It's Design Time

Every time I woke up last night a quilt block greeted me. It is a safe bet that it is time to get it on paper. I think it is going to be my next masterpiece. I hope there is fabric in the stash to create it. If not, I may take myself to the fabric store before work. I have a gift card that I could use to me started. It is a shame it's so early that nothing is open. Take deep breaths and relax, everything will work out.

I have been working on a paper lined, hand pieced Grandmother's Flower Garden variation for more years that I can remember. I started it while I was married for the intention of using it on our king sized waterbed. I am now divorced and have gotten a smaller bed but it is no closer to being done. I drag it out once a year and work on it. But I have a huge amount of the flowers already put together and I am going to use them for another project. I am thinking tablerunner. And I am thinking that it would make a good entry for the Fair. Last time I entered a tablerunner in the Fair, I decided on Christmas and so did most everyone else. Easter won that year. This one will be different and I am hoping will catch the judge's eye.  That is another project bouncing around in the brain trying to get out. There is at least one more idea up there involving wood, modge podge, fabric and a sharpie maker. It will have to stay up there for another week or so. If it turns out it will make an appearance here.

Today and next Saturday will be my last two Saturdays to work. The staffing issues have been worked out and I am keeping the shift I have. Monday thru Friday no weekends. Off at 4:30 and there is daylight now to play in. I will take my tablerunner to amuse myself and my cutting stuff to work on the stack of fabric odd fabric that needs to be cut down to strips for other projects. There is a gal at work just getting back into quilting after several years away from it. I have offered her fabric from my stash and her reply was only if you have extras. I have fabric in my pantry now. Not much food on the shelves but three rubbermaid boxes of fabric. I can cut at my desk and leave her some fabric as a surprise for Monday on her desk.

I am going to cook this weekend. I am going to make another batch of  Spaghetti Sauce. I pop everything in my small crockpot and in a few hours it is done. And I am thinking about cabbage and sausage in the big crockpot. And a batch of Peanut Butter Blossom cookies for a gal at work who is leaving. Her last day is Thursday so I have a little bit of time.

Monday my sister and I were out wandering the countryside in her new Jeep. Hi Karen!! And taking pictures of the unusual and the interesting. Much easier than taking pictures of humans. I keep cutting off the tops of people's head. I thought the way the moss was growing in the this creek bed was interesting and I had Karen stop in the middle of the road so I could take a picture. It was nice to see green in a rather gray and dreary day. Reminds us that Spring is coming!!! Happy Spring everyone.

In stitches,

Judy

Art quilts

Almost a year ago my sister challenged me to do an "Art Quilt". Not that is something that is way out of my comfort zone. But never one to back down from a challenge, I did an art quilt. Above is my rendition of an art quilt. It started out as a Forest Gump challenge at our guild, the box of chocolate thing with various pieces of fabric and trim and we could add our own fabric to it. Then I used bleach and common household items to lift the color out of the black fabric, I used lots of beads including hand beading my fringe. And you know, that after I finished the quilt I was hooked.

So I found this book months ago at Michael's and with my bonus money from work I bought it last night. I am excited about trying some of the techniques in this book. You will hear more about those experiences in later posts.

I have a basket with ivy in it on my front door and I try and change it seasonally or for the holidays. Last night I picked up some spring flowers and arranged them this morning, We have been told that spring starts tomorrow and that we should have snow showers on Monday. This is spring in Ohio and it is not unexpected.

Hope everyone does some sewing this weekend and enjoys the first day of spring!!!

In stitches,

Judy

I saw the sun!!!

We have turned the corner here in southern Ohio. Winter is a thing of the past!! Hopefully, no more snow!! Spring is coming slowly and it is bringing the sun back to my neighborhood. That is lovely.

I still have not done any sewing. Things are crazy at work. More training, new hours, shift bids, seniority!! Today I will get my new hours, hoping the for my current hours to stay the same. We shall see.

Don't forget to wear green in honor of St. Patrick's Day. I am going to be sporting my green earrings at work today. I do not own anything green except fabric and that would make an interesting fashion statement at work today!

In stitches,

Judy

Stash Report

Stash report better late than never. I am still adjusting to life. Work has been crazy with training and lots of off phone work. I have not been sewing or quilting. Not a good thing. I need to be working with fabric and soon. Tonight is Quilted Chaos meeting. I will be doing a little bit of hand quilting while I am there.Check out what everyone else has been up to at  Judy L's.

Used this week: .25 yd
Used year to date: 11.875 yds
Added this week: 1.5 yds
Added year to date: 7.25 yds.

Not too shabby for the first 3 months of the year. But room for improvement.

In stitches,

Judy

New York

I went to New York City to celebrate my birthday with my son and daughter in law. It was wonderful. The weather was nice and sunny. We did a lot of walking, eating, and visiting. I cooked on Friday night for them and a friend of theirs. We rented a zipcar and drove north along the Hudson River and stopped in Cold Springs, New York for dinner at Cathryn's Tuscan Grill. The food there was awesome and the town was quaint with lots of antique shops.

We went to only one quilt shop while I was there. The City Quilter was a shop we visited the last time I was in the city. I was on a mission. I was looking for a few more 30's prints for my Feed Sack quilt. I found 6 pieces for the quilt. I got them in 1/4 yd pieces and they are already cut up for the quilt.

I have not done much quilting since I have gotten back. I am getting ready to leave for work. I am working all day and will take my Olympic project along in case we are not busy. I would like to get that finished. I am going to stop at the quilt shop on the way to work and pick up a pattern that will use up lots of my scraps. Yeah!!!

Tomorrow I am walking with my mom and sister if the weather allows. Then I am going to my other sister's house to spend the night and part of the next day together. We are both off on Monday. Then I will be going to my Quilted Chaos meeting. It is my small quilt group.

Hello

I have not fallen off the face of the earth like some people have thought. I am home from my trip to New York City and I am still unwinding. I did go to work today but this evening I did nothing. And it felt good. It is now time for bed!!

I have lots to share from my trip including pictures. And I will update my blog tomorrow.

In stitches,

Judy

I am a Great Aunt

My niece had her baby early this morning. Hello to Madeline Elizabeth. She was born at 1:39 this morning just two days before my birthday!!! I still have to make the baby layettes for the older sisters. I will get right on that once I get back from my trip. I will package them up and mail them to each sister. Everyone likes getting mail.

Speaking of mail I got my prize from Bobbi for the Friday night Sew In. It came yesterday and I will post pictures after my trip, I have already packed my camera. I think I have every thing for my trip. My son called earlier and reminded not to eat a dinner while I am at the airport as my daughter in law is cooking for us. I am getting to airport around 3PM and even for me would be too early for dinner. I am allowed a snack though. I am taking a graham cracker parrillo protein bar . These bars are yummy and  will keep you full and does not mess with my blood sugar.

In stitches,

Judy

Tomorrow is Travel Day

I ended up coming home from work after 34 minutes with some stomach issues. I need to be fresh for my trip tomorrow. I was able to do two loads of laundry. I am not packed yet but I want to make sure that my clothes are dry. I do have a dryer but the door is bent and if I lean a trash can up against the door and tape it with duck tape I can use it. I needed to use today for sockes and underwear. Every thing else gets hung up on a line in my basement.  I am taking a few groceries and a couple of recipes because I will be cooking while I am up there. I called the quilt shop we visited last year and they are still open and we might go and visit it. I am looking for a few more 30's prints for my Feed Sack quilt.

I have no idea what the plans will be while I am there but I am packing for any scenario. The umbrella is coming along with my Yak Traxs . But the big ugly clunky boots are staying home!!! I will be taking a couple of trashy romance novels, a book on tape from a friend, some music and my portable cd player. No high class electronics for this gal.

I will take lots of pictures and update all of you when I get back.

In stitches,

Judy

Quilting with a purpose

Besides being addicted to fabric and quilting I like to enter my quilted items in the local county fair. So March is when I pull out my fair book from last year to see what I can make to fit the catergories that are listed in the book. This year it will be a machine pieced, machine quilted bed quilt, something hand pieced and hand quilted, a new wall hanging, a Christmas item of some sort, a tablerunner (not Christmas---learned my lesson the first year I did the fair. Everyone did Christmas and Easter won!!!) So if I am going to be quilting I might as well quilt with a purpose. And I am going to try use just my stash. We shall see.

In stitches,

Judy

Design Wall Monday

There was a song we used to sing as children about the "lonely little petunia in an onion patch". This is what my lone block on my design wall must feel like. I made the first of 72 blocks for my Scrap Basket Spectacular pattern called Feed Sack this morning before I went to work. It was quick and easy but I need to cut the rest of my strips the desired sizes which I will do after I finish this post. Check in at Judy L's to see what every one else is working on.

In stitches,

Judy

Stash Report

I have had a busy weekend and I finished another project except for tacking down the binding which I will do tonight while I have watching the Olympics. Of course, it is not my Olympic Project. I have finished my Kid's Komfort quilt and it is made entirely from my stash. 2.5" strips for the front and the binding and 5" strips for the back.

Here is my stash report for this week. Check out what is happening at Judy L's to see how everyone else is doing with their stash busting.

Used this week: 6.75 yds

Used year to date: 11.625

Added this week: 0 yds

Added year to date: 4.25 yds

Net used for 2010: 7.375

 

 

In stitches,

 

Judy

 

 

 

 

What about that Olympic Project

There are things that need to be done in order to work on the Olympic Project. I really should  be watching the Olympics and I should be quilting. I am doing neither of them. I have started stitching on the Olympic project in between calls at work. And this weekend I am going to do the machine quilting on the Kid's Komfort quilt. The guild meeting is Monday and I want to turn in the quilt. And since it all came from the stash it counts on Sunday's stash busting report along with the binding from the Iris quilt. Every little bit counts.

I am calling it a night. One more day to the weekend!!!!


In stitches,

Judy

My favorite part of a blog

I have given this much thought and have come to the conclusion that my favorite part of any blog is a picture. It  could be a picture of your family, your dog, your stash, your sewing room or what you are working on. It inspires me to see what is going on in your life. I am curious by nature and a picture answers that curiousity in me. So I am going to try and post often and have less posts without pictures. I want to share with you what is going on in my life.

Here is my first project finished in 2010!!! It is the Iris wall hanging. It is not promised to anyone but would certainly make a nice gift for someone for some reason or no reason. It will get tucked away in a safe location for just that purpose.

In stitches,

Judy

Count down to New York

I am leaving on Thursday, March 4th for my trip to New York City. My birthday is March 6th and I am spending it with my son and daughter in law in New York City. We will jointly celebrate our birthdays. Nick's was on February 21st. I am going to take some of the ingredients for dinner in my suitcase. I am making homemade spaghetti sauce for my stuffed manicotti, salad, bread and a chocolate raspberry truffle pie. These are all of Nick's favorites. And I enjoy making them for him and his wife, Tania.

I have an article, provided by my friend, Jeanette of fabric shops in the city. I managed to find two fabric shops and a bead shop last year on my trip. We shall see what happens this year. We are going to see a musical again this year. Last year it was South Pacific. No clue what we are seeing this time.

In stitches,

Judy

Design Wall Monday

Here is the next project I want to do. It is called Feed Sack and  it is from the book Scrap Basket Surprises.

 I am making the quilt to fit my full size bed that I am getting ready to redo. I am making my own head board,  scrapping and repainting a metal bed frame and put it all on risers. I figure I will need 72 blocks. I have cut up all of my 30's prints and 29 out of 72 4.5" squares for the center. So here are some of the strips that I cut today.Stop at Judy's and see what others are up to.

I saw my grass

After all the snow we have had in my corner of  Ohio, I saw my grass today!! It is brown but I think spring is coming!!!  The sun was out for a bit today and it was almost warm at 40 degrees. The snow is starting to melt and that is certainly a good sign.

Twenty eight years ago today was a Sunday and I was in labor. I gave birth to 6 lb 11 oz baby boy who is married and living in New York City. Happy Birthday, Nick!!

I participated in my first Friday Night Sew In. It was so motivating to get things done. And I won a prize!! It is so exciting. Please check out the llink to Friday Night Sew In on my sidebar and see what everyone else is working on. And join us for the sew in March. I know I am .

In stitches,

Judy

Sunday Stash Report

I have been busy in my sewing room but until each project is completed it is not logged into my stash busting report. So it will seem very meager this week. I am hoping to get more done this week and next week's report will be much different.

Used this Week: 0 yards


Used year to Date: 4.875 yards

Added this Week: 2 yards

Added Year to Date: 4.25 yards

Net Used for 2010: .625 yards
 
Stop in at Judy L's  blog to see what everyone else is up to this week.

Projects, Projects, Projects!!!!

I have finally gotten my act together and here are a few pictures of what is going on in my life. I have pulled out projects to finish and now I want to start a new project. Or at least get the cutting done on a new project for my bedroom. This is in part due to joining  Friday Night Sew In. It has motivated me into a sewing frenzy!!

This is what I call the Iris wall hanging. It was pieced by someone else and has been living in a box for many years. I have been hand quilting on it almost daily is almost done. I am going to check in the stash for a binding and attach it before leaving for work today.

Someone pointed out that Scrap Basket Surprises is an awesome book and I happened to have it out on the bench in sewing room. I took it to work and picked out a project to start. It is called Feed Sack. It looks like it would be easy to make. The last and only quilt I have made for my bed is flannel rag quilt that has gotten a lot of use lately. It has been cold and snowy here in my corner of Ohio.

 I have been collecting 30's prints for over 6 months  And here are a few of them ready for cutting. I am going to start cutting them today and hopefully once the Iris wall hanging and the Olympic project are done I can start on this one.  

 

Tonight when I get home from work, if I feel up to it, I am going to start machine qulting this Kid's Komfort quilt. The layering is just about done and it will be a true scrappy quilt. The top is made from 2.5 strips from stash. The back is made from 5" strips from my stash and the binding will also be scrappy. Kill the stash!!

In stitches,

Judy

Friday night sew in comes early

I am preparing for Friday night sew in early. I used 2.5" strips from my stash to make this top. I am going to make a pieced back and layer it for quilting tomorrow night. I am working on Saturday from 1PM to 9PM taking phone calls and I want to stitch down the binding in between calls. I need to stay busy and  I need to be at my desk. I have been working on my iris wall hanging and it is coming along nicely. I am going to bring it home with me tomorrow night and it should be ready for pictures. And binding!!

In stitches,

Judy

new picture

There is a new header picture on my blog. This is a favorite site of mine  at a local park near my home. This was taken  in either the spring or summer. It would be hard  to get there today. Too much snow. But on a good note it did not snow in my part of Ohio today. Yipee!!! I got a little bit of quilting done on the Iris wall hanging. But not much else. Been watching the Olympics but not stitching on my Olympic project.

In stitches,

Judy

Design Wall Monday

Here is what is on my design wall. It is my Olympic project. It is not going well. But it is snowing yet again. It is begining to sound like a broken record. I have been doing some quilting at work in between phone calls. Stop over at Judy L's page see what is on everyone else's wall.

In stitches,

Judy

Dinner with Family

I had dinner with my family on Sunday. My sister, Patty, made vegetable lasagne in the crockpot. We had salad and bread and some of my sister, Becky's candy from Valentine's Day. I made brownies from a box. And of course wine for those who partake of things like that.

I took some good pictures of the kids sledding down my mom's front hill but managed to erase everything in my camera. I have everything but the kid's sledding pictures saved to my computer.

We are having more snow again. We are expecting 7-9 inches or more by the end of the day. Yipee!! I am at work and will work on my iris wall quilt between calls. We are ususally slow on Mondays and today will not be any different.

In stitches,
Judy

My Olympic Project

I have decided to pull out yet another UFO for the Winter Olympics. This is a tablerunner given to me by friend almost a decade ago and it has been sitting patiently waiting for its turn to be quilted. The golden tones will go wonderfully in my dining room.

 I am not going to try and quilt tonight during the opening ceromonies as I am pooped and need my rest for tomorrow  is another 8 hour day at the office. I am taking the tablerunner with me in case the phones are silent and I can quilt. We are filling in for another office in Texas that will be closed because of snow. Of course, we were not so lucky to be closed for the 12 inches of snow we have had in last week. But we are in Ohio and we know how to handle snow. As you can see out the window this picture was taken when it was much warmer outside.

In stitches,

Judy

Thursday

It's not quite the weekend yet. It's Thursday. I got a little bit of hand quilting done on the Iris quilt today in between calls at work. And nothing done tonight at the house except for making a pan pizza for dinner. No new pictures of the outside. It is still snow covered and cold. My car is not sleeping in the garage because it cannot make it down the driveway. And the weatherman is forecasting more snow for Sunday. How depressing!

I am working  at least 4 hours on Saturday. It is not overtime as I wimped out on Tuesday and did not go to work. Then it will be time to work on the layette for this baby. I will start with the easy stuff first. Two doll quilts and then on to the harder stuff baby clothes without patterns.And what new mommy will need is a diaper bag to put the layette in.  Piece of cake. Baby Madeline is coming and want to have the layette done as soon as possible. I know my sister is working feverishly on the baby quilt for Madeline and her hubby does his best to help by pointing out that the baby could come any time and the quilt is not done. We all can use helpers like that.

I am off to bed under my flannel rag quilt. Nice and toasty warm to dream about warm and sunny anything.

In stitches,

Judy

More snow

It has snowed again and I wimped out and did not go to work. But look, it is after 9PM and that is the back end of a snowplow going down my street. We got another 6 inches on top of the other 6 incehs we got over the weekend. I put my car in the garage last night and now it is on my driveway near the street so I can get out in the morning. But now we are experiencing 30 mph winds and more snow. Tomorrow is still up in the air.

I wish I could say I got a lot of sewing done today but that would be a lie. I did read a lot of quilt blogs and got inspired to get busy in my sewing world. As much as I want to start something new with the Leaders and Enders on the design wall, I need to finish the baby quilt I am working on. I would like to start machine quilting it. I would be nice to finish something in 2010.

This is out my front door and the funky blue light is coming from the street light. It looks so pretty and serene but I was trying desparately to keep the door open while taking this picture. The winds were really whipping up.

In stitches and snow,

Judy

More about Monday

I finally finished shovelling my entire driveway yesterday. But there will no resting on my laurels. Snow is coming again to mess up my driveway. I have the car all packed with the snow essentials. My broom, shovel, melting compound, wiper fluid, blanket, and the broom scraper thing that I will take into the office with me in the morning. I just have to pack an overnight bag in case the weather is bad to travel home. Or maybe I will sleep at my desk. I am getting up early and leaving for the long 12 minute on a good day commute to the office. I have heard from several co-workers that they will not be coming in to the office tomorrow. I work in a call center and people who do not live in Ohio will still need their medications. If I was independently wealthy, I would stay home tomorrow but I have bills to pay so I will go to work in the white death tomorrow. 

In stitches,

Judy

Design Wall Monday

Leaders and Enders. These are just a few of the leaders and enders I have accumulated over the past several years. I found these in a bag in the sewing room with lots of 2.5" squares. I have checked out Bonnie Hunter's site on Quiltville.com and I have found several patterns I would like to try. Go check out Judy L's blog to see what everyone else is working on.

In stitches,

Judy

Sunday Stash Repot

It's Super Bowl Sunday and I am one of the few people not watching the game. I am not the least bit interested in football so I am finishing up the chores around the house. I have finished shoveling the driveway and now I am doing a load of laundry so there will be clean clothes for work tomorrow. I need to pack my lunch for work tomorrow. Chili I think.. Not much done on the sewing side today. I did get a good nap in between trips to driveway for shoveling.

I am still in good standing with the stash busting this week. I have not been any where near a quilt store or a fabric store so nothing followed me home. I am working on projects but nothing to report until the project is done. So go to http://www.patchworktimes.com/ and see what everyone else is up to with their stash busting.

Used this week: 0 yds
Used yr to date: 4.875 yds
Added this week: 0 yds
Added yr to date:: 2.25 yds

In stitches,
Judy

Saturday Snow Day

The weatherman was right after all. The snow that he predicted for us in Ohio did come after all. Last night when I went to bed I had my doubts, but this afternoon as I was shoveling the 6 inches off my long driveway, I was convinced. I realized this afternoon just how long my diriveway is. I know that I can park 5 cars on it back to back. I have done some of the driveway and will finish it later. Like tomorrow.

I have black bean chili in the crockpot and after I get a bowl of it for dinner I am getting busy down here  in the sewing room. I have 3 more blocks to make for my Kid's Komfort quilt. I would like to get it layered and quilted this weekend so I can have some hand work to do at our quilt meeting on Tuesday. I also want to start on the layette for this baby doll. In fact, I am making the layette three times. My great nieces, Bella and Aliie will become big sisters this month when their mom has Madeline. The girls got this baby from my mom Great Maggi for Christmas.

I bought an extra doll for a pattern and my niece Lily will have something to do whenever she comes to spent the night.I am going to be making a night gown, a dress, some pants and a shirt for each of the babies along with a doll quilt and diaper bag. My sister will take them with her when she goes to help out after the baby comes.

Let me explain the JK Project to you. My sister, Karen, is into to painting and drawing and in one of her magazine she read an article about painting using prompts. Every time the lady in article got stuck on her latest painting she would draw a prompt out of her bag of prompts and do that to her painting. So my sister and I spent an afternoon coming up our prompts. Exzmples of our prompts: Use black, embellish with buttons, use fancy yarn, use all or part of a magazine ad, etc. We decided on a color for the background of our individual projects. I should mention that I am fabric for my project and she is using a canvas. Pink is the starting point and size does not matter. Fancy yarn goes on tomorrow. I will keep you posted on the progress of this project.

I got this morning and took one more step towards getting of my new bat phobia. I have been afraid to cook in the kitchen since the bat incident. Today I took the perfectly good cookie that has bat kooties on it and put the cookie sheet in the recycle bin. I can always get a new cookie sheet and I want to be able to cook in my kitchen again.

In stitches,

Judy

It's Friday!!

All week long the weatherman in my town has been ranting about the white death that is coming on Friday. I woke to find sleet on my driveway and that weather conditions got worse as you drove north. Guess who was going north? You get the picture. I got dressed grabbed my stuff and our the door I went on trek north to work. The further north I got the sleet stopped and it was replaced by rain. I am thinking I like rain a lot better than sleet and it gave me chance to try out my new wiper blades and they worked awesome.

The weatherman has teased us with accumulating snow of 5-7 inches overnight. It really needs to get busy outside. I am thinking it will need to get colder so the sleet can change over to snow. I am glad that I do not have to go out again until Monday morning, but I am concerned that my mom has to drive in this mess in the morning.

I need to practice with my camera and figure out how to get the flash shut off. The pictures of the snow {what little there is} did not turn out.

Saturday will be for sewing. I need to make doll clothes for two babies and doll quilts for those babies. I am thinking the doll quilts will be the most fun. And the JK Project and Kid's Komfort.

In stitches,
Judy

Looking for the weekend

Today is Thursday and I know that the weekend is just around the corner. We are supposed to have snow tomorrow and Saturday. "Accumulating snow", is the newest term around here. And it also gets the weatherman off the hook. Anything over a dusting is accumulating. It is going to snow tomorrow and it will accumulate. There I could be a weatherman but then I would have to give up quilting. Nah!

I did some hand quilting during our slow times at work. It is a piece that I found in a box here in the sewing room. I have no idea what I am going to do with it once it is done. But just getting it done will be an accomplishment.

This weekend activities include laundry, dishes, making chili, finishing the 3 blocks I need for Kid's Komfort quilt, and working on the JK Project. But now I am off to bed so I can get up early to make the journey to work in the "accumulating snow".

In stitches,

Judy

Hump Day

White death is coming again to my corner of Ohio. Friday night into Saturday. Yipee for me not leaving the house. Not so good for my mom who leaves early Saturday morning to go to work. At least at 5:30 in the morning there will not be much traffic out on the roads. I am not running to the store to make a killing on milk and bread. I think I have everything to make a big pot of crockpot chili and some biscuits.

Got pulled off the phones to do faxes at work. It was steady all day and gives me a break from the phones. Wonder what tomorrow will bring?

Got the oil changed after work and they replaced my wiper blades. Good thing with all the bad weather coming my way I need to be able to see while I am driving. I was able to cook in the kitchen again tonight. That makes two nights in a row. I am slowly getting over the bat incident. I have turned off most of the lights and still sleep with the television on my bedroom but I did that before the bat incident.

This weekend I plan to finish up my current prompt on the JK Project, finish piecing the Kid's Komfort baby quilt and hope to get it quilted. As always, there is laundry and dishes and perhaps shoveling snow. I hope to get a few snow shots with my camera.

In stitches,
Judy

It's Tuesday

It has been slow at work again today. I got some quilting done while waiting for phone calls. I would much rather be busy than slow.

I cooked dinner tonight. That does not sound like a big accomplishment but for me it is. A week ago Monday I had an issue with a bat in my kitchen. I prevailed over the bat but I am a little gun shy about cooking in my kitchen. I have finally been able to turn off most the lights at night. But the cooking thing really bothered me and I adore cooking.

I am hoping to get some work done on the JK Project this weekend. I want to draw another prompt out of the bag. It is starting to get exciting. I also want to get my current Kid's Komfort quilt finished. I have 27 out of the 30 blocks pieced and I want to get it layered and quilted and bound. The binding will be done at my small quilt group when we meet next Tuesday.

In stitches,

Judy

Monday Design Wall

Nothing on the design wall today. I am working on projects from the UFO basket I finished the lamp for my dining room and am working on hand piecing a small wall hanging with Iris fabric. Check out Judy L's blog to see what everyone else is working on.

In stitches,

Judy

Stash report

It is the final report for January and I am still doing well. The stash is going down very slowly but there has not been any new purchases. The only thing I bought was a baby doll to make baby clothes for three little girls who have this baby doll. There goes more of my stash!!!

I did finish something weekend. A lamp for my dining room. I covered the lampshade in fabric and covered wooden spools with floss to look like thread and Styrofoam ball with fabric that coordinates with my walls and curtains. I still need to make a table runner and perhaps place mats.

Used this week: 0.125 yds

Used year to date: 4.875 yds

Added this week: 0 yds

Added yr to date: 2.25 yds

Check out Judy L's blog to see what everyone else is up to.

In stiches,

Judy

Happy weekend

It's Saturday and the weekend is shifting thru my fingers I worked 1.5 hours of overtime this morning and then got a haircut. I have done mundane things like laundry and taking down the Christmas tree. Better late than never. I was able to obtain the Raspberry Chocolate Chips for the pie I make every year at Thanksgiving. The chips will go in the freezer until November. I improvised for last year and it was just okay. This is one of my son's favorite pies so he did enjoy it.

No sewing so far this weekend. I am going to finish a lamp for dining room. I am trying to clean each room. This weekend is the dining room. I need to cover a few more Styrofoam balls to go in the mason jar base. And put the trim on the lamp shade. Then I need to find the timer for lamp. I come into the house thru the dining room at night and the light switch is on the other side of the room and the light on garage goes out before I can get to light switch in the dining room.

I have finished the first step on the JK Project and tomorrow I am going to the yarn store to see what I can find on the clearance table for the next step in the project. Use fancy yarn. I have an orange fancy yarn that does not go with the pink and softer colors that I have been using in this project. I like scrap quilts but that is ridiculous.

In stitches,

Judy

Happy Tuesday

I slept the entire night with the lights on and I will probably do it more than one night until I am sure that there are no more bats in the house.

I have pulled out another project from the UFO stack in the sewing room. Someone gave it to me and now I am hand quilting it. I have left it at work to do in between calls. It is better than playing games on the computer.

We had snow last night and this morning. About an inch. Life is always interesting in Ohio. The weather changes daily.

I have decided to do the Friday Night Sew In in February. It is the weekend of my son's birthday and I will not be seeing him for his birthday, maybe I will make something for his apartment and take it with me when I visit him in March for my birthday.

In stitches,
Judy

Monday Design Wall

There is nothing on my design wall. I am still working on my Christmas quilt. Actually, it is the components of a quilt. I am doing a bunch of it by hand while at work. I have made some bowtie blocks, nine patch blocks, and a couple of half square triangles. But nothing much to show for it.

I did have some excitement in my day today. I came home today and was starting to cook dinner and opened the blind over my sink and something fell into the sink. A bat. It ended up in the disposal and zip it is gone. All the lights are on in house right now and I will sleep with all the lights on until I am sure that there are no more bats in my house.

Check out Judy L's blog to see what's up the other gals.

In stitches,

Judy

Stash Report

I have been working on several projects at the same time. But I have not added or subtracted any fabric from last week's report. I am not sure if that is good or bad. I have been hand piecing 4 inch 3-D bowtie blocks. I average about 10 a day in between phone calls at work. I am in a call center and I need to stay busy and in my chair 8 hours a day. I do not have any of the blocks here at the house.

I have been working in the sewing room today. I am looking for new ways to get a handle on my stash. I found some old shelving that I used in my previous house. Recycle and repurpose. Still not ready for photos yet.

Used this week: 0 yds
Used yd to date: 4.75 yds.
Added this week: 0 yds
Added yr to date: 2.25 yds

It appears that I am still in the black with my stash!!! Check out Judy L's blog to see what the rest of talented gals are up to!!


In stitches,
Judy

Saturdays are for Sisters

I have three sisters all younger than me and we all live in the same general area. We try and do something together at least once every couple of months schedules permitting. Yesterday was the day we all had clear schedules. We decided on lunch and a movie. Becky my middle sister ended up not feeling well and had to cancel. We ended meeting at Patty's house in Kentucky and did lunch at Bob Evan's and a movie at Newport on the Levee. We saw It's Complicated and it was a riot. Then on to Barnes and Nobles to gaze at the books. Everyone bought something. I eneded up with a cookbook on bread making and a set of reduced mugs.



We went back to Patty's to retrieve our cars and Patty helped with my blog. It certainly looks pretty. I took a peak at hers and though she has not posted anything on it the background is looking sharp.



I do not think I will be doing any sewing today. I am working on decluttering the sewing room. I then may do some more cutting. I have scraps that need to get under control. I did work on a baby quilt using some of my scraps but still not making a dent in the scraps. Someday!!!

In stitches,
Judy

Life is good!!!

I found my glasses last night before I went to bed. They were on floor in the basement under a pillow near where I was using a ladder to fix a lighting issue. No need for an eye exam or new glasses right now. That will happen next month.

I had a small group quilt meeting tonight. The group is called Piecemakers and we had a lesson on paper piecing. I went along as an observer only. I want to add paper pieced trees to my Christmas quilt. I am averaging about 10 bowtie blocks a day at work. Tomorrow I am moving to my next permanent desk at work. We will be off the phones setting up our desks and computers. That will cut into my quilting time. Oh well.

Tomorrow is Friday!! I hope everyone enjoys their weekend.

In stitches,
Judy

Glasses part 2

I have an appointment after work for an eye exam and to start the ball rolling for new glasses. I have been two whole days without them. The places that my friends have suggested I look for my glasses keep getting wierder and wierder. One gal suggested looking in my cleavage she seems to find her glasses there from time to time. I checked no such luck.

I have put together another handful of bowtie blocks at work today. I have an idea for the layout of this quilt but these little 4" blocks are going to need some company to make a quilt. I will bring them home this weekend and see how they look on my design wall.

I am getting together with my sisters this weekend and Karen is bringing her rendition of the JK Project and I am bringing mine. We are going to draw another idea out of the bag and go forward. I am going with the theme "Have you seen it?" I need a theme for a quilt or at least an idea of how it is going to turn out before starting on it.

I am changing desks again at work. Now instead of being right next to the bathroom I will be near the break room. We shall see how that works out. I will be back with the rest of my department I had be straddling two departments and now I am back in my primary department and I really like it. I will get a big desk like I have now. Yeah!!!

In stitches,

Judy

Where are my glasses

I have lost my glasses!!! Not a good thing for this near sighted gal or for the rest of the world as I drive to work for the second day without them. I have prayed to St. Anthony the keeper of lost things and still no glasses. I have one more spot to look for them at work tomorrow and then I am guessing it will time to get new glasses. Yipee!!

The lights are all out in the basement along with the freezer but there is a long extension cord from one working outlet to the freezer. The sewing machine, the shop light above the sewing, the computer and the TV still work. I have not checked the washer or the dryer. I have a lead on an electrician.

I still have 3 blocks to finish for my baby quilt. And I need to work on the JK Project. I have selected yet another UFO to work on. I found a bag full of 2.5" Christmas fabric squares and now I am hand piecing them into 3D bowtie blocks. I want to make a quilt for Christmas and have decided that I need to start now in order to get it done in time for Christmas 2010.

In stitches,

Judy

Monday night

I was excited to get my blocks done but there were a couple of things just under the surface that needed my attention. My dryer door does not stay shut. Last night I tried duck tape to keep it closed and I think it might have worked if there was not this smell permeating in my basement. That funky hot smell. There was one light not working right near the computer. So after I took my laundry out of the dryer and hung it on the line and finished my blocks, I got out the ladder and took a look at the light fixture. I took out the bulbs and the recessed light felt warm. I then decided the best form of attack was to shut off all the lights in that part of the basement. I did that and was able to sleep all night. I can still sew as the light above the sewing machine is plugged into the wall. Yeah!! Now I need to add an electrician to the list along with a dryer repairman.

In stitches,

Judy

Design Wall Monday

This is what is on my makeshift design wall. These are some of the blocks from my Quiltathon project. I need a total of 30 blocks and somewhere along the way I miscounted and now I need to make 3 more blocks. Check out Judy L's blog to see what everyone else is working on!!!

In stitches,

Judy

Quiltathon Sunday

The results are in and I did not get as much done as I thought I would. I did not get started until after noon. I did get a load of laundry done. Yeah!! My dryer door does not stay shut so I had to hang this load in my basement. Then I looked for and found my disk for EQ5. I was able to install it and now I'm going to be dangerous. I could not install EQ6 some error message about resolution. I will get somebody in my family look at this in the future.

Then on to the sewing machine. I saw a quilt on someone's blog early this morning. At 2AM. I wish I could remember whose blog it was but if these blocks look familar thank you. I had decided to make a Kid's Komfort quilt which is a charity quilt that our guild makes. I needed to make 30 8" blocks using 2.5" squares and strips. Some serious stash busting I could see in my future. Since Christmas, I have misplaced my bag of 2.5" squares, so I cut the required number for this quilt and started sewing squares and strips together. I need to sew one more strip on the 27 blocks I made in order to have an 8" block and then I need to go back and make 3 more blocks for where I miscounted. So there will not be a picture tonight as I have to get to bed in order to get to work in morning and Mondays are the busiest day of the week in the mail order pharmacy.

So go check what the other quilters are doing on Judy L's blog. I hope there are lots of pictures for inspiration.

In stitches,

Judy

Stash report

So far so good. I did not go near a quilt shop this week. I did buy one skein of cotton yarn to make a dish cloth for my sister after I used a bit of the yarn for my niece's binoculars. I gifted some fabric to a friend this week



Used this week: 2.5 yds.
Used year to date: 4.75 yds
Added this week: 0 yds
Added yr to date: 2.25 yds.

So far I am in the black this week. Check out Judy L's blog to see how everyone else is doing.

In stitches,
Judy

Adventures in Babysitting

I went to Kentucky to babysit Vincent and Lily my nephew and niece. Ages 4 and 7. This is Lily's ear and the back of Vincent's neck. And a picture of Ben the cat who slept with me. I was bundled under some polar fleece and he thought I looked like I need a sleep buddy. They are a hoot. We started the evening making homemade pizza. I burnt it. Badly. Plan B for dinner a trip thru the drive thru at the Golden Arches just a few blocks from my sister's house. Then we worked on calendars my mom bought for them. Blanks pages that needed the months and all the numbers put on. We are good until July. But the gigles and the laughter was wonderful. Betime was no problem. Lily slept in her bed and Vincent slept in his parent's bed.

Saturday morning was homemade chocolate chip pancakes. Yummy!!! Then it was craft time. We made Oobleck. I found it on the internet. You mix one cup water with 1 1/2 cup corn starch and some food coloring. It is slimy to start with and the more you mess with it gets to be a flowing liquid and the longer it sets the thicker it get. And then you mess with it some more and it goes to flowing liquid. Lily liked it and Vincent did not like it because it was slimy. And his mom did not like the texture and his dad did not wan to touch it at all.

We made cookies that came from Market Day. Christmas cookies. We tinted the sugar ourselves--yellow, blue, and green. Red sugar came from the kitchen cabinet. And lots of chocolate chips. I only burned one pan of cookies. All the cookies stayed in Kentucky. A good thing for my diet. The kids really enjoyed cooking and baking. And the craft. Next time they will come to my house for an overnight and we will find other cool things to do!!!

In stitches,

Judy

Quiltathon

I had such high intentions with the Quiltathon but I seem to have fallen flat on my face. I spent Friday night and most of Saturday babysitting for niece and nephew. We had a blast but I got very little sewing done. Here we they are making homemade pizza for dinner. Of course, we had to go to plan B the Golden Arches, as I burned the pizza. In my defense, I was cooking in my sister's oven and I was not used to it. I also burned a pan of sugar cookies on Saturday. I brought some hand piecing along to work on if the kids entertained themeselves. They did finally went in the bedroom to play and I was able to get this much done. I will be getting up early on Sunday and hope to get much more done. Check out Judy L's blog to see what others are getting done.

In stitcehs,

Judy

It's Thursday

There seems to be a lot to do after work today. I need to get ready for my babysitting gig in Kentucky. I have secured an early out at work. Yeah!! I have been to the store to get a few groceries. I have had my nap!! With all the things I needed to do tonight I thought it most prudent to take a nap. I feel very rested and I have been able to finish most everything I need to do. I have made the pizza crust from scratch, gathered the pizza toppings and cheese in a bag for transport. I have everything I need to make Oobleck. And I have thought about packing. I will do that in the morning.

I finished my scarf today at work and of course, it warmed up to above 40 and the scarf was not needed. I got 2 four patch blocks done for my new quilt which I hope to have the top put together by the time the weekend is over.

Hope everyone has a good weekend!!!

In stitches,

Judy

Hump day

It's Wednesday!!! I did not get to the sewing machine tonight. I spend most of the evening on line with a friend from work who is having a tough time. I have almost finshed the scarf I have been crocheting this week. When I finish the scarf I will start hand piecing my next quilt. I am going to do most of it on my machine but it will be easy to start by hand and I like hand piecing.

Tomorrow I have to start packing for my overnight at my sister's house. I am staying with her kids while she and her hubby go to Pennsylvania for a wedding. We will be making Oobleck, pancakes, and pizza from scratch. And cookies from a kit I have in the freezer at work. And ice cream which is always fun. And we need to do a craft of some sort.

I am hoping to spend the rest of the weekend at home sewing. I want to finish this quilt that is still in the early stages. My creative juices have finally started flowing and that is good thing. I thought they were going to be stuck forever.

In stitches,
Judy

It's time to quilt

I have found the quilt I want to make. It is in the current issue {March 2010} of McCall's Quick Quilt. It is called Soft and Cozy. It is made out of flannels. I am not going to be using flannels as I do not have enough of them for a quilt. I am going to be using a bunch of my 2.5" strips. It is going to be strictly scrappy in nature my favorite kind of quilt. It is also going to be bigger than the one in the magazine because I want to be able to cuddle under the quilt once it is finished. Pictures will follow.

In Stitches,

Judy

Design Wall Monday

It's week 2 and there is nothing on my design wall. In fact, there is no design wall in my sewing room. I am still having trouble getting motivated to sew. I did start a crocheting a scarf for me. It is blue and soft. I think I will need another skein to finish it. I also inherited a fat quarter for my 30's quilt that I have yet to start. If we do not have to work overtime tomorrow night, I am going to do something in the sewing room. I can work in the sewing room and watch the Biggest Loser.

I am babysitting in Kentucky this weekend and need to start getting my stuff together. We are having home made chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast on Saturday and homemade pizza for lunch. I have found a cool craft project for them to work on and I have a cookie kit to make and decorate cookies. Cool thing is that I can leave all the stuff at their house. No extra mess at my house. I do need to get some blue paste food coloring as I promised Vincent to dye his milk blue the next time I saw him.

In stitches,

Judy

Week 2 Stashbusting

It's week 2 and I have very little to show for it. I did purchase 2.25 yds of fabric and it is already finished. Yeah!!! I bought some nice purple polar fleece to put in my car as a blanket for the cold weather.


Used this week: 2.25 yds
Used year to date: 2.25 yds
Added this week: 2.25 yds
Added yr to date: 2.25 yds

So far so good. Check in with Judy L to see how everyone is doing in 2010.

In stitches,

Judy K

The sewing wall

I seem to have hit a sewing wall. I want to sew but for some reason I cannot. I have so many idea running around in my head but nothing concrete. Every day I get home from work I am sure that will be the day I will get to the sewing machine but it has not happened yet.

In stitches or not,

Judy

It's the weekend

Just when I thought I would be able to come home to my sewing machine, I got a chance for overtime. And I am not going to turn down overtime. I ended up with a 12 hour day and I am doing 8 more tomorrow!!!

The snow is still here. And it appears to be staying for awhile. In order for the snow to melt it needs to get above freezing or the sun needs to be out or it has to stop snowing. I would like sun and above freezing but I do not think my opinion counts.

I did finish another dish cloth while at work today. And I have started another. I need to take my camera to work to get pictures of the ones I have finished. I am hoping to get to the JK Project this weekend.

In stitches,

Judy

White death part 2

White death has come and gone. I think I got about 4 inches at home and much less at the office. I went to work early enough to miss the morning snow and it was snowing when I left to come home but the roads were ok and I had new trouble getting home. If the road crews continue to treat the roads overnight, my commute tomorrow should be no problem.

Two of my sisters are teachers and they both had snow days. My youngest sister, Patty, had no school but her kids did. Now that would be awesome. My third sister drives country back roads to work and she had some trouble getting home. She couldn't always find the road. But everyone is home safe and sound. Tomorrow is another day.

This weekend is going to be a sewing weekend. I have several projects I want to start or finish. Especially the JK Project.


In stitches,
Judy

White Death

White death is coming here tomorrow. That is what the weather people in this area call snow. Schools have been delayed and there has been a run on milk and bread at the local grocery stores. I am not afraid. But I have made some plans. I have bought melting compound to put in my car in case I get stuck somewhere. I have a new piece of polar fleece to keep warm in I get stuck somewhere. And I am carrying my extra snow shovel. Tomorrow I will bring my car broom into the office to unearth my car at the end of my shift. I am not afraid. I will get up earlier than normal and take my time on the roads in the morning. My mother is sure it will pass us by. I am not so sure.

I hope that everyone has a safe Thursday and watch out for the White Death.

Cooking

I cooked this weekend. I made homemade soup. It does not have a name. I started with a bagged soup mixture from the local Amish store. The directions said add carrots, celery, cabbage, onions, and ground beef along with the mixture and water and simmer. I had to improvise. I used what I had on hand. I used onions, garlic, carrots, tomatoes, ham, water and the mixture. The soup is yummy along with drop garlic and chees biscuits. I also made spaghetti sauce. It is an awesome recipe that came from niece via my sister. I have been using the spaghetti sauce as pizza sauce. I have made homemade whole wheat crust and top it with the sauce, onions, turkey pepperoni and cheese. It is soooo good!!

I have not done any sewing this week so far. All overtime at work has been cancelled. I should come home and get down to business in the sewing room. I have promised my sister that we can go to the next step with the JK Project. I have not finished the first step yet. Maybe tomorrow night.

In stitches,

Judy

Monday Design Wall

I don't really have a design wall. So I am using my sewing table and a piece of muslin to simulate a design wall. This is a wall hanging I made several years ago to honor my son who is deceased. I will be adding a border to this and then hand quilting it. This is the year to work on UFO's in my sewing room. Check out the our talented ladies at Judy L's blog.

In stitches,

Judy

Stashbusting

This is my first entry into the real world of stashbusting, where someone is going find out how much fabric I have. I already know that I have too much fabric. There is fabric in the sewing room and now there are tubs living on my pantry shelves in the unfinished side of the basement. I have not purchased any fabric in about 3 weeks but I am open to fabric gifts. I inherited my sister's stash when she gave up quilting for painting and drawing.

Week 1
Fabric purchased: 0 yds
Fabric used: 0 yds
Total fabric:0 yds

So far so good for 2010. I need to shop from stash before I shop anywhere else. I am currently working on a Kid's Komfort quilt using some 2.5 x 4.5 pieces I found on a shelf in my sewing room. Also have found a hand quilting project in a bag. And I promised my sister to finish the first leg of our JK project this week. Check out Judy L's blog to see what everyone else is up to.

In stitches,

Judy K

Happy New Year 2010

I hope everyone had a safe and happy New Year!! I spent mine at house. I called my children about 10PM wished them Happy New Year and went to bed. I signed up to work today and needed to be awake for the day. We weren't busy. (No big surprise) and I came home early and put chicken and dumplings in the crock pot and went to the basement. I need to get started on my basement mess. It has become a catch all. I am planning on taking baby steps to get the whole are straigtened and organized.

January goals

1. Finish at least one old project a month. I have tops that need quilting and tops partially pieced. I have fabric set aside for projects. I need to get busy.

2. Do at least one charity quilt each month with my scraps. It is for Kids Komfort and it does not need to be fancy. A good way to practrice my machine quilting skills.

3. Work on the JK project. My sister and I are doing a project together. We have a bunch of prompts in bag to help us decide where to go with our project. We pick a prompt and interpret it and go from there. The only thing is we are using two different mediums. She is using a canvas as she is likes to paint and draw and I am a fabric artist. I will keep you posted on how this is working out. I promised her I would work on this project soon.

4. Finish a fabric book for my ex husband. This is the only gift I did not get done for Christmas 2009. I have compiled pictures of our late son to transfer into a fabric book. I had my son and his wife help with the project and all that got done was running out of blue ink for my printer. That problem has been solved.

There are other goals that I need to accomplish like getting more exercise and eating better but those are unwritten goals that cannot crossed off a master list. They are ongoing goals. I am also crocheting dish clothes during our slow times at work. It helps me keep my sanity and sometmes my tongue in check. I have probably done about 30 of them in the last 6 weeks and my aim is to keep it up until I get some of my quilting projects to the point of hand stitching the binding.

In stitches,

Judy

I am hoping that everyone had a good holiday. This is a picture of me and my son. We all enjoyed a wonderful Christmas visit.

I did get some sewing done before Christmas. I made 4 pairs of sleep pants for my niece and nephew and 2 purses for my great nieces. They are three and four. I also have been crotcheting like a mad woman and making dish clothes like there might be a shortage of them in the near future. I have yet to make one for myself but I enjoy making them for everyone else. I also crocheted an 18 by 24 inch blanket for a friend's daughter's baby bed which she was getting for Christmas.

Working too many hours and not getting enough rest results in missing work with a stomach virus. I will go back to work tomorrow to finish out the week including double time on Friday and overtime on Saturday. I gave myself a new tire for my car the Monday before Christmas and I need to get the other one this weekend. Lucky me. We are coming into our busy season at work and there will be overtime both mandatory and volunteer. I am taking both.

I hoping that everyone will have a good 2010. I will list some of my goals for 2010 on my next post.

In stitches,

Judy

Long Time Coming

Christmas is just around the corner and today I gave myself an early Christmas present. A new tire for my car. It was such a special gift. I will give myself the matching tire after Christmas. I need to do more overtime for that purchase.

I am almost done with my Christmas preparations. I need to make a fabric book and two coin purses. I also need some stocking stuffers and a couple of gift cards. And nothing is wrapped and I am working all week. Overtime starts next Monday and I can get double time if I want to work on New Year's Day. Sounds like a plan for the next new tire.

I have started crocheting again. I am making dish clothes while on the phone at work. I average 2.5 to 3 dish clothes in an 8 hour shift. I have not yet made one for myself but my co workers seem to like the ones they have gotten. I would share pictures of them with you if I only had pictures of them.

My son and his wife are getting ready for their trip home. They should be here late Wednesday night. I will leave the wrapping stuff out for them in my dining room so they can finish their wrapping. I will also unpack my new iron and recover my ironing board so if they need to press anything they won't use my couch as an ironing board as they did last year.

I am going to close for now. I will write more regularly in the new year and have more pictures to share.

In stitches,
Judy

If there is smoke

I am now adding a new iron to my wish list. I remember using mine a week or so ago, and it seems I forgot to turn it off. Not a good thing. I came home from work last night and smelled smoke. There was a slight layer of smoke hanging around the light fixtures in the sewing room. I quickly unplugged the cable box because I had problems with it last week. Then I called 911 and within minutes the fire department dispatched two fire trucks, a chief's car, a police car. It seems the iron had overheated after being unattended and on for over a week. I was very lucky that all I had to replace was an iron and not a house!!!

I am so forever grateful to the good Lord for watching out for me. I used a fan all night to pull the smoky air out of the basement and turned off the heat and opened a window at the top of the stairs to allow the smell to leave my house. It only got down to 47 degrees last night and it was not bad sleeping without heat. The house smells much better today and I think I have a lead on an iron.

In stitches,

Judy

Things are getting better

The computer is back at home but it is not hooked up yet. It will get hooked up later this weekend. The car has heat!! And friends painted my dining room for me. I have talked to everyone and there will be a houseful for Thanksgiving. I will do the shopping for that this weekend and not set foot in a grocery store the week before the holiday.

This weekend we are having a soup dinner at my sister's and we are drawing names for our family gift exchange. This should be fun. I am making low key {not spicy} meatless chili in honor of my baby sister who does not eat meat. I also need to make sure to take some turkey for my niece who does not like soup and she can have a turkey sandwich.

I am planning on machine quilting a wall hanging for my son and daughter in law this weekend. Someone else put it together for them as a wedding gift and I am doing the quilting. I have a book on tape that I will pop in the player and listen to take while I am quilting. I will have pictures soon for all of these projects and will post them soon!!!

In stitches,

Judy