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May the colors of your life be bright and the threads in your life be strong.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
MAY !
Its been a busy spring here ! Odd one too ! With snow this past week . a whole 8 1/2 inches !! One day we did bike ride around the area.. the next day we were in Des Moines with tank tops on to take the RV for tune up... The following day it snowed ! nutz, some body ticked off Mother Nature for sure LOLLLL...
So while tucked away in the house instead of playing in the dirt.. We hung this special May basket quilt. This quilt was made by girls around the world that were in a chat room CrazyQuilters. It was hosted by Nancy.. If I remember right it was quilted in Canada.. and bound during the long drive from there to Kansas City in 1999.
Participants rang from a gal stationed in Japan, couple from Canada, couple from Australia. an immigrant of Pakistan, New york, Kansas, Nevada, Wisconsin, Tennessee.. a fun bunch of girls !
May 3 !! 8.5 on the ruler !
Ive been busy !! After working hard on the 2013 Winter star Quilt to Top stage. It was time to do a commission job of 5 Red feathered stars... Next on the list is this whole cloth baby quilt Hand drawn and hand stitched for a niece that is due soon. I better get to work. ! I also have another one to do for the next grand baby ! coming in November.
Along about Feb I started the garden in the basement.. I think past owners had a grow light set up down there. ..so I'm giving it a try. !
Up stairs the Dining room table changes as often as the projects do !
Here I have the finished Feathered Stars waiting for starch.. and dozen squash plants waiting for bigger space.
.. and always the puppies are there to keep an eye on me.
Dandy loves this door open to watch the world go by ~~~~
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Holiday13 in progress !
Holiday 13
started with tracking down an outdated magazine pattern... ( Thank You Donna)
to a few road trips with Tim...letting the sun shine in and warm things on a winter day...
. lots of ironing , cutting, measuring, fussing...
... a new folding table found at a thrift sale and made to fit my machine by Tim .. xo..
some 14 hr days.. some 6 hr days to tackle the mess...
... tame the beast of wanting it done.. waiting to see if it all comes together...
. ..a crazy technique where you pull paper off the back..
.. This close to done!.. a marathon of borders......
DONE. ... waiting in line to be quilted.... I have Two baby quilts to finish first !!!~
Monday, February 25, 2013
Jan Feb Progress
snuggled in a quilt reading xo
Jade won the Holiday Star drawingGoodDeed for January Guild
Grampa corrupting the kid.. loll xo
GoodDeed waiting to be finished
Ive done so many Linus quilts and so many church quilts I thought perhaps time to spread the wealth to new places.
For Jan Feb I pulled all the red white & blue fabric I had and started sewing.. so far we have 6 tops! These will be mailed to Alycia in CO who participates with Quilts of Valor.
The red white & blue fabrics are still on the table ,, tho the pile has shrunk !. I'm getting spring fever to get in the garden but being Iowa, I don't expect alot of activity there till middle May.
Maybe Ill paint the kitchen ???... Maybe Ill switch to springy colors..? Maybe Ill finish some tops on hangers......??? Maybe Ill even update this blog more often ~~ Stay tuned ~ ~
Late 2012 Overview and tally
Just a quickie note that yes We arrived into a New Year !
I'm slowly getting back to a routine like I had in MO.
Or at least functioning with twice as much Hubby at Home and less $$ loll :: retirement !
The year was exciting and literally flew by !,,
Jan Tim decided to retire
Feb I went house hunting
March packing and getting MO house for sale
April it sold !
May it closed on both houses and we moved to trailer park .. Tim still working
June spent at trailer park swimming and sewing
July Tim is DONE,, we finally arrived at Ia house
Aug Boxes more boxes
Sept cleaned up the jungley yard. Added a Dandy Dog. Son crashed bike.
Oct Mayo and home care
Nov crazy marathon to get holiday star done.
Dec Jake walking sans walker. crazy marathon continued, with prep for first Christmas in IA house. Jake sans back/neck brace.
Dec 30 DR said Jake is healed up very well ! xo
The Good Deed tally:
2012 - 8 to the Ronald McDonald house in Columbia, ( a Thank You Note from then also !)
2011 - 21
2010 - 39
2009 - 28
2008 - 15
2007 - 42
I'm slowly getting back to a routine like I had in MO.
Or at least functioning with twice as much Hubby at Home and less $$ loll :: retirement !
The year was exciting and literally flew by !,,
Jan Tim decided to retire
Feb I went house hunting
March packing and getting MO house for sale
April it sold !
May it closed on both houses and we moved to trailer park .. Tim still working
June spent at trailer park swimming and sewing
July Tim is DONE,, we finally arrived at Ia house
Aug Boxes more boxes
Sept cleaned up the jungley yard. Added a Dandy Dog. Son crashed bike.
Oct Mayo and home care
Nov crazy marathon to get holiday star done.
Dec Jake walking sans walker. crazy marathon continued, with prep for first Christmas in IA house. Jake sans back/neck brace.
Dec 30 DR said Jake is healed up very well ! xo
The Good Deed tally:
2012 - 8 to the Ronald McDonald house in Columbia, ( a Thank You Note from then also !)
2011 - 21
2010 - 39
2009 - 28
2008 - 15
2007 - 42
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Deck the halls !
It looks a lot like Christmas !
The perfect wall for hanging Holiday Star Quilt !
Ill be putting others up there the rest the year!
One of the earlier quilt. 95 '97 maybe??
First Christmas in the Iowa house. Now we wait till Dec 30th till fill it up with family. hohoho~ Merry Christmas to you and yours
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