Quilts N Things

The gifts from my Secret Santa SUSAN!!

2011-12-10T15:17:00.000-08:00

Imagine my surprise when the package arrived from Susan and I was expecting some CQ Scraps, . It took me a couple of minutes of looking at it to realize she was my Secret Santa! lol What a delightful array of goodies. I keep going back to the box and looking at everything. Thank you so much Susan I love every bit of it!

Quilts for Kids

2011-11-25T09:49:00.000-08:00

The latest quilt in quilts for Kids, at least the top that is.

2011-11-19T18:11:00.000-08:00

This is a quilt I worked on today. It was UFO days yesterday and today, so we have to work on unfinished projects.

Quilt for a Special Person

2011-08-23T09:48:00.000-07:00

This is a quilt for a very special someone in my life. I hope to have it completed by next week sometime.

Isn't this gorgeous! It was a birthday present from a very dear friend and I've tried for several years now to figure out how to NOT lose the beauty of the fabric by making a quilt. Well, I'm going to leave it as is, have some lovely enbelishment stitches put on it and then put the binding on. I think it will be just beautiful.

Samanthas Quilt Is Coming Along

2011-05-14T13:40:00.000-07:00

Samantha's quilt is coming along. She's had to come over after school or after La Crosse so that hasn't given her a lot of time to work on it. She's only got about 45 minutes worth of work left to do on it, then it'll be time to make the binding and finish it up. yaaaay I can't post a picture because blogger isn't cooperating with me. bummers I'll try again later.

CQI and Patchwork Tsushin

2011-04-27T09:34:00.001-07:00

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!

My Granddaughter Samantha Learning To Quilt

2011-04-23T06:45:00.000-07:00

Samanta came over yesterday to work on the quilting part of her quilt. She took to the machine and the job of quilting with ease. She's a natural. Of course being young and more open to new things helps a lot too. Here's a couple of pictures of her and the stars she made on her quilt. Well, blogger won't let me put a picture in so I"ll do that later. Have a great Pink Saturday all. Be sure to go by Beverlys How Sweet The Sound (won't let me do links either. I'm going to close out and come back maybe that will help.)

Quiilts for The Church Nursery

2011-04-18T14:57:00.000-07:00

The first picture, are quilts that just need labels and the other pictures are quilts that need to be quilted yet.

All together I think there's 12 or 14 quilts here. I have several I need to finish sewing together yet too.

Have a great day!

New Quilt going on

2011-04-05T06:14:00.000-07:00

This is the newest addition to the quilts I have going. This is for a very dear friends hubby that lives in the Bay Area. I need to put a narrow border of dark green around it then maybe a 3 or 4 inch border of the fabricd the anvil is made out of. With any luck, it'll be ready to go into the "need's quilting" stack in a couple of days. lol

2011-04-01T16:21:00.000-07:00

Here's a picture of the block's I've been working on for a quilt for my best friends hubby. I got all the blocks done but won't be working on it for a while, I have some other things I have to catch up on.

Quilts for the Nursery at Church

2011-03-24T10:18:00.000-07:00

Well, I'm at work so I can't pull up any pictures to post but I can do that when I get home later. I'm making much needed quilts for the nursery here at church. I've got about 14 or more ready to quilt and just finished the second one. So hopefully this week end I'll be able to quilt several and then I can sit back and stitch the binding on when I'm here. (In between work that is.) When I get home today I'll try to remember to take some pictures, thinking of it and doing it are two different things. I think about it here but when I get home I tend to forget, so I just wrote myself a little note.

I'm also on a Yahoo group that has been making hearts to swap. What we do is, each month everyone makes one heart and then there is a name drawn to see who gets them that month. Of course then that name is taken out of the drawing and she draws the next winner. This month Rose Anne won the hearts so she will pick next months winner. Pretty cool huh? We're going to do a second round of it, so we'll all have enough to make a wall hanging or something we'd like to do with them.

Ok, it's back to work, so I've written myself a note to take pictures when I get home.

Have a great day and a great week end!

My Pink Quilt

2011-03-14T20:48:00.000-07:00

All these years

I've been quilting and I have two quilts. No, make that three. One is a Christmas Quilt, the other is a Halloween Quilt and the third is one made of primary color blocks when my 18 year old grandson was born. I haven't kept any for myself. Well, I LOVE pink and I started out making this pink quilt for myself as a comfort quilt, but it kind of kept growing and growing and growing. Now it needs to grow two more borders, A two inch and a three inch. lol So I pulled some pink out of my stash and I'll try and get those on this week. THEN I will put it in line to quilt it. I'm quilting a "HUGS" quilt, and then I have some children's quilts to do first, then I can do this one for my bedroom. So we'll start the spring off with a pretty pink quilt on our bed. Thank goodness I have an easy going sweetheart of a husband. Have a great week everyone.

Luffa

2011-03-09T14:07:00.000-08:00

You know, I totally forgot to post a picture of the luffa sponge after I got it cleaned etc. I've got about 100 seeds from the one luffa. I'm going to plant again this year and I really do hope I get more than ONE. lol

I've been using it as you can see. I've always liked the luffa sponge so this has really been a fun experience. lol Happy Week Everyone!

Friday Night Sew In

2011-02-14T18:09:00.000-08:00

Friday night will be the first time I participate in the FNSI (Friday Night Sew In). I belong to a UFO group that sew all day friday and Sat but this one is in the evening on Friday. It should be lots of fun. I have 6 UFO's that I can work on and with any luck will get a couple of them ready to go on the quilting frame. Come on over and join us. Friday Night Sew In See you there!

Working on two quilts today

2011-01-22T16:16:00.000-08:00

This is the HST baby quiilt. It's larger than a baby quilt, but smaller than a comfort quilt. A little bigger I think than a lap quilt. It's one of two I've worked on today for the church nursery. I'll be making them till I run out of fabric for kids, which will be quite a while. I have another ready for borders too, it's a rail fence. These are some I've had cut out for a while, so they're fast and easy one's so I can get them done quickly.

My Sewing Machine is Sick

2010-12-01T20:28:00.001-08:00

My Janome Memory Craft 9000 is in the shop to be fixed. It's the same problem I've dealt with over the years and just found out last night that there was a recall when the machine was sold. I talked with the dealer and I was never notified about the recall, so she's going to try and see what she can do. She'll call Janome and see if they'll do anything. If not, it has to be fixed properly this time. In the meantime since I don't know when I'm going to get it back, my husband bought me the Janome Gold Gem 660. It's a nice little machine, just has a few extra stitches, which is fine with me, I've got plenty on my other one.

Isn't it cute:)

It's a little smaller than a standard machine and only weighs I believe 12 pounds. So when I ordered it today I explaned to the gal what was going on and I have two quilts I HAVE to get done by Christmas. She was a doll, she was going to try and get it sent out today, if not first thing in the morning. So I have my fingers crossed I can get it by Monday, one of them. The Gem will be a great backup though. Have a good week all:)

Luffa

2010-11-06T13:24:00.001-07:00

By the way, the Luffa is still green and I have to wait for it to turn yellow to take it off the plant. Then I'll peel it and clean it real good. It's not very big, but that's ok, I got one so I'm not complaining. lol

Fall Quilt Went To The Church Auction

2010-11-06T13:10:00.001-07:00

I was making a Falll Quilt and then I was asked to make one for the Silent Auction at church tonight. Well, that was only about two or so weeks ago and I had no idea it was that soon. So in order to get it done I had to finish up one that I had started. I hove a beautiful antiquey reds Disappearing 9 Patch that I wanted to use but do you think I could find where I put it? NOT So in order to keep the deadline I used the quilt I was making for myself. My fall quilt. It came out real pretty, in the picture the stripping in between the blocks looks black but it's actually a dark brown.

we took the pictures in a terrible hurry because my husband was going to take it over to the church for me. So it's not a real good picture.

Matthews Quilt

2010-10-21T14:28:00.000-07:00

I'm finally getting started on Matthews quilt for Chirstmas. It's a simple Disappearing 9 patch so it shouldn't take long. It's in black and whites

He asked me for a black and white quilt so thought Christmas would be a good time to give it to him. Of course if I don't get my tail in gear and get it done, he won't have it. lol I have a number of other things get done too, so if this isn't finished I can give it to him for his birthday in March. I would like to give it to him for Christmas though. So gotta get going:) Have a great day everyone and God Bless!

2010-10-07T17:19:00.000-07:00

This is the Luffa now, it's getting bigger and fatter by the day. Unfortunately it is going to be the only one from the looks of things. The nights have been so cool and our days have cooled off a lot too, that there's just no way the blossoms are going to take. So I'm nursing this little baby along. I check it every day to make sure it's still there and a squirrel, rat or raccooon hasn't come along and snatched it. lol It's been quite an adventure this year. Next year I'll make sure they get outside much earlier so they'll have more time to grow.

Jesus Christ Our Lord

2010-09-30T18:57:00.001-07:00

I really would like to share an incredible thing that happened this past Saturday evening at Church. We were all in prayer with our eyes closed and head down when the pastor asked those that would like to ask Jesus Christ into their hearts to please put thei hand up and open their eyes. Pastor was commenting on how happy he was and after a couple of minutes I put my head back down in prayer. In another minute or so he was saying he excited he was about the gentleman that had raised his hand and all of a sudden he asked "are you two married?" I raised my head and there was my husband Bert with his head up and his hand in the air as well. I looked at him and then at Pastor Frank and back again. I was smileing froom ear to ear. Neither of us knew the other was going to do this, and the Pastor saw that it was quite obvious. So unknown to one another we both accepted Jesus Christ into our hearts on Saturday night and it waas absolutely wonderful! What a wonderful surprise for both of us.

The ongoing Luffa Saga

2010-09-22T10:30:00.001-07:00

Well, I still have only the one Luffa on all those plants but it's growing. Our days haven't been as warm as they should be and the nights have been pretty cool. We're lovin' it, but the plants aren't real happy with it, they staying kind of at a standstill. My tomatoes are small and still green, I don't think they're ever going to turn unless we get an Indian Summer. Here's the Luffa though. TADA!

It's about the size of a cucumber, a little fatter but about 7 inches long. I keep hoping to see more but if I only get one that's better than none. I'll try again next year. Have a great day everyone!

Luffa and a Blossom or two

2010-09-13T12:30:00.001-07:00

I went out this morning and found a baby Luffa on my plant!!! yaaaaay! There are several new blossoms too. The only problem with the picture is I sprayed for ants the other day and the dead ants are still on the blossom on the luffa. eeeeeeeeeeeew! Makes me feel like creepy crawly's are on me! lol

Aren't they cool! lolol I'm so easily entertained it's really scarey somtimes! lol

The Difference in Where Plants Are Placed

2010-09-13T12:28:00.000-07:00

You know it really does amaze me, how where you put a plant depends on how it grows. Here are two pictures of the same plant, they came out of the same pot and have 5 in there. I put three in one pot and two in the other. One is in the front of the house and get's the really hot hot western sun in the afternoon. That's the smaller leaved one. The one with the large leaves is in the backyard and gets the morning Eastern sun in the morning.

This one is in the backyard and gets the morning sun.

This one is in the front yard and gets the really hot afternoon sun. Look at the leeaves, they're about 1/4 the size of the one in the backyard. Kind of mind boggling. lol You just never know:)

FALL

2010-09-12T16:50:00.000-07:00

Be sure to go by my Fall Giveaway and sign up for the drawing. Click Here to get there:)

Growing Luffa's

2010-09-07T08:09:00.000-07:00

Good morning:) I've been outside taking pictures of my Luffa plants. I decided this year I was going to try my hand at it. Luffa's are the rough sponges we shower with? I always thought they came from the sea so imagine my surprise to find out they came from a plant. They grown much like a cucumber does, on a long plant that gets about ten feet tall or so. They bloom like a cucumber and then the luffas starts from there. I had one blossom and was really excited until yesterday when I checked on it I saw i'd gotten ants and they pretty well demolished that poor flower. There are several more getting ready to bloom though so maybe, just maybe I'll get at least a few luffa's.

This is what the Luffa plant looks like, I have them in containers with large tomato tenders. They've gotten quite large in the last couple of weeks, even with our cool summer. Which I'm afraid is going to be a problem for the lufffa's growth.

That little pointy thing (a little on the blury side is going to be a blossom if all goes well. The luffa's look like a cucumber when they first start growing but get quite thick and resemble a zucchini more as they get larger. You don't pick them from the plant until fall when the plant begins to wilt with the fall weather. So since i have them in containers i'm hoping if they need more time to grow I'll be able to move them into the garage and give the plant a little extra growing time. I HOPE! lol I had these high hopes of having luffa sponges for everyone at Christmas time. Putting together baskets with Gails soaps and lotions, all handmade items. Or homegrown. It can still happen, so time will tell.

Later with any luck I'll be able to show how you clean them and have sponges:) Have a great day!

BakingI

2010-09-05T16:08:00.000-07:00

I know it's early yet, but I've decided to try and get a jump on the holidays. I've started baking cookies, and freezing three quarters of the dough with my sealer. I always wait till the last minute and end up spending day and night in the kitchen but this year, nope, not gonna happen. lol I also have a recipe that was my grandmothers, it's an applesauce cake and it is delcious! I'll be posting that here soon. I have to pull out all my cookbooks and recipes to get to it. lol Hope everyone is having a safe and happy Holiday week end. Enjoy those BBQ's and family gatherings. Don't forget to scroll down and sign up for the Fall Giveaway, those candy corn pinwheels for the yard are really cute.

Fall Giveaway

2010-08-28T09:57:00.001-07:00

Scroll down to the Fall Giveaway and sign up for the drawing.

My Angel Here On Earth

2010-08-28T09:54:00.001-07:00

I'm here to tell you about a very dear friend of mine. We'll call her Victoria. Ovarion Cancer struck her two years ago. That wasn't bad enough, after a complete hysterectomy her stay in the hospital was extended to almost a year and a half. She had heart complications on four occasions due to reaction to med's. She had four or five severe infections brought on by bacteria she contracted in the hospital., not to mention all the complications brought on from all of that. Victoria also had four blood clots that had to be treated that were life threatening. Since she has been home, she's been back to the hospital several times with various complications, and on top of that, she's on her second round of chemo therapy.

She has good reports right now and two more treatments left. The thing that has absolutely amazed me, is that at her worst time, she managed to keep a positive outlook. She has been as much a support to her friends as they have been to her.

When we talked the other night, I told her I had to go in for a biopsy after something showed up on my Sonogram. She said to me, "I know I can tell you don't be scared, but you will be, I know I can tell you not to worry but you will, but what I CAN tell you is look at me. I'm still alive:)" That was the most supportive thing I've been told. I've had friends say it's nothing, and those that have been very supportive. I know it's probably a minor thing and at this point I'm not reeally too worried about it. I'll save that for after the biopsy:)

Victoria has always been there beside me through thick and thin for almost 60 years. We've been together since grammar school, divorce and up to now. I have to tell you, she's been my Guardian Angel here on earth. There no matter what, and GUESS WHAT? She has hair again:)

A MIRACLE PARTY!

2010-08-28T09:52:00.001-07:00

A "MIRACLE PARTY" INVITATION FOR YOU--PLEASE JOIN US...Lets Celebrate Colette's Makeover Reveal Video & Story! Janome Sewing Machine GIVEAWAY! And Much More....

Colette Gauthier was suffering with cancer. She had moved into a tiny and dismal rental home. And, she was almost out of hope.

Pink Saturday has joined in with Kellee at the Katillac Shack for a Miracle Party blog event on Saturday August 28th. This is to celebrate Colette's recovery and in attion hope you will leave comments to thank and encourage GGuideposts to sponser more Miracle MakeoversKellee decided to take a crew up to Michigan, in the middle of last winter, to create a healing room in which she could recover. Friends and volunteers became "Design Angels." A miracle resulted. The story is featured in the September issue of Guideposts Magazine.

A "MIRACLE PARTY" INVITATION FOR YOU--PLEASE JOIN US...Lets Celebrate Colette's Makeover Reveal Video & Story! Janome Sewing Machine GIVEAWAY! And Much More....

Come to the Katillac Shack on Fri the 27th, Sat the 28th and Sun the 29th

Want to do another good thing? During the party, Design Gives Back will donate $1.00 for every comment you leave here -- or at one of the link parties -- to go toward another makeover project. A similar "comment fundraiser" is how we started with Colette. Together we can change things

HAVING A GIVEAWAY FOR FALL!

2010-08-17T14:02:00.000-07:00

HAVING A GIVEAWAY FOR FALL!

I'm having a giveaway and the winner will receive these three Candy Corn Pinwheels Garden Stakes.

Each is approximately 25 inches high

The Giveaway starts today and ends Sept. 25th when I will hold a drawing for the winner. Be sure when you comment that you leave your name and a way for me to contact you.

All you have to do is:

1. Leave a comment with your name

2. Sign on to be a public follower to

on this blog.

3. Post this on your blog and you

will receive an extra entry:)

The winner will be notified with in the following days so she/he will have them for October:) If you'd like go over to my other blog Candi's Eye Candy and sign up for the Giveaway over there!:) An adorable set of Pumpkin Garden Stakees. Tooo cute:)

Quilts for Connor and Grandma

2010-08-11T16:45:00.000-07:00

This one is for Connor and will go to his Grandma's house:)

This one too is orange and green, completely by accident, but this one goes to the Grandma to keep at her house. Grandma's have to have their "baby stash" too, don't they? lol

This one is going to go to Connor too. The orange and the yellow are the same, just the sashing and backing colors are different. I have one more to make for Grandma, it's a red and white one that is really cute. It has black and white puppies on it. The top is done, but I have to get it loaded on the frame and quilted. Then of course do the binding. I'm hoping to have all that done by this week end some time. Happy Day everyone.

The Process Pledge

2010-08-11T14:20:00.001-07:00

I took the Process Pledge today and thought I'm really giong to try and keep it up. I just finished the binding on three quilts for a friend. They're all three for her grandbaby, one is a baby quilt and the other two are a little larger than Crib size. They came out pretty good, but not without a lot of issues along the way. lol I have one more to do it's a red, red&white stripes, and black and white with red scarves on puppies. It's really cute. It's flannel so won't be used till winter I'm sure. It's almost the size of a twin bed though, so it can be put on the floor and the baby can lay there and play. He's just turning two months old now. I'll post pictures of them later today. Have a great day all!

The Processing Pledge

2010-08-11T14:18:00.001-07:00

I, Candi_Harris, pledge to talk more about my processes, even when I can’t quite put them in the in words or be sure I’m being totally clear. I’m going to put my thinking and my gut feelings out there.

Lots To Do

2010-05-14T15:55:00.000-07:00

This is the pillowcase I'm making to match the quilt for what we now are about 99.9% sure is a girl. She's due any time now, so now I get to go crazy with pinks. lol

Here's the quilt I have on the frame to start tomorrow morning. It's pretty warm back there all ready, so won't work on it tonight. This is for a 12 year old little girl who is the new granddaughter of a dear friend od mine.

Tops For The Girls and Baby are Done! yahooo

2010-03-18T18:22:00.001-07:00

I finally got the quilt tops done for my dear friends son's girlfriends two daughters. lol I also got the two done for my daughters fiance's two daughters. Two are for Easter gifts and the other two will be given to them at a baby shower to be held at the end of next month. There are two of the top one, that's the top and the fabrics in the top. There are also two of the second one and that's the top and the fabric's in the top. The bottom one is a wonky one for the young girl who is 12. I don't think she would have appreciated the kiddy fabric. I've also got two more going that are large baby quilts. These were quick one's to do because I don't have a lot of time to get them done in. I hope to start quilting them tomorrow or by the week end at the latest.

Help Frankie Keep Her Home!

2010-01-30T08:31:00.001-08:00

Please go to the link below. Visit this blog and leave a comment. For every comment left a $1 will be donated to this cancer patient to save her home. Feel free to share this on your wall. Thank you.DESIGN & BELIEVE: How Our Homes Help Us Heal...Today Your Comments Earn $1 For a Friend-in-Need...Th

www.katillacshack.com

UFO Group

2010-01-26T13:12:00.000-08:00

I belong to a UFO group and once a month we take one full day to sew. It's a Friday one month and Saturday the next. We start sewing at 9 (or is it 10) in the morning and sew till 6pm. We take a picture of what we're working on and post it. We check in periodically ro show where we are at. Friday I worked on a fall quilt attempting to get all the blocks done. I got them 2/3's of the way done so will try to work on them a little more today.

This is one of the blocks of the quilt I'm working on. It's not flowers in there, it's actually turkey's:) lol The colors were so perfect for what I wanted that's what I went with. Hope to get some more done on it today. I seem to get distracted very easily these days. Have a great day!

New York

2010-01-02T13:56:00.000-08:00

Well, we went to New York the 14th through the 21st of Dec. and what an incredible trip it was. My brother Frank, my sister Loretta, my daughter Jo and a dear friend of ours Dianna all went. We stayed in an apartment in Manhattan which was really nice because it gave us so much more freedom. We all took different pictures of the various places we went so I have some and the others have the rest. Soon we'll be able to get them all together. We saw the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall, went to see In The Heights at the Richard Rogers Theater, went to the Empire State Bldg, Central Park, Times Square and on and on and on. We even got caught in a blizzard. When we went to the theater it was snowing, but when we came out it was a blizzard! lol We had a ball. We hiked to a restaurant and had a late dinner, then hiked down to the subway and took it to within two blocks of where we were staying. The snow was absolutely gorgeous, a dream come true when you're in NY this time of year. Here are a couple of pic's one from the Empire State Bldg. (it was foggy so visibility was low) and the other of the Plaza Hotel. The first one is Times Square, which is always packed with people!!

We Got Snow!!

2009-12-07T08:00:00.001-08:00

Whoo hoo we got snow last night! There was a lot more about an hour or two ago, but it was too dark and too cold to go out and take pic's. lol So this is what's left. We get snow in our area about every twenty years so this is a real treat. Sure makes me miss living in the Foothills:)

Christmas is Coming FAST!

2009-12-02T08:00:00.001-08:00

Wow, Christmas is less than a month away and I am trying to figure out where the time has gone! In a little over two weeks, my brother Frank, sister Loretta, daughtere Jo and friend Dianna are leaving for New York for a week. (We leave the 14th and return on the 21st!) That means I have to be sure everything is ready for Christmas before we leave. I have baking to do and freeze, quilts to quilt and a couple of gifts to buy yet. Then I'll be done. I can shop for groceries when I get back, there will plenty of time for that. Anyway, I'll try and stay on top of this a little better. I've had some kind of bug for almost four weeks now and it's just knocked me for a loop, so I'm way behind in what I wanted to have accomplished before we leave. Oh well, I guess if it gets done it does, if not it won't. lol Have a wonderful week.

2009-11-10T16:41:00.000-08:00

My granddaughter Samantha started a sewing class in high school a couple of weeks ago and this is her frist finished project. A pillowcase. She did a great job on, the hem and everything are near perfect. Yaaaaay! Maybe a quilter in the future:)

Haven't Done A Whole Lot and Birthdays Are Here

2009-11-07T15:10:00.000-08:00

Hey there:) I haven't been very productive these past few months. I did manage to get my Halloween Quilt finished and trying to get a fall quilt done as well. I'm not making much progress though. I've had this rotten case of the blah's and can't seem to get motivated to do much of anything. So I'm going to try and get some sewing in today on the quilt and if I can do a little each day I may get it completed! Wouldn't that be a shocker! lol Hope everyone is having this wonderful Fall weather we're having.

Tomorrow is my granddaughter Samantha and my birthday's. We started a tradition of just the two of us go out to dinner on our birthday when she was old enough to take to dinner. This year she's invited her BFF Morgan to go with us so it should be a real treat. Two 15 year old girls can get pretty giggly! lol Sam and I always laugh all through dinner when we go so this should be a lot of fun with both girls.

UFO Saturday

2009-09-28T16:14:00.000-07:00

Well, we had our online UFO group Saturday and I was able to get enough blocks sewn together for two and a half quilts. One and a half red & White and one Blue & White. All are AmHero quilts and the center block is white P&B fabric to have people sign them. They're (obviously) signature quilts:) I'd hoped to get more done, but I goofed up on the first one I was working on and had some frogging to do. I only posted one picture 'cause Blogger won't let me post the second:) Hope everyone is getting ready for fall. It's about 85 here in CA today down from 100 yesterday! and the days before that. This week is going to be cool and then it's supposed to stay in the mid to low 80's. I sure hope so. We've got a good chance of another triple digit day or two before fall actually really hits us:)

Hot Summer

2009-08-12T13:10:00.000-07:00

I know it's been a while since I've posted, in fact it's been a while since I've done much of anything. It's been so hot it's hard to get up the ambition to even sew. Usually I use that as an excuse to stay in the house and sew, but not lately. I've got several quilts going, and one blue Disappearing 9 Patch I'm determined to finish sewing on today. So with any luck I will get that done. Maybe that will give me the ambition to work on the others:) Ya think? I hope so. Have a great week or close to week end now.

Beautiful Goodies from Rengin

2009-07-13T19:04:00.000-07:00

I just had to share the beautiful goodies I received a couple of days ago from Rengin in Turkey. They are wonderful! The trims, the fabric, gorgeous pearl lace, incredible charms, ribbon, all of which are so exciting. I can't wait to use them, in fact I have a plan for one of the projects I have going now. You can also see the amazing crocheted doilies her mother made for me! They look so pretty on my glass coffee table:) I love everything! Thank you Rengin and many thanks to your mother!
That last picture isn't supposed to be in there, don't know how I managed that, but I can't get it out. Sorry about that:(

Finished Quilts

2009-07-11T14:50:00.000-07:00

I finally got my machine working again and I'm elated! The first two quilts are for AmHero's and the third one is my neighbor Sonja Muenger with her Christmas Present in July! lol My machine went bonkers the first of Dec. so I never got it quilted, so finally getting the machine back in working condition after all this time I was able to finish it. She knew she had something coming, just didn't know what it was:) So we took it over to her the other day and she was very happy with it. I was very happy to have it done and able to give it to her! lol

Finished One Top

2009-06-27T18:26:00.000-07:00

I finished the first AmHero's top this afternoon. I have a second one that should be done tomorrow then this week I can get them quilted. The sooner the better as they're very much needed right now. Sue Nebeker is asking for any help with long arm quilting and quilts asap. So if you can help be sure to contact her.

backing on the quilt

2009-06-20T12:04:00.000-07:00

whooohooo got the quilt finished. I used some of the treatment for thread? It really worked, it stopped the thread from breaking and I was able to finish it up. This is the back. Wild huh? lol too much fun!

Almost done Quilting

2009-06-20T10:46:00.000-07:00

This is a quilt that I started so many years ago I don't even want to count them! lol I finally found some backing for it and started quilting it. Unfortunatley it was one of the first I ever made so it has some rather bulky corners in the sewing:( So each time I hit one of those spots the thread breaks. I'm trying to quilt around those corners, but now and then I hit one and I start all over. So this is definitely a challenge in patience. lol

Went Up To My Sister Sonja's Yesterday

2009-06-12T06:27:00.000-07:00

In spite of a rotten cold and feeling like I'd been hit by a Mac Truck we went up to my sister's house yesterday. She and I played most of the day but then we got down to business and worked on this AmHero's quilt. The white blocks you see are only a few of the thirteen Signature blocks that will go in the quilt. Sonja named the quilt "Thirteen Stars and Stripes" for the thirteen signatures. I think it's going to come out pretty nice. It will have about a three inch border around it when done. You can tell I'm feeling great today, I've been up since four (couldn't breath laying down) and I'm out in the living room and now posting this! lol Oh well, the cold get's a little better every day. I'm sure glad we went up though.

OH!! The Stitch Regulator came home yesterday for my quilting machine! So as soon as I'm up to it I can connect that back up and I'll be set to go on my quilting machine/frame...once again!!! lol yaaaaaay!

A Few of The Blocks

2009-05-21T09:41:00.001-07:00

Susan G Komen A Race For The Cure

2009-05-21T09:40:00.001-07:00

I've tried numerous times to download a picture of one of the most beautiful quilts I've ever seen. It's being raffled off and all proceeds go to the Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure I can't seem to get a picture to download so please go to the site and check it out. It's absolutely gorgeous and pass the word on too.
Crabapple Hill has a wonderful write up on it. Drop by and see it plus check out their site, it's really great!

Jeanette's Baby Quilt Is Done

2009-05-11T14:54:00.001-07:00

Here's the baby quilt I've been working on for a very dear friend in the Bay Area. She's going to the shower the week of the 20th so it's ready to go in the mail to her. For as simple and easy a pattern as this is, it has been a real challenge for a number of reasons! lol Hope you like it Jeanette.

Donations for Quilt Give Away

2009-04-29T10:49:00.000-07:00

This comes from Joann's blog:
In September Don has to undergo open heart surgery to repair or replace the Mitral Valve - and we have finally come up with a way to raise money for what we will owe after insurance pays their part. To read more about Don's surgery - click here.

I have been making quilts for years, it is one thing that I can do to contribute to our situation - and we've decided to use one of the quilts for the fund raiser, and it is the Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt that was finished just last year. It is hand pieced and machine quilted, by Julie from Idaho.

It is double bed size - the fabrics are 100% cotton, all tone on tones . . .

Julie did a fabulous job - using her home sewing machine . . .

It is Don's all time favorite quilt - he says it just makes him happy to look at it . . .

For a donation of $5.00 you get your name in the drawing five times - a donation of $10.00 gives you 12 chances and $20.00 will give you 25 chances, etc. To keep this from being an actual raffle - anyone can have their name entered without a donation (though we really do appreciate the donations, but completely understand if you can't donate, not everyone can in these economic times and we don't want you to feel bad about that). Send us your good wishes and prayers - they mean so much to us.

I have talked to many internet and local friends - and they are all excited about this and we already have many donations and offers to take donations for us also.

The drawing will be Sept. 6 - Don's birthday - the surgery is scheduled for Sept. 4, at this point. Any money raised over the amount that is needed for our co-pay on the surgery (approx. $25,000 if everything goes smoothly) will be donated to another person or family with a medical need. We welcome ideas of who to donate to once we reach our goal.

To donate, - we are currently working on an online payment process - email for details.

We also accept checks, just email for the address to send them to. Some of our friends are taking tickets already and gathering donations, which we truly appreciate. It is amazing the support and love we feel during this stressful and scary time.

If you would like to post about this donation quilt on your blog, we surely would appreciate that - and you would get your name in the drawing 5 more times and for each person you send over this way who donates - another 5 times in the drawing.

Thank you all for reading this post - and for your support and prayers.

Pincushion from Sonja

2009-04-19T09:03:00.001-07:00

Just had to share the adorable pincushion my sister made for me and Karrin Hurd. DH and I went over there the other day, him to do some fishing and me to do some sewing. She's always got some neat thing going and it was such a nice surprise to receive this. I'll take Karrin hers this week.

My Pfaff and my Dell Are In The Shop

2009-03-27T07:16:00.001-07:00

Well, my baby is in the shop for adjustment:( That didn't take long. I had been working on it for about 4 days when the thread all balled up at the feed dogs. Got that straightened out and the thread kept breaking. So got THAT squared away, or so I thought. When I looked underneath oh my gosh! What a shock! There were railroad tracks all over the back of the quilt. I spent quit a long time on the phone with a tech and nothing we did helped, so I ended up taking it in to the shop to have them handle it. Hopefully I'll get it back next week sometime.
Some of you know I got a new Dell computer too, well, after 24 hours of owning that, a CD stuck in the drive and wouldn't come out. After several hours on the phone to the tech's about that I had to send it back to Dell to have a new Opti Drive installed (CD/DVD Drive). I got it back day before yesterday and guess what??? Yup, it's not fixed!! After almost three hours on the phone with the tech's again, they finally figured out it had to go to back. After my hysterics they promised that it would be fixed like new and the supervisor I spoke with promised to follow the whole process! The Tech's are in India and I was highly insulted when I got a recording saying for a fee I could talk to a service tech in North America, in other words here in the states!!! How insulting is that! Pay a fee and you can talk to someone right here in the states! I've lost a LOT of respect for Dell and will be loud and clear about that!

Am Hero quilt almost done

2009-03-15T18:54:00.000-07:00

I almost completed this AmHero quilt I was working on. I did it during a sew a thon with my UFO group. We sew once a month (and holiday's for those that can). We start at ten in the morning, check in every two hours and finish sewing at six in the evening. So far I've gotten a lot accomplished and I love it! Thanks Susan!

Finished Up This UFO AmHero top

2009-03-01T08:40:00.000-08:00

Believe it or not I started this top about a year ago. During one of my "let's get organized" days, I put it in a plastic container to keep it together. Yup, it took me this long to find it again. Mainly because it was right in front of my nose! I must have moved that plastic container at least two dozen times not realizing that's what was in it! lol duuuh a Sr. Moment. lol Now the top is done and I just need to get some backing fabric and get it quilted. With any luck I'll have my own machine/frame up in the next two weeks or so and be able to do it myself.:) Have a grat day all!

UFO Group

2009-02-16T16:47:00.001-08:00

I belong to a UFO Group and we usually sew together one day a month and then on special days. Like today being Presidents Day it was an extra day to work on UFO's. I worked on this yellow quilt top for a friend that's going to be a grandmother for the first time in July. This is one I wasn't real sure of, but so far it's coming along good. I need to get the binding and backing for it to finish it, so hope to do that by the time we have our next sewing day. I love yellow though, it's so clean and fresh looking:) BTW it's going to be a girl:)

Long Lost Quilt Found

2009-02-09T18:40:00.000-08:00

Before my oldest grandson Matthew was born, I started making him a primary color quilt, and then did the same before my granddaughter Samantha was born. I had pieces left over so I went ahead and put them together to save for another day. Well, between then (Matthew is going to be 16 next month! lol) and now I had misplaced it. While cleaning out my son's room today I came across it. It's such a delight too. My oldest friend of 54 years is going to become a new Grandmother for the first time this summer! I'm so excited you'd think it was mine! lol Anyway, it just really seems to fit that this quilt will go to her for her new Granddaughter. (When it's finished, this is only the top of the quilt:)

How do you think these look?

2009-02-05T17:02:00.001-08:00

Ok, the floral print I fell in love with a long time ago. Then about a month ago my sister gave me a yard of batik that had exactly the right colors to go with this one. Only I can't get anymore of it. Soooooo I'm looking for some mottled solids that will go with the floral print. What do you think of these two? If I went with just one, which would go best? I can use any help you have to offer. I'm really on the fence on this one. Thanks in advance.

Can't Post a Picture

2009-01-28T08:39:00.000-08:00

Well, blogger isn't letting me post any pictures so I'll post about our UFO day later. Have a great day!

2009-01-01T16:25:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year Everyone! I hope and pray this year is a good one for all. . .May you have health, happiness, prosperity and most of all God's Blessings:)
hugz:)
Candi

What A Christmas This Is!

2008-12-21T16:38:00.001-08:00

Wow! It's all ready been an absolutely amazing Christmas for me! The kids got me the WII to begin with and my brother gave me a Pfaff Quilting Machine and Frame! I'm so excited, I'm just climbing the walls. lol We're doing a lot of rearranging and hauling off in the garage so we can put the frame up out there. In the meantime, I have the machine in the house and will play with it for a while. It's going to be after Christmas before we have the garage cleared to set up the frame, which is ok. I can't wait to get started! I can't post any pictures right now because my computer hook up is goofy and I can't connect the camera to it. Maybe I'll have that fixed in time to take pic's of the set up as we go along:)
Hope everyone has a very very Merry Christmas and the Happiest of New Years!

Almost Ready For Christmas

2008-12-10T11:05:00.001-08:00

I can't believe it but this is the first year that I'm actually going to be ready for Christmas early! I have quite a few gifts all ready wrapped, some others that are due in the mail within the next few days and I have one lap quilt I'm working on for my neighbor to complete. We got the house decorated this past week end and Bert is putting up the outdoor lights as I write this right now. We do have the yard to complete, with the snowman, reindeer, sled, train, etc. all the goodies that make the yard so fun and neat. We're a couple of big kids at heart and this is our favorite time of year. It's a lot of work getting it ready and we're a little late outdoors this year, but better late than never. (Bert got called for Jury Duty, so between that and his part time job he's been on the go!) I hope everyone is getting accomplished what they hope to and not stressing over it. I think that's why it's gone so well this year, I decided early on, no stressing no matter what. It's just not worth it and that's not what it's all about. We have a tendency to forget that in the process sometimes:(

Teapots with Cozies and Cozies

2008-11-15T09:41:00.001-08:00

Here's a three of the Teapots with Cozy, as well as one of the Teapot Cozies I just got listed on my Etsy. I've had them ready to go on there for several days but have had trouble downloading any pic's on Etsy and on my blog. Go take a look there's 7 teapots with matching cozies and 3 cozies.

Samantha's Birthday Quilt

2008-11-09T11:01:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was my granddaughter's 14th birthday and my 62nd:) We usually go out to dinner, just the two of us but this year she's sick so we didn't make it. We did however go out on Fri. night with the family and had a great time:) This is her quilt that she hasn't been given yet. She got up yesterday morning not feeling good and got worse as the day wore on. So we'll go over today and take her gifts to her and I hope she's feeling lots better than she was.

New Items Added to Etsy

2008-11-09T09:17:00.000-08:00

I just added 7 Pincushion Sewing Bags to my Etsy but only showing a picture of one here. This is what I will be giving away on the "Pay It Forward" since winning the lovely pin holder from Jill. There are 5 different prints available and they each have their own mini needlecase, and happen to be one of the handiest items I own! I love mine, I even keep my magnifying glasses in it. So even though it looks small it holds a LOT.

Lap Quilt for Jeanette

2008-10-24T14:35:00.000-07:00

I have a very dear and old friend of 54 years that has been in the hospital now for over 3 months! She went in for a simple hysterectomy and one infection lead to another, three blood clots later she might go home next week. I've been working on this lap quilt for her and anxious to go down to the San Francisco area to deliver it to her:)

Beautiful Pinkeeper from Jill and GC from my Secret Pal!

2008-10-09T17:42:00.000-07:00

Isn't this just beautiful!!! I was the winner of Jill Phillip's Pay It Forward and won this gorgeous Pinkeeper. She also sent some lovely bridal lace and some adorable charms! I was so excited. This has been a day and a half for me. I received an early Birthday present from my Secret Pal and it was a Gift Certificate from Vintage Vogue! What another surprise that was. I ordered the A-Z Embroidery Book 2 and will post it when it gets here. What a day! Thank you both for making my day so amazing!
hugz:)
Candi

Annette Jeavons Postcard

2008-09-30T18:47:00.000-07:00

Kathy Tollefson Postcard

2008-09-30T18:46:00.001-07:00

In Stitchin Fingers I belong to the Fabric Postcards Group and we're swapping Postcards. This one is for Kathy Tollefson, in MN and the next one goes to Annette Jeavons in UK. I hope you like them ladies:)

New CD's My Hubby Bought Me

2008-09-27T10:29:00.001-07:00

I have to tell you, I lost everything on my computer a week or so ago and all I did for a while was whine about it. lol I think Bert felt a little sorry for me because he knew I wanted these CD's and he ordered them for me. I love them!!! They're great addition to the one's I have. Now I can get crazy making silkies for my Etsy! lol

Fall, Halloween and Christmas Silkies

2008-09-23T21:30:00.000-07:00

Hi all:) I just posted some new Fall, Halloween and Christmas (snowmen, tree's, Santa's and scene's) on my Etsy I'll be adding some Edwardian Ladies and some Vintage Ladies in the next day or so. I don't know about you, but I'm in the process of trying to get as many Christmas projects finished in the next two months that I can. As well as the one's I have yet to start!! lol

Check out this fun giveaway from Retro Cafe!

2008-09-14T10:03:00.000-07:00

Retro Cafe is offering this digitalsheet giveaway and it is really cute. Go check it out!!

Horse Quilt

2008-09-08T19:58:00.000-07:00

Hi all:) Well, I took pictures of my horse quilt so I could show you how beautiful the quilting done by Gail is. Unfortunately when I tried to download the pic's from my camera, it wouldn't work:( So I've recharged the battery and will be taking more pic's tomorrow and I'll be sure to post the pictures then. The quilting is just beautifu it looks like lasoo's (SP?) all over the quilt:)

New Charms Added to Etsy

2008-08-10T19:32:00.001-07:00

I've just added some new charms to my Etsy and there are some really cute ones for your blocks. Go check them out. Here's a sample.

New Ribbons Added to Etsy

2008-08-09T09:55:00.001-07:00

I just added some new ribbons to my Etsy and I just love the colors! The Forest Green almost has a blue hue to it and the English Moss is like a soft gold/brown. All of them are mottled and I love that ook. Soooo pretty. I can't wait to work with these. I'll be doing more this week sometime. Stop by and check them out.

My New Pincushion Bags

2008-08-02T17:03:00.001-07:00

I just got my newest additions added to my Etsy. They're about 6X6 inch Pincushion Bags.:) The bag opens up and sewn into the bottom of the bag is a pincushion and along the inside of the bag are small pockets where you can store your thread, thimble, etc. It also comes with a matching needlecase. I absolutely love mine. I'm finding it to be one of the most useful tools I have. Check them out:)

New Ribbons On Etsy

2008-07-10T19:31:00.001-07:00

I just put up quite a few new hand dyed ribbons on my Etsy the other day. There's I believe around 15 that I added, so check out my Etsy

Got the top done

2008-06-29T13:43:00.000-07:00

Whoo hoooo I finally got the horse quilt top done yesterday. I still don't understand why I haven't wanted to work on this one. lol It's not difficult or anything?? Oh well, now to get the back done for it and send it off to Gail:)

Fabric Postcard Kits

2008-06-24T19:16:00.000-07:00

Here are the pic's of those I have on my Etsy that I've done up. Of course you can do them any way you'd like:) The kit is complete with everything you need to make a postcard, from the muslin to do the cq'ing on to the pre-printed postcard backing. They're fun and not at all difficult. So check them out at my etsy :) They're too much fun:) Oh, I almost forgot to tell you, in some of the kits are the Sassa Lynne threads, that are absolutely awesome. Susan carries them over on Desert Sky and if you haven't tried them yet, you're missing out. Say Hi to Susan when you go:)

Did you ever have one you just didn't want to work on??

2008-06-11T14:37:00.000-07:00

Have you ever had something you HAD to do but just couldn't get yourself into the mood to do it now matter how hard you try??? That's what this one is for me. It took forever to find the right horse fabric to start, then it took another forever to find fabric's that would even come close to matching the colors of the horses. The yellow looking strips I'm not happy with but they'll work in the long run. So now I need to get back to it and quit complaining! lol

What A Wonderful Surprise!!

2008-05-29T15:24:00.001-07:00

Karrin Hurd that I'm on a few groups together with, also happens to live about 3 blocks from me. Karrin and I try to go to lunch once in a while and get together to do some stitching. Yesterday we went to lunch and she surprised me with this beautiful package of pink goodies. The earrings that came in it to use on CQ are just gorgeous! There's two different ribbons with pink and green, the beautiful embroidered hanky with the all that lovely variegated trim! Also some green shell buttons and some pink ones. They're going to be fun to work with to make a flower on my next CQ. Thank you Karrin, I absolutely love them all!:)

6 Part Color Wheel

2008-05-26T14:10:00.000-07:00

Whooo hoooo I got my 6 Part Color Wheel, that's due next month, done over the week end. Feels good to be ahead of the game for a change and not playing catch up with everything. lol Now I can get back to work on my stitches:)

2008-05-17T08:53:00.001-07:00

I belong to a fabric dyeing group called Dye Hard Run Off and I'm having so much fun learning how to dye fabric's. This is the Make Orange run and I'm really happy with the way it turned out. I expected everything to come out a bright orange or something, but they're not. They gradually turn to that awesome orange shade and of course the first (red) and last (golden yellow) are the pure colors. It just amazes me at the way things come out. Having to wait for them to batch is like pulling teeth! lol I feel like a kid in a candy store, I can't decide what color to try next! lol There are so many shades to try that I know I'll use. I'm doing some to sell on my Etsy Colors that are more frequently used. Especially with summer coming folks will be starting on their holiday items. Gifts etc.! I know I've started all ready (I tend to be snail like so need a good head start. lol)

Susan's Block

2008-05-07T21:16:00.000-07:00

This is Susan Nixon's block from a RR group we belong to. Everyone has done such gorgeous work on it and I know she's going to love it.:)

New Racks In The Sewing Room

2008-05-06T16:26:00.000-07:00

My brother gave me some new racks so I put them to good use in my sewing room. Whooo hooo I'm so excited! For the most part it's all organized now. I want to get some more baskets and then seperate the fabric's by size as well as color (as they are now.) This isn't the whole room, I don't remember if I took a pic of the closet with all the containers of CQ fabric's or not. I've talked poor Susan's head off through out this whole process. We had to take that room completely apart a couple of times in order to get the racks in there. I HOPE I'm basically done with all of that though. lol Knowing me I'll find another reason to re-organize! I'm sooooo OC! lol

testing for bouncing

2008-05-05T09:24:00.000-07:00

testing 1 2 3 :)

First Amaryllis in Bloom:)

2008-05-04T14:42:00.001-07:00

My favorite plants are beginning to bloom now. The Amaryllis on my back patio. I have two huge pots of them. This one is the younger of the two, I've only had it for about 3 years and it's blooming firt. My other one has gotten quite old, I think:) lol It belonged to my sister for I believer 12 or 13 years, she in turn gave it to our mother because it wouldn't bloom for her. (She lives up in the mountains). I believe mother had it for almost that long and since Mom passed I've had it which has been 6 years. Maybe my sister will read this and post so we'll know for sure. OR I could email her. . . what a concept! lol They're sooooooooooo gorgeous in bloom though. The others should all be out in the next week or two. I'll post a picture of the grandma Amaryllis when it blooms. One year the blooms were actually almost 12inches across! The were huge!!

Victoria Rose Cottage

2008-04-22T20:24:00.000-07:00

I've been working on getting a license from Victoria Rose Cottage to reprint their roses on silkies to sell on my Etsy. Well I now have the express written permission of Victoria Rose Graphics to do so!!! Whooo hooo!!! I can't wait. They have some of the most incredibly gorgeous roses I've ever seen. You'll soon see them on my Etsy along with lots of other new goodies. Hand dyed ribbon, hand dyed fabrics (slowly, lol) and the beautiful beautiful silkies:)

Ati Opened Her Etsy Shop Today!

2008-04-16T12:47:00.000-07:00

My good friend Ati from Norway has opened her Etsy Shop today. She has just begun to put her items up but her first one there is a beautiful, beautiful wool postcard. Ati does absolutely gorgeous work so go check out her Etsy and enjoy!:)

Wonderful Gifts From Gail!!

2008-04-15T08:22:00.001-07:00

A few days ago I received a surprise package in the mail from Gail Odegaard, and what a surprise it was! She gifted me her tag that she made in one of our other groups and it's gorgeous!!! The picture does not do the work on the tag justice. It now has a special place on the picture frame of my mothers poem "Quilts and Friends". Along with the Tag she sent me a Dream Pillow filled with lavender! I've been going to make one for quite a while but just hadn't gone out to biu the lavender so you know how welcome the Dream Pillow is:) It's supposed to help you have restful sleep and pleasant dreams. So far so good, it's working:) Gail thank you soooooooo very very much. You're such a dear friend.

New Block

2008-04-06T12:29:00.000-07:00

A new quilt is in the process and this is the first complete block. One of many to go. lol

Wacky Quilt

2008-04-04T19:19:00.000-07:00

Just finished this wacky quilt top and I'm trying to decide what color border to put on it. I forgot I had all these 4" squares tucked away so I pulled them out and went to work. This one is not quite a twin and I still have enough of the fabric pieces left to make a baby quilt for the Linus Project. whoopee:)

Had Some Fun With These Fabric's

2008-04-04T19:17:00.001-07:00

These are some fabrics that I dyed a while back and was very unhappy with the way they came out. So I tried my hand at overdyeing them and this time I'm tickled with the outcome:) I'll most definitely use these:)

AmHero Quilt Top Finished

2008-03-27T17:37:00.000-07:00

I finally got my AmHero quilt finished that I had just started when I hurt my foot. Try as I might while I was down I just couldn't sit at the machine for any time to do even a little on it. I got it done and now I'm trying to finish up on another one I have going. They're just very simple quick patterns so they can be done as fast as I can right now because of the high need for more.

New Motif's Posted ON Etsy

2008-03-27T17:27:00.000-07:00

I just finished adding a few more Motif's to my Etsy and thought I'd let you know. I'll be adding more over the next day or so along with some new fabrics. Both Batiks and Dupioni's. Stop by and see them:)

Cast OFF!! Woohoo

2008-03-19T11:42:00.000-07:00

Well, I got the cast off the other day and am now wearing a Frankenstein boot. It's really hard to walk in this thing, but my daughter tells me I'll get used to it. According to the doctor I should be back in my own shoes in about 4 weeks:) yippee hoooray!! lol In the meantime, I can still do things I couldn't before, including sewing at my machine so I can finish a couple of quilts I have going. I also have some hand stitching to do that I'll be able to sit up and do. So I'm eager to get started on all of it:) Hope everyone is having a great week:)
HUGZ:)
Candi