Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Baltimore Christmas

Over the spring break, I completed the center block on the Baltimore Christmas quilt. So I arranged all the blocks on the quilt wall so I could invision it completed.  Now to sew it together and get started on the borders. Wouldn't it be nice if it was done for Christmas, this year?

 

Happy Bithday and Christmas all over again.

 Another finish: a tree skirt that my daughter picked out the colors. I didn't get it finished for Christmas so she is getting it for her birthday. It is a Judy Neimeyer pattern.

Happy Birthday Tracey. Love you.


EASY STREET

Where has this month gone?  I have been busy crazy. Spent ten days in Tennessee with my daughter and grands over Easter break, which was so nice. 

I have been working on my genealogy trying to finish it up for the family reunion in June.  My sister is celebrating her 50th wedding anniversary so the family is getting together to celebrate in Texas. Two of my sisters are flying in to North Carolina and we will be taking a road trip out, seeing some of the national parks. Ruth has a bucket list of seeing all the national parks so we have just a 'few' more to go. ha ha

In finishing up the genealogy, I thought just a few more pages when I found those 'two special' leaves that have taken me on a wild journey. Finding relatives in Scotland, England, Germany, Norway, France, Israel, Turkey, etc.  Didn't know we came down such a royal line.  But as my sister says, we always acted like 'Princesses'.  My grand daughter wants one of the castles, but alas, most are in ruins. Now that would be a project for one of the 'home maker-over' shows!

Anyway, I did finish up my 'Easy Street' quilt and for the first time took it out to be quilted. Am pleased with the quilting even if the lady changed the color of thread on me.  What's up with that?  So doesn't blend in with the back. But it looks great on my bed and love that it is done! This pattern was Bonnie Hunter's Easy Street mystery pattrnon Quiltsville she ran on her blog.

 The Top.
 A close up of the 15" blocks.
The back pattern.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

TURN THE BLUE LIGHT ON


TURN THE BLUE LIGHT ON TODAY AND THIS MONTH FOR AUTISM.

AM SO PROUD OF MY DAUGHTER WHO IS A SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHER AND HAS THESE PRECIOUS CHILDREN IN HER CLASSROOM.  WE NEED MORE DONATIONS TO HELP THESE CHILDREN.

LOVE YOU, TRACEY.