Pin It ~ GiveAway!

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GiveAway #1:  A square pin; ‘merlot’ colored, velvet is gorgeous, with a silver highlight~ embossed with a snowflake stamp ~ free motion quilting on the snowflake, with a little silver bead washer, and then to finish: fibers twisted around the edge, and free motion zig zag, adding in a bit more bling, and a pin to the back.  G GiveAway …

WINNERS ~ Grip n’ Stitch n’ More!

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Oh baby~baby … it is very c-c-c-cold outside!  We haven’t yet dug out from the 17 inches of snow we received these past couple days….  Wowzers.  We heard on the weather report last evening that within five miles from Great Falls, they received almost four feet.   And temps to go with it; we’re 12 degrees F this morning… and the …

Blog Love ~ Pin It !

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I’m giving away three pins today… the first two pins will be up for grabs from those who comment on today’s  post. In your comment, please mention which one you like… that is, if you like what you see, as far as that goes.  This first one is the “Red Posy” pin. It features a bit of angelina fibers (shiny …

Thoughts of Christmas

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Thank you, thank you — you all touched me greatly with your sweet comments on our little Aiden!  I’m still looking at his pictures… we are truly smitten–no surprise, huh?!  Hopefully the kids will come visit us soon!  And his mom said she could use some more flannel bunting type blankets… so guess what I’m going to do!  And maybe …

A Paintstik and a Pin

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Paintstik Rubbings with a rubber stamp.  I like to blend with three different colors, usually.  I quilted with King Tut 40 wt Egyptian, Extra-Long Staple Cotton (It even says so on the label) and a black polyester Isacord on the bottom.  Because I had just a little bit of white Bottom (Line 60 weight) left in my bobbin, (ok, I …