Winter Quilts

The red and green one was done for Christmas '05.

This blue snow flake is my own design inspired by a greeting card by Diane Phalen. Finished for '06 Holiday

This WinterQuilt, we will hold a drawing for the family members that show up for our BIG family Christmas next weekend!!! It has show stopping knife point triangles... the tapestry print in the center is hand quilted in snow drifts with red piping around the edges...... If I ever get back into show quilts, this will be a blue ribbon. ~~~~K

the Big 50

We had a great Thanksgiving here with 10 that came down for a feast.

Once that was done we Partied !! Sisters and sons were here...... we played in the pool..shopped.. ate cake.... margaritas..... made lots of noise... lots of stories... few pics.... and wonderfull giftys. The weekend went too fast.


since then its more shopping ! wrapping! hand quilting a special one.. hassling thru an Ice storm with bunches of trees down.

For the record 2007 had 42 Good Deed quilts delivered to the Linus org. And another 40 were sewn for funds and fun......... my machine is running good !!!

January will be back to sewing routine and more Good Deeds.. the closet is still full of fabric !....... hohoho ~~~K

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving !!!

Here is the start of our goodies. along with a box of groc in the garage. No one will leave hungry.

Along with Thanksgiving is my Bday and Anniv ! I have sent out
many many invites and will end up with 12 at the table.

The sisters and I will get out the china.... eat cake..... get loud..... maybe even shop. I see Kohls is opening at FOUR AM !!! crazy. Tempted to go there just to see how many showed up... makes me NUTZ too !

We covered the miles this fall.. with a trip up the river to Linda's then on up to Chicago for Kayla's bday end of Oct. First week of Nov sent us across to KC and fight to Vegas !! We celebrated there with the Circus Soleil show Mystere`

The show was great... the streets of Vegas crazy with people.. we didn't gamble much so didn't bring any home either.

It was a nice drive viewing the leaves across the many miles. Wonderful color. I came home and stitched up Two tops using fall colors.

I have sewn non stop Oct thru Dec on family and client items. Jan will be NON stop on Good Deeds !!! I have several tops on hangers in the closet. and several Ideas set aside in a box.

Gobblegobble savor Your Thanksgiving ~~~~~~~ K

Divas new game is snuffling around the bed till she is UNDER the quilt !!

heres the bug in a rug::

Quilts done in Okla

here are the quilts that were stitched while in Okla.

This brings the total to 42 good deeds DONE. They will go to the KC Linus soon.

Where Oh where did my lil dog go???

Lost::Diva Darlin Side:
Front

POUTIN ! This isnt the "DO" I asked for !

LOLL after a day at the spa.... she sounds the same.. but Looks like a Chi'wowA................... ~~

change in the air

Its September, In Iowa this would be the start of FAll.

Here in Mo I still have the pool up, still picking tomatoes, still mowing the yard, but definitely cooler than it was in Okla.

We came home to a bunch of chores and tasks to get ready for the coming change of seasons. I bid the pretty morning glorys good bye as I tore down the trellis of beans and cukes. Tim dug the carrots and onions up, harvesting 2 baskets full ! We will do a pot roast and all the goodies tomorrow and an end of season vegetable soup on wed. I still have peppers and a few tomatoes that are producing.

While in Okla we had a great weekend with Tim's brother Don and Pam.
We spent many hours in the pool and lounge there. And I sewed non stop
the rest of the time. All the good deed fabric I packed with me made 3 Linus tops in bright colors. When that was used up I hit the local quilt shop for new colors and stitched up 3 more tops, 6 tops in 3 weeks !

This past week time was spent basting, quilting, hemming 3 for gifts. Now that that's off my mind, next week is a bit of 'clean the house' ... and then quilt a couple good deed tops, plus a few trips to the chiroDr and a few hours hand quilting . Its good to be home. ~K