Today

Hi friend's!
Remember this from Last year? I put it on my quilting table that we set up so we can set about hald of our family.
This one is new.

Just half of it , the other half is taken up with sewing machine.
I got a scare Monday when I set up to quilt. My machine wouldn't come one!
I changed cords and it worked but I changed them back yesterday and it worked.
May have a loose wire.
I need that machine!
That's the one I quilt on!
Hugs
Babs

Giveaway After Christmas

Hi friends!
My five year blog anniversary is next week.
So I will be having a giveaway.
This is  the quilt I made for my kids ,Chris and Amy.

Amy saw the one I made for my Aunt Betty Jane and had a fit over it so I made hers just like it. She said that was what she wanted.
Made my job easier knowing what she wanted .
You can tell it needed ironing but after ironing it to sandwich it I had had enough!
That is a whopper. I never did measure after I had gotten to 95 by 102 and added some borders on after that.
Show you what my Gracie gave me for Christmas.

In the little zippered purse she had put a mustache ring.
Was that not sweet? She will be seven I think her birthday, maybe eight!

This is the dirty Santa gifts.
We gave out the ones for the kids first then played Dirty Santa. A drill got passed around. Cody got one two times but ended up with a chocolate factory.
Alisha got what her mother put in, a turkey cooker! My daughter said Why?
I guess she wants her mother to use it.
Thats my tree in my sewing room they are under.
It belonged to my oldest son and I have put it up for him every since.

Not a great picture !
I broke my glasses yesterday, took them and had them fixed and made me a appt. to get new ones.
 By by new camera.
Isn't that the way it goes?
Hugs
Babs

Christmas , Part one

Hi friends!
My daughter gave me a picture of her and all her kids.
You can just barely see David on the left end.
She and my son were talking about us renting a building next year for our get together because our family is growing so fast.

Their are a few of us with new boyfriends and girlfriends , Angels and Anna's boy friends and Michael's Ashley and Addie's Brandon. Michael had to carry his girlfriend to Atlanta to the air port so had to leave early.
Mark's and Brandy's seem like our grand's because they are the same age as out grand's

My daughter holding Shania with her parents watching.

Our Tucker!

Our Darling Gracie!
She brought me a present!
From her toys, wasn't that sweet?

That tumbler quilt I have been working on for Chris and Amy.
Have a good one
Hugs
Babs

 

 

Quilt books

Hi friends!
I bought me a couple of quilting books from McKays.  The watercolor looks very interesting. The other has some great Christmas things.

Chris and Amy bought me this one when they went on vacation last summer. It's really good , covers hand quilting and hand sewing quilts. I needed that for my Q-bee group.
I finished their king sized quilt but now have to find some way to wrap it! It's washed and needs a label and it will be ready for giving this Sunday. My kids will all be here then.
Lots of work to do from now till Christmas!
But I have to work in a little sewing for me!
Keeps me sane.
Hugs
Babs

Yesterday

Hi friends!
You would think I got these at JoAnn's yesterday but no!
These came from Tuesday Morning.
The solid on top is a little thin but the rest seems good!
I had read about people finding bundles at Tuesday Morning before but this is the first time I have seen any.
Each bundle was 6.99, fifteen fat quarters made to look like much more.

This is what I got at Jo Ann's!
Their Christmas fabric was half off.

This is what greeted us at McKays! Neat Christmas tree!

I made a microwave cosy yesterday, made one the day before to.
This is one !

This is the first one I made. I am happy with mine , I used it last night.
Have a great day
Hugs
Babs

 

 

Large Quilt

Hi friends!
 Another order from Jenny!

Already in use!
I loved the blue bundle so I bought it for me for Christmas.

Working on the large king!
Need to finish quilting it today so I will have time to bind. It's so large it will take a while.
I think we are just about finished buying for Christmas, at least I hope so. We have all the great grand's presents.
Not the adults yet but just having the g-g's bought is good.
Have a good one
Hugs
Babs

Kim's Shower

Hi friends!
Checking the back to see if I missed any spot!
I have one quilted and four more to do .

We had Kim's baby shower Sat. She is Brads[ the one we lost] sister in law , married to his baby brother.
It took a bunch of kids to carry this to them.

The quilt I made for her!
She got enough clothes , shoes, diapers, bottles, wipes and other things to last 6 months are longer.
Nana Missy got her a bed and changing table and enough outfits to do for 3 or 4 more Girls!
Alex's daddy got them a car seat.
She shouldn't need any thing for a while.

Playing games! I told them I was to old! Being my age has to be good for something!

Another game that was fun.

I didn't know you could get diapers in a box this big.

I think this is the pile of clothes that Missy got them.
Hugs
Babs

Sunday Prayers

Sewing

Hi friends!
I finished the king sized top and got a king sized sheet and sandwiched it but I need more so will be going back because the quilt is 5 or 6 inches bigger then the sheet.
It's going to be a big one.

 

I am sewing binding on one quilt and have two ready to quilt. This one I wanted something light and old fashion looking to look old.

A sneak pick at the apron!
Hope a good weekend
Hugs
Babs

Little Things

Hi friends!
Did any of you'll see this free pack of sewing things from Missouri Star?
Well I ordered me one and a couple of other little things.

My daughter is wanting a blue and white quilt , I think, we really haven't discuss it yet .
Of course they had a blue bundle the other day so I ordered that to.  Getting my Christmas!!!
We got Tommy two new blue jeans and two new shirts so that will do it for him , I may get me some thing else.
We have got to go shopping for Christmas soon but neither one of us are in the mood.
Maybe next week will be better.
I didn't sleep last night! Memories and pain!
Don't know whether it was carrying the Christmas tree in or if it was me slinging the folding table upright yesterday? Tommy usually helps but he was on the phone.
Working on a Christmas apron and sandwiching   quilt tops.
Should have what I wanted to get done finished by Christmas.
Feeling better now , maybe a short nap this afternoon.
Hugs
Babs

Surprise!

Hi friends1!
I got a email this morning from Dawn saying I would get a package Friday and then the mail man run and here it was , early!

This was inside!
She had me made a blanket with the picture of all four girls that died in the house fire with their parents, our grandson and his wife.

That's my Lola and my Clair! Little Olivia is below along  with Brads wife D.J.'s niece that was spending the night with them.
Words can't express what I felt when I opened that package.
I have said before that I had the best blogging friends in the world.
And it's true!

She sent me a Christmas stocking to, I put it under the tree.
I just wish we all lived close so we could get together over coffee in the mornings.
I'm still crying !
Love y6ou Dawn, you are the best
Hugs
Babs

Remember this?

Hi friends!
I made this tree skirt a few months ago.
We put our tree up and miracles do happen, it light up.
This is out third or fourth year of using it and that's is a miracle that it all still works.

It's a little crocked but I will work on it all day , Fluffing!
I like to get it fluffed out good before I start hanging things on it.

This was what we saw Sunday night when Tommy looked out.
Blue lights every where.

A girl had wrapped her truck around our neighbors tree, they had to cut her out.
We haven't heard any thing else because the state boys are in charge of it and it takes forever for them to make a report.
Have a good one
Hugs
Babs

Table runner

Hi friends!
I am still working on Christmas table runners, this is for my daughter.

I finished quilting and put the binding on.

A finish!
Hugs
Babs
 

Sunday Prayer