stash on the run . . .

It's time for the traveling stash to move on!  I stuck the numbers into random.org yesterday and now there's a new stash winner . . . 

Lisa of Squares Around the Quilt

who said:

The stash is headed to your house for a visit, Lisa -- I'll have the box packed up and to the post office this very day!

By the way -- I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude to Cherise of Sewingly Along.  She does an incredible job of keeping up with all the assorted traveling stashes and keeping bloggers posted as to their whereabouts and whatnot.  Thanks, Cherise!!  :)

In other news, I finally did finish my tree trunk:

I really do like the the way the stitching makes it look like the trunk of a tree!  One more exercise and I am finished with Lesson 3.  Whew! 

Also, as many of my fellow Americans will do today, I am heading to the polls and exercising my right to vote!  Regardless of your political leanings, it's such an honor to go and 'pull the lever'. 

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It's a hard won right and as a woman, an even harder won right -- which makes today the perfect day to go check out Barbara Brackman's Grandmother's Choice latest blog entry chronicling Susan B. Anthony's interpretation of the Constitution and her first vote.

Plus, don't forget that change is taking place all over blog land today.  

Change purses, that is!  The UR Priceless Hop, Day 2, carries on today and here's the line up:

Tuesday - Day 2 - Nov. 6th

The Crafter's Apprentice

Jane's Fabric and Quilts

Rosemary B

Why-Knot-Kwilt

Random Thoughts..do or "di"

Mary T.

Supermom No Cape

Lily Pad Quilting

.Quiltscapes.

Stitch, Stitch, Stitch

Rose Creations

The Treehouse

Gracie Oliver Arts

Quilting Prolifically

Stekje

Grammie Q's

Were you as amazed as I was at the fantastic creativity and diversity with these little purses?!  SUCH fun!!  Don't forget to come back here tomorrow to see my offering!

There's still a little time to get in on the giveaway of When Hope Blossoms.  That one ends at noon today.

I'm off to spend a little time with Sawyer and June . . . hope your day holds some wonderful plans, too!

:)

lots of non-related stuff . . .

First and foremost . . . today, November 2nd, is election day -- VOTE!!

I'm not a political activist, and I'm certainly not going to use my blog as a platform, but I do feel like voting is an incredible, hard-fought-for privilege and the manner by which we the people of the United States of American are given the opportunity to express the direction in which we want/don't want our country to move. After seeing an e-mail on the women suffragettes of the 1920's, I feel even more compelled to go out there and let my voice be counted!

As an aside (and to get in a little quilting), this is a little wall hanging I did for our guild's Quilt the Vote challenge in 2008. It was the first challenge I'd ever entered (or really, even seen), and I didn't quite get what a challenge was.

But I really liked the thought process that went into my design -- the one is a paper-pieced star, and the other is the Alabama block. It's entitled Stars Over Alabama. The challenge was to use the red, white and blue fabric you see in the stars in some shape or form in the quilt, and to have a voting theme. I used silver binding and metallic silver thread to quilt it. I thought it was pretty. :)

On another November note, evidently this is National Blog Posting Month! The challenge is to write a blog entry -- of no particular length -- every day for thirty days! I've accepted the challenge; and I'm off to a good start! Click on the cornucopia on my left sidebar to get to NaBloPoMo's site, read all about it, and sign yourself up!

Speaking of blogs, it may surprise you to know that this is NOT the only blog I am involved in! My husband writes for Camp MACOBA's blog, which I help edit and publish. This blog is mostly made up of entries detailing our guests and activities taking place up at the camp. We also have a blog for Restoring the Church Ministries, which we update monthly. Blogging is in my blood!

I didn't get as much quilting done yesterday as I had thought, but on the upside, I got to spend a lot more time with my darling family than I had anticipated! I spent the afternoon with Sawyer and his mommy, and then I had dinner with my Jocey and her hubby! I'll take precious time with my family any day over quilting!

And let me just share with you precious: Sawyer's first costume . . .

Ah yes, time with family over quilting any time!

:)