Friday Night Sew-in

I've already started. Need to go finish up my work, eat dinner with hubby and then I will be back at it.


I'm working with Moda's Glace right now.Pictures of my work will be added in later on.

Praise - It is FRIDAY! my last day and hour of work, it is snowing!

Prayers - for College Girl to be safe on the road - storm is brewing!

Time marches on

Sometimes it seems to be marching double-time. Hubby and I drove to the big city last Thursday to celebrate with College Girl. She turned 21 yesterday. TWENTY ONE!!! We would have loved to celebrate on her actual birthday but that was not to be. We visited my sister and her family. We stayed with great friends, more great friends came to help celebrate. We ate good food, we shopped, we got pedicures, we laughed, we hugged, we celebrated. It was great to see her and look forward to having her at home for a few days for Thanksgiving.



I did not sleep even one second of the 12 hours in the car. Instead hubby and I listened to "Home to Holly Springs" by Jan Karon and I worked on the binding for this;

Origins by Basic Grey for Moda

Scruffily Quilt

Close up of the scrappy pieced binding.

I used the Fat Quarter bundle for this so I could cut the largest squares bigger than a 10" layer cake. I needed the finished quilt to be closer to 60" square. I'm pretty sure that I am now retiring this pattern unless asked specifically to use it again. I'm ready to move on to something else. Something new! I'm linking this finish to amylouwho's sew & tell Friday. I go to her site to look at so many beautiful projects and finally have one to add!

Today I've been working with Moda's Fruitcake line, also by Basic Grey, for a table runner. I hope to have some pictures of that soon.

Praise - for the blessing that College Girl has been in my life. She is such a beautiful, Godly young woman.

Prayers - that College Girl would continue to seek God's will for her life. Also for her West E test this weekend.

My TO-DO List

Well let's just say that it is longer than my arm. Possibly longer than one of my hubby's arms. He has verrrrrry long arms. Just sayin'

So maybe this is NOT the time to start blogging again. But I couldn't sleep (yet too sleepy to be able to sew),I wanted to enter the Quilt Festival and I do enjoy blogging once I am in the routine.

This is what I'm working with right now;

Do you recognize it?? Origins by Basic Grey & Moda. I was asked to make a scruffily quilt out of this but had a request to make it a bit bigger than it would be if I used a layer cake. Answer to that problem was to buy the FQ bundle and a jelly roll. Now I have enough for TWO scruffily quilts (one the 'standard' size and one a bit bigger), possibly a Modern Irish Chain and I will still have enough left over for yet another project! I could have done the binding a different way but decided to use pieces from the jelly roll to make a pieced binding (there will be plenty of that left over for another project too!).

Has anyone found any great blog posts about Quilt Market?? I've only seen a couple and there are not near the photos and stories as there have been from past markets. I don't think I've seen anything from the Michael Miller booth except for the retro mannequins and I haven't heard what the Moda theme was. Anyway, if you have a link for me please do share.

Okay, I'm going to try to get some sleep. I hope I don't sleep in too late now because I have LOTS to get done! I'm going to have this post late morning so you all will think I am up and being productive. ;)

Praise - for my wonderful hubby. He celebrated a birthday yesterday!

Prayers - for my hubby - that he would continue to grow in his relationship with the Lord, for continued good health, and for healing for his knees (that he has somehow injured).

Blogger's Quilt Festival

I think I forgot how to blog. It has been THAT long that I have forgotten how to add a button or a code. I'm not sure if this means I should give it up altogether or blog more often to keep my skills somewhat sharp.

Here is my entry for Amy's Quilt Festival, found at;

http://amyscreativeside.com/2010/10/29/bloggers-quilt-festival-fall-2010/

I named this quilt Nicey Jane Goes to College. This was College Girl's junior year quilt. She asked me to make this one full sized. That was a LOT of fabric to deal with and lots of weight to move around for the stippling done in the center portion. The borders were done with straight lines which then intersected at the corners in a grid pattern.

By the time I got the quilt finished, washed and dried I wanted to get a picture and pack it up and send it off with hubby in the morning. The light was AWFUL for taking pictures by the time hubby got home to hold it up for me. So much yellower in the photo. Soooooooooooooooo, it is what it is.

I'm going to visit College Girl this weekend and see her first apartment! I'll see if I can get better pictures of the quilt 'in action'.

The pattern used was Yellow Brick Road by Atkinson Design.

Praise - that I live in a country where we can enjoy the FREEDOM to vote!

Prayers - for my two children that are away at college as well as our other friends who are also away at school. For their protection, health, stamina and most importantly for their witness to those around them.

Yes, I've been busy

In case you thought I wasn't working on anything;

Nicey Jane flimsy

I didn't take any pictures of the sandwiching, basting and quilting but here is the stage I am at now;

This should have gone with College Girl last week but...let's just say, it didn't. Must get back to work.

Praise - Hubby and I signed papers today to close on the property sale (it isn't closed yet though). This whole process started in early March.

Prayers - for a young lady we know who is spending a semester in Israel. She is very sick and has finally gotten some antibiotics. Prayers that she would be on the mend very soon.

Recap for part of July - LOTS of pictures

I just can't seem to get back in the blogging habit. Maybe I will get points for lots of pictures in a post and that will make up for lack of consistent posting. Maybe.

Jodi at Pleasant Home had a drawing for goodies she collected on a trip she took oh wayyyyyy back in June I suppose. I won the drawing and here is what she sent to me.

There is a bottle of Oregon water (dubbed as VIRGIN water that has never been touched by the earth...hmmmm), assorted candies that I DID NOT SHARE!, a cute little sewing kit from the Venetian (in Las Vegas) and a charm pack of Bliss! I have already made something with those (sometime in August) so I will show that to you eventually. Actually it isn't even finished yet but hopefully soon.

This is Alena's quilt, made with Moda's Snippets. I used the tutorial for the Charm Pack Baby Quilt by BubbaChic. The back was white flannel.


I found some Mingle yellow with white dot at the local craft store that I used for the binding. I wasn't sure of it for the longest time but when all was washed and dried I decided that I loved it.


A doe and her fawn crossing the creek;


Christian's Charming Baby Log Cabin quilt. Pattern by Threaded Pear. I decided not to add the borders or the prairie points. I actually made the top for this quite awhile ago but just finished it up in early July to give to the new baby.


I did some loop-de-loop and star quilting on this. Not THRILLED with it as it was my first time but it was 'okay'.


The backing is a very soft navy flannel.


I love a striped binding. Maybe even more than a dotted binding.


Christian's father called after church to tell me that they loved the quilt and had hung it up on the wall over the baby's crib! Oh my. I told him I would've have been thrilled if they threw it on the floor and let the baby lay on it there. I just want the quilts to get used and loved.

Praise - all of our summer travels were safe! So many miles covered by all four of us in a few months. For College Boy's involvement with Campus Crusade for Christ as well as InterVarsity. He is the new bass player for InterVarsity worship!

Prayers - For College Girls travels back from visiting her brother for the weekend. Continued prayers for College Boy, that he connect with some Godly young men that have similar interests (biking, hiking, fishing).

Seems like it was just June!

I feel like I posted yesterday and it was June 30th and now today it is September 1st. How does time fly like that?

I just needed a break from blogging.

Seems like I have traveled a few miles this summer. In July I went to Seattle and stayed with friends for a few days and then went to Cannon Beach to spend some time with college girl. I have at least one more trip to make. We'll be leaving here very early Friday morning to head to Cannon Beach to get college girl and bring her home on Tuesday. She has been there all summer (and having the time of her life). She will get to spend about 3 weeks at home and then it will be time for her to return to school. So that could be another trip. We are hoping to get a vehicle for her so maybe she will be driving to school all by herself this time.

We were gone last week taking my son to college. He is now college boy. After the hustle and bustle of orientation and registration, hubby, college boy and I went to Yellowstone. What a nice little vacation in the midst of the college drop-off. College boy was able to spend some time fly fishing and hubby and I just sat on the bank and watched him. It was such gorgeous weather. We saw Old Faithful, some elk, some bison and just enjoyed the time together.

It was tough when college girl left to go to school but knowing we still had one at home at least it wasn't so lonely. It was really tough taking my son to college and driving away. He doesn't know a soul. Quite a culture shock for him too.

I didn't even put the suitcases away. I dumped everything out, washed and dried it all and put most of it back in the suitcase. I am looking forward to being home again and putting the suitcases away. Our room looks like a hotel room rather than our bedroom.

It is pretty quiet at home now. I have soooo many projects in the works and I have work to do as well. Add to that the laundry, the grocery shopping, the cleaning and the cooking.

I hope to be back to blogging. I have some pictures but my camera is upstairs and it is late. I have new fabrics in the house and new projects underway. I'll have to get pictures taken of those. I might not be on again until next week, when we have returned with college girl. Ohhh, I am looking forward to having her at home!

Praise - College Girl comes home soon!!! She has had a fabulous summer in a Godly environment. Our travels have been safe thus far. College Boy is enjoying his classes so far.

Prayers - For safe travels this weekend. For College Boy - to make some friends, to make ONE friend. That God would be glorified through College Boy's actions at school and that his roommate would be drawn to Him.