Favorite Flower Friday

Our low temp (I call 99 a low temp) only lasted one day.  Yesterday it was 105 - and humid.  A little town to our east even saw a tornado - fortunately didn't do too much damage, and a house was struck by lightning making a huge hole in the  roof.  Today, it's suppose to be cooler, but when I got up at 6am, it was already 80 outside.

Surprisingly, I have two flowers to share with you.  The one on the right is a pot of spider lilies.  The ones on the left is a stalk from a naked lady lily.

What are you up to? I'm linking to Tootsie's Flaunt your Flowers and Elizabeth's Show Off Fridays .  See what others are enjoying at the start of this weekend.

PS: Don't miss my book giveaway on the previous post.

Applique Thursday Giveaway

The weather finally  broke and reached only 99 today - woohoo! The 2nd flimsie of three is done and I've cut out the third.  Hope to assemble it and start sandwiching tomorrow.

I've had no time for anything else, but I did buy the book:  Baltimore Garden Quilt - so when it comes I plan to drool over everyone of those applique blocks in it.  In the meantime, I've been going over (when I have a couple of free seconds) to http://baltimoregardenquilts.blogspot.com and reading all her posts.  What beauties!

Now for what I know you have been waiting for.  Our winner last week was GG!  I've sent her an email and hope to hear from her soon.  Congrats GG! 

This week's giveaway isn't applique - you know how I like any kind of eye candy - LOL.

This is a great book.  I'm just not ready to play outside of the box I'm in right now.  So, who wants it?  To win this copy, all you need to do is comment or link to have a chance for it to be yours. Or do both and have two chances. Submissions end Sunday night. Use the blue link below the photo.

Design Wall Monday 8/13/12

2nd flimsie of three almost done and on my design wall.  The twins were born Friday - seven weeks early, although the doc is now saying the due date may have been 2 weeks earlier than thought.  Daniella and Lucia weighed in at 4 - 6 and 4-10 and are doing very well.  The pediatrician said they are healthy.  Mother doing fine.  Now I just have to finish the quilts by the 19th if only the weather and life let me work on them.

What 's on your design wall?  Go on over to Judy's Patchwork Times and see what others are doing.