5.30.12

Hi everyone!  I can't believe that May is nearly over. I am so so far behind on my crinoline lady picture it is terrible!  I will have to just work on that over the weekend and nothing else until I get her done!! It was for x-mas last year then for her birthiday in July this  year  so maybe I can still meet that deadline!!








I have been taking new medicine from the Drs now so feeling better now just have to get the last pills straight and I will be good to go.  I am so glad to have my hand pill back what a difference it makes to working!

I have been real slow this month getting my monthly BOM's done I finished the country cottages

then I finished my Funky Chicken

then I completed the Raspberry Rabbits

then I finished my April  block for Esthers forget me knots and got the May block drawn out on freezer paper. hopefully today I will get the material ready to go!

then I finally finished my mini quilt for May

I have already cleaned house for this week and have only a few more loads of wash to do so I can work on my quilting today can anyone say movie marathan!!  I think I will put on the lord of the rings marathan today and tomorrow that should keep me going!  I've watched them so many times I can always look back up and know what is happening!!
We had to change the date for  spaying the girls to July as the vet changed his cheap dates from june to july I'm glad I called to verify dates for next month or I would not have known and believe me the difference is a lot with  5 girls going at the same time!!  Poor Daisy , our bassett hound is in heat again now but hopefully she will be the last one I don't think any more will go into heat before July ends. Now if I can just get the neighbour to pick up his hunting beagles I will be doing good!! They are driving me crazy! they found out about daisy again yesterday and have been trying to find a way into the yard off and on since then! She's no better the little Hussy  she sits by the corner of the fence and barks for him!! Now I remember why we always got males before!!! But we love them all and as they say This to shale pass!!

Well I hope you all have a great sewing week . Good Health to you all.
Jennifer

WIP 5.16.12

Another week! I haven't got much done this time.  I have been working on Esthers forget me knot for April. I have nearly finished sewing it and have the pattern picked and on freezer paper for Mays block.  Slow going right now!!(Lazy would be the proper word!!) 

I had a lovely Mothers day weekend it was also my birthday so I had a double whammy!! My son and his girlfriend gave me a lovely White John F Kennedy Rose bush for the garden. I used to have a yellow rose bush that my mother had given me but it died suddenly this year , One day it had lovely blumes  and the next week it was a stick figure dead dead dead! I have the new rose bush planted where I can see it from my window everyday. I want to get some more rose bushes to plant where the small pond was but maybe later in the month I will get the dirt and mulch to get the garden worked on.

I have gotten my May blocks all ready to sew I will be able to just sit in the eveninng and get them done a little at a time.  I have been working on m y crinoline lady picture this past week it is slow going. I ran out of pills for my hands and the dr won't refill until I go see him so will have to go this friday with hubby and get all my blood work done and get my refills done.  He won't be happy when he sees me this time as my body really looks swollen now He will probably put me back on all the different pills again. I will be like a baby rattle again!! shake me and I'll jingle!!!

I did get some new photos taken this weekend as well I'll put them on here but please excuse the weight I look terrible in these but they are better than the last ones taken!! at least you can see some of the lovely blumes in the garden this year.

well I will go now and get some more work done,. Have a great and happy sewing week!!
ps new picture of my Gizmo!

WIP 5.2.12

How can it be May already!! I'm not ready for it!!

I am still working on Esther's forget me knots from April. I have it all ready to sew but I haven't had the peace to get to it or much else this week!!

My husband was home at the weekend and we didn't get much done. we tried but no luck he was on a jump from one project to the next and nothing completed day!!  He did finally get our garden pond cleaned and re filled with the fountain finally put back on. unfortunately the fish all died of shock!! WE will have to get some more from the bait shop and re fill pond!

I have my funky chicken block printed out  and the mini quilt for may all ready to get sewn just have to machine sew the background and it will be ready to go.
I sat and realized today after looking at everyone Else's projects that I will have more UFOs this year if I'm not careful!!  I have found that the house a day and my embroidery are getting left to the roadside lately so I have decided that I will get blocks ready to sew and put in baggies but work only on the embroidery until it is finished then I will take a few days (or weeks at this rate!) and sew only on the house a day quilt to get caught up then I will go back to work on the other blocks.  I have my swing set up outside now and can sit out in the summer for a while everyday and work on the blocks if I have them ready to go they will be easy to grab and work on. Next year I will really have to be more careful what I pick to work on at a time but they all looked so fun to do this year!!  I still have my UFO pile to work on later as well I might manage to get some of it done after I get the rest caught up.

We lost another chicken the other day to old age. we are finally down to 6 in the front pen and 8 in the back and 4 geese  when the rooster  and duck die in the back pen we will combine the rest together in the front for easier care.  I didn't know chickens lived so long! my son raised them while he was in school for (home school)
animal husbandry and that's been about 10-11 yrs now he made good money on his eggs but now they are just pets. they earned it!!

Well I need to get a move on today so have a great week everyone!

4.18.12

Good Morning!  Wednesday got here fast!  I actually got some things done this week. 

I finished my April Funky Chicken block,











Finished  my Country Cottage block for April

Finished Marchs Forget me knot block

Started my April Forget me know Block with a little help from my babies!! Salvador (white ) and Mocha!










I put together the first row of my Raspberry Rabbit quilt and got the April Block all ready to sew.

I also got my April Country Junktion mini quilt ready to sew. This one I had to rip out and re do yesterday ! I got caught up in the tv show and sewed the waves on upside down and I had already sewn the sides on before I realized it!!

I even worked a little on my crinoline embroidery but put it away until later next month as the last two dogs are in the first heat cycle at last and they want to sit on my lap and get babied all the time so I don't want to take any chances.

This last weekend my husband was off work so he worked in the yard getting the grass cut and de buggged!!
He worked a little in the back area clearing some more of the storm damage  then he got stung repeatedly by something and was all welted up around his neck and face.  So he shut it down for the weekend and we lazed around the house watching movies and eating pizza and junk food!! Yes my diet was thrown out the window for this week!! But I will get back to it this week and watch what I do this weekend!!

I even managed a little time in between to finish Kelly Armstrongs new book. I have a few other good books sitting waiting on me to read them I have been trying to take breaks and go outside to my swing and let the dogs run for awhile so I am reading while they are out. But when the neighbours dogs show up we have to go back inside.  I have the dogs and the kitten scheduled to be spayed in June ( cheap month!) so hopefully Daisy won't go back into heat before I get her there!She was in heat Dec 1st so heres hoping.

Well now that I have bored you all I will go and get some washing done and household stuff so I can sit later and hand sew and watch a movie. I have tried to get into a routine so we will see if it works.
Have a great week  ladies.

Jennifer

W>I>P> 3.28.2012

Morning everyone!  It is a really pretty morning out here today. I have my windows open for a little while to let in the fresh air. I t will get too hot in a few hours so I will enjoy it while I can so will the cats!!

I have been steady working on cutting material this week.  I decided that I had to cut the rest of the material out for the house a day project so I can just pick  up and work on it when I feel like it.   I should be ashamed of myself as I have only got TWO completed blocks so far and I do mean so far for the year!! I have asked around on my face book page for help from family and friends to get more material scraps I am trying to have every section different material but so far only a few of them have gave me any. I thought it would be nice to have a family and friend memory quilt. I have put the pieces I have cut from their material into envelopes with the persons name on it so when I sew them I will put the initials on that block.

I finished a UFO of a lap quilt and got it back from the quilter the other day.  She did a great job on it. 
I mailed it to the uk to my aunt as she wanted one from me.  I had to roll it and squeesh it into a big bubble envelope. the post office wanted $60. to mail it in their box and $18. to mail it in the envelope.  I told her when she gets it to be careful opening it as there was no extra space in the bag!!

I spent Monday (all day)  working with the new ipods getting them set up and music loaded into them for everyone. That was interesting as no one helped me they just left piles of music beside the computer that they each wanted on the machines!! I think I have them all working now so they are on their own from now on!!

I had to give my little Gizmo a hair cut yesterday well a hair trim. poor thing looks like my hair now squint!!
she wouldn't hold still long enough for me to get her bangs cut straight and the more I tried the worse it got.
I told her better luck next time!! At least she can see  now!!
I am waiting to get my first block done for the mystery bom I have the freezer paper done but I can't get to my material until my son moves car parts around in his room( they are in boxes!!)
Hopefully this sunday I can pick my applique material. and do them next week.
The thread came this week for my crinoline embroidery so I will have to fit that in this week as well I have gotten really far behind on it.
My husband is getting ready to do a 40+ day job at work waiting to see if it will be 10 hour days or more so I will get alot of work done then as I get to keep my table set up all week long he just comes in showers eats and sleeps so it won't be in his way.!! 
He worked on the back yard the other day and came in with my birdfeeder he said he touched the pole and it fell over cement block and all out of the ground. the drought last year now the water this year it didn't stand a chance!! he has to take down my old clothes poles this weekend and put me up a new set the wood rotted at the bottom but it lasted over 18 years so I can't complain!

Well I hope you all have a great week. Loved looking at every ones work
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WIP 3.21.12

HI again.

Not too much this week. I have been working on Marchs blocks and my little houses.I was sick in bed on Monday and yesterday we had so much storms we kept loosing power so I didn't get much done like I wanted.

I did work on my crinoline picture a little yesterday but I found I was missing the thread for the gate. I have hunted everywhere but I guess the     dogs took it outside or ate it like everything else lately!! I will be glad when they are out of the puppy stage!! I re ordered my thread last night so have to wait to get it  before I can do much more.

                                                                                                                                                                         
I finished my cottage  and have most of my r.rabbit done just need the embroidery on it  will get that today.
 well hope you all have  a great week will write next week hopefully I will have more done!

3.14.12

Hi everyone,



well this is a better week so far.  My brother will be laid to rest on thursday with military honors.It will be just his kids in attendance as he requested it that way.  Seems strange not talking to him everyday on the phone. But I still talk to him in my mind.  Thank you for all the well wishes.

I have kept busy this week had to have something in my hands to work on!! I finished sewing the feb/march and nearly finished jan mini quilts  well the tops anyhow. I have also got the march block ready for county cottages. I also finished my funky chicken for march.

We had a whole lot of rain this past weekend as you can see our yard went under! luckily it didn't stay long by the next day most was down only a few sections still holding water(.before and during photos)

 I had bought a new chair and ottoman  worked out good now if I can claim it back from the cats I will have it made!!
I'm all ready for Esthers bom tomorrow really looking forward to it. I loved the color on the leaves she posted today! This is a box of hand dyed material my husband bought for me for my early birthday I didn't have material for flowers so I will be able to use some of this!
 My son is going to look at a used car for me on thursday. If it runs good we will share it. So here's hoping. I only need a car a few days a month for what I want to do so he will have it the rest of the time. Hope it works out.!!

well have a great week ladies until next wed.
Happy sewing