tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83925882378596911052024-02-20T18:05:27.196-07:00Yumm Yumz by patticakesYumm yumz by patticakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531646272993572080noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392588237859691105.post-75677638346972000932012-07-07T21:09:00.000-06:002012-07-08T11:35:22.393-06:00Home Machine Quilting Show - SLC - 2012
I hope you enjoy this slideshow of just a small portion of the spectacular quilts displayed at HMQS in Salt Lake City this year. I sadly ran out of time to take photos so this is just a mouth-watering taste of the eye candy that was there!
I also extend my most heartfelt apologies to those quilt artists who I was unable to acknowledge due to my own neglect in noting their Yumm yumz by patticakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531646272993572080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392588237859691105.post-39043480577472170322012-04-12T09:16:00.002-06:002012-04-16T12:59:22.218-06:00Do You Smell Pizza?WINNER OF THE "KISS THE COOK" CHEF'S HAT AND PAPA MURPHY'S GIFT CARD:
~ Julie ~ said...
This is such a cute idea! What darling hats! Thanks for the great tutorial!!! :)
Congratulations, Julie!
I smell Pizza
I thought so! Me too - YUMMY! Skip on over to Sew We Quilt where I am Guest Posting today with a super fun tut for the Aspiring Little Chefs in your life and a Yumm yumz by patticakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531646272993572080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392588237859691105.post-78076384132001830842012-02-06T15:37:00.001-07:002012-02-06T15:42:04.392-07:00And Now A Word FOR Our Sponsors . . .
I have been remiss lately at posting to my own blog, but I rarely miss a day checking on the rest of you. I promise to do better, but just wanted to thank those generous and energetic bloggers who not only regale us regularly with tales (and beautiful photos) of their projects, but those who take the time to offer free tutorials for the rest of us and those who are generous enough to Yumm yumz by patticakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531646272993572080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392588237859691105.post-90608583162720131012011-11-23T13:41:00.002-07:002011-11-23T13:43:52.198-07:00Happy Holidays from Me to You!
Turn on your speakers!
This video from the small Yupiq Eskimo Village of Quinhagak, Alaska, was a school computer project intended for the other Yupiq villages in the area. Much to the villagers' shock, over a half million people have viewed it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=LyviyF-N23A
May the Joy of the Season fill your Hearts and Homes! Enjoy!!!!
Yumm yumz by patticakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531646272993572080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392588237859691105.post-25522011828480581172011-08-23T11:42:00.000-06:002011-08-23T11:42:24.723-06:00CALLING ALL WANTOBE QUILTERS!!!
Okay - all together now! Give me an L . . . give me an O . . . give me an S . . . give me an E . . . give me an R! Just call me LOSER!
Madame Samm's Wantobe Quilter Campaign has been in full steam since August 1st and I am just jumping on the Bandwagon now - I will spare you all my sorry excuses, but needless to say, let's get this party started!
The Fabulous Yumm yumz by patticakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531646272993572080noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392588237859691105.post-58885819338110789002011-08-19T13:02:00.000-06:002011-08-19T13:02:05.898-06:00A Hero In My World
I can't resist a shout-out to this beautiful face!!!
Photographer Says 'No' To Senior Pictures For Bullying Students
Jennifer McKendrick of Indiana County, PA self-employed photographer, says (among a few other choice statements) "If you are ugly on the inside, I’m sorry but I won’t take your photos to make you look pretty on the outside!"
Jennifer McKendrick - you rock!!!
Yumm yumz by patticakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531646272993572080noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392588237859691105.post-43565319210800548722011-07-23T10:35:00.000-06:002011-07-23T10:35:17.559-06:00RUN . . . . DON'T WALK!!!
Run, Don't Walk to Aunt Polly's blog and enter the Giveaway for a FREE FREE FREE GO Baby Accuquilt Cutter and 3 Dies (of your choice)!
Drawing closes on Wednesday, July 27th!!! Yumm yumz by patticakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531646272993572080noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392588237859691105.post-68563212971348675882011-07-15T00:49:00.001-06:002011-07-15T00:52:35.035-06:00Pillowcase Kit Giveaway WinnersThank you soooooooooo much for all the kind comments left on the Stash and on my blog about the "Hot Dog" tutorial! Our wonderful neighbors to the North seem to have a lucky star over them this week as both winners are Canadians! Please send me your snail mail addresses so I can get your prizes on their way to you!!
Congratulations to:
sandra (from Canada) Winner of the Groovy Slug Yumm yumz by patticakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531646272993572080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392588237859691105.post-39120332382373970402011-07-12T22:53:00.001-06:002011-07-12T22:53:19.802-06:00FOOD FOR THOUGHT and a DOUBLE GIVEAWAY
I'm the Guest on the Stash today!
SEW WE QUILT @ stash manicure
Skip on over there to learn the latest method for making "a Hot Dog." While there, leave a comment about your favorite quilting snack. Then, if you would like a second chance at my giveaway, come back and leave another comment on my blog. I would love to have you as a follower, but it is not required Yumm yumz by patticakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531646272993572080noreply@blogger.com52tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392588237859691105.post-37469294971162849052011-06-18T10:43:00.006-06:002011-07-12T19:37:38.915-06:00NOW YOU SEE IT . . . NOW YOU DON'T . . . or . . . DO YOU?????
If you haven't been to a quilt show or in your LQS lately, you may have missed the latest-and-greatest product to hit the market since Rotary Cutters. Well, maybe not that big, but people are gasping in amazement and buying up these little notions by the thousands!
Me included! I was so taken with a demonstration, I bought 3 on the spot. In my dewy-eyed purchasing coma, I Yumm yumz by patticakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531646272993572080noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392588237859691105.post-66576428316994645192011-05-20T18:21:00.006-06:002011-05-20T19:24:15.669-06:00Bloggers' Quilt Festival
I finished this little quilt just in time to get in under Amy's Bloggers' Quilt Festival deadline. I took advantage of the first sunny day we have had in weeks to photograph it, but had to fight a strong breeze from blowing it away.
DH and I got a new grandson one month ahead of schedule in January. He is now growing, smiling, flourishing, and winning our hearts over every day!
Yumm yumz by patticakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531646272993572080noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392588237859691105.post-36707777921704554582011-05-17T10:06:00.009-06:002011-07-12T19:26:39.730-06:00WARNING!!! For Im-mature Audiences Only - Contents may cause uncontrollable laughter!!!
Turn up your speakers - You don't want to miss a single "word"!!!!
This has nothing to do with quilting, but EVERYTHING to do with Yumm Yumz!!!
My kids emailed this to me because they knew it was right up my alley - my kids so "get" me! I just can't stop laughing and had to share!!!
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Yumm yumz by patticakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531646272993572080noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392588237859691105.post-51060520862527424702011-05-14T09:06:00.000-06:002011-05-14T09:06:33.190-06:00Do you have time to send a card?
I received this email from the President and Founder of ConKerr Cancer. Do you have time to send a birthday card to a little boy?
Let me add for those who haven't already heard about Dalton,he was diagnosed with Adrenoleukodystrophy or ALD,a genetically determined neurological disorder that affects 1 in every 17,900 boys worldwide. It was explained to me that the presentation of symptoms Yumm yumz by patticakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531646272993572080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392588237859691105.post-65663515960142761662011-05-11T10:37:00.003-06:002011-05-11T12:22:00.264-06:00Do you have your own "Gayle?"A Friend will bail you out of jail; a great friend will be sitting right there next to you saying "WOW! Didn't we have a fabulous time?" I have a lot of acquaintances, but only a handful of really great friends.
Great friends, in my humble opinion, are the ones who are cheerleader, therapist, shoulder-to-cry-on, partner-in-crime (figuratively), and yes, critic! Quite Yumm yumz by patticakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531646272993572080noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392588237859691105.post-90501834306233559682011-04-24T18:16:00.000-06:002011-04-24T18:16:12.370-06:00Just One Star Can Comfort a Soldier . . .Time is running out to donate a quilt block to Just One Star, the challenge by Moda staff and designers to piece, quilt, and bind 100 quilts in 100 days. Moda needs 1800 quilt blocks to meet their goal.
I will be sending mine off tomorrow to meet the May 1, 2011 deadline. Quilts will be presented to militaryYumm yumz by patticakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531646272993572080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392588237859691105.post-77121413398073860302011-04-08T14:52:00.002-06:002011-04-08T15:12:46.284-06:00One shining star . . .
"There are some who bring a light so great to the world that even after they have gone the light remains.”
Yesterday, I received an email from Cindy Kerr, President, CEO, and Founder of ConKerr Cancer.
Cindy started ConKerr Cancer when her son, Ryan, was diagnosed with cancer in 2002 and she began making pillowcases to brighten up his hospital room and to put a smile on his face. HeYumm yumz by patticakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531646272993572080noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392588237859691105.post-87317222197086966702011-03-28T12:41:00.007-06:002011-07-12T19:36:14.615-06:00Better than Chocolate!!!!You have to see what Yummy goodness arrived in the mail:
I won the Mystery Monday contest (Wa Hoooo!) over at Annie's! She asked what color I liked and I told her I was like a Magpie - I like all things bright, shiny, and citrus-y. Didn't she do a great job picking just the perfect colors for me? I love them Annie! Thank you so much!
Now I think I will Yumm yumz by patticakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531646272993572080noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392588237859691105.post-40215069748468742122011-03-20T15:17:00.000-06:002011-03-20T15:17:24.595-06:00IN THE BEGINNING . . . or IN HONOR OF OLD GIRLFRIENDSOnce upon a time, there was a quilter who could spin WalMart yardage into Quilt Shoppe Quality Gold . . .
I warned you there was going to be a lot of blarney on this blog!
Anyhoo, in the beginning, when I married DH nearly 19 years ago, he had upon his bed, a quilt made by a former girlfriend. Now, you need to understand that I have a great reverence for the time, energy, and love put intoYumm yumz by patticakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531646272993572080noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392588237859691105.post-78176654020694535032011-03-17T11:02:00.000-06:002011-03-17T16:02:22.704-06:00THERE'S A NEW BLOGGER IN TOWN!Hello!
What a day to make my blogging debut - St. Patrick's Day - my very own personal holiday! There will be lots of laughter, lots of cheer, and lots and lots of blarney to be found here!
So, let's jump right in - as I have heard a lot of you calling out to me with your Siren Song, "Come on in - the water's fine!"
I have procrastinated . . . I have hesitated. Oooooh, how, Yumm yumz by patticakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531646272993572080noreply@blogger.com6