wip 9.11.13

Hi everyone,

I have been  taking a break from crafts for a while while I sorted my life out a bit better.
Some of you might have recalled my posts over  the last years about my Grandmother in Scotland. I was always sending her photos of projects and telling her about what I was doing every day it made her happy to hear of what we we were all doing . She passed away a couple of weeks after her last sister  so it has been a very hard month this past one.  I still jump for the phone at different times thinking it is her calling. I know this will get better over the time but her passing is still very raw.

I put my  mind on the  ufo's I had sitting around that had easy sewing so I could loose myself in  the machine that worked real good to get me by the first few weeks I ended up putting 4 quilts to be finished !! I only have a couple more to get done  I believe I now only have about 6-8 ufo's left !!  these are some of the smaller ufos I completed. I will post pics of the bigger ones later.

I decided this past week to just sit and read books I have not sat and read for such a long time I forgot how relaxing it is to loose oneself in a story.  My husband  made me a nice bookcase and table to sit by my chair for the football season.

  I bought a lot of cross stitch kits (hope I enjoy doing the cross stitch!!) and I sorted all my sewing room and the drawers I have stashed all around It was nice to have all the  smaller material back on the shelves I had more than I thought I had!!!

We also replaced the couch in the living room finally on labor day weekend  we got a sleeper sofa so we could pull it out to lay on and watch tv and to sleep on if we have another hurricane.  the quilt ont he back is a ufo finished as well it was actually my mothers ufo pillows that I took apart and made into a quilt instead these were the reason I first started quilting at the local bee!! it only took me  over 12 years to do them!!!

I I have been sitting outside a lot more in the mornings and letting Gizmo run with the other dogs it is so peaceful out in the front listening to the birds first thing. 

I made a block of the month yesterday but this morning I realized I had messed up the block placements but I still liked it so I left it alone!! 

I also finished my  farmers daughter  block this is the last one that has been posted for awhile. The poor lady lost her house in the floods.

Well I will go now and hope you all have a great week!!

Blessings!!

Grandma

Well this has been a hard week.

My wonderful Grandmother passed  away in Aberdeen Scotland UK. She suffered a massive stroke and never regained concousness.    I talked to her 5-6 times a day  the last few  months. Her sister Lottie passed a few weeks before that. I have been  trying to keep myself busy so I  don't realize the passing of the time. I still find myself  reaching for the phone at certain times to check on her. I know this will get better as the months pass but at the moment it is still so hard.

I want to thank everyone for the well wishes we received. They have been greatly appreciated.

Saturday 7.13.2013

Can you believe July is nearly over already!! Where has this year gone.  I suddenly realized I am running out of time to get some projects completed!! 

Some of our  critter family are going to the vet on Tuesday to be spayed and  neutered so I will have a  week or so with out getting much done as I am sure they will need to be spoiled for awhile!! 

Gizmo taking the fresh air!!

I bought a new sewing machine the other week but had to send it back as I was having problems working the  computer part of it due to power surges at our house. I found If the electric flickered just a bit I would have to stop and re set the machine   not good when you are trying to  strip sew. if you didn't realize it happened you broke needles was too much bother and not relaxing to use. I will have to wait now until I get my refund for it then I can buy a simpler machine to use.  Hubby will look at my old one on Sunday and see if he can maybe fix it for me so we will see.Hubby installed the new dishwasher as well last week works great!!

I have been working on  a lot of hand applique this week getting  it ready for the weekend movies with Hubby.  I have the compass section of Esthers Love Entwined nearly ready to sew just placing and pinning today the next part comes out on Monday so I need to get a move on!!

flowers in front yard!

Well not much else happening here right now Hope you have a great weekend!!!

Morning everyone!!  the end of June already this month has flown by!!I have been working  this month on the Stocking swaps for Christmas so not many pictures to show as they are a surprise for my partner!!  I'll take pictures of each item as it is packed in her box then after Christmas I can post them all. I had a few glitches for some of the projects and had to go back and re- make parts but all in all not too bad!! I have two  gifts left to make for one  and  5 gifts left for the other one!.


I got my fat quarters in the mail the other day for my Aiming for Accuracy Quilt-Along 

today I hope to pick out my  contrast material and get the cutting done before the first lesson!! 

I think I will be going wiuth the solid lavender or a darker purple

but I haven't decided yet!  well I need to get a move on with my day. Hope you all have a good one.

Look what I won!!  

should be fun!!

autographed chart courtesy of Lori of La-D-Da Designs!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday !!

Hi there

Everyone had gone to work already today and I have been cleaning the house up. Kyle is working until 12  today then off to a baby shower for his friend. Allen packed up the truck this morning so he can leave straight from work to day to go to his parents for Fathers Day he will come home sometime Sunday evening.

I'm going to make King Ranch Chicken for his Fathers Day meal for him coming home. It is one of his favorite dishes.




KING RANCH CHICKEN

1 CUP CHOPPED ONIONS        
 2 CANS CHICKEN CHUNKS
1 SMALL CAN CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP    
1 SMALL CAM CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP
1 SMALL CAN ROTEL TOMATOS
2 CUPS CHICKEN STOCK
12 CORN TORTILLAS
GRATED CHEESE


PUT ONIONS,SOUPS,TOMATOS,CHICKEN AND STOCK IN POT AND SIMMER FOR A FEW MINUTES
LAYER TORTILLA,SAUCE AND CHEESE INA  13X9X2 CASOROLE AND BAKE  AT 350 FOR 30-45 MINUTES



Me, after I finish cleaning the whole house and getting the wash all done, I plan on cutting and sewing quilts all weekend while watching Die Hard marathon!  I have been  working on my Stocking Swaps for Christmas. I nearly have one set done then I will start on the gifts for the second one!

I have all the applique ready to go on the Bunny Hill Snowbound  quilt I have saved the patterns from her free bom for a long long time! so I am finally getting it done this year!.   Then I will try to make the Bunny Hill Heniretta  Whiskers quilt that I also have saved!!   So many projects I want to do and so little time!!!

Have all sorts of papers on the kitchen table to be sorted into binders this day as well so I don't lose any bom patterns. 

I put down the extra rug again today and Maggie has claimed it, the only problem is I now have to walk over her to get to the door!! Don't think it will last here long!!

Well I need to go and get a move on today. Hope you all have a great weekend.

Jennifer

PS sorry about the quality of pics I need a new camera

Half way through year!!

Hi everyone,

Can you believe we are halfway through the year already?  I have so much that I wanted to get done this year and not even made it part way through the lists.  and Yes I did mean lists!!

I have a list of crafts that are un finihsed objects (ufo's)   and another for crafts I want to do  and one for household chores and one last one for  christmas gifts to make!!

Today I decided I have to  be smarter and go through all my boxes and drawers and gather together ALL projects started and drag them to the living room so I can trip over them  maybe I will get them all done that way!!

I got tempted this morning to join another quilt along so I of course had to order some fabric for it then I started trying to get ready for another Christmas swap that I joined I need to come up with some more craft ideas for that one.

I did finish a few blocks and my sal for June

Over the weekend I worked on cutting out smaller projects  ( I nearly gave the christmas surprise away!!)  but I haven't managed to get to them today yet.
Well I had better get off of here and get some work done!  no more google today for me!!!

Hope you all have a great week!!