Baking Day...

I was busy today - first of all I baked my cut out cookies and then went shopping. I think we are finished. I found some XL Twin size sheets for my daughter's bed, they are very hard to find. Kohl's came thru for me once again. She rents a hospital bed and the sheets she has are wearing out fast. I iced the cookies when we got back.

We also went out for supper at Cracker Barrel and we both had turkey and dressing. I am not much for cornbread dressing so I hardly touched it. They had the best cranberry sauce though & I loved it.

So far I have made old fashioned chocolate fudge (which is nearly gone) and Mexican wedding cakes. The cutouts are my favorite but they only make about 3 dozen or so. The recipe is in my Betty Crocker Cookie Book. I will be making cinnamon stars sometime too. Oh and peanut butter fudge DH's favorite. I bake cookies all year long but these things just at Christmas.

Wind and more wind....

It has been a very windy day here. It started out with sun and wind and now it is completely cloudy with heavier winds. Gusts to 50 MPH they say.

We went to supper and I had a quesadilla and it was good. I haven't had one in a long time.

My DH brought up the tree and decorations and put up the tree. So now I have to decorate tomorrow. I always dread it but once I get going I don't mind. We bought this tree several years ago and I still like it - not too big or tall.

At the Board my swappee received the doll quilt I made her. I really liked doing it because it was scrappy. Here's a pic of it. It was a Nov-Dec swap and a new one is in the works for Jan.

I hope my lady liked it you never can tell about the receivers.

I am now working on a doll quilt for Small Quilts forum from the book Prairie Children's Quilts. I picked the Bear Claw to make and I think I have enough fabric to start with.

I went to the big sale at JoAnn's today where you got 15% off total order and did really well. I saved about $14 there.

Thanks for reading

DARLENE

Happy Thanksgiving...

I have my pie made, the veggies cut up for the dressing and will start the bread tonight. I used to make the dressing the night before the big day but switched to morning instead. I am going to cook it outside the turkey too. I like it in the turkey but sometimes it is kind of soupy and yuk.

I have been working on the doll quilt for the Nov-Dec doll quilt swap at the board and am ready to put it together. I also have to buy some things for a Christmas swap at Scrappyquilters. I don't know if we have partners or if it's round robin style.

I received my book Prairie Children and Their Doll Quilts by Kathleen Tracy this week from Ebay and it is so nice I can't wait to try some of them; I have her other book American Doll Quilts also and I love it too. She gives a lot of history in them and I enjoy reading it.

I was working on a crocheted doily and was on the 20th round when I felt like I didn't like it so I ripped it all out and will start a different one soon, I do that a lot and it just isn't worth it to keep going on something I don't like.

Have a great day tomorrow and thanks for reading

Darlene

Another great day....

I can't believe the weather another pretty and fairly warm day. Wow!

I finally have finished my November challenge table topper for Quilted Table. I really enjoyed making it.

I have been working on my doll quilt for the Nov/Dec doll quilt swap at the Board. I am trying to make it extra special since it is for two months. A lot of the girls are doing a Christmas theme but I am not. And it will be pretty small around 20 inches square.

I went to visit an old friend today. She lost her husband last spring but I hadn't seen her much since then. She is pretty lonely. She has friends she goes to eat with every day so that helps her a lot.

She is going to sell her house next year and buy a smaller one as she has a dog.

Our daughters went to school together although they weren't really friends she and I met at an exercise class. We both failed that. LOL. When I went back to work we remained friends and talked on the phone.

I have never had a lot of close friends and really have always been a loner. I don't need a lot of people to see all the time but the friends I do have I really like.

Thanks for reading

Sunday ....

We are having our third Indian summer right now it's a beautiful day. We went to Bob's for breakfast and I have been working on my challenge quilt for the Quilted Table forum. I just have to sandwich it and quilt. I think I will machine quilt it.

The shootings at Ft. Hood in Texas has really depressed me. What a terrible thing to happen to all of those innocent people waiting to go fight two wars. It just makes me sick.

I am going to buy a small TV to put in the sewing/bedroom. My DH says it's better to buy a 19" instead of a 13" which I wanted to get. It will be a flat screen and lightweight. A lot of times I would like to be sewing or cutting things out and then I miss my shows like Rachael Ray or ATWT soap. This way there will be no interruptions. LOL

Yesterday I made a new cake recipe & chicken and dumplings for DD birthday which is Tuesday. She will be 43. Man it is so hard to believe. Anyway she loved her gifts and the food.

Thanks for reading and good sewing to you

Just a quick note to everyone to have a safe and Happy Halloween. This quilt was for a swap on the board for Amma. It also shows the FQ I sent her.

Don't forget to change your clocks back one hour Saturday night.

Thanks for reading

Darlene

It has been a cold windy and cloudy day - again!! We did have a few nice days this week and even some Indian summer.

I received another doll quilt for October and it is so cute. It is from Amma and I love it. Thanks Amma.
I am signed up for the Nov-Dec doll quilt swap but that is all I am doing til the end of the year. It will be secret this time no partners which will be interesting.
I have been helping another girl with making 1/2" hexagons for her baby's quilt. They are so small she needed help and several of us are making some. You all have to stick together in rough times LOL.
I went to a nice luncheon at Britgal's house on the 22nd and it was nice to see my new friends. I met 3 newer ones from Akron and Medina besides the ones who live around Columbus. She had lasagne and we all brought something. We had a white elephant swap and show and tell too. It was fun.
I don't think I will ever be as good as some people at piecing I really prefer applique work.
DD was here today and we had cheeseburgers and macaroni salad. We watched like 3 movies on Lifetime they are finally getting some new ones.
Thanks for reading
Darlene

Verandah Views finished

Here is my little quilt I finished some time ago. It's not per directions as I used the same fabric for the block borders and that way I didn't have to buy new.

Beautiful Ohio has turned into cloudy Ohio. Hopefully the weather will improve soon.

My dog Maggie has been getting me up really early in the mornings. I try to lay back down but she insists I get up and let her out. I am talking 3:30 am. Then she has to eat and by that time I am wide awake making coffee.LOL. Here she is a couple of years ago. Thanks for reading

Darlene

More clouds....

This has been a pretty quiet day went to library and did laundry.

I have been working on a small log cabin challenge quilt and boy it turns out wonky every time. I have ripped out 3 of the blocks 3 times but no more. I have what I assume is good enough put together but will not quilt it. It was a practice piece LOL.Here they are before I ripped out and started over.

I want to put together the Christmas blocks I did from Gail Pan. But I have plenty of time.

I am meeting my friend Karol for pizza Friday at Cici's we haven't been there for a long time. DH won't go there much.

Thanks for reading

Darlene

Cool Ohio and cloudy....

Another cloudy day here rain is on the way they say and heavy. I have cut out my fabric for my doll quilt challenge. I have never done a log cabin before but I think I will like it when I get going on it.

I have several dolls and these two I have added this year. The one on the top is 32" tall & I got her at an antiques mall near Springfield. The other one with Pancho I bought from a thrift store on my first trip there. They were having 50% off day on everything and I had a ball looking.

I have my doll quilt finished for Amma at the Board but have to get some other things to send her. She lives in Washington state. I have met some really nice people on these forums.

I am going to a potluck at Britgal's house in 2 weeks. I will see the ladies that were here for the quilt show downtown.

Thanks for reading

Darlene

A cloudy Friday....

What a yucky past 2 days here. At least it isn't raining now.


I did receive my doll quilt from Ninnie and it is so cute. The white blocks are embroidered.

The star fabric and thimble charm are nice too.

I guess I will join in on the October swap too. Chele talked me into it since I am one of the "veterans".

When I was first married I did a lot of embroidery and am self taught. I also have done a lot of x stitching but the eyes aren't as good now.
Have a great evening
Darlene

Cloudy days are here again. Went to breakfast and then the bank. Wanted to stop at Walmart but went right past it. LOL

This is a photo of the doll quilt for my partner Ninnie from NC she said she loved and it was fun to put together. I haven't received mine yet.

I also finished a doily called Spring Time for a CAL at Crochetbox. It was really technical but I finally nailed the tricky part That is it above.

Have a great day and thanks for reading.

Darlene

Sunny blue skies today

It has been a wonderful day and I have gotten a lot done. Finished two small quilts, started a doily for a CAL and went to the library to replenish my book supply.

On Saturday I received my mini fall quilt from Holee. She did a wonderful job and even DH thought it was a beauty. She also sent two pretty pieces of fabric a pattern to make ornaments and some cut Christmas buttons. Thanks Bea.

When you watch TV do you get tired of all the preaching the talkers do? What I mean is they tell you how to do everything from how to dress for the weather "carry an umbrella", what to look for when buying a car or anything; I get so tired of this.

Have a great evening and thanks for reading

Darlene

September Already....

This the latest doily I made it took about a month with all the swaps I was doing.

School started last week and the skies look different here too. The cool mornings and warm afternoons have been perfect. And of course the days are shorter which I don't mind. I am a winter person even though I was born in late spring.

My SIL is in the ICU at IU in Indy and I am worried about her she has been in bad shape for a while and it doesn't look good. I haven't seen her for 2 years but I think of her often. I lost my other SIL 12 years ago and still miss her.

I have been working on my new embroidery BOM from Gail Pan and it is so much fun. I don't mind tracing these on fabric either that is part of the fun. These ladys are so talented and are so generous sharing their work with everybody.

I have the quilt done for the mini swap in October but will not mail it until Holee is moved and settled.

I have part of the next doll quilt cut out too. It is due September 30th. Then I am going to slow down with the swaps until next year.

We don't do anything for Labor Day but maybe cook out I will try to get some steaks on Sunday. I am making soft tacos when DD comes tomorrow and a favorite Magic Cookie bars. Yummo!!

Thanks for reading

Rainy Friday....

This is her quilt in her doll bed. How cute!!

This is the doll quilt I made for Barbsbus she wanted a small one for a doll bed she has.

And this is the one she sent me I really like it.

We got some much needed rain today only a ½" but more on the way. I have been going back to some of my oldest forums for crochet and visiting with the gals. They always seem happy to hear from me. I may do some swaps with some them too.

I have been working on a mini quilt, embroidery quilt and getting started on another doll quilt too. Also finishing up a CAL at Celt's too. I also do a BOM at HGTV.

Have a great weekend

thanks for reading

A great day

It has been a great day we took Maggie to be groomed and glad that is over for two months. Then DH is having a window glass fixed and when he went to put it in the frame it cracked. So he is down there now having that part repaired. He didn't get too mad. LOL.

I have been working on my doll quilt for the swap I have all of the blocks done then have to put it together and add the border and binding. I don't think I will quilt it too much because they are spools blocks and there are a lot of small parts to it.

A few days ago a woman on the Board needed some purple and some green squares 5" and 6". So I mailed her 8 which is all I had in those colors and today she sent me a lot of fabric cuts which are so nice I couldn't believe it. She lives in Texas and is originally from Germany and just as nice as she can be. I really appreciate this more than she can know. They are in the photo above.

Thanks for reading. PS I hope Holee's move is going well. And this house should be a lot warmer.

first tote bag

scotty challenge doll quilt

I hate to say it but summer is winding down I can't believe it is August already. It has been a beautiful day today I went to the library and got the book I had on reserve it is so easy to read. I also got Crow Lake which I read about on someone's blog. Because of budget cuts the state is cutting back on helping libraries, so ours will be closed on Sundays again and not open days until 10 am. That is fine with me I was just praying our branch wouldn't close. There is a special election tomorrow to raise city income tax 1/2% so I hope it goes thru so firemen and policemen don't lose their jobs.

I made the tote bag and doll quilt last month. The little quilt was for a challenge to make using the scotty dog. I love those doggies.

I made lasagne for supper tonight and it turned out good. I usually don't like mine but this time wow!

Thanks for reading - Darlene

Time sure flies it is the end of the month and we have had below normal temps most of the time. We did get some beautiful rain again yesterday.

My husband went out to a farm we know and got some more sweet corn bi-color. This will be the second time we have had it and the season is going fast.

I am in the HGTV mini quilt swap again for fall with Holee again. She is my favorite partner because I know I can count on her. The doll quilt above is the one I received from PamH at the Board I really love it and the bright colors. She is so nice of course she lives in Missouri LOL. I am working on a challenge doll quilt with Scottys and it is fun to do my own design. I am also embroidering some blocks from Willowberry Designs block of the month. She has three more to put up and I am working on block 5.
Do you ever watch Bill O'reilly on Fox News at night? Well I read his latest book and it wasn't nearly as good as promised. I guess people really care what he says but I take him with a grain of salt LOL.

Monday

It has been a wonderful day today. We had 2" of rain on Saturday and the air is so clean and not humid and the sun so bright. I love it.

I am going to mail my doll quilt and potholders tomorrow for my swap partners. And I have signed up for Holee's new mini swap at HGTV. I only want to do the fall one because I have enough Christmas decor. Fall is my favorite time of year.

DD was here on Saturday and we had a nice meal Cheddarwurst and potato salad and of course chocolate cake. She will not be coming this Saturday she is going to a craft show in her town and I think that will be fun for her.

I rejoined the scrappy quilters group. It was always a lot of fun but I don't want to do those block swaps. Heather said that was okay. I have missed those girls too.

The photo is of the doll quilt I made for PamH at the Board

Good day

It has been a dreary day today cloudy and cool. I have started my doll quilt for the swap and I am doing it in the bricks pattern. I got the pattern free from the Moda website.

The pic is of the quilt I received from Chele who was the hostess for the swap the first time and I didn't get one. She made this for me and insisted I take it. It is really pretty.

I finished my huge doily finally after a month and now I am going to make some more thread potholders from a new pattern I got on the web.

I should be getting the next one for the swap tomorrow from Pa. Thanks for reading -

Great Sunday

I haven't been very busy but thought I would write anyway. I am trying to finish a doily I started about a month ago have only 2 rounds to go.

We have been getting regular rains here which is sorely needed and I am glad for the farmers. Everything looks planted when we drive around. We are on the edge of this county so there are a lot of farms just a short time away. We know all the good places to buy sweet corn when the time comes too. LOL.

I have joined a new forum on Yahoo and I really like it they do small quilts and are so good. I hope to better myself over there. The quilt above is a doll quilt I did for a swap at the Board, I haven't received mine yet but it will be coming this week. I never did get mine from the first one I did there. The hostess is sending me one even though I told her she didn't have to.

I am doing a challenge small quilt which will have Scottys which I love. It isn't due until August but I am already using my thinking cap.

Thanks for reading

NQA show

I had a great time last Friday at the show. Firstly Jen and I went to Pat's house for lunch and met 10 other ladies there who belong to HGTV forum also. Pat made several kinds of sandwiches, salad and cheesecake. Some of us brought pop, chips and dip. cookies and fruit. We had a great time and Pat's sewing room is great - very professional looking too. It looked like a small shop.
Anyway Jen and I went over to the Convention Center and it was so wonderful. I had never been to a quilt show so I was amazed at the talent displayed. Aisle after aisle of wonderful art. I could never pick out a favorite one.LOL.
We shopped the vendors and I couldn't find anything I really needed but finally saw Featherweight machines in person - so cute, they were all $400. I looked on line today and that is a good price. On line they are very expensive. Oh and did I say Jen drives a Mini-Cooper what a fun ride it was downtown and she knows her freeways too. I was pretty tired that night but it was worth it.
Thanks for reading

Sunday

It has been a pretty nice day no rain but clouds and sun. We went to the buffet for breakfast this morning and it was so-so.

I have ordered 20 fat quarters from Whittles Fabrics for $20 which is an amazing price. They are all prints.Also was able to get a pattern for a crocheted Holly Hobbie doll. I had to order the head from TDCreations so I will be looking for the mailman at the end of the week.

My DD was here yesterday and she is reading the new book by Melissa Gilbert as she grew up watching Little House and still watches it when she can catch it.

I finished the curtains for her closet door but haven't heard if they fit okay. Curtains are pretty easy to make. Straight lines and a lot measuring too.

I am so excited about going to the NQA show this Friday. I am making a tag to wear announcing which quilt forums I am from. By the sound of it there should be quite a few there from 3 of them

I made the doll outfit for this 8" doll and I have another to dress. I call them the twins.

Ciao!!

Rain beautiful rain - finally.

We are finally getting some rain and it is heavy. They have been promising this for the last two weeks and it is here. The grass was beginning to brown up and I had to water the flowers and tomatoes every day.
I have been working on a doll quilt for a swap at the Board. It is a primitive design I made up myself. I hope it turns out well.
Next week is the quilt show downtown and I am looking forward to it. I will be meeting a lot of gals from HGTV forum and that will be such fun for me.
I lost my quilt blog sponsored by Kim Noblin at Block Central. The service provider was attacked a week ago and lost all of the information on all of the blogs. I feel bad for Kim because it is not her fault. I had a lot of stuff on there and it is all down the drain.
We went to a store here in town and I got two books about quilting and one of them is from Lynette Jensen and it has some nice patterns in it the other one I don't especially like and may take it back. The instructions are hard to make out.
Thanks for reading

Recipes!!!

I thought I would include some recipes I have used for years. I enjoy reading recipes and sometimes I just sit down with one of my many cookbooks and read away.

Easy Fudge

2 cups sugar and 2/3 cup evaporated milk. Stir these together in a medium pan bring to a full boil and boil fpr 5 minutes.

Remove from heat and add 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips, 1/2 stick margarine or butter, 1 tsp vanilla and 1 cup chopped nuts.

Mix well until chips are melted. Pour into a 7" x 11" glass dish or a 9" square pan. Refrigerate until set. Cut and put into covered contained on counter. The flavor is better if room temperature.

I got this recipe from a Marhshall Fields cookbook.

Potato Soup

In a large pan cook 1 cup chopped onion and 1 cup chopped celery in a tablespoon of oil I use Canola. Cook until soft and then add 1/4 cup flour and whisk until well blended. Then add 1 cup hot tap water whisking well and then another 1/2 cup hot water.

Add 2 large potatoes chopped the way you like them and cook until potatoes are fork tender. Be sure to turn down the heat a little, and cover the pan.

When potatoes are done add 1 cup milk I use skim. Heat until warmed and enjoy. You can add salt and pepper to taste.

Sugar Cream Pie

4 tablespoons flour, 1 cup sugar, 1- 1/4 cups milk, butter or margarine, cinnamon, 9" unbaked pie shell Place 10 pea sized chunks of butter in bottom of crust. Add layers of sugar and flour. Pour in milk slowly. Do not stir. Sprinkle with cinnamon (I don't use this). Bake in a 350° oven for 1 hour. Filling will look thin but will thicken up.

This is an old Indiana recipe.

I hope you enjoy these they are tried and true recipes . The photo is my old Hoosier style cupboard my husband gave me in 1989 a friend refinished it and he bought it for me. I can't believe someone would have painted that wood. LOL

It was built in Chillicothe, Ohio.

I have been busy finishing the doll quilt for the swap at the board. I am trying to make a label and will mail it soon.

I haven't started the mini quilt for Holee yet but I do have the fabric and the basic pattern. It seems like those ladies are way ahead of me in that dept. even though they are not due until July 10th.

I am going to the big quilt show in June with Britgal from HGTV forums that way I don't have to worry about DH hurrying me along. We are going to meet a lot of other ladies at Pat's for lunch and that will be fun too. Have a great day and thanks for reading. That is Pancho and Maggie looking at the birds on the birdbath, LOL.

A great Tuesday

I have begun the doll quilt for the swap and it is in the basket pattern. Those blocks are easy to put together. I have the border on and tomorrow I will start quilting it.

Our next door neighbors are trying to sell their house and move to the back of the neighborhood. Any way they brought their cats in their carriers over because the realtor is afraid not everybody likes cats. They have the cutest 3 month old baby girl Abigail and I held her for the first time. What a doll.

I mailed off the boxes for the friendship and kitchen swaps. I also pulled out of a birthday block swap at Connecting Threads. I am on 4 groups there. The people are really nice. But the blogging part is screwed up and I can't post a blog all of the time. I hope they get that part of it fixed.

Anyway now I can concentrate on the mini quilt swap.

I may not join the next ones though but I am thinking about it.

The doily is the last one I made in a CAL I am working on another in pineapples.

These are the Dotee dolls I received in the swap at the Board. The orange one is from Dorothy of Kansas and the cow is from ButtercreamCakeArtist. I really appreciate all of the work that went into making these. I also received some thread, 2 FQ's and a book thong. Very clever.

I had to rip out my block for the BOM and resew it and now it looks much better.

I recently downloaded the next block but haven't worked on it yet.

I am finishing up a thread potholder for the kitchen swap too and the monkey is finished.

It is cooler around here now but I like it better. The sun is shining. I worked out in a flower bed yesterday. I had volunteer snapdragons for years and they didn't look good last year so I dug them up and plan to plant something nicer.

Happy May Day - glad it is finally here. We have had a mixture of weather - sun and rain and then more sun. It is 70° but feels more like 75°. A lot of humidity.
I have been making more dolls. This one has a great pattern I found thru another blogging site.
Also playing bingo on another crochet site and am in two mini quilt swaps and a Friendship swap. A kitchen swap too. I can hardly keep up.
The big quilt show here in Columbus is coming up in June but I haven't made up my mind to go or not. I have never been to the Convention Center but it is downtown so it wouldn't
be hard to find. I am going to try to get a ride with a gal who lives north of me. I have never met her but those gals feel like friends they are so nice.
Fixing spaghetti tonight for supper and garlic bread. I bought some fresh green beans to fix for the weekend too.
I remember when I was a kid May Day was special we made little baskets in school and gave them to our mothers. I still have one my mom gave back to me with some other stuff I had made. She kept a lot of stuff. My babybook is full to the gills she wrote down everything. She waited 7 years to have me after my brother so I was really wanted.

These are the Dotee dolls I made for a swap and mailed yesterday. They were fun to make and easy too. Easier than the other dolls we made. A lady in Australia invented them.

I have been trying to decide what mini quilt I will make for the other swap. I have it narrowed down a little. At least I have the fabric.

I haven't decided if I am going the NQS here in Columbus in June. I want to see the other women from HGTV too if I do go. They are planning a great time for us all.

I have never been to a quilt show but I know it will be great since it is sort of an old show.

I hope my friend Holee is doing well.

It has been a beautiful day here. I did some housecleaning, reading and crocheting today. It was sort of chilly for outdoor work though. Tomorrow 80's that will just great.

I am making Dotee dolls for a swap with two ladies. Well one of the ones I send too has accidently mailed one TO ME. She has said she wants me to keep it but I felt bad.

I have also joined a doll quilt swap on the same forum and am looking for patterns. I think I am going to do a basket pattern. They don't mind how big the blocks are for it either. Also 12 x 12" to 24" x 24" are the size req's. I found a new source for fabric from one of the girls it is called Whittlesfabrics.com. A lot of it is $3.00 - $3.50/yd. They are all brand names too. I want to find out if they do ½ yd cuts. Shipping is $4.95 for 6-7 yards which I think is reasonable.

I got a Clover rotary cutter but haven't tried it yet. Nancy Zieman uses one and she makes it look so easy.

Above are two counted cross stitch I did over 20 years ago and I want to get them framed. I am not good at framing.

It is a beautiful day today after three days of raining. We needed it but enough is enough. So it is 61° but windy.

I have started making a crocheted thing for a partner in a swap. It will be cute and not too much trouble to mail.

I am still thinking about what to make for the new mini swap. I have a few ideas I am kicking around but then I see something else and think well maybe this would be good. LOL.

Maggie's heartworm meds came today. I can't believe I saved $17 by ordering them online. I have also switched vets and he only charged $82 for shots and office call where we were paying $159.50 last year well no more I say. The new vet doesn't dispense the HW meds oh and they are generic which I take a lot of generics myself. All there is in his office is a desk, 3 chairs for patients' humans, a screen with a table behind it to put the pet on and that's it. My old vet there were 6 vets, about 30 women from assts. to receptionists and groomers. It was a class place but who needs it I was paying for all of that.

We went to a Kmart this week and I still like Kmart but they need to clean up this store where we were. It is old and you can tell it. Our Walmart is about 12 years old and they keep working on it still.

The mini quilt above is one I started in January and finally finished in March. It urned out pretty good. I satin stitched the appliques and everything.

My cute dolls. and a doily too.

This is the Pink Pineapple doily I finished last month. It is from Celt's Yahoo site.

This is from Quiltwoman.

This is from PamH. We all belong The Quilt Board.

These are the two dolls I received in the swap. The top one is from Quiltwoman and the bottom from Pam H. They are so cute.

It has turned cold here and we had flurries earlier this week. Warmup for the coming weekend in the 50's.

I didn't put out any Easter decor this year I couldn't get in the mood and there's always next year. Most of the stuff is from when I did ceramics.

We are going to have a nice dinner ham and all the fixin's.

I am working on my 4th block for the BOM at HGTV and it has a paper pieced part to it which I am eager to try.

These are the dolls I made for a swap at the Board. The ladies said they liked them I also made them each a bunny magnet for the frig and a flower pin cushion. I have received one of mine so far but will post both when I get the other.

I have been working on two CAL's and a quilt I started for the mini swap but changed my mind. I am almost finished machine quilting it and then will bind it.

I went to a LQS last week and had a bad experience. I bought two kits and 2 patterns. Anyway on the way home I disovered that the kits had no patterns. I was pretty upset but went online to Amazon.com and ordered the book. It came the other day and is very new looking. Bits and Pieces is the name it has 18 patterns. So I guess I did good huh? The book was half price online.

I am still in a BOM at HGTV and it is fun to see the different ways people make their own blocks.

It has been a weird weekend as far as the weather it was 76° Saturday, 70° Sunday and supposed to be 50° today.

I am still working on my mini quilt for the swap. I received mine from Holee Saturday along with some wonderful surprises. I msade a huge error but I think I have it fixed.

I read The Friday Night Knitting Club last week and it was so good even though the ending was really sad I almost cried.

I haven't crocheted much but will next week when they have another CAL at Eri's from Pam. She is really good at writing out the patterns for us.

I found out Walmart has jellyrolls and FQ's again so I went over yesterday and bought 1 jellyroll for $9.99 in bright colors for my stash.

Have a wonderful day and week

These are two dolls I bought at Walmart I want to make them some different clothes than what they have now. They have the cutest facial expressions like real babys'.
I have been working on my mini swap quilt and it is coming along better now after I had to completely redo the blocks. Also the doily I was working on is no longer. So now I am making a potholder for another swap for my Canadian forum lady.
The weather has warmed up to mid 30's and was sunny all day. Rain coming Thursday.

Just wanted to show you my new sewing table. I got it online from Sewing Table Shop.com in 4 days and my DH put it together in an hour and a half. My old one is going to the VOA next Saturday we got it at a Singer store in the 1970's but it is small with no table space. I like the new one with the drawers to keep everything in one place.

I have been making a Daisy doily that has motifs it says it takes 10 of them but I think mine will need more I don't know why this has happened.

Keep warm

It is already the middle of February the weather is fairly warm but bad storms are on the way.

The pic is a thread potholder I made in a CAL at Eri's and was a lot of fun. Pam usually runs these so I know they will be fun for all of us.

A lot has happened I have a new blog for quilting now and am involved in a mini quilt swap. My partner is Bea from PA and I can't wait to see what she comes up with. She is the hostess for the swap too and is very experienced unlike me. It is at HGTV which I have belonged to for quite awhile in the crocheting and gardening forums. I changed my mind and have decided what to make and got my fabric yesterday. I will be sure to post when I finish it.

I went to lunch with my friend Karol today at Applebee's and man it was so good. Their chili is wonderful and I had the Oriental salad. You can't beat it for $5.99 a pop.

Thanks for reading.

The holidays are over and I am so glad. We have been lucky here with the weather only a few light snows so far.
I have rejoined the HGTV forums and now go to the quilting one regularly and it is so fun.
There are several ladies who live in my area and we may get together sometime. I am doing some swaps there and some still at Scrappy Quilters.
I have started a BOM that will go on for 12 months and I am looking forward to that. The first block is tricky because the amounts given are for 4 blocks and I have to figure out for just the one. LOL. I am no math person.
On New Year's day we went to The Anderson's and looked around bought a few items, for one thing a new toy for Pancho and of course he just ignores it LOL.
I had lunch today with my friend KM at a Subway shop that was really nice. It was good to see her since we haven't met since about September.
Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday time and that they have a great year.