Oh boy..... Look what the postman brought yesterday!  It's the fabric that I won in the Nancy Drew blog hop last week.  Carol had a mystery giveaway and after my name was drawn, I got to see what I won...... this fun Domestic Diva fabric manufactured by Riley Blake designs!  There's a charm pack and three other cuts of fabric.  The vintage look is just too cute!

 

 

 

 

Many  heartfelf thanks to Carol for having such a generous giveaway..... and to Jane, who offered the fabrics in her Etsy shop for Carol to shop and choose from. 

 

Bloggers are some of the most lovely and generous people around and I hope you will get involved in Blogland so that you can get to know some of these wonderful ladies (and men)! 

Get A Clue Blog Hop

Get a Clue!  Get a clue and have fun with it!

 

 

Thanks go out to Carol, the host of this great Nancy Drew hop, and to Madame Samm, the Queen of Blog Hops!

 

Didn't we all just love the Nancy Drew mystery series?  As usual, I wasn't going to join another blog hop quite so soon.... but who could resist the new Moda fabric line featuring our heroine, Nancy Drew!?  Well, not me.

 

I enjoyed reading the Nancy Drew mysteries as a child, along with the Hardy Boys mysteries.  Having an older brother meant there were Hardy Boys books readily available and a gal loves a mystery with a happy ending, whether the guys or the girl solves the mystery. 

 

To refresh my memory of Nancy Drew, I picked up one of the ND books at the Goodwill store for $.25.... a great bargain.  I also downloaded (uploaded?) a couple for my ereader from the library.  It was such fun to read them again.  I had forgotten how how different the language was..... how courteous and polite it was.... how formal it was..... and that Nancy Drew was very often seen in white gloves!  Just another era that has sadly slipped away.

 

 

 

So here's my little hanging.  As you can see, I didn't have a clue as to what to make.  A question mark just kept coming to my mind and I decided to just use that as my focal point.

 

 

 

You can't see the quilting very well, but I just went around each book, making them stand out a bit, just like a real stack of books. 

 

 

I have to apologize for making such a simple little project.  After seeing the AMAZING projects done by the other bloggers, mine is quite humble.  Time got away from me and I had to settle on one project.  I have an untouched layer cake of  Nancy Drew fabric that will become a quilt someday.  I really love the entire fabric line and want to use all of the designs in one quilt.

 

 Here's the line up of the bloggers joining me today on this hop.  Give each one of them a visit and get even more clues!  Thanks for hopping with me today!

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Gracie Oliver Arts (Me)

Life In Every Breath

Made By Me In Red

Agnes At That Other Blog

Words and Stitches

Rose Creations

Retired to Quilt

Leslie Tucker Jenison

Feathered Nest Studio

 

It's time for the Nancy Drew Blog Hop!  It starts tomorrow, March 6th, and runs through March 15th. The schedule is below...... my day is March 13th.  (Please come back!)

 

Like all of the blog hops, this one will be full of inspiration for everyone and I can't wait to see the creations!  Our only requirement was to use some fabric from the Moda "Get A Clue from Nancy Drew" fabric line.  "Some" meaning that at least part of your project includes this fabric..... you can add other fabrics too, as long as "some" Get A Clue fabric was used.

 

For those of you that are not participating, there are giveaways for you too.  If you comment on all of the blogs, you will be eligible for some wonderful giveaways, as well as individual giveaways on some of the participating blogs.

 

So have fun hopping, getting inspired, and maybe even winning a special gift!

  THE SCHEDULE

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Michelle’s Romantic Tangle

Life in the Scrapatch

Debby Kratovil Quilts

Selina Quilts

Meadowbrook

Hilltop House Creative Works

My Sister Made Me Do It

Whims and Fancies

Pieced Brain

Just Let Me Quilt

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Simple Sew

Sewing By Moonlight

Beaquilter

Pat Sloan’s Place

A Stitch In Time

Judith Handmade Treasures

Gingersnaps Fabrics and Quilts

Judy At That Other Blog

Fabric-ating

Melinda Quilts Etc

Friday, March 8, 2013

That’s Sew Julie

Scrapbook-ChickADoodle

Lily Patch Quilts

Cherry’s Prairie Primitives

The Thimble Room

The Treehouse

The German Mom

Stitch, Stitch, Stitch.
Quiltin’ Jenny

Monday, March 11, 2013

Dancing thru-threads

Traveling Quilter

Wish Upon A Star

Jane’s Quilting

More Stars in Comanche

Moose Stash Quilting

Quilt Doodle Designs

Cate’s Linens

Sew Incredibly Crazy

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Marjorie’s Busy Corner

Kris Loves Fabric

The Slow Quilter

Accio Fabric!

Sew Many Yarns

Lixie Makes It

Betty at That Other Blog

Marcy M. at That Other Blog

Pigtales and Quilts

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Gracie Oliver Arts

Life In Every Breath

Made By Me In Red

Agnes At That Other Blog

Words and Stitches

Rose Creations

Retired to Quilt

Leslie Tucker Jenison

Feathered Nest Studio

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

Quilt ‘n Queen

Our Busy Little Bunch

Just Quilt It

Hilachas

Loves to Quilt

Sew. Darn. Quilt.

From This To That

LynMarie At That Other Blog

Friday, March 15, 2013

Little Mushroom Cap

Why-Knot-Kwilt

Daisy Days

Julia P. at That Other Blog

The Day Before This Day

Sew Far

Rainbows. Bunnies. Cupcakes.

Les passions de Cliodana

Sew We Quilt

 

Here's the revised button for the Nancy Drew blog hop with the new dates.  My day is March 13th and I don't "have a clue" yet about what project I will be making!  Better get sleuthing.....

There's a new gadget on my sidebar...... another blog hop!  I wasn't going to sign up for ANYTHING until next year because of holiday obligations but couldn't resist this blog hop.  It's a Nancy Drew Blog Hop!  Go HERE to find out the specifics.  Sign ups are open until November 25 as long as spots are available.  If you are "blogless" you can still participate.  Basically, you can make anything you want (I might only have time to make another coin purse, who knows?) as long as you use some of the new Moda fabric line, Nancy Drew, in your project.  Pretty small commitment, in my opinion.  The hop runs from January 7th through the 17th, plenty of time for one small project or two.

I loved the Nancy Drew books!  My brother always had a Hardy Boys mystery hanging around too, so I read those as well.  Hope you'll check out the link above and sign up for some sleuthing fun!