*NEW* Patchwork Rendezvous Quilt Pattern - Super EASY!

FreeSpirit's Savon Bouquet by Verna Mosquera will be used in our sample quilt for our newest pattern called: "Patchwork Rendezvous". Please let us know what you think!

We're so thrilled with how fast the quilt top goes together and how you have the option to use either fat quarters (for an 82" x 82" quilt) or a Jelly Cake (for a 64" x 80" snuggle quilt). The design shows off the fabrics nicely and we hope you will enjoy making it, soon.



Please visit our website for more information! We are taking pre-orders now for pattern delivery the first week of January, if not sooner - Thanks!

2009 Block of the Month

Our first Block of the Month is wrapping up. We have one more month to go . . . December's block is sure to fit in well with the upcoming snowy season. We hope you're thrilled with the design! We've been working on plans for our 2009 Block of the Month and will be announcing the details by the end of the week.

Please stay tuned! It is one you won't want to miss out on! It's different than other BOM's you've seen in your local quilt shops and in the online quilt shops you'll find on the web.

If you would like up-to-the-moment information on our 2009 BOM, please be sure to sign up to be included on our mailing list, here!

While visiting our website, be sure to check out our latest pattern called: Candy Bar Road! We just participated in giving away a free Candy Bar Road quilt through our friend Dana's blog: Old Red Barn Co. You can go to her blog to read up on her quilt giveaways . . . they're lots of fun and entertaining, as well!!!

New Give-away Coming Soon!

Dear Friends:

Give-aways have become quite popular in the blogging/quilting world and I would like to participate and make someone happy to receive a free gift in the mail.  I hope you'll agree that snail mail is still very fun to receive!

Please stay tuned, as I'm formulating the give-away.  It will take place very soon.  I'll let you know what's coming up and if you are not on my mailing list through my website, please be sure to sign up here.

Anyone Up For Winning A Quilt?! . . . for FREE?!

Remember Dana of Old Red Barn Co.? We profiled her in our September NuzLetter. Well, as of today, she is giving away 3 quilts through her blog.



Simply click on the link on my sidebar and it will take you directly to her blog where you can sign up to win one of the following quilts. You can also find out a little more about the quilts and Dana gives you tips on how you can increase your chances of winning.




This is my Candy Bar Road pattern. I designed and constructed the quilt top especially for this giveaway. Isn't Dana's photography fantastic?




This pretty quilt was designed and made by my friend Kari Ramsay of Fresh Cut Quilts:

So go over there now and sign up. That's all you have to do, unless you'd like to do a little more for extra entries . . . Have fun participating in this free giveaway and I hope you win!

Soup Weather . . . or not?

I can't believe it's November 1 and we haven't had our first snow fall in Colorado. It's been in the 60's/70's over the past week and I've been on this soup-making kick . . . that is, if you think making it twice in one week is considered a "kick". This is the last one I made: Minestrone. It's one of those packaged versions with dried beans and a seasoning pack. This one called for a small can of crushed tomatoes. I added one, plus a can of diced tomatoes. It also called for 3/4 cup of pasta. I was pre-occupied as I was making the pasta portion of the soup and accidentally poured the entire pound of pasta in (talking on the phone or something). What do you do at that point? Pull out what you weren't supposed to put in? Nope. Just go with it. I think it looked prettier than it would have with the little bit they said to use. The bread is a multi-grain and went perfectly.

The first soup I made days earlier was a Northwest Lumberjack green pea. That called for carrots, celery, and onion sauteed in margarine. I sauteed it in Smart Balance, then added it to the rest of the soup that had already been cooking. It was so delicious. No picture this time. I'm trying to be a better blogger and am receiving great Blogging Coach lessons from my friend Dana at Old Red Barn Co. Thanks, Dana! ;)

Now Showing This Week at the International Quilt Market

This quilt design is called: Bachelorette Party! It is made with RJR Fabrics' Soiree line that came out in September. It will be showing in RJR's booth at the International Quilt Market.

You can purchase the pattern for this quilt on our website, SuzGuz Designs. Be sure to check out the Green/Lt. Blue/Brown colorway of this quilt, as well.



Showing in Quilting Treasures' booth, the following quilt is made with fabrics designed with Norman Rockwell's artwork. The line is called Rowdy Kids and I named the quilt design, Fond Memories. If you click on the pictures, you can see a closer view of the panels used. In addition, be sure to check out the outside border . . . kids hanging out of car windows.

Quilting Treasures will have a free pattern on their website in November 2008, so you can re-create this quilt, if you are interested.



This young girl, sitting outside the Principal's office, sports a shiner . . .




And the young boy in this frame, concerned for his best friend, patiently waits for the Vet . . .



This is another Quilting Treasures line designed by Julia Cairns called Joyful Days. I named this quilt Joyful Village. It shows off the colorful variety of fabrics you can get with this line and it, too, will be a free pattern available on the Quilting Treasures' website in November 2008, and is also hanging in their booth during International Quilt Market.




All quilts are quilted by Russ Adams of The Back Porch Quilters.

What we did last weekend . . .

Seriously . . . is this not the cutest puppy you ever saw? Meet Maisy . . . our youngest.


And Boomer . . . he's so pretty, even though he could use a good bath after running around in the mud . . .


Erv and I loaded up the SUV with our two dogs and some extra jackets (okay, Erv loaded up the SUV) and drove up to one of our favorite spots to visit: Estes Park, CO, and Rocky Mountain National Park. Estes Park is a charming little town at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. That is where The Stanley Hotel is located.


The Stanley is where the inspiration for the movie The Shining was gleaned (eek!). The story goes that Stephen King wrote the outline of the story while staying there with his wife.

We are so fortunate to live so close to one of the most beautiful national parks in the country.



I love this shot . . .



And it was so pretty in this area (wish you could see this in person . . . it's so much prettier!) . . .




And this area was very cool . . . we were heading up Trail Ridge Road (the road that takes you from Estes Park, over the Rocky Mountains, to Grand Lake, CO). The road was closed further up, due to snowy weather. I really liked this shot because where we had pulled over, there was no snow on the ground. Then just ahead and into the bend in the road, the weather had changed.




I took over 200 pictures that day. And finally, on our way home before leaving Estes, we took the puppies to a dog park for a good run . . .