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Sunday, November 3, 2013

Gifts from great friends! And a giveaway!!

I went to a retreat about 6 weeks ago.  My friends Deborah from Simply Miss Luella and Cindy from
Live A Colorful Life were also there!  I had admired the projects that they were working on, and they BOTH gave me some of their scraps!!  Wow, did I ever feel privileged!!


These lovely prints are from Deborah!


And these are from Cindy!  (I added the zips!)  Thanks guys, what a treat!



With this pouch, I quilted around all of the designs.....



.....and added an inside pocket.  Aren't these colors yummy?



And now I have a great size pouch!! 12 1/2 X 7 1/2



With this pouch, I fussy cut each square to include these great motifs!  Then I diagonally quilted each 3 in square.



I then  added an inside pocket. Never to many pockets!



Check out that pinking sheers, pincushions, seam rippers, etc!



Look at that sewing machine.  This is sew perfect for my notions!!!  It measures 8 X 10.



Look Lorna (Sew Fresh Quilts), I even got the pin centered on the zipper pull!



And there you have it.  Love from my friends made into two perfect pouches!  Thank you guys for this gift!!!

I can hardly believe that this is my 100th post!!  I feel so lucky to have made so many wonderful quilty friends since I started blogging back in April of this year.  I didn't even know how to download photos from my camera, so the first few posts have no pictures!!

I'm linking with Kelly at Needle & Thread Thursday!  Have a great time looking around!!
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28 comments:

  1. SusanNovember 4, 2013 at 12:41 AM

    Oh, someone has to go first! So congratulations on your 100th post! Your pouches are gorgeous! (And I would choose the first bundle!)

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  2. KimNovember 4, 2013 at 12:46 AM

    100 posts wowee....congrats!! You go, girlfriend!! Me thinks the contemporary fabrics for li'l ole me, don't you!! ;) Oh....and I love those pouches, very yummy...very yummy indeed!!

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  3. BetsyNovember 4, 2013 at 2:45 AM

    Since I am going to Alaska for my 25th wedding anniversary I would love that bundle.congrats on your 100th post. I already follow on bloglovin

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  4. Sewing MomNovember 4, 2013 at 4:12 AM

    I love the Joel Dewberry bundle! So fun, thank you! Congrats on your 100th post too.

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  5. Sewing MomNovember 4, 2013 at 4:12 AM

    I follow via GFC! =) Thanks again.

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  6. UnknownNovember 4, 2013 at 7:08 AM

    I love your pouches, they are so cute! I would choose the Alaskan themed fabrics, since the moose is my favorite animal!

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  7. Cynthia Brunz DesignsNovember 4, 2013 at 7:47 AM

    Great little pouches! I love the Joel Dewberry fabrics.

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  8. Cynthia Brunz DesignsNovember 4, 2013 at 7:47 AM

    New follower on Bloglovin'

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  9. ipatchandquiltNovember 4, 2013 at 9:17 AM

    Dewberry is my favorite!
    Wonderful colour combo.
    Congratulations on your 100th post!
    Esther
    esthersipatchandquilt at yahoo dot com
    ipatchandquilt dot wordpress dot com

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  10. ipatchandquiltNovember 4, 2013 at 9:17 AM

    I follow you through bloglovin!
    Esther
    esthersipatchandquilt at yahoo dot com
    ipatchandquilt dot wordpress dot com

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  11. JackieNovember 4, 2013 at 9:43 AM

    What darling pouches you made.

    I love both sets of fabric, but I think the first set would make me think outside my box, so I'll go for that one.

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  12. JackieNovember 4, 2013 at 9:43 AM

    I added you to my Feedly account.

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  13. ratamaNovember 4, 2013 at 11:30 AM

    Oh, I love your pouches, so cute! And congrats to the 100th post!

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  14. Love Of QuiltsNovember 4, 2013 at 3:19 PM

    Congrats on your 100th post.

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  15. Love Of QuiltsNovember 4, 2013 at 3:20 PM

    I am a follower!

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  16. TamieNovember 4, 2013 at 7:56 PM

    Congratulations on 100! My choice would be the Dewberry bundle.

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  17. TamieNovember 4, 2013 at 7:56 PM

    I'm following through GFC.

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  18. UnknownNovember 4, 2013 at 9:45 PM

    I follow you via Feedly! Would love a chance to have either bundle.

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  19. CitricSugarNovember 4, 2013 at 10:21 PM

    Your friends are pretty darn great - nice treats!!

    And thanks for the lovely giveaway! Contemporary, please. :-)

    Congrats on 100!

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  20. KayNovember 5, 2013 at 5:13 AM

    Congrats on reaching 100 posts! I hope you celebrate with cake too. Your pouches are just lovely, I really like the fussy cutting. Thanks for a great giveaway too. I like them both but prefer the Joel Dewberry.
    ks(dot)eyles(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)uk

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  21. KayNovember 5, 2013 at 5:15 AM

    I follow with Bloglovin. Thanks so much for a lovely giveaway, especially the Joel Dewberry.
    ks(dot)eyles(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)uk

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  22. HelenNovember 5, 2013 at 10:47 AM

    I think Trails End would be a fun group of fabrics to play with...not sure how, but I'd love to try.

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  23. Coser Tejer CrearNovember 5, 2013 at 11:22 AM

    Oh that Joel Dewberry! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  24. Coser Tejer CrearNovember 5, 2013 at 11:23 AM

    I follow you with blogloving!

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  25. Kathy E.November 6, 2013 at 3:43 AM

    Congrats on your 100th post! I'll bet that's an awesome feeling!
    choosing between those 2 lovely bundles isn't easy, but my top pick would be the Joel Newberry bundle...the colors are so mellow and relaxing.

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  26. Kathy E.November 6, 2013 at 3:44 AM

    I follow your blog on Bloglovin' and enjoy every new post!

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  27. Lorna McMahonNovember 7, 2013 at 3:39 AM

    Congrats on your 100th post, Vicki! Those sweet pouches are such a nice size! You have such a wonderful talent for making bags. And your fmq is perfect! Your friends were so right to encourage you to start a blog. And I thank them for it!

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  28. SeeLifeMarvelsNovember 7, 2013 at 2:53 PM

    Great little pouches! I still have to overcome my fear of zippers. Congrats on being disciplined enough to post 100 times. :)

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