You Know You're A Quilter When....

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.
~Newt Gingrich


I'm finished quilting!  Done!  Finis!  No, not forever.  But I finally finished quilting the brown and blue quilt yesterday.  I even applied the binding and started hand stitching it last night while "watching" tv.  It took me 5 1/2 hours straight of muscling and wrestling, turning and bunching the quilt to get to that point but I did it.  Now for the easy part.  Binding.  I love to sit and hand stitch binding.  I can do that in the evenings and even take an afternoon if I have to.  I also have a ton of threads to clip but that is something easily managed too.  Whew!  I can almost count this UFO, turned WIP, as a completion.  If you hear a holler some time over the next couple of days - don't be concerned - it's just me letting the world know I finished the quilt.  I will share pictures after it has gone through the washer and dryer but you will definitely see it by Friday.  Who knows, maybe I will have to do something to celebrate :D

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PHOTO FACT OF THE DAY

Today, April 19, is National Garlic Day. I thought I would take advantage of the holiday and put together a quick little round of fun facts for you all to enjoy.
* Garlic is believed to ward off heart disease, cancer, colds, and flu. The consumption of garlic lowers blood cholesterol levels. and reduces the buildup of plaque in the arteries.
* The smell of garlic can be removed by running your hands under cold water while rubbing a stainless steel object.
* The majority of garlic (90%) grown in the United States comes from California.
* It was even once used to treat acne, warts, and toothaches.
* The psychological term for fear of garlic is alliumphobia.
* Garlic is said to fight off evil spirits and keep vampires away.
* If your rose garden is being attacked by aphids, an excellent home remedy to get rid of them is to spritz the leaves and blooms with a mixture of crushed garlic and water.
* At ancient Greek and Roman marriages the brides carried bouquets of garlic and other herbs instead of flowers.

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NO CRAFT DAY :(

Another no craft day.  Nothing to show.  I can't believe I've had to postings without pictures to share other than items I have received in the mail.  How about a little fun? 

You Know You're A Quilter When......

1.  You use the word "between" more often as a noun than as a preposition.

2.  You happily spend all day prewashing quilt fabric but when it comes to doing "real" laundry, you procrastinate til everyone is on their last pair of undies and socks.

3. When your 4 yr old knows what an Ohio Star is and looks forward to finding "fabric" in the mail as much as you do

4. You insist that the floor tiles in your new kitchen are 12" square, so you can lay your quilt top or backing down and square it up perfectly

5. You actually enjoy going to the mailbox everyday to see what goody is there waiting for you - another magazine, an exchange block, fabric you ordered.

6.  You walk into the local restaurant and your daughter takes a look at the floor and says "look mommy a quilt pattern!"

 

7.  You need new clothes and spend two hundred dollars on material instead

8. The 5/8" seam allowances used on patterns for clothing look EXACTLY 2 1/2 times too big.

9. You know all the deadlines and color themes for all the "swaps" you've gotten yourself into, but don't know what you're having for dinner tonight


10. Your Ginghers are kept in their protective sheath, and hidden from the family.

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TODAY'S GOAL

Today I will make a hexagon flower and add a couple to my growing garden.

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GIVEAWAYS

1 Choice 4 Quilting is starting a new online quilting book club and to celebrate they are having a giveaway.  They are giving away a kit made just for this club.  This giveaway ends Sunday, April 24, at 10:00 pm EST.

The Quilting Book Club is also having a giveaway to celebrate.  They are giving away a cute little quilt kit and two copies of modern basics.  This giveaway also ends Sunday, April 24, at 10:00 pm EST.

Gen X Quilters is having a sponsored giveaway.  Fabricworm is giving a custom bundle of 12 fat quarters of Robot Farm.  This giveaway ends Saturday, April 23, at 11:59 pm EST.

The Confused Quilter is celebrating her one year blogoversary with a giveaway.  You could win one of five darling patterns from B Bumble and Company.  This giveaway ends Friday, April 22.

KoolBeenz is having a Stitchin Stash giveaway.  They are giving away a 5 Fat Quarter bundle set of Michael Miller's Lazy Daisy.  This giveaway ends Friday, April 22, at midnight EST.

Spun Sugar Quilts is having a giveaway. Vickie is giving away a  fat 16th bundle of Denyse Schmidt's 21 new JoAnn fabrics.  She will randomly select two winners on Sunday, April 24.

Jaybird Quilts is having a sponsored giveaway.  You could win 2 bundles of Treasures & Tidbits Piece O Cake Designs and a copy of Julie's Off The Rail quilt pattern.  This giveaway ends Thursday, April 21, at midnight EST.

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FINAL THOUGHT

It's hard writing a post with nothing to show or share.  What do I write about, what can I share?  I think it takes longer to produce a blog that maybe faintly entertaining compared to when you have actually created something.  I don't like having a blog with no crafty pictures - just like this blog and the previous one.  I'm going to make that all change tomorrow.  I promise.  Tomorrow there will be at least one creative item that I have made.  I hope to not have such boring blogs again for quite some time.  I apologize to all my loyal followers for the lack of interesting items to share.  Bear with me, I will be back with pictures tomorrow.

An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise.
~William Dean Howells

Today is Tuesday and I will create!