6.26.13

Morning everyone!!!

Well this week has been busy but still can't show much!!  I only have two more gifts to complete for the Stocxking Swap and 5 more for the Santa Swap! I have been taking pictures as I complete and wrap each item so I can show them after my partner has opened them.

Now lets see My fat quarters for  the aiming-for-accuracy-quilt-along came in the other day . I will be using  two shades of purple/lavender for the contrast color.

ufo prize!

I won the prize for the first half of the year for the most UFOs completed.

 A lovely kit put together for me to work on.

Here is the embroidery I am making for a Christmas gift.

These are two patterns I bought with thread and material to work on next year in between Dear Jane and Esthers Love entwined.

The rest of this year is going to be finishing that UFO list as best I can and finishing up the few new  quilt alongs I started this year  I have been working on my Plenty Of  Fish mystery quilt I have step 8 a and b cut and today I will get them sewn I  think this one will be a gift but I haven't decided yer we will see when it is done.

Step 8a done

  I have Christa sew along  String of Pearls  cut out and ready to sew today as well so lets see how much  I can get done!

Hubby has changed hours at the job for the summer we get up now before 4 am and he gets offwork at 4.30 pm needless to say by 8.pm we are ready for bed!!



I also found some good deals on ebay for  end of bolt deals so I stocked up for backings so I should have what I need now for a few lap quilts I wanted to make for ourselves for winter. there are two that I think I might be using for  Esthers for the back  but we will see. 

6.19.2013

Morning everyone!

Well have been busy this week getting projects ready to work on.  I promised myself not to start new ones until I finished old ones but we all know how that goes!!

I cut my fabric for http://christaquiltsblog.com/2013/05/22/christas-quilt-along-6-0-string-of-pearls-introduction/        She has step 6.2 posted now so I can sew it when I get time (I saved the pattern so I can get to it later)


I have all the Snowbound by Bunny Hill ready for applique  and they were nice enough to send me the info on the filler block so I could get this one done!!  I even found the bag of buttons for it that I bought years ago!!

I have been working on my stocking swap gifts I have most of them done now only a few more to go I need to sort through them again and make sure I have everything for them.

We have had really really hot weather here I had my son take a picture of my pretty Lilly that bloomed this past week  I am so glad it came back. Hubby moved it last year  and it actually survived the dogs!!!  I love the shade of pink.

Well not much else I can show you here most of my work is secret santa stuff  and my partner  might be reading my blog!!

Hope you all have a great week.

Jennifer

6.12.13

Hi everyone,

Can you believe we are halfway through the year already?  I have so much that I wanted to get done this year and not even made it part way through the lists.  and Yes I did mean lists!!

I have a list of crafts that are un finihsed objects (ufo's)   and another for crafts I want to do  and one for household chores and one last one for  christmas gifts to make!!

Today I decided I have to  be smarter and go through all my boxes and drawers and gather together ALL projects started and drag them to the living room so I can trip over them  maybe I will get them all done that way!!

I got tempted this morning to join another quilt along so I of course had to order some fabric for it then I started trying to get ready for another Christmas swap that I joined I need to come up with some more craft ideas for that one.

I did finish a few blocks and my sal for June

Over the weekend I worked on cutting out smaller projects  ( I nearly gave the christmas surprise away!!)  but I haven't managed to get to them today yet.

I had a few of you ask to see the all over quilting that was done on Esthers forget me knot quilt so here are some photos.  Mrs Lowe from Dayton Texas did the machine quilting for me she does really good work and is always so  willing to  help when I need  extra stuff done!!

Well I had better get off of here and get some work done!  no more google today for me!!!

Hope you all have a great week!!

6.5.13

Hi every one!!

Well I got my finished quilt back! It came out good but I don't know where I will put it!! 

Allen was off work this weekend and we had a nice lazy one watched a movie  and tv shows then on Sunday he made me a stand to hold my cross stitch patterns on I have a magnetic dry erase board  to put on it so it works real good.

Today I have just been working with my snowbound quilt I have had the squares cut out for years now and am just now getting to work on it. I started getting all the applique ready I will do that first then have it all ready in a box to sew. 

I worked alot on my stocking swap this past week only three more gifts to make for it but haven't decided what they will be for those last few months . 

Well hope you all have a great week.  Happy sewing!!

5.29.2013

Another week and nearly another month!! This year is going way too fast.

I had a really nice weekend we celebrated my Birthday and Mothers Day  late but it was worth it!! 
Saturday Allen did the yard work and tidied up around the yard. Sunday he went and bought 20lbs shrimp and 40 lbs crawfish   this is my birthday meal!!   He then went and got parts to fix the a/c unit outside. a friend had brand new parts he didn't need and he gave them to us so now I have my cold cold air back!!
On Monday he fixed the a/c and helped kyle to fix his car. he ran over a deer on the way home from work the other night and tore up the under neath of car.  Luckily he wasn't hurt.   Then after he finished all that he BBQ ribs chicken and  sausage!!   At night we had ice cold watermelon as well  now I won't need to eat for a week!!!  Really need to go on a diet again and try to exercise more. 

Love being out here but wish it was the beach!

I tried to get a picture of our tree outside to show you the blooms on it does anyone know what kind of tree this is? I would love to get another but kyle can't remember what it was.

The dogs all had a great weekend they loved being outside with us and running free  today they have slept most of the day!!  

On Saturday morning Hubby took Princess and Daisy to get vacinations and have a bring home chip inserted  now to work  on getting the rest of them taken care of!!  

Mommy I don't feel good don't make me go back!!

This morning I have been cleaning the house really really good so I can sew to my hearts content the next few days!!  I have nearly finished my June cross stitch  and I have caught up all the Ranchers daughters blocks again!   I hope to work on the June block  later today but we will see.  I have been doing alot of the gifts for the  stocking exchange I will have to remember to take pictures of them all to show later. 

ranchers daughter

June cross stitch

My Forget Me knot quilt is finished at the finishers just have to get it picked up can't wait to see how it turned out!

well hope you all have a great week.!!

5.22.13 continued

Look what I got in

the mail today!! I got three different pkgs one material one patterns and one nick nacs!!!

5.22.13

Hi everyone!

Well not too  much to post this week again.  Life here has been hectic but starting to settle down now

Hubby changed his job to a better paying and better hour job it's been many many years since he has done this but we are starting to get back on track now.!!  have to wait 90 days before we get insurance again though that is the only draw back  we still have eye glass insurance until the end of the month so I am trying to get my glasses done before it is too late!! Will try to get them done over the weekend if I can get  there.!

Lets see I have been working on a stocking swap for x-mas so I can't show my work yet !!  I have gotten  the stocking done, February,April,May and October done already today I plan on doing Augusts  I will take pictures of everything and post them after my partner has seen everything!!  It has been fun trying new crafts ideas  and each item is meant to be themed for the month  which has been hard on some of them!!

I did get my cross stitch for April and May completed   so I am all caught up. I need to get a stand made this weekend to hold my cross stitch charts so I can see them as well as the tv ! 

well thats it for this week !  hope you all have a great week