qubee quilts

Welcome to another stop on Craftsy block of the month hosted by our dear friend Amy. If you remember, Zeus and I meet her a few months back when we did a little chat together.  Her link can be found under Thirteen Questions with Zeus at the top of  this page if you care to read her interview. Zeus and I are delighted to find that she has teamed up with Craftsy to bring you a monthly block of the month series. If you are not familiar with Craftsy (as Zeus and I were not).  Here it is in a nutshell straight from their web site: Craftsy offers online courses about all of your favorite crafty topics – taught by amazing instructors. Craftsy courses are online, so they are available to you anytime you want for as long as you want – they have no scheduled class times, so you can enjoy them entirely on your own schedule. Each course is taught by an acclaimed instructor and consists of several hours of HD-quality video content… but Craftsy courses are much more...

A Story: I let Zeus out in the backyard early on Sunday morning and went put the coffee on so I might enjoy my day off.  I then check Facebook and twitter to see what I may have missed from the night before.  After doing so I go back to let Zeus back in.  Not seeing him waiting at the door like he usually is so he might go to his perch on the back of the couch and go back to sleep. I yell for him.  Nothing.  I yell louder thinking he is just playing on the side of the house where I can't see him.  I continue to yell, but nothing.  I walk around to the side of the house barefooted and that is when I see the gate had somehow been opened.  My heart skips a beat and fear starts to set in that I might never see Zeus again. I quickly run back in and put on some shoes and run out the front door yelling Zeus.  The whole time panicked and thinking the worst.  I run to the end of the drive way and not...

Here is a little quilt that I've designed and finished just last night for a co-workers new grandson.  It's entitled Going Gaga and uses just one charm pack along with some solids. Going Gaga Fabric is Lollipop by Sandy Gervais and Grunge by Basic Grey both from Moda Fabrics . Myself and 13 others  will be doing a blog hop to help  support   Craftsy Block of the Month Series  hosted by Amy Gibson of  Stitchery Dickory Dock  whom Zeus and I have interviewed  on this blog. Here is the schedule - mark you calendars. You won't want to miss this - There will be a  chance to win a $25 gift certificate from Fat Quarter Shop EVERY SINGLE DAY! Feb 24 - Miss Print Feb 25 - Hoosier Toni Feb 27 - Fresh Lemons Feb 28 - Qubee Quilts Feb 29 - Amy's Creative Side Mar 2 - mon petit lyons Mar 3 - Mel's Own Place Mar 5 - Breakfast for Dinner Mar 7 - Sew Paint Create Mar 9 - SoChick Mar 10- Spin the...

This week has flown by.  Where does the time go? Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to vote for the pattern that Qubee Quilts will use to raffle off with all the money going to AIDS Walk Kansas City .  Remember, for every $10 you give you will be entered into a drawing for this custom made quilt made by us here at Qubee Quilts.  The more you give the more chances you have to win.  To donate please use the link on the right hand side. There were 69 of you that voted to help up come up with a pattern to use for our custom quilt.  The voting was close there for a while, but then one of the pattern pulled out in font to become the clear winner and it is.... With 27 votes - Gum Wrapper. Thanks to everyone that has taken the time to vote.   This week you, the readers, get to choose what fabrics we will use in the Gum Wrapper quilt that one of you will win. Your fabric choices for a lap sized Gum W...

Thomas is sitting next to me playing Super Mario Brothers 3 as I write this post.  He likes to call that spending time together. :-) I wanted to take a moment and show you a quilt that Thomas pulled off the quilting frame yesterday.  Not bad for his first paying job. I like how bright and cheerful this quilt is.  Love the nested quilting circles. Don't forget you have 'til Sunday to vote on your  favorite pattern that Qubee Quilts will make and raffle off to someone who has donated $10 or more for AIDSWalk KC. Check back Sunday when you, the readers, will choose the fabric for the winning pattern. We would love to reach our goal of $1,000 for Aids Walk Kansas City so why not  consider donating  to today by going here, it is secure and safe.  Until next time,

Qubee Quilts is trying to raise money for Aids Walk Kansas City and we are going to give away a custom made quilt that has been chosen by you, the readers.  More information may be found on this post . Today we are going to pick the pattern.  The poll will close on Sunday Funerary  12th at 6am.  Only one vote per person/IP address.   <a href="http://www.addpoll.com/Qubee/poll/66036">Pattern for Aids Walk Quilt</a> Next Sunday we will pick our fabric for the winning pattern. Until next time,