Bonnie's Bits & Pieces

Wonderful Giveaway

2010-12-12T17:09:00.001-05:00

I can not believe that Thearica at Pig Tales & Quilts in giving away a Yo-Yo quilt on Christmas Eve. Wouldn't that make your Christmas. I would love to have one of those. Anyway go over and sign up and let her know I sent you.

Thanks Susan for letting me know.

I have been so busy since we came back from vacation. I have lots of pictures to post but haven't had time to download them.

I am so far behind!!!

Very nice Giveaway

2010-11-13T09:39:00.002-05:00

Retromummy has a very nice giveaway. Check it out!

And another one

2010-10-19T23:29:00.008-04:00

This wall hanging wasn't a UFO for long. I made it this summer. I know alot of people don't care as much for the computer LAs but when I saw this done at a LQS I could not resist it. The back is just as cute as the front. I have already given this to my DIL. They love Halloween.

Today we saw some dolphins playing in the ocean. We also saw a sea gull eating a little fish. He was only about 10 feet from us. He sure had to swallow alot.

Another UFO finished

2010-10-18T21:21:00.004-04:00

You may remember this one. I worked on it when we were visiting Yellowstone last year. I was sewing the binding down and came to the last corner. Somehow I messed the corner up and had to fix it. Well it sat for over a year before I fixed the corner and sewed down the last half side. I hate doing binding so I really put off doing it. I know I am bad. It is just nice now to have it done.

On vacation

2010-10-17T21:42:00.008-04:00

Blogger won't let me edit this picture so bear with me.

We are taking a vacation to Myrtle Beach. This time we are staying for 2 weeks. The weather so far has been great. We have another week to go.

Before I left I was on a roll of finishing some UFO's. It really felt good!! Above is my Crazy Compass. It was all made in the embroidery hoop. It was on my design wall for over a year.

More UFO's that I got finished tomorrow.

I'm back

2010-06-08T16:33:00.004-04:00

I am alive and well. I just haven't felt like blogging. I do have lots to show you.

This is a quilt I made for my granddaughter Katie. She had her first communion. It was the first time I did raw edge applique. Next time I will try a smaller project. It is a cute little girls quilt.

Friday night sew in

2010-01-17T19:05:00.004-05:00

I didn't get as much done as I wanted. Should have turned off TV. LOL

I did get a table runner sewn. It was already cut out. I just had to put it together and quilt it. Super easy on.

Then I decided to do the first block of the Civil War Tribute quilt. I haven't done any quite this hard for awhile. It seems like I ripped an awful lot. Plus cut some pieces wrong. I have another one to make for this month. The first was an 18 inch block the second one is 12 inches. At least this on should be easier.

I probably didn't post in time for any drawings. I wasn't feeling good again yesterday.

We got up at 6 am to go watch Lucas play hockey at 7. As we left the rink I started getting an upset stomach so we came home and I went back to bed. I slept most of the day. My face was still itching and burning.

Today when I got up my face was worse. I could look down and see my checks. Eyes were still swollen. I look like I went on a week drunk and got beat up and left for dead. Tonight my eyes are better but my face still burns. I guess call the Dr. again tomorrow.

I have had on thing after another since Dec. 30. I probably have my deductiable in for the year already. I just want everything to get better. Vacation is fast approaching and I want to be well.

Sorry for the pity party. I am just tired of it.

Friday Night Sew In

2010-01-15T09:48:00.001-05:00

Heidi is having a Friday night sew in tonight. This works great for me. DH has a hockey game and I will be alone. Maybe I can get something done. Wouldn't that be different.

Happy Holidays (cont.)

2010-01-05T08:12:00.009-05:00

Jeff, Becky, Cortney and Lucas

Melissa, Wes, Sara, Jonathan (JJ) and Isaac

I haven't forgotten the rest of my family. I have been having some medical problems crop up and just haven't been up to posting. But things are slowly getting better. I even sewed a little bit yesterday.

Now I can get back to posting quilt projects. Maybe even finish some UFO's. I have some bindings to put on. We will be taking a car trip soon and I like to do hand work while we drive.

Happy Holidays

2009-12-27T23:46:00.007-05:00

We had a very nice Christmas and I hope you did too.

I think most everyone here enjoyed the day. It is so much fun with the grandkids. They are growing up much too fast. Only one seemed a little disappointed with their presents.

This year we got some really good pictures. Santa brought Chloe a camera for Christmas. She took some really good ones.

This is the oldest son Tony's family.

Tony, Cindy, Haylie, Lyndsey, Chloe, Katie, Amy and Karly

I can't seem to post any more pictures so I guess I will do some a little at a time.

More tomorrow!!

Another Birthday

2009-12-19T22:27:00.004-05:00

We just celabrated Isaac's 9th birthday. Grandpa made him his favorite. An apple pie!!

We have been so busy getting ready for Christmas. We spent one day this week going to Chicago to the American Girl store. Amy wanted Santa to bring her the bitty twins. I guess they were sold out online. I figured they had them in the store. Couldn't get the blondes but did find the brunettes. When her Mom asked Amy if Santa could not bring the twins and brought another doll instead what would she do. Amy said she just would not play with it. As stubborn as she is she probably wouldn't. Santa is going to come through though.

Today Jonathan had a wrestling match. He got beat but it was a pretty even match. He put a scare in me though because he started having trouble breathing. I thought he got hurt. Come to find out he had an allergy attach. They cleaned the mats before his match and he is allergic to chlorine. It threw him off his game. It has been a frustrating year for him but he isn't doing all that bad. He is 15-2. That is not bad for a freshman.

Isaac wanted an apple pie and Jonathan wanted a peanut butter pie. Since Jonathan has 2 weeks till his next match and will have a 2 pound extra allowance Grandpa made him a peanut butter pie too.

Jonathan had been talking about his Grandpa's pie to his wrestling buddy Will. Some we are taking 2 pies to church tomorrow for him.

I have been sewing some things but have to wait to show pictures. I sure hope they like what I have made. I can't believe it is less than a week away.

Happy Birthday Sara

2009-12-02T22:01:00.001-05:00

Today is DGD's 17th birthday.

Quilts in the Mail

2009-12-01T21:36:00.009-05:00

I haven't posted for awhile. But I have been busy. But I will tell you about that later.

My swap on about.com came to an end and I thought one of my gals wasn't going to get her quilt. I had made an extra of my pumpkin quilt so I sent it to Sandy. Her swap partner came through after all so Sandy had an extra of her quilt too. She mailed it to me. I was very lucky this last round. She did a good job and I really liked it. Thanks again Sandy!! Oops not the best picture.

Monday my geisha girl came in the mail. Margaret had a super LA deal so I sent her my quilt. She did a really good job. I just love it. She had really nice things to say about it here. Made me feel pretty good. I would highly recommend her to quilt your quilts.

Thanksgiving was wonderful. We got to go to our oldest son's house. It felt so good not to have to cook and clean. DH did bake 2 apple and 1 peanut butter, and 1 pumpkin pie. They were very good. His crust is so thin and flakey. The grandkids just love the apple and peanut butter.

Friday and Saturday we went to Jonathan's wrestling meet. There were 10 teams there so he was to wrestle 5 times Friday and 4 times Saturday. We won all 5 matches Friday. Saturday morning he woke up with diarrhea. Took some amodium after weight in. He thought he was doing OK (but he wasn't) so he went and won 2 times before he called it quits because he was too sick. I don't see how he could do it.

He did very well for his first meet of the year. 7-0 is great for a freshman. Jonathan said that one of the guys he beat on Saturday was ranked 12th in the state. That sure pumped him up.

It was a long and tiring couple of days. I did work on my Dear Jane blocks during the breaks.

Other good news is I got my car back today. It took them a month to fix it. It seems just like new but I haven't driven it much. Hopefully it will be right.

BTW check out my new sidebar. I posted a give-away. There are so many to blog about that I thought this would be easier. If you like doll quilts you will love this one!!

Mail Call

2009-11-12T22:00:00.011-05:00

I have had some pretty things in the mail this last week. My doll swap on about.com is coming to a close. Yeah! All the quilts have been delivered but one person is away. She will have a surprise when she gets home.

I received a pretty quilt from Kat in TN. She asked for my name because this is her last swap for awhile. Her hubby has some health problems so she is taking a break to take care of his needs. I am glad she made me one. I have always wanted one from her. She made it completely by hand and did a beautiful job. Makes me want to try to hand quilt again. The flowers are puffy. Thanks Kat!

Then a few days after I got Kat's quilt I got another surprise. Wanda is in my swap too and she wanted to make me a quilt just because she likes me. I have wanted one of hers too. I bounce problems and ideas off of Wanda. She lets me vent and gives me some great ideas. She made a pretty quilt also. I liked her machine quilting. It really went good with the fall theme.

Then a couple days later I went to the mailbox and there was another package in the box. I couldn't figure out what it was. Needless to say I was very excited because it was another doll quilt. It wasn't due till the end of Jan. but Robin at sewcrazygrandma wanted to get it out early. It has a fall theme. It is very pretty too. I love quilts that make a chain. It is one that I have never made though. One of these days. It is on my to do list. I loved the appliqued leaves.
I have been very blessed the last couple weeks quilt wise that is.

I never posted that I wrecked my car. Coming home from church a lady pulled out in front of me. She is lucky my reflexes are still decent. I pulled to the left just enough that I hit her between her front door and the front fender. It could have been alot worse. No one was hurt. I had some bad bruises and I am sure she did. DH didn't have any complaints and it hit on his side. Mine came mainly from slamming the brakes and the seat belt.

My car had $6,000 damage and will probably take 3 or 4 weeks. It wouldn't be so bad except my loaner car is a piece of %%$ foreign car. It would have been nice to have a fun car to drive while they fixed mine. I won't drive it unless I have to. I use DH's Jeep. And I can't take my dog in the loaner either. But no one was hurt so I can not complain too much.

Margaret aka Supermom is starting her LA business. She had a special and wanted quilts to LA. I sent her one to do. She still might be wanting some more. I know she will do a good job quilting it. I wish I had more done to send her. Of coarse if I would quit making doll quilts I might get some finished!
I will let you know when I get it back.

2009-11-06T10:09:00.001-05:00

I found a nice website. It is a place I would like to visit on one of our trips down south. And she is also having a nice giveaway. But I added her site to my blog list. Take a look.

Thanks Melisa from Sweet Home Quilt Company Blog for the chance to win!

Fun Night

2009-10-31T23:57:00.021-04:00

We picked up Lyndsey to take her to the hockey game. We got to see the 4 little ones getting ready to go trick or treating. They were so cute. Katie came out running to see us. She looked so funny with dark hair. She is really a blonde.

Chloe dressed as a devil but she is a super sweet girl.

Karly went as a cow. She was the same cow last year. LOL

Then Amy dressed up as a basket of laundry. It was a very clever outfit. I never thought of that. Here she is getting ready.

On the way to the hockey game we stopped at Pizza Hut to have dinner with youngest son Jeff and his family, plus a couple extra kids. We were all going to the game.

At the beginning of the second period Lucas got to lead the team back on the ice. He carried the team flag and skated around Komets half of the ice. He was just so excited.

A little story about Lucas. He has always said he wanted to be a hockey player. But we told him how can you be a hockey player if you can not ice skate. Didn't bother him because he was still going to be a hockey player. So in January right before his 10th birthday they got him some ice skates and took him out learn to skate. He is a natural. First time out he skated for three hours and only fell a couple times.

He wanted to join a hockey team but you have to be tested to make sure you are at a certain level before you can join a team. They took him to lessons and after 7 months he passed and they let him join a team. Jeff said it takes most kids 2 years before they can qualify. We went a couple weeks ago to watch him play and it was really fun.

2009-10-25T23:16:00.003-04:00

I finished the shop hop. Didn't get a whole lot. Just some fabric to help finish some projects. The drawing is tomorrow night. I sure would like the main prize. They are giving a $50.00 gift certificates from each shop. All 13!! Wouldn't that be fun!!

I haven't kept you up to date on Jonathan. He has been doing really good running. His cross country team went all the way to semi-state. He has worked himself up to being #4 on the varsity. That is really good for a freshman that had heart problems this summer. He was #95 Saturday. He said he would be lucky to break 100. The track was a real muddy mess. He had mud all over him. Now he starts wrestling.

We went for a nice bike ride on Wed. The weather has been so bad I hadn't been on since vacation. It is a shame because we really like riding in the fall. We usually do the shop hop on the bike. Maybe we can get in another one this week. If the weather stays nice.

Geta has a pretty little quilt she is giving away. She has a button on my sidebar. You need to check out her tutorials. She has a really good blog.

Great Great Giveaway

2009-10-19T11:27:00.003-04:00

Brenda at Pumpkin Patch Primitives is giving away fqts of the fabric line I bought on the shop hop. See previous post. It is a wonderful line. I didn't get all the ones I needed because it was sold out just about everywhere. It was a really hot item on the shop hop. If you sign up tell her I sent you. I would like some more chances. But I probably won't win but maybe one of my friends might.

Time Flies

2009-10-16T20:47:00.009-04:00

I can't believe how long it has been since I last posted. I was reading a blog from one of my followers. It said it had been 5 weeks since I last posted. Unbelievable!! But I have been awfully busy. I will try to do better.

Today I started our Shop Hop. There are 13 shops participating. My DH and I hit 3 today. The first store had 30% off a yard or more of fabric and 10% off everything else. I bought a panel and some fabric that goes with it.

I just liked the fabric on the right. Very pretty fall colors.
The next shop we went to had a new gadget I like and thought we would try it. It is a seat cushion that is supposed to help your lower back. It is made with the same material as the big exercise balls. When I went to the last retreat sitting on those hard chairs just about killed my back. DH likes to ice fish and sits on a little box. We will see if this will help. I can take it to class too. I will let you know if it works.
The last shop had books for 20% off and I got the book that went with the panel I got in the first shop. Maybe I can get the rest of the fabric in one of the other shops I will go to this next week.

They had a sample made up in the first shop and it was so cute.

Tomorrow we are going to go to Jonathan's cross country meet and then I am going with my friend to 3 more shops. Hope the weather gets better.

Also there is a nice giveaway. Take a look at the my side bar for the new button. She has a nice blog.

Bonnie Hunter

2009-09-05T22:31:00.002-04:00

My friend Estelle and I went to a quilt show in Auburn. I had free passes to see Bonnie Hunter and her quilt show. She has the most amazing quilts all from scraps.

I need to work on organizing my scraps better. I was doing pretty good for a little while. Her way of doing it seems easy. She said just do it a little at a time and you will get there.

I really would like to do some pure scrap quilts. They are so pretty.

I did get brave and enter one of my doll quilts. I did not expect to win but was more interested in what they had to say about it. Anyway I think you had to be a member of their Guild to win. At least that was the way it appeared.

I Got Mail

2009-09-03T21:46:00.012-04:00

Yesterday I got my "Doll Swap 7" quilt from Shelli in Delaware. I just love it! She did a beautiful job on the quilting and the colors are fantastic. Mariners Compass is not one I have tried - yet - but sure do love them. Thanks Shelli.

My quilt went to Denise in California. It is one I had made before. I told Denise she was a triplet. She has a sister in IN and one in Australia

It is one of my favorites that I have made.

Since we came back from vacation I have been trying to catch up. I am in a "Crazy Compass" class that meet about every 2 week. I was doing pretty good till I missed 2 being sick and 1 from vacation. When I went last week I found that they had given out the last 4 patterns the week I was gone. So everyone had gone ahead and made their blocks. These blocks and all made in the embroidery hoop and take about an hour for each block. Each lesson has 4 identical blocks so that is alot of time. Then if you screw up like I have on some it takes even longer. They are looking pretty good but I don't know how it will look when I put them altogether. It is a quilt as you go. These are the sets I have completed. I have some partial ones done too.

More later. Back to sewing more of these blocks. Sure wish they were done.

Back to Quilting

2009-08-30T22:17:00.006-04:00

Along with everything else that has been going on, I have been sewing some. I thought I might try to catch people up.

When we went on vacation it was fun to pack with some bags I have made in the last couple months. When I showed my family they all want one. Do you have any idea how many bags that would be? I would need to start now for Christmas 2011.

I packed a bunch of quilts in the bottom bag. I planned on sewing down binding while he was driving in the car. I also took a couple into the lodge at night and worked on them there. It was to hot to do the big ones in the car but I did finish some doll quilts.

Two are Jo Morton Club quilts and the other two are duplicates of ones I have made for swaps. I have had to change them a little because I ran out of the original fabric.

I will have more tomorrow. There is just to much for one post.

BTW Jonathan ran his first high school CC meet. He placed 4th in JV and qualified for Varsity next meet. They have been having him at a slower pace since he couldn't run for 6 weeks or so this summer. It seems that everything is going good for him. I just love to watch him run!!
BTW

Darn we had to come home!

2009-08-28T17:51:00.006-04:00

All good vacations have to end. If we didn't have dogs we probably wouldn't have come home.
We had a wonderful time. Traveled through WI. MN, SD,WY, ID, MT, CO, IA, NE, & IL. John only has 2 states he hasn't been to yet. I hadn't been to most of the ones we were in. We saw cows, horses, buffalo, coyote, elk, deer & antelope. This is one of my favorite pictures.

The only bad part of the trip was it got cold. It was hard for me riding the bike all bundled up. I wasn't as comfortable. On the morning we were packing up to leave there was ice on the windshield on the bike. It was supposed to get down to 27. There was snow on some of the mountains as we were driving out.

We would like to go back again next year. Combine it with Utah. We will have to see.

Off to Yellowstone

2009-08-11T21:55:00.002-04:00

Well we left this morning for Yellowstone. We made it as far as Sioux Falls SD. It was a very uneventful ride so far. I got some books on tape and John really interested it one. It sure made the time go fast.

Tomorrow we should hit Mt. Rushmore.

Super Give Away

2009-07-30T23:19:00.001-04:00

What I wouldn't do with this one. Rachael has a really nice gift that any quilter would love to have. Check it out here

Lookin Up

2009-07-29T13:18:00.001-04:00

Everything is getting better!! I am breathing much better. I figured out a trigger and tested it today. Sure enough that is what is was. Now I have to stay away from it.

Jonathan went for his check up and they are letting him start running again. He has to stay at 3 miles for now.

Chloe went to have her eyes checked and things look good. They do not think they will have to do any more adjusting. Now she just has to get her stitches out of her finger.

Amy is still in her cast but she sure can get around in it. I sometimes she accidentally hits her sisters with it. Katie says it hurts when she does it. LOL.

Now maybe I can get some pictures posted of quilting. I have done a little. But I am so far behind.

So far behind!!

2009-07-25T11:35:00.004-04:00

I am just so far behind with everything. This is the pits!! Still having trouble breathing. I went back to the Dr. Thursday and another antibiotic and a new allergy medicine. I keep hoping it is working. I was better yesterday and got my mini quilt finished and mailed. I have missed a bag class, a backpack class, and 2 of my Crazy Compass classes. The crazy compass is an embroidery in the hoop quilt. Each class has 4 blocks that take some time to sew out.

I think I found one of my triggers that makes my breathing worse. I will stay away from it for awhile and see.

I guess we are still having problems. Chloe is doing really good with her eyes. She was almost ready to get back into the pool. BUT, she got her finger caught in the door and broke her pinky. Not only broke it but had to have 11 stitches!! We took Isaac over yesterday so he could sign Amy's cast and see Chloe's finger. Isaac said Amy walked like a penguin. She waddles.

Cindy said when we left to be careful walking out. Their house has been very hazardous lately.

Yesterday they put( DSIL) Wes's father in ICU. He has been in the hospital for about a month but he got worse yesterday. They have some big decisions to make today. Since we are closer to the hospital and easier for the kids they will be here for awhile.

Shot in the Behind

2009-07-16T16:54:00.006-04:00

I went to the Dr. Monday and he gave me a shot. I feel so much better. I can breath again.

Chloe had her surgery and they think things went well. She has to go back in 2 weeks for a check. She hasn't wanted to open her eyes very much. They are swollen and sore. But yesterday she started doing better. Now her little sister that is another story.

Amy was playing on the trampoline Tuesday and broke her leg. They put it in a cast Wed. It goes from above her knee down. Poor thing has to have it for 8 weeks. She will have to start kindergarten with it. They did make it so she could walk with it. I feel so bad for her. What a way to start school.

They have it wrapped in an ace bandage till it dries. She wanted to stop by and show us on her way home. She said it felt better after they put the cast on. Today she probably doesn't say that. It is a real pretty shade of blue.

Now I have 2 grandkids that are not doing much for the rest of the summer. What a bummer!!!

Chloe

2009-07-13T09:36:00.007-04:00

Today Chloe has her eye operation. They are going to adjust the muscles in her eyes so the eyes will be level. They said this will help with her head tilt. Reading will be much better for her. I talked to her this morning and she sounded scared to death.

Doesn't she have a pretty smile?

Yesterday was Jonathan's 15th birthday. He wanted a sling shot. That should keep him entertained for about a week. He isn't doing to bad but I know he has a lot of energy that he can't work off.

Today is also back to the Dr. for me. My breathing is a little better but I sure don't feel good and I have no energy what so ever. I do good in the morning but am pooped by noon. I got to get better by this weekend. We are supposed to go with 7 other couples to Frankenmuth . I don't want to be a party pooper.

Beautiful Givaway

2009-07-10T15:20:00.004-04:00

Amy at Kati Cupcake has a kit to give away. Isn't it so pretty??? Perfect for summer!

A Quilt Kit, with Amy Butler Fabric in it! This is Porch Pots by Quilt Soup, and you could be the winner of this lovely kit. It measures 60" x 68 1/4".

Visit her blog and leave a comment, make sure to let her know that I sent you her way. I'm not sure when the give away will happen, she doesn't have a date on it right now.

And I found another one. This one is super nice too. I sure would like to win one of these someday.
Go here.

Suzanne has this pretty summer bag. I love the colors. Wouldn't it be fun to carry? Check out here blog.

It's better!

2009-07-08T10:25:00.002-04:00

Jonathan is home and feeling good. He can't do any physical exercise till he goes back to Cleveland Clinic for a stress test. It should be in about 4 to 6 weeks. They did say he could golf. We had just got him a couple lessons. Now he can practice golf.

I am laying very low today. My breathing is still not up to par. I figure lay around and do nothing in the air conditioning might help.

During all this stuff with Jonathan my older son's dog feel off the bed and caught his leg in between matteress and frame. Buster pulled his leg out of the socket and twisted it. The Vet tried to put it back but it did not stay. They don't have the money it would take to fix it so they had to put him to sleep. I am sure it is a sad day over at their house today. He was nine years old.

Back to Normal I hope!

2009-07-06T22:33:00.002-04:00

It has been a very hectic couple weeks but I think everything will settle down now.

It started on June 24 when I said we would take care of my DS's 4 girls. They wanted to get away to celebrate their 20th anniversary. So since I had the girls I thought I should have my DD's son too. What is one more? Well actually 2 more because Sara came to help. If we went anywhere we had to go in 2 cars and she can drive. It was really nice to have her help.

They stayed from Wed to Sunday night. It was alot of fun and they were all so good. But it was nice when they left.

Monday my DH passed a small kidney stone and I started coming down with broncitus. I am now on strong antiboitics, inhaler, predisone. YUCK

Wed afternoon DD's other son Jonathan started complaining of chest pains. She called and said they were bringing him down to have him checked out. Isaac and Sara came here while they took Jonathan to the emergycy room.

They gave him all kinds of tests and all came back normal but one. His heart enzymes were too high. They wanted him at the Heart Center for observation and more tests. They tested and tested and could not find out why is enzymes were so high.

Friday around noon they transferred him to Cleveland Clinic. We took Sara to her house to get clothes for the family then headed to Cleveland. That was a 5 hour plus ride there and 5 back. We just stayed long enough to see him settle in and so Isaac could see what was happening. We brought Sara and Isaac back home with us.

We got in at 2 am but they were still setting off fireworks in the neighborhood. Cassie our dog is scared of loud noises. Things finally settled down around 3. BUT our new neighbor decided to trim his bushes with a noisy electric hedge trimmer at 7 am. It was all I could do not to yell at him. We couldn't go back to sleep and we were dead tired. We sure did sleep Sat night though. The 4th is just a blur.

Sunday we go to church. It is a 45 min drive. We just get there and our DD calls and tells us that one of Jonathans tests got lost. Our hospital sent it overnight to Cleveland but sent it general delivery. No one could find it. Would we go back home, get a copy and bring it to them. So DH drops us off at Church goes back home to the hospital and comes and picks us up. Isaac doesn't want the long car ride so he stays with his cousins. Sara comes with us and decides to stay with Jonathan in Cleveland. He was starting to feel better and was getting very restless.

Today they did an intensive MRI and found that his heart is perfect there is not any damage. They think it was just a virus that attacked the sac in the back of his heart. He should be fine. His enzymes were so high 9.? (.1 is normal) that in an adult body the heart was have stopped. But it is different in kids. Plus he is in great shape and very healthy. He should be able to go back to sports in 4 to 6 weeks.

Now all we have to worry about is DGD Chloe is having an eye operation next Monday. They say it is minor but it is still scary.

It has not been a very good summer so far.

Broken Tooth

2009-06-16T22:45:00.002-04:00

Saturday night I was eating supper and one of my back teeth broke in half. I have had some problems with it since my TMJ. When the fixed that my tooth did not line up right. Luckily the dentist filled it and it fits much better. I will know more when the soreness is gone.

I went to a Dear Jane meeting tonight. I will be starting this next month. Like I really need another project. This one will be using patterns that Penny Haren designed. They are supposed to be easier. I sure hope so. The paper said that with her method she saved 23 pieces on one block. I will let you know my progress. I sure hope I can keep up with it.

New Toy

2009-06-15T21:03:00.002-04:00

We have a new toy. DH went out and bought a new motorcycle. This one is much bigger than his other one. It is also much more comfortable for me. We rode about 300 miles this weekend. It will be much more comfortable when we go to Yellowstone in August. We will still trailer it out there. I am not riding that far!!

Graduation!

2009-06-12T21:21:00.005-04:00

Tonight our oldest granddaughter graduated from High School. I can't believe she is old enough. Haylie is all grown up!!
I found some more give aways. Joanne is one you can find here. She also has some good prices on long arm quilting. I am going to give her a try when I get my next one done.

Through Joanne's blog I found this nice give away Tonya blog is here. Check her out too.

Nice Give Away

2009-06-11T20:39:00.004-04:00

Ranette is a giving away for Honey Buns over here.
They are so much fun to work with. I hope I win.

Boy I screwed up!

2009-06-02T21:58:00.003-04:00

My friend has asked me several times if I wanted to take classes from Sue Nichels. Tonight Sue was at our local guild meeting and brought some of her quilts. I should have taken the classes. I really wish I had taken the raw edge applique.

Her quilts were fabulous and I can not believe she quilts them on her home sewing machine. I wish I was that good. Next time I get asked to take a class I will.

DQS6 Received

2009-05-23T16:31:00.004-04:00

Well Barbie received my quilt and loves it. I was really worried about this one. But she really liked it.

I also received my quilt from Doe Agers. She doesn't have a blog. I loved mine too. She did a beautiful job on the flowers. I wish I could do that good of work. But I am learning more and more. I might get there someday.

Baton Recital

2009-05-19T21:56:00.008-04:00

Katie and Chloe had their baton program tonight. They did a really good job. I don't think Katie stopped smiling all night long.

Chloe & Katie

They don't know yet that I used my camera and taped them doing their routines. They will be so happy.

Sew Day

2009-05-17T23:17:00.005-04:00

Yesterday some of my internet friends got together for a sew day. They are all from "Quilting in Indiana". We did not get alot done. Just talk, laugh, talk and laugh some more.

Amanda, Susan, me, Joni and Kathleen

Karen came too but left before we got our picture taken. When we did decide to sew a little bit we worked on bags to carry quilts or our stuff to take on retreat. I did not get mine done. Just have a little more to do.

It sure was fun to meet new friends. We will get together again in July.

Back from retreat

2009-05-06T22:37:00.002-04:00

Retreat was great!! I meet alot of new friends. I only knew 2 people that was going to be there. Everyone was so nice and sure had lots of laughs. The only thing was I ripped out more than I sewed. For some reason EVERYTHING I did was wrong and had to be redone. I know I am not a perfect quilter but this was ridiculous. I have never been that bad. It took me till Saturday to be back in a rhythm. I did get one quilt finished and ready to go to the LA. I will post pictures after I take some.

Finished a UFO

2009-04-26T23:04:00.005-04:00

I finally finished my Row by Row. It was a mystery row of the month I started in 2007. Part of the deal was the LQS would also quilt it for free when it was finished. So it has been done and quilted waiting on binding for over a year. I am sooo bad. I hate doing binding. I am glad it is done though because I really like it. I think I will keep this one for myself.

I really tried to do it in all Thimbleberries fabric but just couldn't handle it. I had to add some brighter colors to it.

Now I am working on 2 doll quilts. They need to be done this week. They should be. Cross your fingers.

Look what was in the mail

2009-04-18T21:43:00.007-04:00

The mail was wonderful today. Alexis sent my doll quilt from About.com. It represents spring and it is beautiful!!! She did an excellent job. I love the colors. Thank You Alexis

Also I got these in the mail from some of my swappers in the doll swap. I do not know whose idea it was but I sure do like them.

These are 3 1/2 squares. They will make up a really nice little quilt. Last round they sent me nine patches and I ended up with over 80.

And there was not any bills!!! What more could you ask for.

Now I have to get 2 doll quilts finished and mailed. I have been working on them. One is giving me a hard time.

You know you are a redneck when.........

2009-04-17T20:41:00.003-04:00

The dog helps with the dishes!!

We had Easter at our nephew's house. Greg and Karmen really get into Easter. They hide about 600 eggs in their woods. The kids just love it.

They were very disappointed my oldest son's family could not make it. They are the ones with the 6 girls.

Their dog Roxie decided to help with the dishes. It was a riot to see her.

I WON AGAIN

2009-03-26T20:30:00.005-04:00

I am on a roll. I went to one of my LQSs and they were having a special day. There was a lady having a pampered chef party so there was good food. They were also giving away door prizes. And I won a quilt book. It has some interesting patterns that I would really like to try.

It has one very interesting block I want to try. It is made with flying geese.

I am leaving tomorrow for a quilting retreat. I am getting very nervous. I haven't been away from home by myself in about 30 years. Plus I really don't know anyone. I meet one lady on a Saturday sew day. I did like her very much. Another lady that is supposed to be there I know from some Thimbleberries meetings. She is very nice too but I can never remember her name. We never really introduced each other at the meetings. But I know everyone has a common interest in quilting. So it has to be fun.

DH will be staying home with the dogs. I thought he might go someplace on his bike. The weather is too iffy.

I WON!!

2009-03-24T23:13:00.003-04:00

Every shop in the Shop Hop I went on had door prizes worth $75.00. I won!! I was very pleased with my basket.

The basket came from "Quilts and Gifts" and she put a magazine in with their name on it. There was also 2 patterns, Thangles, 4 fqs, an emory board, a bottle of Best Press and 2 charm packs.
I was quite impressed. And for once I didn't over spend. I only bought what I needed to finish some projects.

2009-03-18T09:16:00.002-04:00

You need to check out Joanne's Stimulus Package. She is in my Quilting in Indiana group. If you sign up please tell her I sent you.

2009-03-18T09:04:00.001-04:00

Ginnys Quilts is having a birthday give away. Some really nice things everyone would love to win. Go over and wish her a Happy Birthday.

#44

2009-03-13T01:40:00.003-04:00

Today is our 44th wedding anniversary. I can not believe it's been that long. Seems like yesterday. I guess we will celebrate tomorrow. He gets home from Myrtle Beach then.

I guess he had beautiful weather. In the 80s everyday but today and it was in the 60s. Poor thing. It was 22 this morning when I got up to take Sara to her Dr. appointment.

It was easier for her to come spend the night so she could get an early appointment. She didn't miss so much school then. Only one period. They live 45 minutes away.

I did get some sewing done this week. Not as much as I wanted but I was pretty busy. The time went really fast. I should get more done tomorrow before he gets home.

Time with Jonathan

2009-03-09T02:54:00.004-04:00

Today after church Jonathan came home with me. Everyone else had something to do before they came down so it was just the 2 of us.

We went to get a phillysteak sandwich for lunch. It is one of his favorite sandwiches. I really enjoyed my time with him. He came in second yesterday at his wrestling invitational. He lost in overtime. He told me it was a good thing I wasn't there because it would have been hard for me to see him go into overtime. He knows I get a little excited. LOL

Since DH is gone Jonathan thought he would be like Grandpa.

This picture is just like the one I took of DH several months ago.

I guess he didn't want me to miss DH too much.

Tomorrow I have to sew. I am way behind.

Shop Hop

2009-03-06T23:20:00.002-05:00

I went on part of the Shop Hop today all by myself. My quilting buddies pooped out on me. I didn't buy much. I got a fq, fabric for another border on a Saturday Sampler. This will make it king size. That is if I ever get it done. Then I bought some homespuns on sale for 50% off to make another raggy shaggy. I only have 2 more shops to do then I will be done.

DH left this morning for Myrtle Beach. He said the weather was wonderful. He will be gone for a whole week. Right now that sounds wonderful, but in a few days I will be very lonely. The dogs are already missing him. They haven't hardly moved all evening.

Great Discussion

2009-03-04T22:05:00.004-05:00

Over on my doll swap thread we had a discussion on what you consider an art quilt. When I have signed up for swaps I have always said I did not want "artsy quilts". Someone on the thread asked what we considered "artsy". The answers really surprised me. I do like most art quilts. The only ones I do not like are the abstract ones. I love the other art quilts like the one Marianne sent me. I have to reword my preferences.

Most of the swappers felt the same way as I did and have changed their preferences.

Things have sure been busy around here.

Sunday all the kids were here. DH made prime rib in the weber kettle. That usually brings in everyone. All but 2 were here. It is fun to have all the grandkids get together. They have so much fun together. But it sure get loud!!!

Monday and Tuesday Jonathan had wrestling matches. They were both good matches and he won. He has one tomorrow night too. It will be longer since it will be against 3 schools. I sure do enjoy watching him wrestle. Our youngest son Jeff was a wrestler in high school and he was fun to watch too.

Tonight we had dinner with friends from DH's golf outing. He is leaving Friday for Myrtle Beach. We took his bags over because one of the guys is driving. He takes the bags for everyone that is flying. That way they know they won't get lost. It sure was fun to sit and visit.

Maybe with him gone for a week I will get some sewing done. Wouldn't that be nice!!!

Doll Swap

2009-02-23T21:46:00.003-05:00

I posted another doll swap round over at about@com. Anyone interested come on over. We are up to 22 already.

New Give Away

2009-02-21T16:03:00.002-05:00

The neatest new give away that I would LOVE to have. It is for a OTTLITE. Go to
Quilting on a Budget and sign up.

Marianne's Quilt

2009-02-19T23:41:00.002-05:00

I got my doll quilt from Marianne a couple weeks ago but hadn't taken a picture. She is from The Netherlands and does beautiful work. I feel so lucky to get one of hers.

She made the bricks in the house herself. Didn't use brick fabric. I never would have thought of doing that. I learn so much from receiving these little quilts.

Isn't that clever. Thanks Marianne I love it.

Another Pin

2009-02-19T23:26:00.002-05:00

We went to see Jonathan wrestle again tonight. I was Jonathan's cross country coach that we used to drive 45 minutes each way to see him run for 6 to 7 minutes. Now we are driving to see him for 15 seconds. Melissa heard me and told Jonathan. He pinned his guy in 24 seconds tonight. Jonathan came up to us afterwards and told us we wanted to give us a little more for coming. LOL.

We started walking again. Last year we walked all winter long. Then some how we just sort of fell off. It was nice to pick it back up again. I think we felt so much better. We didn't go so far today because the wind was so strong. The wind chill was 0. But we did walk some.

I bought a new pair of walking shoes but after I got them home they did not feel quite right so I am taking them back.

More on my birthday

2009-02-17T23:33:00.005-05:00

I said I would post more about my birthday. I am a member of the yahoo group "Quilting in Indiana". I signed up to be in a birthday fat quarter exchange. Boy was that fun. It was so much fun to get the mail. The selection they sent was wonderful. I put down I liked red, blues, purple and brights. These are the ones I received.

During your birthday month Quilts & Gifts gives you a discount of 50% of your age. I went there and really had a ball. The neatest thing Moda just came out with is Turnovers. This is the first time I had ever seen them so naturally I had to buy some.

I just think they are so cute. Don't have any idea what I am going to do with them yet.

Today we picked Sara up from school and took her for her TMJ appointment. She got fitted for her appliance. She can't play her saxophone for awhile. It makes her muscles in her jaw really sore and then gives her headaches. Maybe this will help her. It sure has helped mine. We also did a little shopping then took her home.

Jonathan had another wrestling match. He called to say he pinned his guy in 15 seconds.

More later.

Happy Valentines Day

2009-02-14T21:42:00.005-05:00

Boy was I surprised! I had a quilting class today. When I got home my DH had made me a Valentine and got me a box of DeBrand's turtles. My favorite candy. He hasn't done anything like that for a long time. I really liked it. Not bad for being married for almost 44 years.

Our son and daughter in law called and asked us to go out to supper with them. Lyndsey agreed to watch the 4 little ones. It was really nice to go out with them and no kids. We actually got to talk. They came back to the house and sit and talked some more. Sometimes just adults is really fun too.

I had a really fun class. It was raw edge applique which I have not done very much of. It was fun till I started putting it all down and we were running out of time. When I feel rushed I get very nervous and overwhelmed. But I got it tacked down enough to get it home. Now I can play with it.

Some of the pieces are just laying there and not in place. I still have some stems and leaves to put in it. It was fun to do and I might try it again.

Old Friends

2009-02-13T09:29:00.004-05:00

Yesterday we made a trip back home. The father of one of John's best friends died so we went to the funeral home. John had not seen Ronnie in about 36 years. Needless to say everyone was very surprised to see us. It was funny Ronnie and John started talking like had been 2 weeks instead of 36 years.

We also visited with one of my best friends Sarah. It was great and wish I had more time.

Jonathan had his first wrestling match yesterday too. He was so excited. He called last Sunday to tell me it was a home meet. I knew then that he was pumped up and wanted us to be there. He did really good and pinned his guy.

My Birthday

2009-02-11T23:06:00.003-05:00

I have lots to tell you about my birthday. I will do it over several posts. I don't want you to go asleep reading.

I got a sewing cabinet. It is so nice. I am waiting for the insert to fit my machine. It will be nice to be able to sew flat instead of up hill.

Don't let this fool you. My sewing room is not this neat. I took everything out of the room and dumped it. Now I have to go back and put everything away. Man I hate doing that. I have too many projects out.

I would have put everything back already but came down with a nasty cold. I am just starting to feel better. We are going to be gone tomorrow so I guess Friday will be clean up day.

I am behind on my quilt in a bag I need to make for Dee. I plan on working on that Monday. My doll swap on about.com is over and I am taking a little time out before the starting the next one. Maybe I can get caught up on some projects.

If anyone is interested the next doll swap will be Spring Fling. We sure had some pretty quilts on the Winter Wonders swap. I am going to try to post some pictures. I should post in the next couple weeks.

More about my birthday tomorrow.

2009-02-07T21:26:00.005-05:00

Well I am back. I will catch you up some.

Lucas had his 10th birthday. He told me the other day that he is right in the middle of all the grandkids. There are 5 older and 5 younger. He had been telling us for a long time that he wants to be a hockey player. But he didn't know how to ice skate. I kept asking him how he could play hockey if he didn't know how to skate. I didn't care because he was going to be a hockey player. Jeff took him out right after Christmas to learn to skate and he is a natural. In order to be on any teams he has to take some lessons so they signed him up. He is on his way.

Isaac on the left, Lucas on the rightNext post I will fill you in on my birthday. It was on a Saturday and I stretched it out for a whole weekend. It was lots of fun.

Long time no posts

2009-02-07T09:04:00.002-05:00

It has been awhile since I posted. Time sure can get away from you. And I have lots of stuff to say. I will try to spread it out.

Rhonda at Quilting in Indiana is having a give away. You can go here and sign up for her pretty fat quarters. You will stand a good chance because I never win anything.

More later

We're back!

2009-01-25T23:09:00.005-05:00

We got back in yesterday. The weather was just getting really nice. Got a little sun.

Today is Haylie's 18th birthday and we wanted to go to her party. Otherwise we probably would have stayed in Florida a little longer. I wish I hadn't forgotten my camera because she looked so pretty. This picture was taken at Christmas.

It is amazing how fast they grow up!

I am sorry!

2009-01-20T22:54:00.002-05:00

I have to apologize to the people of Florida. I know that they will be glad when we leave. The temps are supposed to be back in the 70's Friday. That is the day we are leaving for home.

Just remember that we didn't plan on bringing the cold weather with us. We wanted warm weather too.

Warmer weather

2009-01-18T19:16:00.002-05:00

We are in Florida. This is a view from our room. The water is such a pretty color.

It is much warmer than IN. When we got here everyone was bundled up and frezing but it wasn't too bad for us. It rained today but tomorrow is supposed to be in the 60's and sunny.

Florida here we come

2009-01-14T10:14:00.004-05:00

We are leaving for Florida tomorrow after my Dr appointment for my ear. Gunk is coming out and I hope everything is OK. It doesn't hurt too much so it can't be to bad. Right?

I have been catching up on all my blocks. I made up my mind I was going to do my BOMs as soon as I got them. So far I am doing it, but it has only been 1 month. I got all my blocks done in the birthday swap too. I made blocks for Lisa, Laurie, & Tommie.

I hope they like them.
More Later.

Amy's Birthday

2009-01-13T23:41:00.003-05:00

We went to Tony's house to celebrate Amy's 5th birthday. She was so excited. She got lots of stuff for her Bitty Baby Susie.

Give Away

2009-01-10T18:40:00.001-05:00

I found this pretty little bag. I hope I win it or maybe you. Go here to enter.

Playing Catch up

2009-01-03T23:16:00.009-05:00

Now that the holidays are over it is time to get caught up. I am behind in several of my BOMs. I am in way to many for one thing.

I picked up my blocks from "Pieced Together" today and actually came home and made them. These are 2 of the same 9 inch blocks. I think it is going to be really pretty when it is done. Here is a picture of all of them so far.

Another one I got up to date is from "Quilt of Many Colors". They have 2 color ways and I am doing both. It is a mixture of different sized blocks. I can't make up my mind which color I like the best. They don't even look like the same blocks.

When I was making the last block on the green one I used some new pins my DH got me for Christmas. They are called fork pins.

They are made to use when matching up seams. They took me a little while to get used to them but I am starting to like them. I think they helped me make one of the best blocks I have ever made. I am going to keep watch to see if they have improved my stitching. I will keep you informed but I think they are pretty good.

Well time for bed. The Colts just lost. BooHoo.

Birthday Wishes

2008-12-31T11:53:00.005-05:00

I am late with birthday wishes. Dec 30 was Wes's. He is my DSIL.
I had to take a picture of him because all I had on my computer was him sleeping. That's what he does best at our house.
On Dec 31 was Cortney's birthday. She turned 14. It is amazing how fast they grow up.
Happy Birthday everybody.

They are home again

2008-12-23T20:41:00.002-05:00

The power came back on last night. DH got the well pump working and there was no busted pipes. One line had frozen but did not break. Everyone is happy again.

It was fun to have them around but we are glad the are in their own home for Christmas.

Ice & Cold

2008-12-21T22:40:00.005-05:00

We have lots of ice. The good thing is we have not lost power. The down side is my son's family does not have power. So we have 2 more adults, 6 kids, another dog (which our 2 dogs don't care for) and their cat is living with us. They said it may be Wednesday before they get power back. It really hasn't been too bad. Kind of fun to spend time with the grandkids. Karly is 2 and she is a riot. Definitely likes her Grandma. It is much harder on them than us. There house is only about 5 miles away so it is easy to run and get more clothes or toothbrushes, etc.

I just hope their pipes don't freeze. The wind chill is 28 below. That wouldn't be fun to go home to especially at Christmas.

Sara came home with us from church. She had plans to bake and to make candy with Grandpa. What is one more? They have been playing games and watching movies.

It sure makes it hard to finish up Christmas shopping. Plus I was making pillowcases. Maybe tomorrow I can sneak off to my sewing room without too many eyes following me.

A Special Friend

2008-12-18T20:39:00.015-05:00

Before I start on my story I have to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY ISAAC!!!! He turned 8 today. When I talked to him tonight he said he wanted to celebrate Christmas Day. That way he could have double presents.

Now I have mentioned I host a doll swap on about.com. We just started a new round the middle of November. I had a person named Amanda sign up. When she emailed me her name and address she said she was surprised to find someone else from IN and told me the town she was from. When I emailed her back I told her I grew up about 20 miles from where she lives.

Then she emailed me back and gave me a name and asked if I knew him. I went into shock because it was my husbands brother. After a couple more emails it turns out Amanda is best friends with my niece Becky. I had heard about her and she knew some things about my family.
Kathi on about.com had a secret Santa exchange and I got her name. I was so excited to get stuff for someone who I had a connection with. Sent my gift and she was real happy with it.

Today I got my package and it was from Amanda. We had each others names. Now how funny is that! My box weighed a ton and I couldn't figure out what she had in it. The post office lost money on that fre box. She had everything wrapped in pretty Christmas fabric.

Then put a pretty card on top. Super nice letter inside that made me laugh. She sounded like my niece when she explained her cooking.

There was a pretty musical snow globe.

There was another fabric wrapped present.

That turned into what made the package so heavy. I burst out laughing when I saw all my favorite goodies. I have already eaten a ton of Milky Ways! There are other candies that were in the bottom that did not show up in the picture. I gave my husband the Kit Kat.

There was a stack of fat quarters folded like trees. I want to take them apart slowly so I can figure out how to fold them myself. Thread Heaven, needle puller and a threader were there too.

So know I am thinking "Boy she really did so good. These are my favorite things." I am happy and very pleased. BUT she wasn't done yet. She was kind of sneaky!! Amanda has been reading my blog and knew I had seen Becky at our Thanksgiving dinner. So she emailed me asking about how it went and by the way what are the names and ages of my grandchildren that were in the picture I had posted. Innocent me told her about them.

Well she had my fooled. At the very bottom of my box was a doll quilt. I am not kidding. I started crying. She couldn't have given me anything more beautiful.

Isn't this just the greatest?

I have been wanting something with all their names but hadn't come up with a lay out because of having 11. She figured it out and I LOVE IT. My DH was running around saying where are we going to hang it. And by the way it was hand quilted. She did an awesome job.

Thank you Amanda for being such a wonderful friend. I have really enjoyed getting to know you.
Bonnie

Lots of Goodies

2008-12-11T21:08:00.004-05:00

I have lots of good stuff to show off.

I went to a serger class tonight and made a Christmas Stocking. I even finished it tonight. It was fun. I really need to use my machine more. I have some presents in mind that will get me to use it. If I get them done.

I also got a Secret Santa present in the mail from Michele. The reversible bag was soo cute. The scissors I will use while traveling. I like to do bindings and hand work while riding in the car. The fq are very pretty and I love the kisses. She did good!!! Thanks Michele

I went to the ear Dr. the he cleaned the packing out of the outer ear and said it was coming along pretty good. I still have to put drops in 2 times a day for a couple more weeks. I go back on Dec 23. I sure hope it took. Now I can wash my hair without a hassle.

I need to get my tree up and decorate some. I don't think I will do too much. I hate putting the tree up because of all the dust etc. I usually have an allergy attack. What I really need to do is start sewing. There is always tomorrow I guess.

2008-12-05T20:52:00.006-05:00

It was a big hit. Tracy got her quilt and she liked it. I was worried because it comes out wonky. The pattern is from Jo Morton's Club. It is hard to make a quilt for someone else. Thanks Tracy for you kind words.

I made another doll quilt. I decided to try my machine embroidery and practice machine quilting too. It turned out pretty good for my first time doing it this way.

Here is a picture of the embroidery. I hope it shows up.

Isaac came to spend the night. We are having the whole family Thanksgiving/Christmas tomorrow at my youngest son's house. He was playing around because we got Sandy a new dog bed.
She really likes it. But so does Isaac. He is not really asleep. Just goofing around.

More later.

ALQS Received

2008-11-29T18:19:00.004-05:00

I got my quilt from Becca. It is really pretty and her hand quilting is really good. I am trying to learn how to do it. Now I have a real good inspiration. Thanks Becca.

Thanksgiving was good. I sure was loud here. All 11 grandkids were here at the same time so Melissa took a picture. It is hard to do that many people at once.

Jeff and Becky flew to Phoenix Friday so we have their 2 kids Lucas and Cortney for the weekend. After we take them to school on Monday we are free again. Yeah. They haven't been bad at all. It is just out of our routine. I am just glad I have 2 computers, a game cube and a telephone!!

I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Now to get ready for Christmas.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

2008-11-27T09:36:00.002-05:00

I know for some of us it hasn't been the greatest year. We still have tons of things to be thankful for. We are all truly blessed.

The kids are coming over later in the day. With kids and grandkids we will have 19. Unless a couple boyfriends come but haven't heard of any yet. The big group of all aunts, uncles , nieces and nephews will be Dec 6 or 7 at my youngest son's house. It combines both Thanksgiving and Christmas.

For an ear update. My stitches are out. The only restriction is I can not get water in it. I have to put drops in it twice a day for 2 weeks. The drops are supposed to dissolve the packing. I will see the Dr in 2 weeks. All in all it hasn't been to bad.

Have a Happy Holiday!!

Busy Weekend

2008-11-24T10:58:00.007-05:00

I had a really good weekend. I haven't been out much since my ear. Which is doing good by the way. Stitches will come out Tuesday.

I started out by going with my 2 friends to The Creative Stitch in North Manchester. It was Jo Morton Saturday. Christine had a tea just like they had way back. Her and her family are into reenactments of the civil war. It is really quite interesting to hear her talk. She had her son Jonathan come in and give a first person talk about Willie Johnston who was the youngest person to ever receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. We had pound cake and tea. Chris said they would serve pound cake only if they had saved enough butter and sugar. She also said their tea came in bricks. We got our new patterns and will meet again in 2 months.

Saturday night Tony and Cindy came over for supper. They brought 4 of the girls with them. Chloe came later. I think Haylie was on a date. They usually don't come over unless everyone is here. This gave us so time to just visit with just them.
Tony and John planned out a wishful motorcycle trip out west. John is ready to go anytime but Tony would have alot more trouble going between money and time off. It sure would be fun for them to do it though.

Sunday we brought the 3 kids home with us from church. Melissa and Wes had a meeting and they came later. It is fun to have them sometimes when their parents aren't here. After lunch Jonathan and Grandpa fell asleep watching football, Sara went in to watch TV. Later she baked big Amish cookies. Isaac wanted to sew some more on his quilt. He could finally see some progress and he was really having fun.

He was singing and having a ball. I told him that he should name is quilt "Joy to the World" because that was what he was singing. But he didn't like that. He wants to name it "Isaac's First Quilt". He got all his blocks done. I told him I would square them up and next time he could start sewing it together.

After I had had enough Isaac was still in fabric mode. He started going through my stash picking out fabrics he wanted for an eye spy quilt and to see what he could find for the back of his quilt. He loves going in there and nose around. But it keeps him occupied.

I was tired by the time they all left Sunday evening but it really was a fun weekend.

Ear Surgery

2008-11-16T20:30:00.005-05:00

I had the hole in my eardrum fixed Friday. It wasn't to bad. Dr. said he did a little extra to try to make sure it worked this time. I had tried a paper patch before but it did not work. This time they cut me behind my ear and laid my ear open. I put if off for a long time because it was a little scary. But it wasn't bad. My ear started bleeding though Friday night. The Dr. on call said to change the bandage it would be OK. Well a bandage only lasted about 2 hours.

Saturday morning we were in the emergycey room for 3 1/2 hours. They ended up having to cauterize a corner of a flap the Dr. used in fixing the eardrum. The Dr. said it should not have any affect on the original surgery. I sure hope not.

Today it is just sore. I sure hope it works this time.

I finished 2 birthday blocks but didn't get them in the mail. I am running late as usual. This week I am going to get caught up with all the little projects. I have way to many BOMs. It is really hard to keep up with them.

This is Stacy's block. I really liked the purple.

This is Peggy's block. I thought it looked like a pretty butterfly. I hope they like them.

It is snowing tonight. I like to watch it snow. It is sticking to things but not staying on the ground.
It is nice when it starts but after a couple months you can't stand it anymore.

Well off to watch some TV and fall asleep again.

Karly's Birthday

2008-11-13T21:35:00.009-05:00

This is Sandy. She likes to sit in my flower garden. Sandy and her sister Cassie knock down my fence. Right there in the corner is where all the kids in the neighborhood run by. Sitting in the sun is nice too. Sandy is really starting to show her age. We think she must be around 10.

I found a give away. Dana at Old Red Barn is giving away 3 quilts. I would love to win one. But I know I won't.

Today is Karly's birthday. She is 2. She loves babies.

I finished my ALQS quilt and mailed it off. I also sent my quilt in a bag off to Dee in Austrailia. She will make me a quilt and send it back. I told her to relax I am not picky. It should be fun. Here is the fabrics I sent.It will be interesting to see what she comes up with.

Not the day I thought

2008-11-09T21:11:00.005-05:00

I have had a rough day. I thought I would get my ALQS done. All I need to do is put on the binding. I wanted to mail it tomorrow. But it never happened. I will finish it tomorrow.

What happened instead. My son-in-law wanted me to make numbers to put on wrestling uniforms so he could keep tabs on them. I wasn't sure how to do it because when I started I did'nt have the uniforms. So I made labels. He said he wanted a set from 1 - 20 and I made them Saturday. This morning at church he said he needed more. Another set of 1-9, 1-15, and 1-13.
I finally got them done. They came over after church and helped turn them right side out. But he also wanted me to sew them on. Over all I had over 8 hours making these little devils. I am tired!! But everyone is happy.

Tomorrow I have to pick out my colors for the Mini Quilt in a Bag. I had them picked out but I changed my mind. I am waiting for Dee to contact me with her email. I am a little nervous about doing it but it should be interesting.
Well I am off. I have a real busy day tomorrow. I think I will go soak in the tub for now.

Doll Quilt

2008-11-05T22:15:00.007-05:00

I got my doll quilt from the swap at about.com. Penny in Utah made it. I have admired her quilts ever since I joined the swap. I am really glad I have one from her. Thanks Penny.

Isn't it pretty?

I could have had my ALQS quilt done by now but the weather has just been so nice. My husband and I took off on his motorcycle instead. Yesterday we went south, today we went north. It was so nice riding. He really likes me to ride with him but sometimes it is nice for him to go and I stay home and sew.
When we got home I lost him. I looked everywhere and couldn't figure out where he went. I finally found him.

It was really hard to see him. He was sound asleep. Don't pay any attention to the messy house. We haven't had time to pick up. (Sounds good doesn't it?)

We went out for supper with friends. It was so much fun to just sit and talk after we ate. I think that is one of the hard things to get used to when you retire is not seeing other people. Ron and Sandy just retired about 6 months ago. I can't believe my husband has been retired for almost 2 years now. It has been about 18 months for me. The time sure goes fast.
Well have a good evening.

Trick or Treat

2008-10-31T20:31:00.016-04:00

My grandson Isaac is 8 and has never been Trick or Treating. They live out in the country and just never was a thing for them. His older brother and sister have only done it a couple times. Anyway he was coming in to spend the night and I asked if he wanted to go with his cousins. He was thrilled. This is our future President Isaac.

He meet the some of the other grandkids. Karly did not want to be a cow.
This is before she is a cow.This is while she is getting to be a cow.

She still wasn't to happy till she realized she got candy.
Chloe was a baby.

Amy was a dice.

And so was her sister Katie. They are quite a pair.

They are all ready to go.

You had to follow a path through a graveyard to get to these people's backyard. Katie was terrified. The guy in black is real the one in red is not. They really had a nice setup. The guy in black took his mask off so Katie could see who he was.

Back to Grandma's house to look at his loot. He really enjoyed himself.

Now I have to go sew about 15 tumbling blocks before my class tomorrow. I sure don't feel like doing it. I am tired!!
These are what I have done so far. The block on the right is for my BOM that I have to have turn in tomorrow.
Back to work.

Doll Quilt Done

2008-10-29T21:27:00.003-04:00

I am in a doll swap on about.com. I just got mine mailed to a swapper in Green Bay WI. I named mine "Butterscotch Ripple". I did not like it at first but kept sewing along. After awhile it grew on me and by the time the border was on I really liked it.

Now I have to finish my ALQS and get it into the mail. It will be completely different.

I'm Back

2008-10-25T00:03:00.004-04:00

It has been awhile since I last posted but seems like yesterday. Time sure gets away from you.

Last time I posted was after the shop hop. DH and I finished the hop on Saturday on our way to Myrtle Beach. We stayed in a really nice condo that was about a mile from the beach. The weather was sunny and in the 80's everyday except one.

The day it rained we drove to a couple quilt shops. It is very interesting the quilts and fabric there compared to here. We are talking about going down for a month this winter and if we do I know I will enjoy visiting their shops.

We got home late Sunday night. All was well with the dogs and house. My daughter and grandkids took very good care of everything.

My LQS called and said I won 2 prizes on the shop hop. That made me very happy. One shop had a jar of candy corn and you had to guess how many were in the jar.

I guessed 356 and there were 357. I just grabbed a number. Did not even look at the jar. I got the jar, candy and a $25.00 gift certificate. That was nice. DH went out and got some peanuts.

I also won a chicken pattern and 5 batik fat quarters from another shop. It was soooo much fun to win something. My GF won something too but didn't like it very much.

The rest of the week I made my doll quilt for the swap on About.com. It has to be mailed by October 31. I did not want to be late because I am the hostess and that wouldn't look very good. It is almost done. I will post a picture tomorrow.

A fabulous quilt...

2008-10-15T21:59:00.000-04:00

Elizabeth at Pigtails and Snails is giving away the most gorgeous and fresh quilt, check it out by click on the button at the right!

Shop Hop Day

2008-10-10T23:20:00.002-04:00

I went shop hopping with 2 friends today. We had a really good time. There is a total of 9 shops in the hop. We went to 4 of them.Found a couple new shops that are really nice. Came home and hubby took me to 2 more. We went on the motorcycle because it was such a pretty day. I like riding in the fall.
Tomorrow we will hit the other 3 shops as we head out to Myrtle Beach. They are sort of on our way.
It sure would be nice to win the grand prize. A $50.00 gift certificate from each shop. That would be heaven!!!

A Good Day

2008-10-08T23:03:00.004-04:00

Yesterday I cleaned my sewing room so today I could sew!! It is much better to sew in a clean room. I know it doesn't stay that way very long. I just had to many projects out.

So I made 2 birthday blocks for a swap on about.com. This one is for Becca. I think it really turned out pretty.

This one is for Faye. She wanted a pastel basket on point.

It feels good to get them off into the mail. They were supposed to be for September. Just a little late.
I also finished quilting and sewing the binding on a mini I started last year. We are getting ready to go to Myrtle Beach on Saturday. I plan on taking some stuff to work on riding in the car. I am sewing the binding on a couple other quilts tomorrow.

Race Day!!

2008-10-04T21:19:00.006-04:00

Today we went to see our grandson Jonathan run his cross country meet. He raced in a BIG invitational in Portage MI. We drove 2 hours there and back to see him race for 8:42 minutes. Only saw him at beginning, 2 times middle and at the end. He came in 8th place out of around 500 middle school boys. He did great!!! He has had a tough year because he is in a growing spurt and it is hard on his muscles. He just loves to run and I love to watch him.

This is Grandpa and our granddaughter Sara before the meet.

After the race we stopped on the way home in Shipshewana for a late lunch. It was an Amish style restaurant. They have quilts decorating their walls. One kept calling to me so I took it's picture. I will try to make one like it myself if I can figure out the easiest way to do it.
Isn't it pretty? It was all hand quilted. I just love the colors.

I also stopped at a LQS while there and picked up a few 30's prints. Mostly for borders and backgrounds.

All in all it was a good day!!

My First Post

2008-10-02T21:19:00.004-04:00

Yeah this is exciting. I have been working on my blog for about a month. Finally I have the courage to post.

I finished up my Shop Hop today. It was just a little one with 6 shops. I bought some Moda "For a Challenge" fabric.

It is so pretty. Don't know what I will do with it yet. It will probably be cut in large squares so I don't lose the birds.
I turned in my finished BOM so I could get my new ones. This was the first month. I couldn't decide on which color option so I did both.