Sunday, May 31, 2009

And the winners are. . .

Giveaway #1- Boutique Outfit#22- The Tinsley FamilyGiveaway #2- Baby Quilt#161- Why Not Sew?Giveaway #2- Vintage Patterns#78- AllyJo(Numbers picked by Random.org.)Congrats!!! I will send them out soon!

Farmer's Market

I love Sandi Henderson's Farmer's Market line of fabrics. And thankfully LanieJane's Fabrics made a cute little charm pack of these adorable prints. On her site she had this adorable quilt kit that I just HAD to make. And without further ado. . . I used a print on the back this time, instead of just a solid. And I kinda like it. . . Hope the new, sweet baby girl likes it, too!

nida

anita

tika

jaenap

sarah

anna

Fitri

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gladis

icha

Saturday, May 30, 2009

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Friday, May 29, 2009

Retro Commercials: The Monkees Pimp For Kellogg's

For awhile now, I have been meaning to bring back a feature that I used to do regularly on my blog... the retro commercial. Since I haven't done this feature since last fall, I thought I'd return with a vengeance and bring you not one commercial, but six!!The commercials below were all spots The Monkees did for Kellogg's, one of the sponsors of their TV show. I discovered these when I bought

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Giveaway #1

Welcome to my blog! I LOVE giving gifts and so I am offering 3 giveaways today. Please check them all out! The first is a boutique outfit for your sweet girlie! It is a size 4/5. It is made with lots of Amy Butler and Joel Dewberry fabrics. A very scrappy skirt with a sweet little apron adorned with buttons, and a tiny hem of lace at the bottom, complete with a muslin slip underneath for added

Giveaway #2

The second giveaway is a darling baby quilt. It is made with Moda's Recess fabric, machine quilted, edged with ric-rac and bound with my favorite Recess fabric! The back is a natural colored muslin. So soft and sweet!Again, to win this quilt, just leave me a comment about how much you would charge/be willing to pay for a baby quilt just like this. Winner will be picked randomly and announced May

Giveaway #3

Last but not least. . . I LOVE vintage patterns! I love collecting them. . . and sharing them with you! And you get to pick which three patterns you want. Just click on the picture to see it larger (I think. . . I am sort of electronically challenged!). The women's patterns are mostly size 12, bust 32 or 34, but since they are vintage, I am thinking it is more like a size 8. Several of these are

Final Results of the Recent James Bond Theme Poll

The title song to Roger Moore's last outing as 007 came out on top in the recent "James Bond theme" poll. Although I expected it to finish in first, the performances of two themes in particular were surprising to me. I didn't think Nobody Does It Better would do as well as it did and I was surprised that Goldfinger didn't get more votes. That opening is hard to deny ... dum-dum-ba-ba-dah!!It

Monday, May 25, 2009

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Yes, I know I am crazy. I have twenty million projects to finish and instead I am doing a giveaway for May Giveaway Day. But it is so fun!!!! And I do have a good reason. . . but more about that on Wednesday.So I thought I would give you a preview of what I am going to offer. I am doing three giveaways (yes, three). This is the first: Isn't my model gorgeous? ;0) Truthfully I am having a hard

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

The Un-Princess Dress

I found this darling little pattern one day on Etsy and couldn't wait to make it for K2. For some reason I had her in mind for this dress. I picked out fabric and even bought matching shoes to go with this specific dress.I whipped it up-- didn't take too long-- and couldn't wait to have her try it on!And then. . . K2 informed me that it was NOT a good princess dress because it did not twirl and

Friday, May 22, 2009

The Retro Mix Playlist For 5/22/09

7 pm hourGrease- Frankie ValliOnly A Lad- Oingo BoingoMissionary Man- EurythmicsSumthin' Sumthin'- MaxwellLove Train- The OjaysSexy Eyes- Dr. HookRun To You- Bryan AdamsNow & Then segment's feat. artist: Depeche ModeFragile Tension (from their 2009 CD Sounds of the Universe)Policy of Truth (1989)Thank God It's Friday- Love & KissesSanctify Yourself- Simple MindsInbetweener- SleeperBack On My Feet

Thursday, May 21, 2009

In the News. . .

Just some fun things to note.Number 1- If you are dying to try quilting, but have never done it before, Old Red Barn Co. is having a quilt-along that is for beginners. And there are LOTS of amazing prizes for those who join!Number 2- Sew Mama Sew is have a May Giveaway Day where LOTS of blogs and stores will be having giveaways all on the same day! So if you like handmade stuff, or if you just

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

A Finish and a Confession

The second of the twin quilts is finished! Hooray! It is the second girl quilt and I think I love it even more than the first one. My favorite color has always been purple, and while I was making these quilts I realized that I really like the cool color tones. The first quilt, with only pink and yellow is very cute, but the blues and greens in this quilt make me love it even more! (My model is so

Monday, May 18, 2009

American Idol Season 8: Is The Outcome A Done Deal Like Some Think?

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Saturday, May 16, 2009

This Week

This week I have been on a quilting frenzy! Here is my list of accomplishments:20 quilt squares finished, 7 spools of thread used, 6 quilt tops finished, 5 quilt sandwiches made, 4 quilt backs finished, 3.5 quilts quilted, 3 binding strips made and a partridge in a pear tree!With all that work you would think I would have a finish to share with you. But-- I don't. I am getting close, though. Here

Friday, May 15, 2009

The Retro Mix Playlist For 5/15/09

7 pm hourCall Me- BlondiePrincipal's Office- Young MCAddams Groove- HammerThe Belle of St. Mark- Sheila E.Things Can Only Get Better- Howard JonesVoyeur- Kim CarnesNo Rain- Blind MelonWith or Without You segment’s feat. Artist: Keith RichardsHappy- The Rolling StonesTake It So Hard- Keith RichardsIs It Love- Bob MarleyUnconditional Love- Donna SummerPretty Fly (For A White Guy)- The OffspringMad

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Happy Birthday David Byrne

On Thursday May 14th, multi-hyphenate David Byrne turns 57 years old. In addition to being the founding member and main songwriter of Talking Heads, Byrne is a visual artist, a sometime actor, and an author. Plus, he rocks an oversized suit like no one else!Because I'm a listomaniac, here are my top 5 Talking Heads tunes:1. Nothing But Flowers2. Life During Wartime (This Ain't No Party... This

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Heidi MADE me do it!!!

Sooooo, is there a 'get out of jail free' card or anything on my "Fabric Free Month"? Cause ummmm, I failed-- but just this once! I am back on track. Cross my heart and hope to die, double pinky swear. But, here is the story. My mom has ANOTHER friend having twins (really- no kidding!), a girl and a boy. So I actually needed to get some fabric for those quilts. I had something specific in mind

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Tuesday Tunes: Week 81

A little 3, 2, 1 Countdown3 songs you can't get enough of right nowAshes by EmbraceDid You See Me Coming? by Pet Shop BoysYou Get What You Give by New Radicals 2 artists you'd like to recommend to us.Judee Sill- A first-rate singer/songwriter from the early 1970s, Sill only released two albums during her short lifetime.JoBoxers- A British-American pop band fronted by U.S. born Dig Wayne (far

Monday, May 11, 2009

Final Results of the Recent Sid and Marty Krofft Poll

In convincing fashion, the show that brought us a dragon mayor with a country twang and a talking flute named Freddy received the most votes in the recent poll asking you to select your favorite Sid and Marty Krofft series. Coming in a distant 2nd was Land of the Lost with 40% of the vote. Sadly, no fans of Magic Mongo, D.C. Follies, or Pryor's Place showed up, because they each received zero

Quilt Along Week 2

Here are my blocks for week 2. I am finding more and more scraps. . . thank goodness!

Help! Help!

As it turns out, I am apparently decoratively challenged. Those of you who have seen my apartment know that I pretty much just do not decorate. But, this week when I got tired of shirring, I decided to spruce up my wall with an idea I saw here-- embroidery hoops with cute fabric in them as wall art! Fabulous. Kira happened to bring home an embroidery hoop handprint of hers in the perfect colors

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Meet the New Arrivals at the Payzant Home

No, no puppies and no babies-- but today the girls and I constructed three worms for the family. Meet Princess 1, Princess 2 and Sarah (Kira and Kamber picked the names).This was a fun little project that was perfect for letting the girls help. The pattern is free from Bit of Whimsy Dolls. I let the girls help cut out the pattern and even let Kamber help sew a few of the straight lines (Kira was

Saturday, May 9, 2009

I have fallen and I can't get up!

No, I didn't fall and break my elbow again (thank heavens!). But I have fallen off my very own bandwagon. . . I did not stick to my Flights of Fancy/Shirring week. It lasted for several days, and I did get some things accomplished (I can't wait to share them with you- but they are suprises!). And then. . . well. . . I lost sight of the end goal. But I am still working like crazy, just on various

Friday, May 8, 2009

The Retro Mix Playlist For 5/8/09

7 pm hourThe Boys Are Back In Town- Thin LizzyJust Be Yourself- Cameo(Keep Feeling) Fascination- Human LeagueM.P.E.- Public EnemyAin't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)- Joe TexYou Spin Me 'Round (Like A Record)- Dead or AliveA Moment to Myself- Macy GrayOn the Flip Side segment:Stand On It- Bruce Springsteen (B-side to Glory Days)Burning Love- Elvis PresleyBad Company- Bad CompanySteamy

Old School Friday: Favorite Soul Train Performance

Growing up, one of my favorite Saturday rituals was checking out the show that was dubbed "The Hippest Trip In America". Although the "Soul Train Line" and the "Soul Train Scramble Board" were a big part of the show, the main attraction for me was the artists who stopped by to perform. Out of the countless Soul Train performances I've seen over the years, Joe Tex' appearance in which he

Thursday, May 7, 2009

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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

A Finish!

My mom's friend is pregnant with twins, so of course I am making quilts for them! Does she know the sex of the babies? Ummm, no. Slight problem? Not at all! This just gives me an excuse to make not two, but FOUR baby blankets! Yes! (I know, I know. I am on the verge of insanity. . .)Here is the first one-- all complete! (You will notice that I finished the "Girl" blanket first. It turns out I

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Monday, May 4, 2009

TCM Presents Latino Images In Film During May

As part of its annual "Race & Hollywood" series, Turner Classic Movies presents Latino Images in Film every Tuesday and Thursday nights in May starting at 8 PM EST. Hosted by TCM's own Robert Osborne and film historian Chon Noriega, the 32 film retrospective traces the evolution of how Latinos have been portrayed (both positively and negatively) on the big screen. Some of the highlights

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AmandaJean's 9-Patch Quilt-Along

Yay! I joined my first quilt-along! I have no idea what I was thinking. . . don't I have enough projects already? But I am really excited to be a PART of the online crafting world instead of just watching it. Anyway, here is how it works. We each make one of these blocks a day and by mid-summer, we should have enough for a large throw quilt. And we use up some of our scraps. Can't go wrong there.

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Fav Fabric Sites

Okay, question about where I get my fabric from. I pretty much order it all online now. I can't get too much designer fabric around here. Although we do have some pretty good quilt stores around here-- it is too bad their prices are higher than online :0(. So, here are some of my favorite sites.The Fat Quarter Shop is awesome for finding out about the new lines of fabric. They have just about

The 2009 TV Land Awards

Since I have dogged out TV Land over the past few years for some of their programming decisions, it's only fair to give 'em props when they do something right. I don't know if any of you caught it, but the 2009 TV Land Awards (which first aired on Sunday, April 26) was outstanding! Here's a summary of some of my favorite moments:*Host Neil Patrick Harris (who is quickly becoming one of my

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Flights of Fancy/Shirring Week

I always have so many projects going at once, that I can often constuct similiar parts from various projects all at once, thus saving me some time. For example, I have about six projects out of the Flights of Fancy fabric that I have going right now. And I also have about six projects that need to be shirred. A couple of them overlap. So, I shir everything at once, meaning I only have to use my

TCM Airs One Potato, Two Potato

On Saturday May 2nd/Sunday May 3rd at 1 am EST, Turner Classic Movies airs the 1964 drama One Potato, Two Potato. Starring Barbara Barrie ("Nana" on Suddenly Susan), Bernie Hamilton (Capt. Dobey in the series Starsky and Hutch), and Richard Mulligan (Soap and Empty Nest), the film is one of the earliest to deal with interracial marriage. Barrie stars as a white divorcée with a young daughter

The Retro Mix Playlist For 5/1/09

7 pm hourNew Years Day- U2City Song (NY State of the World)- Luscious JacksonJungle Boogie- Kool & the GangHe's A Friend- Eddie KendricksSteppin' Out- Joe JacksonThe Metro- BerlinDelirious- PrinceWooHah!! Got You All In Check- Busta RhymesThe Greatest Miss of the Week:Ways To Be Wicked- Lone Justice (peaked at #71 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1985)Love the One You're With- Stephen StillsIn My

Friday, May 1, 2009

Halloween

Yes, I know it's only May. . . and really I am not even that big of a fan of Halloween, but did you see this darling new fabric line? Oh-my-gosh! I love it! Now. . . what can you do with Halloween fabric?BTW, truthfully, that is NOT my stash. . . I wish I was that organized. I just needed a cool fabric picture. . .Oh, and, I didn't buy any fabric today! Yay! One day down, 30 to go. I did however

TCM Star of the Month: Sean Connery

For the month of May, TCM will pay tribute to the work of Sean Connery with a 15 film retrospective. Six of those films are from the "James Bond" franchise and will be airing for the first time on TCM. The Connery tribute airs every Friday this month (3 films a night), starting at 8 pm EST and kicks off with 007 double feature, Dr. No (the first Bond film) and its followup From Russia with