Traveling Stash Box Ready to Move On

  I almost did not post tonight, when I got home the power was out.  We had a big storm come through D.C. and surrounding areas.  I just got into bed with a nightlight and my kindle, and low and behold the lights came back on.  The internet was working, and all was right with the world.  I ran downstairs, open the box to see what was in it and look what I found.

The Batiks were tempting, put I have a lot of that, so was the children fabrics, put I also have enough.  So this is what I took out of the box.

I know it is not much, put I really could use some pins and the charm package was right up my alley.

Below is what I am putting in the box, I think it needed a little ethnic flavor to it.

Three half yard fabrics of African fabric, pattern and bobbin holders.  I think this is equal to what I took out and I might just add another fabric, just to keep your interested.

Now for the rules.

RULES:

1. Be an active blogger. Post about receiving and the giveaway on your blog in a timely manner.
2. There is a note in the box that logs where the box has been. Please add your info and place the note back in the box.
3. There is a list of Rules and Guidelines in the box. Please read and follow these and return the list to the box.
4. You may take anything you like from the box. Just replace every item with comparable quilt shop quality items equal to the amount taken. See guidelines below.
5. Ship the box to the next person in a reasonable amount of time.

Due to the amount of postage shipping is only within the USA.

GUIDELINES:The definition of a stash is a secret store of valuables. For quilters it's a collection of usable quality products. The stash should contain mostly fabric with a few patterns and/or books and other items.

• FABRIC: Should be quilt shop quality in new condition. Scraps should only be included if they are cut for adding to a collection and packaged accordingly (i.e. I-Spy squares, postage stamp squares, etc.). There should not be anything under a Fat Quarter unless packaged like this.
• PATTERNS/BOOKS: Should be in new or gently used condition. They should be kept to a minimum (books are bulky and add weight).
• OTHER ITEMS: Should be in new or gently used condition. Tools, notions, etc. These items should be packaged if necessary.

You will have until Sunday Sept. 23 to leave a comment and I will have Mr. Random Counter pick the next person to receive the Traveling Stash Box.  I will announce the winner on Monday.  So don’t forget to leave a comment.  Make sure I am able to reach you.

The Slow Quilter

Traveling Stash Box Has Arrived

 The Traveling Stash Box has arrived.  That was fast, Sharon http://vroomansquilts.blogspot.com/, just sent it out Saturday and I found it sitting on my door step today.

Since it is pretty late, I have been sewing none stop today, and just finding the box on the door step, I will have to wait until I get home from work to see what goodies are in the box and then you will have a change to receive it once I put in some of my special goodies.

So don't forget to sign in tomorrow evening (you know I am a late night blogger) to see what I take from the box and what I plan to put in it.

So Until Tomorrow - Happy Traveling.

The Slow Quilter

Where The Hell Is It?!!!

I thought to do a little sewing today as most of you know I have not been in my sewing room in over 4 weeks, I had the Quilter/Blogger Blues, anyway, I thought to get started on some blocks I needed to do, and wanted to do this pattern I saw in one of my quilt magazines.  I just knew I saw it in a Fons & Porter Mag, put could not find it.  I looked in every magazine holder I have and I have like around 20 or so.

After not being able to find the damn thing, and I know I have it, I went to my bed room and pulled all the magazines I have up there. No Luck,  so went back down, and started to look through each magazine in the boxes.  During this little workout, I pulled out a couple of magazines (not the ones up top), that I might use.  Around the 4th box, I found what I was looking for, and it was not a Fons & Porter but a Quiltmakers magazine.   Well duh.  I think it is time for me to go through all these magazines and pull out the patterns I would like to do in the far off future and put them in a binder.

Now I am all set up a ready to get sewing.  As I was sewing my block together, I made a mistake and needed to rip out the seam.  Where the hell is the seam ripper?  I have about 5 or 6 of those damn things, and I could not find one anywhere.  Did I tell you during my absence from my sewing room that Tom had cleaned my room.  Yah, that is what I said to myself.  No telling were he has but my stuff.  After looking in every nook and draw in the sewing room and then on my cutting table (that looks like it was ramshackle to a inch of its life), I run up stairs and found one in cup on my nightstand, don’t even ask why it was there.

Since I was doing something with a little applique to it, and it was kind of hard to use pins, I thought to use some fabric glue.  Where the hell is it?  Now, this is the straw that breaks the camels back.  It is now time to put things to order in the sewing room.  I am off work tomorrow, so after I finish the blocks I am working on, hopefully I will have time to get organized again.

Have you been having a Where the hell is it moment?  If you have tell me about it. 

The Slow Quilter