Do You Ever Purchase More Than One of Something?

I do, especially when it comes to the grand kids. Rule of thumb is, If this granddaughter will like this item the next one is how old and almost ready too! See easy to justify the concept.

A few years ago I made this same tooth fairy pillow for my oldest granddaughter. This one is for Elizabeth. It is sad to say but I do not have one of these for the next granddaughter who is 4. I should probably rethink how I justify my concepts.

Something In The Making.....a simple piece of fabric: Holy Cow it's a Blog!!

Something In The Making.....a simple piece of fabric: Holy Cow it's a Blog!!

Holy Cow it's a Blog!!

I finally found my blog.....not really but life has been crazy. I am still vertical and breathing in air.

We vacationed for three weeks in Japan, cleaned out my MIL house where she lived for 50 years and signed final papers on the sale this month, all new windows in our house, plus a BRAND NEW ONE over my sewing desk, upgraded my car to a 4WD, added another Model T to our collection. Whew!

Okay, yes, I have been adding and using fabrics and thread. Now that the nights start so early I have started a hexagon quilt by hand. Very scrappy for all those odds and ends I have kept. I took a quilting class on Dresden plates. Wow! This is so simple and pictures will be up soon, well as long as I do not loose my blog again :)

I always have my eyes out for great gift giving projects and found a couple of great sites I would like to share.

Here is the "Moda Bake Shop" . I have this linked to a hexagon quilt and Dresden plate projects. Both of these are projects that jog warm memories from my past. Finally, I am taking that memory to a reality.

Calico quilt has a list of the fabric suppliers all on one page for us. Browse the links and find all sorts of quilt patterns. Grab your coffee.....no grab the coffee pot, take your time.

Happy sewing everyone

Red Hat Ladies

Time has just been flying by around here. What have I been doing? Keep up, slaying all the dragons getting in our way.

My weed pile is getting taller, and already turning into dirt, it's a good thing. I will reuse all this dirt next year in the garden.
I even have more weeds growing. Speaking of gardens, I have really fed the Elk this year. They had a smorgasbord out here and have ended up with more goodies than we did.

This week I dusted off my sewing machines and embroidered some gifts for a friend leaving work and becoming a full time snow bird. She is a red hatter so she will add these items to her collection. The next step is to make my base so I can crazy quilt them to the red bag. The RW needs a tassel on the bookmark.

Time to hurry they need to be done by Saturday. In times like this, why do I rush myself???????????? If anyone is interested, this link will take you to the "Red Hat Ladies". Would you believe that they were freebies!

Our Family

I will be back blogging soon. Everything has come to a screaming halt around here. Please visit our family page for more information.

New Crazy Quilting Group

I am leaving this information on my blog so that all of you can check out the new "Crazy Quilting" group. Many of us belong to several but hopefully you will have the room or time to join one more.

This group is new, swaps 8 1/2 inch blocks which are randomly swapped. Most of the members have embroidery machines. Do not let that scare you away if you do not have an embroidery machine.

In the past, I have completed all of my crazy quilting by hand. I am learning a new concept here, making the block using my embroidery machine. It should save me some time.

Come on in and join the creativity.
Use this link to find us: "Crazy Quilting"

34 Matching Blocks

I am just coming in to show you what I have been doing with my sewing machine.




















I signed up for a swap and the only rules were 12 1/2 inches and something to do with floral.

Oh now doesn't that open a lot of ideas for most of us. My first step was to rummage through my stash to see what I had. It was my lucky day and I found three matching fabrics. There was a solid one too so I wanted to find a small embroidery design to use.

My first attempt at cutting was a disaster and I panicked that I would not have enough fabric for 34 blocks. Back to the thinking block and this is the pattern I came up with. When I started recutting my fabrics it dawned on me that the kids were coming home from Japan on leave, staying at our house..........yikes.....cancell the swap.

I stuck it out made 34 matching blocks without embroidery. A blank solid piece of fabric will call out to anyone with an embroidery machine. I was being nice and didn't know it, wasn't I.
These go out in the mail Monday so I am not late.


I have to to run. The stuffed turkey is in the oven, six of the seven grandbabies are here. One is sick on the couch. Oh, and one of the three grandfirbabies is here. A couple of the dads and DH are at the gun show (hope they bring me home a surprise). Man, I should of gone to the gun show and left the cooking to all the girls.

Gracie Pants

Gracie is in need of new pants so I purchased a couple of pair for her. She will be here to spend the weekend with us so I thought I thought I would get these ready for us. The embroidery is done over the outside seam area.

The first step was to be brave enough to cut the jeans from one inseam to the other. Yikes, I hope these go back together.

I combined several modular flowers and a heart I had collected, combined them into one design from my computer. The next step was to stitched it on the jeans.

The design ended up being 9 x 5 inches; a bit larger than I wanted. While I was at it and both legs were open I stitched the same design on the other leg even though they sit differently. A 3-year-old will never tell and neither will you.

Helping Animals in Need

Many of us have or have had the best furbaby in the world. We make sure they are fed, bathed, and a warm place to sleep. Cuddle with them on the easy chair each night.

There are those furbabie's who are not so fortunate. Maybe they are living in kennel, or your local Humane Society. They could be rescued by someone while they wait for another home. These are sad places for them to be. We would not let our family members live this way.

there are many needs for Kennels and Humane Societies and rescue homes. Food being one item. I came across this blog with the instructions and pattern for making dog beds. There is a flat one for inside a crate and a round one for a smaller dog.

I am going to make a couple of the flat ones for crates and donate them to our local Humane Society. Please, each of you do the same. A couple of these would make a big difference no matter where you live.

Here is the link: http://shelterbeds.blogspot.com/

Information on OED

There are many easily identifiable symptoms of OED. Having any or all of the known symptoms is cause for concern. Generally, if you suffer from more than three of the symptoms listed below, you are suffering from this disorder and should seek help. These are just some of the known symptoms of OED. There are many more, some of which have yet to be identified. Further symptoms will be added to the list as they are discovered.
You suffer from OED if you:

• Would never dream of leaving the house without wearing embroidery
• Named your embroidery machine(s)
• Have actually read all or part of your machine manual(s)
• Think two embroidery machines is still not enough
• Have more embroidery designs than recipes
• Cooking has become foreign to you
• Belong to more than three online embroidery groups
• Think nothing of ripping out seams in garments so you can embroider on them
• Have more embroidery thread than your racks will hold
• Spend more time with your machine than your family
• Have been surprised to learn that you have three kids living at home, not two
• Think Technicolor refers to thread charts
• Are trying to figure a way to embroider your car seats
• Never hear the phone ring because your machine is running
• Turn your machine on before the coffee pot every morning
• Never turn your machine off
• Ask for stabilizer instead of jewelry for your birthday
• Try to convince your law enforcement friends that bullet proof is not good
• Think sewing just one design on a garment is a sign of weakness
• Envision your living room carpet as an interesting fill stitch pattern
• Look inside garments in stores to see what stabilizer was used
• Can't wait until your spouse leaves town so you can embroider all night
• Look for R/A or Pantone color numbers on cans of house paint
• Think of dust bunnies as household pets
• Design monograms in the dust on the coffee table with your finger
• Never give a gift without having embroidered on it first
• Can't relax to sleep unless the machine is running in the background
• When visiting, you drive instead of flying so you can take your supplies

I ran across this from another site. I thought I would post it here so all of us could feel better about.......OED. It's not my fault.