Red work and new great grand?

Hi friends!
I don't think i put these on my blog when i was making   'ornies'  before christmas.  My tree is a little wonky.
Just a bit!!!
I am working away on my red work and i am really enjoying it.
We are 'expecting' a new great grand later on today.  'Miss emma' is about to make her way into this world!!!  They put her mother in and are inducting her and they told us they would put her on face book as soon as she got here.  So i am watching face book more today than usual.   As soon as i get a picture i will put it on here.
We were going shopping for clothes today but it's so nasty looking outside that i changed my mind.   Hate shopping in the rain!!!
Got to spend some time sewing today.   Have a great sewing day.  Quilt Happy

Davids quilt

Hi friends!
Nice day!
I entered this quilt on the quilting gallerys ' beginnings'.   I voted for it last friday but it may be over with now.  I just wanted to put that quilt on something and i did.   When i was voting it had 4 votes.  Which is pretty good for me not to get people to vote on it.
Maybe next time i will know more about it and can push it for more votes.
I found this pattern in with my bag of old craft stuff and am making  red work out of it.  I had had the pattern for 16 or 17 years so it did good for that much age, i was surprised that i transfered at all.  It did so good i now have it on my ironing board cover.
Went to see my aunt Louise today, she is in the nursing home recovering from a stay in the hospital.
She is just as bright and chipper as always and she is 91 years old.  She will be able to come home soon, she has to get her upper body strengh back.
Got to get busy love all my followers.   Quilt happy

Sunday

Scraps!

 Hi friends!
Beautiful day.
I have two big totes full of scraps so i worked on cutting them up yesterday.

A pile of  3 inch squares and some 5 inch squares and my bigger pieieces
 that i will save for projects.  Also i bag for strings for a someday string quilt.

  I won a giveaway on 'world of charity stitching'  from pellon.  Just when i found out that we are having another  great grand.  Yes that's battening for a baby quilt!!!!
When these 2 due the next few weeks and that one due in august  we will have 10 great grands .
 And some  more things to play with..
Have a great sewing week end....  Quilt Happy

Friday finish

Hi friends!Dreary day!
I really finished this and took these pictures on Wednesday   But was saving it so i could join in finish it Friday.
we sleeped under it last night and it's so warm.   The heaviest quilt i have ever done and i haven't washed it because i don't know whether my washing machine will hold it.  It's king size!
I have washed king sized comforters in my washer so i may try it later.
They have said we would get some ice today but i think they are wrong,  most of it is north of us.  Of course i have kids in it and am worried about them all, but maybe it want be so bad.
Being retired we have to freedom to stay at home when the weather is bad.  But i remember driving to work in a solid sheet of ice.  When i got there i swore i would never do that again.
I am cooking a big pot of soup  for us to eat.   You know when it's this cold outside  you can't get warm.
 Hope you have a good sewing day.  Quilt Happy

Bom blocks

Hi friends!
Great day!!
The first of janurary i joined craftsy  block of the month .  This is the first 4 blocks for January's.  In a few days maybe we will get the Feb. block so i can make it.  The reason i joined was that there is some of the blocks that i don't know how to do.
It is taught by Laura Nownes .  And if anyone wants to join it's called the 2013 block of the month.   I have never done y blocks and several more i need brushing up on.
I think i will enjoy it very much.  She walks you Thur every step of making the block every month and you can get the video at any time.
And the best part it's free.
It's great for beginners and it's sure to have somethings for us old sewers that we haven't done some of the things  in a while.
Hope you have a great sewing day.  Quilt Happy

Quiltersblog

Hi friends!  Beautiful day!
i want to tell you about something i signed up for.  it's called quiltersblog.  Their link is below.  They will help my blog grow.
One thing i love about them is their daily special..  You will learn about new business's every day plus they will tell you about all the good sales.
Another great service they offer is 'finding my fabric'.  If you run out and don't have enough to finish your quilt, you can use this to find some.
That is a great thing because we all mess up sometimes.
I can't say enough about this site , so go and check it out your self.  You will love getting the deals and finding your fabric.  It will save a lot of time  And you know we need that time to sew.  The link is below.  have a great sewing day. quilt happy





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Quilt

Hi friends!
Sunny but cold here today!
As you can see i have quilted my no name quilt .  All i like is sewing on the binding and i think i am making that in the red..  I love my sewing machine!  The singer i had last year wasn't set up for quilting but this one is and the opening is big enough for a rolled up quilt to fit thu.   I want to try some free motion quilting  soon.
that's that quilt i started for Alisha and it's to big so since i love it i added on to it it and made it for us.
The man across the street has been feeding some pigs with some friends of his and they are down in the pasture right now killing one so hubby just had to go and see if they are doing it right.   Years ago he and his father used to do that every year.
I remember my first hubby did that once but that was the end of that.  It was to messie for him and no one would eat what they thought of as a pet.
Hope every one has a lot of time to sew today.  I know what i will be doing.
Love to mall my followers.   Quilt Happy

Finish!

Hi friends!
Beautiful day!
I finished my blue quilt.  I fought it all day sat. and finally won.   Sewed on the white binding sat. night and got her in the washer and dryer and on our bed that night!
Hubby loves it.  It's so warm and toasty.
My cousin died and we went to the funeral home last night.   He was 64 and always took care of himself.    But he was on the heart transplant list for over a year and just couldn't last long enough.   I think i told you about our niece that's heart gave out and she was in her early 40th.  She got her heart and on the way to the operating room she died .  But they kelp her alive long enough to wheel her in and now she is enjoying life with her 3 year old grand daughter.   With another on the way.
It's amazing what they can do.
But i think that his age worked against him.  I think if you are younger and in good health other wise they will get you one faster.  I could be wrong but that's the way it appears.   I know he needed something else done and they wouldn't put him on the list until he had that taken care of.
Well enough sad news.
Have a great sewing day.   Quilt Happy

Sunday

No snow

Hi friends!
No snow!!! The last picture was taken during the night because the light on the gravels looked like snow.
The sunlight on the gravels look like snow too but we didn't see a flake.  We did get some freezing rain but then it stopped.
I am still working on that blue quilt.  Maybe next week!  Me and jack the ripper worked together all day yesterday.
I had hoped to finish it and start getting the other one ready to quilt.  Maybe if we don't have a bunch of company this weekend i will have a lot of time to work on them.
They are having a baby shower for one of my grandgirls but it's her 2th so i made her a quilt and blanket and if one of the girls goes i will send it by her.  Red haired girl goes to church  where they are having it.
It's 60 miles from here and my back and cars don't mix.
 Have a great sewing day.  Quilt Happy

Snow maybe

Hi friends!

I have been working away on my blue quilt.   Have  a problem with not enough fabric and can't find any more so i may  rework part of it to make it work.     Want take me long , it's just moving some blocks.  maybe i will have a finish for tomorrow.  If not i can always claim my flimsy for a finish.  But i don't think they are finished until you can put them on a bed.  This one is quilt as you go. But instead of just doing blocks and did parts of the quilt and them put them together.  So far it works very well.

  We went to take care of some things but all that's out their now is rain.  Suppose to turn to snow later 

today.  And be ice on the roads tomorrow , hope everyone is safe.   We are retired so we just want go anywhere.

Have a great sewing day.  Quilt Happy

Today

i love this flimsy

Hi friends!
Still raining!
That pot holder is all i sewed yesterday.   Mostly read and spent time with my hubby but i can only stand so much  t v.
See my new fridge?   We got one before my kids came to exchange gifts for christmas.  Didn't get the one with a freezer in the bottom because i am to old to hang into a freezer and try to get stuff in the back.  Hubby had to take the tile up where the other freezer sat. It was wet under it and all the tile was loose .  Now why would they sale you some thing that will ruin your floors?
I finished  that quilt top, but it's so pretty and so big i am seriously thinking of keeping it for my bed.
All it would need is a little blue added to the sides  to be the same size as that comforter on my bed and it's king size.
Have a great sewing day.   Quilt Happy

Sister's gift to 2 of my grands

Hi friends!
Rainy!
This is what my sis gave to tator bug and addie lou.  Ain't the beautiful and look at that quilting!
She knows what they like and made them both one of fabric  to to reflect that.   One with flying pigs and the other with elephants.   Beautiful quilts !
They loved them!!!!
I wish i could quilt like that but the lady's name is patsy and she lives in the Carolina's.  Don't know her last name but if anyone what's to send her some business i could find out for you.
She does amazing quilting!!
Have a great sewing day.   Quilt Happy

Winner!

Hi friends!
Rainy day!
You see we have a winner.   It's bonnie 58. I got in touch with her and she sent me her snail mail and i will be sending it to her as soon as possible.
I worked on my blue quilt over the weekend and have it about half way.
Also worked on the sneak peak quilt.  You will have to wait until i get it further alone.  Haven't got a flimsy yet.
But should have that later this week.
Got to get busy , It want sew itself.
Have a great sewing day.  Quilt happy

Sunday

Sneak peak

Hi friends!
A week of rain!!  Good sewing weather.
   giveaway   page  don't forget  This is the last day, i will pull a winner over the weekend and post it monday
I made 9 and i need 12 of those 22 inch blocks
I needed some more red to make the rest, so i wrote it on my list  and started looking.  After about 2 hours i found in my stach two yards of red !!  The same red, boy am i lucky!   But now i will have to get some blue  because i 'think'   i am going to sash it in blue.  If i don't change my mind before i get to that point.
I plan good don't i?  I just go  where it takes  me ,  i may see some color that i think would look better.  But i have learned my lesson and it has  to be good quilting cotton.
My 2th quilt i found the greatest fabric to go with it but it stretched, the pink quilt i sewed i used a man made fabric for the backing.      Never again!!!
Got to get busy and get my other 3 blocks made , if we don't go to town today i will work over the weekend on my blue  "quilt as you go"quilt.
Have  a great sewing day.   Quilt Happy  

Christmas part 2

Hi friends!
This is what my wonderful kids got me for Christmas!  My daughter got me all that great sewing stuff and a bag so i can carry it where ever i go.  Some more rulers , a new cutter and man it is so much better than the cheap one i bought to get started.  Those paper packs are kits to print something on to put in my quilts.  haven't tried that yet because my ink is so low.
My darling son and his beautiful wife got me a Kimble fire because they know i love to read.  Of course that was all i had the 2 weeks my computer was in the shop and i finally figured out how to post but couldn't load pictures.  My first computer was given to me by my daughter in law. her father was upgrading his computer system and was going to throw it out so she got me one, i had to get it fixed to go on the Internet but that is how i got started.  I had taken some classes in the early 90ies but never could afford a computer.
You can see i had a great christmas
I love all of my kids but these three are mine and i love them a little bit more or maybe a whole lot more.
Well got to get to sewing, i made 4 blocks yesterday and just have enough red for 3 more blocks then i must find something that will go with it to sash it.

Have a great sewing day  Quilt Happy

Giveaway and guilt

giveaway  Don't forget to enter but just in case you can't enter for some reason i will take comments until Friday at 6 o'clock.  The last picture is what i am giving to one of my followers.  Remember any comment from Monday until Friday!

Hi friends!

Rainy!!!

I love that quilt!!!  It's the first one that went together fast and i did,t have to redo big parts of.!!!  I have started one for Alisha , my daughter's youngest daughter and will show you some block later.   I have just made 3 blocks so there is not much to see.

I love it all cuddly after i washed it.   Did i tell you it only took 2 weeks?  And i worked on the blue quilt off and on during that 2 weeks!

I measured my blocks for her quilt and they are 22 inches so maybe 6 or 9 more blocks to make a twin sized quilt.

With sashing   3 blocks will measure at least 70 inches and that is with skinny sashing.

Well got to get back to work.... Have a great sewing day.   Quilt Happy

Christmas presents part 1

blogversary giveaway  Don't forget to enter

Hi friends!
Can you see what great gifts my sis gave me for Christmas!!! A quilt , quilted with butterflies and flowers and every thing to make me a Christmas quilt like she made for her!  Plus i already told you about the 3 bags of scraps that she gave me.    I made that red quilt from her scraps.
I am starting another using some of her scraps and some of my fat quarters for Alisha, my daughter's youngest daughter.
I found a great pattern to try but i am making the blocks bigger so that it wont take as long to make a twin bed quilt.  Of course i made Davids in about 2 weeks and that's a record for me . Usually it takes me 6 months.
Well my Internet worked long enough to put a link on here to my giveaway so please enter.
Have a great sewing day. Quilt Happy

My one year blogerversary

Hi Friends!
Beautiful day!
Last week was my   one year blogerversary, as many of you know my computer was in the shop and i couldn't upload pictures.
I bought this 5 pack of batiks before Christmas just so i could give it to one of you.
One of my granddaughters wanted to sew with the black and gold and you know grandmothers.  i gave it to her and put another batik in to replace it.
Follows just one comment . Just my followers and i will ship overseas!
I will leave it up until Friday and put a link on here each day this week, i hope.  My computer is still wacky But i think it's my Internet.  We have a box that comes out of the ground across the road and someone ran over it nearly 2 years, yes i said years, ago. And they just come out when i call and duck tape it back.
Duck tape doesn't last when it rains on it all the time.
I love my followers!!!
Have a great day.  Quilt Happy 

My quilt!

Hi friends!
This is what i have been working on since Christmas!! M my sis gave 3 bags of scraps and i started cutting 10 inch strips and just look what it turned into!!!  This was not what she gave me for christmas but that can wait until tuesday.
They say this is twin bed size but you can see it's large.
Monday i will have a giveaway of 5 fat quarters of batiks that i bought just for my followers because i have blogged a year..  I have really enjoyed blogging and meeting so many wonderful people.  I love all my followers  and this is just for you. And if someone out of the us wins i will some why get the money to ship it to you.
I am just so happy i have my blog set up the way it was.   Talk to you all Monday.  Quilt Happy

I'm back!!!!

Hi friends!
Beautiful but cold!!
Got my computer yesterday but couldn't get on the internet....
Took it back this morning and waited for them to fix that.
Now i will have to set it up the way i had it before i took it down there.
Not being able to spend[waste] hours on the computer, i made another quilt top. now i have to figure out how to put pictures on my blog because it's not the same.
But at least it takes my words the way i type them.  my kindle fire changes them to suit it.
We had a great christmas, saw all the grands and great grands.  That made us happy.
I think we have another great grand on the way!!!!    Havn't talked to d j since christmas and she was going to the dr. the next day.
At least her husband  has a job!!!
Hopefully by monday i can post pictures and will have my one year giveaway.
I bought a 5 pack of batiks from  1choise4quilting.  I got the gold bundle and can't wait to give it to one of my followers.
Pray i can get it all straight by monday
Well have a great sewing day.  Quilt Happy

hi friends
 got my computer but it want connect to the internet so no better off.

called them but they were  on a call so all I.have is this little kindle fire.
I have that giveaway just as soon as I can. I got a computer so I can post pictures .
I bought a 5 pack of pastel from one place4 quilting.  a great place to buy fabric.
love you all . quilt happy

good news get my computer back tomorrow  hate trying to hit this tiny keyboards  but at least I could stay in touch . love and I will.have a giveaway for my one year tomorrow .  quilt happy

enjoying the time with tater bug and Addis Lou   have a great new year .   going to have our black eyed peas and greens later .  love to you all