Posted By drsao on March 7, 2010

I am going to have to share what I did this week LATER because I just realized that ALMOST everything that I did is a secret.  So, why am I even bothering to mention this?  Because some people will be REMINDING me that I forgot my QUILTY REPORT……so, I will give a little hint.

I spent the first part of the week making favors for Saturday brunch at Quilt Camp!    I will be having fun smelling the salt air in Corolla, North Carolina from Thursday through Sunday!!!!  And not only will I be savoring the smell and sound of the ocean, but I will be soaking up the sunshine and quilting away with my beach retreat friends.  I remember three years ago I went to the beach for the first time and it was my FIRST QUILT RETREAT ever….and it is that time again.  I am so excited.  I will post pictures of the favors when I get home next week.

OH NO, I can’t show pictures of my ATC (ARTIST TRADING CARDS) that I made this week either  (I am really on a roll, aren’t I?)   Actually I just finished them, it has taken quite awhile…….but I am not trading them until the last Sunday of the month, so they have to remain a secret……I promise I will share pictures later!

OK – finally a picture…..my binding chair…..  I decided that if this chair stacked with quilts that needed binding were in my closet, where I could see it every day, that it would be my motivation to do the binding on my quilts that have been accumulating (I LOVE BINDING); but alas, the stack is not going down – it is moving in the wrong directions!    THE GOOD NEWS is that if my sewing machine breaks down at Quilt Camp this week, I will get a lot of binding finished.  I am going to fill my car with quilts!!     You know, it is POSSIBLE -  ast year both ” Bonnie” my Singer Featherweight AND  “ Molly”  my Hello Kitty Machine stopped working and I got LOTS done on my Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt! 

The Binding Chair

 I also finished the back for Baby Cook’s SHE Ribbon Quilt……yeah!

Back of Baby Girl Cook's Quilt

 The good news is that I worked in the yard today – Max and I pruned and raked – and the sunshine was FABULOUS!!!!!  If my camera were not broken I would have taken pictures!    HM…..what else did I do that I couldn’t  take pictures of.  Would you believe that I baked a beautiful four-layer chocolate cake?    And the apple pie was gorgeous!!!!!

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Posted By drsao on March 7, 2010

Wasn’t it a glorious day in Williamsburg this Saturday!?  When I looked around at all of the Colonial Piecemaker’s Quilt Guild members on Saturday, I could see a special glow on everyone’s faces that reflected the joy we all felt by the WARM WEATHER, sunshine, and promise of spring time!!!!

OK – now that I have cheered myself up with this little pep talk about the glory of springtime – I have some bad news!  MY CAMERA SHUTTER GOT STUCK ON CLOSED!  I missed taking pictures of all of the BEAUTIFUL QUILTS on display this month – and there were some wonderful ones for sure!

The good news is that Catherine and I got FRONT ROW SEATS in big blue comfy chairs – PERFECT SEATS for taking pictures of the beautiful quilts…..and I got a picture of the chairs BEFORE MY CAMERA BROKE – that is how excited I was.  Imagine that Catherine is sitting next to me right here!!!!

Front Row Seats

Since Catherine had a birthday in March, she got to bring a prize for the prize table…..the good thing is that I got the picture – BEFORE MY CAMERA BROKE. 

Catherine bringing the ruler prize

I was so excited to see sock knitting going on – I took this picture for INSPIRATION.  One reason that I am SO IMPRESSED is that these socks were only started the day before…..  AND THE GOOD THING IS THAT I GOT THESE PICTURES BEFORE MY CAMERA BROKE!

My Sock Knitting Inspiration

LOVE KNITTED SOCKS

There was a heaping TUB of donation quilts – all beautiful and the BAD NEWS is that I didn’t get pictures!  LIKEWISE, the SHOW AND TELL was SO IMPRESSIVE – maybe one of the best SHOW AND TELLS EVER…..and the BAD NEWS IS….

But wait – IMAGINE my sister Bonnie proudly showing Bonnie Hunter’s Carolina Christmas Star Quilt and sharing with us that each block had 8o pieces……and IMAGINE Lorraine with her wonderful shirt and bag that she made to match to wear to the Hampton show…….I could go on and on….but WAIT…..maybe you won’t have to imagine.  Try going to Catherine’s Blog (it is on the side of my blog where it says BLOGROLL and you click on Catherine’s Blog)  and perhaps you can see real pictures!!!

Catherine and I had so much fun shopping at a local flea market and antique mall…….and we had a wonderful lunch at Red Lobster…..and we shopped for treasures at the Ben Franklin in Mechanicsville.  It was a lovely day, but at the risk of being negative, I must mention that I missed capturing these special pictures!  Thank goodness for our imaginations! 

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Posted By drsao on March 3, 2010

My SIL Kerry will be happy to see this!

Oscar’s  birthday wall hanging is finished and will be in the mail tomorrow!  YEAH!  I hope God Momma Kerry likes it!  And Happy 2nd birthday to Oscar April 30!!

Click twice on the picture to see the entire photo! 

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Posted By drsao on February 28, 2010

Adventures with Leaders and Enders

I did TONS of cutting this week – I am using Bonnie’s STASH PRE-CUTTING system so I cut lots of STASH into 4 1/2, 3 1/2, 2 1/2, 2, 1 1/2 and 1 inch pieces!!!  It is a good feeling to get organized and now I will be READY TO ROLL when I want to make something from Bonnie’s new LEADER AND ENDERS book!  I believe that I have enough pieces cut out for 3 of the quilts in the book……Irish Chain, Hopscotch – Butterscotch, and Mad City Grandmama.

I started a quilt with some fabric that I bought at Debbie’s Yard Sale.  I bought a bag of Yo Yo’s that her mom had made – and I just felt COMPELLED to make something with those Yo Yo’s that she had worked so hard on.  I never knew her mom – but I wanted her Yo Yo’s to live on…..so this is what I made up….      I also used fabric from Debbie’s mom’s stash.  I am going to LIVE WITH THIS FOR AWHILE and then decide, but  I think I am going to make this into a quilt.  Right now it tickles my Scrappy Quilt Fancy!  And for all of my Country Piecemaker’s Quilt Guild friends – Debbie is bringing her MOTHER’S STASH to our March Guild Meeting – so bring cash and get ready to SHOP!!

Yo Yo Memories

AND….ta da…..the BEST PART of my quilting accomplishments this week is that I got my TYME TO WATER QUILT OFF MY UFO LIST…..

Yes, I really did.

No, I didn’t finish the quilt, but it is OFF MY LIST. 

I have struggled with the GUILT for not finishing that quilt since 2007 when I started it.  I really couldn’t understand why I didn’t finish it  either until I finally realized that I didn’t really like it well enough to finish it  (I have decided that I am the FOLK ART SCAPPY BONNIE HUNTER TYPE quilter – that is what makes my heart sing. )  Then recently  Sheddy told me that she wasn’t inclined to finish hers either and had actually sold her TYME TO WATER QUILT.

HM……I found out that Catherine LOVED the Tyme to Water Quilt and her birthday is tomorrow – - ding ding ding……a little bell rang in my head.  I AM FREE – I FEEL SO HAPPY – THE QUILT IS OFF MY UFO LIST.    So, it is now on Catherine’s TO DO LIST!   Hey, what are friends for?  This is what the quilt would have looked like had I finished it!  I am sure Catherine will do something creative with the parts of the quilt!

Tyme to Water Quilt

 Here are the blocks that I had made  – well one of them was not quite,  but ALMOST FINISHED……and I have no idea why some of my pictures are large and some small!

Watering Can

Spring Sprinkles

Bird Bath

Bunny Pail

Busy Bee

 Happy Quilting everyone!

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Posted By drsao on February 28, 2010

March is a big month  for birthdays!!!!!

March 1, Miss Catherine (my friend, embellishment coach and quilting and crafting inspiration)  will be celebrating her birthday.  I hope someone makes her a cake FULLY EMBELLISHED……I think that I should have thought of that SOONER!    Maybe her doggie SYDNEY will take her out for ICE CREAM – I heard that Bruester’s makes DOGGIE SUNDAES…..:)

Catherine with her WILLIAMSBURG Challenge Quilt in Hampton

March 4, Grandangel William will be 12 years old……UNBELIEVABLE.  Where does the time go……..look how you have grown William….(and your dad has gained a few gray hairs along the way too!)

Little William with his parents and older brother Harry

Rob and Will at the Dodger's Game

 March 5 I have TWO quilting friends having birthdays on the same day - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GINGER (no picture) - and also HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CAROLYN!!!  I hope it is a great day full of special fun and surprises.

Happy Birthday Carolyn

 March 5 – wow – a big day for celebrating – my brother Dan and SIL Glenda are celebrating an anniversary!  HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!!!   I found a picture taken New Year’s Eve while we were celebrating the NEW YEAR and the MOVE to the NEW HOUSE for Mother and Daddy, Fred and Elaine.  What a lot to celebrate!

Dan and Glenda are dressed like twins New Year's Eve

March 7 my nephew, Andrew,  is having a birthday and he will officially have  passed 30 – Andrew I hope you have a wonderful birthday – and hopefully you won’t have to work on your birthday!  Here are pictures of Andrew (and sister Amanda)  BEFORE and AFTER growing up!

Andrew with his sister Amanda - LOVE THOSE CURLS!

Kerry, Amanda, Andrew, and Jim

 In case I have non-family members reading this, Kerry is my SIL and Jim is my brother (I have three brothers! )

I hope everyone has a great MARCH and it would be nice to have some signs of SPRING – right?  Yes, the lover of rain and snow is looking forward to the sound of birds and I wouldn’t even mind a few FLUTTERBYS on a few tulips either! 

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