Craft -"Tea"- Ness...

Tomorrow I am off to a Ladie's Tea that my friend Cindy is having...I love little "tea" parties!
Tonight was a fun night!
Have a great weekend everyone!!!

My Candle Mat for Cindy...

Found these at Hobby Lobby...couldn't resist...and they were fun to decorate!

Finished basket for Cindy

The little Tea Cup Hooks

It was fun decorating these...

And they are all ready for their new homes!!!

Sew...while you are waiting...

Since I have been working my little fingers to the bone...

Ok...since I have been working my little sewing machine to the needle...

to finish my quilt tops for all of you...

I thought I would share some of my great loves with you...

You have met my ever so wonderful and sweet man - Bill...

but have you met this guy?

He is what I lovingly refer to as

"Mama's Handsome Son"

This is my little baby boy all grown up.

You wouldn't know it by looking at him, but before he was born,

he was an answer to a simple, very humble and quiet prayer.

See, I thought I was having a girl the ENTIRE time I was pregnant with him.

His name was Jennifer Lynn in all his baby books...

and of course...

There is a story behind this...

I met a wonderful boy when I went to college.

His name was David.

We only dated about nine months, and we decided to get married!

We were married seven months when I found out I was going to have a baby!

And then we were married nine months when he was taken.

Sometimes, white picket fences aren't in the plan...or so I thought.

That's why I didn't think I would have a little boy.

Oh, but the Lord had other plans.

He heard my little quiet prayer and

six months later...
The Lord gave me back what the world took away.

So, here we are nearly 27 years later,

and

He is a tremendous big brother,

Hugging his sister Jen at her wedding...he was really sad she was leaving...

With his youngest sister Samantha at her graduation

a sweet young man...

and still my blessing...

David with his Dad's Mom...

When he was born,

I named him after his father ~ 

 because

his father's name was David

and it meant

"Beloved".

 

Joel 2:25

25 "And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten..."

Something old...something new...

It's funny what you find when you aren't looking...

This is a quilt top I started nearly 20 years ago...

back when (*shudder*) you had to hand cut out all your shapes...

I did sew them together with a sewing machine...and felt like I was cheating the whole time...

back then, I thought it really wasn't a quilt if your sewing was on a machine!

I think I will finish it this year for the back of my couch...

Seemed appropriate for fall...

Then I started this...

It also reminded me a little of Fall...and although I am not sure how this will end up,

I am excited to try some new stitching on it...

Next time, I will show you all the quilting I have been doing...

I have some finishes to show off!!!

I am sharing a little secret...

This weekend, we ran away to the ranch...and while we were there...

we made a little trip into town...

Kerrville, TX to be exact!

I think its Wal-Mart is one of the last cities in the U.S. that hasn't removed it's fabric department!

(I am counting on a few of your Wal-Marts to still have them too!)

But I digress...

While I was scouring through all the fabric...

I came to an end cap with nothing but FAT QUARTERS and

THESE!

And the best thing?

The EVERYDAY LOW PRICE IS.....

$1.00 each!!!!!

These are really GREAT for beginners!

And they have a bunch of different ones!

ASK FOR THEM

if your store doesn't have them!

 Let's make our

QUILTING LOVE

presence

KNOWN!

p.s. This is not an advertisement for Wal-Mart...

this is just me in love with a bargain!

A little teaser...

I have to wonder what this will look like when I am done...
and to whom it will go to...
any takers? 

I hope you are all having a wonderful week!

It Seams To Be Sew...Time To ANNOUNCE A WINNER!!!!

So what day is it???

OH, THAT'S RIGHT!!!!

It's Monday!!!

September 27th!!!!

I have to say...

I have enjoyed all of your blogs,

comments, and suggestions!

I KNOW I will be doing this again very soon!!!

Thank you everyone for participating!

And the winner is....
#84

PegC

over at
Lightning Fingers


http://paclight53.blogspot.com/


Congratulations!!!! 

How could I ask for more...

Just a little departure from my regular music...

Tomorrow, I will celebrate my anniversary with my sweet man Bill.
Who couldn't love those beautiful eyes...

This was our wedding song you are listening to..

What a gift it has been to have such a sweet man -

my heart is full of wonderful memories of the children we have raised,

the battles we have faced,

and how the Lord not only brought us through it,

but filled our cup to overflowing.

I wouldn't trade a moment of it for anything in this world!

So, we are off to the ranch this weekend to celebrate!

AND Then...



Dad with his sister - Aunt Barbara

 We will  celebrate Bill's amazing dad's 80th birthday!

With my heart this full, how could I ask for more...

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

***Don't forget...I will announce a winner on Monday morning bright and early!***

Need a little help here.... *sigh*

Well, I worked on this quilt top this week...and although I really like the individual fabrics...

and the pattern ( Swirly Girls Design - Patchwork PDQ)...

 

IT JUST LOOKS ANEMIC....

I need some color swatches to look at ladies...any ideas?

Take a picture and email it to me or send me a fabric website or suggest a fabric...

 

I just sat a dark brown piece of fabric next to it to see what I thought.

ALAS....Still not doing it for me.

If I were on Project Runway OR Design Star...

this would be my undoing! I'd be sent home!

I would be hugging everyone goodbye!

HELP!

THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!!!



Pay It Forward!!! NUMBER THREE!!!

Well, I NOW have my THREE!!!!

Patti from Tapestry of Dreams is my THREE!!!

So, if you want to join in the fun...

hop over to Patti's site and be one of her THREE!!!!

I have also on my own decided to take a FOURTH!!!!
Debi from Peace by Piece is my FOURTH!!!
so, if you miss out on Patti's site, go by Debi's sweet little site and be one of her THREE!!!

I have chosen to do a fourth...but that's just me...
Three is a great number to send to...
so go forth and CREATE and SHARE!!!

Thank you to my FOUR Ladies for participating!!!!

Upcoming Events!!!

Well, it is officially 5 days until I announce a winner for my

IT SEAMS TO BE SEW...GIVE-A-WAY!!!!

I am getting so excited! If you have friends that haven't signed up...Get them in here and signed up!!!!
The drawing is this coming Monday, September 27th!!! I am going to post it before I leave for work!!!!

AND...
I have two people that have signed up for my

PAY IT FORWARD EVENT!!!!!

Stephanie from The Queen of Unfinished Projects
and
Linda from Stray Stitches 
(Linda is also having a YUMMY Give-a-way on her blog too!!! Check it out!)

I just need ONE more!!!!
Who will be my ONE MORE???

Ever done this???

Well, as much as I would love to say my quilting is perfect....
It's not!
The good thing about mistakes is that they can ALWAYS be fixed!
Nothing ever has to be thrown out!

So it is...with my Friday Night Sew-In Quilt...I am making this for a friend of mine's baby-to-be...
and found this!

Ever had this happen to you?

Well, I hadn't!

But I didn't want to throw this quilt out and start over....

AND

I have a STRONG adversion to ripping out all those already sewn stitches!

So, here's what I did!

First, I cut a strip the length of that side of my quilt.

I made sure to make it wide enough as to not have any more problems!!!



Then I folded 1/4 inch up and ironed one side of it.

Next, I placed the strip on my quilt where my boo-boo was!

I had to match up my previous sewing seam with the ironed fold so I could make it look like it belonged there...and pin it all safe and sound!

Once that was all done, I took it to my machine, and slowly and carefully began sewing (on the front side) down the original sewing line I had before.

Carefully removing pins as I went!
Once I was finished, I folded the newly added piece over and ironed it down.
It looked like this...

Not too bad if I do say so myself!
I only had to trim it underneath where the original material was (so it would lay flat) and then trim the top to the size of the quilt.

This took all of 20 minutes to do, (MUCH LESS than if I had removed all the stitching on the back of the quilt that I had already done to start over...) and it is now ready to be quilted and then bound.

Back on track...is always a good thing...