Ac on again:) haha!!!

Well true to form the temperature has changed:) It was in the 50's last weekend and upper 80's this weekend... we even set a new record high on Thursday of 91??? WOW!!! Wonder if we are the only state that has the AC and Heater on at the same time??? I think we had the ac on last year at Christmas:)

Busy week here.... lots of quilting and of course we had Bee this week:) I only need 40 more blocks for my shirt quilt:) yea!!!

So here are the pics:

First up is Mary's Round Robin. We did these last year where the technique was selected and you did your own row:) This way you get a quilt you love:) Mary out did herself!

There was piecing, applique, paper piecing, embroidery, and embellishing. 

Was fun to do and every one was so unique! Mary's was fun to quilt because each row was different:) Keeps me very interested! I did a lot of ruler work and curlz:)

She had a scrappy backing which is always my fav:)

Brenda made 2 Sunbonnet Sue quilts for her nieces.

Great job using all those 30's fabrics!

Love the backing!

Notice they are facing opposite? Great idea!

I quilted swirls, curls and some ruler work:)

Same backing... don't want anybody mad if they are different:) haha!!

She also made this blue quilt. It was a kit she had bought from a now closed local shop a few years back.

I love all the blues!!! Just loop meander all over... way too busy for anything else!

Great backing!!!

Found this design on Urban Threads and had to have it! I made this towel for my daughter... it was a saying we had when she was growing up... can you get it? Guess What Chicken Butt? haha!!!

Another Bee block finished... the next one is very detailed so will take awhile plus I am working on the next 3 Spargo birds... they are red:)

Only 1 more round to go on this rosette:)

Wonder what the dominate color will be for the next one????

Did not go to Houston this year:( But had quite a few friends go:) There is always next year:)

Have an awesome week!!!!

BRRRR!!!!

I am not a big fan of 30 degree drops in temp! It was a lovely 85 on Thursday and then bam! 50 on Friday:( We had a light frost last night... Buster did decide to come in Friday night and had been in until I out him out for the afternoon today:) The sun is really nice for them to bask in! Bob is in the other chair:)

Busy quilting week:) Down to 10 to get done by Christmas:) That is doable!
On with the pics!

This is Dot's Ornament quilt:)

I have quilted one before but for Martha:)

Turned out so good! And it's fun to have to figure out what to quilt as you roll the quilt along:) Never a dull moment!

Love the way it turned out!

I have another Christmas one on the frame but am only halfway done with it so you will have to wait until next time to see it:)

2 more Bee blocks finished:)

Had Bee on Friday so I am now up to 30 blocks finished... only and I am saying that with sarcasm...50 more to go!

#2 Spargo bird is all done also:)

#3 will be done when I can figure out how to do the Buillion knot again:) Funny how you can forget things so quickly!!

Suppose to have a warm up and then another cool down this week... we fired up the heater and it still works but need to get the whole unit replaced before the year is over! It is probably 30 years or more old now... I know we have truly been lucky!I just hate to make the call but will and soon!

All the furbabies are doing well and so am I:)

Have a rgeat week!

Another cool front and we got rain:)

The front came through early this morning and we got an inch of rain:) Wash those pollens!!!

Have had the AC off most of the week with the windows open:) Yes pollen but live tv for kitties:) They just LOVE it!!!

Talking about Kitties... Buster is home:) The pound called me Monday morning and they had him. They had picked him up at Whataburger ... over 2.5 miles from the house???? We really think someone picked him up and took him. Hubby bailed him out:) There was a kid walking down the cement drainage ditch behind our house and Buster starting freaking out trying to find a place to hid:( Poor dude!!! He is staying ion the backyard all the time now:)

I got some quilting done even though I had one day less due to Hubby taking Monday off... yes he did have a great time at the NHRA drag races in Ennis:)

Here is what I got done:)

Ruth Ellen made this amazing quilt! The 3D effect is just something else!!!

She wanted lines on the bow... I kept the middle of the knot unquilted so it popped:)

Lots and lots of curlz!!!!

Margaret made this quilt with her scraps:)

Couldn't just do something simple all over so the ruler went to work:)

Love how it turned out!!!

Nancy made this log cabin for her Mom for Christmas:)

I did the Featherization panto all over in a cream thread:)

Love how it turned out!!!

I finished up the PL I was working on:) Just needs a back and finishing:)

Another Bee block embroidered.... thought I would never get done with all those hexies:)

Round 2 on Rosette #2... Round 3 is in the works:) Yes this one will be pinks:) 

I ordered a Jen Kingwell book and pattern... I really need more things to do:) haha!!!

More up and down weather this week and I am home 3 days so more quilting to be done:)

Thank you for all the prayers and emails about Buster:) It helped:)

Have an awesome week!!!

Love this cold front!!!

Do you believe it was in the 90's the last 2 days and the high today is in the low 70's??? Just amazing!!! Love having all the windows open! And so do all the furbabies! Live tv for them:)

This week went really fast... but then they do that right? Had Bee on Friday and got to make more of the shirt blocks.... it is slowly getting done:)

Today is an odd day in the Hubby went to the NHRA drag races with some friends and left at 5:30 and probably won't be back until 10ish... the odd thing is I have a whole day for me:) No feeling like I have to be sitting with him watching tv so I got to pick whatever I wanted to do:) So I sewed:) I know!!!! No quilting either! He took tomorrow off because he knew he will be wore out so no quilting tomorrow either but I will be with him:)

So what did I sew you ask? I have 2 kits sitting around that have been talking to me and I have played with them both but could not make heads or tails of either.... one is a Man Chemo kit and the other a boys PL kit. The man's chemo is a panel + lots of other fabrics... I played until I got this:

I have been wanting to try the window pane look:) Am happy with it and there was fabric for the backing and binding in the bag:) SCORE! All I added was the solid brown for the window. Oh and the binding is made:)

This is the PL one..... the person who donated the kit had the center block and one of the corner blocks made. I fill in the rest:) I only added the solid yellow around the blocks.  There was fabric for the backing... not sure about the binding fabric yet need to see what's left after the other top is made. There were scraps left and I have them on the design wall with kind of a plan:)

Sure is nice to just throw directions to the wind and play:) 

So I did get some quilting done this week:)

This is the second Jungle Animal quilt from CA:) Marlene made hers a bit different but still turned out just too cute!!!

Lots of quilting, fillers, and outlining.

She used minky on the back and it really worked well... the little dots pop wherever there is no quilting... I like the texture of that!

Elaine made this ABC Snowman quilt all in red work.

Just mostly outlining and snowflakes as the filler...

You can see the curlz from the border.

Here is the center of my next Millie block:) Fun huh???

And also another Bee block all stitched out:)

Not sure how much quilting will be done this week with hubby home one day and guild mtg one night....I know at least a bit:)

On a sad note:( Our eldest cat has gone missing:( He has been preferring to stay outside on the front porch lately but had been moving around a bit more... back yard and in MIL yard. He was home when I left for Bee at 8:45 on Friday morning... we haven't sen him since:( Buster has been on skin allergy meds and has a very rapid heart beat and is also deaf:( He will let anyone love on him so I am afraid either someone picked him up or he got chased by a dog? He is chipped and we have had no calls yet:( He is 13 years old. We are still hoping he will show up but everyday it becomes less sure:(Keep him in your prayers please:)

Hope you all have a great week!

Happy Fall Ya'll:)

We are having somewhat cooler temps... of course low 90's and upper 80's but still cooler esp in the mornings:) And the leaves are changing colors and falling off:) YEA!!! This is my favorite time of the year!!!

I am better this week... thank you to all of you wonderful friends that emailed me:) I felt the love and virtual hugs:) I watched  a ministers sermon that my second cousin posted on FB and came away with "the Gift is in the Grind":) In other words you have to put a bow on everything that is a grind... family, work ,commute, work associates... whatever you say... oh no she/he/it comes....Just think of it all as a gift that is part of the everyday grind. Seemed to help me in my mind set:) (if you google that you will find the sermon)

So my gift this week was to finish one awesome applique quilt and am almost finished with the next one:) I also had a great lunch with friends! Always so uplifting to laugh and hug friends!!!

Ok on with the show....

This quilt is from a new CA customer Judy. She and Marlene each made one... Marlene's is on  the frame.

Lots of outlining, swirls and then added features:)

Lots of fun!!!

Here is the backing... you actually see more of the quilting then of the backing fabric:) So I guess reversible? haha!!!

Rosette 1 of my Millie is all done:) yea!!!! 

I forgot to post a pic of my xstitch Cross all framed... so here she is!!! She is hanging by my clock and other crosses in the living room. Love how he framed and matted it!

These are my Bee embroidery blocks I am working on....it was a free pattern a few years back from Moda. I think there are 20 in all.... no hurry just something to do in between Millie and Sue Spargo Birds. I am almost finished with bird #2 just come picoke stitches on the beak and head feathers:)

Am definitely having fun with all 3 projects!

Hope ya'll have  a great week!

Sending everyone a great big hug:)