Quilting Blog Hop & Other Little Tidbits of Information

 

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!"

 Whether it is the setting in of the cold for winter, or the" hustling and bustling" of

getting ready for Christmas, it is definitely "Sewing Season."

I have officially declared it here at my house. 

If you haven't had a chance to look at our Quilting Snow Ladies, hop on over to our website and take a look at these 12 beauties. They are available as Hand Embroidery patterns and also as Machine Embroidery.These gals are so much fun each one features a quilt and and an "edgy little saying."

www.chickadeehollowdesigns.com

These are fun to work on when the snow is blowing and you feel like sewing!

So is everybody ready for Christmas or do you have some time to do a Blog Hop before Christmas?

I think a little hopping would be good for the soul and would definitely warm us up

with the weather being as cold as it is.

Staring December 10th the Quilting Gallery is sponsoring a Blog Hop, which we are a part of. Along with all the hopping, each Quilting Blog Owner will be giving something away. 

We are giving away a $50.00 Gift Certificate at Chickadee Hollow Designs. You can pick out your own prize by searching our site and selecting $50.00 worth of merchandise


 

http://quiltinggallery.com/

There are over 150 Blogs that will be a part of this Giveaway!
Winners will be chosen randomly so if you want to get our attention, leave us a nice comment on our blogs!!

While you are checking out our websites, take note of the following new items:
*Jingle Socks
great little stockings made to hold a Gift Card for that special someone.

*Buttons!

Some, new and expanded line.

Lots and lots of Christmas Patterns for Runners, Table Centers, Table Charms!!

Just go and check it all out!.

 Fa la la la la, la la la la!
Happy Stitching! Carol

Quilts In The Kitchen

Those of us who really love quilts and the quilt block designs, wouldn't mind having quilts all over the house and even in the kitchen,That's what I thought anyway when I designed one of my latest patterns called "Quilts In The Kitchen." It features seven different quilt block designs and one for each day of the week. I am in the process of trying it in many different colorways, and I thought I would likem to try one with some of the neutral shades that are so popular in home decorating and in furnishings. Here is a sample of one of the blocks done up in just three different shades of beutrals. I really like the look and it is a great way to take a vintage idea and make it look more modern.

Happy Stitching! Carol

SO Easy Recipe!

Today I made a very easy recipe that I stumbled across a couple of weeks ago. 

IT IS VERY EASY, just the kind I like!

How about a cake with just two ingrediendts?

This is very delicious and something I would make again and again.

Ingredients:

One Betty Crocker Super Moist White Cake Mix

One Can of Pumpkin

The picture shows a yellow mix, but I used White.

Pour the White Cake Mix in a bowl, add the can of pumpkin

and mix it together.

Do NOT ADD the ingreadients on the back of the cake mix!

Just mix the cake mix and the pumpkin. 

Put in a greased 9 x 13 pan and bake.

I used the unspiced Pumpkin, but I think if you like a spicey

cake, you could use the one that has the spices added. 

The result is a super moist light cake

that is delicious with some cream cheese frosting.

I will defintely do this recipe again.It is not too sweet. just perfect!

This would make a great Thanksgiving dessert, and so easy.

I LOVE EASY RECIPES!,gives me more time to stitch.

Happy Stitching! Carol

Jingle Socks, Jingle Socks, Jingle All The Way

 Hello all you beautiful stitchers and quilters out there! I know I have been a little absent lately, but I have been busy designing and I have some new things to show you. There will actually be eight of these, but these are ready and can ship out next week. The name is Jingle Socks, because they are made so that you can put a gift card or cash inside for those hard to buy for on your list, and they will get a cute little keepsake ornament as well. I will be posting on my website today.  www.chickadeehollowdesigns.com

under the Ornaments Category,  Jingle Socks

Happy Stitching! Carol

*W*I*N*T*E*R* REDWORK

It won't be long and the wrath of winter will be upon us. While winter can be truly grueling, I try to celebrate it with lots of cute reminders of the fun things about winter, and then it doesn't seen so bad. The design I am sharing today is done in the old fashioned style of redwork, and is embellishment with red items. I think it is fun and it is part of a seasons series of Redwork embroideries. All four of them together would make a darling wallhanging and also would make cute pillows. I will share a picture of how I decide to finish it off when I get that done.
Keep watching our website at www.chickadeehollowdesigns.com for a lot of new buttons we have just had shipped in. The other thing we have in stock is white flannel; this works just great behind embroideries like these, sepecially if you want to make it into an item that would ordinarily have a layer of batting in it. I still prefer to use the Warm-N-Natural behind all the ornaments, because it gives it a little extra body.
Another thing I wanted to mention is some candles I purchased from Autumn Comforts website is some wonderfully scented Cinnamon Bun Candles. Jodi Farm who owns Autumn Comforts has a website and is also on ETSY. These candles are wonderfully scented and smell exactly like you are making cinnamon rolls. The aroma will fill your house with a wonderful scent even if the candles aren't lit. I really like them

 Hop on over to her site, you will go away feeling warm and cozy.! Autumn ComfortsThats all for today!

Happy Stitching! Carol