Shootin' From the hip........It's HIP to be Happy! Come see what all the talk is about!

Envision me sitting me at my desk finishing up the day, feeling good with the progress I made and the wonderful connections I had with parents about their kids and THEN!.......

My phone begins to beep and keeps beeping!  YEP!!!  The quilt show in Galveston has come to me!

For your weekend pleasure, ENJOY! colors and stories and laughter that is a fresh Hit of Happy!

(I apologize but I do not have a catalog to give credit to artists to quilts.)

Smiling, giggling, telling stories, and enjoying the feeling of joy is

HIP!....Enjoy the show and then at the exit is a little fun....

Do you recognize the quilt above from a Mary Lou Weidman's book?

SHE HAS A NEW ONE OUT!!!!!!!!  Yep, I am just a little  SO EXCITED!

Her new book has been released and guess what? I have 2 on the way from Mary Lou, one for you and one for me!  Will keep you posted when they have arrived and  a giveaway will be fun!!!!

She is the inspiration for the story quilts in this show and I CELEBRATE! HER!!!!

Don't miss the fun on her blog at http://marylouweidman-marylou.blogspot.com/

Lookie Lookie!  Miss Diva's in all its glory!  Drop by her blog at http://quiltdivajulie.blogspot.com/

and tell her Hi!

Poof!  Here is Porsche and Maggie playing amidst the fun!  Can you imagine the stories Maggie will have for you, LaDonna, when she arrives to your home after the show?!  Very fun to think about!!!!!!!!!

Are you smiling and like me, wishing you were there in person...currently booking a ticket to fly to Galveston, grateful to the Mary Lou's in our lives that inspire us to have a creative story to share and a smile along the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

I am off to play in the trailer and nature for the weekend but before I leave......YEP the Giveaway rules! for what you ask?

6 fat quarters from the HIP HAPPY line........such HAPPY JOYOUS fabric!!!!!!!

Giveaway will close this Sunday afternoon when I arrive home...

Rules.....You make the rule and submit an entry....May this post of HAPPY STORY quilts inspire.....

HMMMMMMMMMM!....I love making up my own rules and I hope you will enjoy the process also!

You get extra entries if you post on your blog about Mary Lou's book release, link to this giveaway and a twist, if you link to someone else's blog that makes you HAPPY!  Let's spread the word on fun blogs!!!!

Put in your comments all you have done for entries and POOF! your chances just get more lucky!

Love, Em

p.s.  A happy moment I will never forget....lying in bed and found the above quilt posted on Mary Lou's blog. I had found her, fell in love and began buying up her books.  I sent her my style of story quilt and she was so supportive... A HAPPY moment that I will never forget as I laughed out loud, may have even jumped up and down on the bed, exclaimed to Sean the fun and thinking, "Blogland sure makes me feel good and I just found it. Thank you God!"

So, Enjoy CELEBRATING! Happy and you may even want to jump on your bed today...JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN MAKE UP YOUR OWN RULES!