Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Finally the rain has stopped for a little while here. We have had rain off and on for the last week steady the ground needed it but it has been hard having all the dogs in all day long!! Today they are outside playing and loving every minute of it.I went outside early this morning and feed the geese and the chickens now to get my table set up for today's sewing. I'm ashamed to say I gave in to my BOM's this month and put aside my crinoline embroidery to work on them!! I don't think I will ever get it finished at this rate!!!MY friend  came over the other week to see it so at least she liked what I had done so far. My son laughs and tells me she might get it by 2016 at the speed I'm going.  Only a few more months until x-mas I really really need to get it done this year!!

Ester's blocks are really nice this month I have the flowers ready for placement and sewing but the leaves I decided to try and sew the veins on I have never done that before so thought I would see how it works. now just to get some green thread to do it with.


 I made a top for a x-mas wall quilt


Lets see this week I have pinned the pieces on the Raspberry rabbit bom












pinned pieces for country junktion bom













pinned pieces for country cottages bom and started to sew them on









pinned pieces on the funky chicken bom



I stuffed the pillow I made for my grandmothers friend and got it packaged up and mailed I hope they like it.



Well I hope you all have a great week and for those that are sick or have loved ones that are hurt or sick best wishes and prayers.

Jennifer

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

July is flying by!! I just realized it is almost time for Esthers new block and I haven't gotten my other blocks for this month done yet!!  I have been working on my crinoline picture it sure is slow work now. I have the gate nearly done then onto the dress this weekend




.  My Grandmother is finally home from the hospital in sctoland. She is getting carer's now so she can stay in her own place. My sister-in-law is over there now checking on her and her own mother. Grandma is 95 yrs  well 96 the end of July. Her hip has finally healed enough that she can get around some with a walker but thats it.






I made a cushion  out of two blocks I had sitting around. I washed it yesterday and today I will stuff and close it up then get it packaged to mail off to her. she asked me to make something for a friend that has been helping her. Yesterday I made another 2  small quilt tops  and got all the freezer paper patterns drawn and cut for  some BOM's I will try to get the material done today for them. 





We have another new family member this week. My son rescued a puppy the other day. He saw someone throw it out a car window and stopped and picked it up.  So now we have a little BOY to add to all the GIRLS  thank God we have the girls already scheduled to be spayed on the 27th of this month!! that now gives us 5 dogs and 4 cats, 1 bearded dragon, 1 newt and two turtles, geese, chickens and 1 duck and gold fish in the pond!!!  Most of the critters are very old now except the dogs and two cats  who knew chickens could live so long!!! the newt has been with us for 17 yrs now I swear he has "died" so many times now that it is something else living in the tank!! I keep thinking it is dead and move him around and bam he comes back!!!

We have had rain the last few days here and expect more all the week long so will have to mop floors a few more times this week!!
Well I will get a move on now I have to get Kyle up for work soon. Have a great week everyone!!


Oh ps we called the pup Cletus (means pray in greek so the name book says!) and Maggie has adopted him she thinks he is her pup! Gizmo not sure if she like him yet she was maggies best buddy until cletus came along!!