Oh, boy, oh boy! I love it when the UPS man brings unexpected treats. I thought we weren’t going to get this line. It is every bit as adorable as the name sounds!

Don’t forget, we are offering FREE SHIPPING on US orders over $50 through December 19!

Provided free by C&T publishing. These are quilt images from their books which they have prepared for you to use as desktop decorations. Very nice!

This was a special warehouse buy, so the price on these tone-on-tone line called Midnight and Moonlight is VERY reasonable.

I wish they weren’t quite so hard to see on line, in person they are very intense.

The one on your screensaver, that is! Here is a great way to give yourself an inexpensive gift that benefits charity – visit fauxfire.com and purchase their screensaver for your computer or iphone. Click on the megaphone icon to the far left to change the music or the “i” button to purchase for only $2.99. The screensaver only has the crackling fire sound, though, no music

The Festival of Lights began last night at sundown for people of the Jewish faith. It will continue for 8 days, commemorating an ancient miracle. Happy Chanukah to one and all!

New fabric! Marbelous Swirls.

Are you participating in the 1 Million Pillowcase challenge sponsored by American Patchwork & Quilting? You will find a free pattern for a Hot Dog Pillowcase with no exposed seams on our website.

The Quiltbug shop is closed today! And in case you wondered why, here is a poem from my friend, Diana Feit:

“Oh the weather outside is frightful,
But Quilting is so delightful,
And since we’ve no place to go (or any way to get there)
Gonna sew, gonna sew, gonna sew ”

LOL
(The picture above was actually taken December 13, 2008. That’s my back yard, which looks a whole lot more romantic in this picture than it does in real life! Be sure to click on the picture thumbnail to see it up close.)

Every Monday night we have a Sit and Sew group. This Monday we were treated to a group of traveling carolers!

New Free Pattern for using scraps! Blocked Fence, based on a 19th century quilt. On the Free Quilt Pattern page.