Taking a Break!

My sewing machine is all fixed. All oiled and cleaned and ready to go.
So why am I taking a break???
Cause I can!!!!

My youngest daughter and her husband invited me to visit for the weekend. They did not have a chance to visit for mother's day, so this will be my mother's day with them. Actually, they are taking me gambling. What fun! I am not a gambler by any stretch of the imagination, but once or twice a year it is fun to find the newest nickle machines at the casino and play the afternoon away. Don't spend much that way.

So I am off after work today and will return on sunday. I will think about the sewing machine then. It is still sitting on my desk in the sewing room, not even hooked up. Just sitting there where I put it when I brought it home after being worked on.

I have my work cut out for me cause I have two BOM's now to do. April and May's are sitting waiting for my attention. And I still have a few pj's to finish for the grandchildren.
All in good time...........

Sewing Withdrawals

I am having sewing withdrawals...............sounds funny but you know what I mean.
The sewing machine is in the shop (I knew something was wrong when I sewed my finger) and since I only have one I can't get anything done. It's driving me nuts!
I walk in the sewing room and see all my stash and started projects and there is nothing I can do.

I spent saturday at a women's wellness show, and I ran a table for my sister advertising all of her embroidery items. I did manage to sell some things, but the important thing was I took some orders for her. That always makes it worth while. A nice relaxing day spent with my best friend. She likes to come and spend that day with me at the table shows and we just chat the day away.

Sunday was just such a boring day. I cleaned the house, went for a walk, cut some material out for another project,,,, but still it just didn't feel right. Tonight is my Thimbleberries club meeting and I never got April's BOM done, so nothing to show at the meeting.
Don't I just sound crabby???? It's withdrawal I tell ya!!!!!!!

Ouch!!!!!!!!

Well I have always heard of ladies having this accident, but you never think it will happen to you.

Yes, I did it, got my finger in the way of the sewing needle. Put the needle right thru my index finger on the left hand. Grossed alot of people out at Urgent Care when I walked in to try and find someone to remove it from my finger. What a big commotion these people make.

I had to have 3 x-rays to verify that the needle went thru my bone, and then ofcours a tenust shot of which hurt more than the needle in the finger. But after over an hour of everyone asking me on a scale of 1 to 10 what is the pain...........lol Oh for goodness sake, just pull it out!!!!!!!!!!

I feel like such a klutz! And now I have to take antibotics for the next 5 days. But after they finally were done with me, I went back home and changed needles on my sewing machine and continued where I left off.

Gosh I am tired!!!!

After spending all day saturday shopping, and in all places quilt shops, I was exausted.
But then sunday rolls around and I spent it sewing. Now I really am exauste.

I wasn't able to do all what I wanted.

These are pj pants that I started making for my grandchildren. Very quick to sew.
I actually cut out eight pj's in all. So do get four this far was pretty good.


I made this drape to cover a small closet in the spare bedroom. JoAnn's had a 50% off on everything in the store and this piece of drapery was calling me. I know, it is funny, but I heard it.

This wizard of oz quilt I finally got the binding on. It is now ready to wrap up. It will be a gift for my DH's niece. She graduates the end of next month from high school, and I thought this would make a nice gift to take with her to college in the fall.

Oh and I was going to use this serger to do the seams on the pj's, but it came unthreaded. And it seems to be a bit of a puzzle to thread it. Time to get out the instructions. What a pain! I bought this older serger last month. It really is a nice machine, and it was a very good deal. But still need to figure out how to use it. I don't know what I was thinking today, pulling this out and trying to just start it up and sew. Silly me! ok ok,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I reading the instructions.

Quiet sunday morning

Well it is sunday morning and all is quiet right now. I have been at my daughter's house all weekend so no sewing is really getting done. Some hand work that needed to be finished, but only when the boys are in bed for the night.
My daughter is spending the weekend with her husband in the hospital while grandma spends some quality time with the grandsons. Such good boys.
Right now we are eating breakfast and getting ready for church. The oldest who is 5 has sunday school soon and the youngest, 3 will be with grandma for church.
Yesterday was a filled day with McDonald's and play time. Not sure what today will bring, but it is very nice outside, so I am sure it will include some outside activities.
The 2009 BOM quilt is officially done. All handwork done, and the lable is on. I started my bug pincushion. The embrodery work is done and once I get home it will need to be sewed together.

Well that is it for sewing this weeknd, unless I get some time before bed tonight. It doesn't matter, I enjoy my time with the grandsons, and even get some spoiling time in.

Tomorrow night is my Thimbleberries club meeting , much tyo take for show and tell.

Easter Weekend

Our Easter weekend is full. Full of family, full of laughs, full of fun, and most important full of love.
Our grandsons came to stay with us this weekend. Their father has been in the hospital for over a week now. His doctors found a 2 inch diameter tumor on his brain, and he needed surgery. We are very thankful that is was a benign tumor. But the removal did contribute to more problems for him and his family. And he will need more extensive care while he is still in the hospital and when he gets home. My daughter has been spending alot of time with her husband and we find that we are spending some bonding time with our grandsons.

Ivan is the oldest, and he can sense the changes going on. But he enjoyed his time with grandpa and grandma. We decorated eggs in anticipation of the easter bunny coming during the night to hide their eggs.

Nickolas enjoyed coloring his eggs and is very excited to have the easter bunny visit.

No sewing this weekend, no time. Easter dinner tomorrow, youngest daughter and her husband to join us, and the boys should be here till the evening.

But what a great fun weekend!

Great weekend for starting and finishing projects

This was a fast weekend, so much to do and many places to go.
Bill was busy outside tending the smoker. He was making his venison sausage and it took all weekend to do. He had alot of help, and it kept him out of my hair for awile.
So I was able to get some projects done.

These three pillows are covered with a wonderful flannel I found in Michigan. They are so soft and have that outdoor look. Just perfect for our couch.

My grandsons are each getting a Thomas the train pillow case in their easter baskets. So grandma had to whip these together. I will need to deliever them later this week.

I played around with these Baby genius patterns. I used a pattern that my sister discovered. It is called pineapple squares. A square within a square within a square......etc. It is so much fun to do and goes very fast. I just whipped them together in a matter of time. But then that is another project............................

I was able to work on the blocks made from the free fat quarters we receive at the Thimbleberries club meetinjgs. Still trying to get that pinwheel to line up.

And this is how far I got with the BOM for the month of March. It's cut out so that's about half done right???