dolly blog.

run.

don't walk.

go over to holly holderman's blog...aka holly blog.

she's hosting another dolly dresses blog-a-thon!!!

today is the first day!!!

there are some VERY talented ladies invloved!!!

so trust me when i say...
yall SO don't want to miss any of the cutestness!!!

lean in closer so i can tell yall a secret...

yall just might see something rachel-ish during the blog-a-thon.
*wink*

irish flood quilts.

it's NO secret that i ♥ ireland.
it's our homeland...our roots.

knowing this, yall will understand why this is SO close to my heart.

yall might {or might not} have heard about the flooding in ireland.

it's said that it's the worst occurrence in the past 800-ish years.

the south & west ends are effected first, followed by the midland areas.

500-600 homes have already been effected.
the news in county cork displaced families at a staggering 18,000.

it could be weeks or months before many residents can even estimate damages.

i know!!! heart breaking!!!

so here is where we can come in!!!

we can take our hobby and put warmth back in ireland for the flood victims.

how can yall help???

yall can make & donate disappearing nine patch blocks.

yall can make & donate charity quilts.

yall can donate backings & battings.

yall can donate longarm quilting.

easy peasy stuff.

i am colaborating with irish quilting magazine for this cause.

these ladies are the best of the best and are already putting things into action.

any blocks, quilts, backings & battings can be sent to me.

{in case you can't send international mail.}

or you can send them directly to ireland.

i realize that it's the christmas season...

please just take a few minutes to consider helping.

a disappearing nine patch block takes about 5 minutes to make.

that 5 minute block will warm someone's heart EVERYTIME they see it.

♥

pattern resources:

disappearing nine patch tutorial here. {& here.}

lap size disappearing nine patch quilt tutorial here.

irish quilting flood relief quilt pattern here.

if there are any questions, i will update this post.

question #1: when is the deadline???

we currently don't have a hard date.

i know that we are aiming to do this as soon as possible though.

question #2: can i donate towards shipping costs???

absolutely!!! any and all donations are appreciated.

i can write you a reciept too for tax purposes.

question #3: can i just send blocks???

yes!!! your blocks will be made into a quilt top.

{either by myself or the ladies at irish quilting magazine.}

question #4: what address do i send my blocks/quilts to???

if you are sending to me...

i will give you my address upon request.

{i don't want to publish it on my blog.}

if you are sending to ireland...

irish quilting magazine

flood relief in action

berowra djouce

roundwood

county wicklow

ireland

question #5: can we donate completed quilts that aren't disappearing nine patch???
finished quilts do NOT have to be disappearing nine patch quilts.

please feel free to donate whatever type of quilt you are lead to donate.

please take a button and spread the news!!!

cyber monday sale.

in the spirit of christmas...here are 5 new christmasy patterns!!!

{pdf patterns.}

today...and today ONLY:

buy 3 get 1 free!!!

visit p.s. i quilt: the shoppe

decorating.

decorating.

{yayyy for the christmas tree going up!!!}

eating.

eating.

{happy thanksgiving yall.}

cooking.

cooking.

{yum. yum. yum.}

you're invited!!!

UPDATE: my black friday sale will now become my cyber monday sale.
{i don't want my shoppers that shop brick & mortars on friday to miss out.}

new moon night.

{click to enlarge pic.}

oh my goodness!!!

new moon was freaking amazing!!!

SO, SO amazing!!!

not. even. joking.

new moon is 300 million times better than twilight!!!

like you almost can't even compare them.

totally different leagues.

seriously.

chris weitz totally knocked it out of the park!!!

{i SO wish he would have been the director for twilight.}

he did the book SO much justice.

the scene we all dreaded...when edward left...

*sniff, sniff*

even more painful to see & hear.

my heart broke for bella.

the october, november & december pages...
i personally liked how they depicted them on screen.
{the change from october to november could've had more contrast though.}

did half of the movie budget go to taylor lautner's trainer???

the guy is ripped. wow.

instead of a 6-pack, he's sporting an 85-pack. haha.

i really think those 30 extra pounds agree with him.

the werewolves made me almost pee my pants.
{remember how i told yall i am scared to death of werewolves???}
well it happened...i was in tears...almost hyperventilating.
& it wasn't so much jacob in wolf form, but sam that really freaked me out.
{my niece was cracking up over this.}

when edward thinks bella is dead...

LOVED that scene.

yall just wait.

edward + red robe in volterra fight scene = awesomeness!!!

the whole scene with the volturi...amazing.

aro & jane were SO spot on.

and i'll close with this...

i personally LOVED the ending.

some people didn't, but i did.

i have SO much more i could elaborate on.
i'll be a good girl and wait though.

so who has opinions???

i want to hear them.

p.s. only 222 days until eclipse!!!

{yeah...i SO just said that!!!}

i can't wait for june 30th, 2010

and...it's showtime.

yayyy!!!

yayyy!!!

yayyy!!!

it's new moon time!!!

actually we're gonna see twilight first.

then new moon.

sweet.