I love deer hunting season!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unbelievable what was accomplished this weekend!
It is soooooo quiet around here for the past three days. No tv, no radio, no one to talk to. Now some people might think this was a boreing three days. But not me.

The wash got done, the floors vacumm, funiture dusted, beds made, grocery shopping done, etc. etc. etc.
The hunting season leaves me alone alot until after thanksgiving. Just think of how much more accomplishments will get done yet before the end of the year. Not only housework but.............

ta da!!!!!!!! sewing was done!!!!
Lots and lots of sewing. I never watched the time, and stopped only for breaks and went to bed when tired.
Just look at what I accomplised. This is a tree skirt for my youngest daughter and her husband. I am very proud of this and I still have the quilting to do before it is cut and binded. It just looks so beautiful and I love the colors. This is my first attempt at making a tree skirt. One of the gals at my quilt club made one of these and on advice from her I deceided to give it a shot. She said it would only take an afternoon to do. How right she was, this pattern is out of the book "Gathering Friends" by kathryn Squibb & Deborah Jacobs. And it was a very quick project to do. At least up to now.
I also deceided it was time to takle that stash of mine. I don't know what it is that makes me save all the little pieces of materials that are left over from past projects. But when I can't contain it anymore it is time to clean. Really, I did throw some out.

I was also able to finsh this quilt top. This is where all the fat quarter blocks from my Thimbleberries club meetings. I sill have lots left over, this pattern only used 13 squares and it measures out to a 80 x 80 square top. A very nice scrap quilt.

Here is my fat quarter block from my october meeting. I finished two of these to take back to the next meeting to received my next fat quarter.

And these are my 10th BOM from the meeting. As always, one 12" and three 6" blocks. I am getting really excited to get this quilt done.

What a wonderful weekend. I don't get many of these. So I enjoy what I have.
.........And yeah honey. I missed you too.......!

What was that???????????

My weekend, my quiet time. Just me and my sewing projects and peace and quiet.
Ahhhhhhh!!! What happen!!!!


The grandkids came for a visit. Surprise grandma!!!!!
Well, no sewing was done, but I bet you guess that by now. Wonder what was your first clue.


So we made ghost cupcakes in honor of halloween coming soon. Sprinkles everywhere, and frosting in the mouth. All the good clean fun that makes momma soooooo happy.
A good time was had by all.
If I had my choice, I would do it again. My little grandbabies. What sewing projects?

First you win,,,,,,,,,then you lose

There are those moments in life that you can go for days on cloud nine and enjoy good news every day. And then, just as suddenly you can have one day with nothing but bad news.

A couple weeks ago I won two tickets to go see the Oprah Winfrey show. A live taping. My girlfriend is such a huge fan of Oprah's and I surprised her with the other ticket. She had been very depressed lately because of loseing her job of 26 years and finding it difficult to find another job. Then I made her day with the Oprah news. And a week later, she finds a job. I am so happy for her.
Today is a different story. She was able to tell her new employer that she would start right away as long as she had this certain day off to go to the Oprah Winfrey show. "Not a problem says her new employer, it is the month of november which will be hard to get a day off."
Well, I just received this morning an email from the audiance crew at Oprah and was informed that the date of the show tapeing has been cancelled and we would be able to get another date of our choosing in November. I was crushed, more so for my girlfriend because now she can't go. I feel so awful.
It isn't a problem trying to find someone to take the other ticket. But I feel so bad for her. She has wanted this for like ever. And now she will not have an opportunity to see Oprah in person.
So there ya have it, first your up, and then your down.

Bill is leaving tonight to go hunting, and I will be alone for the weekend. Perfect opportunity to finish the one flannel quilt I need to finish by christmas. I also found a beautiful tree skirt pattern I thought I would try my hand at. So I have everything together to start that project too. Some quiet time for me. I don't get enough of that these days.

Pumpkin Sunday

First you pick out the perfect pumkin, it has to be the right size.

And once you got just the one. we take them to Papa's house so he can carve them up pretty.!!!!

What an exhausting day. And no sewing done.

Babysitting Again

Oops! Another babysitting weekend? My goodness it feels like I just had one of those.

Well that is the plans this weekend. I have been working non stop this week every nite after work or for a few minutes in the morning sewing my BOMs for the thimbleberries Club meeting and working on the haunted house table topper to finish in time for the meeting on Oct. 12. How did I get behind? I think the days are just going by so fast that everything is a blur. I know I need to get these done by the next meeting. So I am hopeful that I can finish tonight.

Saturday morning starts early with my granddaughters and doesn't end till sunday evening after 8pm. My weekends go super fast when it involves the grandchildren.

We actually had a day planned with all four of them, Papa was helping them carve their pumpkins on sunday. The boys came down with strep throat this morning so I guess I won't get to see them at all this weekend.

I am sure any sewing I can get done this weekend will be while they nap, or later in the evening when they go to bed...............