Hi All,

A little under the weather today. Sinus headache due to them darn allergies:(

I did get the quilt finished and she loved it:)

Our gas was turned off on Thursday because of some major problem Atmos Gas Co had. There were restaurants, schools, hotels, and residents affected. We got it back on Friday evening. Some didn't get theirs back on until yesterday. They had employees orm as far away as Sherman...that's where our guy was from..to help with the turning on of the gas. He came in and lit the stove, water heater, and heater unit. He was a nice guy that owns a cat:)

Also had Bee this week and worked more on Clue 7 of Bonnie Hunter's mystery quilt.

A good rainstorm came through and we got almost 3 in of rain:) Needed it!

Spent most of yesterday doing our taxes...SO glad that is done!

That's about all from here this week...hope to feel better tomorrow so I can get back to work!

I just LOVE this view of the feathers!!!

This is Shirley's Star quilt.

Had a lot of fun custom quilting it. There is cross hatching, beadboard, and feathers!

8 thread colors and 28 bobbins used.

I did the center star a bit different so it would stand out.

Double 1/4 in outlined inside and then pebbles.

The strs were 1/4 in outlined inside and then swirls were quilted.

The back looked amazing!

Have a great week!

March comes in like a lion.....

Hi All,

March is here and it felt a lot like Spring:) We even did some yard work yesterday:)

Finally got in to get my massage:) Feel SO much better!!!

We took a road trip on Friday to LaGrange for their quilt show. It is a hike... 2.5 hour drive but it was fun! We stopped in Elgin so we could eat yummy BBQ at Southside market. Then HAD to stop at Buc ee's in Bastrop:) LOL!! And we finally made it ot the show. It is a small show of about 100 quilts but some amazing ones! There were a few vendors...I of course found a few things:)
Then instead of going to the Quilt Museum we walked the square. They had quilts displayed in all the windows. There were antique shops and a great kitchen store:) We bought a few treasures and then headed back to Buc ee's and then home:) We left at 9:30 and got back at 7pm. A full day!

I finished the quilt that was loaded and started another...

Trish made this Christmas tree wallhanging.

Lots of swirls and pearls:)

Lots of ruler and freemotion work!

Beautiful backing!

My treasures from All Around the Block Shop from Giddings at the LaGRange Show:) Bought from them at the Burnet Show also:)

Quilt on frame. Probably will not get done this week.

Hubby also worked on another Featherweight case:) We got it from my friend in Dallas last weekend. 

This is the before....

And the after:)

We have a new handle and original hinge ordered and will get that done so I can return it when we go to the Dallas Show on the 13th.

March came in like a lion with wind:( Which blows the pollen all around:( UGH!

Have an awesome week!

Up and down week

Hi all,

Busy week with a change in the schedule midweek.

I quilted Mon and Tues. Wed I ran errands... but ended the day with a horrendous sinus headache:( Was to go to Quilt Con in Austin on Thursday but cancelled. Happens the driver of our little group also had a sinus headache. So Thurs was a def sick day! Fri left with Pat towards Melissa. It's North of Plano. We met up with friends and went shopping and ate at The House of Gyros in Mesquite... My favorite!!! More shopping and then back to host house. Sat we went to Allen for a Make a Blanket Day and came back with 59 Project Linus quilts/blankets. Was a great trip! Stayed off 35 as much as we could! Beautiful scenery when you go the back roads!

So today is laundry and rest day! Although I loaded a quilt to start tomorrow:)

So here is what got done this week:

TaDa!!! Here is Trish's cacti quilt. Very Modern!!!

Love it! I used the background fabric to design the quilting on a few blocks.

Others were just fills. All freehand. I outlined every cacti.

Love the way it turned out! There were 23 different thread colors used and 21 bobbins.

Was fun to quilt!

Backing fabric by Kaffe:)

My goodies from the trip. 

The fats in front are from Quilted with Love in McKinney including the cat fat.

The 2 small scrap bags, 2 other unrolled fats, and 1/2 cream are from Watt A Find in Mesquite.

And lastly the big scrap bag and gray yardage are from Pieced Together studio also in Mesquite.

Fun trip!!!

So will get back to work tomorrow:)

Have an awesome week!!!!

Same thing different week:)

Hi All,

We had a low temp ione morning of 29 and today's high is to be 75 :0 Normal Texas weather! We also got 3.75 in of rain with most in one night. We did need the rain for the wildflowers!

I was only home 2 days and I did quilt those 2 days. I had lunch bunch, errand day and Hubby and I went to the Burnet Quilt Show on Valentine's Day or otherwise known as the Commercialised Love Day! We have never celebrated. I usually buy a 4 pack of chocolate covered strawberries and we share those:)

Back to the show. It was a lovely unjudged 120 quilt show. The only prizes given out are for the Viewer's Choice places 1,2,and 3. You saw everything from Modernt to Bonnie Hunter to antique quilts. They had a large boutique area and the best idea I had ever seen: a room with tons and tons of fabric. You could pu a banana box full for $5. Of course half the fun was the digging for the treasures. They came in all sizes, shapes, and unfortunately types...poly, fleece, drapery, etc... but there was a lot of cotton! I got my box full...well almost:) Hubby packed and folded the fabric so good it was about 3/4. They also had book and magazines but I had no interest in those!

Then we walked across the street to where the vendors were. I finally found a Barn quilt I had to have...of course it was sold so have one on order:) YEA! There was hand painted fabric, digital prints, fats, yardage, etc...

So I had texted my cousin who lives in Burnet on where to eat and he suggested MaMa's. Yup it was great homemade food! He unfortunately had to work and couldn't join us:(

Then we drove back home. Was a beautiful day and a great drive!

Yesterday Hubby got my FW case all spit shined and polished! It looks brand new. The daughter's was done last week but I didn't take a before and after pic of hers:( I did of mine!

Today I have been sewing Clue 6 of Bonnie Hunter's Mystery Quilt:) Am now cutting Clue 7...slow and steady! Hubby went to his concealed gun carry class.

Next week I will only be here 2 days and yes I will be quilting:) YEA!

Onto the pictures:

Here is my fabric haul:) Yes there is fleece in there for PL. 

The rest is cotton and a bunch of batiks:) 

There is a lady that does these...you can see her work at artful-lenscapes.com

My other purchases:)

The flyer.

What's on the frame...still....super custom quilting.

My final Poppins bag I will ever make is finished...well except for the zipper pulls I have ordered from Etsy.

Inside. Did I mention I was never ever going to make another one? Ever?

Poor Maxx had his man parts removed on Thursday. This picture is him at the vet when we first arrived... he was NOT happy with me at all! But he came home like nothing happened:) LOL!!!

The others looked for him for most of the day except when they were hiding from the plumber:) LOL!

Ok so my case before::::

And after:) Great improvement!!!

Have a great week and keep that machine sewing!!!

Hi all:)

Hope everyone is warm and safe after all the snow and tornadoes this past week. We just got really cold and a bit of rain:) YEA! Of course just about 20 miles north they got a light dusting of snow:)

Got both commissioned quilts all done and he will pick up tomorrow:) Was really all I worked on this week.

We did get the newest featherweight almost ready to go to OH:) Just needs her gears greased and the outside cleaned and polished. I named her Lorna:) Daughter can change name but it makes it easier to know which machine I am talking about:) LOL!

Had Bee this week and almost have my medium Poppins bag finished... I will NEVER EVER make another one! Never!!

So on with Pictures:

Here is the Army quilt.

Love the panel

We used an E2E pattern with the words bravery, courage, honor ,and valor.

He wanted the older camo fabric on the back.

Here is the Marine quilt. 

Another panel and then mostly same fabric squares.

Same quilting also:)

His backing is the newest USMC camo fabric. I was a bit worried as it is nylon fabric but it quilted beautifully!

So have the next one loaded... a modern cacti quilt that I will custom quilt:) FUN!

Am only home 2 days so will see how far I get:)

Have a great week!!!

February is here!

The month just flew by! The weather has been it's normal up and down... 70's for a few days and then chance for snow on Wednesday:0 Crazy normal Texas weather:)

Got my custom quilt done and also the 2 commissioned quilt tops. Now to get them quilted and bound:) YEA!

Quiet otherwise...except for Dazi working hard:)

 Here are the pictures:

Gayle made this Bonnie Hunter Sew Many Strips quilt.

 She called it Monster:) LOL! It is 103x103.

She wanted feathers so that was what I did!

Of course all the time I was looking at all the different fabrics:) 

Could you imagine this in Christmas scraps? I can...oh no another project!

You can really see the quilting on the back!

Maxx and his bestest friend KoKo say Hi:)

Took a class on Friday:) Lots of fun!

Boring old cat fabric:) LOL!!!

There are 3 zippered compartments... I still do not enjoy zippers.

 I actually finished in class:)

Well will be edge to edge quilting the Army and Marine quilts and then load a

wall hanging for custom work. 

Hubby and I have been walking 3-4x a week:) Am up to 3 miles every time:) Yea for us!!

Good to be active!

Here are our shadow selves:) 

It was a bit chilly and windy so I was wearing my cat ear wrap... hence the ears:)

Have a great week and we might get to build a snowman this week:) LOL!!!! Not really!

Back to work:)

Hi All,

I am back to work this past week:) Felt kinda good!

I forgot a few things on the last post since it was SO picture heavy already I saved a few things for this week:)

I bought another featherweight:) I know... I already have 2 why another one? Well my daughter is graduating from The Ohio State this May and I promised her a sewing machine. I thought she wanted a Bernina and did the last time we spoke but... when I told her I had a chance to get a Featherweight for a great price would she be interested and I got a YES! from her:) So that was why. She is from 1946 and is in great shape except... when we were really checking her out yesterday we found her bobbin assembly just spun around. We tried to take it off but it is hitting something so it will have to go in the shop. She also needs to be greased well.

Since I bought the one machine the lady gave me another for free:) It is a Singer NLK 15. They were produced in the 70's as part of a nostalgia series. She was made in Taiwan... hence the VERY bright gold decals. She is a Sphinx replica. I haven't sewed on her yet as I am just now printing off a manual from the original 15s. She threads on the front of the faceplate so that will be something new to learn. Otherwise we have installed her officially in her case. Thinking about taking both machines to Ohio and letting Kayla pick which one she wants:) She might want both:)

Another thing that happened about a week before Christmas... the cats got a kitten for Christmas:) LOL! Maxx just showed up and we fell in love. Soon after I brought him in the house. The others hissed and fussed but now they all get along quite well! Took him to the vet this week and they think he's 5 months old and he weighed almost 6 lbs. He did have ear mites:( Now I have to treat all the others. But he is a loving sweet rambunctious guy!

Okay on with the quilts!

Margaret made this sweet quilt.

Love the bunnies! We edge to edge quilted it with white thread.

Matching backing:)

Roseanne made this Oriental quilt. I had made one years ago.

Another E2E design with a brown variegated thread.

Love it!!

I have been commissioned to make 2 quilts. One Army and one Marine. Here is the Army top all done:) The Marine is same pattern and is almost done.

And this is what's on the frame. I got the first border all custom quilted and will work on it more this week. It is only 103x103. So it may take this week and next.

Guess that's it for this week:)

Hope you sew a lot!

Remember sewing is cheaper than therapy but not as cheap as wine:) LOL!!!