Update on Quilting!!

This has been a SLOW quilting week, but I have gotten ALOT of my Boomerang swap blocks in the mail!!

And some more...

This is my Teacup/ Teapot Quilt (In-Progress) I still need another dozen Blocks until it is big enough for my bed!!

This is the Quilts4Kids Quilt that Alyssa helped make! I finished quilting it this week!

I have also been working on Quilting Alyssa's Quilt that she helped design! Here is Jasmine "Helping" me!

I love that she comes and hangs out in the sewing room when I'm sewing!

Shop Hop, Quilts and Process Update!

Today was the first day of our LQS (Local Quilt Shops) Shop Hop!!

This is the first one that Lisa and I have gone on together!! Yeah!

This is us at the Leesburg Store!!

We bought these great earing at the Leesburg Store!!

They are mini Rotary cutters that say "Quilter" on the handle!!

This is Me and Lisa in the Apopka Store!! One of our FAVORITE QUILT SHOPS!!

The kids like this store too!! They bring their books and play in the corner while Lisa and I shop!!

Stephen didn't want to come with us to this shop... Hmmmm I wonder why??

Alyssa and Kyle were pretending they were secret agents and this was their serious faces!! They were Crackin' me and the Employee's UP!! I was LOVIN' it!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~ More Updates ~~~~~~~~~~~~

Here is Jasmine trying to help me pin this Downy Quilts for Kids Quilt! I set it out so that I HAD to finish it!

I did pin it today. This is the one that Alyssa's Star's group was working on. I am just finishing it and quilting it for them. 

Last night I went over to Lisa's House to Sew for awhile...

We decided to cut blocks for our next QAL

I dont know why it took me SOOOOOO long, but I only got 7 1/2 out of 13 blocks cut!!

This is going to be a really cute quilt! We are using - Crazy Mom Quilts Star Quilt A Long! I cant wait to get started.... but first I have to finish Cutting my blocks!!

Here is my UPDATE on my Postage Stamp Quilt!! I cant believe how big it is!! It takes up Most of my design wall! I only need 4 more Big Blocks and I can start adding the borders! I spent over an hour at my LQS trying to figure out what kind of border I should do with this quilt! I think I might stick with something Light like a Tone on Tone, or Maybe a Solid Red, Or maybe a 1 1/4" Black Border and then a 3 1/2" Blue border, or maybe a 1" Cream & a 3" Blue Border. I need something to set this Busyness off. These are ALL 1 1/2 Inch finished pieces!! I LOVE THE WAY IT LOOKS UP CLOSE!!

Quilt SHOW in Mount Dora!

I know I havent been on here for a while! I was sick and then I was trying to play catch up! Anyways, Here is a quick update! I have been working on finishing the Downy Quilts for kids. I finally quilted Stephen's! Alyssa's.... her top is still not completed! I cant figure out why! We were supposed to work on it on Tuesday, but I have no idea what we did instead!

Here is Stephen's quilted.... All I need to do is add the binding and then its done. That's on my list of things to do today!

Also, I added a new addition to my home!! Isn't she beautiful!?! I found this sewing machine in the newspaper! I was shocked at the ladies LOW asking price and so I brought this baby home RIGHT AWAY!! This thing runs GREAT! It was just serviced! Wow I own a Janome! I am so pleased!

The lady who sold me the machine is so nice. We ended up talking on the phone for about 30 min. She is also a quilter and we ended up going the the Mount Dora Quilt Show together. She is 80yrs old and has trouble seeing, so I drove her there. We had a great time! She is so nice! I look forward to spending more time with her!

Tea Pots and Tea Cups around the border!

Here are some of the pictures of the quilt show! I took 130 pictures there, but I wont show them all here! I was overwhelmed with the beautiful quilts! It was a WONDERFUL day!

This is a Mini All Applique!

This is a Dear Jane!

Machine Embrodery!

Look at the loops on the binding on this flower basket! Isnt that just mind blowing!?!

 This is all embrodered on! The leaves and flowers are made of thread!

These Scissors were AMAZING!

~The Simple Woman's Daybook~

FOR TODAY


Outside my window... The sun is shining in a blue cloudless sky!! Its warming up and I am LOVING it!

I am thinking... about my Precept Bible Study on Isaiah... It is REALLY good!
I am thankful for... Detto being home and for my perfect kids!

From the learning rooms... We finished up our study of Abraham Lincoln today and the kids are writing reports that they will give orally on Friday! Also, I am catching up on grading today! I have all of Alyssa's caught up now for Stephen's stuff!

From the kitchen... I am mostly lost in the kitchen, but tonight I will make baked chicken and sweet potatoes! Yummy!
I am wearing... stretchy pants that wont cling to my bandage and a t-shirt! My hair is in a pony tail and I have on socks!!

I am creating... Downy Quilts for Kids! Stephen just finished his quilt top and Alyssa only has to sew the blocks together and she will be done with her's too!

I am going... to the grocery store MAYBE!! I dont want to but I need to and I think Detto might "strongly suggest" I go today!

I am reading... Book #4 in the Elm Creek Quilters Series - The Runaway Quilt! Love it so far!

I am hoping... That Detto finds a job soon!

I am hearing... Stephen on the phone with Noah and Alyssa typing away on the computer (working on her Abe Lincoln paper!)

Around the house... We finished a puzzle today! I found it in a baggie and didnt know which one it was! So... we put it together! There is a piece missing :(

One of my favorite things... Ice Cream! I had a bowl of ice cream after lunch! It's the first bowl of ice cream that I have had in over a month... YUMMY!!

A few plans for the rest of the week: I have my Post-op Dr's appt tomorrow! And then I'm looking forward to church tomorrow night! Also, I get to watch CHLOE on FRIDAY!! YEAH!! I miss her alot today?!?!?!

Here are the pictures for thought I am sharing...

Downy Quilts for Kids Update... One Down and 2 to go!!

I cant believe that I totally finished this quilt! I'm so happy!

Tomorrow the kids and I will work on theirs....

Sewing Projects & Miserable Missouri!!

I have a list going of what projects I'm working on!! My bestie Lisa has me signing up for everything that comes along!! Thanks Lisa :P   I am mid-block on several projects....

Here is some of the stuff that I'm currently working on!! This is a Charity Quilt that Lisa and I made together last year! I had lots of the church members sign it and now I am sending it to Lisa's Pastor who is taking it on a Missions Trip and giving it to a Church in Russia!!

These are some blocks that I got in the mail for the Round Robin! I need to make blocks to compliment and go with these!! And then... I will send all of that to the next quilter who will add a border and off to the next quilter.... and on and on and on!! Isn't that fun??

I went and visited Detto this weekend! I HATE being away from him!! We only have 16 more days till he graduates!! YEAH!! Its snowing again in Missouri... It snowed the morning I left!! It was nice seeing him. We got the whole weekend together!! I flew up on Friday and left on Monday!! Nice LONG weekend!

Can you see the snow?

The landscape was bleak!! I'm sure it's pretty in the Summer though!

Some of the locals call Fort Leonard Wood - Fort Lost in the Woods!! There wasn't even a Wal-Mart there! Now that's pretty desolate!!

This jeep was in the airport!

I liked stepping off the plane in Florida! It was a nice warm 74 degrees!! AAAaahhhhhh!! I'm Home!

The kids and I started our Downy Quilts for Kids!! Here are some pictures of us working! They are doing great!! Next comes some cutting!!?!?!?! Pray for me! After I cut part of my finger off.. I'm a little nervous about showing them how to cut!! Maybe they will just watch this part!

"Why do we have to iron the fabric BEFORE and AFTER we sew it??"

Look... I let them use the Pfaff! It has a built in guide so their seams were perfect everytime!!

Showing Sissy how to use leaders and enders!!

Showing Stephen how to seam rip!! He was not happy about having to rip out what he had just sewn!!

I am the luckiest Woman in the WORLD!! God has blessed me with a wonderful Family!!