Photo from yesterday

Quite 2019 Ending

This year has had it ups and downs, with deaths and births in our family but life goes on day by day.
We try to do the best we can and leave the rest to God. Watched the film The Shack today again and reminded that each one of us is on our own spiritual journey.


2019 ended quietly, finished up my second fingerless mitts tonight. I used Camp Out Fingerless Mitts by Tante Ehm. The pattern is easy. Beige pair is Berrcco yarn and the purple pair is knit with a sock weight yarn by Paton yarns.
                                           

I finished my Christmas quilt this week also. I drafted this pattern after seeing one like it on Pinterest and pieced it in the spring, put it up and finally quilted it this month. I love it and call it My Peppermint Christmas quilt.

                           
                  Whoops look at the legs on this quilt.
         
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It’t been a long time!!!

A long long time, about seven years to be exact. Where oh where does the time go. I didn’t mean to be away this long. Life happens and even though you mean to do something it’s so easy to put it off until another day.

I’ve traveled, quilted, knitted, loved on family that were going through hard and trying times. We lost a few family members, got through the tough times with the help of God.

I have revised Dad’s book about his young years. He keep a journal, when he turned 75 my sister and I had the journal made into a small booklet and presented it to him along with 75 copies. He was so proud of that book, he gave it to all the family. Dads been gone for sixteen years now. With all the DNA testing happening, people began to want the book to see the things he had written about growing up in the early 1900’s and his memories of his ancestors. I updated it with more of his memories and a few pictures. This is a picture of his first book and the home that he was born in.
                                   
                                   

I realized how important it was to document your life and the memories as they happened. So I’m back writing on this blog. I will try and go back and include some of my journal writings.

See you soon!!!!

Lazy Days of Summer

I walk 4 or 5 miles each morning and I like to do it early.......The days have been getting shorter so it's still dark when I start on my walk......We have street lights, so it's not scary to be walking in the dark......Sometimes I take the dog with me.....

On the next street these huge mushrooms had popped up overnight......They were beautiful......Before I got close to them I thought some kid had left a giant ball in the yard......


I just had to go into the yard to get these pictures, was hoping I wouldn't be seen........The large ones were at least 12 to 14 in across and stood about 10 or 12 inches tall......I had never seen any this big.....They were gone the next morning....... Wish I knew what kind they were.........

This and That

This week has been so hot I've tried to stay inside and get caught up on all my many projects.........I've finished quilting two quilts, so this afternoon was spent making binding.......all ready to be sewn on tomorrow........

Finished the July blocks for the Christmas Town Sampler........August blocks will be reveled Saturday........I'm hoping I can keep up with the blocks so I will have a finished quilt at the end and not another unfinished project.





Finished another block for Birdie Stitches...........Now to my book that I've been reading.........I am reading three different books.......Always have to have a lot of things going on........Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Featherweight Cleaning

I went to a class on cleaning your featherweight sewing machines last week. Our guild hosted the teachers, Diane Lowe and Jo Reid for a very informative workshop.....I was surprised how easy it was..... Diane and Jo are members of TVQA..... They know their machines.......After taking their class you are so much more confident about working on your machines.....I cleaned and serviced my other featherweights this week......


I have been working on my Manor houses for the Christmas Town Sampler hosted by Patchwork Times, 7 and 7, Quilting tizzy and Just Quilting bloggers. I hope I can keep up as they are posting a new part the first Sat. in each month.



I have finished half of my Birdie Stitches blocks.......I am really enjoying the embroidery......... I seem to be doing a lot of little things.......need to have some finishes instead of starting new projects.........
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Reverse Sewing

I have spent my afternoons this week reverse sewing..... By reverse I mean ripping out what I have sewn...... Ann,one of my co-workers called it reverse sewing when she taught quilting classes and I remember her each time I have to take out what I have sewn......

I am making a quilt out of my Mom's sheets.... She always had pretty sheets, when I was small she would iron her sheets after bringing them in from the cloths line.......

I saw 8 1/2 sheet squares for sell on Etsy to use to make a quilt.....I thought I have Mom's sheets, why not use them and make a quilt....I fussy cut all the pretty flowers from the sheets......I thought I would just sew together randomly which I did....
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OH--NO.... I did not like it.... I love scrappy quilts, but controlled scrappy......What to do???
 By the time I got it together I wanted this quilt so bad.....So I have been taking it apart this week and putting back together.

 I added a border from my stash and I will use another one of her sheets for the lining.........I will use on my bed, perfect, because the dogs sleep on the bed on top of the quilt and I can wash as often as it needs without worrying that I would ruin the quilt.......

All I have left to do is quilt it.......Glad I have a long arm machine.......When I had a quilt shop, I always advised people to never use a sheet for quilting......Never say Never......