Another Top Quilted

Tennessee Waltz is finished. This one was started a long time ago, I'm glad it is finished. Seems like that is the way of most of my quilt tops. Just waiting to be quilted. Don't know what is up with the text color and the underline but at least I can enter some text. Having a bit of a problem with that this evening.


This little guy kept me company while I stitched down the binding. They usually don't hang around too long but he watched until I went in the house and then disappeared.

Of course Lucky gave the quilt his comfort test and seemed to approve.

Still Here

Still here and still plugging away on quilts. The large and extremely busy quilt is Orca Blue, Bonnie Hunter's mystery for 2011. I started it after returning from the mountains in Nov. and just finished on Tuesday. I am very glad to have it finished and if anyone sees a mistake I don't want to know about it. It's too late to fix now and I would rather be oblivious.

The smaller quilt is paddlewheels and pinwheels from a Thimbleberries book. I think the fabric is sentimental journey. It has been hanging around a long time and is finally finished.

The first picture is of my sad willow tree in the back yard. The hurricane blew it all to one side but at least it is still standing. It is beginning to bud. We have had a very mild winter, even so I am ready for Spring.

Next up is quilting a Christmas quilt that has been waiting forever. Hopefully this weekend. I am also Swooning with several others. Great quilt. Using Ruby, love those colors!

Carol

Old Ornaments

This is an old ornament that hung on our tree when I was a child. Bringing back many memories.

Smoky Mountain Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving in the Smoky Mountains with my 2 daughters and their families. We stayed in this lovely cabin. The weather was great. Warm days and cool nights. Campfires and smores, a little hiking and some shopping. Of course we had a great turkey dinner on Thursday, my son in law made the turkey and the rest of us pitched in for the rest of the dinner and clean up. Then on Friday we visited Paula Deen's Kitchen in Cherokee. Two big dinners in a row, I'm afraid to even step on the scale!Gatlinburg was all decked out for Christmas.The kids got in some fishing.The Polar Express to the North Pole was a hit.
Very nice get-away. Missed Neal and his family. Hoping they can join us next year.

Frustrated

I did manage to get Grady and Kendall's costumes done for Halloween. Here are Woody and Jessie. They were so cute!!

I'm on a cleaning out the closets jag. Such a frustrating job. When you live in a small house all you do is move stuff from one room to another. My guest room closet is stashed to the brim with scrap booking supplies, Christmas decorations and lots and lots of photos. It is looking better, I am throwing away a lot of junk that I have been holding onto for one reason or another but it is a time consuming proces

It Has Been Awhile

Wow, how time flies. Just finished the costumes for two of the grand kids. They will be Jessie and Woodie from Toy Story this year. Cute, cute. Trying to finish up Happy hauntings quilt before I start anything else and then onto finishing a couple of Christmas quilts.

A Finish and More to Quilt

Eventide is finished. Did a little continuous curve and some feathers. I am happy with the results and very happy that it is finished!

Red Velvet made with Bliss. Another top added to the needs to be quilted pile.

And Goosetracks in the Pumpkins. I started this one at retreat last fall and just finished it up this month. Also going into the to be quilted pile. I need to order a roll of batting and get busy!