FLOWER SPEAK and a GIVEAWAY!

This giveaway is now closed.

Well here I am on the last day of "Saying it with Flowers" 

Lots of FLOWERS. 

Nationwide Insurance Garden, Columbus, OH

Thanks to Mdm Samm at Sew we Quilt  and 

Carol over at Just Let Me Quilt

for a "blooming" good time.

If you haven't looked at my garden tabs then

click here to see my FLOWERS.

I have faerie gardens also...click here

Swing with me at my pergola (a gfit my hubby built me) 

The purple clematis and climbing hydrangea 

are two of my favorite FLOWERS.

Gordon Garden - Pergola and Swing

I love FLOWERS so much that this is my 12th year as a volunteer at 

Inniswood Metro Gardens in Westerville, Ohio.

Stylin' in a volunteer  shirt - Entrance to the Garden, Rock garden and don't you love the Giant Ant.  

He was part of the David Rogers "Big Bugs" display  in 2007. 

I have a "bag" full of FLOWERS for you today.

  

If you like this "Peekaboo Chevron Tote" pattern 
It is a freebie over at All People Quilt.  Just click here!  

A FLOWERY GIVEAWAY

 42 piece Moda Charm Pack

"OH MY" Open to every FLOWER lover!

Now here's some colorful flowers!

Is there a FLOWER garden near you that you enjoy?

Leave me a comment telling me

the name of the garden and where it is.  

I will draw for a winner on Wednesday 6/5.  

Be sure to hop over and see the FLOWERS 

my fellow gardeners have on tour today.  

June 4^th

Seaside Sewing

Kwilty Pleasures (that's me)

CeLynn’s Sunflower Patch

Words & Stitches

Cherry’s Prairie Primitive

MooseStash Quilting

Bumbleberry Stitches

Just Keep Swimming

Quilter In The Closet

Les passions de cliodana

Timolily

Sew We Quilt

WINNING WAYS

My first WIN this week is well, a baby quilt I finished 
for a baby due in June.

Nighty Night Owl Panel and Coordinates

The next two WINS were giveaways that ended up on my doorstep.  

Faith, over at Fresh Lemons often has giveaways 

on her blog from many vendors.

I was so lucky to the the winner for Christa Quilts. 

 I picked out this bundle of wonderful FQ in blues.  

You really should check out her shop here

 Cherry's Prairie Primitives I won a bundle 

of Red, White and Blue Patriotic FQs 

in the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day!

Just in time to make something for the 4th of July!

Uncle Sam might like a nice table runner to sit upon..

right now he's on my potting bench!

And last but not least I was so pleased to see a post from my 300th GFC follower.

Elflyn over at Rosehips and Spiderwebs

Here is the post she wrote about the win on her blog.  

Speaking of blog hops ...

Say it with Flowers starts Monday and two extra days have been added.

Kwilty Pleasures day/project is June 4th

 I will have a fun project, some insights on my love of flowers

and a GIVEAWAY!

I am almost ready for my 100th post and 

nearing 500 followers between GFC, BL and Email

Who'da thunk it?  I am thrilled you think I have a blog worth following!!

So keep watching for a 

KWILTY PLEASURES CELEBRATION GIVEAWAY!

And my final WIN was from my son, 

who thought about, but forgot to call me" on Mom's Day.

Yes, it happens  : (

He knows how to dig himself out of a hole : )

Kwilty Pleasures Goes "Down Under" Bloggers Quilt Festival

Amy's Creative Side Blog is hosting the 

You can vote for your favorite in each category

You will find my entry in the Baby Quilt Category

and any vote for my quilt is appreciated!

Click here to see all the baby quilts...

  

The fabric is "Down Under" line from Northcott

in a fun rectangle design measuring 52 x 56"

Front

Close up of the meandering quilting I did on my Bernina.

The meander softens all the straight lines piecing.

The "back" was fun to create using some leftover pieced blocks with a gray.

View of front and back 

Stacked view shows the dark gray binding. 

I hope you have enjoyed my Kwilty Pleasure's

Bloggers Quilt Festival Entry!

OZ-solutely a great time!

My friend, Kathy Guenther and I were retreating 
from everything 'cept our sewing machines, 
in the Ohio Land of OZ...Amish Country.  

Friday night I sewed the rows to make the top for 
a fun toddler quilt.  Pattern is "Perfect 10" by Swirly Girls.

Then I layed out the WONKY CROSSES for 
my Zen Chic "COMMA" quilt.
I found this block tutorial at SewMamaSew

I had to let this one simmer a while before I sewed it together.  
I have more fabric at home to make it a big bigger. 

While COMMA was simmering...

I worked on a  "stash buster"  baby quilt. 
The pattern is  "Flip Side" and it was a quick and easy
with fast chain piecing!   

Sunday, I was charmed, working on a PLUS quilt.

This process took much more time than I anticipated.

AND LOTS OF SEWING SEAMS! (tutorial on In Color Order)

Most of the rows are sewn, but I burned out on it and pinned 

the bottom rows to the design flannel...to be finished at home. 

It is now laying on the pool table til I take decide to finish it

or a pool tournament begins.  

 Next project... WONKY SANTA log cabin blocks.  

I fussy cut the Santa's and added wonky strips at random.

THEN Jenny Janome began growling and snarling.  
She's never sewed so much in her little life!
We were both worn out...time to pack it up!!!

And I have to show you my quilting partner's work. 
Here are the two "STUNNING" tops Kathy made...
This thoroughly MODERN MILLIE is something else.  
A perfectionist at heart but so inspiring.  
I think her quilt tops were the most photographed of the weekend!
And rightfully sew!

How bout a DS "Point Me" pattern, queen size top,
in Flea Market Fancy fabrics.  


 "Up a Notch" pattern by Faith Jones, can be found at Fresh Lemons.  Just click here

And finally some shopping on the way home.  A few fun things for my stash.  I have a low volume quilt running thru my mind!  

Thanks for "Following my Yellow Brick Road" to see 
 my "OZ-LAND" Kwilty Pleasures.

I need to pop the DVD in and watch the movie again.
Who is your favorite character and why?

Follow the Yellow Brick Road...

Just call me Dorothy cause I am headed to the Land of OZ. 

In Ohio, that's Amish Country.   

Dorothy may think "there's no place like home" But I know better!

 I'm meeting up with a great group of quilting munchkins for a quilting retreat.   
A long weekend of whatever we want to do...quilt, eat, shop, eat, chat, eat...you get the picture.

The Tin man, Scarecrow and Lion may show up...

  in fabric form or perhaps in personalities of the fun quilters.

Auntie Em will just have to wait, cause my red ruby slippers 
are getting kicked off and I'm kickin back!  

The Great OZ, is Connie, the organizer of this retreat.  She can't hide behind any curtain cause we will find her and thank her endlessly for such a great time.  She does a wonderful job and makes a gift for everyone, provides discount coupons for the quilt shop, assigns us to our own 8 ft table to work on, organizes the food.

Toto is out of the basket and its filled with all these fun projects to work on.  Starting with this...
Wonky Cross Quilt Top with Comma Fabrics by Zen Chick for Moda

Up next is a toddler quilt right off my design wall.  The Swirly Girl Designs Pattern "Perfect 10" 
(uses 10 FQs) in Lecein Woodland Collection by Natalie Lymer

Next up, summertime FQs, pulled from my stash, to make my first Modern PLUS quilt, using Jeni Baker's pattern from her In Color Order blog.  Click here to for the pattern.

"Flip Side" is a fun pattern that looks like half a log cabin block.  

Using up lots of scraps in soft greens, blue and gray for a baby quilt.  

This stack of 2 1/2" strips is leftover fabric from a quilt I made a couple years ago. 
It's Michael Miller Metro Green.

And if the Christmas Spirit hits me I have "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" by Andover for a wonky log cabin. The pattern is in Sunday Morning Quilts book.    

If the wicked witch of the west thinks she can show up and try to ruin our fun... 
there's a house waiting to make a landing!  

 I will do a post to show you what Kwilty Pleasures ACTUALLY get done...in the Land of OZ!