July 2nd

We have been having wonderful weather cool nights, sunny days and no humidity. BUT it is coming back over the weekend.
I have been working on a pair of pillow cases for a swap and will probably mail out next week.
I am also doing a quilt a long at SQA for a 48" square quilt the pattern looks pretty easy since it is patchwork. I am not too good at that but want to do more of it. This pattern has templates.
My DD isn't coming this Saturday she is working and then they are having a cookout on Sunday.
She didn't ask me this time and that's okay she knows how it is with her Dad who refuses to eat off of them.
I found out this morning that our Walmart does have some crafts left so tomorrow I am going to check it out. They say it is a pretty large dept; so we  will see.

This is the cute pincushion I received in the swap at BC.  The bottom is glass and is filled with pins with colored balls on them. She did a wonderful job on it. She also sent the rest of the fabric.

The Hounddog picture was cross stitched by a lady I had on a crochet swap years ago. My nickname on there was Hounddog so she made this cute thing for me and even framed it.

I hope all of you have a wonderful July 4th and that you stay safe. Darlene

It is a scorcher today

Right now it is 92° cloudy and windy. There are watches out but not here.

I wanted to show everybody the signature quilt that was put together by Gardenpat at HGTV. These were blocks made last year for the luncheon at her house the week of the NQS show. I won the drawing and she gave it to me the other day at the new luncheon. It is about as long as a sofa and she quilted it on her longarm.
I had my yearly physical today and am glad that is over for another year. I have had this Dr. for about 14 years she is the same age as my DD.  I feel like I can tell her anything and that is a good thing.
I can't stand really hot weather but I guess there is no choice in the matter. The humidity is really the problem it saps everything out of you.
I made a pan of brownies this morning with a recipe I found on Cooks.com. That is a pretty neat place.
My DH has been weorking on a lawnmower he bought from a kid for only $40. He has had to get some parts for it but it started right up. It is only 3 years old. The kid just about wrecked it. LOL
Have a wonderful day
Darlene

Friday's news....

Thought I would catch up with things around here.
Yesterday I did get to go to the quilt show at the convention center downtown and also the luncheon at Gardenpat's house on the east side. Here are the ladies and all of the wonderful food we had. Another group was coming in today.

The show was very crowded especially in the vendors area. I only bought a panel but my friend Jen got quite a few items for her little Etsy businesses. Next is a wonderful quilt with the spider web and spider. The next one was so pretty with lots to look at.

It has been so warm and not too humid until today. But there is a bad air warning.

Have a great weekend
Darlene

Wet Saturday....

Well it's raining again and that is bad news for the Memorial golf tournament a few miles from here. I guess they get used to getting dumped on every year.
I have been busy designing a cute pin cushion for my partner at Block Central
I saw a photo on a website and decided to make one without a pattern so far so good. I will show it after I mail it this week.

I made my cherry dessert this morning. It is a just made up recipe that I have made with 1 1/2# of tart cherries I get frozen at Meijer's.  I don't have any ice cream to have with it just some CoolWhip . It will have to do.

I received this cute pillow from my online friend Lillian yesterday for my birthday which is next week.  I was so surprised she knew about it. I hung it on the front door and it looks cute there for everyone to see. DD is coming today and we will have lunch and she can have some dessert too. When she was a kid about 13 she got very picky about what she ate.  But now she just eats what ever I serve her. That is a great relief to me.
My friend who is selling her house bought a condo yesterday but she is not going to move until she sells the house she is living in now. I hope it all works out for her and there are no hidden problems in the new place. She has something to look forward to now.
I am in another Secret Pal swap at the Board and  I had better get to buying some stuff to mail to her. She lives in Louisiana. I hope they get that oil problem cleaned up soon what a big mess that is.
Have a great weekend
Darlene

Happy Friday to all of you....

It has been a wonderful nice day not too hot and a little breeze.  I went to Meijer this morning and it was crowded which is unusual for an early morning but then I remembered that this is graduation weekend for the local seniors. People were out getting prepared for all of the partys.
I had been working on a challenge quilt for Little Quilts forum and somehow it is messed up so I am going to have to cut more rectangles for the blocks. And I thought I was doing well. There are only 5 blocks with the patchwork so it won't be hard.
I received this morning the nicest surprise from my friend Lillian of http://lillianscupboard.wordpress.com/  It is a blue ribbon winner of a potholder she entered in her county's fair. It is so cute. I love the little Dutch girl and the patchwork she did on it.

Thanks Lillian. I don't know how to do a very good Link. LOL.

I hope everyone has a wonderful three-day holiday weekend.

Darlene

Summertime and the living is easy....

Summer has sprung on us and it is great and I have the AC on as it is too hot upstairs at night without it.
I have been planting some flowers - zinnias and vinca - I have my geranium hanging pot up on the porch too. I only have to do a pot of impatiens now. I used to love to do this type of gardening but now it wears me out. I get down on my knees and can barely stand up afterwards. LOL.
I went to Joann's today to get a few things and then I went to a fairly new thrift store. It is in an old ToysRUs building and is so nice and clean. They have several around here called Ohio Thrift. They didn't have any fabrics or old machines like some people can find in them. The only thing I got was a 9" sq.  stainless steel baking pan that is in perfect shape and only $1.91. I was a little disappointed.

This is the doll quilt I made for the lady in Iowa. She said she liked and it is almost Amish LOL. She is sending mine soon. I am not worried. This will be my last doll quilt for swapping. I want to make other things. I am now making a pin cushion for a  swap.
I am doing the bingo over at  The Quilt Shoppe's blog and so far I have 3 words. They are giving 3 prizes every day which is nice. Go over to Jenny's for a giveaway for May. See the button on my sidebar.

No fun in the sun today...

Rain, rain go away come again in two weeks. LOL It has been another dreary day with only a peek of the sun.
My DH hosed off his lawnmower and trimmed some grass. He loves to work outside.
I mailed off my package for my Secret Pal who lives in Pa. and also the doll quilt swap to Iowa for Gladie. She lives on a dairy farm and has what sounds like a great life. But I know farming is  hard. We have a friend who owns 3 or 4 small farms which he plants. He loves the country life.

I received my Secret Pal box from Tanya in Arizona and she really gave me some wonderful stuff. The larger pieces of fabri c are 1/2 yds. Very generous and two kinds of chocolates. Yummo. I hope whomever got her name is equally as generous.
I am in another pincushion swap over at Block Central they are a lot of fun and people come up with the cutest ideas.  It doesn't start until June to give people time to make up their minds to join.
The big quilt show is in June and a lot of the Ohio members of HGTV quilt forum are coming again to GardenPat's house that is near the convention center downtown. I still don't know if I will attend even though I would love to go the show. I rode down last year with Britgal (Jennifer) who lives fairly close to me but I haven't heard from her and I hate to be the one to do the contacting.
Well that's it
Have a great weekend
Darlene