Hugs from Helen

Christmas Cheer Giveaway #4

The lucky recipient of the Santa Stop Here sack is:

Your Christmas give aways are just great. I am afraid I am not into all these social networking gizmos. I can barely keep up with blogs!

Posted by: marina | December 02, 2010 at 05:08 PM

send me your snail mail addy Marina…

Now spending hours trawling through your blogs to see your Twas the Night photos proved undoable last night for me with a Carols concert and after school activites – so if you have them on your blog, please send me the link and I’ll choose one lucky winner for the chance to win 3 new patterns in your stocking this year that you can stitch in 2011 in time for next Christmas.

today's new pattern is a MissM pattern made by MissM and myself.

This is the quilt you saw peeks of in the Mitred Binding tutorial – so now is your chance to try that method. Larapops is very simple to make – even 15yr Old MissM managed with not much concentration! it uses jelly roll strips and then my easy Glue stick appliqué method – yes even the precut Stitch n wash circles are included in the pattern so you just need a Sewline Glue pen or just a glue stick. All made by machine in a day this would be the perfect gift for the teenager or young mum on your Christmas list.

I don’t think I told you of my new addition to the studio? after chatting with the Accucut girls at Spring market earlier this year, on impulse I ordered this

So now we can cut all the circles here for you instead of having to buy the full rolls if you only want to make one quilt.. Lori has mastered the beast and is madly cutting circles to go in any of our patterns that can use them to save you time and make the appliqué process pain free for a great result.. hope it works for you.

so, leave that comment, to win one of MissM’s Larapops patterns in time to make for Christmas, if you miss out they are available here, complete with the precut circles of course and I'm sure you’d have a jelly roll handy in that stash somewhere.

hugs and good luck – this is the last one for the week, BUT, I may be back next week with more to show…

Helen

Larapops!

Heading to Melbourne to visit Mary Poppins in the wee dark hours of tonight then to teach at the Australian Quilters Symposium, looking forward to meeting maybe some lovely bloggers there on Saturday.

But thought you may like to see what I was making when I snapped the tutorial pics for you the other day. This is a new MissM Pattern that will be released when its written up next week as a surprise for Miss M’s return. She did help choose the fabrics and design before she left but I thought it would be nice surprise to get it made for her ready to pack those patterns when she returns!

have a great week!

hugs, Helen

Blue and green should never be seen

As a member of a Quilt Designers group I was fortunate enough to be able to contribute to Maria Peagler, author of Colour Mastery’s Colour of the month feature. We had the perfect quilt to show how blue and green can be seen together…and actually, I really like blue and green together now.I sent in the MissM quilt Born Dotty which used Amy Butlers fabrics – now if Amy says its okay to put them together and shows us how in her fabric range then it must be okay! Now if you remember when MissM met Miss Amy, we had to change her whole room to blues and greens…

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have a peek at Maria’s slideshow below to see some of the other designers projects. Whats your favourite colour combination at this moment?

green and blue hugs for today

Helen

8 Beautiful Ways to Use Blue-Green in Your Color Palette

View more presentations from Maria Peagler.

school holiday happenings

Here in Australia our children are on their long summer break, and in Tasmania we have the longest with the kids not returning to school until the 10th Feb. With the plum trees over the fence with overladen branches constantly dropping fruit yesterday was a ‘doing day’…. This was the result with the aim being for Miss M to sell these wonderful tubs of plum paste to raise funds for her Namibia trip.

Photo courtesy Miss Matilda (5yrs)!

I think we should do an official tasting first to make sure they are fit to sell….and we’ll make some pretty labels then watch out friends, workmates and family…

any more ideas for plums, there are plenty left, both red and yellow.

hugs, Helen

and the winners are….

the raffle has been drawn with several impartial witnesses and photographic evidence!! and the winners are:

3rd prize, an original MissM canvas painting – Judy Arnol of Swansea Tas

2nd prize – an original quilt from Hugs ‘n Kisses – Jane Walduck

1st prize – the $773 goody basket – wait for it – Anne Thompson

Thankyou to all who supported MissM and commiserations if you are not the lucky winner – we will make contact tomorrow to arrange pickup or delivery.

 

Miss M says a big thankyou from the ergo next to me also!

hugs for today

Helen

be in it to win it!

Today I have my MissM challenge mum hat on as I tell you about her raffle which is being drawn in only 6 days! – yes not a good challenge mum, I should have told you about this earlier…

There are only a limited amount of tickets but we do still have a few left if you are quick. We are happy to post within Australia but unfortunately postage overseas would take a good portion of the funds raised.

Some very generous industry friends of mine and yours donated some wonderful prizes towards Molly’s World Challenge adventure and you have the chance to win them!

the first prize is valued at over $770 and includes:

26 Fat Quarters “Red Rooster”  by Leuteneggers...........................................    value     $130
20 Fat Eights “Day in the Country” by Patchways...............................................    value     $50
2 x 32 Fat Quarters “Shadowplay” by Lloyd Curzon Textiles.............................                          value     $250
DMC Needlework Bag including floss bobbins, floss # stickers,
punchneedle transfers, weavers cloth and storage bag by Leuteneggers..                                             value     $30
Carousel Organiser “Tidy Crafts” by Leuteneggers..............................................value     $36
Hand Towels by Leuteneggers..............................................value     $5
“Double the Christmas Fun” pattern by Teddlywinks..........................................      value     $24
“Gift of Friendship” book by Natalie Bird............................................................value     $30
DMC cross stitch pattern by Leuteneggers............................................  value     $17
XLN Xmas panels x 2  1/4 metre........................................................ value     $12
XLN Xmas panels x 2    1/2 metre.........................................................value     $25
“Always Quilting” Aurifil thread pack .........................................................value     $28
DMC cross stich book x 300 designs......................................................value     $18
DMC satin thread pack includes 8 pastel skeins and 4 charts.........................                               value     $25
Tidy tray combo “Tidy Crafts” by Leuteneggers..........................................   value     $15
Stitching folder by Leuteneggers.............................................value     $5
Sto and Go by  Leuteneggers.............................................value  $10

Christmas Truffles and Pyjama Party Books by Hugs ‘n Kisses.........................                             value     $63

 

2nd prize is a quilt made by ‘me’ which was featured in Country Craft and Decorating a few years ago valued at $150

and third prize is an original painting on canvas by MissM herself valued at $100

 

If you would like some tickets for a chance to win they are 3 for $5 and you can email for direct deposit details. Molly will fill in your tickets and email you a photo of them to show you proof of entry if you would like it. If you are in Hobart you can view the prizes and purchase tickets at The Quilted Crow in Liverpool St. (which is why I cant take a photo of the painting for you!)

hope you are a winner! – mmm I wouldn't mind that 26m of fabric either in my stash…

hugs for today,

Helen

yummy and authentic….

Look what I’ve been playing with for the mystery  marathon project…..mmmm does it tempt you?

hugs, Helen

Mystery Marathon quilt in

My eldest Miss M has been accepted to go on a World Challenge trip to Namibia for 4 weeks next September. They have to undertake a physical challenge (a hiking trek) and a community aid challenge – an aid project in a Namibian community. As part of the leadup programme they have to plan, organise and fund raise for every element of the trip. So we have a BIG year ahead of us to raise approx $6000 towards the trip.

She has set up her own blog (well with my help) – it would be lovely if you could go and give her some encouragement at www.missmchallenge.blogspot.com –she will be so excited to get her first comment! We have lots of things planned together, including a quilt pattern range – she made her first quilt for it on Sunday, will show you after it gets back from the quilter.

So our first fun(d) raising venture is a 12 hour mystery marathon quilt in here in Tassie, but never fear, you can all join in across the world, wherever you may be, hopefully we’ll get lots of friends doing what they love, quilting, and helping Molly towards her goal of helping others also…I am very proud of what she wants to do, now just to get her there. This information will also be on the Mystery Marathon page link on the left of the blog.

Hope many of you can join us here for a great fun day, or if not in cyberspace…..

hugs, Helen

  Mystery Marathon
Quilt-IN
Saturday 5th September

Newtown Senior Citizens club
Lenah Valley
9am – 9pm

Choice of two mystery quilts-
Traditional Or
Easy beginner contemporary

Learn step by step from tutor
Helen Stubbings
Of Hugs ‘n Kisses
This day will be run like our Great Summer Mystery quilt with slideshow step by step photos and learning along with personal assistance from Helen and helpers

Raffles, prizes, food, shopping, fun and games

All meals provided
(morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, supper)

12 hours of quilting for only $60
$60.00 each Add to Cart

Fun(d)raiser for World Challenge To
Namibia

Limited spaces - book now!
[email protected]
03 62787507
OR
Online Mystery Marathon
Saturday 5th September
9am – 9pm (Eastern Australian Time)
Online Mystery Marathon $35 each (traditional design only)
$35.00 each Add to Cart
This will be run as a step by step tutorial as in our Great Summer Holiday Mystery earlier in the year so all levels of quilters will easily follow along. Why not get an online group together in your sewing rooms and share in the fun as each installment comes through to your computers across the world; sew, online chat and share photos on your blogs.