Tiffy, this one is for YOU!

just dreaming

Thoughts: Dreaming of warmer days and planting flowers is a sure way to brighten my day during the long months of winter.

 dreaming of the type and color of flower that I will plant...

just dreaming....

Things:  The name of this quilt is grandmas flower garden. Each hexagon piece of the flower cut and hand sewn together.  Then sewn onto blocks with 1/2 triangles to form the diamond in the corners.

your ABC's

Thoughts and Things:  Usually when I am driving, I listen to talk radio or just nothing at all. My recent trip to the store with my little granddaughter, Audrey (a.k.a. Ramona)  was filled with singing.  She is learning her ABC song in preschool.   We sang together at first then she insisted on singing solo.

ABCDEFG... HIKKLNM ...OP... QRSTBU ...WXY and Z, now you know your ABC's next time won't you sing with me!

This little mini alphabet quilt was made from some left over squares from a different quilt.  I free handed  and cut the little letters out of wool felt and whip stitched onto a yellow cotton fabric, with a running stitch around each letter.  

YES YOU IS!

you and you and you and you

Doctrine and Covenants 18:10  Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God.

                                                                                          Joy

Thoughts and Things:  After speaking to 4 technical support personnel and an hour on the phone, I finally mastered the ability to transfer my pictures from my phone to the computer. (and the salesman said it was so easy)  I feel so proud.   

My granddaughter, Hannah, said "You learn something new everyday grandma."  

Yes you do Hannah, yes you do.

Here is a look at my sister pickles, our sewing day and some of their finished schnibbles.

Sandy K.  used different colors than she usually does.  Turned out adorable.  Perfect for her kitchen table this spring and summer.

 Deby just used scraps she had left over from other quilts! Beautiful

 Sandy. S. used grays mixed with orange, red and yellow.  Love it!

 Suzie used blacks, reds ,yellows and greens. Beyond cute!

 Sandy laying out her border pieces

 Suzie looks  like she is putting a puzzle together

 Janie arranging her blocks  in rows.  A little praying on your knees never hurts.

if I only knew

Thoughts and Things: If I only knew how to transfer my pictures from my cell phone to my computer, I would show you the fruits of our labors from our pickles sewing day.  Most of my sister pickles finished their schnibbles, with the others very close behind.  Everyone  did beautiful work.  I, on the other hand, sewed the first 10 blocks wrong. Yes, my unpicker is a valuable tool in my sewing basket!

This is my schnibble (picture taken on my other camera)

9 patch set at  an angle with 5" square cut diagonally for corner triangle.

other schnibble pictures coming soon

Prepared for Pickles

Tomorrow my "Pickles" quilt group is coming to my home for our January all day sew day.

The pattern has been chosen, fabric purchased and precisely cut. Ready for hours of sewing.

  I can't think of anything better to do on a stormy day.

The pickles will

 sew

have brunch

unpick

measure again

laugh

talk (alot of talking)

eat chocolate

sew 

eat take out for dinner

sew

ohhh and ahhh
hopefully finish our project

and love being together

Let's Eat!

Thoughts:  A question that I always seem to ask my hubby is ,"What do you want for dinner?  His response is usually the same.  "Just make something easy."   I wish sometimes he could be a little more specific.

 Tonight's dinner menu was canned soup and fresh french bread, made by my friend Jane.

Luckily Jane was nice enough to share her wonderful talent with us, otherwise I would have made grilled cheese sandwiches made out of white bread from the grocery store. 

After we were finished eating my hubby said to me, "Thank you for my delicious dinner."   Really, Seriously!  I am not sure how  I felt, guilty or happy. Here's the thing... he has said that to me every night after dinner for as long as I can remember.  On a few occasions, he has said that even when he makes the meal! 

Prime rib (very seldom) or canned soup (all too often), he is always nice enough to thank me. 

Things:  For Christmas  this year my crafty daughter-in-law, Tiffy, made me this cute picture for my kitchen.  Made from utensils bought from the thrift store, fabric for the background, and a can of red spray paint. I love it!

Little Charlie

My grandson, little Charlie, had a rough week.  He lost his best friend, comforter, and companion.  His beloved binkie.  His older brother took it upon himself to cut the end of it off. Could it be possible that he heard his grandma and mom talking about that very thing?   It was the last binkie they had, and it really was time. 

Charlie...Binkie...Now! has been an all too frequent phrase said by him, even though he sounded too cute when he said it.

After a week of crying, fussing, whimpering and some restless nights he has become a big boy now.

A hearty congratulations to his mom Tiffy...YOU DID IT!

guess what grandma found in the crib left over from Christmas vacation?  He'll never know

There now, one side of the cupboard done

inch of dust gone

looking better

added some of my quilts too

Thoughts and Things: The month of January always finds me reflecting on the abundance of blessings received the previous year, and, with hopes that the coming 12 months will be filled with more of the same. The abundance of good things seem to make lifes challenges much easier to deal with.

Along with the thoughts of my abundance of blessings, January seems to always be the month that I realize the abundance of stuff in my home. It happens every year.

My dish cabinet needs to be cleaned out, dusted and rearranged. It's like asking a child to give away some of their favorite toys!

"There are children in the world without toys" Isn't that what our moms said and we as moms have said too!?

Someone in the world could use some of my dishes.

flying scares me...glad to be home

Arise and shine forth that your light may be a standard to the nations.
Doctrine and Covenants 115:5

This sunday in our young womens program we are introducing the theme for 2012.

With a piece of cardboard, brush and paints, I have attempted to paint them a reminder that the world NEEDS THEIR LIGHT!

sit (sit) v. sat: 1. To rest , as upon a chair, with the body bent at the hips, and the spine nearly vertical; rest upon the haunches; take or occupy a seat.

I'm good at that.

Sunday Sewing

Thoughts and Things: I have heard it said many times before that for each stitch you sew on sunday you will have to unpick with your nose in heaven.

My little neice turned 4 yesterday. To help celebrate, the family was invited over to her home for cake and ice cream and to join voices together to sing "Happy Birthday."

Could I go to her little party empty handed? Heavens no, she's 4! That's where the sunday sewing comes in. I had this little scotty dog pattern on my sewing table with the intentions of making it for my daughter for christmas. I know Kate likes dogs, she has 2 real ones that are part of her family, so to work I went, sewing on sunday.

My nose is long with a ball on the end, it should do a fine job unpicking.

It will free up my hands while they are sewing.