Grow Your Own Blog -2014

My name is Joan and I'd like to welcome you to the MooseStash!  MooseStashQuilting is the name...Quilting is my game. I can share a little background with you...  :-)  I professionally crafted for 14 years before finding my passion as a quilter. A fabric-holic, a thread maniac, a gadget collector, sewing machine junkie... the list goes on and on!   LOL!!  I'd "like" to sum it all up by saying I am a fabric artist, but really I am just a girl who can't keep her "butt" out of those darn quilt shops!

 (Oh and I love to dye fabric too. This one was snow-dyed)

In my real life I am an 18 year, customer service agent at the airlines. I retired a couple of years ago, only to realize that I really missed getting yelled at for just about anything and everything!  :-) So back to work I went. I learned long ago, not to take it personally. When things are out of our control, we tend to panic and blame whoever is near.  Finding time in the ole' sewing room is a must, for me to keep my sanity!  Although some will tell you, that it's been out the window for so long, that I will likely never find it again!  My sense of humor tends towards the raucous!

 

These two could be proof.  The front and back of a pillow for the Pom Pom Blog hop I participated in last year. I call it... "The Way We Were"

So sad, so true!

LOL!!

Quilts are a lot like people...some  you love, some you don't. But we have to treat each and every one with respect and grit our teeth occasionally.  This one here, like to drove me to the loony bin. It was a mystery quilt that went mysteriously wrong.

For some reason, I was sure that by pressing the tar-nation out of it, all would be well....
              Well, I'm here to tell you, it just ain't true!  Darn it!!
                  I share the good, the bad, and the ugly with you.      
          :-)  No secrets here!  I'm human and I make mistakes!  :-)
                           (but you didn't hear that from me)
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(I just needed to be quilted)

For myself, I started blogging to motivate me, to finish projects that had been started long ago. And to really take the plunge into photo quilting. It was such a good plan...  But soon, I found this huge community of support and inspiration to start a zillion new things!

 

Like this great "spool" quilt from Nanette, over at Freda's Hive

http://fredashive.blogspot.com/2010/01/string-spool-tutorial.html

What a stash buster!

I've even shared a tutorial or two...

The most popular being Hidden Wells. 

I wrote this after stumbling on a couple of web sites.

http://moosestashquilting.blogspot.com/2010/08/hidden-wells-tutorial.html

You can find others on my right hand side bar.

I got involved with the greatest Yahoo group  "The Quilted Table". What a wonderful bunch of gals there. Its small quilting table topper projects. Tamera finds one or two free online patterns for us monthly and we just make a project and share photos.  Five or six times a year we swap toppers, mug rugs, candle mats, that sort of thing.

 

This one came from Mary, for our "Picnic Tables with Style" swap. Isn't it just fabulous!

 

Great minds must have been thinking alike, because this is the one I sent to my partner.

:-)

We even have monthly fabric swaps. What a great way to make friends, while building that stash!
Here is the link to join our group and have some fun...
              http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/quilted_table/info
We will need to approve your membership, but not to worry, I help out with that job, so I will be right on over there to take care of that for you. Sharon and Tamera are always there for you too!

I am trying to reel myself in a bit this year and tackle those pesky PIGS  (projects in grocery sacks) that are still piled high. You can see the list on the lower right had sidebar. It's shrinking, but progress is slow.  :-) I hate to admit, that I have even lost some of them. I know they are in a tote in that sea of totes somewhere in my storage room!  UGGGGGG!!


Our blogging community is absolutely terrific. In my 5 years of blogging, I have made some amazing friends. For those have followed me, you have heard it before...

This is the one place that we can all come together and get to know each other, without any kind of preconceived notions. We don't judge who you are, how you live or what you choose to do in your life. It's all about, the interests we have in common. We cheer each other on, champion our causes and share like no other place on earth!  Can it get any better?  :-)

As for me...my goal is to inspire and entertain you down this "crazy" quilting road me all "seam" to love to travel.

   
                 It would be a honor for me, if you would like to join us

                              In the spirit of "growing" my blog,
                       I would love to offer you a little give a way!

 

Not 1 but 2 fun patterns

Just leave me a comment telling me if this blog is for you, and just what you would like to see. Heck I'd love to know a little about you while your at it too!  Feb 15th, I'll be picking 1 lucky winner for these 2 patterns and a few other little surprises.  :-)
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                     To sum things up here, I really am just an ole...

 

Come join the fun!

Thanks to Vicki at 2 Bags Full for this huge undertaking!
You can see the complete list of bloggers...
http://vicki-2bagsfull.blogspot.com/2014/01/welcome-to-grow-your-blog-2014.html

Have fun!