Thursday, May 30, 2013

it's my turn! Say it with flowers blog hop and a give away!

hi everyone!  this has been a really fun hop, hope you have enjoyed it so far.   i sure have.  Thanks to  Madame Sam and our cheerleader, Carol

I love flowers.  Love the looks, love the smells, just love them.  Do I have a green thumb?  hmmmmm, no.  NO!  My mother, my sister, my Aunt, my Grandmother, yes.  Me, no.  sigh..... 

Funny story, I love roses.  my backyard has, lots of yellow rose bushes, pinks, reds, peach roses. I neglect them.  I never feed them. I hardly ever dead head them. And they grow crazy.  right now some of them are over 7 foot tall.  They do get pruned every January, because the garden guys do it for me.  I am bad.  But I just don't like working in the garden. 

I started to look around my home.  Lots of flowers in my home too! 

 
This is a red work quilt I made a few years ago.  It's from Alex Anderson.  It hangs in my guest bath.  I just love it!

This is a kaleidoscope quilt, again from several years ago.  the fabric had great big roses! 

I even have Mary Englebright playing cards! 

And my current project called My Blessings.  Not quite ready to share that yet.  Soon. 


So, there are lots of flowers in my life! 

i have been on one big adventure here.  A couple of years ago i swapped some blocks with friends.  our goal was to make a triple Irish Chain quilt.  oh be still my heart!  i made lots of blocks.  i even joined a swap for 1.5' squares. Several swaps.  i made my top and added the borders.  and then it was put away, in a safe place.  A very safe place.  So safe i can't find it!!!!!  Mercy..... 

I wanted to applique flowers and stems in the border.  i thought this would be the perfect time.  So change of plans...

my friend Vicki suggested this book she found in my quilting room!  Down to Earth  I love Barri Sue Daudet!  She use to come to Phoenix every January to the show that is held at the state fair grounds.  I really miss her! 

Now, you know Vicki and I are always finding fun things for us to do.  I think she wanted to do something from this book and just hooked me in!  LOL...  But I needed a project and I loved the book.  I bought it right?  who knows how long it's been sitting around in my quilting palace waiting to be used!  So I started....  Then I came up with "Vicki if you make this, I can post pics on same pattern, two different ways!  Well we both got them done.  I do believe this is the first project we have ever started that finished so quickly. 

Here is Vicki's Mat.  it's needle turned and made with all batik fabrics.  she used buttons for the middle of the flowers. 

 
Here is mine.  Made with mostly wool.  The two circles in the middle are cotton and fused with buttonhole.  I added the buttons to the middle of each flower.  This really worked up fast.  Thank goodness.  It was fun to do.  Now to find the perfect place for it. 

 
 
So now for the give away.  I have a Nancy Halverson Panel and some green little scissors with flowers on them, of course. 
 
To win, you must be a follower.  Please leave a comment.  I will choose on June 4th. 
 
Good luck everyone!
 
 


And since I know you haven't gotten enough about flowers, please go see what the other hoppers are up to.  You won't be disappointed!  Promise! 



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72 comments:

  1. Looooove your projects...but 'specially your circle of Flowers w/button centers!!! Awesome!!

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  2. love your flower made of wool and buttons. nicely done

    I'm a follower thanks for the giveaway

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  3. Love the wool flower mat! Thank you for sharing.

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  4. Beautifully done. Thank you for sharing with us. :)

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  5. Beautiful work! I love your new table matt and Vicki's, too. I really like the colors in yours. Is the blue edge a cotton binding? I like this very much. Thanks to Vicki for helping you find the book and project. I need a new hand project and I have some wool ... thanks for the idea. I love Nancy Halvorsen panels. Thanks for the chance to win ... I am a happy follower ... :) Pat

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  6. I love your (and Nicki's) mat! so pretty!
    Thank you for sharing!
    I'm a new follower!

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  7. That little mat is sooo pretty. Awesome job. Love the buttons.

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  8. Now this is really my cup of tea!

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  9. Lorene. Very lovely little candle mat, but I could never use it for anything other than looking at it! So much work and nicely done. The buttons in the flower centers are perfect! Thanks for sharing.

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  10. Very nice topper. Very cute. I am a follower.

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  11. Lovely mat. Thanks for sharing and the giveaway.

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  12. Pretty job, well done!
    Cheers,

    Jeanneke.

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  13. Oh I do follow!! Love your projects..and the giveaways is lovely thank you

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  14. Pretty mat Lorene...glad you shared some summer with us

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  15. Absolutely beautiful projects. You are very talented my dear.

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  16. Lovely table mat. The button centres have turned out really great. I'm a follower by email.
    lyn.robyn.smith@gmail.com

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  17. Wonderful projects! Love your giveaway too. Please include me. I'm already a follower.

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  18. Your little cloth is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing your creativity

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  19. The table mat is just adorable, I really like how you did the stems and leaves.

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  20. I adore this!! Beautiful colors and sweet buttons!!

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  21. Your mat is beautiful...I love those flowers all around it! The tiny buttons make the flowers so cute. What a fun thing to have a friend that challenges you...her mat is beautiful, too. Thanks for hopping with us! :O)

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  22. I really like your flowers. Please don't enter my name, as I am not a follower. But You and your friend did a great job.

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  23. Wow. Vicki's mat is so cute, I love all the little flowers.

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  24. That are nice flower project you showing.
    Love them
    Frederika

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  25. Lovely mat, both your version and Vicki's.

    I loved seeing your previous projects especially since I have those Alex Anderson redwork flowers stitched up as well though in a different setting. Not quilted either.

    Follower from a previous round. THX for the chance at your giveaway. I love Nancy Halvorsen and have two of her quilting designs in my living room.

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  26. Lorene I love that little project. It is just precious.

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  27. I am a new follower. Love your work. Thanks for sharing.
    bonnielarson58@gmail.com

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  28. I am a follower. I love both of those mats. Can't believe needleturning those little flowers. I have some leftover bits of wool that I couldn't throw away but they were so small that I couldn't think of what to do with them. Now I know, a beautiful mat like yours. I love working with wool too.

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  29. Great "floral" quilts you have in your life! The wool mats are just adorable. They just yell "springtime" to me! Love it!

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  30. What beautiful floral projects! Thank you for sharing with us!

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  31. Oh how pretty! It must be nice to have such a friend to quilt with!
    hulseybg at gmail dot come

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  32. What a beautiful table topper!!!!

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  33. Thanks for sharing your beautiful flowers. You are so lucky to have a quilty friend to challenge you.
    thelady at hotmail.com

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  34. I do the same thing when keeping things 'safe'! lol Have you found it yet? Good luck! I like your and Vicki's table toppers, thanks for sharing them. Thanks for the giveaway too. vickise at gmail dot com

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  35. How fun to have a sewing buddy. Glad you showed us both projects. They turned out beautiful. I am a happy follower. :-)

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  36. Beautiful flowery quilts and your mat is just great!

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  37. I just love your cheery projects. Thanks for sharing.
    cheers
    maggie
    maggiemine42@gmail.com

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  38. Beautiful projects. I love the redwork. I follow you too.

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  39. Love all of your flowers, past and present.

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  40. I love your button flower mat!

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  41. Love the redwork. Thanks for the chance to win

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  42. Lovely florals. Love the applique on the mat. Very nice.

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  43. I love your flower mat. It is sew very cheery. I also love yuor redwork quilt. And the scissors and panel are adorable! Thank you for the chance at the giveaway. I am a new follower. have fun")

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  44. Vicki's & your mats are lovely.
    gfc follower: nicolesender
    nicolesender(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  45. I love flowers also!!
    I am a new follower via GFC. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  46. I don't have the greenest of thumbs either but my herb garden is thriving. No flowers there. It sounds like your roses like being left alone. I love your little mat.

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  47. i also love flowers. they just add so much joy and beauty.....i think the perfect place for your flowered mat with the buttons would be at my house LOL absolutley LOVE that little mat!

    crowleylynne@yahoo.com

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  48. i also love flowers. they just add so much joy and beauty.....i think the perfect place for your flowered mat with the buttons would be at my house LOL absolutley LOVE that little mat!

    crowleylynne@yahoo.com

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  49. Hey Lorene! I too love flowers, but hate to tend them, lol. Love your blog....please enter my name in the drawing.... June 4 is my birthday.. wouldn't that be a hoot!
    Carolyn,
    mylady@nbnet.nb.ca

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  50. O I love your flowery button-mat! Beauiful!!

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  51. I love your projects, so creative...and I am a new follower too

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  52. Wonderful flowery projects through the years and love the little mat.

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  53. How pretty the flowers are!! I already am a follower, thank you for sharing the giveaway. The panel is so cute.

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  54. love your flowers and I follow with bloglovin

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  55. I just became a follower. I love florals of ANY kind.

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  56. Beautiful! I love felt and wool projects....great job!

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  57. Cute minis. I love the button flowers.

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  58. Your button flower mat is simply wonderful!

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  59. You love flowers! I love your Mat, it's great!

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  60. You made a super sweet mat, I love your buttonhearted flowers, thanks for sharing.

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