Free pattern! Halloween party! Pattern giveaway!

Wow!  Time is flying!!!  It's almost mid October which means HALLOWEEN is just around the corner... so I better start giving out "treats!"  This week's winners over on our FP will have the choice of picking 3 patterns {up to $9}!  How awesome is that!

Since I'm sure you all could use a break from my posts {only 10 days left of the voting madness!!!} I'll keep this one short!

This week we have been doing the usual, but also have had Becky in the shop working her making things flow/organization magic!  She's huge into that!  She's doing an amazing job!  Well, that was until she told me I have to purge & get rid of some stuff!  Lol!  How does a girl like me get rid of all my "good stuff"???  Cross your fingers that she takes it easy on me and nothing of great importance magically disappears!!!!  You know... Like, say, 50 pairs of vintage scissors that are not useful or that I haven't used in 2 years!!!!  😂 oh geez.... I'm scared for next week!!!!

Ok- Voting!!! You gals are making a statement and continue to go above and beyond!  I'm honored to have over 40,000 votes!  YOU continue to vote day after day & have been such an important factor in this journey!  I gotta admit... WE CAN WIN this!  Could you imagine the give away celebration we would have then!!!  Wowza!  Bring out the party hats & piñatas!!!!!  Only 10 days left!!!!!!!  Let's do this!!!

http://www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/nominee/138644/crafts/buttermilk-basin

October 10th my online Halloween party starts!  It's just a Buttermilk Basin HALLOWEEN Party created just for you!  So Keep Calm & Get Your SPOOK on!!!!!!!  I'll be putting it on my blog and here... so keep an eye out for it on Saturday!  Make sure your friend gets in on the "treats" too!

I'm also reposting the "FREE" Halloween quilt pattern that we designed & put on the website for you under our Humble Beginnings fabric!  Be sure to click and print your pattern off!  It's a quickie & will look spooky cute on your table!

I'll wrap it up!  Please head over to the FB and leave a comment for a chance to win your "CHOiCE" of 3 patterns!  I'm really looking forward to hearing what's new on your end since I've been chatting too much lately!!!!  And oh... Pics are always fun!  Love you guys! XO

Inspiring "WORD" Wednesday! 12 days left to VOTE!

Happy "WORD" Wednesday!  Vincent van Gogh was the boldest and most innovative painter of the 19th-century.   His work was stunning, as was his heart...  On September 18, 1888 he expressed this quote in a letter of gratitude towards his brother.  This quote has been around for over 127 years... Let's continuing being artistic & loving people!  

Also, we are down to 12 days to vote for my little company in the Martha Stewart American Made Contest!  I hope you can continue voting and sharing the info with others to help gain more votes!  I'd LOVE to meet Martha!!!!!  Here is the link...  Enjoy your day!  

http://www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/nominee/138644/crafts/buttermilk-basin

We're having a HALLOWEEN Online Party! Blog WINNERS!

Hey everyone! Have you heard the exciting news???  I'm having an {online} HALLOWEEN Party and YOU are invited! It is going to be a BOO-t-i-ful & SPOOKTACULAR time!  It starts on the 10th, so be ready to party!

Yesterday my neighbor Sally & I took a little road trip out to Buffalo!  It was a gorgeous day, and we needed to get out and enjoy it!  Winter comes way too quick here in MN!  

We enjoyed the farmers market...

The pumpkin patch....

The apple orchard...

The fall displays... and fell in love with this vintage truck that pulled up beside us!

It was a GREAT day!

Now here are this week's Lucky Friday Winners!  Please email me your name & address by Thursday of this week!  Congrats to:

Stacy L.

Patricia D.

And before I go....I thought I'd give you the update on the Martha Stewart Living, American Made contest!  As of now, I'm 1400 votes away from the leader!  Could you please log in with a password and vote?!?  Then share it with a couple of your friends or family so they can also vote?  Pretty please!!!! I'd appreciate it! 

http://www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/nominee/138644/crafts/buttermilk-basin

Enjoy your Sunday!!!!

All my best... Stacy

4 Giveaways on 3 BB FAN blogs & More!

Holy moly it's "LUCKY" Friday and boy do I have "treats" for you!!!!!!!  One of the special things in this industry is support and encouragement!  These last 24 hours turned out to be the most amazing 24 hours ever... Because of all of you!!!  I hope you, too, could feel the kindness and gentleness here!  You should see my "inspiration" board!  It's a beautiful mess of all YOUR swell comments that we printed out and hung up on there with the quotes that were shared & pics of my family & cats!!!! {lol!}. I'll try to take a pic and share it!  Words can't express how full of joy my ❤️ is!

Before I get to the {BARN tees} give away for this week... I'm going to share some other cool & FANTASTIC give aways that will be occurring on some of my FAV BB fan blogs!!!!  Each of these 3 blogs will be giving away MORE BB patterns this weekend!  I encourage you to hop over to their blog, enjoy their offerings and leave a comment for a chance to win!  Here they are!  

http://sweetp-paulette.blogspot.com

http://woolnsails.blogspot.com

http://wooliemammoth.blogspot.com

***you gals are the BEST!

Now... A couple more things to mention!  I need to send {big hugs}and {shout outs} to two special friends who inspire me and always support me!  They are Lisa Bongean 

http://lisabongean.com {who posted a fantastic post you should check out and bookmark her blog she's darn takented!!} and Debbie Busby {who everyone fell in love with at the barn event!} http://www.woodenspooldesigns.com {head her way to order those darling cat kits she offered there!  Then something on the vintage/paper crafts side is my friend Laura, who is starting her Etsy site & blog!  She's creative and fun!  So check her new digs out at http://www.vintologybylola.com  {she connected with Tim Holtz and I missed him 😢 at the Junk Bonanza!!!}. ok!  *phew* I think I got all the "important" stuff covered!!!!

Moving on!  I'm crazy!  I've been up until 5 AM most night lately!  This puts a whole "new" spin on nite owl!!! Lol!  Tomorrow morning is the first day I'm able to sleep in!  As you can see.., Oliver took over and decided to work his cuteness and "round up" some cowgirls like you all to VOTE for me in the MSL American Made Contest!  So I'm free as s bird (until I have to do the list he gave me in return!). So be sure to follow Oli this weekend as he thinks he's going to hit 20,000 votes!  He also said he's looking forward to seeing your pet pics!!!  ❤️😻❤️that Oliver!

This week Kel & I caught up big time!  We started with a huge mess after 2 trailer loads were "dumped" in the studio last week!  We sorted, organized, restocked, cut kits, got all the orders & Lucky Friday winnings out and probably resent a couple of you another set of patterns or something because before/during the barn event... It was wild!  Lol! We are back in full speed {check out the new designs in process!} until we leave in 3 weeks for Quilt Market & Quilt Festival in Houston!  YES!  You read that right!  This will be my 1st trip to Houston for that wild & crazy Festival everyone looks forward too!  So as I wrap this up and send you over to our FB page for Lucky Friday....  thank you for ALL for your VOTES gals... My question for you this week over there on the FB or here is- have you ever went to the festival in Houston?  If so, give the scoop on what to expect & bring!!!!!!  If not, just leave me a comment for a chance to WIN the fun BARN T-shirts!!!!

Hugs to all!  Good luck snd please comment below and help continue spreading the words for only 17 more days!!!!!  Please click and share the link below & VOTE!!!!!

http://www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/search/Buttermilk%20basin

VOTE for ME... Miss Buttermilk Basin!

Good morning!!!  It's time to work some MAGIC!  I'm in the #3 spot and ready move up a notch today with YOUR help! You can vote {6 times}... You can share my link with a couple of your quilting girlfriends and they can vote {6 times}!!!!  And repeat with your family & friends!  It costs $0!!!!  How cool is that!  I'm confident I have the BEST followers either way!  I'm blessed everyday to get to share my journey with you!  The good, the crazy & the shaggy days!  I'm the real deal girls!!!!  Let's enjoy the day and ROCK the vote!!!!!!  😻✔️😻✔️😻

http://www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/nominee/138644/crafts/buttermilk-basin

And if you're NEW to voting... Please be sure to log in with a password or your vote won't count!!!!!  Thanks!   Enjoy your day!  Stacy