Moved To Wordpress

I've been having so much trouble with blogger that I now have moved to Wordpress. Please come see me over there.

Cindy's Eye Candi 

I hope to see you there, I'm back after a long time away:)

Candi

Well, it goes without saying I haven't been around for a while.  I'm hoping to get back into the groove soon. I've missed everyone and quilting as well.

Jo's Valentine Quilt and My patchwork

Had a great time working on these two quilts.  They're so quick and easy to do.  I'll get the backing fabric for the valentines quilt tomorrow and hopfully get it loaded on the frame and quilted Saturday.

Nicki Lee's Raviolee Dreams

Nicki Les of Nicki Lee's RavioloeeDreams is having a wonderful giveaway of lace and goodies.  Go over and check it out.   Be sure you tell her Candi from Candi's Eye Candy sent you.  She does beautiful work.

Yellow childs quilt

Here's another one I finished before I got sick about 6 weeks ago.  It came out nice and bright.

Haven't post on here in quite a while. Shame on me!

This is the beginning of a new quilt for myself.  (for a change.  It's made with a Layer Cakes set.  I just love it with all the different bright colors here and there.  I'll put a white border with a one and a half inch gold or orange border after that and finish with a 4 inch white border. .   I'm using white muslin for that.  I'm really happy with it so far, and I've promised myself I wouldn't give this one away. lol

QUILTING

My quilting machine has been giving me fits for quite a while now.  The other day it was had rail road tracks on the back, then the thread kept breaking no matter what I did!  I was sooooo frustrated.   I finally got half a quilt done last night, only took me over three hours, between the frogging etc.  Anyway, got up this morning and  started in again and finished the pink quilt.  I had done a blue and white one the other day but the quilting looked so bad because of the way the machine kept breaking thread, I was just sick.  Then after I finished the pink one it went so smooth I loaded another of the kdis quilts and got it done!   Whooo hooo now I have three to bind, but I'm really happy they did that well.  Here's a picture of the three of them.

Quilts for Kids

Some of you know that I do quilts for kids and teens.  Well, I"m selling the Scentsy in order to earn money to pay for the fabric's.  It tends to get a little expensive.:)  As we all know, especially with costs rising.  Anytime you see a party that says Quilts for Kids as the host you know that's what that one is.  There will be other folks hosting parties and they will earn goodies for doing it. (some nice one's I might add), so those will be used to restock the Scentsy I sell for the quilts.  Otherwise it will go to kids quilts.  I just wanted to get that out there and let you all know.   You can also go to my website  http://candiharris.scentsy.us/ and place an order and if there's one that says Jo & Candi, that too is for kids.  Thank you everyone.
hugz:)

Samantha With Her Quilt

Sam finished quilting this quilt in July, and she did a great job of it too.  So now it's on to puttiing the binding on the quilt.  yaaaaaay Sam

Email Hacked!

YIKES!!!  My email has been hacked and it's sending out rude emails to folks.  It's a website in Canada somewhere.  Please if you get it, don't click on it, just delete it.  I'm trying to get through to AOL to change my password and thus far, not much luck.  I keep getting an error message and try again later.  I'm so sorry for anyone that has received this.  
Candi

Check Out My Website

http://candiharris.scentsy.us/

Go there and see all the neat things we have.  There are a few posted on the side of my blog.   I'm going to have a give away and will be setting that up here in the next couple of weeks.  

New Scentsy Consultant

My new thing I've got going these days.  It's really awesome stuff. Sooooooo many different flavors to smell! I just have to figure out how to download some of the goodies onto my site so you can see them.   So bear with me and I'll do that over the next day or so.  Hope you all have a great week end!

Have You Ever Seen Fabric So Awesome!

I haven't been able to decide how to make a quilt out of this fabric without losing the beauty of it.  So I think what I'm going to do is leave it, embillish it with stitching and put a binding on it.   I just love this.  It was a birthday gift from a friend several years ago and have been saving it.

Blue and white Quilt

This is a quilt for someone who is very special, I got the top all done, I need to press it real good yet, and buy the backing.  I'm hoping she likes it and hope to have it completed next week sometime.

PS

It's good to be back here posting with pictures! lol

Head on Over For A Giveaway!!

Head on over to 1choice4quilting.comhttp://blog.1choice4quilting.com/2011/07/new-giveaway-with-gorgeous-fabric-to-be.html and sign up for their giveaway.  They are awesome folks to deal with and they're prices are great and so is their fabric!!!   Go on over and tell them I sent you.

hugz:)

Candi

Pictures are BAAAACK! lol

My new design wall is fantastic!!!  

I love it love it love it!   I'm moving my good Janome in there on a small table to sew the pieces together, taking them right off the wall.  So I don't have to go from the dinning room into this room and back.  What a pain that would be. lol

Well, this is also a shsock!  I haven't been able to post pictures on her for several months now and all of a sudden it's working again.  Go figure!  I started a Live Journal that's why. lolol   We'll see how it goes.

Hi to everyone I haven't talked to in ages.

hugz:)

Candi

I'm now on Live Journal, come see me!

I've moved over to Live Journal because I tried to start another blog since I can't use the tool bar but it didn't work on there either.  Here's my new addy please come see me there!\
http://quilts-n-things.livejournal.com/

Moved MY BLOG2.

I had to move my blog as this one wouldn't let me post pictures links or even use the tool bar.  It's at I

at www.candiseyecandy2.blogspot.com/   So please come and see me there.  I'll be having a drawing before

too long to let folks know.I've moved.
hugz:)
Candi

Sam's Quilt Is Coming Along

My granddaughter Samantha is learning to machine quilt and she really does love it.  She's also very good at it.  Took to it like a duck to water.  Her stitches are pretty even, probably better than mine! lol I'm trying to post a picture but blogger won't let me, so I'll have to come back later and do that.

CQI and Patchwork Tsushin

We have all been touched in some way by the many tragedies of the recent earthquakes and tsunami in Japan. At Crazy Quilting International, I am coordinating a project with Patchwork Tsushin that is open to ALL quilters (traditional and crazy quilters). I welcome others to publish this project on their blogs or facebook pages to maximize exposure. The detailed guidelines are below. I look forward to seeing all the gorgeous work of our talented quilters!!



This project is dedicated to helping those affected by the earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan. In collaboration with Patchwork Tsushin, all quilts will become a part of an exhibit in quilt shows in Japan, where money will be raised by viewing the quilts. Ultimately, these quilts may be auctioned and the proceeds given to a charity designated by Hideko Ishida, our Japanese CQ sister! We will keep everyone informed as time progresses. This project is open to the quilting community at large, you may track details on the Crazy Quilting International blog, http://crazyquiltinginternational.blogspot.com or the ICQA Facebook page http://tinyurl.com/4h3x28a .



Guidelines are as follows:



Theme: Friendship and re-building of a country

Finished block size: 8 inches

Colors: Jewel Tones

Style: traditional or crazy quilt blocks will be accepted

For traditional quilt blocks, there are no pattern restrictions. The only requirements are the size and the colors. Finished size is to be 8" (20.32 cm). Please allow a half inch for seam allowance and squaring the block. Colors are jewel tones. No restrictions to the type of fabric used.



For crazy quilt blocks:



Cut foundation at 9" (22.86 cm), piece the entire foundation.

Baste a line at 8" (20.32 cm) to stop embroidering.

Do not add beads or charms past 7 ½" (19.05 cm).

Zig zag edges to prevent edges from fraying.

Add your name and address on the back of the block.

Mark the block with “UP” to show which side is the top.

Prefer all fabrics used be “fancies” (i.e.: silk, satin, taffeta, velvet) but if you have some kimono fabrics or other oriental themed fabrics in your stash you are welcome to use them.

All beading MUST be double stitched and knotted with BEADING THREAD!!! NO exceptions!!! These items will be handled a great deal and beads, buttons, charms are among the first to begin to loosen.

Embellishments – may be done by machine or by hand.

Lace and other motifs are acceptable and must be securely attached.

Trims are acceptable and must be securely attached.

SRE is acceptable.

Tatting and crocheted motifs, etc are acceptable and must be securely attached.

Please refrain from using any reference to the rising sun as this has political connotations in Japan.



If you have any questions, at any time, please just email me or call me; Leslie pinyoncreekq@q.com. All completed projects will be mailed to me no later than June 30, 2011. Please contact me for mailing address information.



I am asking for a voluntary entry fee of $10.00 dollars for each block. These fees will be accrued and utilized (if necessary) for backing and mailing costs. It is my hope that I will be able to simply forward to either Hideko Ishida or a charity of her choosing. It is also acceptable to apply this fee to an entire group or several individuals if need be. I primarily would like blocks at this time!



Funds can be sent vis a vis check, money order (payable to ICQA) or Paypal, icqa4u@yahoo.com. Please check gift for the donation. I appreciate everyone’s participation and look forward to seeing all the fabulous creations!