A present for Mom in law

This is what I made for my mother in law. Today is her birthday and she just phoned to tell me she opened it so now I can share. I used a bunch of different fabric lines for this one and mainly in greens and oranges. It was quilted with a free motion pattern. This was the only picture I had and I was lucky it was on my computer otherwise I wouldn't be able to share. Pray for my pictures. Happy Birthday Sharon!!!!

A bit of sewing

Yesterday I got a bit of sewing in and worked on the owl quilt. The front is complete and I was putting together all for my scraps to use them in the back somehow. Can't throw them out. I cut them up into 1,2,and 2.5 inch pieces and then sewed them in a big line the length of the quilt.

For those of you I haven't talked to - my computer died a big death on Sunday. Soulmate had it torn apart into pieces trying to fix it when I came back from church. It had been getting really slow and although I am sure that I voiced that it took Soulmate trying to check something for him to really get the full picture. And speaking of pictures- from 2004-2008 I

have lost mine in the hard drive that is no longer working. So that will have to be sent away- so word out to you- back up your photos to disk or Flickr. I don't even want to know what that is going to cost. I am writing to you on the new laptop Soulmate bought for me so that I may stay connected to the world. Thank you Soulmate!!!!!

Morven Park and Mansion

Yesterday we took a little trip and went to a place we had heard about and seen from the main highways, just never been. We took a tour of Morven Park and mansion. They had some people there doing re-enactments of the Civil War times and gave us a lesson on life "back in the day" We toured the mansion on the lower levels and got a lesson on the Westlandmore Davis family. Towards the end of the tour both queens lost interest- but I thought the grounds and the building to be beautiful. Pictures posted on Flickr for those interested. Have a great day!

Our first week

We survived our first week of summer all together. We had the help of a couple of playdates thrown in there. Thank goodness for the pool and free movie Tuesday, both great cost effective ways of entertainment. Today we are going to take a family trip over to the Morven park and mansion and do the tour. Tomorrow I work in the church nursery and Soulmate might try and get some golf in. I have been working on the owl quilt and sent off something as a birthday gift so when that is received I will post pics of that. I am not going to do any swaps for the month of July. With the kids home and a project list that is growing I will work on that instead. Keeping the kids busy and out of trouble is a full time job. Hope you had a great first week of summer also. Picture above is of a fun sunset this week.

Time Flies

This is Dee Dee with Tyler, Jess, and Cody, her boys. When we went back for our trip to CA I was amazed at how big the boys......hmmmm....young men have grown. They all had the broad shoulders and manly voices that completely freaked me out, because I remember holding them as babies (tearing up now). The thing I love most about this group is no matter how much time has passed there is a easy loving relationship. This trip was no exception. I love ya man - I mean men. Dee Dee - good job!

Presidents Award

What a way to end elementary school. Queen 1 was given the Presidents Award for achieving good grades and SOL scores. We knew she was smart, but admit we were surprized when her name was called. We are so proud of her. Good job Queen!!!!

School is over and we are relaxing and enjoying the beginning of our summer. We went to the movies yesterday. Queen 1 is at a sleep over and Queen 2 is having a playdate. The bulldozers are behind us and next to us and I will be sooooo happy when the construction is done and the houses are complete. I got in a bit of sewing time yesterday and worked on the owl quilttop. Putting that puzzle together. Hope you are getting to enjoy your summer too.
Love.

What I sent

This is what I sent Kim in Oregon for the texture swap. As soon as I heard what the theme was I sketched this out and knew what I wanted to do. Most of it is done by hand. I used the machine for quilting. I used wooden buttons, thread, yarn, and cotton and linen fabric to make it. It was a joy to make and I really liked the outcome. I think the hardest part was waiting until Kimmie received it before posting the picture. I wanted to share immediately.