Becky tagged me...

Since I have been reading links to my friends blogs, I knew all about being tagged. So here goes...list 7 random or wired things about myself:
1-I'm no longer very domestic. The kids are all grown up and on their own. I don't like to cook and only have a kitchen because it came with the house. I don't use it much. Housekeeping is overrated. Who will know or care in 100 years if the house was neat and tidy.

2-I don't like to fly. I guess I'd just as soon stay home in my (messy) house.

3-Cats are my favorite people.

4-I love driving down a road I've never been on before-no maps allowed. I wonder where this will come out?

5-I can kill a plant faster than almost anyone!

6-When I'm not in my sewing room (or at work), I love to read. "who dunits" is my favorite genre.

7-I love warm weather. I'd love to live near the ocean so I could take long walks on the beach. Caribbean blue, warm water and tropical breezes-no hurricanes

Now I have a real problem because Becky has already linked to a lot of the people I would tag. But here goes: how about Cindi, Kathy, Louise, Kathy, (this is scary)Laurie, Renee, can't think of anyone else-how sad!

for the rules check Becky's site: Quiltingbooklady.blogspot.com/

2008-5

This is the second Stitch 'N Sisters quilt-November 2004. Yet another top that has been sitting awaiting backing/quilting/binding. The pattern is by Buggy Barn and called Blaze's Heart. The fabric selection, as usual, was chosen by Pat Wys, the "sister superior" and excellent as always. I chose a quilting pattern called sunflowers and had it quilted in a thread color called cranapple. It really makes the design pop! I went to the sisters web site on yahoo and the 2004 album contained 3 quilts. I now have completed one, one is in line at the shop to be quilted and the third remains in a plastic bag, all kitted up and ready to go.
Next on the list is the quilt for Sue's student teacher. The top is completed. I need to layer it up. I plan on quilting this bad boy myself. I also need to finish the "good to go" bag.
This Saturday is sisters. Hopefully I can get something done there.
When I was looking on the web site, I noted many 2005 quilts that need completion. Perhaps I should revise my list and finish them in order. Won't Pat be surprized when she sees "Rotten Vegetables"(4/05) all done! "Homespun Hill" (9/05) now has one house with no roof or chimney and the rest of the "housing development" remains in a pile on the coffee table. "Blueberry Pie" (6/05) need the backing and binding made, as does "Garden Path"(8/05). So many quilts...so little time!

Sue uploaded the pictures she took this afternoon of your sewing adventure. It looks like a kodak moment for Janome! I was working on a project for Sue. She has a student teacher this semester and has had her kids decorate blocks. I hit my sewingroom and picked out a bag of different fabrics and we created a simple quilt for them to present to her when she leaves. Sarah was a hoot-so into the fabric-I should have taken her with me for shop hop! She is making a little quilt for her American girl doll. It is a little cattymampous but it is her first attempt. Although she was pretty excited about the pincushion I gave her too! Emma wanted to be involved too. Sue found the safety scissors and she did some cutting of the scraps-then Disney called. Even Rob was intrigued by my needle threader gismo...."It took me 15 minutes to thread a needle the other day" oh well-the mother-in-law has good toys too!

Joan of Stitch 'N Quilt called yesterday afternoon and # 3 quilt is ready to be picked up. I will get it on Saturday at sisters. I need to work on the project for Sue as the student teacher leaves the end of this month. Then I have to think about the quilt for Laurie's bed. I think I am going to modify one of the patterns from the book I bought at Intown the other day and use the people fabric as a focus fabric-at least that is the thought of the moment.

Tomorrow it is back to the old grind. I tried reading this afternoon and promptly fell asleep. All in all, it was a busy and fun weekend.

Quilting at the Frieds

All of the girls got involved in the action!

quilting at the

2008-4

I am on a roll! This is the second pinhead quilt. Like the last one, this top has been sitting on a shelf. Now it is completed. Woot woot!

Met Laurie this morning and we went to check out "oriental looking" fabric. Since the Duluth shop was featuring Japan, I thought this was a good start. Laurie found something to her liking and now I have to make a new quilt for her bed-king size.

I also decided I wanted to go to one of the shops in Marietta which I did. Nothing special there either. So, long story short, I did pretty well this Shop Hop weekend.