March & April

March came in like a lion and seemd to stay that way for the whole month
April showers are suppose to bring May flowers......well just please no more snow!

The crocus have arrived in the garden. To me the first sure sign that spring is here to stay.

On April 1st I got a beautiful Grandchild
Please meet Brianna Jay with her big brother Taylor

Machine quilting is starting to pickup up, so my piecing will slow down.

My monsters quilt is still needing a few more borders, and my Summer Memories is almost there. Kris Poor of
Poor House Quilt Design  is  designer  the Summer version of Winter Memories. 

Speaking of Winter Memories.......I GET TO QUILT THE NEW SAMPLE !!!


Can you tell I am excited !!

Please check on my gallery for recent quilts off the machine

New toy of the Month has been the Creative Grids Pineapple Ruler
I am hoping this will use up some of my scraps

Where has the time gone .....let's see

Where has time gone. Well, after Halloween, came Thanksgiving.  Thanksgiving brought a visit from my grandson Taylor with his parents

Feeding the birds with Papa

Taylor with Uncle B and Aunt Amanda

Then came Christmas with Gregs parents.  New Years was a quite affair in our house. With the flu finding Greg just before Valetines Day.  Quilt Camp was in there too.  I lost my mojo and think that a few long nights with books by the woodstove have helped to me find it.  Now I hope to have more balance and enjoy more; with a little less of the rush in my life and in my quilting.  The wind is blowing hard outside and my book and the fire in the stove are calling as I have tomorrow off from my day job for President's Day Holiday

Night All

 

Happy Halloween

Today is the opening of Houston Quilt Festival and I am here!!!
Monday I got the privilege to chat with Danielle of Cozy Quilts for ideas and input on making strip club better.  I was eye opening and get. 
Tuesday was relaxing and retail therapy day

I will try to share pictures as I can remember with all the fun and excitment.

Donna and her friend and Diva (my sister) arrive today

Another Month Over

Strip Club

Saturday was strip club.  This time we worked with Christmas Spirit Brushed cotton jelly roll
how soft and yummy

We had show and tell and shared some tips. 

 

 

 

October

Where did my summer go!  At least things are getting more organized in the sewing quilting land. Fall comes, the colors start to change and things get cozy again.  I have been busy quilting up a storm.....
without further ado

off the machine

Okay, I admit it, I am not being very consistent at this.  So pick your acceptable excuse and enter it in the following pharse:

"Please accept my apologies for ignoring you. (pick your acceptable excuse now from below).

1.  I have been busy quilting. I promise to try to improve."
2.  I went to visit my garndson and got a summer cold.  I promise to try to improve."
3.  I was abducted by the quilt police and they took my brain out and put sawdust in its place. I promise to try to improve."

Ok, that is done.  Now here a few quilts that have come off the machine in the last couple of weeks

See I haven't been a slug, just busy quilting.  :-)

strip club

I have made a new page on my blog for my Bits'n Pieces Strip Club members.  Just look across the top on the blog for the page marked strip club.