It's Been a Very Long Time...

Its been a very long time since I've posted.  I've been busy working and now being a mom to my little boy Ayden. But, I haven't stopped quilting. I am currently working on a few things of course, but my main focus at the moment is a pirate appliqué quilt for Ayden.

I chose a pattern by Amy Bradley's Pirate Quilt  and I love it! It has been really fun working on this quilt.

Dara 

Life has been so busy...

Hi...
It feels great to be posting on my blog. Life has been so busy teaching at the collage and at a middle school. I haven't had a moment to do what I love the most...Quilt.

I have also been busy taking care of this little cutie...

Meet Lola. She is so adorable. Weighing in at a whopping 2.5 lbs in this picture. 

Here she is at 10 weeks:

I was able to finish my Noah's Ark quilt because it had to go to London with my baby cousin. 

Happy stitching!

I won't stay away so long. 

Dara 

Mug Rugs are done and The Winner Is........

I received my Mug Rugs on Saturday from Joyce and I absolutely love them! She also sent some extra goodies. Thanks so much Joyce!

Here are my finished Mug Rugs ready to go. I mailed them out this morning with a couple of extra goodies. I hope my Partner loves them.

Now time to announce the winner of the Blog Hop Party Giveaway
 I do apologize for the posting delay, it was a busy weekend.

Thank you to everyone who made a comment. I wish I had a book for everyone and I read every single comment. Some of you guys had me laughing.
Thanks again.

We had one reply comment (to add an email address), which isn't counted, so Joyce Carter is #1 and Becky is #88.


The Winner is...............

# 79: Nancy Sue

Nancy Sue I have sent you an email.

Congratulations!!!

Thanks again for stopping by,

I'll be doing another giveaway soon.

Dara 

It's time for a Blog Hop party!

Update: This giveaway is now closed as of Saturday 3/16 @11:59pm: I will post the winner by Monday 3/18. Sorry for the delay. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! 
Quilting Gallery is hosting a Blog Hop Party to chase away the Winter Blues. 

Click HERE  to check out all the other wonderful bloggers who are participating in this Blog Hop Party Giveaway. Good Luck!!  (The list of participants will be posted by late afternoon on Friday, March 8).

I'll be giving away a fantastic book, Storm At Sea Quilts by Wendy Mathson. This book includes a pattern to make your own Storm At Sea block with different design ideas. 

 Unfortunately, I will not be shipping internationally this time. This giveaway will start Friday March 8 until Friday March 15 at 11:59 PM (US-EST).  On Saturday, March 16th I will use the Random Number Generator to choose a winner and announce the winner.

Now...here's how you enter: 

You have 1 chance to win and i'll make it easy :)

 I live in South Florida and our winters are never really cold.  However, to get rid of my "Winter Blues", I love to snuggle on the couch drinking hot chocolate while working on hand appliqué. 

Please leave me a comment telling me what you do to get rid of your "Winter Blues". 

Remember:  If you're a "no-reply blogger" please leave your e-mail address within the comment so I can contact you if you're the winner.

 Good luck!

Have fun blog hopping,

Dara