I won!!

Woo Hoo! I won this generous pile of goodies from the people at Quilty Pleasures blog. I got a copy of Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks vol. 6; "Quilt Batik!" by Cheryl Brown; "Clearly Perfect Angles" and 5 patterns by Kari Carr; four more quilt patterns by Curlicue Creations, Clothesline Quilts, Calico Carriage Quilt Designs, and Amanda Murphy; and a charm pack of Ty Pennington Impressions!!! Pretty good haul, huh?

The Quilty Pleasures blog tour showcases blocks in vol. 6 of Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks. I entered by making a comment on the blog on Monday, was notified I won on Thursday, and here it is in my hands on Saturday. THAT IS GREAT SERVICE! And they don't have a clue if I'm a customer or not, they just delivered excellent service to a stranger/opportunist/quilting enthusiast because they can!!

The goodies are sitting on the almost-finished-being-basted-on-the-dining-room-table quilt I'll be working on most evenings for quite a while. This is just a sneak peek, because it is a gift, and the recipient, who has seen the fabric and pattern, doesn't want to see the whole quilt until it is finished and in her hands.

BTW, I am using a hand basting method I learned from Sharon Schamber's video on YouTube. Sharon Schamber is a master quilter--the list of those who have earned that designation from National Quilting Association since 1980 is only 27! Sharon, who lives in Payson, AZ, is one of that short list. Wow! And I just got a free lesson from her how to hand baste my giant quilt. And it is easy and works beautifully!

Okay, enough exclamation points for one day. I'm off to finish basting that quilt so I can have it off the dining room table so I can start setting up for Thanksgiving dinner.