This Bears All

Hey it is a new week and there is a new contest at Quilters Gallery. I would love your support, so go on over there on Friday and vote for "This Bears for you".

Click on the button on the left -  Weekly Themed Quilt Contest and follow the theme of BABIES.
You can vote for more than one but then my chances drop. But if they are worthy, then so be it.

Or click HERE TO VOTE

I Thank you in advance.

Summer Over and a New Beginning

We did it. We started a new year and we are in the third grade.
I can't wait to see how and when the lights will come on (in the little mind).
A few minutes late but pretty much ready to go, we were in to full swing.
Things will go a little different this year than last. I learned a few things last year.
This year we will not only earn points for special things, but we can we can loose them as well. OUCH..
But the concept is an awaking to 'effort pays'.

I was new to all of it last year and drew different ideas from different folks. I am applying what I think may help us this year. I am still open to ideas, but we have begun and the ground rules are on the table. Which can change at the discretion of the teacher, who happens to be me. Not that I will change things unless forced to do so.

New Bride to be...

captured by Megan Heath

another shot from Megan Heath Photography

The new bride to be has just been asked to marry the cute groom to be. And I am the proud mother to be.
 I was so honored to get told ahead of time, by the groom to be and then to receive the call,
"Mom, I'M ENGAGED.   :)"
I am so happy for them and believe the Lord has His hands on this couple.

This is my baby, and Oh how I am Pleased.

Need Votes

I need votes to win. Will you vote for me? PLEASE ....Voting end on Sunday at midnight.

follow the link   by clicking the button on the side of this blog, Weekly Themed Quilt Contest.
The theme is Jelly Roll Quilts
and find PUNKIN PATCH box.
Lets see how many I can get.

Sister's Love

I received this from my sister and I wanted to share it. 

The Fly..

Have you ever wished you were the fly on the wall? They have Big Eyes and see all around.

Well I have said that but really would have preferred to a butterfly. But I don't think butterflies come and land on walls.
Oh well, I just would like to be places where when some one gets something I make for them to see there reaction. I have made some wallets this summer and here is one more that I won't be there when they get it.

Some have let me know that they like them or think they are cute or ,  it WOW's them. But sometimes I would just like to see the facial expression when they first see it.

Anyway, need to get back to work. I have at least one more to put together.

Punkin Patch

Hey Everyone, I have just posted a picture for a weekly themed contest and this weeks theme is....
'Jelly Rolls'.
I have not done this before but I am in, I think, if I did it correctly?
I will find out on Friday I guess. But if I did, Vote for me, please,
So click on the     weekly themed Quilt Contest    button and see if you can find mine.

 This is what it looks like.

Last week..

Well this is the last week before we go back to school.
Yes, I say WE. I will be home-schooling my grand-daughter again this year.
I thought for sure she had it last year with the good days and then the bad ones. But she wants to do it again. So we will !
Now that does not mean that we will not have good and bad days, because we all do. It just means we will give it all we have to do the best that we can at all times. ( It sounds good doesn't it).
So with that said I have one week left to get all the wallets done and all the aprons finished. If I can. Oh yeah, to do the best that we can at all times. Didn't I just say that?
I was at a quilt retreat a couple of weeks ago and had some ladies order wallets and aprons.
So I have been doing just that. Making custom ordered wallets and aprons.
These are made using the 'Quilter's Wallet' pattern from Pat-e-Pattern Designs
Well I just received some more fabric in the mail from a gal who wants me to make her a wallet.
I finished a wallet yesterday for someone else, and I did one last week for another gal. I think I am on a roll.
I have had a good time doing these wallets let me tell you. And each one is a stand alone creation.
I guess I had better get to work before the week is up and finish the work that needs to be done.
Next week I will try to get the last of the aprons finished, and then I will prepare for wearing my teachers hat for awhile.

What are you doing to finish up your summer?

Last of the Aprons

Over the Shoulder Bag

Quilter's Wallet by pat-e-patterns designs

Everything Bag

look again I do try to keep them different

Here are a few more of the aprons that I have made for my friends.

Quilters weekend

I am back from a quilter's retreat weekend and I am beat. I still am trying to get it together. And I realized that I didn't take hardly any pictures. I guess it was because I was to busy have fun and sewing.
I worked on a Snuggly Buggly Pattern from Amy Bradley. Bugs on Parade panel. TOO fun.
Any way we ate great food and had lots of laughs and we stayed up way too late for this ole gal.

But we had a great time and I can't wait until next year.