sewing saturday

Every other Saturday, 

I sew with the most amazing group of women.

We all bring whatever we want to work on and something

to share with the group for lunch.

Yesterday, we made little dresses for Africa.

I don't fancy myself a garment maker, but this 

pattern required only basic sewing skills.

look how beautiful!!!!!

The height of sewing sewphistication is having

pins that match your fabric.

Mystery seamstress holding up her little dress.

Mystery seamstress holding up my little dress.

I wish I would have taken more pictures,
but I was sew busy sewing.

 These sewing Saturdays are the sweetest days!

I am so blessed to have found these women who are
sew special.

what i'm up up to

this is how my studio looked when i

started working, yesterday.

where did all this stuff come from?

the day started with pulling out a few stitches from this little

quilt i'm working on.

i'm planning on doing some free motion

quilting on it, just getting up the courage

because i really like it and don't want to mess it up.

bored with this for the moment, i decided to experiment

with this granny square block. 

i was so happy with it,

 i spent the rest of the day cutting a million and one 2.5 inch squares to make a

50 by 60 inch quilt. all the blocks will be different. 

i also baked a pumpkin pie, and make chili. 

my two best boys held down the sofa for me.

good help is hard to get.

this morning i am planning to bake cookies and 

neaten up the studio.

this afternoon i am making

roast beast and jack's daughter and granddaughter

are coming for dinner and hopefully some 

crafting.  i have an idea for something

we can all make together (even jack).

we'll see how that goes.........

catching up

My beautiful little girl

loves snow

this little dog makes me smile

she is always happy

and always has a smile on her face.

and here is my handsome boy.

cuddled up in about $200 worth of yarn.

the bud light dog

resting on my scrap vomit quilt 

(not yet quilted, but stay tuned)

my scrappy trip around the 

world in progress. 

2.5" squares.

a future quilt.

Jack peeping over the top of

a quilt I'm quilting.

the handsome Harvey.

You could look at this cat's face 

forever. 

He sends his love.

snow

We get so excited about snow,

around here.

when snow is predicted, 

Jack watches the weather channel

like a kid tracking Santa on 

Christmas eve.

The pups love the snow, too.

Daisy runs around barking and trying

to catch the flakes on her tongue.  

Right now, she is trying to get Jack out of bed

so he can go outside and watch her.

Well, look who's coming over to play, today!!!!!!!!!

I will have warm biscuits ready

when he arrives.

HAPPY HOLLY DAYS!!!!!!

a little cross stitched gift made by 

Megan for me years and years ago

updated with a christmas tree border, quilted

and bound by me.

Are these reindeer tracks???

I believe so

blessings to all

winter wonderful!

I love to take pics

looking out my living room window

(i not so secretly spy on my neighbors-looks like John

took a snow day)As you can see, Sparky (aka Jack) is working

on getting on  HGTV for the Holidays.  He may end up on 

Holmes on Homes

because there are too many extension cords.

Stay tuned for the new year's fire works (oooops)

I found these two little elves at our

back door.

We are all wound up like 

little monkeys, here, 

waiting for the big man

to appear!

HO HO HO

Our new watering hole

I spent the afternoon with

my brother, Harvey.

He found a new watering hole.

It has a great view! 

Oh, wait.

What's this? 

Some new grass?  Do you expect

me to roll my own???

whoa!!!!!!

almost lost my balance.

Wow, look what I can do.

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

 What's in this stuff???

I'm feeling a little mellow.

Can someone put on some James Taylor?

Hay man,

I don't know which end is up.

That was a close call.
Got any tuna salad?