Meemaw loves to Quilt

really pink..

2012-02-07T16:48:00.001-05:00

Is this Pink or not. Actually this is a really pretty pink. Opinion please...Does this quilt need another wide black border.

Quilt #1 finish

2012-02-07T16:38:00.000-05:00

new quilt...

2012-02-07T16:31:00.001-05:00

Here is my new quilt top .

A thought for the day....

2012-01-25T17:11:00.000-05:00

This came to me by email. I have no idea of author.

An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had recently failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.

The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan". All grades will be averaged and everyone will receive the same grade so no one will fail and no one will receive an A.... (substituting grades for dollars - something closer to home and more readily understood by all).

After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little.

The second test average was a D! No one was happy.
When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F.

As the tests proceeded, the scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.

To their great surprise, ALL FAILED and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great, but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.
It could not be any simpler than that. (Please pass this on)
Remember, there IS a test coming up. The 2012 elections.
These are possibly the 5 best sentences you'll ever read and all applicable to this experiment:

1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.

2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.

3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.

4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it!

5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation.

Good read..

2012-01-25T14:29:00.000-05:00

from barnes and noble

I just finished reading this book. It has alot of meaning. If your life is busy and you feel like there isn't enough time in a day....stop and take a little time out for yourself and read. I started reading this book and felt so relaxed and just wanted to keep reading until I finished the book. She has another book "A Plain and Fancy Christmas". It came out in Oct. 2011. I am going to be reading it as soon as I find it to purchase, get at library, or get ebook.

so sweet.............

2012-01-24T11:50:00.000-05:00

I was looking at the usual blogs that I check everyday or so and ya know how you do. One blog leads ya to another. :) Hey its a great way to find new blogs that I otherwise would never have found. Anyway here is one with a beautiful little story. If only every spouse was this dedicated to their spouse. This is a must read if you liked "The Notebook". http://deckthehalls-christmas.blogspot.com/ scroll down to Jan. 7, 2012. Very heart touching..
Have a great day.

part 2 usa made yarn...

2012-01-13T10:40:00.000-05:00

Lion Bran also has some USA made yarns. http://www.lionbrand.com/faq/512.html?www=1&lbc=&language=d

So if you are intrested in seeing more about yarns made in USA just google it. I wasn't aware that there were that much still made here. Quite intresting I thought.

Have a great knitting, or crocheting day. It's a great thing to do on a cold and windy day.

USA made

2012-01-13T10:14:00.002-05:00

I like buying usa made products. I know that everything we buy isn't made here. Wouldn't it be nice if it were. :) Lets keep our manufacturing here by buying it here.
As you know from reading my blog I love to quilt and do some other things like knit and crochet. Here are some yarn companies that make yarn here in america. Maybe not their entire line of yarn but you can check it out to see where its made before you buy.
Red Hart Yarn
http://www.redheart.com/blog/red-heart-yarns-made-usa They have 19 yarns that are USA made.
Here is another:
http://www.oneplanetyarnandfiber.com/Farmhouse_Yarns_USA_s/1309.htm

Did you know they can make yarn from corn? I sure didn't. The yarn looks beautiful. They actucally have beautiful colors available.
They also have yarn made from recycled blue jeans. Yes you read right recycled blue jeans. Check this out.
http://www.yarn.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/categoryID/5B4C8F72-48FC-45D6-A18B-4C6D58A6E33F/productID/6DFE3F5E-6D23-4D7E-B009-1407BE414B08/

fund raiser quilt....

2012-01-10T11:38:00.000-05:00

I am so excited to tell everyone that the quilt I made for the fundraiser for my grandkids private school raised almost 400 bucks. Yipeee. You can see photo of the quilt below. It is the scrappy quilt with light blue. I loved the quilt and was hesitant about giving it away. But I decided I could make another. Well you know how that goes. I can, I could, but I haven't and I probably will not. There are just too many different ones out there to make two alike.. Do you make two of the same? I am sure I will make more on the order of that one but not going to use the same colors.

I made one new years resolution...I think I will be able to keep it too. :)
To quilt,, quilt,,quilt.

Happy quilting everyone

Happy New Year

2012-01-08T14:54:00.001-05:00

Hope everyone is having a great new year. I have had some time to sew so I think that is a great way to start off the new year. I am working on a quilt called "Country Spirit". Here is the site for the pattern http://www.mccallsquilting.com/patterns/details.html?idx=13201

from McCalls Quilting site

I am putting my rows together. I will post pics of mine soon. It is a very easy quilt. One that I enjoy. One doesn't have to piece quilts that are extremely hard for them to turn out pretty. Don't you agree?   I used thimbleberry fabrics with a cream for the sashing and a barn red for the stars. It is coming together great.
     In Dec. I pieced a table topper for my coffee table. I have finished piecing the top but never got a chance to get it quilted. It is scrappy also.
     Also I made my granddaughter a bed set (bed ruffle, mattress cover, pillow case and little quilt)  for her doll bed that her great grandmother made her for christmas. Stay tuned.... for pics........

fundraiser quilt

2011-12-16T00:11:00.000-05:00

I donated my first quilt.. It was for a fundraiser for my grandkids private school. Everyone was pleased with it. I really liked it too. It was hard to part with but I knew it was for a good cause. There are lots more to be made. Now I must try to think of one to make for next year. This one is really pretty in person. My photography isn't the best.

Yipeeee

2011-12-01T02:09:00.000-05:00

If you are a reader of this blog you know I have been working on a quilting UFO. It is called "Wing and a Prayer". I pulled this ever dreaded bazillion pieces quilt out of its storage box and said I got to get this thing completed. I posted about it in Oct. of this year. In Nov. we had a quilt retreat for 3 days at our local extension office. I was determined. I accomplished alot on this quilt. There were lots of times when I wanted to sew on this quilt but had to lay it aside and deal with life.. Anyway..... this week Mon-Wed I have been full steam ahead.. As of 1a.m. on this day Dec. 1, 2011 I am offically finished with the quilt top.....Yipeeeee... Boy do I feel happy....I am doing the happy quilt dance.. Now to get batting and get it to the quilter... :) I'll get a pic of it posted soon as my hubby will hold it up so I can take a photo..
Happy Quilting...

A Wish for You.......

2011-11-23T14:02:00.000-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours..
Hope you have a great day and maybe even a little you time..

Quilt Retreat

2011-11-18T23:28:00.001-05:00

We just had a wonderful quilt retreat at our local cooperative extension office. Boy did we ever have fun. I got alot completed. Much more than I would have if I would have stayed at home and sewed. I would have had to stop to put in and check on laundry, take out the dog, vacuum the floor, do dishes, prepare meals and on and on........I am doing the happy dance. We worked on our quilting projects from 9:30am.-4:30am.
We had lots of laughs and food. I am nearing the completion of a quilt called "A Wing and A Prayer". Will I everrrrrr be glad to get this quilt complete... Yes I will. It is going to be very pretty, it just has lots of pieces. I know one thing, when I pick out my next quilting project I will certainly look at the number of pieces in it. Just can't wait to finish and get it quilted put on the binding and get it spread out on my bed.. This will all happen in the near future.. pending day to day situations..
Happy Quilting.....

knitting photo....

2011-11-12T18:28:00.000-05:00

I made this for my granddaughter for Christmas. The pattern is on www.Ravelry.com it is called Kit's Christmas cape by Cathy Bird. Ravelry is a great knitting/crochet site. Lots of great people on there.

click pic to enlarge

My belief.....maybe not yours...

2011-11-12T14:43:00.000-05:00

If you don't like it deleat it. This is America and everyone may not agree, but I think I have a right to say how I believe. This came to me by email...

Subject: Classroom Socialism

When the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great, but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed. An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had recently failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.

The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan". All grades will be averaged and everyone will receive the same grade so no one will fail and no one will receive an A.... (substituting grades for dollars - something closer to home and more readily understood by all).

After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little.

The second test average was a D! No one was happy.
When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F.

As the tests proceeded, the scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.

To their great surprise, ALL FAILED and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great, but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.
It could not be any simpler than that. (Please pass this on)
Remember, there IS a test coming up. The 2012 elections.
These are possibly the 5 best sentences you'll ever read and all applicable to this experiment:

1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.

2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.

3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.

4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it!

5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation.

Up to......

2011-11-12T14:25:00.000-05:00

click to enlarge

What I have been up to.. Well.. In Oct. I went to the Wool Festive in Ky. My hubby bought me this lovely basket. Have I told you that I love baskets. I love them even more when they are stuffed full of fabric scraps for quilting. This one on the right has scraps in it. It is a fairly large basket. I think the lady that made this said it was a market basket. The basket below is a yarn basket. Both were made in the USA.

click to enlarge

Want to know whats pink in that basket? It is a scarf for my grandaughter. She loves pink and loves shiney and sparkly clothes etc.

This is a very pretty yarn. I have started on my christmas gift making. I have some other things to make too so keep checking back if you like photo's of things others make. I have some quilt pics to add also. Just have to get hubby to hold them up so I can snap a pic. Christmas is coming fast. Ya better get busy if you are making your gifts. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by and feel free to leave me a comment.

Movie ......

2011-10-15T21:19:00.000-04:00

I am knitting dishrags and watching a great hallmark movie called "Finding a family". If you get a chance check it out.
Haven't been posting much just been busy with everyday life.
I will try to get some pics up soon.
Hope you are having a wonderful autumn. :)

Wooo hooooo......

2011-10-02T22:39:00.000-04:00

Quilt club tomorrow. Can you tell I love quilting? :) Then I have knitting one night this week, and quilting another.. WoW... Quilting 2 nights this week.. Can't get much better than this. Well unless it would be quilting everynight. Sounds good to me.. But as you know everyday life gets in the way and I have to lay my quilting/knitting aside and do other things...Well I was in that perfect world for a few minutes...and wow was it wonderful. :)
I have been making flying geese and trying to get a quilt called "wing and a prayer" somewhere near completion. Although it is nowhere near there. There is like a zillion flying geese in this quilt. If you google it, it will be the one in the brown color family with pinecones and berries. So pretty but lots of pieces. I will be one happy camper when this baby is finished.. Not sure which year in 20??. But hey as of right now I am determined.....isn't that all that matters? After all it has been shoved to the back shelf for several months. Ever heard of out of sight out of mind? Well that was that quilt until my quilting friends said lets get that darn quilt out and lets finishem.. Ok great idea so we are working on them. One friend has hers finished. Three of us left to struggle through. I think we can, I think we can....

Leaves are turning here and autumn is sneaking in. The temps are cooling which is very OK with me.
Love the beautiful blue sky and the crisp air.
I hope you have a great week and lots of chances to quilt or knit..I'll be back soon and hopefully have some photos. Because if you are like me thats my favorite part of a blog....quilt pics.

Not one I enjoy...

2011-09-17T23:25:00.000-04:00

I started the book "Prairie Tale" and it is just not my kind of book. It is totally not what I was thinking it would be. Guess that will leave more time for quilting.. :)

Salsa..

2011-09-07T14:09:00.000-04:00

I have been making salsa. My hubby, oldest son and grandkids love this easy to make home made salsa. They can almost eat it faster than I can cann it. Our tomatoes were small this year but they were meaty. Very good for canning salsa.

Here is what I have been working on as far as quilting. I really enjoy working on this kind of quilt because I can make them and not have to do a lot of planning and they use up scraps and especially UGLY fabric. You know that fabric that is in our stash that we pull out and think, "Where in the world did that fabric come from? Did I buy that? What was I thinking?" Cutting them down to 1 1/2 to 2 1/4 inches don't make them look so bad. Come on now I am sure we all have some. If you haven't tried making a string quilt, get out those scraps and sew one up. I bet you will like it and have lots of fun making it.

Moving on.....

2011-09-07T11:00:00.002-04:00

Summer is almost over, the weather is cooling down nicely here. All the books in my previous posts have been read. I am a "Little House" fan and so I thought I might like to read this book. I found out about it on another blog. Lots of intresting things can be learned by reading blogs. :) I am half way through the book and it is intresting but not one of those books that when you get started ya just don't want to put it down.

That is just how I feel about it. Others may feel differently about it. So give it a try and post a comment here if you would like.

Give-a-way is over and the winner is............

2011-09-01T00:42:00.000-04:00

Linda from Rockwall, Texas. Please email me your snail mail address so I can get your package out to you. Congrats Linda and Thanks to ALL who entered. There will be other give-a-ways so keep checking back.
Happy quilting.

one and a half hours to go............

2011-08-31T22:32:00.000-04:00

until give-a-way is over. Just wanted to post and say a thank you to everyone that has commented. I am putting your names in a bowl for the drawing. Some of you are lucky and get your name in more than once.
If you are dropping in within the next 1 1/2 hours you still have time to comment.
Check back after midnight and I will post the winner.
Good Luck!!!!

Giveaway..

2011-08-20T09:26:00.002-04:00

Lets have a giveaway.. If you would like this book leave me a comment. You get one entry. Post on your blog about this giveaway you get another entry. Send a friend and they leave a comment they get one entry and you will get two entries. Ends Wed. Aug. 31, 2011 at 11p.m. Will announce winner on Thurs.
The book has some neat quilt stories in it.

Good luck....

Made in America

2011-08-16T00:27:00.000-04:00

There has been alot on the news lately about "things made in America " I was surfing the net and found this song by Toby Keith. http://www.tobykeith.com/ It is very good.

Baby it's hot outside..........

2011-07-22T11:15:00.000-04:00

So stay in and piece a quilt or surf the net for other quilters. Here is a site to help you locate quilt blogs of quilters around the world. http://quiltinggallery.com/quilting-bloggers/ Make sure you scroll down the page and you can find quilters across the world, and scroll down some more and you can find quilters in the USA. Lots of them. This will keep ya busy for a long time. Lots of quilting ideas and loads of pictures.
Here in Ky it has been in the 80's at night so you can imagine what it is in the daytime when the sun is beeming. Heat and humidity could be in the triple digits. Bring on the SNOW!!!! I am ready...

BOM (Block of the Month)

2011-07-09T01:40:00.001-04:00

I was searching the net for mystery quilts and found a few. Although I am just not sure I could take on a project not knowing what the end result would be. Number 1 reason would be...........I might not like it..
Numb. 2 would be I might have choosen a different color combo if I would have known what the pattern was going to look like. Sooooo, I decided a block of the month quilt would be fun, the quilt is pretty, I get 2 choices, border or no border and by choosing either or border I can make it the size I want. So,,,if you are intrested jump over to here .. http://www.persimmonquilts.com/2011-BOM/Homepage.html
Of course I am already running behind on this but I am going on a quilt retreat this coming week so I will have time to get all caught up... Time will tell won't it. Hopefully when I get back I will have several blocks to take photo's of and post here for you.
If you are making this too and are gonna post to your blog leave me a message with your blog name so we can see the colors you are using. I think this will be a great quilt to use up some of those scraps we have.
Until next time............

comments

2011-07-03T16:48:00.000-04:00

I have gotten some really nice comments by some blog readers and have no way to thank them or answer them. So anyway thanks for stopping by and reading my blog.
I had a question about "what quilt group I was in?" I am in a group that meets in my county and we meet at the local co-operative extension office. We aren't a Guild. Just a simple group that gets together and sews all day once a month. Of course we have pot luck that day also. Lots of GREAT dished to try. We have some great cooks in our group. We make "fire quilts" for those that get burned out of their homes and we make small lap size-to crib size and give them out during our christmas parade to those that attend that have little ones or are in wheel chairs. The first year that I went to the christmas parade with the quilt group it was so cold we all like to have froze to death. Our toes and nose were froze. If only it would have snowed it would have been perfect. It was cold and it did seem like christmas. Everyone loves the quilts that we hand out. Lots of work goes into making them. We also have a quilt show at our local high school in july. It is called community days. There is always a big turnout.
Quilting is lots of fun, and ya get to meet lots of new people that normally one wouldn't meet. So, if you quilt and don't belong to a group or Guild, grab your fabric, needle and thread and go join one. I don't think you will be sorry at all.
Have a great 4th of July. And thanks to all the Soliders for serving our country.

Books on my list to read...

2011-06-16T08:00:00.000-04:00

These two are at the top of my list. Just love this author. I don't like to read murder type books. I enjoy just everyday stories of peoples lives that are family oriented.
Just how much quilting am I gonna get accomplished with all these great books to read I am not sure .

Another Great Book....

2011-06-15T20:48:00.000-04:00

This is a great book. I really enjoy her blossom street books. If you are a Debbie Macomber fan ya gotta read this one.
Ya know when someone that loves to read gets a good book there is/will be no quilting getting done. Shame on me.. :)
Have a great evening.

Better late than never....

2011-06-13T07:00:00.001-04:00

I told ya that we had been working on my sewing room floor. The floor is down, now we must paint and put baseboard down. I am just happy as a lark that the floor is down. I am in no BIG hurry to get to the rest. I just love this flooring. It is pergo from Lowes. It had the padding on the back. I think that is the way to go. Hubby, myself and my mom put it all down. Looks Great!! We hardly had any waste. I have been waiting so long for this floor in our whole downstairs. I just wish it were done along time ago...Here is a pic

Check out the pic about the fireplace. Do I like snowmen or not??LOL I know,,, its June and I have snowmen pics up. Thats ok isn't it? It's my house. :)

Does this look good or what???

2011-06-12T23:00:00.000-04:00

Homemade pizza. Delicious!!!

Lots of cheese, mmmm!

Yum!

Here's what I have been doing....

2011-06-12T22:14:00.000-04:00

Friends at our quilt group gave me a gallon size ziplock and sandwhich size ziplock bags full of fabric scraps. Boy was I ever happy. I just love those tiny scraps! So I thought I would piddle around and do something with them. Here is what I have so far.. This is what I call a fun, no thinking sewing time....Sort of a stress reliever!

Not sure what they are going to turn into yet.... "Time will tell". I'm giving them some serious thought.

Summer is here!!!

2011-06-09T18:02:00.000-04:00

Yip it sure is. The temps here in Ky. have sure been hot this week. It is 1pm. here and my computer says it is 94degrees. Way too hot for me...

Here is what I have been up to in the past month... I have made a few flower arrangements. I went to Hobby Lobby and found their flowers were 50% off.. Yeah! So I bought an assortment. Here is what 1 of the arrangements look like.

A little bit of time is being spent on this...It is a pattern off of ravelry called "Kit's Christmas Cape" by Cathy Bird. It is for 18" dolls like American Girl or their look alikes. It is actually a beautiful purple. Not sure what it is going to show up here. I'm gonna put eyelash yarn in multi colors around the edge. I think it will be cute. Granddaughter is gonna love it.

Thought for the day...

Why do we park on

driveways, and drive on parkways....

Hi everyone....

2011-05-06T11:20:00.003-04:00

I forgot to tell ya that mom, dear hubby and I went to Greenbo Lake State Park a couple of weeks ago to a Quilt Show. It was very nice. Lots of beautiful quilts. We talked with some very nice ladies and there were a few vendors. Over all a great time. Greenbo is a very pretty park. This Church is located near the entrance of the park. Can't you just imagine that at one time it was probably a church/school. I can just imagine families pulling up, in a horse and buggy dressed in their Sunday best (same out fit every Sunday) attending church. On weekdays all the children running out in the yard at recess or walking into the building carrying their tablet. Oh how I wish I was a painter and could paint that picture that I am imagining in my mind. Everytime my hubby and I drive by an old run down house that is really old and in very bad disrepair I always tell him that I can just see little children running around outside, playing with sticks, or carrying in wood for the ole woodstove or fireplace. Yes I love the ole days. Even though times were hard I think people were happier in their hearts, and family value was more dear. So sit back take some time and reflect on your childhood and have yourself a smile or two.

Where has April gone???

2011-04-27T14:24:00.001-04:00

This month, no wait....this year is rapidly flying by.... This will be one April we won't forget for a long time in the Ohio River valley. We have had nothing but storm after storm roll through where we live and sooo much rain. I am looking for some nice dry days hopefully headed our way soon.
Not much quilting going on here at our house because we(me, dear hubby and my mom) have been putting down beautiful laminate flooring in our basement (in my sewing room) and spare bedroom. Wow oh wee!!! It is looking Great.
I got hubby to put shelf supports in my cabinets that are full to the gill with quilting fabrics. Now I don't have to worry about my shelves sagging in the middle.
I am the type of person that has to accomplish something everday or I am down in the mulley grubs. Are you that way? It just feels so good to get a project nearing completion.
I have to do some painting but I can do that when dear hubby is at work. Then we have to put down baseboards. I am sure there will be projects after that. I can always think of something I want done to the house.
Maybe I will try to take some pics and post. I am not much of a photographer especially of rooms. Anyway it is looking nice and so I am sort of getting motivated to quilt. Monday will be quilt group meeting and I am so looking forward to that. I am sure there will be lots to talk about and new ideas from the ladies.
Sorry no pics but maybe next time.
Have a great and relaxing day..

Spring is here.......

2011-04-19T14:12:00.000-04:00

Temperatures warming up, grass is growing and lilacs are blooming.

The grass has been mowed twice and now the yard is covered with these.....

Red Birds

2011-04-19T14:06:00.000-04:00

This is a photo taken by my mom in Jan. These were some very polite red birds waiting at her feeder. They were waiting their turn to eat at the feeder. This was her first year living there at this house and having the feeder out. Word sure got out in the bird world for a great place to stop and eat. She has lots of red birds. I have lived here at my house for 14 years and we are lucky to have a pair of red birds, and we feed them every year. We have lots of chickadee's, they are a joy to watch at my feeder while I am doing dishes. My feeders are too far from my windows so I can't get good pics like my mom can. Her feeder is close to her windows. I get to enjoy watching her birds when I visit her.

A sewing hint.......

2011-04-14T17:52:00.000-04:00

I was surfing on http://www.keepsakequilting.com/ and found this hint:

When you’re stitching your stripes together and the patterns aren’t matching properly, you’ll have your seam ripper within reach if you do as Marleen does.

“Tape the cap from a ballpoint pen to the side of your sewing machine to use as a holster for your seam ripper. You always know where to find it.”

That is a great hint. Those rippers are small and mine is always rolling off the sewing table.. This will cure that problem.

May all your stitches be straight...........................

Beautiful day...

2011-04-10T15:58:00.000-04:00

Today it is 86 degrees and windy here in Ky. It feels really nice to open the windows and do a little spring cleaning. I have stopped cleaning and done a little bit of sewing before my little 13month old grandson arrives. He will be wanting to go outside I am sure. So we will do that.
Yesterday I went to Cincinnatti, Ohio to the International Quilt show.. I had a really good time. Saw some beautiful quilts and lots of vendors. Wow... I would like 1 of everything.....especially the quilting machines!
I bought a pair of Dovo scissors. They are nice!!! I also got a walking foot for my featherweight.. It works perfect. I am very happy with both purchases.. Just a nice day..
Sorry no pics today.
Have a great day everyone!!

leftover scraps

2011-04-04T06:39:00.001-04:00

This is what they made...

It is a 15x15 doll quilt or wall hanging... The blocks are 1 1/2 inch square. Little leftover pieces that I just couldn't throw away...

Quilts for Sale...

2011-04-03T05:25:00.001-04:00

This is a story I saw online back in 1998. I was digging through some things and thought it was worth sharing. I don't know the author or the people in the story but I thought it was beautiful and gives one much to think about.........

From the Heart

The sign said simply, “Quilts for Sale.”

I’d seen dozens like it along the back roads of Ohio, but for some reason this one held my attention. I slowed the car and turned down a gravel drive.

I’m a quilter myself……a good one. I have a degree in textile design, and I’ve even written a book on quilts. My work had been praised for its technical excellence at shows and fairs across the Midwest. Funny thing though—I’d never won a ribbon. I’d like to say that it didn’t matter, but…….

After a rutted half mile, the gravel drive dissolved in front of a small clap-board house. A few chickens scratched in the yard, and a dog dozed under the porch….not very promising.

I knocked gently and the door opened to reveal a ancient woman wearing an embroidered apron over a faded gingham dress. “Uh…..I’m here to see the quilts that are for sale,” I said. She smiled and nodded. “I figured so. Not many folks come here just to pass the time. My name’s Josephine.” “Pleased to meet you,” I said. “I’m Molly.” The screen door creaked as she pushed it open and ushered me into her home. It was dark inside, and my eyes took a moment to adjust. Taking my by the hand, the old woman led me to a cupboard and pulled open the doors. Inside was a rainbow of folded quilts in every color and pattern imaginable, so beautiful it took my breath away. “Help your self,” was all she said, backing off. I carefully pulled down the top quilt and opened it. The pattern was Ohio Star—simple, yet engaging. I inspected the quilting closely….it was done in the ditch with large stitches, hardly precise, but the overall effect was stunning. I turned the quilt over to inspect the backing and pinned there was a blue ribbon embossed, “First place, Ross County Fair.” I pulled down another quilt, and then another. Technically, each was flawed….but artistically, all were beautiful. And each one had a ribbon. I lost track of time as I worked my way down through the stack. Later, as I refolded the last one, the old woman spoke. “See any you like?” I swallowed. “All of them!” They’re wonderful. Did you make all of them?” “Mostly. A few of them are from my Mama.” I held up the Ohio Star. “Is there a story behind this one?” She chuckled. “There’s a story behind every one of them. That star I made for my son when he was sent off to Korea—a star is for good luck. I made it from his old shirts so it’d be his star. “Did he come back safely?” I asked. She nodded yes.

I picked up another quilt. “How about this one?” She studied it for a moment and then smiled before she related its story. We continued through the stack and night fell before we finished. The old lady switched on an ornate floor lamp. “Which one do you want?” “How can you part with any of them?” I asked her. “Each one of them seems to be so personal.” “I ain’t one for holding on to yesterdays. Besides, a quilt needs to be appreciated—I’ve got too many to give them all attention.” I shook my head. “I can’t believe all the ribbons you’ve won. I’ve shown quilts for years without a single ribbon.” She brightened. “You’re a quilter? I’d love to see some of your quilts.” “I have one in the car,” I blurted. “Well, bring it in, child!”

A moment later I unrolled my quilt beside hers. She studied it carefully, squinting through her glasses. “Nice, even stitching,” she noted. “The judges didn’t notice,” I said. “Fine stitching isn’t everything, the old lady said. “Why did you make this quilt?” I was startled by the question. To enter in the show,” I replied. “Where did you get the fabric?” she asked. “From a store,” I said. The old lady nodded. “Your quilt has no Heart. “I’ve never made a quilt just for show. Each of my quilts was made with someone in mind—and not always out of joy.” She pulled down a crib quilt. “I made this after my youngest daughter died at age 6 months. The background is her nightie and this white is from her christening gown. This quilt has Heart—when I look at it, I see my daughter.” I nodded slowly. All at once I understood the one thing I’d never known about quilting.

That was months ago. I read in the newspaper today that Josephine passed away. She was 91. I clipped out her obituary and pinned it alongside the blue ribbon on the back of my latest quilt—a Grandmother’s Flower Garden pattern I’d made with gingham scraps Josephine gave me the day I met her. It isn’t perfect, that quilt. But it is the most beautiful I’ve every made. And every time I look at it, I see Josephine.

Amish books

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If you like to read books about the Amish check out this blog ....
http://www.themennobrarian.com/2008/10/amish-reading-list.html

Birds in Flight....

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Here's a pic of a quilt I don't think I've shown ya..
I made this for my mom..

quilt pics

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king size for my moms christmas present a couple years ago.

attic window

Hell'o and Happy Spring....

2011-04-02T17:24:00.000-04:00

If you wonder where I've been........let me say "sort of busy with everyday life and not alot to write about.."
Our quilt group had a quilt retreat at the first part of March. Of course that was lots of fun. We have show and tell on Thurs. nights. I saw lots of beautiful quilts. It took a little over 2 hours to show them all.
There has been very little quilting going on here at my house since the retreat.
1 reason is that we have been busy priming bedroom walls downstairs, then taking at least two days for ME to decide what color to paint them. Boy that was a story in itself.. I have a terrible time picking colors to decorate with and to make a quilt with. I love purples and pinks, but I don't want to decorate my house in those colors. I like thimbleberries colors, browns, creams, blues, greens, some golds, etc. Anyway we picked a beautiful Valspar(from Lowes) color called Rainforest. I love it. Now I need to make a new quilt..LOL...Now I have an excuse to start another one...Oh did I need an excuse?? No not really.. I am always finding a new pattern online.. Check this one out... at McCalls quilting site......It is called Country Spirit... http://www.mccallsquilting.com/patterns/details.html?idx=13201
Not only does it have this pattern there but it has lots of other quilting patterns.

New soup for me...

2011-02-23T21:07:00.001-05:00

Tonight I was wanting something different..... I had just recently had white bean with chicken chili. I really liked it. So I was thinking about trying to make it. I had no recipe so I looked online. Found some recipes that sounded ok. I just decided to make it the way I wanted it...Below is my recipe, and it is delicious....
White Bean/Chicken Chili
1 Tablespoon of Oil
1 Medium Onion (diced)
2 cans of Chicken Broth
1 can of Rotel tomatoes
8 small chicken tenderloins
1 Quart white northern beans
1/4 to 1/2 tea. rosemary
1/4 to 1/2 tea. thyme
1/4 to 1/2 tea. oregano
Boil Chicken tenderloins until completely done. While the chicken is cooking , heat Oil in large pasta pan. Add diced onions. Cook onions until they turn glossy. The pan will have a brown carmel look. To this, pour in both cans of chicken broth, rotel tomatoes, qt. of white northern beans and the herbs. Add the chicken when it is done. Let all ingredients simmer about 30 minutes.. Now dip you up a bowl and add a spoonful of sour cream. This makes it delicious..

check this out....

2011-02-17T12:26:00.000-05:00

Have you ever seen a birthday cake quilt? Well I was surfing the net and found this http://cakecentral.com//gallery/1741744 It is cute. This person must surely have been a quilter. Cute cake.
Sorry no pics on this blog today.

free ebooks

2011-02-13T14:33:00.002-05:00

If you like to read Amish type books or Prairie type romance books, Barnes and noble has the following free ebooks:
The Choice (Lancaster County Series) By Suzanne Woods Fisher
Candle in the Darkness by Lynn Austin
A Promise to Remember by Kathryn Cushman
Heart of Stone (Irish Angel Series #1) by Jill Marie Landis
An Autumn Wedding by C J Perryman
I found on Barnes and Noble that I had to type in the book name and author. They weren't listed in the free ebook section that I looked under. This is even better than going to the library and checking out books. Ya have to have them back in 2 weeks and our library is 1/2 an hour from my house. I have so many free ebooks now that it will be hard for me to get any quilting accomplished.. I'm going to have to get up a little earlier to make some extra reading time...... :)
Now I am off to do some reading before my grandson of 11 months wakes up from his nap.
Happy reading

baking day.....

2011-02-12T14:50:00.001-05:00

Here is what I have been doing today....This is a blueberry crunch coffee cake. Get recipe here.... http://www.goodwifefarm.com/2011/01/blueberry-crunch-coffee-cake.html?showComment=1297538361821 . Also fresh bread baking .....mmmmmmmmmm delicious.....

Now to get it out of the oven and cool for just a bit. While it is cooling I will set out the butter to get to room temp. so that it will spread on the bread better when sliced... yummmmm Hubby will enjoy this when he gets home from work.. His only regret will be that he wasn't home when it came out of the oven.. :(

New book

2011-02-12T05:32:00.000-05:00

pic from connecting threads

If you have been wanting to get Civil War quilt book by Kathleen Tracy they have it over at http://www.connectingthreads.com/cfbooks/books_home.cfm?media=BE110207&elink=2--Book-Sale&utm_source=media&utm_medium=bem&utm_campaign=BE110207&utm_content=2--Book-Sale for 14.99. I don't work there or have any connection with them other than I love to shop there. Just thought I would let you know about the good deal.
These Cival War colors and Thimbleberries are favorites of mine. I have ventured out of my box and made the pink quilt(in a previous post) and also have a really out of my box quilt coming up real soon. It is going to be REALLY bright. We will see how it goes. After all spring will officially be here in about 5 weeks.

Free ebook

2011-02-07T17:48:00.001-05:00

There is a free ebook for a kindle or nook. If you search for it and can't find it go to http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2011/02/free-kindlenook-e-book-and-quilt-update.html?showComment=1297118463184#c1189744993915306972 and Bonnie has a click on me thingy on her page and it will take you right there. Soooo easy..
I finished:
BOOK #4 by Kathleen Morgan "Child of Promise" Brides of Culdee Creek Series. They are great..

Eating right?

2011-02-01T18:04:00.000-05:00

Do you always eat the things you should eat?? Like all your veggies, small portions of meat etc?????
Here is a delicious dish that I found surfing the net.... I for sure and certain think you will agree.... http://bluebirdswing.blogspot.com/2011/01/little-bit-of-maxine.html
Leave me a comment after you check this out if you too like this..

Feb. Friendship Blocks......

2011-01-27T16:12:00.000-05:00

These are the blocks I have made for two different friendship quilts.

I won....

2011-01-27T16:07:00.000-05:00

In December a quilt shop called "Apron Strings" in our area had a set of 50 fat quarters in a christmas tin for a giveaway. I signed up thinking for sure I wouldn't win. I put the tickets away in my wallet. Right after christmas I saw the tickets and said to my husband, "I don't remember what these tickets were for", I guess they have already had the drawing....I apparently didn't win did I? Anyway I didn't throw them out of my wallet for some strange reason. Aboout 1 week later on a Monday morning, I received a phone call from the quilt shop. She asked for me. I was thinking the whole time the quilt shop employee was talking, why in the world are they calling me.. She then said, "you won the 50fat qtr. and tin.. WooooHooooo....I imediately said.. Here is what I won! One happy quilter...

book #3

2011-01-26T16:51:00.001-05:00

Just finished "Lady of Light" by Kathleen Morgan. It's a wonderful book. Can't wait to get some time to read book #4 in the series.

giveaway.........

2011-01-26T16:06:00.000-05:00

There's a giveaway over at http://countrycabinthoughtsandcrafts.blogspot.com/ There is fabric, quilt book and thread.. Jump on over and enter..

someday.................

2011-01-25T12:01:00.000-05:00

These 1/2 square triangles are what I have been fiddling with.. Sewed them together one day, pressed them yesterday. I do have several. What they will become I don't know yet. The ones in the white boxlid are going on a 1930's quilt border. So many projects......... :)

Busy..FNSI

2011-01-22T21:02:00.001-05:00

Friday night sew in...... this is what I accomplished..

Now I must decide what I am going to do for a border. Any ideas?

Friday Night Sew In............

2011-01-21T17:48:00.001-05:00

This will be my first time for signing up for something like this but I think it will be fun. Everyone sews on fri. night and of course it is starting tonight. Then we post something on Sat. about what we are sewing..
If you want to sign up just jump on over to http://handmadebyheidi.blogspot.com/2011/01/january-friday-night-sew-in-signups.html Let's begin!!

Book #2

2011-01-19T13:42:00.001-05:00

I just finished reading "Brides of Culdee Creek" series book #2 called "Woman of Grace". It is a great book. Don't this cover just make you want to get a quilt, a cup of tea and a cozy chair to settle into and read on a cloudy snowy day...Ahhhhhhhhh thats the life.. Can you tell I love to read... Not getting much quilting finished.. :(
We are suppose to get 5-6 inches of snow..yipeeeee more reading time.... That is the reason I like winter instead of summer. More reading and quilting time....

what I am reading

2011-01-14T13:05:00.000-05:00

I just finished reading "Daughter of Joy" By Kathleen Morgan. It is a great book. It is the first in a series called Brides of Culdee Creek. If you like good clean, on the prairie, romance type books give these books a try.
Photo from Book Cover. This ebook is FREE from Barnes and Noble. Now I must get the rest in the series. They are soo good. Good price on the rest in the series also.
Do you have a Nook, or maybe thinking about getting one? We have one and I am starting to really like it. Actually hubby is the one that wanted it. I still like the feel of a real book in my hand but due to living so far from a great bookstore this will work. It is very nice to have the ability to just click on a book, click to pay and in just a short time being able to read that very book. I didn't have to make the trip (1hr.) to go purchase a book. I would like to have the color nook. It looks awsome. Do you have one? If so please leave me a comment and tell me your opinion on it.
Gotta run, it's time for my little grandson to arrive.

A thought..

2011-01-11T21:14:00.000-05:00

I know it is hard to find things "made in the USA" but if we have that choice let's do it. When you go to purchase something check all the items like it and just maybe one will be. My hubby and I were going to buy some hair cllippers and there were 3or 4 different ones on the shelf to pick from. They all had pretty much the same features so I was standing there looking at them and then I said to hubby, "where were they made?" Only 1 was made in USA. Guess which one we bought? Yip, you are right.. The one made right here in the good ole USA. So lets keep what manufacturing jobs we do have, right here in our great country.I was surfing the web and found these

www.MadeinUSAForever.com http://www.americansworking.com/ www.stillmadeinusa.com

There is actually more things made here than I thought. I have family that works in manufacturing and if I/we don't support the factories we won't be America as we know it. No one will have jobs to support their families. So I am going to do my part where I can.

Ok I am off to make some cookies..........mmmmmmmmm

Can you smellem?

the life...

2011-01-11T13:27:00.000-05:00

Isn't this the life.... He usually sits up here and looks out the window, and barks if he sees anyone at the farm behind our house.

It is pouring the snow here. We are suppose to have 3-5 inches by 7pm. Yipeeee!! I love it.

I am off to get some sewing accomplished. I will be back soon.

looking around the net.......

2011-01-09T22:21:00.000-05:00

I came across a blog called "County Cabin Thoughts and Crafts" .
There she was talking about Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and the 18 other innocent people that were injured or killed . If you'd like click here and read more....http://countrycabinthoughtsandcrafts.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-low-can-some-in-media-go.html I am not good with words but she done a great job.

On to something quilty.....I have sewed these strips and they are colorful. Now I must decide how I want to put them into a quilt...

These blocks were sewn on my little "Olivia".

It is just such fun to sew blocks, get them squared up and then see what sort of a quilt comes to life from those blocks. Hopefully it will happen soon. We are suppose to get 3-5 inches of snow starting tomorrow. That means sewing time..

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Hubby's Quilt

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Front

Here is finally the pics of the quilt I finished for my hubby. I was able to get it wrapped and under the tree without him asking about it. I kept telling him that I would get to his when things settled down (soon). He loves his quilt.
Everyone loves the back. Some say they like the back better than the front.
Which do you like?

Back

As promised....

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Marshmellow dipped in choc. rolled in toasted coconut.

Here is some yummy candy we made for christmas. It was really good.

Granola

This is a wall hanging made by my friend using here scraps leftover from quilting projects. It is adorable I think. It is hanging in my sewing room. :)

Hell'o........................

2011-01-07T00:55:00.000-05:00

Happy new year to everyone. I have been spending some time this new year with my grandchildren. That is truly a great way to start out the new year!!!
I had a great day this past monday at our Quilt group meeting. We sewed all day. We stopped at noon for stone soup and of course some wonderful desserts. Our ladies in our group sure can cook. After that it was meeting time then back to sewing.

a christmas story..

2010-12-28T15:34:00.000-05:00

I know Christmas has passed but I just found this blogspot. It has a great christmas story on it. Check it out here http://auntpittypats.blogspot.com/ scroll down to Dec. 23,2010 I don't think you will be dissapointed.
If you check it out let me know what you think.
Have a great day.

Getting ready............

2010-12-28T05:55:00.000-05:00

Christmas is over and 2010 is nearing the end.. I hope everyone had a great Christmas. My family and I had a great Christmas. I have much to be thankful for. Everyone is healthy, had and still have lots of good food, warm places to lay our head and call home, 3 wonderful grandchildren, 2 wonderful sons, my mom moved back from Michigan(she was there for about 22 years) good to have you home mom, and I have a wonderful Hubby that loves every quilt I make. Now I am blessed. Just so you know we are not a PERFECT family we do have our ups and downs too like everyone else.. I like the up side though.. : )
Hubby loved his quilt. So has everyone that seen it. He even took it to his workplace and showed them. One person wanted to know if it was for sale.
I have photo's now if I can just get them downloaded to the computer.
We have a compute tech coming today or tomorrow to clean up our desktop and set up my new laptop. I can hardly wait to get it online. I have EQ6 and am anxious to learn to work it. I have had it awhile but I don't enjoy sitting at this desk trying to learn it. Computers are not in my comfort zone. I have a hard time learning them. My 6 yr. old grandson is better than myself. Now that is terrible isn't it. : )
Quilt:::
I have several projects started and I have been working on trying to complete them so I can start new projects. I have lots of fabric in my stash that needs to be used up so I can make room for more shopping trips for quilt fab. After all that is what's fun about quilting......shopping for more fab and starting new projects..
Well I have rambled on long enough. Hope everyone is having a great day. Stop back in and check out my quilt pictures and see what I have been into.

It's almost here!!!!!!!

2010-12-24T13:07:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas everyone. I hope you and yours have the best Christmas ever. I hope everyone gets everything they want and don't eat too much for dinner.

Merry Christmas and God Bless!

Cute card

2010-12-18T06:40:00.001-05:00

My friend sent me this Christmas card and I thought it was so cute.

Project..

2010-12-17T06:48:00.000-05:00

Here is what I have been working on.. I just have to add one more border. At least that is my plan at this moment. Subject to change ya know. Hey a woman has that right doesn't she? :)

Won't my grandson just love it? He loves dogs. I have a sheltie and he keeps my sheltie on his toes.

Baby it's cold outside...brrrrr........

2010-12-14T12:26:00.002-05:00

Yes it is a cold 18 degrees here in ky today. We have about 5 or 6 inches of snow on the ground. I hope we have a white Christmas...
If you like to look at pretty quilt pics like I do, stop over and visit Kathleen at http://sentimentalquilter.blogspot.com/ I stumbled upon her blog and I really enjoyed looking at her pretty quilts.
I have finally quilted my hubby's quilt that I made him. I have been sneaking and piecing the back, quilting and binding it. I worked until 2:15am. last night trying to finish up the binding. It is completed!!!!Yipeee He don't know so I am gonna put it under the tree. He will love it. He is very appreciative of all the quilts I make.
Gotta run, maybe a pic of the quilt later.

I"m back already.....

2010-12-10T01:03:00.000-05:00

I made these delicious rolls to take to a Christmas dinner at our quilt guild. They were delicious. Aren't they pretty? Can't you just smell them?? MMMMMmmmm..

Here is a gift my friend brought to me at the evening quilt guild. We have a day and a night quilt guild. The night one is for the ones that work during the day.

This is what I have been doing in the evenings...Knitting this scarf for my snowman tree topper. Isn't he just adorable?? :)

My tree is up, mantle is decorated, a few outside lights are up.......I must get some gifts bought. Time is flying by and Christmas will soon be here and there will be little grandchildren wanting some gifts from mam maw and papaw.

I hope your Dec. is going smoothly and you are getting all your errands or chores done so you will be able to enjoy the holidays. Happy shopping!!

Updated blog

2010-12-10T00:18:00.000-05:00

I have spent forever trying to give my blog a Christmas look. This is the best I can do, although I think it is pretty. Now I must get with it and add some pics. So I am off to get my camera and take a pic or two and let you know what I have been up to. I will be back soon.

Christmas village...

2010-11-26T19:04:00.000-05:00

Here is a couple photo's of my christmas village....

On to Christmas

2010-11-26T18:54:00.000-05:00

I had a great Thanksgiving. Late that night it stopped raining and started snowing... We woke up to less than 1/2 inch snow on the ground. Now onto Christmas. It will be here and gone in no time at all I am sure. Here is a project I finished. Many more projects on my to do list.

I am Thankful!!

2010-11-25T01:31:00.001-05:00

Thankful for mine and my family's health, my family, that we all have a warm place to call home, that everyone has a job, food on our tables and that my mom and step father has moved back to ky. I have a lot to be Thankful for.
So here is to you and your family, a Thanksgiving wish........Happy Thanksgiving from our house to yours!

Check this out

2010-11-18T14:03:00.000-05:00

Here is the website http://www.fantasyinfrosting.com/ for the Great candy store where I bought my candy supplies. It is a huge awsome store. Anything for cake decorating, candy making and classes too!.
Check back later to see what I have made with my candy supplies.

What have I found to make ???

2010-11-18T13:48:00.002-05:00

Something yummy is going to be in my kitchen soon. If I only had smellaputer! The chocolate smells delicious. I took a candy class at our extension office in our county and she showed us lots of candy to make. So I am gonna try my hand at it. Here are all the goodies I bought.

candy mold

white chocolate, paramount crystals, caramel, toasted coconut and dark chocolate..

Yardsale treasure..

2010-11-14T12:10:00.000-05:00

I found this yardsale find at my friends yardsale... Well of course it is a great find because it is a snowman box. I am putting sewing things in it. Here is a pic of the top of it.

Here is some dishrags that I have been knitting.

Mid November already....

2010-11-14T12:02:00.000-05:00

This year is flying by.. Wintercraft was yesterday at our local elementary school. Seems like I just attended the one last year, only yesterday.. I love to see and buy new crafts. I bough some creamsicle fudge. It is "wonderfully delicious". If you remember and like the old time "dream sicle" ice cream bars then you would like this.

Orange Creamsicle Fudge

3/4 cup margarine (1 1/2 stick of margarine)

3 cups sugar

7oz. jar of marshmallow cream

2/3 cup of evaporated milk (5oz)

10 oz. of vanilla chips (white chocolate)

3 tsp. orange flavoring

9 drops of red food coloring

12 drops of yellow food coloring

Mix sugar, milk and margarine in heavy saucepan. Bring to boil over medium heat while stirring. Boil for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla chips and marshmellow cream. Stir until chips are completely melted. Remove about 2/3 cup of mixture and set aside. Add flavoring and coloring to remaining mixture left in the pan. Mix well and pour into a 9x13 greased baking dish. Stir in the cup of remaining mix using a butter knife and making swirling motions. Refrigerate until completely cool. Cut into squares. Enjoy!!!!

P. S. Don't forget to take out the calories!!LOL

Windy........

2010-10-26T17:41:00.000-04:00

And raining... It has been so dry here. We are welcoming the much needed rain. It just makes me want to take a nap when it is gloomy and rainy like this..ZZZZzzzzzzz!!!
I cut out 2 dresden plate quilt blocks. Maybe I will get to sew them later today. Will try to post a pic when they are completed.
I am so ready for the cooler weather so I can have more time to for quilting. Bonnie Hunter at quiltville.com will be starting a mystery quilt in Nov. if you are intrested, hop on over to her site and keep watch. She does some really pretty scrap quilts. I am sure this one will be just as beautiful.
Until next posting.......~~~HAPPY QUILTING~~~

temp cooling down here...........

2010-10-20T19:30:00.000-04:00

It's a nice 63degree evening here tonight.. I love it. Been so busy working at my mom's. We have tore out her kitchen and are putting up paneling and click flooring. Then she wants cabinets. This is taking awhile but it is looking much better. She has been staying with me until we get her kitchen back together. It's going slow but sure..
No quilting gettting accomplished here for now. I am looking forward to getting back to it though as soon as I can.......
Hope you are having a wonderful fall///

Dropping in.......

2010-10-07T12:06:00.000-04:00

My how time does fly.. Its been a few days since I have blogged. I have been helping my mom move back from Michigan. We have been cleaning, cleaning and cleaning.. Now we are lifting, lifting and lifting box after box trying to get things where it might belong until we decide it would be better somewhere else. You ladies know what I mean don't ya? We gals are always moving things. My hubby use to say he knew to turn the lights on when he came home from 2nd shift because more than likely I had moved the furniture while he was at work and he wouldn't know where the sofa may be.. ( I told him it just kept him on his toes!)
Nothing quilty going on here too much moving.. Although we had quilt guild on the 4th and had a wonderful lady come with her quilt bus and had demonstrations, and of course fabrics to purchase. We had a wonderful day and lots of fun and great food. Our quilters in our guild sure can cook.
Until next time have a great day.....

Goings on.....

2010-09-24T17:21:00.000-04:00

Today I made (2) 16.5" square friendship blocks. I will try to get a pic of them and post it. I was in a hurry to get them completed (for guild meeting on Oct. 4th) and out of the way. My mom and step dad are on their way to my house from Michigan. The will be closing on a house here on Monday, and then Wed. or Thurs. moving in. Everyone will be busy but we want to get it done before the fall rains set in or the snow starts blowing. I know they are excited about getting to come back to Ky for they are both from Ky originally.
Have a great day.....

Another great product..

2010-09-22T23:52:00.001-04:00

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I done no quilting today but I had a great day. We had our grandson for a few hours. He is such a joy. Always smiling.... Hope you have a great day or night depending on when you are reading this.

Great product..

2010-09-21T13:35:00.000-04:00

I have used Burt's Bees lip balm for a long time. I have recently found that our Wal Mart has several of their other products as well. They are great..I have tried their toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, soaps and I just love them. I don't work for them, I just wanted to let others know how wonderful their products are and they are natural. Check out http://www.burtsbees.com/ If you give them a try I don't think you will be disappointed at all.
Now on to a quilty blog post....
I have been doing my snowman embroidery and sewing some half square triangles together for my "Grandmothers nine patch star" quilt it is done with 30's fabrics. If you want to see the fabrics I am using go to my old post "June4, 2010". I will post a pic of it soon.
I try to sew everyday. I am the kind of person that has to accomplish something everyday or I feel down.. I know that is silly sounding but it is true. I have to stay motivated. I keep myself that way by visiting quilting blogs, especially http://quiltville.blogspot.com/ and http://quiltville.com/ I love Bonnie's blog and site. She gets sooooo much done and it just seems to have a way of posting things about quilting that just is so high energy and contagious. It's worth checking out..
I am off to get some things done around here....yes sometimes we must do house chores..boo hoo...
Sewing will come a little later..
Happy Quilting.....

My latest project...

2010-09-20T20:27:00.000-04:00

Well of course it's snowmen...

this is from crabapple hill

2nd block completed

1st block completed

Warm, dry fall day...

2010-09-20T18:56:00.000-04:00

Yes it is a warm 89 degree fall day and very dry. It is so dry here in Ky where I live that the leaves are not colorful. They are just drying up turning a ugly brown and falling off the trees. No orange, yellow or reds here. Boo hoo! Not a pretty fall at all. At least it is not humid! I am very thankful for that..

Our morning glory flowers are just beautiful..Although we have had no rain hubby has been watering them. Look behind the flowers and you can see our yard is just dried up..

Cooler weather...

2010-09-19T18:41:00.000-04:00

Here it is mid Sept and still a warm 85 degrees. I am ready for some cooler weather. I love fall and winter. I feel that fall is a relaxing time. Looking forward to Thanksgiving and being together with family.

Then on to Christmas my very favorite time of the year. I love snow, snowmen and christmas lights. I don't think there is a more pieceful time....just to sit and enjoy soft lights. Here is a tree topper that a friend made. It has a scarf but she didn't have it with her to show me.. Yes I will have one for my tree this year! I just wish it could be Christmas year around (without the stress of course).

Cutest baby quilt......

2010-09-16T09:50:00.000-04:00

I was visiting blogs that I go to often and came across the cutest baby quilt. Here is the site...... http://corgitoquiltby.blogspot.com/ go to Sunday Sept. 12, 2010 and check it out.. It's just too cute...Let me know what you think.

Give away is over

2010-09-16T09:36:00.001-04:00

Renea you are the winner. Please send me your snail mail address(by posting a comment because I can read it and not publish your comment so that your address doesn't show) and I will mail it to you.
Thanks for visiting my blog and entering.

My first Give Away

2010-09-08T12:37:00.002-04:00

I made this quilt, some of the blocks are here on my blog. It is a pretty quilt. I don't have it quilted yet but all my blocks are sewn together. This is not a hard quilt to make it just takes time. Of course I had (and still have) a zillion other projects going while I was working on this... Anyway for one chance to win this all ya have to do is tell me your favorite quilting blog and for two chances send a friend to my blog. I will put everyones name that responds in a basket and draw a winner. This will end Sept. 14, 2010

Busy Summer

2010-09-03T23:12:00.000-04:00

Summer is quickly changing to fall. Canning almost all complete.
I hope to get back to downloading pics and more blogging.
I have some plans in the making for a giveaway soon so please check back often.
I have the item picked out but haven't figured out how to go about it yet as this will be my first giveaway.....
until then have a great end of summer.

Quilt show.......

2010-06-27T23:55:00.000-04:00

Spent Saturday at a Quilt show in Sharonville, Oh. with a couple of my friends. We met up with some more of our friends at the quilt show. We had lots of fun. Bought a few things.(Quilty things of course). Then we went to Frisch's for some lunch dinner combo.. Then one friend and I headed to the hospital to see a quilter friend that has just had knee replacement surgery. Took her a little something that we purchased at the show. I think it cheered her up.
Today I spent time with my kids and grandkids. Tomorrow I am planning some sewing time. I have 4 quilt blocks to make.... I best get up and at it early. I think grandbaby will be here later in the day to see me and papaw...That will be fun...Lots of baby sugars....LOL
Happy Quilting

Busy Quilting......

2010-06-25T10:30:00.000-04:00

I have been very busy piecing a quilt top with 1930's fabrics. It is turning out very pretty. I just need to put borders on it. I would like to post a pic but it needs to be ironed. Maybe I will get to that today. I have some important things like running the sweeper that must be done first. Although I would rather iron the quilt top... I know shame on me..LOL
We have been busy with our vegetable garden and our flowers. We have had lots of rain this spring and it has made the grass grow so quickly that we can hardly keep our yard mowed. At least it has been green!
Maybe I will get out the camera and take some pretty pics and load them on here later today.
Thanks for stopping by and checking in to see what I have been doing...