At Easter and always, may you feel HIS presence, know HIS peace, and rejoice in the gift of HIS life.
HAPPY EASTER
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
QUILT SHOW
This weekend was the Umpqua Valley Quilters' Guild quilt show. On Thursday we spent the entire day setting up everything. There were over 300 quilts entered so it was an all day project. I spent the morning setting up the General Store. Members make quilt related items for sale. It's a great way to earn money for the guild. When that job was done I helped set up The Sewing Basket booth. This was the first time the store had a booth at a quilt show and it turned out to be a lot of work and worth it every minute of it. The pictures below are quilts created by the featured quilt artist Cassandra Williams. She is from Grants Pass. Her work is incredible. Who would have thought you could do all this with fabric? 
Since we just moved here in September I am not aware of what kind of Spring or Summer flowers are planted in the yard. Everyday I find a little surprise somewhere around the house.
I love the tulips. In the fall I will plant more. They last a long time in the garden and make a great cut flower to brighten up the inside of the house.
Last week we celebrated Mary's birthday. We took her and Larry to dinner and came home for cake and ice cream. This is the cake I made for her. I thought the squiggles down the side resembles the meandering we do on our quilts.
This is why we don't let our non-quilting husbands in our quilt studio's. This guy was getting way too much attention.
This is a shot of The Sewing Basket booth. We sold kits, fat quarters, notions, patterns. We did very well and made some new customers who haven't visited the store yet.
These are some pictures of some of my favorite quilts. I can't post all of them but I wanted to share some of my favorites.
I love the rich colors of brown in this one. They incorporated embroidery in it.
Mary did this wall hanging. I couldn't get a picture without the glare of the lights. She got a third place ribbon for this work of art.
This quilt was done by my friend Cheryl. This is her second quilt. I think she almost fainted when she found out she got a second place ribbon. She is such a natural when it comes to quilting. She is working on a wedding ring quilt for her daughter's wedding. I can't wait to see the finished quilt.
This quilt was done by Barbara and she got a third place ribbon. I think it should have gotten first or second place. She started this at a retreat in Gold Beach a year ago, as did I. I put mine aside and she kept working on hers. I know what work and skill went into this one. Good job Barbara.
So there you have it, a few of my favorite things. Today the sun is out and it's going to warm up. The Plant and Garden Expo is coming up on May 7 so I want to get my gardens ready for some new color. We sure have a lot of weeds here. I'm also looking forward to Easter and I have some preparations for that.
Since we just moved here in September I am not aware of what kind of Spring or Summer flowers are planted in the yard. Everyday I find a little surprise somewhere around the house. 
I love the tulips. In the fall I will plant more. They last a long time in the garden and make a great cut flower to brighten up the inside of the house. 
Last week we celebrated Mary's birthday. We took her and Larry to dinner and came home for cake and ice cream. This is the cake I made for her. I thought the squiggles down the side resembles the meandering we do on our quilts. 
This is why we don't let our non-quilting husbands in our quilt studio's. This guy was getting way too much attention. 
This is a shot of The Sewing Basket booth. We sold kits, fat quarters, notions, patterns. We did very well and made some new customers who haven't visited the store yet. 
These are some pictures of some of my favorite quilts. I can't post all of them but I wanted to share some of my favorites. 
I love the rich colors of brown in this one. They incorporated embroidery in it. 
Mary did this wall hanging. I couldn't get a picture without the glare of the lights. She got a third place ribbon for this work of art. 
This quilt was done by my friend Cheryl. This is her second quilt. I think she almost fainted when she found out she got a second place ribbon. She is such a natural when it comes to quilting. She is working on a wedding ring quilt for her daughter's wedding. I can't wait to see the finished quilt. 
This quilt was done by Barbara and she got a third place ribbon. I think it should have gotten first or second place. She started this at a retreat in Gold Beach a year ago, as did I. I put mine aside and she kept working on hers. I know what work and skill went into this one. Good job Barbara. 
So there you have it, a few of my favorite things. Today the sun is out and it's going to warm up. The Plant and Garden Expo is coming up on May 7 so I want to get my gardens ready for some new color. We sure have a lot of weeds here. I'm also looking forward to Easter and I have some preparations for that. Have a blessed week.
Monday, April 4, 2011
APRIL GREETINGS
I've finished writing out checks, balancing bank accounts, wrapping a present, signing a birthday card, getting ready for a BD party tomorrow, cleaning my desk, etc. and it's already 10:00 a.m. and I haven't touched the surface. So why an I posting on this blog when I have so much to do? Because I'm retired and I should have plenty of time for blogging. NOT! I'm always so busy, but I'm having so much fun. Our weather has been very mild with some scattered showers so I've been doing some gardening. Every week I find a floral surprise in the yard. The people we bought this house from really enjoyed planting bulbs. I'm loving it and this fall there will be more to come. Meanwhile, Friday a car load of us took a field trip. We visited a great little quilt shop in Canyonville. This purse pictured below was made from the pant leg of a pair of jeans and the daisy's are painted on. The lining on the inside has lots of pockets for organizing your things. This will be a new class and the Sewing Basket.
I bought the pattern and some fabric for this wall hanging. I will make my with two additional circles and use it has a table runner. I'm thinking this might be a great X-mas gift. It's never too early to plan.
I love this little rabbit. I'm not going to make, only because I don't have a place to hang it but I think it is so cute. There are some beautiful panels available and I would to love to buy them all.
The lady working at this quilt shop was showing this quit she made for a challenge. I wish you could see the embellishments. It was very long so I'm showing only two rows. She let me take a picture of it and was really flattered that I asked. What's up with that? Her creativeness and workmanship is fabulous. She had so much detail, like beads around their necks and tiny buttons.
This is a picture of a pincushion we saw at Thistleberries in the little town of Riddle. It's a great quilt shop and the people who owned lived in Alaska and have items from there. The doll heads are made of wood. They were very cute.
So I have been busy in the garden, at the sewing machine, quilting with friends, and running around Oregon with friends. I'm having way too much fun. So I'm off to work. I have lots of stuff to get done.
I bought the pattern and some fabric for this wall hanging. I will make my with two additional circles and use it has a table runner. I'm thinking this might be a great X-mas gift. It's never too early to plan. 
I love this little rabbit. I'm not going to make, only because I don't have a place to hang it but I think it is so cute. There are some beautiful panels available and I would to love to buy them all. 
The lady working at this quilt shop was showing this quit she made for a challenge. I wish you could see the embellishments. It was very long so I'm showing only two rows. She let me take a picture of it and was really flattered that I asked. What's up with that? Her creativeness and workmanship is fabulous. She had so much detail, like beads around their necks and tiny buttons. 
This is a picture of a pincushion we saw at Thistleberries in the little town of Riddle. It's a great quilt shop and the people who owned lived in Alaska and have items from there. The doll heads are made of wood. They were very cute. 
So I have been busy in the garden, at the sewing machine, quilting with friends, and running around Oregon with friends. I'm having way too much fun. So I'm off to work. I have lots of stuff to get done.Have a blessed week.
Monday, March 14, 2011
THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY
THE UGLY. I had my taxes done Saturday by a CPA. I thought this was the best way to go because we lived part of the year in CA and the other in OR and income taxes needed to be divided between the states. In addition to that was my recent retirement and the purchase of a new home. Oh my gosh, we owe so much more to the Fed's and States' than I had projected. Thank God that the Bush tax cuts are still in effect.
Sunday afternoon we experienced a real storm. I don't ever remember such terrible winds in my life. As my DH and I sat looking out the window we saw our beautiful tree leaning dangerously close to the ground. The root system was starting to bulge from the ground. At this time I can sit anywhere in our home and see the signs of spring and I would hate to lose that beauty.
My DH grabbed his jacket and was off to the rescue. He took wood 2 X 4's to support the tree against the wind. At times the gusts were 75 mph. The sky was black and the thunder sounded like it was overhead. There was freezing rain coming down in sheets. The heavy rain and wind was over after about an hour but we lost our power. That was around 2:30 so my Sunday To Do List is carried forward to today. We didn't get power restored until after 11:00 p.m. I am grateful to report that our beautiful tree is still upright. Latest weather report, more high winds and rain tonight.
The BAD!!! The earthquake and tsunami in Japan is such a nightmare. As I watch the TV coverage my heart breaks for these people. I can't even imagine what it must be like to have everything around you destroyed and not know where your love ones are. I hope you will join me in praying for Japan and the people. We need to pray that God gives them the strength to overcome this disaster and that their leaders will have the wisdom and knowledge to handle the crisis in the nuclear plants. This disaster effects the world and we need to stand together.
Sunday afternoon we experienced a real storm. I don't ever remember such terrible winds in my life. As my DH and I sat looking out the window we saw our beautiful tree leaning dangerously close to the ground. The root system was starting to bulge from the ground. At this time I can sit anywhere in our home and see the signs of spring and I would hate to lose that beauty.
My DH grabbed his jacket and was off to the rescue. He took wood 2 X 4's to support the tree against the wind. At times the gusts were 75 mph. The sky was black and the thunder sounded like it was overhead. There was freezing rain coming down in sheets. The heavy rain and wind was over after about an hour but we lost our power. That was around 2:30 so my Sunday To Do List is carried forward to today. We didn't get power restored until after 11:00 p.m. I am grateful to report that our beautiful tree is still upright. Latest weather report, more high winds and rain tonight. 
The BAD!!! The earthquake and tsunami in Japan is such a nightmare. As I watch the TV coverage my heart breaks for these people. I can't even imagine what it must be like to have everything around you destroyed and not know where your love ones are. I hope you will join me in praying for Japan and the people. We need to pray that God gives them the strength to overcome this disaster and that their leaders will have the wisdom and knowledge to handle the crisis in the nuclear plants. This disaster effects the world and we need to stand together.The people of Bahrain amd the middle East need prayer too. Our world is in a bad way and I do think it's a strong sign.
THE GOOD!!! I went to an embroidery seminar and the presenter, Gail, works at the Viking dealer in Medford that is going to fix my Designer I. What's good about that you ask? She is taking my machine back with her so I won't have to make two trips to Medford spend the day waiting for the repair work to be done. At the price of gas this is a very good thing. My embroidery unit hasn't worked since I had it cleaned last year. I'm looking forward to having access to embroidering again. I am making good progress on my American Beauty quilt top and looking forward to starting a special quilt for my oldest grandson, Ben. We are doing well and very happy in our new home.
Praying God's peace for you and yours.
Friday, March 4, 2011
CIVIL WAR QUILTS
T.G.I.F. What a week it has been and I'm glad it's winding down. I'm so thankful for my quilting because it takes my mind off things I have no control over and an opportunity to create something beautiful for myself or somebody else. I've posted this quilt before and it's at the same stage of completion now as it was then. I need to quit it and I'm not sure what design I want to use. The fabric used in this quilt is 19th Century Reds.
So I'm searching the web for quilting ideas and I come across http://www.civilwarquiltsblogspot.com and found so much more. History was never a favorite subject in school but link it to quilts and it's a different story. I really like Civil War Reproduction fabrics. Not many of the quilters around here do, so I'm often on the Internet looking for fabric and patterns. My favorite quilt shop is Bonnie Blue. Twice a year there is a Web Sampler Celebration on the net which involves 12 different quilt shops around the country. It's very cool, check it out. Google Web Sampler and it comes up. I hope you will check out this interesting blog. I think quilting will have a whole new meaning for you.
Have a blessed weekend.
So I'm searching the web for quilting ideas and I come across http://www.civilwarquiltsblogspot.com and found so much more. History was never a favorite subject in school but link it to quilts and it's a different story. I really like Civil War Reproduction fabrics. Not many of the quilters around here do, so I'm often on the Internet looking for fabric and patterns. My favorite quilt shop is Bonnie Blue. Twice a year there is a Web Sampler Celebration on the net which involves 12 different quilt shops around the country. It's very cool, check it out. Google Web Sampler and it comes up. I hope you will check out this interesting blog. I think quilting will have a whole new meaning for you. 
Have a blessed weekend.
Monday, February 28, 2011
A NEW MONTH
Greetings. It's hard to believe that tomorrow is the first of March. Where have January and February gone? I still have things on my monthly To Do List that aren't completed. I did start something that wasn't on my list. I'm making a purse. I'll post a picture when it's finished. The new quilt project I started had to be put on the back burner because the measurements published in the pattern are off 1/2 inch on one of the blocks. This quilt top has two block designs, they have to match. So I need to re-figure the measurements on one block and see if I can salvage the blocks. The fabric I used was purchased a few (4 or 5) years ago so I can't just go out and purchase more of the same fabric. So, I started the American Beauty quilt designed by Marti Michell. I'm doing the black version. I love this quilt and it will be on the bed in my guest room. When the blocks are done I will post pictures and of course, the completed quilt.
Tomorrow is our Quilt Guild meeting. Helene Knott is the guest speaker and she will be doing a trunk show. I get so inspired after seeing what other quilters have accomplished. I will try and get some great pictures to post.
I was visiting with one of my new quilting friends and she invited me into her quilting room. Check out the wall paper. How cute is that! Everything was so neat and organized. Her quilting is beautiful. She inspired me to organize my own quilting room. I must admit, I feel much better working in a neat and organized area. I just hope I will be able to find things when I need them.
I'm waiting for Mike and Molly to come on and I think I should tidy up the kitchen before that. My cookies are baked for the meeting tomorrow and I have everything ready to go. I will start the new month organized and ready to go.
Have a blessed week.
Tomorrow is our Quilt Guild meeting. Helene Knott is the guest speaker and she will be doing a trunk show. I get so inspired after seeing what other quilters have accomplished. I will try and get some great pictures to post.
I was visiting with one of my new quilting friends and she invited me into her quilting room. Check out the wall paper. How cute is that! Everything was so neat and organized. Her quilting is beautiful. She inspired me to organize my own quilting room. I must admit, I feel much better working in a neat and organized area. I just hope I will be able to find things when I need them.
I'm waiting for Mike and Molly to come on and I think I should tidy up the kitchen before that. My cookies are baked for the meeting tomorrow and I have everything ready to go. I will start the new month organized and ready to go.Have a blessed week.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
WINTER IS BACK
Look what I woke up to. Would you believe that less than a week ago we were having spring like weather in the 60's? I hope summer is as much fun as winter has been. I love it here!
Have you seen this pillow advertised on TV? You don't have to order it on TV, they are in the stores. I've been having problems with my shoulders and neck so I thought I would give it a try. I picked one up for my Mom and me. When I removed the packing there was a tag attached that read:
WARNING: Small lightweight beads present a severe danger to children if swallowed or inhaled. The total pillow is not a toy. Choking/inhalation hazard: keep product away from infants, children and pets. Avoid inhaling microbeads. If inhaled, seek medical assistance promptly. Keep the Total Pillow away from sharp objects. If the Total Pillow is pierced or torn, please notify us before disposal at: www.HamptonDirect.com/support. Keep the Total Pillow away from excessive heat, flames and cigarettes. Do not put in dryer. Not for Therapeutic use.
Want to guess where this product is made? This is almost as bad as the warning on the new light bulbs we get from China. I'm thankful I don't have to call the Hazemat team when the beads spill. What's up with China?
Today is a quilt day. I'm having a problem with my latest project. The measurements are way off and I need to figure out how to remedy the problem. The quilt top would be completed if it weren't for this minor little detail.
Happy Birthday Mike and Tim.
Have a blessed.
Have you seen this pillow advertised on TV? You don't have to order it on TV, they are in the stores. I've been having problems with my shoulders and neck so I thought I would give it a try. I picked one up for my Mom and me. When I removed the packing there was a tag attached that read:WARNING: Small lightweight beads present a severe danger to children if swallowed or inhaled. The total pillow is not a toy. Choking/inhalation hazard: keep product away from infants, children and pets. Avoid inhaling microbeads. If inhaled, seek medical assistance promptly. Keep the Total Pillow away from sharp objects. If the Total Pillow is pierced or torn, please notify us before disposal at: www.HamptonDirect.com/support. Keep the Total Pillow away from excessive heat, flames and cigarettes. Do not put in dryer. Not for Therapeutic use.
Want to guess where this product is made? This is almost as bad as the warning on the new light bulbs we get from China. I'm thankful I don't have to call the Hazemat team when the beads spill. What's up with China?
Today is a quilt day. I'm having a problem with my latest project. The measurements are way off and I need to figure out how to remedy the problem. The quilt top would be completed if it weren't for this minor little detail. Happy Birthday Mike and Tim.
Have a blessed.
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