WHAT'S HAPPENING?

I HAVE BEEN AWFULLY QUIET IN THIS CORNER OF THE WORLD……..BECAUSE

 

I have been busy with  this fabric.

My Accuquilt Go Cutter has been smok’in…..  I keep waiting for it to go on strike!

I should be doing this…..but nope!

instead I have been using a lot of this!

 

To make this…..oh…sorry, I cleaned my room last night and it is folded neatly away.

 

Working with these (scraps)

 

and working on this…yep…folded up again as well.  I like my room to be semi decent on Sundays….

The Bejeweled sweat shop is closed today!

 

but I have to tell you!!!!!!  Another one bites the dust!

As of today, I sucked another innocent party into the sewing and fabric world.

 

All I have to say to her husband is to hang on to his wallet...HA!!!!

Cute Cute (young) gal at church wants to learn to quilt.  While visiting her last month I suggest that she learn to quilt.  Her husband is away during the week and she needs something to fill in the gap.  Here was my chance....

I jumped on this like a piece of thread to my nice outfit!

We plan to go fabric shopping this week.  Did I tell you she is cute?  She has an adorable little son.

All I have to say to that is "CHARGE IT!"

Good Morning my sweet peeps! Yesterday I finished the binding and made two pillowcases.

I learned a long time ago that it doesn't pay to try to make fancy pillows for the bed.  Something about men and more pillows than needed on the bed?  Go figure.

We also do not like large pillows, so this was easy.

Yes, that is exercise equipment in my bedroom.....it got oust from it's original place just recently....
 

HONEYMOON WITH GERTRUDE!

Needless to say that the honeymoon is not over with Gurddie....need lots of practice but.... Here is my quilt finished (no binding yet).

My bed is a king size bed and this quilt fits perfectly.  Has a nice over hang.

This is just a sample of the quilting I did.  Of course, I have to show you the good stuff.

I did learn that.......when the machine pulls and makes ugly stitches (yes....it is the machine), that it is off track.  Duhhhhhh....

Learned that the prewound bobbins last longer.

That before I start stitching I need to check to see how much room I have to quilt....this is a mid arm....not much room and sometimes I would get square head circles.

I learned that all I have to do is click the poles, I was trying to use the button to release the poles but you just move the pole clockwise and it will release (wish I had figured this out sooner).

I also have an on and off switch (which they call a speed regulator).  This gal has a need for speed and this little guzimo was not cutting it.  So I used the foot pedal and had to move it every time I hit the middle.  Minor inconvenience.

I also learned that my left foot is heavier than my right.....

I am guessing that I spent about 4 to 5 hours if that much quilting.  I only worked on it intermittently through the week.  It took longer to learn how to mount it.

I did do a king size quilt on my Bernina....even with the frustration of the Honeymoon, it was wonderful being able to just sail away.

I was thinking that Jeanette was right, I should have went smaller but.....now that it is done, it will go on my bed.  Won't matter what my husband does to it....or will it????  HUMMMM

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I just had to show you this fun scissor holder a friend sent for my birthday!!!

Isn't that the cat's meow????  Matches my fuzzy slippers!

I SAY.....GO BIG OR GO HOME!!!

Jeanette told me last night that I should start with something small for my first project on my new toy. I say.......Go Big or Go home!!

Actually, this top I have is one that I don't mind if I mess up....all the other tops I want to do at least a halfway job.  Yes....that is just the backing....took me yesterday to get that far.


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  THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH QUILTING

When we first moved into this rental house, we saw maybe one roach every few weeks.

 Then it started getting colder and I guess they figure my house is a great place to have refuge.

 I say...think again. I can not stand bugs in my kitchen...or anywhere!

So this morning I got on my hands and knees and scrubbed the kitchen and dining room floor and the bathroom floor downstairs.

 You are asking yourself.....what does this have to do with bugs...just spray the nasty critters.

 My answer to that is....now I feel like my kitchen is dirty....the kitchen cupboards are next....

 So...maybe later I will play on my machine or....play a little now and go down and scrub the cupboards later...(I like that idea).
 Least ways.....I can not stand clutter or bugs in my kitchen...those little buggards have to GO....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!

My son has it set up.....now I am making leaders for it.

I spent some time with my older friend the other day. She was saying what an unhappy life she has had. I was so sad for her because she always seemed so happy to me.

 It got me to thinking....

 This life has not been easy....we were poor college students....and even when he graduated, we were still poor with 2 kids and one on the way. The children were wanted ...yes, we were crazy.


 Then he decided to go back to school.... and then it took about ten years of still being poor to get on our feet. I went to work several times during that. Trust me it was not easy......especially when I wanted to stay home with my children.

 But to say I had an unhappy life? I can not say that.

 We all just do what we have to do and snatch a little happiness and joy in between.

 It is true, life is what you make it. I am sure there was some unhappiness and thinking when will this end....but I can truly say...I had a good life.... would I do some things over? YES....... never switch this life for another one!

QUILT RETREAT WITH DEBI AND HER GANG!

First off I want to say that I took my camera but didn’t take any pictures (don’t hurt me!!).  I even forgot to take it with me to the quilt shops…..what was I thinking?
Debi (quilting with Debi) was so amazing in how she organized this retreat.  I only knew Debi and Quilter Jan for their blogs, it was so wonderful to be able to meet them in person.

Here is where we went, located in Smithtown, Texas

  
PROJECTS
   

The Green quit top is a lot prettier in person, the colors are more vibrant…sorry for the poor quality.  This is a technique from
Missouri Star Quilt Co.

What was really fun was another quilter there was doing the same technique but with different fabrics and sizes.
The thread catcher was a kit given to each of us by Kay.
The table runner was a kit given to us by Debi. 
I took  kist for the moon zipper bags.
Strange but I didn’t work on any old projects, I just worked on the new things.

Gifts

    
It was like Christmas….everyone was exchanging gifts.  Quilters are a unique breed, they are so generous and eager to share.

DISCARD TABLE

     

  These are the things I got from the discard table.  I grabbed the magazines on the way out.  I grabbed the quilt kit before Quilter Jan nabbed them. 

QUILT SHOPS
We visited Three Quilt Shops and here is my loot:
  
Yep, that is it….I loved this frog panel in my sister’s store (Inchworm Fabrics) but she ran out quickly, I was just told that she has a lot of panels still in her store....I truly thought she was out or I would have purchased from her...oh well...now you know where to go..  I am so glad that I found this one, I do have some coordinating fabrics
that go with it.  Then I have the fat quarters of Dr. Seus, so I could not pass this panel up.

BIG WIN

I won this playing Bingo….whohooooo
But…we were to bring nine fat quarters for the fat quarter lotto….to say the least I came with nine fat quarters and left with none….(poor me).

EXTRA LOOT
As you know quilters are so generous….
   

Debi was letting me use this little quilt to put under my machine so it would not vibrate so much….well…look who took it home !!!! (Oh…she said I could have it….but trust me,
there were so many wonderful projects that my fingers were getting the five finger itch…but I used control…HA!!)

GIVEAWAY

The Friday before I left, Fiskars was having a giveaway on facebook every 30 minutes.  I had so much fun waiting to see what they were giving away next and low and behold while I was gone, this came in the mail.  Thanks Fiskars!!

Do be sure to come back tomorrow, I have something fun to share with you!

CHERRY BLOSSOM DESIGN’S

 

 

Remember this?

 

well….here are my sister, Jeanette’s

 

 

I so love the tree in Green.

 

I also have the wreath ironed down but not finished….

 

If you too love these and want to do one but not wanting to do all of the cutting out….go to Inchworm Fabrics, she is offering the patterns

and she will cut out the fabric of your choice with steam a seam already on it for you.  This certainly takes all of the work out of it.

 

I had a friend come over a few weeks ago and she used my dies and cut out her a tree.  She now wants to do a tree in green.  I also want to do some for

presents (that is the operative word….want to) whether I do that or not is another story.

 

Yes, I was suppose to have been gone today….didn’t happen.  Tomorrow!!!  I am READY!