The Liebster Award

In the spirit of the Oscars, the Grammys, and the SAG awards, I have been awarded the Liebster Award by Kevin from Kevin the Quilter. Thank you, Kevin! I'll skip the long, boring acceptance speech and just tell you what this award is all about. It's given from bloggers to bloggers. To qualify, the blog must have less than 200 followers or be less than 6 months old. Once the award has been bestowed upon you, you need to write a post with the following things:

1. List 11 random things about yourself.
2. Answer 11 questions posed by the nominator.

3. Choose 11 blogs to pass the award on to and link to them in your post.

4. Create 11 questions for those 11 bloggers to answer.

 

My 11 Random Things:

 

1. I LOVE LOVE LOVE books.

2. I met my future husband in the college library, where I was working.

3. I hate peas.

4. I stayed up until 4:00 in the morning to finish reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows the day I bought it.

5. My favorite types of candy are Peanut Butter Twix, Peanut Butter M-n-M's, and Mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (do you see a theme here?).

6. I've read Pride and Prejudice more times than I can count.

7. I will NEVER have any gray hairs ~ those are silver hairs sprinkled on my head :)

8. I am a teacher (elementary) married to a teacher (high school).

9. I've run 2 half-marathons and 2 sprint-distance triathlons.

10. I have never broken a bone.

11. I believe all things are possible with God.

 

Answers to Kevin's questions:

 

1. Who is the person most responsible for introducing you to quilting? My maternal Grandmother. She had very bad hips, so she spent a lot of time making things with her hands. She made quilts for her 5 children and her 20 grandchildren. Here are the quilts she made for my sisters and me in 1980:

That's me in the back holding the yellow and orange quilt (it matched my bedroom).

2. What is the first quilting project you ever made, and how old were you when you made it? I made a wall-hanging after I saw a similar one in a JoAnn Fabrics sale flyer. I bought the pattern and fabrics at JoAnn. I was 23 years old. I still hang this up every Christmas. I hand quilted stars in the setting triangles and straight lines in the trees.

3. Who is your most favorite quilt designer? Hmmm...that's a hard one. I'm not sure that I have a "favorite."

4. How many quilting projects have you made to date? Started or finished???? I've completed 18 - 20. I have another 15 or so UFO and WIP quilts.

5. What is your most favorite breed of dog? Well, I'm not really a dog person. (Bad experience with a neighbor's dog). But I think Siberian Huskies are beautiful.

6. What color is the shell on the eggs you eat? White

7. What is the longest flight you have ever been on, and where were you going? Approximately 9 hours or so, flying from Chicago, IL to Zurich, Switzerland. 

8. Which is your most favorite city to visit? That's a tie between London and Paris, although I'd love to visit both of them without chaperoning a group of high schoolers so I could see things that aren't on the set tour.

9. Where is the best Quilt Shop you have ever been to, and what is it’s name? I'm lucky to have 6 great quilt shops that are located between 5 and 40 minutes from my home. They specialize in different types of fabrics and offer different classes, so I don't think I can choose a best.

10. Do you have a large or small family? Medium. The family I grew up in consisted of my parents, my 2 sisters, and me. Now I'm married with 3 children.

11. Have you ever gone fishing? If so, what is the biggest fish you have ever caught? I've gone fishing a couple of times with my husband, but I've never caught a fish.

 

Blog nominees (in no particular order):

The Little House on the Hill

Living My Dream

Desert Sky Quilting

Sane and Crazy Quilting
Carpe Lanam
Quilting on the Road
Dee Dee's Quilts
My Creative Corner
My Crazy Quilting Life
Paint Creek Quilt
Everyone Deserves a Quilt

Questions for Nominees:

1. Cat or Dog?

2. What is your favorite TV show?

3. What color are the walls in your living room?

4. What is the largest quilt you have made?

5. What are you listening to right now?

6. Do you use a mac or a pc?

7. How many states/countries have you lived in?

8. What is your favorite book?

9. Who is the teacher who most influenced you and what did he/she teach?

10. What is one thing you would stay up late to do?

11. Did you play any sports in high school or college? If so, what?

Have fun! Thanks to all the bloggers who make the internet seem like one big quilt guild. I love seeing everyone's projects in progress.