Christmas Ornament Challenge 2017

Spruce It Up Quilting's Christmas Ornament Challenge is in its 4th year!!! WOW!! Thank you to the previous ornament makers for your generous donations of ornaments... If you're new to the blog, have a look up ⬆ at the top header for the pages where you can see the photos of previous ornaments. Very inspirational!!

Ornaments 2017 page is up and we've posted 2 ornaments already!! Great start... thank you!!!

BTW: For new readers, we assign a number to the ornaments as they arrive at the shop; no names are published to keep voting fair.

We're aiming for a bumper crop of ornaments... the winner of the viewer's choice award will be gifted this:

GRAND PRIZE

1 pair (small) Perfect Scissors by Karen Kay Buckley

8-fat quarter bundle of Christmas fabric

1-spool Aurifil sewing thread

3 skeins of Valdani Perle Cotton #12

1 pkg Chenille needles

I do like to start thinking of Christmas early. The proposed deadline for submission for the 2017 challenge is October 31st.

Submissions accepted: October 1st-October 31st

Voting begins: November 1st- November 15th

Sale begins: November 16th-until all ornaments are sold

Spruce It Up Quilting will match the total amount of the sale of the ornaments and the donation will go to the Heart And Stroke Foundation of Canada. So please be generous! We all have family, relatives, friends who have been and/or are affected by heart disease and or stroke... let's support this foundation in their research.

Happy stitching!

Toodles,

Lorette

2014 Christmas Ornament Challenge

Spruce It Up Quilt shop is hosting its very first challenge! This challenge is open to all readers of the blog and visitors to the shop. Please check out the tab under the header to read the rules and have a look at the list of prizes for the winner. It's a wonderful opportunity to showcase your talents and at the same time, donate to a worthy cause, something we are passionate about in this family as my sister-in-law and a brother-in-law's sister are afflicted with MS.

In preparation for the event, DH has constructed a tree to hold the ornaments. We're eagerly awaiting your ornaments... the camera is ready to photograph each one when it arrives; the tags are ready to be attached to keep the maker's name a secret! 

You have until November 15th to deliver or mail your ornament. Please don't forget to include basic instructions on its creation so we can publish the instructions. Also remember to credit the designer of your ornament. Have fun creating!

NEW at Spruce It Up Quilt shop are these luscious fabrics:

On September 10th, Spruce It Up Quilt shop celebrated 3 months in business! It's been a real joy to meet each and everyone who has visited! In order to thank you, we are having a 3-DAY sale... I apologize for being late in posting this announcement on the blog but I did manage to post it in the newsletter... today is the last day... These flat folds are going $6.00/M... and that's a bargain! Come on by...

Toodles,

Lorette

Reporting in!

It's been a busy week! We've managed to pack and move furniture and boxes to a storage unit, dispose of some unused exercise equipment, furniture, miscellaneous objects, cookbooks, magazines, all donated to the thrift store. We've made 6 trips to the latter so far and will have much more to donate once we're ready for the movers.

Many many boxes aren't seen in this picture hidden behind other boxes. There's even more packed and ready to be delivered; we just ran out of time and energy over the weekend!

Part of the house prepping for the upcoming sale involved getting our Christmas tree up. This wasn't outside my usual date for decorating since Thanksgiving happens so near December 1st. On Wednesday last week when I went to Home Depot to pick up some packing supplies, I noticed they were ready to receive their shipment of trees and was hoping they would start selling them on the weekend! Sure enough! Saturday, the trees were there and although there was no one manning the stalls, and the gate was locked, they sent someone to help us. This tree is huge! The trunk measures close to 6" in diameter and boy is it heavy! We used our handcart to transport it to the backyard where my husband cut off 4" and drilled some holes to help it "drink".

 Earlier last week, before the flurry of activities, I had the pleasure of preparing these two blocs for the Deauville to Cape Cod mystery quilt from Scrap Quilt and Stitch. Needless to say, this is as far as I've gotten... the hand sewing and embroidery await quiet time!

From our house to yours, may you all have a very happy and safe holiday season!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Toodles,

Lorette