So what am I doing?????

I am getting writers cramps from all of your names in this quilt drawing....but....I will give one last effort to those of you who really want it....

if you will post about this between now and midnight my time tomorrow,Dec. 1st, I will throw your name in for another 3 entries

and if you purchase from my niece's store I will give you 20 entries....and those that have already purchased...I am waiting to hear from Jennifer who you are but I will give you 10 more entries if you just coment on this post that you purchased. Only comment on this post...don't go back to the old one because that will mess me up (cause me more work)...sheweee can you just see the sweat coming off my brow???

I will tally all the comments on this post along with all the other ones and announce the winneer as soon as I get up on Tuesday, which will be about noon your time, if you are in Central US???? Give or take a few hours.

Saturday's Mail

I ordered these sewing caddies from Sew Fun quilts. aren't they cute???




Then she sent me some fabric for the laides here....so I have them along with others that sent fabric in a box under my table. thanks sooooooooooo much


Then a little gal I know, I have known her since she was a little tyke...she was garage selling and she sent me these old quilt squares....don't you just love em????

ANOTHER ADVENTURE!

My husband and I decided to go hiking.

These are just a few pictures of Mt. Alava, it is 3 hours in and 2 out....why, because on the way in it is mostly uphill.....so....we decided to do this.

I found that it was easy for me to go up the hill but coming down was harder because I was afraid of slipping. Also, I had an advantage over my husband,he had a backpack on his back and I also do the gazzell everyday( exercise equipment). So it was very easy for me, easier than for him.

So...we almost get to the end, I am guess about 30 more minutes and we would have made it but my husband could not go another step up those hills...so he rested while I went further to check it out and well..there was no way he could make it.

I was worried he was going to have a heart attack. So....we turned back and am I ever glad we did. I was so proud...patting myself on the back for doing so much at 52 ( I am not ashamed of my age....I am proud that I have been allowed to live this long) but about 15 minutes before we got to the car I was feeling it....and let me tell you those last few minutes was as if I was wearing lead shoes.

We had to come home and take a nap....and I am just now getting rejuvinated. So enjoy the trail....



Absoutely beautiful up there...


The one picture before this next one was above the ocean scene.


I mustered up some energy and did this quilt, just two pieces together for a lady at church that had a baby....and then just sewed straight lines...easy!!!
It is more pink than what you see and this is Mary's material from Quilt Hollow
Hope you like what I am doing with your material Mary...and thanks so much!!

FINISHED PROJECT

As most of you know, I am on a towel addiction (anyone know a cure, please email me)....so...as I am moving fabric around from place to place (oh yes....I have a true mess in my sewing room)....I should say from pile to pile. Moving papers, scribbles, notes, patterns.....

So....as I am contemplating my next towel and I am thinking of doing tree skirts, (I have the cutest pattern). Anyways.....I hear this voice.... "Barbara"....now most people call me Barb...who could this be?

So...I ignore the voice until it happens again...and this time I recognize it as myself...so I say "What's up self?".......and then I remeber this.... from I have a notion, it was a giveaway win.....
So.....................



Then I have moved this more times than I want to admit. I won this over at Fabric Artist



So I tell myself to get lost....I am busy doing towels...but the voice calls again....it says "You know you want to....just come feel the wonderful fabric,
smell it...
can't you just see that wonderful wall hanging already done up?"

Go away self...I already have too much to do!

Well...as you can see from the next picture....I a weak....really weak...I confess it!! You heard it here first....yes....I am oh sooo weak...and my self won out....

Oh yes............


I made it a little bigger than the wall hanging and I also changed it up a little.
I am so thrilled and so now....back to the towels and tree skirts....

Anyone have a cure for shutting up the self??? Or am I skizoid? Do I have dual personalities? Hummmm, you better ask my husband that one?

Maybe he would like my self better....Barb or Barbara? Hummmmm Does he already know and is cheating on me?

Ginger Jar cut outs

I will solve this problem, Pat and Gene both will get one....

I AM LAUGHING....TOTALLY LAUGHING

WHY???

BECAUSE IT IS UNBELIEVABLE...TOTALLY UNBELIEVABLE....

You ask what is???

So I asked my husband to pick a number between 1 and 28 for the winner of my Ginger Jar cut outs.....and well.


Okay you say...get to it...


WELL....FOR THE REST OF THE STORY...


GO to my post about the giveaway....and count down to number 12...yes, that is the number he picked....just go....and then come back here....

What are the odds??? Just what are they???? Now just so you know, I have sent this person something for all the help she has given me and so this is not something I just schemed up....ask her, she will tell you...... I am still laughing....what are the odds....yep, this is going to be a good day......so you see....


What goes around comes around....what you send out comes back to you...and this person sends out nothing but goodness.

Thanks for all of you who entered this giveaway....the quilt giveway is Tuesday....

The winner is Pat, she says it is Gene but I have counted 5 times and come up with her as number 12...so who is it? Pat or Gene? Either one would be wonderful...


Jennifer does have 4 of those totes with the cut outs if you would like one, only one will have the original pattern, couldn't get any more than that....so just let myself or her know ifyou are interested.

MORE TOWELS

My husband has been home since Wednesday and so as you know, my time is his time. So inbetween going to the store and walking the airport I made these......

I don't like how the stems turned out....



Pat and Hetty will like this one....



You just gotta have a Santa Claus....


I guess the reason I like to do these so well is because it is a project that gets done fast and so you feel like you are accomplishing something even when your time is limited....besides they are so fun!!