Win a Baby Lock Melody!!

It's that time of year for Amy's Creative Side's Blogger’s Quilt Festival :: Fall 2013

October 25 – 31 – Linky’s Open & Nominate for Viewer’s Choice
November 1 – 7 – Vote for favorites in each of the categories
November 8 – Winners announced

Select your category & join the fun!

• Favorite baby quilt
• Favorite throw quilt
• Favorite scrappy quilt
• Favorite group/bee quilt
• Favorite two color quilt
• Favorite ROYGBIV (color wheel) quilt
• Favorite applique quilt
• Favorite hand quilted quilt
• Favorite home machine quilted quilt
• Favorite professionally quilted quilt
• Favorite quilt photographer
• Favorite art quilt
• Favorite doll/mini quilt
• Favorite wall hanging

Baby Lock is providing a great giveaway for the viewers, a Melody machine.  I would love to have a new sewing machine. I have dreamed of having a machine with a cut feature not to mention the knee lift.  Thanks Baby Lock!

2013 AQS Quilt Week

My daughter and I went to our very first Quilt Festival.  Got off work on Friday night and drove to Des Moines, IA, only a short 3 hour drive away from our home.  We had a blast singing on the way up in the car, my radio isn't working so we just made our own music.  Good thing my daughter knows the lyrics to almost every song I threw at her. Stayed downtown at the Marriott, only a few blocks from the Iowa Events Center. 

Took tons of pictures!  Click to view over 200 photos uploaded to my Flickr album.  Sorry they aren't the best quality, only have the camera on my phone.  Each picture should have a snapshot before or after it of the card displaying the name of the quilt and who quilted it.

Enjoy!

Quilt Week Bound!!

So excited that at the last minute I have decided to make the trip to Des Moines, IA for AQS Quilt Week!!!!  I will drive up Friday after work, with my daughter, and go to the show on Saturday.

I was originally thinking of taking a Free Motion Quilting class Saturday but since my daughter is going to be able to go with me I will pass on the class.  With over 1600 Quilts on display there should be plenty to do!

I have never been to a Quilt Show so pretty excited to be finally be going.  I live in Kansas City, MO so from what I have heard the drive to Des Moines, IA is a pretty easy drive and only around 3.5 hours.

My daughter is 16 and a Junior in High School.  She is taking a Fashion/Sewing class this year and we were at JoAnn getting fabric and notions for her next project and I walked by this fabric and couldn't pass it up.  I see a fun quilt beading project in the future for this.

Friday Night Sew In

Last night was FNSI.  We have a different person hosting it for the next 3 months.  Big Thanks to Sugarlane Quilts!  Head over there and check out all the participants.

I have shared how I how I do my hexagons but thought I would share again since
this is what I did last night. :) 

More hexis! 

I start with a 2.5 x 2.5 inch square.

 

 

On the wrong side I center my 1 inch paper hexagon.

(each side of the hexagon is 1 inch)

 

 

I fold and baste the paper template in place.

 

I do chain about 3 together at a time.
 



The Quilt Show

I just saw this updated on Bejeweled Quilts by Barb and wanted to share with everyone!

The Quilt show is opening up their website beginning Friday, March 15, through Sunday, March 17, and there will be terrific prizes from companies we know and love like Bernina, GAmmill, Superior Threads, AccuQuilt, C&T Publishing, RJR Fabric. Ricky and Alex will have gift baskets to give away too. The grand prize is a new BErnina 550QE sewing machine! You get free access to over 140 shows.

Why are they doing this? As most of you know it is National Quilt Day March 16th and this is their way of helping us celebrate.

If you are not familiar with The Quilt Show, maybe you should take a gander over there. You will find all kinds of fun projects and tons of videos by Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson. Just sit your computer next to your sewing machine and take advantage of the videos while you sew. Can't think of a better way to celebrate than that!! Prizes too!!   

Marking my calendar now!!!!

Results are in!

Les Mills Pump month 1 results are in!  Visit my fitness blog for my results.  Join me as I post everyday in 2013, journaling my weightloss and sharing my successes.

FNSI Results

I had a great time sewing last night.  It has been so long I had forgot how much I really enjoy sewing.

Worked on my Across the Sea Quilt top last night.  I started this around September 2011, it was a QAL hosted by FairyFace Designs that I didn't finish.  Check out the quilt tops for the Across the Sea QAL posted in the Flickr group.  I did get all of the fabric cut and paired and some of the sewing done and 6 quilt blocks completed back in 2011.  Last night I completed an additional 7 blocks.  Took my time lining it up and pinning when needed.  My corners were matching up perfectly.  Looking great!

 

Thought I would share one of my favorite spaces in my house...my sewing space.

 

 

Don't forget to check out my other blog, 365 days of Fitness Blogging.

FNSI is tonight!

Friday Night Sew In is tonight.  Really happy that I get a chance to join them this month.  It has been a long time since I have been able to get any sewing time in.  I miss it!  I don't know what I will do yet.  It will be a suprise! 

Join us, it's not to late.

   

Are you following me on my fitness blog?  I am blogging everyday in 2013 sharing my weightloss journey.  Please join me there.  Don't forget to "follow me" while you are there.  Thanks so much!

 

 

 

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365 Days of Fitness Blogging - Week 1 Results

It has been 9 days and I am still going strong over at http://fitcoachamanda.blogspot.com.

Check out my week 1 results with Les Mills Pump. 

I would love for you to follow me and join me on my year long weight loss journey!

365 Days of Fitness Blogging

Happy New Year!!  For me 2013 is a New Beginning.  A year of no more procrastinating.  A year of setting goals and taking action.  It is all starting with the challenge I have given myself, "365 Days of Fitness Blogging."  I am taking an unconventional way to keep me accountable and motivate me to "stick with it" on my path to weight loss.  I am asking you to join me and follow my progress.  I know the more people I have watching and cheering for me, keeping me accountable, the more successful I will be.  I have created a blog button, please grab it and share it with your friends and follow me on my fitness blog.  Thank you so much for your support!!!



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