MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

It's a comin' slow but sure.



This is the second panel of my undecided project. I can't wait to start the quilting on it. The house is quiet, Bullet {our rottweiler} is finally able to sleep and when I've finished this post I'm trekking down to my sewing machines to hide for the rest of the day!

What's your favourite part of the projects you're working on?

Have a great day!

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas, YAY!!!



I love Christmas. Love, love,love the holiday! I would be very happy living at the North Pole year round.  Snow? Bring it!! Cold? No problem  { I live on the Saskatchewan prairies, nuff said! }
Isolation? Some days it actually is welcome! I'd have no problem with any of these minor set backs as long as I have my sewing machines!

This is the start of either a wall hanging or a quilt. Haven't decided and it will depend on how much time I'll have to spend on it.  We are expecting two youngsters at the end of school today. They will be staying with us for a little while so their parents can sort themselves out. 


Have a wonderful day!!

Introductions please

Finally an updated picture of our gorgeous and might I say handsome grandson...

James

                            

I'm back, Is anyone still out there?

Happy Thanksgiving to those of you down south.



Wow!!! It's been quite a long time since I've been to blogland. I sure miss all of you! I'm back though and ready to get busy.

My family has been even more closely knit over the past three and a half months living in a tent, truck camper and motorhome while waiting for progress on our house. Needless to say we will not be in our house at all this year and are shooting for next Christmas! Never ones to be down and out we have finally procured a house to rent in our new town and will over the next month or so try to get comfy while watching the thermometer drop to -37 this morning! YIKES!!
Unfortunately we are on the ancient dial up internet at present and uploading pics is impossible. I wanted so much to share some photos of my gorgeous grandson but it just won't work! ARRRG!!!
I will keep trying though and now that I have access to my sewing machines again I will be busy this winter just filling the need to sew.

A Precious Jewel

Meet  JEWEL

This is my second addition to my den and I must say I'm pretty proud of myself and how she turned out.

Balls, Bears and Quilts

I made this bear a while ago, a first attempt that turned out preety darn cute { I think }. Anyways,
the ball he has is a little something for our Grandson along with this ~

a Rag Quilt but made out of fleece for those chilly cruises in his stroller around Calgary. It is so cozy and warm with two layers and I added some Thomas the Tank Engine cotton from my stash ~

I picked up this flannel for a song on Ebay, just shy of 5 yards for $4.00 s&h included!! I managed to sew up some jammies for my boys, top & bottoms for my little man and bottoms for my big guy!! 

Another Rag Quilt but this one is flannel with a batt filling. I'll be putting it in my shop.

Last but not least is this wip, my Quilt of Valor {please excuse the pic}. This will be ready to go shortly, it just needs a backing and to be quilted. I'll post a better pic when it's all finished.

Have a great day!!

My Spin on "Oopsie"...

A couple of days ago Moda Bake Shop had  Melly and Me   baking up Oopsie the Octopus.
I thought I'd take a shot at it and came up with "Ozzy"  {above}, I stuffed her with fabric scraps {go green} that were headed for the garbage. She's heavy enough to hold open a door and my kids get a kick out of her
felt eyelashes.

Can You Spot The Rotty's Nose? and Other Things Too

While hubby was away working  with this, he had the camera and forgot to bring it home for 3 weeks! Grrr!!!
Consequently I've not been able to post anything new until today!

Let's see...where to start?

I won this bundle of goodies from Betwixt the Betweens! Thank you Michele! Thank you for the extra goodies, my boys say, " you rock!!"

I bought these 1/2 yards a couple of weeks ago and they also arrived today!  Rag Quilts are in my future!

Now alot of you have heard of Judith's "Early Bird Christmas Craft" event, right? If you haven't click on her button in my sidebar. I wasn't able to post my finishes at the time so here they are...

mini box pouches and just a bit of  nose?!

grocery bags holders

Manicure Travel Wallets

one of my favorites so far, Wristlet Key Chain & Bank/Credit Card Holder

I do not like lugging a purse around all the time and this is perfect for a quick trip to the store !

a felt pincushion and pins that kinda look like snowmen.

and last but not least a small collection of fridge magnets.

So there you have it. WHEW!

I've got more things to post but for now,

I'm good!!

I  made this little lady a couple of weeks ago and forgot to post her then. She's a pseudo-Waldorf doll.  I was experimenting to see how this doll process would work out so I didn't use all natural materials like a true Waldorf.  I was swinging by the seat of my pants and checking out some of the great sights with tutorials for help. I think she turned out pretty good for a first try.

Take a gander at these cuties!!  QUINTUPLETS!!!

Yep 5 count em 5 kiddos. They are the grandchildren of a new friend and neighbor.

I've got my hands full with my 2 dino hunters!

I found this pincushion on my camera from awhile back. I've been slow to show some of these things and my newest projects because Hubby still hasn't brought the camera home from up north. I'll put this pincushion and some pins in with my other goodies for Judith's Early Bird Christmas.

Have a great weekend everyone!

A PEEK

I've got a few additions to my Early Bird Christmas Crafting Gifts {see sidebar} but my Hubby took the camera and all I can give is a peek of one item.

CREATIVE STUDIO CHRISTMAS

I've got a couple of these wonderfully easy travel kits {or just toss it in your purse} made up and they'll be going in my Gift Giving Basket for Christmas.

Have you seen what   Judith  is inspiring us to do?

Why not click on Judith's name up there or click her beautiful button in my sidebar and join in the fun.

There's lots of great ideas and contests and surprises.

I like knowing that this year I'm not getting caught with my pants down...

How About You???

Baby Picture

Finally!!  Our Grandson,  James!!

This Is Quite A Message For All Of Us

for everyone you love and cherish...PLEASE watch

************A Must See, Please Click***********

The Graduate

Yesterday was filled with mixed emotions for both my youngest and myself. Hard to believe his first year is complete.

KNOCK, KNOCK. WHO"S THERE

Over the past few weeks we've had some pretty intense winds. While having coffee this morning this happened to our next door neighbor's front door. One of the 2 pines in his front yard just snapped off and literally flew through the front door. Luckily he wasn't here {he lives in the city} so no one got hurt.

That's my man, boarding up the door til the owner shows up. While he was doing this another tree fell in the yard.

KEENA'S QUILT

 

I decided to enter  "KEENA'S QUILT" in Amy"s Creative Side Blogger Quilt Festival.

Keena is the daughter of a super guy that used to work for us. He married Keena's Mom last year and on a visit to their home, Keena had to show me her room which is painted  LIME GREEN! Well that got me thinking about some fabrics I'd picked up awhile ago that included lime green. Perfect. Keena also loves PINK and PURPLE and yes this fq bundle had that too. It was all coming together, as long as there wasn't blue. Keena is all girlie girl, a 4 year old princess/ballerina. Anyways this is what I came up with for this sweetie-pie with some novelty print pinwheels to boot. Then I thought about adding her name to the back because really this quilt doesn't have a front or back.

That ruffle you see around the edge is my first and quite possibly my last. Lesson learned? Stick to the straight up binding...much less stressing. :o)

All in all I think it turned out great and I can't wait to see Keena's face when she gets her new quilt.

Mice with Pincushions

Meet  Miss Matilda { thanks Pam }

How are you  Miss Susie Q?

These little ladies are on both my Artfire and Etsy shops

Awesome Giveaways from Faraway!

This is what I've been up to myself. I seem to have developed a thing for mice of late. She's not quite finished and she also has a sister in the works. Any suggestions for names?  

            

Check out my sidebar and link up to some of the most darling dolls, bears and rabbits in addition to some other delightful add ins. Go on give your  " TRANSLATE "  button a workout!!

To Realize...

To realize
The value of a sister/brother:
Ask someone
Who doesn't have one.

To realize
The value of ten years:
Ask a newly
Divorced couple.

To realize
The value of  four years:
Ask a graduate.


To realize
The value of one year:
Ask a student
Who has failed a final exam.

To realize
The value of nine months:
Ask a mother
Who gave birth to a stillborn.


To realize
The value of one month:
Ask a mother
Who has given birth to a premature baby.


To realize
The value of one week:
Ask an editor
Of a weekly newspaper.


To realize
The value of one minute:
Ask a person
Who has missed the train, bus, or plane.


To realize
The value of one-second:
Ask a person
Who has survived an accident.


Time waits for no one.
Treasure every moment you have.
You will treasure it even more when
You can share it with someone special.

To realize the value of a friend or family member:
LOSE ONE.


The origin of this letter is unknown,

Remember...
Hold on tight to the ones you love!

Look what came in the mail today!!!   All the way from Italy.  Too cute!
                                          Thank You, Eli!!  raccoltodautunno.blogspot.com 

Pincushions

This is what I've been up to lately. These little pincushions are very addictive.

I've also been trying my hand at decorative pins but I'm not happy with the pins themselves. I'll have to check out some other brands because some of the ones I bought wouldn't even go through my pin cushion. Go figure!!!

These are available in my Artfire store as of today.

February Binding Challenge

My new Tea Cosy!  The cats are from a scrap and the polka dots and black are binding strips! I'm on a roll cuz I've got another one in the makings.

 

How neat is this? I took a drawing from my then 5 year old (he's now the ripe age of 6) and immortalized it in "stitchery"! I have a collection of his aliens that may just find their way into a quilt. 

Burgundy Buttons has what you want!!!

*  Moda Advent Banner Bakeshop Box  *

burgundybuttons.blogspot.com  is having a ~  giveaway!!!

All you have to do is click the link and be swept away to Burgundy Buttons, enter & cross your fingers!

Jandi in sitiches giveaway

jandiinstitches.blogspot.com  has a giveaway happening right now. 
Click the link and check out this blog!

Luv2knit giveaway

Isn't this cute? Stacey over at luv2knit-luv2knit.blogspot.com is having a giveaway for the pdf pattern for this quilt. Go ahead point & click!