Tuesday Archives #70: Stars and Stripes!

Welcome to the linky party that rejuvenates your old quilting/sewing posts! 

Please click here to read more about this linky party.  

Piggy Bank Participants click here to share your savings!

Two NEW things going on at our linky here!!

. First, I'd like to welcome Fabrics N Quilts as our linky sponsor!! Yep, everytime you link and share here at Tuesday Archives you will be entered you into a monthly drawing for a $15.00 Gift Certificate to their online store. (pretty cool huh!) The winner will be announced the 1st Tuesday of every month!

Second, I put together a Tuesday Archives Directory page. Now all our themes are easy to access and past inspiration quick to find! The page is found at the top of my blog, under the header and will be updated weekly. So, now onto this week's linky party...

This week's themes are is: Stars and Stripes! 

STARS:

Whether your stars are traditional or wonky....Jackson says: "We want to see your stars this week."

STRIPES:

I'm pretty liberal about my definition of a "stripe". Here are a few examples of some scrappy stripes made my Cynthia who blogs at Quilting is More Fun than Housework:

LINKY: 2nd Annual Piggy Bank Savings = Money for Quilting Challenge

This is the week we empty our "piggy banks" and create a post to link and share how much we've saved over the year....and even more fun, what quilty treat you are going to spoil yourself with!

Even in this modern day of credit/debit cards, I'm still a cash spending gal. I always seem to  smile when I'm given change at the register as sugar plums and quilty treats start dancing around in my head! But this a habit I've obviously had for a long time as below is a picture of  my very first piggy bank. Serious! I use to love how it was the color of a penny and shaped like a shoe. I use to really love that I needed a "key" to open the bottom. Now THAT in itself  made saving money fun! This little shoe secured my babysitting money and allowance away from my sister. LOL!! Click here to read what I bought with my first "piggy bank" savings...I'm still smiling as I sit here thinking about my teenage self in that previous post!

You know what they say:  a penny saved is a penny earned.

In our household, this year the winner is, for the first time: ME!!!
I had $61.20 is change and $83.00 in bills. ($144.20 total)
I plan to use my cash during an upcoming August road trip I'm taking by myself as a return trip from seeing our grandson. I plan to stop at all my favorite quilt stores along my 250 mile return journey and splurge on whatever I want! How fun right!!!
Hubby had $113.77 in change and $3.00 in bills. ($116.77 total)
He plans to use it to buy accessories for his truck.

NOW it's your turn to share!

Last year 33 of you linked your piggy banks and even more joined through email after the linky closed. Well, today is the day to empty those that piggy banks my friends and create a post to link here with us exclaiming your total amount saved and share what quilty purchase you're going to make!
Also, the code to our challenge button challenge is on my sidebar. 

Please feel welcome to share it in your post or on your blog to invite your followers to join us for the 3rd Annual Challenge. Sign-ups will begin on Sunday the 12th. Oh! And once you share your link here, I'll be emailing you a little extra "bonus" of savings with a 5 % discount promo code to:

5 % savings and free US shipping!

July Sailboat Wool Banner

I finsihed by July Lily Ana Stitches seasonal wool banner just in time to wish you a Happy Fourth of July!  They measure 8x11 1/2 when finished and hang on this cute little stand on our fireplace. 

A Knitted Sampler Blanket

This beauty was made by my mom! My parents have been visiting for two weeks, and mom and I have spent many afternoons staying out of the summer heat together. She crocheting her blocks, then rows together. Me stitching on my summer wool sampler.

This  measures a little wonky 62" x 72" .

She has been working two years on knitting this sampler quilt. She enjoyed trying out all the different patterns, pretty much the same way we all do too. She was determined to get this one finished during her stay and she did. This one is by far our favorite block:

It looks great on my studio couch, yet for some reason I haven't been able to convince her that this would be a great home for it. (Hey...I wouldn't want to part with it either)

The holiday weekend finds us out of town with family and me getting in some Grammy time.

So not much sewing but having fun!

Hope yours is good as well. 

PS: Something NEW!

 Everytime you link and share here at Tuesday Archives you will be entered into a monthly drawing for a $15.00 Gift Certificate to: 

Pretty cool huh! Winners will be announced the first of every month. Thanks for stopping by.

H2H Winnings!

Oh my do I love starting the first day of July with a fan of kona brights delivered in the mail!

Along with some1 1/2 yards of  baby flannel and
a 1/2 yard of this white small phrase fabric from the The Chalk Line!

All these were my winnings from the H2H sponsor:

Upon shopping their online shop here are some things I appreciated about their online shop

 and just had to share:

• I had fun trying out my fabric choices for a quilt block before I bought them on their shopping cart design wall. (Note: Items must be in your cart first. Once I had a few fabrics in my cart and had my very own design wall!) 
• WOW! LOVE THIS: FREE US shipping-all day, every day, no minimum, no limit, no coupon-NO HASSLE. Buy a pattern, buy a bolt...free shipping!! PLUS they offer great international rates, including first pound to Canada is free (which would include an order of up to 2 yards of fabric).
• Shop by color, designer, brand, collection and style (This made my search quick!)
• Shop by 1/4 yard (love that!)
• They offer great customer service: We get to preview fabrics that are on the horizon & sign up for email alerts for its arrival. Then they'll send us a  5% coupon code when the fabric is in house. Seriously! No payment in advance. We still get first crack at the fabric we like & save money...oh and don't forget that free US shipping too (I noticed they have the full line of Hello Darling by Bonnie and Camille coming in August)
• Gift certificates are available in any dollar amount -purchaser can even send a personal message to recipient, and the GC is valid immediately after purchase. 
• There's free pattern downloads & I noticed there are more FNQ patterns coming soon
• They also have a virtual show & tell gallery of customer quilts and their own  quilts 

Along with checking out their online shop, also click the picture  below to join their Scrap Quilt Challenge that started today! And who can resist being part of their philosophy:  Just remember this sentence: Make whatever your heart desires, just meet the minimum requirements. .  

I know I'm looking forward to particiapting. 

And, Hey! Let me know if you decide to join, as it will fun to cheer eachother on.