Maybe I'll figure it out someday

Maybe someday I'll figure out how to post the pictures that go with the right paragraph. I go to the edit page but just not sure how to do that. So if you're visiting this blog you may have to scroll way down to see all of the post.

Also have been straighteninng up by fabric.....

What I've been doing!

On the right is one of the Linus quilts and on the left is a picture of the dog quilts. Below is the Cowboy quilt.

Well, after starting to sew again, I've been going through bags and fabric and sorting out things I want to take to our Counrty Store at our guild retreat next month and dohave quite a few things. I even went through my X-stitch stuff and have some patterns and things from those drawers too.

I've finished two Linus quilts and two dog quilts for my brother's dogs. Will be visiting him in a week or so and he loves his dogs so thought that would be a good hostess gift. I also made the Cowboy Quilt which is really a lesson in recycling. The cowboy fabric was a skirt I bought at a thrift store...lots of fabric in the skirt. And the half-square triangles made into pinwheels came from other blocks that I didn't like in a quilt so I took them apart and reused them. Also used a big of blue-jean fabric. Nothing new was used for this quilt so it really is a "green" quilt. It's for my daughter's girlfriend's son who loves cowboys. Very retro fabric!

I've been trying to finish up quilts that are almost done and have about ten to be quilted. Some have backings ready to go and I've even cut batting for them...just need to start quilting them.

I've also been doing some X-stitch. Years ago I had done some Mary Engelbreit X-stitch and was going to put them in a quilt. Well, I unearthed them and decided to do a few more smaller ones to go with it and then I'm going to put them in a quilt and put them on the twin bed for when Cady comes to visit me. I think she'll love the pictures and the colors.

Finally home

Well, after being gone from home for four months I'm so glad to b

home and among my own things. This is what I've been doing since I returned home. I finished making some blocks for a black/white/poison swap. I made bowties and friendship stars.

The second thing I've been doing is finishing up putting my books and patterns in order and making a catalog of them. Hopefully I'll be able to keep the books in order.

Our guild quilt show is this Friday and Saturday and yesterday I helped check in the quilts and toady and tomorrow I'm going to be helping hang the quilts. Hopefully the show will be a great success. The quilts that are hung so far are fantastic!!!

My mom, GG and I went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium yesterday. The day was beautiful and there were lots of boats out on the bay.

I really enjoyed the aquarium. I got to touch a starfish and I saw all of the sardines swimming around in a tank...it looked just like a picture from one of my books. And here is a picture of me sitting in a clamshell. It was lots of fun and I can't wait to go back!!!

What have I been doing?

I've been in California for quite awhile but did get a change to go the big quilt show in Paducah, KY with my quilting friends. They picked me up at the Nashville airport and we had a great time. Even though Paducah was planning on being flooded and some of the venues had to be changed, the quilt show went on. We sayed at a great place in a really nice house right on the lake in Grand Rivers, KY. I rode home with my friends to Alabama and got to stay home for a couple of days before Phil and I flew back to California for Cathi's and Cady's birthday parties.

And here is a picture of the star of the day. She wasn't too excited
about her crown but did finally get a picture of her sort of smiling and being happy. The birthday party was a huge success. It was held in a county park under some nice trees and right by a babbling brook. After the party we went wine tasting to a nice little winery only a couple of miles from where we're staying. Here's a picture of the beautiful table Cathi set for the party and all of the work she did... Martha Stewart, eat your heart out!!!

How cute is this?

Pretty darn cute!!!! One of Cady's teachers fixed her little "palm trees" as Cady's mom calls them. Just wanted to show off my cutie pie!!!

Holy Cow!!!

Holy Cow!!!! Can't believe it's been so long since I posted here. Well, not much new happening here except that we're (Cathi, Cady and I) are now in northern California staying with a friend until they can move into a house. They've made an offer on one just across the street from the one she grew up in....how funny is that?!?!? It's a short sale and they're waiting on approval from the seller's bank. Hope they get it, it's really nice and has about 2 1/2 times the square footage of their present house. Of course if they get this house it means that I can get rid of quite a bit of stuff that's being stored in my house.

Cady and I have been having fun. We play every day and she's really close to walking now! She started her day care yesterday and here's a picture of her with her new friends having snack. And here's another one of me ready for my first day of "school" (day care). And don't you just love my new shoes?