass case from Josee over at the Charming Needle    I probably will not be using it for eyeglasses- I wear my glasses to bed (gotta see what I'm dreaming) so I will use it to hold my phone! It fits perfectly! I love the quilted design on the wool and it even has a touch of turquoise which happens to be one of my favorite colors this year and the posies on the drawstring part are sew sweet! I love it! Thank You!

you can visitJosee's blog here

you can visit Jayme's blog here

I also received a lovely necklace from Jayme at Finding Sweetland but will have to post pictures  another day- I didn't bring it with me! Maybe tomorrow I will have it and the other package to post about! I just found it in the pocket of my Brown Bear Bag! I was afraid I lost it! Isn't it beautiful? I love the colors and the little bit of sparkle! Thank YOU!

Sistermine and I cut out at least 8 gazillion pairs of culottes on Monday ( OK maybe not That many but at least 8 or 10 pair)- Camp is next week and she had a couple girls change their mind about going. She used up all of her stash so asked if we could raid mine. I had culottes to make for one of our girls so we just made a day of it! It was really nice to go to the already cut out fabric and whip up those culottes! I got a pair done in under 1 hour and I am sure that the rest will go faster now that I know the pattern! When our dear CaMom heard that we needed fabric she boxed up 25 yards and shipped it priority mail! (that's in addition to the three boxes o' treasure that she sent parcel post) She is way too good to us!

 Now why, if they are so easy,  didn't I get all my culottes stitched up? For that, you will have to wait until tomorrow! I was having way too much fun with a few other projects! I also learned how to use a new foot! Sounds like dancing lessons!  

 

As you can see from the pictures AbbyDoo was rather excited about the Snow White panel I got for her at the thrift store- She cut out the pieces while Sistermine and I cut out culottes. She also learned where not to touch the iron - just a small burn, with a little Kara-Vita lotion, she was fine. Mean ole Aunt Bobbie (and Mommy) made her try again and she did great!   

She jumped up and down and all around
She *is* her mother's daughter! Such exuberance!!!

She jumped up and down and all around

Til Tomorrow!

I WON!! and Photo Scavenger Hunt

I am so jazzed, ecstatic and over the moon! I got a message in my inbox that I won a a giveaway over at

Click here to visit her blog!

I am doing cartwheels! ( not really, *if* I could do  cart wheels, I would be doing them!) I won a gift certificate to

www.fatquartershop.com

Now my problem is deciding which of the 50 or sew charm packs, fat quarters, jelly rolls and layer cakes that I am drooling over to order! I have visited them 3 times this morning and each time, instead of narrowing down the choices, I add another idea to my list.  I will figure it out soon and let you know!

Thank you SEW very much Cyndi! I will enjoy my fabric immensely!

I decided that I would join some other bloggers on a Photo scavenger hunt for the month of April. I took a few pictures but didn't quite make the deadline. Yesterday, I enlisted the help of the kidlets and we went on the photo scavenger hunt in the rain! They came up with some great ideas and we had a blast! Here is what we came up with:

Sunshine Boy's Rock collection from the Dunes

Rock

Sticky stretchy Dinosaur

A.C.'s Sticky Scotcharoo

STICKY



Peeling Tape off the window at work

Direction 

The directions for the new oven



that way

this way

Indulgence

AbbyDoo and AC indulging in all the candy



Earl Stanley Grey indulging in his favorite past time

Spring



On the Move

Amazing









according to Sunshine Boy

"Aunt Bobbie is amazing"

Aunt Bobbie thinksSunshineBoy is pretty amazing too!

SMILE

Can't Live Without

AbbyDoo said BOOKS! ( she grabbed the nearest one)

SunshineBoy said PAPER to draw on!

Multicolor

TANGLE

In/Out

AbbyDoo in and out of the living room

The crayons are in and out of the box

SunshineBoy's head is in and out of his hood

The scavenger hunt was so much fun! The kidlets came up with some great ideas! I can't wait until next time! Our new word list for May is

good things
small packages
fragrance
station
nose
front page
nine
beverage
currency
historic
yellow
do you see what I see?

I am linking up to Postcards from the PP!

Check Back tomorrow for a new TA DA! and a teacup!
TTFN Bobbie :)

PS there is a giveaway over at Tricia's Craftbox! She is giving away knitted dishtowels and some wool!Check it out! http://triciascraftbox.blogspot.com/2012/04/giveaway-time.html