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Love Parade!

Hi everyone.  It's time for our Valentine Sewing Party Parade, or as I like to call it our "Love Parade" - because there was a lot of "love" being sewn on that fun, fun, party day!  Oh, and we have prize winners to announce too!

This was such fun, and you girls made some really cute Valentine projects!  Here comes the parade:

Kim - Stillmeadow Quilting

 

made this cute mini quilt!

 

Rene - Luv2Kreate

 

made this adorable full-sized quilt.

Carol - Carol's Craft Blog

 

 made this lovely table topper.

Beatrice - A Needle In A Haystack

made "Madeline" in these soft, lovely colors.
 

Nat - Not Just Nat

finished a lot of heart projects, including this sweet - heart mini quilt. 

Kim - Kim Sherrod Studios

made this oh so pretty table topper. 

Joan - Projects of an Acadienne

our queen of applique, made this lovely mini-quilt.

 

Kris - Dandelion Quilts

made this oh-sew-fun table runner. 

Cindy - Sew Cindy

made this cutie -- with fun appliqued hearts!

Karen - Log Cabin Quilter

embroidered this "lovely" boy and girl - so pretty!

 

Alice - Alice In Quilter Land

 

made this adorable heart table runner.

 

Stef - The Quilt Buddy

 

designed her own sweet mini-quilt -- with retro hearts!

 

Michelle - L7Quilt Co.

 

made this gorgeous full-sized quilt.

 

Melinda - Melinda's Fabric Fancies

 

made this fun "Bee Mine" table runner.

Katherien - Quilter Going Bananas

 

made a lovely quilt using a disappearing nine-patch.

 

Annie B. - Seize The Day Quilting

 

made this lovely wall - hanging with such pretty applique.

 

 Diane - Quilting Is Blissful

 

made these fun and pretty placemats.

Diane's Sister - Quilting Is Blissful

 

made this oh so pretty mini-quilt with love birds!

Ladies, you did a wonderful job - I love all of your projects!

 

We have two lucky winners in our parade!

 

The first is Katherine of Quilter Going Bananas.

 

Katherine, you won

 

a L'Amour Honey Bun & Charm pack by Sandy Gervais!

 

The parade continues, and our 2nd lucky winner is being announced over at our Party Co-Host - Joan's Blog!

 

So hop over there to see the rest of the lovely projects that were created at our Valentine Sewing Party!

 

Special Announcement -  Our Next Sewing Party will be held February 27th, and the theme for that party will be Spring!

 

So, check your calendars and post a comment here if you plan to attend.  Joan and I will be working on the party planning and announce more details soon!

 

TTFN,

 

Kelly
  

 

 

 

 

  

I Had A Little Too Much Fun . . .

I'm being serious!  I was so wired that I didn't get to sleep until after 2 a.m.

Let's just say I'm not feeling quite so young today (smile)!

If I could just say, you are a fun bunch of girls--you kept me laughing all day long with your comments and posts!

It was really nice to finish

a whole quilt top in a day!  And for those of you who did your quilting and binding too -- well even a gallon of coffee wasn't enough to keep pace with you!

I had planned 

to finish another quilt top yesterday, too -- but it was much more fun hanging out with you girls on the computer!

Apology--Oh, and I wanted to say sorry for ending my post on such a sappy note last night - I think all those 'chick flicks' fried my brain a little (hee hee--but, I do so love my Studly)!

Next time I'll alternate - chick flick, "Terminator", chick flick, "Gladiator" . . . .

THANK YOU, BIG BLOGGY THANK YOUS to  all of you for coming to the party! It was a blast!

I'll be connecting with Joan to coordinate the parade and prize announcements . . . and to plan another party for us soon!

TTFN,

Kelly
 

Valentine Sewing Party

Woo Hoo -- this really is such fun.  We're definitely going to have to have more sewing parties girls!

This will be my post for today -- click HERE for the Party Post with all of the links to our "partiers"!

I'm watching "The Notebook" -- had to start out UBER SAPPY -- it is a Valentine Sewing Party after all!

Have moved from coffee to DDP!

And, my strip sets are stitched

 

Off to sew!  Will be checking all of your blogs, and back with an update in a couple of hours!

Update

"If you're a bird, I'm a bird." "It wasn't over, it was never over.  It still isn't over" -- oh, be still my heart!  Focus, Kelly, Focus!  Focus on sewing. Focus on pressing (giggle).

Have moved back to coffee.  Sidetracted for PC w/ Mom!

Project status:

Am visiting all of you -- such fun projects out there!  Hey Kris (Dandelion Quilts) -- couldn't figure out how to comment -- love that quilt though, and can't wait to see it!

I leave you with a favorite line from "The Notebook" -

"The best love is the kind that weakens the soul, that makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts, and peace in our minds."  What a romantic Noah is (sigh -- good sigh) -- oops, FOCUS!!!

Alright, on to visiting the rest of you!

Next up in entertainment - "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past"! 

Update 5:00 P.M.

Color Me Happy -- I'm having a A BLAST TODAY! 

Had a late, but very nutritious lunch:

Project Status:

"Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" - Matthew McConaughey & Jennifer Garner--about a man who as a result of pain and rejection closes his heart to love, but learns that some powerful lessons through meeting the ghosts of girlfriends past, present and future!  A laugh A LOT, cry a little chick flick that's one of my fav's! 

DOH - it's getting to the good part - must go, and sew!

Update 7:00 p.m.

Favorite line from "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" -- "Pain beats regret every day of the week, and twice on Sunday."

Project status:

Watching "Life Or Something Like It" with Angeline Jolie, and Edward Burns--another fav.  Lanie is totally consumed with success and appearances, but learns some important lessons after she's told by Prophet Jack that she has only one week to live.  Funny, makes ya think, a definite must see.

Is there anybody out there who's still partying with me?? 

Update 9:00 P.M.

Woo Hoo -- I'm rocking now!  I'm feeling so young -- remember when we didn't even go out until 10:00 p.m. because that's when things got started??

Project status:

Favorite line from "Life Or Something Like It" - "Someone once said, 'Live every day as if it were your last, because one of these days, it will be.'  Prophet Jack was right - a part of me did die that day.  The part of me that didn't know how to live."

Also watches "Sweet Home Alabama" -- love that one too. 

Favorite line - "Since when does it have to be one or the other?  You can have roots and wings, Mel."

Watching "The Story of Us" with Bruce Willis (everyone tells my Studly he looks like Bruce Willis) and Michelle Pfieffer.

Okay -- I've got a few e-mails from some girls who are partying late with me -- thanks girls!

Update Midnight

Seriously -- this was too much fun.  Favorite line from "Story of Us" -- "God, you're a good friend, and good friends are hard to find.  Charlotte said that in Charlotte's Web . . . ."  Love this movie.

I finished the night off watching "My Big Fat Greek Wedding".  Favorite line -- "The man, he is the head, but the woman, she is the neck.  And, she can turn the head any way she wants."

Project Status:

DONE!

I'm signing off now to relax, snuggle, and enjoy

a glass of wine with my hero, my knight in shining armor, with the one who romances me, the one who makes me laugh and shine, with the one who gives true meaning to the celebration of love, my Valentine, and my very best friend--my Studly.

Baby, you beat Noah, Conner, Pete, Ben and Ian every day of the week--and twice on Sunday!  I love you.

TTFN,

Kelly