Fat Quarter Friday!!!!

Losing the fat quarter

Hey Ladies!! Dang it’s cold this week!
A good week to be sitting around quilting isn’t it 🙂

I don’t know about you but I move a lot slower in the cold. 😆
This is not such a bad thing though.  I know in, say, step aerobics we’re supposed to be up and going, kick boxing, pick up the pace, but every type of exercise has it’s place for the slow and careful exercise.  Particularly when toning muscles using weight lifting.  OK I can see every brain just shut down.  Come on!  This works for actual weights, cans of soup, or even body weight!  Body weight is how it’s used in most exercise programs. Think about leg lifts it’s not how many you can do in a minute or even sit-ups, if you are doing a ton it will start to burn but try doing a few slowly, burns faster and more doesn’t it.
I try to remind my self of this occasionally, I’ll remind myself to go slowly and keep my muscles tight… in yoga they call it keeping your muscles active.
By the way, I tried a yoga class this week… holy cow… fell over more than once and felt like I was killing myself about 5 minutes in.  I wasn’t even coordinated enough to feel like I’d done very much exercise, and that has nothing to do with the fact that I quit after about 10 minutes.  Oh well, I’ll run today I can at least do that, mostly 🙂  So any way, thoughts for today and our cold weather…
slow repetitions
To help in doing your slow repetitions get yourself a catch phrase, such as I’m building my body for life or this weight is going away, that you can say during half a repetition.  So you say this weight is going away as your leg goes up and hold then this weight is going away as it comes down.  And remember the idea is slowly.  None of this shortening the phrase stuff, like changing it to “the weight’s gone, the weight’s gone, weight’s gone, gone, gone….”etc. You know better than that.  Your mother taught you better, shame on you for thinking it. 🙂
So anyway,  even though we’re moving slower let’s not let the cold get the better of us!

Good luck and keep moving!
Hey anybody losing weight yet we’re 2 weeks in, what say ye?

Hey I just wanted to add… that anyone who wants to participate in  our forum chat to join us!   We all want to know how your doing 🙂  And it’s so helpful to have that support!

Fabric Free For all … in the Forum! :)

Hang on to your britches everyone, because starting now, we will be giving away a free (that’s right FREE!) quilting gift every single week to one lucky forum member. How do you win it you ask? Let me explain, no there is too much, let me sum up…

Each week we will post a new thread/topic under the Weekly Giveaway forum (about halfway down the page). The thread will either contain a question or ask you to share an experience you’ve had, give us y0ur opinion, something like that. All you have to do is respond to the question or request in the thread and you are automatically eligible to win the weekly giveaway (this week is a Ruby’s Flower Garden Charm Pack). Because there are currently just 19 forum members, you have a good chance to win. Once the giveaway is announced, you will have until the following Thursday at midnight (so about a week) to post your reply. Every Friday we will announce the previous week’s winner and release a new thread for you to respond to.

So come on over and join the conversation 😀

Table Topper….

round 2.

more-stuff

I have quite the thing for table toppers!  They are fast, easy and add so much to my house….with not a lot of effort!  We made this cute little thing…..I call it basket full of sunshine. However the patterns true name is “Baskets of Blessings”.  It is one of those great patterns that use only ONE charm pack.  It is the perfect size for the middle of my table with a vase of flowers to go on top!  This is a project you can make in a day.   If that doesn’t cure the “wintry-gray sky-ready for spring or I’m gonna kill someone” blues, I don’t know what will!  🙂  Get the charm (we used basket of flowers by Mary Engelbreit) and the pattern in the shop!  Quick, easy, cheap….AND straight  to your door.  Booyah!  That’s just how we do it around here!

Or don’t.  No biggie.  I won’t be able to guarantee that you will get rid of the blues however.  🙂  Just saying.

Have a good one!

Our March Friday night sew….

img_6517img_6518img_6519img_6520I just had to get a picture (or4) to show you how much fun we have at our Friday night sew!!  We all get together, working on whatever project we need to finish and hang out.  Eat. Tell jokes.  Help each other. Eat.  Have fun.  Oh did I mention that we sew a little too. (and eat)    🙂       We all bring a snack to share and these ladies DO NOT disappoint!! We have had to ask for recipes for most of the things brought in!   I am thinking we should publish the quilters Friday night sew recipe book!!  Wouldn’t that be fun!??!  Even Mom braved it…..She just wouldn’t stay home knowing we were all having fun.   Anyway, I hope you are all crazy busy quilting.  We have some great things coming down the pipe-line.  (you know, that virtual-web-Internet pipeline)  🙂

Be good.  (or be good at it)

Sarah

A super duper cute table runner!

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While cruising around the wonderful Internet a while ago, I saw this cute runner that Camille did. (I know, I know….we aren’t on a first name basis…YET.  But like Heather Bailey  we are gonna be best friends.  I am sure of it!!) 🙂   Anyway, I just knew I had to make one!!  It looked simple enough for a Girl like me and so I …..well.  Mom made it.  She just can’t help herself.  Having a broken leg and all, she is bored out of her mind.  So, I let her make it for me!!  🙂 hahah.  Seriously, Ladies…..this went to together SO fast and It is adorable!!  I love it.  It is perfect for a summer table!

It was also featured on the Moda Bakeshop, and I know you all love that place as much as I do….. (go there for the pattern and tutorial)

The Charm pack we used was ” Berry Delicious” by Moda, and some red ric rac.  Fast,easy and inexpensive!!  Plus you can get EVERYTHING you need to make it in our shop!  Whoop, whoop!!

Have a great day!

Sarah