My saturday!

My saturday.  My Day!  Isn't it sad that you have to actually mark a day on the calendar to make time for yourself?  That's what I got to do to get a day to myself.  So my saturday is here, and I was able to finish up the girls easter dresses.  A couple of weeks ahead too I might add, no scrambling for this grandma.

My grandson's 5th birthday is next week.  And he asked for a starwars helmet and a light saber.  So grandma just finished his thought and made him a darth vader cloak to go with them all.  Excuse the easter dress, the hanger was handy for draping the cloak and taking a picture.

Then I deceided I was going to organize my stash.  I started it a couple weeks ago when I got the accu quilt cutter.  But still a couple totes to go through.  And what did I find????

These scrap blocks that I had started two years ago.  I just packed them away for the day I was going to be able to sew them into a quilt.  So ofcourse I had to stop what I was doing and get them sewed together.  I had to!  They were in the tote I was trying to organize.  Now I don't have to worry about putting them back in the tote.......................                                         



This quilt turned out pretty cool.  Not bad.  The first one probably could of matched more, but thast's why they call them scrap quilts.  I feel like I got so much accomplished today.

And tomorrow will be spent in green bay with my daughter and son in law.  They closed on their new home  a couple days ago and now they want to paint before moving in.  So mom said she would help.  Or maybe be the sidewalk forman......

Home Sweet Home

The table topper is finished for my daughter and son in law's new home.  Next week sunday we start the painting prior to the move in.  And this topper is all done and I think it will look just beautiful in their new kitchen perhaps with a vase full of flowers.  What do you think????

And I got one of two easter outfits done for the grand daughters.  This is a short dress to be worn with leggings.  It is so easy and cute, I could not believe how quickly it went together.  You just use a t-shirt and fill it in with ruffles.............so cute!
The pieces for the second one are all  cut out and ready to be sewed on the second t-shirt.  But after spending the afternoon outside in this beautiful weather raking the lawn (yes I am pushing it) I am tired.
Early to bed for me.



Got it done!

Lucky Star Quilt a/k/a Donkey Quilt is done.  Well the top is.  It turned out so cool!  I love it.
Now it is at the quilters.   My friend's birthday is around memorial day, so I might wait till then to give it to him. 
Spent most of this weekend with my youngest daughter and son in law in green bay.  Got home early Sunday morning and need to get a few things put away and picked up around here.  Then I am planning on working on a table topper for my daughter's new house.  Hopefully this will be a quick project.

Quilting Retreat

Just a quick report on how the quilting retreat went this weekend.  Great!  It hit a couple of bumps getting here, but it worked out great.  We both got alot accomplished.

I managed to get a row and one block done for this Lucky Stars patter a.k.a Donkey Quilt.  The inside of each star is a picture of my friend's donkey.  All done in blacks, greys, and white.  This is turning out quite nicely.

I just need to kick it in gear.  15 more blocks to do before I can do the borders.  And I am taking it to the quilter's shop to quilt my self on the long arm in march.  So gotta get going.

Definitely will do another quilt retreat again soon!

Awesome Day!!!!!!!

And it is finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Crab Apple Cove top is done and ready to go to the quilters.  I am so proud.  It felt like it took forever.

And now on to the next project.  This is a quilt I have been planning for some time now.  A good friend of mine that would give you the shirt off his back to help you out.  He had a pet donkey that he loved dearly, and the donkey, Doc, passed last fall.  I wanted to do something special for him.  So here is a picture quilt of his beloved donkey.  Two blocks out of 20 done.  And now I got to take a break for the rest of the night.  Whew!  I am exhausted.

And my girlfriend's quilt is coming along really great.  She got so many blocks done today.

She does great work.  Sometimes she makes me so jealous.  And when her quilts are done, she hand quilts them.  That is so special.  I don't have the patience for that.

Break Time!

I am taking a break.  And as you can see, it's the coffee and chocolate that keep us going.  I did manage to get all my blocks done by the time I went to bed last nite.

and this morning, I was able to finish the quilt insides.  Now I am working on the flying geese borders.  128 flying geese to be exact.  Now my goal is to finish this quilt by the time I go to bed tonight.  Think I will make it.



My girlfriend is working ferverishly at her blocks.  All the flying geese she made on friday are now coming together in her blocks.  This picture does not do it justice.  Such beautiful shades of green.

Ok breaks over..................more coffee!

"Let the Quilt Retreat Begin"

Here it is Friday nite, and the retreat has started.  Now alot went wrong that almost made this a no retreat weekend.  We got canceled from the Retreat House and almost didn't have any kind of a quilt retreat at all.  Then my girl friend comes up with the idea that we will just have the retreat at my house.  So I kept my vacation day on the books at the office and the plans were on.  Oh and then my boss took my vacation day away from me because he needed me at the office since there was no one to cover me.

Once again, the weekend looked like it was a bust.  But my girlfriend says, come pick me up thursday nite and I will be at your house starting the retreat without you.  So yes she is here, picked her up last nite to begin the weekend.

This is the quilt that I whipped together wednesday night trying to keep myself busy.  A small baby's quilt to add to my collection.

this is what I managed to get done thursday nite.  Two blocks.  That's it!

And this is what she got accomplished today while I had to work.  Now the race is on.  Let's see what can get accomplished tonight.  Let the quilt weekend begin.