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My sweet husband was ordering on Amazon, not that long ago, and asked if there was anything i wanted...."anything?" I asked.

My running wish list was consulted and we picked a few quilty books. Among them was Block Party, by Alissa Haight Carlton and Krisitin Lejnieks.

This book is ridiculous good. So good you have to go get yourself a copy. I think i have read it cover to cover now several times..studied it even. That good!!! It is so full of great patterns and amazing inspiration. I loved reading every woman's quilt story.

There are many wonderful projects to choose from but these are some of my favorites. Ones i hope to make sometime. After all that is what i buy these books for right.....they aren't just for eye candy, are they? Ok, mostly they are...but this one makes me want to sew!!!!!

How fun would it be to make a sampler quilt from all of these blocks?

**this is all just my humble opinion. I am getting nothing out of this!**

This week i have been trying really hard to get some of my WIP's as well as some blocks done for other people.

Success!!

This block was for Russ, he asked us to make a 16 inch block that his daughter would like. I thought a star would be fun and it's something I have been wanting to try, I hope she likes it!
I am having so much fun be in A Notion or Two, I am learning so much!
I used this stars tutorial that I found via One Shabby Chick, which was alot easier and fun that I thought it would be. I think I will be doing more of these.

This whole quilting bee thing is so much fun! I have been able to try new things that I might not try as a whole quilt. I have been wanting to try zig zags, I used this tutorial from Sometimes Crafter, but I pieced the blocks together using the alternate piecing method she links to.
This block is for Mommymae, she is making her 3 year old son a quilt with her blocks.
I had so much fun appliqueing the robot, I mostly do little girl stuff, and I LOVED the colors and fabrics she sent! You can check out what's going on at A Notion or Two here!

I had a ton of projects to finish for August! First up, I participated in Oh Hello Friend's lovely package exchange. Here is the package I put together for my partner. I love doing these swaps, I have so much fun putting a package together. Sadly, I forgot to take a picture of the box I sent it in, it was super cute I thought, I taped patterned papers all over it. This picture really only gives you a peek at some of the contents. Here is what I sent: a basketful of vintage fabrics, ribbons and buttons, a jar of jelly bellies, the coolest leather journal with gold birds stamped all over from Anthropologie, a wooden stick pencil, a painted sea shell necklace, a couple of vintage flower hair pins, and a headband.

Here are my pretty packages I received from Oni! Brown paper packages tied up in strings, these are a few of my favorite things.

Here is what was inside! Vintage cards, handmade cards, vintage sewing patterns, buttons, and the coolest handmade necklace! Thanks Oni. I love everything!