Think Christmas Blog Hop Winner!

All good things usually come to an end.... the Think Christmas Blog hop has been so much fun!  I enjoyed every one's posts... so much inspiration and wonderful ideas!  I want to thank everyone who stopped by the Doodle Blog during the hop.  I appreciate all of you and hope that you were also inspired.  A huge 'Thank you' to Madame Samm and also Leslie for all of their hard work organizing this great collection of blogs for the hop.

Now onto picking a name out of the bag of entries.  Wilson is all excited about picking a winner, he's prancing about the house in excitement!  Our friends at "The Fat Quarter Shop" donated a wonderful prize!  A fat quarter bundle,  either Jolly Christmas Fun or Lively Christmas Fun by Lynette Anderson....

And the winner is........ drum roll please.............

Lisa Marie

Lisa Marie has left this lovely comment

during the "Think Christmas Blog Hop!"........

"Well that runner is about the cutest thing ever! Thanks for the giveaway, I would love to win the Lively Christmas fun bundle. "

Congratulations!!!

There is more quilty fun to come!  I'm all signed up for the Bowls with Borders Blog Hop.  Happening August 13th-21st.  I will present my 'Christmas Bowls' on the 15th. Check it out.... I have the button on my sidebar....

Wilson is participating in the Pets On Quilts linky party.  Voting starts on the 9th.  Please stop by and place a vote.... Winners will be announced around the 15th. Click on the icon on my sidebar....

I'm on my way to quilt retreat with my favorite quilty family and friends at the end of this week.  I'm looking forward to a few days of great food, friends and laughter. (Along with a ton of quilting too!) I'm looking forward to sharing it with you when I get back.

Hope you all have a wonderful day and find some time for yourself. 

Happy quilting,

Wilson!

It has been so busy around here, so much quilty fun to be involved in!  Well I couldn't resist when I heard about "Pet on Quilts" hosted by Lily Pad Quilting!  So I'm going to throw my hat in the ring and present to you, Wilson!  My amazing four legged companion! He keeps me company while I sew, will remind me when I need to take a break and go outside with him and "roo-roo-roo's" when I finish a project.  He is my four legged cheerleader! Wilson has been featured on a couple of quilt projects and I thought it would be fun to show you the Wilson blocks I have designed for the Think Christmas Blog Hop (a little cross posting ).



Wilson Reindeer



Is this package for me????

Wilson Santa



Wilson Christmas Table Runner

My Wilson blocks are available on Craftsy and also at my Etsy Store... my tutorial on how to make my Wilson Christmas Table Runner can be found HERE.  ('Is This Gift for Me' is a FREE down loadable PDF on my Craftsy site) This was such a fun project to make that it just makes me smile to think about it!  These patterns can be made to look like your poochie poo by switching up the colors to match your favorite puppy!  I've been thinking Wilson would make an adorable lap quilt!  Imagine repeating the blocks, switching up the puppy colors.... so, so cute! 



As any proud puppy mama, I have to share a couple of more pictures of my sweet boy.... starting out with his 'baby' picture...

3 months old... isn't he adorable!



"Love the quilting on this quilt.... is this quilt for me?"



"Of coarse I'll pose in the picture..."

Thank you for letting me share my sweetie, 'Wilson'.  Have fun hopping around and checking out all of the links and all of our well loved friends!

Happy quilting and perfect stitches to you!

Think Christmas Blog Hop!

Wilson loves to dress up
for the holidays!

Woot!  Woot!  It's time for the 'Think Christmas Blog Hop' hosted by Madame Samm and Leslie at The Cuddle Quilter!  Let the fun begin!  I decided to do some quilt squares featuring my lovable, furry friend, 'Wilson'.  I hope that you enjoy Wilson's Christmas Table Runner as much as I enjoyed making it! It is made up with three blocks featuring Wilson.  So let's get started... to make Wilson's Christmas table runner you will need the three 'Wilson' quilt block patterns and....

• 1/2 yard background fabric (gold)
• 1/3 yard sashing fabric and red bow/hat (red)
• 1/4 yard for binding and for 'package' block/scarf (green)
• 1/2 yard for backing (color of your choice, I used cream)
• 40"x 17" piece of batting
• fat quarter cream fabric (Wilson face)
• fat quarter of light brown fabric (Wilson face)
• 2" x 2" scrap dark brown fabric (Wilson's nose)
• 2" x 4" scrap red fabric (Wilson's tongue and nose)
• 5" x 7" scrap brown fabric (twig antlers)
• 5" x 5" scrap white fabric (Santa hat)
• seed beads for eyes
• Heat n Bond

To make the table runner you will need 2   - 11" squares out of a background fabric of your choice.  Also cut a 11" x 7" background fabric and a 11" x 4 1/2 " green rectangle.  Set aside...

Tracing Wilson pieces onto the paper side of heat n bond.  I group pieces that will use the same color fabric....

All of my Wilson pieces are traced....

After ironing heat n bond pieces onto the fabric, I cut them out and lay them on the 11" blocks.  'Is This Gift For Me' pieces are placed on the 11" x 7" background fabric....

To make "Is This Gift For Me", iron on the face pieces onto the rectangle, lining up the bottom edge.  Make sure it's centered too.

Sew the green 11" x 4  1/2"  rectangle to the bottom edge of the
 "Is This Gift For Me" block, right sides together.

Iron the seam, then iron on the red bow.... (and the tag)

"Is This Gift For Me".... This will be the center block for our
table runner.  Isn't it cute!  Love it!!!

Continue to sew a blanket stitch around the edges of the Wilson pieces... If you prefer a satin stitch, zig zag or a straight stitch along the edge, that is fine too!

"Santa Wilson"

"Wilson Deer"

Cut 2    2  - 1/2"x 11" strips out of red fabric.  This will be the sashing for in between the three blocks.  Sew the blocks together with the sashing. Iron.

Cut  2  -2  1/2"x 35  1/2" out of red fabric, then sew to the sides of the table runner.  Iron.

Cut  2 - 2 1/2"x 15" red strips and sew to the ends of the table runner. Iron.
Layer with batting and backing, quilt as desired.  Bind.

I felt like the "Is This Gift For Me" block was missing a tag.  So I made one and ironed and stitched in on.  It helped complete the block. (The tag is included in the directions)

The finished table runner using all three Wilson quilt blocks....
finished size 38  1/2" x 14  1/2"

'Is This Package For Me?' pattern can be found HERE for free! My gift to you for stopping by during the Think Christmas Blog Hop!

'Santa Wilson' and; 'Wilson Deer' can be purchased at Craftsy as an instant PDF download or on ETSY as a PDF pattern which will be mailed to your email address within 24 hours (usually sooner). I hope that you give my table runner a try.  The table runner would make a cute gift for the dog lover in your life.  Mix up the colors to match your poochie poo!

Now onto the giveaway... Wilson and I are so excited about our giveaway!   Our friends at The Fat Quarter Shop is donating a very cool prize.  A Fat Quarter Bundle of Christmas Fun by Lynette Anderson,winner's choice of either the jolly or lively bundle.  Stop on by The Fat Quarter Shop and check out the beautiful fat quarter bundles. Just in time for you to get some of those Christmas projects done this summer!  To win, leave me a comment on which bundle you would like.  For a second chance to win, leave a comment that you are a follower too!  For a third chance to win, tweet about my blog post and the Think Christmas Hop. Wilson and I will announce a lucky winner, August 6th.

Here's a list of today's participating blogs.... have fun hopping!!!

Cotton Addiction

Vroomans Quilts

Kris Loves Fabric

Moosestash Quilting

Paws for Stitching

Threading My Needles

Just Let Me Quilt

Living4quilting

Doodling in my Mind

Quilt Doodle Designs (You are here!)

Happy Quilting and Perfect Stitches to you,

Let's Celebrate Christmas!

In celebration of the 'Think Christmas' Blog Hop I thought I would share one of my favorite holiday treats with you.  This is yummy anytime of year!   Remember to mark your calendars, the Blog Hop starts on Monday.  I can't wait to share with you the fun table runner that I made up for this blog hop! I don't have a picture to show you how yummy and wonderful this snack mix is, it's never around long enough for me to snap a picture!

  Almond Snack Mixfrom Taste of Home 1 package (17.6 ounces) Rice Chex Cereal2  3/4 cups sliced almonds1 cup sugar1 cup light corn syrup3/4 cup butter1 teaspoon almond extract Place cereal and almonds in a large bowl; set aside. In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup and butter.  Slowly bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until a candy thermometer reads 250 degrees. (hard-ball stage).  Remove from heat; sir in almond extract. Pour over cereal almond mixture; mix well. Spread onto waxed lined baking sheets; cool. Toss to break apart. Store in an airtight container.  Makes about 5 quarts. A yummy snack to have around for game night!  Warning:  it's really yummy warm while it is cooling.  You may have to leave the house while it's cooling.... Enjoy!

A List of Fun!

In an effort to get my calendar together and a to-do list made, here is a list of some quilty fun that I will be posting about over the next month or two.  Blog hops, give aways and inspiration to get those projects started or even done! Sewing machines will be humming over the next few months!

I'm looking forward to the Red White and Blue Blog hop hosted by Sew We Quilt!  I have a great block to share with you!  My scheduled blog hop day is July 3rd! Stop by and check it out!  I'm offering a chance to win a PDF pattern of your choice! Woot! Woot!

Starting Monday July 2nd, and each Monday for four weeks during the month of July,you will be able to find some great holiday tutorials and inspiration at Sew Festive. There will be two tutorials on each of the Mondays; one will feature decor for your own home, and the other tutorial will feature something that can be made as a gift.

Monday July 30th there will be a linky party here to show off your finished holiday-inspired projects.  I'm hoping to be able to share a Grinch quilt.  I've been gathering my Grinch fabric for a Christmas quilt project that I plan to share for the linky party.

The Think Christmas blog hop will be July 30th - August 3rd.  A ton  of blogs are participating, Quilt Doodles being one of them!  I will have a festive Christmas block for you to make!  Wilson is busy planning for the giveaway!  We will have something fabulous!

Happy quilting!