UFO Before pic

This is for the PICK 4 UFO Finishing project on Quilt Studio

Grown-Up Fun

DH's Birthday Wish: For both of us to go to Dave N Busters for playtime! We enjoyed awesome Ceasar's Salads and hit the midway for the carnival games. Best carnival I've been to without getting dirty! I'd never been there before and was pleasantly surprised. Skeeball is one of my favorite's, that machine kept spewing tickets, we just couldn't resist. We ended up seeking out a little girl who was playing games with her Daddy...and gave her our 89 tickets. Hope she had a great day too. (89 tickets will buy you 8 rubber erasers or 8 gummy octopuses...um, NO!)

Draw a Pig!

Ok, so I took the bait. Great exercise at drawing with a mouse. Whole thing just made me smile. Who cares if the answers fit, I just love reading some one else's opinion. Guess that's why I'm spending so much time reading blogs!

See my Pig!

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Try your hand at it! Draw a Pig

Draw a Pig!

Ok, so I took the bait. Great exercise at drawing with a mouse. Whole thing just made me smile. Who cares if the answers fit, I just love reading some one else's opinion. Guess that's why I'm spending so much time reading blogs!

See my Pig!

Click here to view my test results.

Try your hand at it! Draw a Pig

To Border or Not To Border...HELP!

This is a kit called BippetyBop that I purchased from The Glass Thimble while living near Columbus, Ohio. The kit was cut short and in order to do the first inner border, I had to add a fabric (the dark multi-colored fabric). This was the first pieced border I've ever done.

The pattern then called for a single color 2.5" border (of which there was NO fabric for) so I was going to punt and use the rest of the pieces leftover. I don't think I like this outer border period, and think I'll just bind in the dark multi-color and be done with it.

What is your idea?

(I don't have enough of the dark to do a full 2nd border, but do have enough for binding if I'm careful.)

Barbara's Box

You seriously need to look at this link. Barbara from Sweden is one clever girl. I think I'll make one this very weekend. Anyone have any idea of the thickness 1000g of cardboard is? Cereal box? Fluted box? Hmmm!


Barbara's Blog about life and quilts: Instructions on how to make a box

Thanks Barbara for the complete instructions and great photos of your work...keep creating!!!! I'm at your mercy!!!!

You Passed 8th Grade Math

Congratulations, you got 8/10 correct!

Could You Pass 8th Grade Math?

I've snagged this quiz from someone, and I'll be danged if I can find out who it was...SORRY!

Math was a breeze (during regular schooling anywho) and Geometry I could have done with my eyes closed. I've always wondered if that's why I love to quilt!

I guess I've gotten a bit rusty, I struggled thru almost all the problems. Either I'm rusty or tired, after all it IS only 6:30am!

OH my Goodness!

If I show you MINE, will you show me YOURS?

When I moved this last time, I packed 30 boxes sized 16x13x13 just with my fabric and accessories. DH set up the hall closet just outside my sewing room for it's storage. I have a closet inside the sewing room filled with "stuff" to the brim. Guess I'm going to have to start sewing again sometime soon to deal with this stash! 8^)

Habit Forming

Front

Back

This is a long thought over craft that I have finally gotten off the ground. Well, sort of anyway. This is my first practice piece using recycled wools that I had purchased at Goodwill and had shown several entries ago. I have never even seen anyone rug hooking, so I am pretty much all on my own here. I take that back, I did watch my Grandmother hook masterful pieces of art, but I had to have been 5 years old, possibly less!

I've looked and looked for wool rughooking blogs but have come up almost bone dry!

Next I will purchase a proper frame (I'm using an ash quilting hoop presently.) and some better wool. I think many of my complications have come from a loose weave. My first project will be a small rug about 24 x 30 for in front of the back slider door. I will put our "monogram" on it.

YIPEE-YAHOOEEEEEE

I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, 200, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it, I did it!

And I'm in it for MORE, MORE, MORE!

22.5 lost since Jan 1, 2006, 50 to go!

I wait like a child on Christmas morn waiting for Quilter's Lounge to "open" to post our weekly weight loss figures. I have passed a milestone and have lost (never to be found again) 20 pounds in the last 9 weeks.

The Quilter's Lounge is a great support group, give us a read sometime!

Another ONE bites the dust!

Yeah baby!

I've lost a whopping 19 pounds since January 1 and I am thrilled to pieces!

I have struggled with my weight for 30 years, never really finding a "good enough" reason to stop the 3-5 pound/year weight gain. A year ago, October 2004 I married the best reason ever. Now I NEED to be fit and healthy, I want to spend most time possible with this guy! He's in this quest with me, making it ever-so-simple. Who knew it could be this easy, not to mention fun?! It's all about food journalling and healthy eating, no fads, no going without, learning how to make better choices within limits.

Army Reserves

Anyone who has been related in any way to a prospective recruit will share the twang of my heartstrings. My youngest daughter-19yo is preparing to sign-on with the Army Reserves.

Above all, I am proud of her decision. Right next to that is the mixed feelings I have about all the rest that goes along with said decision. Nothing more needs to be said, does it?

Please keep her in her thoughts.

Do I only photograph quilt tops?

Gotta laugh! I am such a procrastinator, I only manage to snap a photo while a quilt is in the "top only" catagory. I'm always sewing the binding on, and attaching the label just before running out the door for it's presentation. Am I alone?

This baby quilt was done for a friend's newest arrival near Houston, TX. Never met the gal, but did business with her every day for a couple of years solely on the telephone. What a captive audience we were for each other, and being in the same business we shared even that in common.

(No, I have any idea why my pic is so small, I'll have to pull out that CD again and get a better copy!)

What a concept

Color My World

I am just sure my photo cannot do justice to the beauty around me, but wanted to record for posterity's sake, my world. Welcome to it.

This is a view over my back fence the other day. *sigh* It's as beautiful as I feel, I'm in LOVE!

Slippin' Away...

My Goodness! Time flies so fast!
My learning curve at work has dulled a bit, I'm officially "busy". Working for a Non-Profit driven company has an interesting spin, like none I've ever experienced. I'm trying to keep my nose to the grindstone and shine with what I know the most about and I know I'll be fine. But can we hurry up that process PLEASE?

I've included a post today of a new hand project I started. I needed something to work on in my lap during lunch and evening TV time. My Grandmother passed to me the love for Cobalt Glass and her vast collection of Blue Willow China, so it seemed appropriate that I choose this book when mentioned on About.com. These blocks are now 6.5", they will be trimmed to 4.5". It is a Dear Jane style but in reverse applique. I guess it's worth mentioning that I've never done applique at all, lol...so please forgive me. Oh, and I'll get good at that too...purdy soon.

Have a terrific day!

I need a little Pizazz!

I need a little Pizazz for sure. Feeling a little dumpy because I am overwhelmed with my learning curve at my new job. I'd like to rationalize with knowing likely everyone feels this way when in my position but somehow that's just not cutting it today!

Nonetheless, this is a small wallhanging made for my ex-boss' wife. Her specialty gift shop is called Pizazz and this now-finished piece hangs on her wall. The colors are actually purple and kiwi. Altho it doesn't appear so, it turned out a perfect rectangle, no waves to be found, lol.

Thanks for stopping by!

Dryer or Line Dry?

So which do you prefer? Hands down, I LOVE a stiffly line-dried towel. Scratches up the skin, gets rid of the old stuff, ya know?! We're enjoying a lovely 70* day, after a horrible, memorable weekend full of storms. Yes, I'm gloating with this weather. I THOUGHT I would miss the snow, but I'm find it really hard now.

Admission of a Traitor

My Maternal Grandmother was a wool rug hooker. I vaguely remember seeing her sitting in front of her rug frame. More vividly I remember the smell of what I can now identify as burlap. Her frame was often tucked away when the grandchildren were on the loose, I must have spied it's hiding place behind the salmon colored wool sofa.

I've been exploring various wool hooking sites (but can't find many blogs, I must be doing something wrong, lol) of late. This is a pattern of mine, research it to death to be sure I don't make a horrible blunder just as I get started. I have this insatiable drive to learn the craft, and YES, it was the same with quilting.

I would like to pursue this artform using recycled wool exclusively if possible. DH accompanied me to GoodWill yesterday and I made my first wool purchases. I brought it home and washed and dried (fulled) it then deconstructed the garments. The red was a ladies skirt, as was the navy. The gray was a men's suitcoat, reminding myself to not bother with that type of garment again, too little fabric yield. All the clothing was 50% off yesterday so I spent $10 for about a 2.5 yard yield. I'm terribly excited, but terribly afraid to cut it up! I don't have a fabric stripper yet, so I'll rely on my rotary cutter and quilting ruler.

Maybe one day I'll marry quilting and wool hooking using a quilting pattern for my rug? Like with quilting my brain is about to explode with ideas!

Settle ol' girl, SETTLE!