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In full bloom

Reports are starting to trickle in. Cotton Blossoms is hitting the shelves in quilt stores everywhere!!
I dropped by Quiltique today and they were busy cutting their Cotton Blossoms fat quarters! (Thanks for the mention in The Stash, ladies!!) Nadine over at Material Girls wrote to say she's got the whole line in. I always liked that Nadine... ;-) Amy at The Quilt Shoppe in Rigby called me to say they got it in and it was selling like hot cakes (how do hotcakes sell?...) AND Abbotts in Rigby wrote in to say they have the whole line in as well. Honestly, I spent so much time at Abbotts when I was a kid, it was like a second home. Oh Rigby, I miss you...

Lanie Jane, an almost brand new online store (opening in the next few weeks) blogged to say that they have it in as well. I can't wait to see the new shop when its all done. It's going to be great!

Fat Quarter Shop, as I mentioned in the last post has Cotton Blossoms, and I'm blogging over at the Jolly Jabber sometime again today, so feel free to stop by and say hello!

Deseret Book/Mormon Handicraft has the full line in as well, and the Orem location is currently showing my entire trunk show. The first person who goes over and takes some pictures of it for me gets a prize... :-) Give them a day or two though, I think it just arrived today.

If your shop has Cotton Blossoms in, let me know so I can point people in your direction!

Wow, I've got a lot to cover today! Hang in there!

Thanks so much for all your lovely comments on the giveaway post! My heart is full. (And cheesy, apparently) I LOVE all my blog friends, and LOVE to meet new ones! I'm so happy you guys love Cotton Blossoms almost as much as I do! I'll skip over the "I wish everyone could win" part (because you KNOW I really, really, really do) and skip to what you are waiting for: The Random Number Generator. The winner is number 61...

Stefanie from California who loves fabric, diet pepsi and RED purses and shoes! You are today's lucky winner, so send me your info at [email protected] and we'll get things squared away.

Again, THANK you to each of you for entering and for telling us a little something about yourself. I love giveaways. Have I mentioned that before?

Since it is a week for celebrating, my etsy shop is joining in the fun. For 1 week, through next Friday, all patterns in my etsy shop are buy 3 get 1 free. (Is that what they call a four-fer?) All you have to do is at checkout, in the comments to seller section, list the pattern you want for free. That's it!

My favorite sister-in-law on the Roskelley side, Christina, has a special going on through the end of the month with her hand stamped jewelry over at Simply Ornamental. 20% off AND free shipping! Can't beat that! Email her at [email protected] and she'll hook you up. (Does anyone say that anymore?)

A few more things... Angela over at Moda started a blog called Moda*Home*Mom that you have to check out. I have been bugging Moda to start blogging for a while now, and am so excited to have them join in the blogging world, especially in the form of Angela. Hooray! She's doing a super creative contest over there, so stop by soon!

I'm sure many of you have seen the wonderful outpouring of love for Nie Nie and her family all over blogland, but in case you haven't, I thought I would mention it as well. Stephanie (Nie Nie) and her husband Christian were involved in a plane crash, and although I only knew Nie Nie through blogging, I am beyond impressed with her spirit, her love for her family, and her outlook on life. Design Mom has organized a huge silent auction event, so make sure you head over there and spread some love by bidding on any one of the hundreds of great items donated to benefit the darling Nielson family. You'll be glad you did.

Oh, there is much going on over here at Thimble Blossoms. So much. Too much? Nah, just the right amount of much.

It's here! It's here!

It's a great day (middle of the night)! A Cotton Blossoms day (middle of the night), it turns out!

During my late night browsing tonight, I checked Fat Quarter Shop, as I usually do before I head to bed, and was way too excited. You see, they are the first ones I know of that have THIS in stock:

Wohoo! It's in! The yardage, the charm packs, jelly rolls, layer cakes, all of it. It seemed like this day would never come. That means it should be popping up in your local shops here and there, over the next few weeks. Finally!

It's a good day. I think this calls for a giveaway! Somebody is going to get a jelly roll (as soon as my Moda order makes it here safely since my Cotton Blossoms well has run dry), 3 patterns of their choice, and maybe even a little surprise I whipped up last week... just maybe...

So leave me a comment with your name, where you are from, and...hmm... something interesting about yourself, and we'll draw us a winner next week. Lets say next Friday at 12:00am. (Which makes it Thursday night, kinda...)

As always, here is my sample entry to start us off. My name is Camille Roskelley, and I am from Idaho (go Rigby!) but I live in Nevada and love it. I am notorious for leaving my shoes right where people are walking, and I found out a week or two ago that I can drink 88 oz. (or two Route 44's for those of you who are Sonic savvy out there) of Dr. Pepper in one sitting if I'm not careful. I don't recommend it.

After you've entered, don't forget to click on the lovely Fat Quarter Shop graphic I shamelessly stole from their site, and take a peek.

edit: The link from the picture doesn't seem to work. Try THIS LINK instead.

edit #2: Double your chances! After you enter, head over to the Fat Quarter Shop's blog, The Jolly Jabber, where they are also having a Cotton Blossoms giveaway! Aww... thanks guys!! :-)

One more hooray! And mom, I wish we could celebrate this together. Preferably with a trip to Johnny Carinos, some mugs, and/or 'PK'. Love you!

Good luck everybody!

Random

I had a bunch of random things I wanted to mention, so prepare yourself for a strange, random post. Prepared? Read on.

*First things first. Since I have a lot of work and sewing to do this weekend, my email will be closed until Monday for the first time EVER. Because I feel guilty not responding to everyone before then hopefully this will hold you over:

-All orders are on their way!
-My headboard is from RC Willey
-Bedding from Target (where else?)
-Paint color in my bedroom is White Gold from Kilz
-Paint color in my family room is Valley View from Valspar at Lowes
-Camera is Nikon D40 with a 50 MM Nikor lens
-Photoshop CS3. Get it. Love it.
-Red polka dot chair was my first upholstery attempt, and is blogged about here

-Fabric in the last picture of the previous post is Charisma by Chez Moi for Moda. I'm about 80% done with that particular project now, so hopefully I'll have something to show soon!
-Cotton Blossoms will be out in about 2-3 weeks! Hooray! I'll keep you posted!

*I ran across one of these wordles today and managed to waste a significant amount of time playing around with the site until I got a good one. Go to this site and type in your blog address and see how yours comes out! Fun stuff...

*Ashley convinced me to try Bare Minerals and I'm absolutely in love. Check it out here, or get it at Sephora. Try it, you'll love it.

*Is everyone aware of Cold Stone's birthday club? Sign up, and get free Ice Cream!

Hmm... anything else?

*Has everyone seen Dan in Real Life? I watched it again last night while I was sewing, and had to mention how much I love it. Why do I love Dan in Real Life?
Because as hard as life gets sometimes, its not as bad as Dan's.
Because it makes me glad I have two easy little boys, and no teenage girls.
Because I cry every time he sings Let my love open the door
(Warning: Don't read the next reason unless you've already seen it)
Because there is a wedding at the end. Every movie should have a wedding at the end.

How's that for random?

Happy weekend everybody!

Gee, thanks

Emily must have known I'm suffering from nothing to blog about...itis, because she tagged me. And because I needed a break from the everyday madness, I took her up on it. Apparently, the idea is that I'm supposed to take these pictures without cleaning anything up. I'll admit it, I cheated on the closet. But all I did was throw the stuff on the floor in the hamper. And I didn't include a picture of my toilet. Sorry. Don't hate me. So, thanks to Emily, here you go:

My favorite room:

Just finished on Saturday night, and thanks to all your suggestions, a nice pale aqua/gray color that I am absolutely thrilled with! (It's a little more aqua than it looks in the pictures) I'll keep you posted as the other rooms get painted. And a huge THANK YOU to everybody who has offered their advice! You guys are the best! (And please ignore the picture frame without a picture in it. Someday I'll get around to ordering that...)

What the kids are doing:

Eating cereal. Breakfast actually. At 11:00 am. Don't judge me.

The fridge:

Pretty much just essentials. Stuff to drink and take-out containers. And some sort of batter. Not sure how long thats been in there. Jarom?

Laundry Room:

The cleaner half of my half of the closet:

Favorite shoes (today):

Self Portrait:

Complete with dirty mirror spots. And PJ pants. Oh, and a camera covering my face. The best kind of self portrait.

I can't wait to tag Ashley, Shelly, Jeanette, Nancy, Margie, Tif, Lacey, Erica and Cori. Oh, and everybody else who is brave enough to give it a shot. C'mon, you know you want to...

Back to work!