Southern Style

Monday, August 9, 2010

Pets on a Quilt Contest

Darlene at SewCalGal blog has been hard at work again with yet another wonderful contest. This one is Pets on a Quilt, you can enter your pets on a quilt or make a quilt with pets. So without further ado here are my pets on my quilt. Enjoy.

We have pets, dogs to be exact, we have Maltese and Pomeranian's. Our dogs are house dogs and they all love to share our bed and our quilts.

These are the Poms, our two adults and two puppies on my quilt.

Of course the Maltese's needed their time on the quilt as well.

Just getting comfortable

Now for the babies, within the first hours of our puppies life they are laid on a soft scrap quilt of their own.

SOOOOO Soft,

She kind of reminds me of the "Take me away Calgon commercials"

There is always a quilt to snuggle in

or to line the basket they are carried in, we grow so fast

and when they leave here, there is a scrap quilt made just for that puppy, if they are on hold for a new owner and we have been given their name, I will put it on their very own quilt. These tiny quilts are put in the bed with the puppy and her mother for a few days and then sent to her new home with her with the instructions not to wash the quilt for at least a week. This way if the puppy gets a little homesick for her Mom and litter mates she has their scent on her quilt to calm her down. Works every time. See a quilt even comforts a puppy, this is Mitzi with her quilt the night before she left for her forever home.

New Puppy package

Hope you enjoyed my pets on a quilt.

Now is your chance, go to SewCalGal site and see all the wonderful pets on a quilt, and don't forget to vote for your favorite when the voting opens. If you like my Pets on a quilt you can even vote for me. Best part you can win prizes just for voting.

Now I wouldn't want to influence you on your voting but don't forget the name SouthernStyle and vote (for me).

Nana Bonnie

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

EQ 7 and Cruise

Look what my wonderful Hubby bought me, Electric Quilt 7 software. I know I tried to win a version, I tried to have my blog chosen to host a giveaway, but no luck for any of those. I have been using the EQ Wizard to design the quilts I make for my charity group and I really liked it. EQ Wizard was a real help to me, making my job of designing and sewing these quilts go so smoothly. I just loved my EQ Wizard but I wanted more, I wanted to have all the whistles and bells there was, guess I am just a computer geek at heart. Now that I have the EQ 7, I need to get busy and learn how to use it, there are so many things this program can do. So I will be busy for quite some time with my eyes glued to this computer screen, learning my new software.

Now the reason for this post, EQ is planning a cruise, OH how I would love to be on that ship. Cruising is my favorite kind of vacation and a EQ Cruise well, lets just say that it will be simply fabulous. Here is the information if you are looking for THE VACATION of your dreams.

Register now for the EQ Cruise! If you're thinking of signing up for this late January cruise, now's the time. Really. The cruise is filling up, and we want to save room for you! Sign up now to join us on a 10 Day / 9 Night Caribbean Cruise - January 28-February 6, 2011. You'll have sun and EQ fun with top-notch teachers Barb Vlack & Mary Ellen Kranz. Come home knowing more about EQ7 and with small sewn projects featuring your own cruise photos. BONUS: You'll learn how easy it is to take better vacation (and quilt) photos with one of the quilt world's best photographers and teachers, Gregory Case. See more details about this first-ever EQ cruise. http://www.electricquilt.com/

EQ site now has EQ7 Demo Videos too. Guess where I will be spending my time tonight.... watching informative videos, reading all I can and learning about my newest toy....

Monday, August 2, 2010

Made me smile

I was looking at some of my favorite cross stitch sites today and this designed jumped out at me. It made me smile, so I thought I would share with you. I love this design, not for the looks so much but for the wording. What do you think, cute????

If you want the pattern this is the site I found it on, http://www.crossstitchwonders.com/

In a few days I hope to be able to share with you the projects I have been working on, plus give you my review on the CSN item. I know I have not posted here or on Nanbon's Corner for awhile but other things were keeping me busy..

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Pets on a Quilt Contest

Darlene at SewCalGal is hosting another fabulous contest. I know you have seen the button for her Pets on a Quilt Contest on the side bar of Nanbon's Corner and Southern Style blogs. Now she has listed what you need to do to be eligible to win some of the wonderful prizes. I will admit, I did not make a quilt with pets on it, There are some photos of my babies on my quilts, so maybe I can get my entry in too. Get your photos ready to enter, or take a look at the list, there are ways you can win by voting for your favorites too. I can't wait to see all the beautiful quilts with special babies on them... Here are some of the photos from SewCalGals site. Love the cat all stretched out and the dog looks so comfy and cozy under the quilt. Good Luck to you all and I will be looking for your entry...

http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com/2010/07/pets-of-quilts-show-categories-of.html is the place to go to learn more and sign up, Best of luck to everyone and I can't wait to see your Pets on a Quilt, wonder if anyone will have a horse or a elephant on a quilt, this should be fun.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Accquilt Giveaway posted and what's new

Vickie at Spun Sugar Quilt Blog is so lucky to be hosting a giveaway for the Accquilt Go! Fabric Cutter. You can follow this link to stop by her site and enter to win http://www.spunsugarquilt.com/2010/07/go-giveaway.html' I entered but at this point I am not holding my breath that I will win. I have entered so many of the contests for the Accquilt Go, offered to host a giveaway and I just don't have that kind of luck.

So sorry for not keeping up with this blog lately but I have been a little down in the dumps lately. Just not feeling the greatest and I have been bouncing from one doctor to another trying to get things straightened out. Tomorrow is yet another test, so hopefully we might get some answers. It is also the 2nd anniversary of our Evelyn's passing and we all miss her. Then there is my dear cousin and her husband who are both having health problems. It is just one thing after another lately.

Oh and of course I keep entering contests for the Accquilt Go Cutter and the EQ 7 software and my luck has changed for the worst and I am just not winning anything lately. Then there is the problem with my sewing machine not working very well on my quilt frame, I really need a long arm sewing machine so instead of getting upset with mine not working I machine quilted the 6 lap robes for my Charity groups on my sewing machine in my sewing room. finished them and sent them to the nursing home with Melanie last weeknd. There is a few shinning moments in my life other then the satisfaction of finishing my 14th quilt for my charity group. I think I have worked out a way to get a long arm sewing machine, it's not the one I really want, but it would be the one I could afford and anything is better then what I have.

My husband and I celebrated our Anniversary, We went to the place we were married and to me that was really special. We also went out to dinner, but being that it was a Friday night and there were no plans made we didn't get to go where we wanted to, that restaurant was packed.

I have also been working on some projects for Allison's Bat Mitzvah, she had wanted puppies and kittens as a theme, I suggested a tea party with puppies and kitties, but now that the Alice in Wonderland movie is out, this is the theme she now wants. I have made the neatest Mad Hatter's Hat, Mushrooms that have a quilted type top and hold a beanie baby as a child's favor, I just finished the White Rabbit last night and he is so neat. I also have the Card Guards working (hubby is cutting out their feet or heart shoes) I guess I should say Hubby is doing most of the work on the card men. They will be stationed near a basket of red and white Hershey Kisses Roses on the dessert table. I think Jen found the Cheshire Cat, now I wonder if they want the Queen of Hearts, White Queen or the Caterpillar? I also have the teapot hearts soaps to make and anything else that looks really cool... Jen wants this to be special as it is not only Allison's Bat Mitzvah but it is also her birthday. OH and I had the best luck, I found one of those store displays to advertise the movie and I asked for it and when they were finished with it they called me and I picked it up. It has Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter on one side, Alice, Cheshire Cat and White Rabbit on another and the third side has the White Queen and the Red Queen. The table centerpiece's will be tea cups filled with sweetheart roses. I promise I will post pictures when I get some more of the items finished.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Accuquilt Giveaway, yep another one

Amy from Amy's Creative Side Blogsite has gotten the chance to hold a giveaway for the Accuquilt Go! Fabric Cutter, WOW all these lucky bloggers and having that kind of a chance, I would love to host a giveaway on Nanbon's Corner, I really would, WHY because if you host the giveaway you get one and I want one so bad. I just can not seem to win one. I almost cried today when I went to the Accuquilt site and there were 5 lucky winners listed and no I wasn't there, I didn't win at IHAN, I didn't win at Bejeweled, I didn't win on Accuquilts facebook giveaway. Maybe there is still hope for me yet, maybe Accuquilt will feel sorry for me and let me host a giveaway, yeah right, another dream.. so that means it is up to you all once again to trudge forward and WIN, WIN, WIN...... then give it to me or at least let me use it, or maybe let me touch it or see it...... Go to Amy's Creative Side and enter to win, good luck to you all