Life at Roma's

As 2012 approaches

2011-12-30T06:30:00.000-05:00

I have been reading many "yearly" lists over the past few days. Seems everyone hopes to get some older projects out of the way early on in 2012.
Which is what I would like as well. Now if all of the fun new projects would not hit the web till June I think I would be in good shape!!!

I have many tops needing quilted- so this will be MY first thing to get out of the way. if my memory is correct I have 22 tops to do.. So if I could do one a day I would have them all quilted in January. Then maybe could get the binding on in Feb. All of the quitls are for the Vets Center. So this is a real priority for me!!

For today I will continue to go through stuff to cull out.
That is a huge undertaking in my world.!!

Happy New Year to all and may all you start in the New Year not end up as a UFO for 2013!!

Till next time...

2011-12-25T19:38:00.001-05:00

Well another year is about gone. And I wonder what I did for the year.. Humm I will have to go back and check some photos.

I hope to be more productive in 2012. Sometimes life just gets in the way.. As it does for everyone at some
point. I have several tops to quilt and bind for the Vets Center. So I must get these done.

I will do inventory for the Quilt Shop I fill in at. Seems she wants to do this BEFORE she has her sale.
Weird to me but I don't own the business. I workd there tomorrow as well. I might just get to sew on something for me!! I just know I will not be busy. Too many sales going on..

I hope you have had a wonderful Christmas and will have Happy New Year too..

Till next time.....

Merry Christmas

2011-11-30T14:37:00.001-05:00

Just a quick note to say Merry Christmas to all!! And where did this year go?

Today is my youngest Grandson Birthday.. Hard to believe he is 22 already.. WOW!!
He is a handsome young man for sure.

I have been busy and have not attened to my blog the way I should. Maybe in 2012 it will
be better.. Time will tell..

till next time............

Hello

2011-11-16T04:21:00.001-05:00

Where does the time go? Thanksgiving will be here soon. And I don't even have a turkey yet..

I have managed to make a few of the sleeves for Eyeglasses. Sharon V shared her method of making these and was very easy. You can get to her blog http://vroomansquilts.blogspot.com/. Check it out . She does so many things and is one busy giving Woman.

The ones I made yesterday, 9 total. I plan to make more using the homespun fabrics for the males of
the world. Not sure where they will be donated just yet, but there will be a place I'm sure..

Have a great day everyone.. till next time..........

Time passes so quickly!!

2011-09-11T16:27:00.000-04:00

I can't believe it has been almost two months since I posted anything!! And I don't really have any excuses except nothing happening in my world worth telling about..

Now that the long hot summer is coming to a close.. Yippee, I can get back to my frame quilting. I have way too many quilts tops to be quilted and bound. Then taken to the Vets Restoration Center for use. This is the on going project I wrote about sometime last year. If all goes well they will be quilted in a meander. it is not what I want to do but time is of the essence and they will be needed before the snow flies.

I visit many blogs and read what others are doing and finishing etc. Seems most quilters are going back to the simpler things again. Lot so squares and strips. and simply done. I think all the money talk across the country has much to do with it. Women get stressed and they want to make something to get their mind off everything negative. A good thing for sure. Life goes on !!

Till next time............

Remembering my Mom

2011-07-22T11:24:00.003-04:00

This post is all about my Mother, so if you want quilty it is not here today.

I want to remember my dear sweet mother today
Had she lived, she would have been 91 years old.. Hard for me to imagine that.
Mother was 57 when she died. Her life was anything but easy!
What you read here are things I remember about her and some of the things she told me over the years.

Mother was the strongest and wisest woman I have ever known. She became a widow at the age of 30 with seven children, 6 girls and one boy, to raise. All we had was each other. This was way before the entitlements widows get today. Times were very hard but she kept us together for as long as she could.
Then she made, what she said was the hardest choice in her life!! The oldest child was placed in a girls only home and the youngest went to live with one of Moms brothers and his family. The middle 5 were placed in a children's home . I was one of the middle 5. she moved from the small town we lived in, worked 3 jobs to support us in the children's home. Never forgot to write and send cards. We were there for 9 months or close to it. We relocated to a bigger city and began a different life.
We were raised to be a close knit family. As we were all we had, just each other.

Mom always had such wonderful bits of wisdom to share. And as we were growing up, there was a open door policy at our house. Our door was never locked as Mom said you never know who might need a place to stay for the night. I remember many Saturday mornings she would get up and count heads to see how many of the neighbor kids had come in to sleep on the floor or in chair, as their parents locked them out for the night. Our house was always buzzing with friends and neighbors.
And much love from her.

Just a few things she said to me about life and such.
You are the company you keep. so if you hang with low life's that is what you will be!! ( Oh how true these words are in today's world)
Never let a man keep you under his thumb! There is a story that goes with this about her own life.
Be your own person and do what you like..You will be much happier.
Don't be a follower be a leader. (Most of the family is that today)
Always be a person of your word, no matter what.
It's a mighty poor hen who can't scratch for a few chicks.! (this one rigns in my ears even today)

The loss of her only son was very hard on her. Our brother died in 1966 at the age of 24. And mom was devastated by this. We all had a hard time coming to gripes with his death.,but made it through.
She never seemed to fully recover his death.

Mother was a beautiful singer and played the piano and guitar as well.

I miss her as much today as I did the day she died in 1977. Never have I met a woman such as she was.
I could go on and on but will save some stories for later.

Happy Birthday MOM!! I love you and miss you so very much..

blog comments!!

2011-06-10T07:46:00.000-04:00

Very upsetting to me when I add a remark on a blog, jump through all their hoops and then have to do it all over again. Because I didn't give them my email address.. What in the world is happening with the blog world?
And another thing gets me is to have to be a member of facebook and click like for them.
I will probably not be visiting those blogs again. Enough already!! I don't even do face book for my family members, why would I do that for someone I really don't know? Weird , weird , weird ...

Till next time.....

Just a little info

2011-06-07T08:25:00.000-04:00

There is a project I am working on. and have been for about 18 months or so.
One of the local weekly papers has a write up about the facility.
you can read about it by clicking the link.
http://www.wncwoman.com/june11/page42.html

In order to get the link open hit your control button then click the link.
This is the only facility of its kind in the US.
If you take the time to read please let me know. And if you would be so kind tell others abou the link.

Have a great day and untill next time.................

My complaint of the day!!

2011-06-04T10:38:00.000-04:00

After reading" Wilmas World"blog today I have to chime in on what she posted.
All too many blogs have gone commercial!! And this turns me off real quick.

We all know about moda fabrics, the go cutters, and the latest and greatest of what ever is out there.
Yippie Skippy- to them that have the big bucks to own one of every new item out there!! I don't and probably never will.. And this is fine with me. Maybe the word blog should be changed to :Brag-a-lot!!

Off my soap box now.. But if you feel this way, post it in your words on your blog.

till next time...............

I won !!!

2011-05-21T09:03:00.000-04:00

I won blog give-aways -not one but two.
The first one was from here 5 days ago. love my winnings . Wilma has a photo posted of the items.
And for those of you who did not read her post about her self portrait you need to read it. Amazing for sure.

And this morning I read here my name was drawn for a gift.. Sharon has had a May for Me Celebration all month. And her give aways are always fun.

I know this is short but time is moving along and I have much to do today..
Hope you day is filled with love, happiness and some fun..

Till next time.........

It's called Life around here!!

2011-05-03T07:53:00.000-04:00

So many days have passed since my last entry. Who knows where the time goes..
I have learned not to compare what I do with anyone else !! Those who did will always feel inadequate
every time. (Ask me how I know)

I have been making some progress with the Vets quilts. But still have a long way to go. And if I keep plugging along they will be done. Some many not realize what my project for the Vetrans really is,
these are not for the QOV group. These are for a one of a kind Restoration Center for Vetrans who have been homeless. And this place is giving them a hand UP not a hand OUT.! The program is wonderful and so needed for the forgotten heros in this counrty.

I read some place where the QOV has a mission of gifting a quilt to all Vets.. Not sure if this is true or not. All I can is I know in my part of the counrty it is not true. Seems this has become much like the Linus project. Linus started by making quilts for kids in the hospital, I believe in Orgeon. And are still being made today all over the counrty. Yet ,when my local friends visit the peds ward, they do not see quilts for the kids any place.. Weird to me. Yet there is a collection site in my area for these quilts. So where are they going? Just asking. I for one would rather hand deliver mine to the place so I know they are getting there. One of my sisters donates to a local program here and she knows they are not shipped some place else. This may trivail to some, but not to me. It matters to me where my work goes. And hand delivery is the best way to do this.. What is your opinon on this?

Have a wonderful day!
Till next time.......................

Where to begin! Where have I been?

2011-03-08T05:59:00.000-05:00

WOW! where have I been for almost a month? The days have a way of slipping by fast.

Some people don't like reading some of what I say, but this is my blog so I guess I can do it my way..LOL
This time of year is hard on emotionally. I seem to go into a black area of life for a couple of weeks. I know what the cause is, I just can't make it go away. i do all I can not to go there but it ctreeps in on me. And I will say this up front, if you have never been there you can not understand it!! I am person who calls things as they are. Not happy, happy all the time!! Life hurts sometimes and I admit to that. So now I will get on with my life..

I have so many tops to be quilted for Charity. They are stacking up. I do hope to get to started on them this week. Have things just about ready. Most of them are for the Vetrans Restoration Center in Asheville, NC.
Since my husband is a Vetran he thinks this a good place for me to do my donations. I have been told there are 225 beds, if not a few more. The quilts will remain at the center to make the place more homey. Which is a good thing, I alos have several tops for kids to finish up, and they will more than likely go to the guardain ad litem program in my county. Kids need quilts..

Have you ever bought something from a person on line, paid for it not received the item? If so how did you handle it? I am in that position at the present. I paid for it through pay pal on Feb.19. and have yet to receive
the item. I don't want to get ugly about it, but she got my $$ and I got nothing. Not a fair deal.. So I guess I will have to contact pay pal and go from there. Email contact with the person is like pulling hens teeth. Non existant !!

And have you ever won something from a blog, but never received what you won? I have!! Been waiting on it since last September.. Guess I best give up on that. LOL And some of the blog give a ways want you to do this and then go here and do that and then do somethung else. Who has time for all that? Not me.
They loose me real quick as a reader when that happens. My theory is "KEEP IT SIMPLE". They will have 1000's following them. Either they want to give it away or they don't. Also, do they people who wint this stuff have to claim the value of it on their taxes? Humm, could be interesting?

And now on a quilty note, I did get two lottery blocks done yesterday. and here they are. LOOK UP It is for a small on line group I belong too.. But we are open to new members. So if you might like to be apart of it, let me know I will send you and invite. At present there are 16 of us, and 6 of us have been there from the beginning, 12 years ago.

Hope you have a great day..

Till next time~~~~~~

My blog Win!!

2011-02-12T17:08:00.000-05:00

I received my box today from Sharon at here, for her blog give away.

I have a project in mind for the bonus fabrics she sent. What a treat.
Thanks so much Sharon!!

Life at my place.

2011-01-06T06:43:00.000-05:00

Has been a few days since I have added anything to this blog. In fact I have thought about just deleting the whole thing and not blogging at all. However I am not required to blog a certain number of times weekly so for now I will keep it.

I trust you had a wonderful time through out the festive season. I for one am happy it is all over for now.

I have been doing some small sewing projects. Have great asperations of giving each Mother of my church
a Mug Rug and a new cup. Will all depend on how life goes.. So far I have 10 done- so I am making a dent.

The quilt tops are piling up for quilting. I know for a fact there are 22 for my Veterans project. And several smaller ones for the local children in need. Once the weather warms up I will get many of them completed and off to there new homes. Could not get my "Sewing Shed" doors open, due to ice and snow! I may pin
baste the smaller ones and just do straight line quilting on them. Not sure just yet.

Have you ever done inventory of a quilt shop? Not by computer, but the old way of hand counting? It is something I have done for many years at the shop I work at part time.( Or I should say, when the owner wants to go out of town). Anyway, inventory was done on December 30th. And was done in one day!
Every bolt of fabric was fold counted, every button, thread, needle packs, and on and on.. There was 5 working thins year. And I am happy to say we started at 9AM- stopped for lunch for about 35 minutes- and was totally done at 5:30 PM. The owner was very happy to say the least.. One of my sisters helped this year. From what she said, it was a good time for her. And didn't mind counting fabrics.

Hope you have a wonderful day and get to do what you want in the sewing/ quilting dept..

Till next time.

Today I went outside!!

2010-12-28T10:37:00.000-05:00

Whippee I was able to get out of doors for a few minutes this morning.. Went to my car to start it.. Hubby will be going to the ever not so faithful post office.

We were finally able to see the Great Grand Son yesterday. Giving a child gifts two day after Christmas just isn't the same for me. And his gift from His Grandmother still did not arrive. Now I know it was because of the weather, but it still is very aggravating. When it arrives we will do it all again!!
UPDATE: FedEx has delivered the gift.. So now his Christmas is complete!!

On a brighter note I did get to sew a little yesterday. Found an neat Mug Rug tut from the blog http://www.ryanwalshquilts.com/p/my-tutorials.html. pretty neat. And he used the Moda Candy Bar packet. Well I had some leftover fabrics from a sudoku quilt I made a few years back. Now all I need to do is back them. These will be a few gifts throughout the year.

I am hoping for a better Year for me and my family in 2011. Life has a way of changing what we think we will get to do. It is an adventure and we never know what tomorrow will hold for us. I am very thankful I do not put myself first for anything. And being the last in line has always been where I feel comfortable..LOL

So my hope for you and yours is:
peace where there was none
laughter where there was tears
and many hours of spending time with your loved ones.

Till next time....

Daily changes!!

2010-12-21T07:21:00.000-05:00

Good Morning to those who read my blog.

Today will be a hard day for me, I have several things to finish but with my Great Grandson being here
life will be different. Was not planning on me keeping him for the day. Oh well life goes on around here.

I am not ready for Christmas gift giving. Really is anyone ever really ready? I don't think so. Some just want to pretend they are and not be stressed out.. LOL I don't know what I have been doing for the last month
but it sure wasn't making cookies or buying gifts. So now I am really down to the wire..

Last evening was my last class for this semester of Bible College. There was only 19 questions but several had sections. We had 2 hours to complete the test. I feel a person either knows it or doesn't. So I was done in about an hour. I do enjoy the classes so will take the next semester class too. To me it is not about the end grade, it is about all that I gain from each class. So much that I only thought I knew. Was I ever wrong!!

I hope everyone has a Wonderful Christmas and will realize the true the meaning of what the DAY is about.
And give thanks for all you have been blessed with just this year...........

Till next time......

Are there rules in quilting or not?

2010-12-13T09:14:00.000-05:00

After reading Stash Manacure this morning, I just had to have the clock. As I'm sure many others did as well. In reading what the guest poster said about her way of doing quilts, I felt right at home!! I am not a pinner either.. they get in my way and make things off center for me.. So I don't use them, except to keep my cut pieces together, so a piece doesn't get lost... As for pressing that just calls for my fingernail from time to time. Her remark about the lumpy quilts was right on for me. I have a few lunmps in my quilts and my body, who really cares? I know my family doesn't. They have never complained about the lumps at some of the seams. In my way of thinking the things I make are for people to use, not hang on a wall or hide in a closet for later use. Imperfections are a part of being made by a real peron !!! Which is what I am. I do have a machine qiuilting set up but do not have any of the bells and whistles on it. No stitich regulator, no computer imaging nothing but me moving the machine over the top and doing things to my own liking.

Enough said , now I am off the sew for a few then get to the post office.. time is rapidly moving onward to Christmas Day..

Till next time,.....

Hello again !!

2010-12-07T07:26:00.000-05:00

The days are ticking away and I have much to get done. I am running way behind with my Christmas list!!
Have yet to purchase the first gift for anyone. And a cash cards seem like the lazy way out! However there are many who will end up with one from Hubby and Me
.
I did get the chance to sew a little yesterday. Made a couple of Mug Rugs, nothing to brag about. I plan to send these to my Granddaughter for her to use a small gifts to whomever she wants. She is a very giving child and is always thinking of others before herself. She made a statement to me a few months back, that was well beyond her years. " I am just a giving soul". Not many kids would say that !! For most it is all about the ,Me, Me, Me concept. I am very proud of her.

We are in a cold snap this morning. School's are closed again today. I'm sure many parents are about the pull
their hair out. Oh I remember those days.

May you have a wonderful day!!
Till next time..............

23 more days!!

2010-12-02T07:57:00.000-05:00

Hard to imagine Christmas Day, as we know it, will be here in 23 days. Reflecting back to my childhood that seemed like a lifetime, waiting days. But the older I get the faster the time goes.
I sent a Secret Santa box off yesterday, only to find out I sent it to the wrong person. Do I ever feel dumb? Yes I sure do!! Thankfully the host of this was understanding and I hope was able to change names with another gal in this same swap. If not I will get another box together. LOL
I plan to get some decorations up today, if possible. My Greatgrand son will here again today so I may have to wait till later in the evening to do anything. Like all typical kids , he wants one of everything he sees on the TV.
I did manage to get a couple of the ever so popular mug rugs done, last week. Would like to get the other ones I have started finished. They are not as bright and colorful as others have made theirs, but i am using real scraps of fabrics. Not cuting fabrics and calling them scraps.. to me there is a huge difference.
What do you plan for the day??

Till next time..................

another year older

2010-11-22T06:14:00.000-05:00

Well today I is my birthday. Not that it means much. Some people get all excited because it's the day they were born. And plan a party for themself. I have never thought my day was anything special. It is just a day out of the year. I will spend the day getting things in order for the big Turkey Day and making sure all will be done for that. We,hubby and me, have always had a open door policy on Thanksgiving. We feed who ever shows up at the door. Many are not as blessed as we have been and I do want to share with those who are less fortunate.
I read many blogs in a week and seems so many are getting their homes decorated for the Season. I love to see the decorations for Christmas and how festive some seem to make it. Maybe I will get on that bad wagon this season. Not sure just yet.

Nothing Quilty today, sorry. It's called real life~` Ha- ha..
Any way have a great week and may you be of help to someone less fortunate than you this holiday season.

till next time.....

Just Sharing

2010-11-18T19:27:00.000-05:00

Well it has been a few days since I last posted..

I just wanted to share a photo of my 2 grandsons. They would not sit any closer together. Said they didn't want people to think they liked each other. HA-HA This is a family joke..

Anyway, Justin is on the right and Zack on the left. They are 8 months apart in age, with Justin being the oldest. He is 21 and Zack will be 21 in 22 more days. They both think they are all grown up.. HA! How little they know. They both are good kids in their own way.

Life is harder for this generation than when I was that

age. But they will be fine..

Till next time...

Just Wondering

2010-11-09T08:18:00.000-05:00

How do you manage to get things done? IE: sewing projects, quilting on a top etc? Seems these days I can't even get a piece of fabric cut let alone make a project from it.
I have been very blessed with more than enough fabric, battings, threads, sewing machines, rulers, cutters, cutting mats and the list goes on. Yet I can't seem to get one piece of material to a machine. I feel like I should have a huge yard sale and move on to another stage of life.
So if someone would please share with me how you get anything done or what you do to keep motivated please do tell me. I am at my wits end.

Ramblings- not quilty

2010-11-02T06:49:00.000-04:00

Geesh!! where does the time go? Seems I get behind so fast.

Charter finally got me back up with my email. Who knows what they had done.

Life is changing again it seems. Kids and grand kids, need I say more? Hopefully things will be evened out soon. We all do what is needed for family, if not we should.

My youngest Granddaughter, whom I will call Double Dan, called me last evening to share her joy and happiness with me. She won another BIKE at school. She was the top girl seller in the school in the fundraiser. This is the 2ND time she has been top seller. She is a go getter for sure.

My great grand son was with me for a few hours yesterday. He sure is growing fast. The picture is of him with his daddy and his aunt on trick or treat night. All he wanted was the candy from me and then he was ready to go out the door. Typical child to say the least.

Till next time

Lets have a do over!!

2010-10-22T09:58:00.000-04:00

After many many months of not posting, I will try this again.
I have a very hard time of really knowing what to blog about. A writer I am not!!

Anyway, life has been fair to me health wise and other wise. At the present time hubby and i are living alone, which seems very odd. The first time in 27 years, this is a 2nd marriage for both of us.

My quilting has been pretty much on hold for too many days, weeks, months. And I do hope this will change starting today. I happened on the tiny tote instructions so I will give that a try for my Great-grands as a halloween treat bag. When I get them done I will post a picture of them.

Well this is all for now and will do better with the blogging..

Till next time..

Moving forward

2010-01-19T07:40:00.000-05:00

Seems the days get past me all to quickly. Maybe it is because I move to slowly now.
Do you think?
None the less I have things planned for today.

1. Sort and press fabric squares and strip to get ready for some power sewing.

2. Make binding for 2 quilts that have been done for about a year. I think it is time to get these out of the way.

3. Organize some of my suplies for quilting,

Once I get these done it will be okay for me to do something new..

Till next time.....

On to a New Day

2010-01-16T07:32:00.000-05:00

Today will be a good day!! I will be playing with fabrics a little bit and doing some purging around here.

Goals for my day:

1.Read Bible study notes from Wednesday night service

2.Get fabrics chosen and cut for Doll Quit Swap

3. Clean out another closet.

4. Pick up fabrics. This will be later today..

Till next time....

A new take on goals

2010-01-14T08:28:00.000-05:00

In my reading of many blogs the theme seems to be my goals for the year!! And when they don't meet them all they beat themeselves up.
So with that in mind, I plan on doing my goal for the day list. This seems to be
a more doable way for me. If I have at least 3 things to make progress on daily I will attain my expected end results in a more relaxed fashion.
The things I do are supposed to be fun and relaxing. So why do I think I have to do
as everyone else and put mounds of stress on me? I don't!! Life is not a race it is an adventure, in some respects. With that being said.
Here are my goals for the day:

1. Select my pattern for a doll bed quilt swap. ( My thinking how can I choose fabric if I don't have a patten in mind)

2. Finish 6 more QAYG blocks to send to Jay in Nebraska for his nursing home project.

3. Clean out my bedroon closet.

Now this is a very doable list for me.

Till next time...........

2009-12-31T08:06:00.000-05:00

Where does the time go?

2009-08-13T07:32:00.000-04:00

Well summer is about gone, and it was spring when I last made a post.
Life happens around here in more ways than one.
I have had many life changes since May. My hubby is now retired. So we are together more than we are used to. He was a heavy equipment field service tech for over 40 years!!! This type of work wrecks havoc on your body on a daily basis. What a guy!!
Love him dearly and want him around for a long time.

My son Billy went to Alaska to work on a house. He returned yesterday. Here is a photo of him in the woods. Click on the photo to make it larger. He was asked to return there next year. So I guess he will do that.

My daughter Lori is now with us as well. Things are tight to say the least. But she hopes to be in her own place before much longer. She has a job and her work days have been increased. So life is good for her.

I am recovering from working at my local guilds' quilt show last week end. What a mass of people we had. Over 1,200 on Friday alone. I was the admissions chairman.
And have been asked to do it again next year, I told the chairman I would have to think it over.

I have many quilting projects I am way behind on. And some need to be finished NOW~~
but it won't happen today.

Hope all is well in your part of the world..
Till next time-----------

Old things

2009-05-07T11:58:00.000-04:00

Just want to share a few pictures of some older quilt items.
They were gifted to me by a couple of friends. Date of these are not really known, but they are neat none the less.
The quilt has been re backed and tied from the back, hence the blue and white checked fabric. I may at some point take this off and see what is under there.. LOL

Been Awhile

2009-03-31T08:59:00.000-04:00

Nope I didn't forget I have a blog!! Just seems like it.

What have I been doing?? Well many things and whole bunch of nothing..
Helped my sister get a top quilted. We had fun. Was it perfect? Not by any
stretch of your thoughts. But you anyone will have to look real close to find the boo-boo's. Now on to others.

Yesterday was a sad and happy day for me. Would have been my oldest son's 44 birthday. And we have a new addition to the family as well. My sister, Wilma,became a Great Grandma yesterday morning.. She was so excited, she forgot the word GREAT.. I had to remind her. She will be a good Great granny for sure.

Nothing more quilty at the moment so

Till next time-----

2009-03-14T08:54:00.000-04:00

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Moving Forward

2009-03-02T05:52:00.000-05:00

Seems March has come in like a lion where I live. Rather cold and snowy today. My sister Wilma is supposed to come over today to use my KenQuilter set up. Not sure if this will happen or not. The building has no regular heat. So will take awhile to get it warm enough to stay out there.

I finally have the Christmas quilts top together. It looks rather busy up close but fun from afar. I have the backing ready to sew for this. and then maybe I can get it done by April 1st. There are a couple a head of this one for quilting. That's my life.!!

Hope you have a great day..

Till next time............

Sadness and Gladness

2009-02-27T05:53:00.000-05:00

Seems as though the days get away from me lately.

Today is a very sad day for me. My oldest son, Kenneth Marc, died on this date in 1999. He was a handsome younger man for sure. His photo on the left. There are not many days in the past 10 years I have not thought of him in some way. I can still hear him talking to me about cetain things in his life. I know he is no longer in pain and this is what matters the most to me.!! I love you and miss you Son.

I plan to get some sewing done today. There are many quilts calling my name to be finished. Hopefuly life won't get in the way as it so often does.

We all know about the best laid plans never happen.

Later today, hopefully I will up load a couple of pictures of 2 older items given to me. I was shocked she said take them. No, they are not worth mega dolllars. but they do have a sence of history. One is a quilt, and the other is a quilt top. Check back later to see them.

Till next time..............

You may want to help

2009-02-11T03:46:00.000-05:00

With the news of the deadly fires in Australia there is beginning a small call for quilt blocks.

the link below will take you to the blogger who is doing this.. She lives in Austraila, so knows more than we in the USA do about what is needed at this time. Also, if you don't want to do this, you might want to make a small donation through the Red Cross. I know we all have tightened our belts due to the money mess around the world. Just give this some thought.. We all can make one block!!!

http://sewmanyquiltstoolittletime.blogspot.com/2009/02/quilt-as-you-go-block-tutorial.html

Remembering My Mom!!

2009-02-03T07:05:00.000-05:00

This is a day for me to remember my mother. Though she is gone, I will never forget her and all her words of wisdom over the years. She was a strong willed woman who became a widow at the age of 30!! And with 7 children to boot. There were good times and there were some bad times for us but through it all she never failed to let us know she deeply loved us. Oh, maybe not through words but by the things she did for each of us. She made so many sacrifices for each child. Too many to list or even rember them all.

Seems we have a way of going back in our mind and remembering the bad stuff in our lives, yet not the good things. Each time I think of MOM my heart gets happy as she was the best mother in the world. Our house was always full of school friends. Seems she had a way with people in general.

So to you MOM I just want you to know, I thank you for all the times you put up with me !! It had to be hard for sure. And for all the words of wisdom you have left with me. I try to pass them on to my own, not sure how that is working for them. And I may never know.

Till next time..

Ground Hog Day!!!

2009-02-02T04:45:00.000-05:00

Hard to believe we are in Febuary already!!! Have you ever really thought about the Ground Hog Day hoopla? Seems weird when you think about it. The saying goes, " Seeing his shadow--6 more weeks of bad weather - no Shadow - 6 more weeks till good weather." So if you look on your calendar, it is 6 weeks till start of spring season.

The Fat Quarter sale at Marti's was a huge success. And would have been better if she had more room. I just know how many women were in this small store at once!! Like a bunch of bee's swarming. All in all it was a good day for her.. And for such a short sale time.. 3 hours.!!!!

I plan to sew some today on the Christmas Quilt. Needed some more lights. Now to get them cut.

It will be a fun quilt once it is done. Hope to have it done and delivered by March. All depends on how life goes.. As we all know !!!

Till next time......

6x6 photo

2009-01-29T05:40:00.000-05:00

Well-- I hope I have done this correct. Since I was tagged by Wima, here is my picture. This is

my granddaughter, in the green skirt and my great grand daughter sitting on her bike she won!!

Actually she won the bike at age 6 months. So we had to wait for awhile to sit her on the seat.

This was almost 2 years ago.. WOW where does the time go?

I plan on cutting fabrics today. Lots of strips. Want to get the Christmas Quilt started. I have auditon many patterns and my hubby picked the one he liked. Since the quilt is for a male, I went with hubbys choice. We shall see..

Till next time............

Bugged me!!!

2009-01-28T05:30:00.000-05:00

Helpmate block above.

Well, I fixed the bad handle. Each time I looked at it, I was bothered knowing the handle was not on the side it was meant to be. So now it is fixed and I can move on.

Yesterday I spent sometime getting things done, or up to another point. Now have things where I can see them. All the leaves are cut out for the Bee's Quilt I in the process of making. Blocks are done and squared too. need to sew them together.

Here is a picture of one block I tried to see if I would like the process. Didn't care for the way it looked at the seams, so scrapped that idea. The next one is a block which will be going into a group project for the Firehouse Quilters. The finished quilt/wallhanging will will go a local

Helpmate office as part of their decore. Not my colors, I just helped get the block sewn.

it's finally done!!

2009-01-24T12:20:00.000-05:00

The above picture is of a bag I have made for my youngers grand daughter. Didn't realize I used so much yellow. Anyway the pattern is not all that great for directions. I actually has to talk with my sister Patty in order to understand what the pattern was saying to do. Thanks Sister!!

This is in no way perfect..

Till next time..

The Bowl

2009-01-22T09:22:00.000-05:00

As one person asked if I ran out of things to say already, guess I best explain the String Bowl.

The site was shared on one of my Yahoo Groups. Looked easy enough, so I made the one while our new president was trying to be sworn in. Of course that didn't go right -so it had to be done again. I guess the wording of the oath makes a huge difference.

I do have more strips cut to make another bowl and will post a picture when I finish it.

I am still not real sure how to get a zipper attached to a small box bag I am making. Visual is the best way for me. And this pattern sure lacks them.!! IF I get this done I will post add the photo as well.

Till next time

String Bowl

2009-01-21T07:25:00.000-05:00

What to do today

2009-01-20T03:57:00.000-05:00

Been awhile since I have posted anything. Goes to show my life is not exciting. But I am alive.

We have snow this morning, and some of the schools are closed. With today being guild meeting day I am waiting to see if our City Schools are closed. If so, no guild meeting. Which means no Community Workshop!! Time will tell.

Today is the changing of the guard for the USA. Many are expecting great things from the new president. He can only do what congress allows him to do for the most part.. We have 4 years to find out.

I have been slowly working on a small project from the Fast Quilts magazine. Need to get the final seam sewn on the blocks, then assemble the rows. Not sure I will do mine as printed. May reverse my colors for the borders. Have to think on this as I sew. All the leaves are ready to be pressed on and stitched around.

Hope all goes well in my world today.. Till next time......

How much is TOO much?

2009-01-13T04:44:00.000-05:00

But first -- Here is a photo of my great grandson. He is such a good child. Doesn't take much to keep him content. Hard to believe he will 2 soon. Ans he loves his cars!!!

Life has been interesting for me the past week or so. I am always trying to find what I know I own one of. I do more searching than anything else it seems!! And by the time I locate the item I am out of the mood to continue. So I have to ask, how much is too much to have for any hobby or craft? Do I really need 14 pair if scissors to trim threads? I thnk not. And what about rotatry cutters, how many do you own? For me it is at least 10, if not more!! And yet I use the same one all the time. So what makes me think I need them all? Would it not be better to share these with someone less fortunate? And cutting mats, why do I need so many? Is it the color or maybe it is because I seen someone else have one of that color. Do you think maybe it might be called GREED?

Or being afraid of not having the latest and greatest? And all the patterns printed from the internet. whew!!! I will never get even 1/10th of them made.. So why print and store?

Questons , questions, questons that I must find the answer to.

Till next time......

On to a new day!!

2009-01-02T07:19:00.000-05:00

My Jan 1st was a very quite one. Just hubby and I all day. Seemed strange as we have had kids on holidays always. Time goes on.

Want to post a litle more about the Vertans Quarters in Asheville, NC. There is an organization here called ABCCM. They are the overseer's of this project. We had a large motel that closed down.

So the ABCCM, after many months, has taken over the bulding for Homeless Veterans. This facility is about 3/4 of a mile from our local VA Hospital. So it is within walking distance for them to get the medical care they need. I can only hope this will be a truly positvie program for all who need the help. Not all vets are homeless by choice. Some are turned away from their families when they returned from their tour of duty. Sad to say but so true. I hope this small thing I am trying to do will let them know others do care about them.

Till next time

Happy New Year

2009-01-01T07:29:00.000-05:00

Another year is gone and a new one begins.

And I will have my work cut out for me in '09!!!

Yesterday I called the Veteran's Quarters - which is a new program- to see how many beds they

have . 215!!! this a lot for sure. Anyway, the first time I heard about this new program for HOMELESS VETERANS I was impressed and wanted to be a part of it in some way. So I will be making quilts for this place! They will be a part of the facility, so many will be able to use them.

Yes it is a HUGE task and committment and I know many will say this will never happen. Many don't know me!!! (ha-ha) I have enough fabric and own a short arm quilting system and my hubby is a Veteran too. So I will get started on this today. And keep my progress here for my own records. I will of course do what I can go get others to donate twin size quilts too. Or make one for me from my fabic.

More info about this will be posted as progress is made.

Till next time......

2008-12-25T09:18:00.000-05:00

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Merry Christmas !!!

2008-12-25T05:48:00.000-05:00

Well Christmas Day is here!!! Seems as though it should still be months away. Tme passes to fast as we get older.

I plan on a very quiet day with my family. And may do a few stitches on a project. Not sure yet.

My daughter Lori will call later today. So this will be a treat for me. As will talking to my Grand Daughter Jordan. Granddaughter Erin will be stopping by for a few minutes. I hope to get a few pictures of Spencer. He is such a sweet little boy and is happy most of the time.

Till next time

Trying to do stuff

2008-12-23T10:56:00.000-05:00

I'm trying to figure out how to do stuff. First I will try to put in a picture.

This is me and 2 of my sisters, The Fabulous Baker Girls.

Till next time

Sad Day for our family

2008-12-22T17:19:00.000-05:00

This is not a quilty post. I just have to mention my nephew Roy Herman Brewer Jr. He passed away today. And will be missed by all of his very large family.. Mom, Dad, Daughter, Sister, Niece and Nephew. Not to mention all the Aunts, Uncles, and many many cousins.

I hope you are at peace now, Nephew.

Till next time---

Thoughts for the day

2008-12-16T08:51:00.000-05:00

Once again I am waiting for my grand daughter Erin to arrive so we can do some baking together.

Not sure what time she will get here. With a young one it is hard to get things going in the mornings.

Shopping yesterday was quite an adventure!! The store we went to does not have strollers or carts for children, so Spencer needed to be carried. He loves to inspect everything he sees, as do most children. Shopping was productive for his shoes. And they were on sale even. Then I decided he needed some new duds to go with his shoes. He is going to look so handsome.

Need to get some quilting done so this is all for today.

Till next time---

Oh What a morning

2008-12-15T10:18:00.000-05:00

Have spent most of the morning cleaning files from my computer desk top.. For some reason it loads so slow after being shut down. So I am hoping I this will help some.

I am waiting for my granddaughter, Erin, to show up. We will be going to buy shoes for my great grand son.. I will be posting some pictures of him in my next post. They do grow fast.

And speaking of pictures, the one next to my profile is my great grand daughter. She is now 2 years. old and looks like her grandmother for sure.

I have a quilt I need to get finished to be mailed.. Don't think it will happen today..

Have a great day-- till next time..