Today is a better day!

Yesterday has come and gone. Today, Travis called to wish me a belated happy birthday, as did Lisa on Facebook.

I did go back and tried again with the bookmarks. A little organza is all they needed. I was so excited I took the picture while they were still wet.They really are quite delicate and they have a bird and flowers embroidered on them.

So, yesterday wasn't a complete bust!

Had a thought and will share more later but, think I will try an on-line 'Quilting Bee' this summer. Hope somebody is out there and interested in joining in. Love to hear from you.

Happy quilting! Sandi

Birthday plans and so what...

Today's my 65th birthday. I plan to do nothing, as are the plans of family and friends. We'll eat leftovers and a fruit smoothie for me. Looking on the brighter side, I've lost 5lbs and tomorrow is another day!

My friend Jerrie brought a card and flowers this morning. She's the best friend a gal could have.

Bill had a lovely card ready first thing this morning.We don't go out to eat, too hard with the oil free Vegan diet and I'm not cooking tonight. We'll celebrate my birthday along with Mother's Day on Sunday at Travis'.
 Yesterday, I spent an hour or so embroidering a couple pretty little bookmarks and the following is what I ended up with. OH POOH! Apparently they needed an organza base. Directions would have been nice. Maybe, I'll try again today.

Who says everyday is a productive day? I'll let you know tomorrow if mine was.

Hope your day is lovely and productive!
Sandi

Current projects

Just a quick blurb...
 As I said before this quilt show year and business is slow so, I'm making quilts while I have the time. 
I've been teaching a Beginners Quilting class since February and here's how we've. started. First month was paper piecing; Log Cabins and Flying geese.

Second month is Applique, due to time constraints I chose machine embroidery applique. My pumpkin has some how disappeared so, will try to retrieve it. Here it is and right side up... plum amazing!

Today's class was on Precision Piecing, The weird looking Topiary


I've been working on a Kim Dielh design from Fons and Porters March/April issue of  Love of Quilting magazine. I try to do one 'fun' quilt a year and this is it. Didn't have to buy one piece of fabric, all stash!

Top border is all hand appliqued with bottom and sides being worked on.

  
 I just love hand applique and wish there were more hours in the day to do it.

 

Gotta run, happy quilting!
Sandi

Yes you are absolutely right!

I have been neglecting my blog and I do apologize. This is quilt show year and I have been trying to get ready for our show. Plus, I'm trying to complete some UFO's. You think I'm neglecting my blog, some of my UFO's think I died! Our quilt guild did a mystery quilt and I actually finished my quilt a little before it needed to be wahoo! This is it but, have to say it isn't my favorite and that's my fault I should have paid closer attention to the quantity of fabric required as well as the color values. I did get a couple customer quilts finished. Business has been slow, gotta believe the economy isn't quite what we've been told. Joyce's quilt, turned out great! Then I got one done for Suzanne in California. Made for a man and it was just beautiful, with woodsy theme. It was a king size and thanks to Mary @ Quilt Hollow with her referral I got the job. I'm going to try to keep up with my blog better. I promise! Happy quilting out here in blogland! Sandi

told you I had more...

Busy place this time a year. Bill started four 10 hour days in Sept. (I think) and has an extra day to make three day weekends. He usually works in the yard, garden or new garage but, yesterday was rainy and he trimmed bushes until it started raining hard. He wanted to can some banana peppers but, didn't know where to start so, I pulled out the 'Blue Book' canning book and told him to go for it. The last time I canned peppers I had a hard time breathing so, he knew I wasn't about to help. I did just a little and here are the results:

Not bad for his first time! I managed to get a couple quilts finished for myself and I don't think this first one has been posted and know the second one hasn't been posted , yet.

It hangs at the end of our entry hall. I thought I'd include a picture of the entry hall table and mantel in the living room, too:

The next picture is of the same entry table this summer. I just love the funky birds I found at Hobby Lobby:

Then there's the quilt I made to hang in a new quilt shop here in town. Unfortunately, the shop couldn't make it due to the economy, and nasty gossip floating about town. Too bad people are so ignorant that they don't care to find out the truth and are willing to perpetuate lies. I got to bring my quilt home and will enter it in the next quilt show. I call it Victorian Baskets. The feathers are from my class with Karen McTavish a couple years ago. I decided to use them as a background fill. Hope you like them:

I'll go back and check to see what I've missed this past summer and I'll post again soon, I hope. Sandi

Guess it's been a little too long to be soon! Where does my time go? I do have a few pictures to share of projects and customer quilts to share.

Mimi's quilt

Joan's quilt

Judy's Hop to It

Sandra's quilts

Looks like I need to download pictures from my camera before I can continue. I promise I'll be back! Sandi