I Got My FIRST MOSS PRINT Back from the Framers Today!

| February 10, 2009

Marla and I went to Sanders Framing to pick up our Moss prints today.  This is my FIRST ONE EVER and I was so excited…..as we approached the framing shop, I felt the anticipation – it was like Christmas.  I was so pleased!  I love my STAR CITY QUILT Moss print – and Marla’s print […]

Magnolia Grange – an 1822 Virginia Plantation Home Jewel

| February 10, 2009

Today Marla and I got a PRIVATE TOUR of Magnolia Grange – a beautiful Virginian plantation home  built in 1822.  The house is fantastic……when you look at the pictures notice the elaborate woodwork, the plaster motifs on the ceilings, the china, the antique furniture, the toys, the clothing, the dolls, the knitting needles and the old […]

Marla and sao Visit Yankee Candles

| February 8, 2009

After the February Colonial Piecemaker’s Meeting, Marla and I toured Yankee Candles.  This was beyond my expectations.  I expected to be amidst one of my FAVORITE THINGS IN THE WHOLE WORLD – candles!  We were luxuriated in the wonderful smells (even though I just threw grammatical correctness out the window – you get the picture!)  […]

sao’s Quilty Happenings This Week – and Then Came Mamie my Singer 99K

| February 1, 2009

Featured in my weekly quilting log are two new quilts –  Augusta Cole’s Hidden Pinwheel Quilt and Bonnie K. Hunter’s Strip Twist Super Bowl Quilt Blocks.  I also sewed  on Joey’s Forever Plaid Quilt – I put pictures of these on an earlier blog today! I did finish the Fabricaholics January 24th Mystery Quilt (aka Bonnie K. Hunter’s […]

Cooper Lost his First Tooth and Gained his Yellow Belt

| February 1, 2009

This was a BIG WEEK for grandangel, Cooper (5) – he lost his FIRST TOOTH – and he GAINED his yellow belt in Karate!  Way to go Cooper!