Tuesday, September 29, 2009

It has begun...


GHS Rocket quilt part 1:  the center logo has been cut out, ready to sew together...
I had it laid out flat on the floor, but the dogs came trampling in before I could snap the picture....so you get the crumpled version for now...
This G was a bear to get right.... think Georgia bulldog G or Green Bay G logo, and increase size to appx 50" x 35" (I did not get it measured before the dogs came in, either) I still don't think it's perfectly accurate, but close enough!

Sunday, September 27, 2009

new project


I am starting a new project, a quilt for my son in his school colors, with football number, and logo...possibly other school related images... not sure at this point.  I think some of these fabrics will be included...fabric selection still in process... maybe I will finish it before he graduates in 2011 : )

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

quilt show purchases

I didn't get away from the quilt show without bringing something back with me : )



not too bad....could have done a whole lot more damage to the pocketbook.

Don't you find yourself dreaming of having that much fabric in your own stash?....such a variety..... so many great books and ideas at those shows....
almost like getting to visit all the great quilting blogs in person....

Monday, September 21, 2009

more pictures from quilt show

There were way more quilts on display than I took pictures of... here are a few.. the minature grandmother's flower garden's hexagons were 1/4"... so many quilts...all were beautiful...














Saturday, September 19, 2009

quilt show

Had a great time at a quilt & craft show today....






Wednesday, September 16, 2009

latest preserves

Here are the latest:  apple preserves, apple pie filling, banana peppers, apple jelly, jalapeno peppers w/ a few pieces of habanero, pears in light syrup, ginger pear preserves.... not pictured is the apple pie in a jar jam...

Sunday, September 13, 2009

made ginger pear preserves today

the battery went dead on my camera, so.... no picture...yet..  also have mom's apple pie in a jar jam, apple pie filling, apple jelly, mmmm... apple preserves, more pears in syrup..
 I did get a picture of the first quilt that I did the quilting myself... it was the leftover stars lap quilt (the leftover part of the large stars quilt).  You can kind of see my flowers and stars... very wobbly... I didn't realize I was supposed to let the feed dogs down, so I was twisting and turning the quilt as I went..... silly, silly...

you can also see how wonky it is... started squaring up those tiny half square triangles, and decided......eh, they're close enough...but they weren't .... this is one of my lessons learned quilts.... I really like it despite it's flaws..... this is my ball park quilt....
...speaking of ball park..... my son's team has lost all their games so far... the last one, they players were so muddy...terrible field conditions....you couldn't even read the numbers on some of the jerseys... white shirts, light silver pants.... glad they decided that the coaches were going to wash the uniforms this year... I still had cleats, socks, girdle, underarmor & ankle braces to wash the mud out of....

purse#2

This is purse #2 that was made during the months without a computer...I really like this one.  boy, did I have a hard time turning those handles...I used heavier fabric than called for in the pattern...had to get my needlenosed pliers out...

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

new venture

I've joined the facebook crowd...not too sure I like it, but, if it helps me keep up with the kid... I've decided to just make it a photo journal for now, as I'm not too sure what I want to share...
I have yet to sew a single stitch again this week, more peppers to pick and pickle, and today there are apples thrown in for good measure... not sure what I'm going to make with them... time to pull out the canning books and do a little googling, I suppose... I can't wait to try out my handy dandy peeler, corer(sp), slicer thingy, though... My husband's Uncle sent it to me this Christmas after tasting one of my jams, called Mom's apple pie in a jar... pretty good hint that he'd like me to make more...