The Best Deposit

For those of you who read my blog yesterday you know that my scanner died.
Since I did not have a scanner, my DH had to scan several items for me today.
We work in separate buildings so he loaded the scans on a flash drive.
When I opened the last file on the flash drive...

This is what I found.
A great deposit - the best - wouldn't you say?
I must say it kind of looks like him.
He even captured his slightly lazy eye.

I printed it and framed it to set on my desk.

Thanks to everyone for all of the deposits I received during the blog hop.
I am rich.

From my heart,
Sandy

Last Day of Pillow Talk and Moda/Sandy History

Welcome to day 22 and the last day of Moda's Pillow Talk blog hop.
I must say this sure made the month of February fly by.

Lissa Alexander, Moda's director of marketing, is our featured blogger today.
Hop on over to her blog for fun and games with prizes.

Lissa joined the Moda team shortly after I did.
She brought a lot of creativity and energy to the company.
She is the kind of person everyone should have as a friend.
I have chosen a piggy bank for today's subject.
I have titled the painting ...

Deposits.
Some people only withdraw from your emotions.
(You really need to stay away from those people.)
Lissa deposits into your emotions.
It may be a little gift in the mail, or a one line email.
It's like she has a sixth sense, and she somehow knows
that you are running on empty and really could use a deposit.

And today I will not tell you to check back tomorrow to see the painting of the day or to link up with anyone, as this is the end of the mini pictures and the blog hop. If you are interested in Moda/Sandy Gervais history keep scrolling, otherwise this blog ends here.

Remember to make as many deposits as you can today and you and all around you will be rich.

From my heart.
Sandy

And now for a little bit of Moda/Sandy Gervais history.

The owner of Moda, Mr. Mark Dunn, is known for his funky clothing and even wilder shoes.
At my first Quilt Market, Mr. Dunn and Cheryl Freydberg came to my booth to ask me to design fabric for Moda.

I have no idea what Cheryl was wearing

but I remember what Mark was wearing.
A linen suit with an Aztec black print.

You will never find Mr. Dunn in a plain white shirt.

Or a navy blue blazer.

In my early days at Moda, WATTS lines and faxes were the way to communicate.
There was no such thing as "branding" as evident in my first portfolio.
No mention of Moda anywhere.

Portfolio today.
The Moda logo prominently displayed.

Moda's selvages have changed over the years.
My first selvages. Just Moda and my name.
This is The Great Outdoors border fabric.

This was one of the lines that nobody guessed correctly.

Later we changed to this.
Moda, my name and the line of fabric.

Now they have all of the above, plus the pattern number.
VERY helpful if you are googling fabric.




My first market with Moda/United Notions they had a 4-plex of booths.
Today they have 24+ booths.
The booth went from a very plain business look
to all of the creativity that you see in Moda's booths today.
(Lissa Alexander has a lot to do this creativity.)
This dollhouse themed booth was one of my favorites.



At one time Moda produced dishes.
These were short lived as they had problems
with packaging and breakage in shipping.
I had a total of three lines of fabric converted to dishes.

This tree was taken from my Christmas Brights line of fabric.
I use these dishes every year during the month of December.
I think the gingerbread man dishes are a Deb Strain design.

In 2004 Bruce and I joined Moda for a trip to Seoul Korea.
I was able to tour the art studio and the print plant to see my fabric being printed among many other touristy side trips.
It was a trip of a life time.

In 2006 we returned the favor and invited Korea to Iowa.
They thought that Algona's large grain elevator was an apartment building.
And they asked "where is the corn?"
People think of Iowa as tall corn.
It was early May and the corn was just coming out of the ground.
Korea - Iowa - two different worlds.
I have pictures of the Korea trip but it seems my scanner died today.
(Pre-digital pictures.)
The death of my scanner was not a shock.
It had been on borrowed time for quite sometime now.
RIP.
Some of you must have mis-read my blog.
As I said I would list all of my lines of fabric - NOT picture them.
As I stated I am missing many of the prints.
And do you know how long it would take to scan in even just one piece of fabric from each of the 89 lines?
I cannot spend that much time on something that does not make a girl money.
I will list them by year and name.

The first few lines are a little uncertain as to which order they were produced as Moda was not keeping computer records at the time and the portfolios were not dated.

1995-1998
Pieces From My Heart (this consisted of four groups)
Melody of Angels
First Snow
Friends and Flower
Don't remember the name

Mom's Sewing
Dad's Farm
The Great Outdoors
Harvest Halloween
I Love My Cat
God Bless America I
God Bless America II
I Believe
Gift of Love
Gervaisics
Babies and Bees
Posies and Pals
Posies
Heartwarmings
A Children's Choir
Thorington Collection
Painted Ladies
Sun Porch
School's Out
1999
High Tea
Pheasant Run
Twinkling Lights
Twinkling Brights
2000
Baby Talk
In Full Bloom
All things Christmas
Autumn Splendor
Sweet Land of Liberty
Heritage Square
2001
French Garden
Olde Glory
Holiday Happenings
Fall Frolic
2002
Do the Funky Chicken
Posies
Dear Santa
Nature's Kaleidoscope
2003
Best Friends
Whispers in the Wind
We the People
Christmas X-citement
Happy Hollow
New Hats old friends
2004
Heart & Soul
Friendly Folk
Glory Be
Bittersweet & Boo
Bundle Up!
2005
Visions
Oh Baby
New Quilts...Old Friends
Take a Bough
Sweet Potato Pie
2006
76 Trombones
Hearts Aflutter
Cold Winter Noses
Anticipation
Trick or Treat
Serendipity
2007
Democracy
Flirtations
Holly Jolly
Celebrate Spring
Mix & Mingle
Fall Back In Time
2008
Red, White and Bold
Candy Kisses
Merry & Bright
Fresh Squeezed
Tranquility
Pumpkins Gone Wild
2009
Zipptiy Doo Dah!
Objects of Desire
Essence
Gobble Gobble
Crazy 8

L'amour
2010
Nautical and Nice
Giddy
Adoring
Frolic
Awesome
Lollipop
2011
Lovely
Yet to come in 2011:
Grand Finale
Reindeer Games
This is all I can remember. I think I might be missing a fall line somewhere.

That's a brief history.
The world and Moda has changed a lot since I joined Moda. Every year Moda does something to make life easier for a shop owner and to better the company. Moda also gives back and supports many charities.

One of my favorite quotes is:
"Retirement is for those who aren't all-consumed by their professions.
An Artist can't retire."
Milton Glazer (Artist and designer of I (heart) New York.)
I hope to be a part of the Moda family for many more years to come, as I too never plan to retire.

From my heart,
Sandy

Moda Pillow Talk Day 21 and One More Day to Go

Welcome to day 21 of Moda's Pillow Talk blog hop. One more day to go.

In case you have not been reading all the way to the bottom of my blog, we added one more person to the bloghop.
Lissa Alexander, Moda's director of marketing will be joining us tomorrow. I hear there will be fun, games and prizes.

Today's featured designer is Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts.
Edyta has more creative energy than anyone I know.
I get winded just listening to her.
Hop on over to her blog to learn a bit about her and see the pillow of the day.

Edyta endorses Aurifil Thread for her machine piecing and hand work.
Go here to see a couple of videos about the thread.

I will make thread the subject of today's painting.
I have titled today's painting…

Thread Count.
I wanted to name it A High Heel.
A high heel????
Yes. As kids, my sisters and I glued spools to our heels and
wrapped seam tape around our feet and ankles for "shoes".
(I am sure Edyta has never done anything so silly.)
Or anyone else for that matter.
But was it silliness or creativity???
Or were we ahead of our time - Re-purposing???

Be sure to stop back tomorrow to see the painting of the day and link up with Lissa Alexander of Moda Lissa. It will be the last day of Pillow Talk.

February 1st … Aneela Hoey

February 2nd … Blackbird Designs

February 3rd … Brannock and Patek

February 4th … Bunny Hill

February 5th … Cotton Way

February 6th … Fig Tree

February 7th … Kansas Troubles

February 8th … Kate Spain

February 9th … Kathy Schmitz Studios

February 10th … Thimbleblossoms

February 11th … Me and My Sister Designs

February 12th … Minick & Simpson

February 13th … Oliver + S

February 14th … Pieces From My Heart

February 15th … Laurie & Jessi Jung

February 16th … Sweetwater

February 17th...Barbara Brackman
February 18th … Deb Strain

February 19th … American Jane

February 20th … Primitive Gatherings

February 21 - Laundry Basket Quilts

And we have added one more.
February 22 - Lissa Alenxander from Moda Lissa

Be creative and re-purpose or re-cycle something today.
From my heart.
Sandy

Moda Pillow Talk Day 20

Welcome to day 20 of Moda's Pillow Talk blog hop.


I said I would post my list of fabric lines and some Moda/Sandy Gervais history today.
Unfortunately for you, but great for me, daughter Abby came home for a spur of the moment visit.
I am going to spend the weekend doing things with Abby instead of blogging.

Sorry. Daughter trumps blogging every time.
I will post the fabric list/history at a later date.

Today's featured designer is Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings.
Lisa's thing is wool. She does retail shows and her booth is always
full of wool, with tons of samples.
Do you think Lisa's pillow will have some wool?
Hop on over to her blog to see the pillow of the day.

Some people do not like to work with wool.
They find it too itchy.
I am happy that wool does not make me itch.
I like to sew and wear wool clothing.
I like to do wool appliqué projects.
You can find my wool projects here.
In order to have wool, you need sheep.
I have chosen a sheep as the subject of today's painting.
I have titled today's painting…

Itch'n
Itch'n to do some wool stitch'n.

Be sure to stop back tomorrow to see the painting of the day and link up with Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts.

February 1st … Aneela Hoey

February 2nd … Blackbird Designs

February 3rd … Brannock and Patek

February 4th … Bunny Hill

February 5th … Cotton Way

February 6th … Fig Tree

February 7th … Kansas Troubles

February 8th … Kate Spain

February 9th … Kathy Schmitz Studios

February 10th … Thimbleblossoms

February 11th … Me and My Sister Designs

February 12th … Minick & Simpson

February 13th … Oliver + S

February 14th … Pieces From My Heart

February 15th … Laurie & Jessi Jung

February 16th … Sweetwater

February 17th...Barbara Brackman
February 18th … Deb Strain

February 19th … American Jane

February 20th … Primitive Gatherings

February 21 - Laundry Basket Quilts

And we have added one more.
February 22 - Lissa Alenxander from Moda Lissa

Hope this finds you itchn' to stitch up a project today.
Happy Stitching.

From my heart.
Sandy

Moda Pillow Talk Day 19 And the Winners!

Welcome to day 19 of Moda's Pillow Talk blog hop.



Thank you for waiting an extra day for me to post the winners.
Thanks to all who tried very hard to guess all of the fabrics.
I apologize to all of you who trashed your sewing room, have eye strain
and had children going without lunch because you were googling Sandy Gervais fabric.


Sadly no one was able to guess all 16 fabrics correctly.
Here are the answers and the year each line was designed.

Row 1
Tranquility 2008
God Bless America 1997 (No one was able to guess this one)
Sweet Potato Pie 2005
Hearts Aflutter 2006
Baby Talk 2000
Pheasant Run 1999
Fall Back In Time 2007
Dear Santa 2001

Row 2
Gobble Gobble 2009
Happy Hollow 2002
Pieces From My Heart 1995
Bittersweet & Boo 2004
A Children's Choir 1998
The Great Outdoors 1996 (no one was able to guess this one.)
Frolic 2010
Bundle Up 2003

I used random.org for the winners.
#476 is Lois from Carrollton Texas, you won the "Guessing the Fabrics" drawing. Please email me with your preference of either my pillow and the picture or the Lovely fat quarter bundle and the picture. (I will admit that is a bit of a no-brainer.)

Taylor Kate You won the "Leave a Comment Drawing".

You will be receiving a Fat Quarter Bundle of Lovely.

And the rest of the winners are:
Hot quilts
Syd

Jodie


Deb



Gwen

Will you all please email me your addresses so I can send your prizes.
Many of you emailed me about listing all of my fabric lines.
I will list them in tomorrow's post along with other bits and piece of Sandy Gervais/Moda history.

Today's featured designer is Sandy Kolp of American Jane.
Sandy is known for her crayon box colors and her interesting quilts.
Her quilts are WAY above my quilting abilities.
For a recent Quilt Market School House, Moda Lissa
sent all the designers a huge box of half square triangles made

from every designer's fabrics.
We were all to make a quilt using all or some of these triangles.

This is my quilt.
Notice all of the "fill"? (The solid brown and cream.)
I chose to use SOME of the triangles.

This is Sandy' Kolp's quilt.
When she unfolded this I just wanted to "bitch slap" her.
(And I mean that in the most kind and flattering way.)
She used all the triangles and made some more!
A bit of an overachiever – wouldn't you say?

I have to make an update here.

Have you seen the quilt she has posted on the blog today?

I just have to say DOUBLE bitch slap! :-)
Like I said WAY beyond my quilting skills.

Sandy has not yet joined the blog world so you can find her on Moda's blog.

Hop on over to see the pillow of the day. I am sure it will be interesting.

The subject of today's painting is a little pig.
I have titled today's picture…

Overachiever.
This little pig was able to balance on the top of one pincushion.
Then she pushed herself…
and became an overachiever.

Be sure to stop back tomorrow to see the painting of the day and link up with Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings.

February 1st … Aneela Hoey
February 2nd … Blackbird Designs

February 3rd … Brannock and Patek
February 4th … Bunny Hill

February 5th … Cotton Way

February 6th … Fig Tree

February 7th … Kansas Troubles

February 8th … Kate Spain

February 9th … Kathy Schmitz Studios

February 10th … Thimbleblossoms

February 11th … Me and My Sister Designs

February 12th … Minick & Simpson

February 13th … Oliver + S

February 14th … Pieces From My Heart
February 15th … Laurie & Jessi Jung

February 16th … Sweetwater

February 17th...Barbara BrackmanFebruary 18th … Deb Strain

February 19th … American Jane

February 20th … Primitive Gatherings

February 21 - Laundry Basket Quilts

And we have added one more.February 22 - Lissa Alenxander from Moda Lissa
Push yourself to achieve greatness and you just might become...an overachiever.

From my heart.
Sandy

Moda Pillow Talk Day 18

Welcome to day 18 of Moda's Pillow Talk blog hop.
I know I said I would post the winners today but I had a very busy day yesterday. It is 10:00 PM and I am just too tired to do it tonight. Please forgive me. I promise I will post them tomorrow.


Today's featured designer is the oh so sweet Deb Strain of Saltbox Illustrations.
Now there's a girl who can paint - really paint - realistic painting.
She too paints out all of her fabrics.
Deb and I are known as the "seasons" girls at Moda because
we both do all of the various season/holidays throughout the year.
Deb joined Moda shortly after I did.
Hop on over to her blog to see the pillow of the day.

Deb lives in a Saltbox house in Ohio and her company is called Saltbox Illustrations.
Thus, I have chosen a house as the subject of today's painting.
I have named today's painting…

Not.
Not a Saltbox.
Not the kind of picture

(less than stellar) you will find in Deb's portfolio.

Be sure to stop back tomorrow to see the painting of the day and link up with Sandy Kolp of American Jane.

February 1st … Aneela Hoey

February 2nd … Blackbird Designs

February 3rd … Brannock and Patek

February 4th … Bunny Hill

February 5th … Cotton Way

February 6th … Fig Tree

February 7th … Kansas Troubles

February 8th … Kate Spain

February 9th … Kathy Schmitz Studios

February 10th … Thimbleblossoms

February 11th … Me and My Sister Designs

February 12th … Minick & Simpson

February 13th … Oliver + S

February 14th … Pieces From My Heart

February 15th … Laurie & Jessi Jung

February 16th … Sweetwater

February 17th...Barbara Brackman
February 18th … Deb Strain

February 19th … American Jane

February 20th … Primitive Gatherings

February 21 - Laundry Basket Quilts

Take a moment of quiet time today to sit and enjoy your house.

From my heart.
Sandy

Moda Pillow Talk Day 17

Welcome to day 17 of Moda's Pillow Talk blog hop.

Comments for my post February 14 closed last night at midnight. I will sort through them and post the winner on Friday.
Today's featured designer is Barbara Brackman.
Barbara is Moda's historical go to person. Check out what she has to offer here.

I was stumped as what to paint for Barbara's day.
What do you paint that depicts knowledge?
I have decided to paint a quilt block because
Barbara knows quilts and quilt blocks.
An appliqué block.
Because I love appliqué.
A red and white one.
Because as you know I love red.
I have named today's painting…

Someday.
Someday I want to make a quilt with this block.
I am sure Barbara could tell you what date this quilt block dates to.
Not me.
For me quilt blocks fall under 2 categories…
I Like and I Want to Make Someday.

Be sure to stop back tomorrow to see the painting of the day and link up with Deb Stain of Saltbox Illustrations.

February 1st … Aneela Hoey

February 2nd … Blackbird Designs

February 3rd … Brannock and Patek

February 4th … Bunny Hill

February 5th … Cotton Way

February 6th … Fig Tree

February 7th … Kansas Troubles

February 8th … Kate Spain

February 9th … Kathy Schmitz Studios

February 10th … Thimbleblossoms

February 11th … Me and My Sister Designs

February 12th … Minick & Simpson

February 13th … Oliver + S

February 14th … Pieces From My Heart

February 15th … Laurie & Jessi Jung

February 16th … Sweetwater

February 17th...Barbara Brackman
February 18th … Deb Strain

February 19th … American Jane

February 20th … Primitive Gatherings

February 21 - Laundry Basket Quilts


Let's all try to make at least one quilt block today.

From my heart.
Sandy

Moda Pillow Talk Day 16

Welcome to day 16 of Moda's Pillow Talk blog hop.

Before we get to today's designer I have a news flash.
MORE PRIZES to sweeten the deal!



Moda sent me more items than I requested. They are the greatest!
I will add another Fat Quarter Bundle, and a Fat Eighth Bundle of Lovely to the prizes. This way both the winner of the fabric swatches AND the winner of the " just leave a comment" will both have the opportunity to win a Fat Quarter Bundle.
Hurry, hurry you only have until Midnight tonight to make your
guesses, comments or both to be eligible for the prizes.
As of 11:00 last night no one has guessed all the fabrics correctly. (I have not checked beyond that time.)
The closest is 11 correct guesses.
You are all welcome to try again...and again.
Scroll down to Day 14 to leave you guesses and comments.

Today's featured designer is Karla Eisenach of Sweetwater. I love her minimalistic quilts and her simple color palettes. Hop on over to her blog to see the pillow of the day and learn a few unknowns about Karla.

Since Karla's fabrics always have some sort of pattern featuring type.
I decided a typewriter would be today's subject for my painting.
I have titled today's picture...

To the Letter.
For you young ones out there,
a typewriter is what we used before computer keyboards.
You typed directly on the paper - no computer screen.
There was no backspace key that erased your mistakes.
You had to erase them with a typewriter eraser and then retype.

Be sure to stop back tomorrow to see the painting of the day and link up with Barbara Brackman, Moda's queen of historical fabric.

February 1st … Aneela Hoey

February 2nd … Blackbird Designs

February 3rd … Brannock and Patek

February 4th … Bunny Hill

February 5th … Cotton Way

February 6th … Fig Tree

February 7th … Kansas Troubles

February 8th … Kate Spain

February 9th … Kathy Schmitz Studios

February 10th … Thimbleblossoms

February 11th … Me and My Sister Designs

February 12th … Minick & Simpson

February 13th … Oliver + S

February 14th … Pieces From My Heart

February 15th … Laurie & Jessi Jung

February 16th … Sweetwater

February 17th...Barbara Brackman
February 18th … Deb Strain

February 19th … American Jane

February 20th … Primitive Gatherings

February 21 - Laundry Basket Quilts

Reconnect with someone by typing a letter - or an email today.
Or go type your comments and or guesses now, as Day 14 comments close at midnight tonight. Hurry on over here to leave your guesses or comments.

From my heart,

Sandy

Moda Pillow Talk Day 15

Welcome to day 15 of Moda's Pillow Talk blog hop.




Just a quick note about my post from yesterday. Not sure why some of you could not download the file. I think it is working now. If not email me and I will send you the file.

Also - So sorry about the answer to the first question yesterday. Just keeping you on your toes ;-).
I can hear your groans right through my computer...something else you did not know about me...I have excellent hearing.

And as of 9:00 last night no one had guessed all of the fabrics in my pillow correctly. (Haven't had time to check from then on.) So it will do no good to look over your neighbors shoulder for the answers. ;-) You are all welcome to try again.

Cyn/Cynthia has gone ahead and listed many of my lines of fabric. Sorry Cynthia, you have only listed 46 and some of those are not designed by me. I have designed a total of 89 lines of fabric thus far. Good for you for trying! You are welcome to try again.

Those of you trying to find my early fabrics on the Internet. When I first started, Moda did not have a website because the Internet was very new. I googled it and the Internet is 25 years old. WATTS (800) lines and faxing were the new big things in technology. Yep that old!

Today's featured designers is a mother daughter team of Lauren and Jessi Jung. I do not know them very well as I have only met them once at a Moda market party. I do know their latest line is named Hideaway and it features Coo-coo clocks. Do you suppose their pillow will be a clock? Hop on over to their blog and check it out.

I thought I would go with the theme of Lauren and Jessi's fabric for the painting of the day.
I have titled today's picture...

Coo-coo...for Fabric.
My DH is educated as a watchmaker/clockmaker/jeweler.
We used to own a jewelry store before we sold it

and started a printing business.
Bruce hated it when someone brought in a

non-working coo-coo clock.
He hated fixing coo-coo clocks.
Not sure why - but for sure he was grumpy the whole

while he was working on one.

Be sure to stop back tomorrow to see the painting of the day and link up with Sweetwater.

February 1st … Aneela Hoey

February 2nd … Blackbird Designs

February 3rd … Brannock and Patek

February 4th … Bunny Hill

February 5th … Cotton Way

February 6th … Fig Tree

February 7th … Kansas Troubles

February 8th … Kate Spain

February 9th … Kathy Schmitz Studios

February 10th … Thimbleblossoms

February 11th … Me and My Sister Designs

February 12th … Minick & Simpson

February 13th … Oliver + S

February 14th … Pieces From My Heart

February 15th … Laurie & Jessi Jung

February 16th … Sweetwater

February 17th...Barbara Brackman
February 18th … Deb Strain

February 19th … American Jane

February 20th … Primitive Gatherings

February 21 - Laundry Basket Quilts

Time is a wasting, so start guessing. Comments for day 14 close at midnight Wednesday Feburary 16. Please don’t go Coo-Coo trying to figure out the answer.

From my heart,
Sandy

Moda Pillow Talk Day 14 And My Day!

Hurry, hurry you have until midnight tonight February 16, to make your guesses and or comments.

Hmmm. Not sure why some of you are having trouble downloading the file.

When I click on the link it opens. Then go to the upper left corner under FILE and you can either download it or print it. It works for me. Sorry I don't know what to tell you. You can always email me and I will email it to you. Thanks. Sandy.

Welcome to day 14 of Moda's Pillow Talk blog hop.

Valentine's Day and My Turn Day.
We finally are having some very nice warm, thawing weather here in Iowa.
It's in the upper 40's here today. Yippee!

This shape was melted out of my driveway today.
Way to go Mother Nature!

To thank all of you for following this hop we are offering a 10% discount on all online orders placed from now through February 21. Type in the code pillow to receive your discount. Discount will not be received on sale items.
Click here to arrive at my website.

Since today is my day the subject of my picture is me.
I have titled today's picture...

It's All About Me.

Funky eyeglasses

A heart.

A paint brush.

Selvage dots.

As many of you know, I have been designing fabric for Moda for a very long time.
I am in my seventeenth year.
I paint out all of my fabric designs - because when I started there were not the computer design programs that are available now. (Yep...that old.)
As you know I collect paint boxes.

This is my littlest paint box.
It measures 3/8" X 5/8".
Isn't it cute?
Since I paint out my fabric and I collect paint boxes,

I decided to make a paint box pillow - a red one - for sure.

Each square of paint represents a piece of fabric from each year
I have designed fabric excluding this year.
(Because 17 squares did not work for a paint box)
Print or download pattern here.

Here's a close-up. Remember to click on pictures to enlarge.

So here is the deal.

Can you guess the name of each line of fabric

represented by each paint square in the paint box?
Leave your guesses in a comment. Just list them left to right.
If anyone guesses all of the fabrics correctly they will win their choice
of my pillow and today's painting or a fat quarter bundle

of my current line Lovely and today's painting.

If more than one person guesses all of the fabrics correctly

I will draw for the winner.

I thought this was a good idea until it dawned on me that some of you
where probably about eight years old when I started - soooo if you
haven’t a clue which line of fabric the squares represent,
leave a comment - any kind of a comment - "Sandy you are old as dirt." will work.
There will be another winner drawn from these comments.
Altogether I have 5 prizes to give away, the above prizes plus a Lovely Charm Pack™, Layer Cake™ and Jelly Roll™.
Comments close Wednesday, February 16 at midnight.

Are you a treasure saver?
As I was gathering up my fabrics I realized that I did not have scraps of many of my favorite pieces from each line.
If it was a favorite, it was cut up, pieced into a project and enjoyed.
I do not wrap my treasures in tissue, place them in a safe place and only take them out every so often to admire.

One of my treasures is this quilt made from my first line of fabric.

It was made by Pam Crockett.
Pam do you by chance follow my blog?

This quilt was displayed in the Moda booth at market.
Since it was made out of my first line of fabric,

Bruce thought I should have it.
I thought he paid too much for it.
He then had it hand quilted. More expense.
By now he had quite a bit of money in this gift of mine.
Some people would have taken this special gift, wrapped it in tissue and placed it in a drawer for very few to see.
Not me. If I treasure something - I use it and show it off - why pack it away in a drawer?
I hung my quilt on our dinning room wall.
Yes it is not nearly as bright as it was when I first hung it as the sun has faded it, but everyday I have enjoyed my gift.
I am about to do some redecorating in the dining room. It's time for a change. I will take the quilt down, fold it up….and lay it on the couch so it can be used for snuggling and keeping me warm.
Eventually the quilt will not only be faded, it will also be torn and tattered but still a treasure.
Better to be torn and tattered from much use and enjoyment than to be in pristine shape without a story.

Now for the questions.

What is a little known fact about yourself?
I can paint with my toes. In fact I painted out all of these mini pictures with my toes.

How do you relax?
Painting - (not a room) and chilln' at our lake cabin.

What do you sleep in - PJ's or Nightgown?
T-shirt and shorts or sweats.

What kind of pillow do you like, Hard or soft, foam or feather? And why?
Two pillows. Both HAVE to be feather. I like the top one to be soft and the bottom one to be medium.
Foam pillows give me a headache.

When you were young did you sleep with a stuffed animal? If so what?
No stuffed animals - no blanket.

Do you sew in bed? Read? Watch TV? eat?
Watch a little TV.

How many nights have you or your spouse spent on the couch?
If falling asleep while watching TV counts - a few.

Nighttime toddy?
No.

Early to bed or all-nighter?
I used to be an all-nighter, not so much any more, but yet I am not an early morning person either. I work at night but not nearly as late as I used to and I get up about an hour earlier than I used to.

Who would you most like to have a pillow fight with?
My sisters - that would mean we were young again.

Okay - if you believe the answer to the first question - I have some prime real estate for sale.
I feel like with a blog the whole wide world knows all about me...I have nothing left to tell!

Be sure to stop back tomorrow to see the painting of the day and link up with Lauren and Jessi Jung.

February 15th … Laurie & Jessi Jung

February 16th … Sweetwater

February 17th...Barbara Brackman
February 18th … Deb Strain

February 19th … American Jane
February 20th … Primitive Gatherings

February 21 - Laundry Basket Quilts

Unpack your treasures and enjoy them until they are faded, torn and tattered.

From my heart,
Sandy