Poodles and Quilts

A week or so ago I dug out the blocks I made this past summer using the  Tam's Patch    pattern on Quilter's cache. It makes an 8 inch finished block.  I made this set of blocks during the remodel. That top is now at my quilter.       The online quilted with love group is also making these blocks in brights and kid's prints to be put together into tops. Will work on more for that. This one will probably go to our local Linus group. The house is decorated inside and out for the holidays.  Not a great picture of Galen's Penn State Tree. And our big tree.  More decorations but that's all the pictures I have for now. No baking this year unless it's the last minute and something small! It's just the 2 of us and we don't need to eat a lot of cookies! Linking up with Judy

A little more sewing was accomplished this past week.  I was able to get the Chevron Quilt using the Kaffe fabrics put together. It is nice and colorful! I also had to get a mug rug made for a swap. This is the back. Another thing I could cross off my list. It has been mailed! We have a center flower bed in the back and it is full of Butterfly Weed. This past week there has been a lot of activity.  It has been fun to sit on the porch and watch. If I can ever figure out how to post the video...... The Queens have been the most prolific Still have some Monarchs                                                                Common Mestra One morning I went out with the girls and saw this big moth on our bedroom door. At first I thought it was a bat! But closer inspection it tu...

I know I have not been writing any blog entries since late August. I did write one this past Saturday on a quilt show we attended.  The remodel has been done for a while and we have been enjoying it. But I am still putting things away, seems the boxed multiplied while in storage. That is Galen's theory anyway!!! Still many more boxes but decided I needed to have some sewing therapy. I signed up for a class at Honey Bee. 2 sessions making Desert Sky pattern by Judy Niemeyer. That got me sewing again. have quite a few of her patterns that have been on my someday list!  Since I have made this one I am more confident about tackling the others!  So here is my completed top ready to be quilted!  Since I was on a roll I dug out the blocks I had made over the summer using Bonnie Hunter's pattern Pineapple Blossom. It was nice having my design wall back from storage.I could at least lay out the blocks. Am not going to border this one. Did not even make a dent in the stas...

I have not done a blog post since the end of  August but thought this was an easier way of posting pictures I took at the Quilt Fest in Smithville, TX yesterday. It was held in the Smithville First United Methodist Church. It is a 2 day event over the second weekend in November. Saturday is the hanging of the quilts in the town as well as the display at the church. Several quilts there from 1800's and early 1900's. Met a lot of nice people and it was a nice little trip.                                                            Grandmother's Bow Ties! Made for her daughter's wedding. She didn't think using the pattern name would be good. So instead of Storm at Sea she titled it Smooth Sailing! Good choice! Gotta love those batiks!     ...

It has been a week of small projects and touch ups. But there is light at the end of the tunnel as they say. Before I show pictures from this week I want to include two from last week. The railing installers had said they had never had to do a corner like this before. Now they can say they have! We pretty much spent Monday and Tuesday going through some things here and getting ready for the movers on Wednesday. But we did have Peter here Tuesday morning to install trim on some areas on the upstairs floor. Then later that day Peter and Greg put up the grab bars, towel bars etc in the 2 baths. On Wednesday the movers met Galen shortly after 7 AM at our storage unit to load up furniture. It was a little bit of a challenge as we had 2 units-one from when we moved  dad out of his apartment last November and then ours for the remodel. There was somethings in each coming here. I stayed home as we figured with both of us there it would be more of a hassle! Galen a...