Sew Sew Days August, 2013

Posted By on August 24, 2013

Catherine and I had our annual SEW SEW DAYS – last Tuesday and Wednesday.   Those days were full of laughter, fun, tears (we went to see THE BUTLER), eating, sewing, shopping, doing my annual home renovation while my kids were gone on vacation, and of course we took pictures.

After looking at the pictures I think most of our time was taken up taking pictures of Oreo, Hannah, and Ruby (cat, cat, dog)….LOL.

So here we go with the picture proof of the fun….

Catherine's sewing station!

Catherine’s sewing station!

One of Catherine's gorgeous projects.

One of Catherine’s gorgeous projects.

 

Embellishing SAO's wall hanging FIELD OF FLOWERS

Embellishing SAO’s wall hanging FIELD OF FLOWERS

 

Love Fest -Hannah and Catherine

Love Fest -Hannah and Catherine

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Hannah was actually born in Catherine’s house before she came to live with me!

Hannah - close up - watching us sew!

Hannah – close up – watching us sew!

 

Oreo doesn't care if we are sewing or not - she is napping close by!

Oreo doesn’t care if we are sewing or not – she is napping close by!

Oreo guarding the water bowl!

Oreo guarding the water bowl!

 

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Ruby LOVES Catherine!

Ruby LOVES Catherine!

 

 

It is a yearly tradition – every time my kids and grandangels go on vacation, I do something to the house and Catherine helps!  This year we made some flower arrangements!

Hanging flowers!

Hanging flowers!

Flower boxes on the back patio

Flower boxes on the back patio

 

Entry table sunflowers and hydrangeas

Entry table sunflowers and hydrangeas

 

And the big thing – Catherine arranged flowers and a CHICKEN in an antique vessel…..and she staged a wonderful front porch scenario!  Catherine has so many special talents – and staging is only one of the things that she wows me with!  The throw on the rocking chair is from my cousin, Janie, a centennial celebration of my dad’s hometown – Green City, Missiouri!

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Midnight doesn't care about the flower arranging - she is chasing bugs!

Midnight doesn’t care about the flower arranging – she is chasing bugs!

 

Catherine's jewelry that she made - the photo doesn't capture the beauty or the magnificence of the pieces....but she left me with the embellished black chain because I fell in love with it

Catherine’s jewelry that she made – the photo doesn’t capture the beauty or the magnificence of the pieces….but she left me with the embellished black chain because I fell in love with it

 

 

It was lots of fun….as it always is when  Catherine and I have our Sew Sew Days!

 

Virginia Scrappers, July 27, 2013

Posted By on July 27, 2013

Yes, it is really me – long time no blog – long story, but I am BACK!  Not only am I back, but filled with quilty ideas and lots of inspiration that only comes from spending a day with friends – and that is just what I did today.  I spent the day with my quilting friends from Virginia Scrappers.

Because I am temporarily a left handed typist (and not a very good one either) this will be mostly about pictures!  We really did have fun looking at TREASURES (some cast off treasures from the result of CLEANING OUT SEWING ROOMS….but you know what they say – one woman’s trash is another woman’s treasure – or something like that!)

 A big thank you to Carmen for the wonderful lunch and the magazines…..

to Catherine for the Klondike bars, the Hello Kitty Soap, the new products preview – and for the ride….the inspiration…. and of course for all of  the giggles!

to SKINNY Bonnie for the white peach and for sharing the projects …

to Linda for cleaning out your sewing room and sharing your projects….

to Vonnie for teaching me that you can GLUE the fabric onto the hexie papers…..WHO KNEW!

and Patsy – your photo was too blurry to include – but I enjoyed seeing you and your artistry in progress.

 

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Yes, I am still working on my scrappy flower garden quilt…..and the trick with the plastic bag?  Well, I have no explanation for that one!

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Wow…..

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Amazing….

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Yes, I really did take a picture of my Klondike bar…… 🙂

 

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Great Gator 5K – April 27, 2013

Posted By on April 27, 2013

We had a lot of fun at our GREAT GATOR 5K race today.  The weather was PERFECT and there were only 2 hills on the course.  It can’t get much better than that!

I took 175 photos and I figured that that was a BIT MUCH to upload to FACEBOOK…..so I am putting all of the photos here on my blog.  I think I got some great shots of the teachers and administrators getting their faces adorned with whipped cream pies  (the highlight of the  annual race for the students!)  I have to mention that the children were actually hugging Mr. S. after he was covered with whipped cream………now that is what I call a well loved teacher!

 

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Getting it Done, March, 2013

Posted By on March 1, 2013

Here is what I said that I would do for February.

First…..I wanted to get the binding completed on my CURVED LOG CABIN QUILT.

Curved Log Cabin
Curved Log Cabin

 AND I DID!

Curved Log Cabin FINISHED

Curved Log Cabin FINISHED

Second, I wanted to get the binding on my Carolina Crossroads II Quilt (a Bonnie Hunter Quiltville Mystery Quilt.)

Carolina Crossroads 2
Carolina Crossroads 2
AND I DID!
Carolina Crossroads II Completed!

Carolina Crossroads II Completed!

Third – I NEEDED to get my Christmas 2011 Mystery top put together……designed by Dorothy Young.

Christmas 2011 Mystery
Christmas 2011 Mystery

 AND I DID NOT!    Well, 2 out of 3 is pretty good – right?

 

Fourth – I wanted to spend some time on my Scrappy Grandmother’s Flower Garden!   AND I DID THAT TOO!

Scrappy Grandmother's Flower Garden
Scrappy Grandmother’s Flower Garden
FOR MARCH……. here are my goals……
Work on LAZY SUNDAY – Bonnie Hunter’s QUILTMAKER MAGAZINE MYSTERY…..Clues 1 and 2.
Surely I will accomplish this in March because I have already finished Clue 1….LOL.
Lazy Sunday Clue 1

Lazy Sunday Clue 1

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To see what other quilters will be doing in March – hop on over to Patchworktimes.Com hosted by Judy Laquidara!
http://www.patchworktimes.com/2013/02/28/get-it-done-march-2013/

GOLDEN QUILTER AWARDS….GO VOTE….February 28 is the last day!!!

Posted By on February 27, 2013

This is from SEWCALGALS WEBSITE…..

GO HERE TO VOTE

http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com/2013/02/2013-golden-quilter-awards-voting.html

2013 Golden Quilter Awards – Voting

 
Golden Quilter Awards 2013
 

Quilters from all over the world were  invited to recognize those in the quilting business by nominating them for 12 categories of Golden Quilter Awards, as appropriate.  Nominations are now closed!   Congratulations to all of the nominees as you are recognized by quilters from around the world, for your contributions to the world of quilting.  Thank you!

Sponsors of the
2013 Golden Quilters Awards:
The Fat Quarter ShopSew Fun Quilts, Kelly Jackson (I Have A Notion), CT Publishing, Aurifil, Bonnie K. Hunter (Quiltville), Udder Cream ,  Martingale and Fabrics N Quilts.

 
Sponsors have generously donated wonderful prizes.  And, those that vote are automatically entered to win Quilters Awards Party to celebrate the ultimate 2013 Golden Quilter Award winners prizes (so are PR Angels, nominating committee members, as well as those that come to the Golden Quilter Awards Ceremony, on March lst, will be entered to win prizes in the giveaway party, at the end of this event.  For a complete list of prizes, please read the main page for this event which you can find as a tab labeled “Golden Quilter Awards“.

Every year, there are some core categories of the Golden Quilter Awards (e.g. Best Teacher, Best Quilt Store, Best Author, Lifetime Achievement Award, etc) and some new categories.  This year, there are twelve categories of awards for those in the business.

  1. Best Quilt Designer
  2. Best Fabric Designer
  3. Best Quilt Book Author
  4. Best Teacher/Instructor
  5. Best Quilt Store (physical)
  6. Best Quilt Store (online)
  7. Most Innovative Product (software)
  8. Best New Product Introduced in 2012 (physical)
  9. Best New Product Introduced in 2012 (software)
  10. Best Quilt Book Published in 2012
  11. Lifetime Achievement Award

While we do not have a Hall of Fame, all of the winners of previous Golden Quilter Awards are recognized on the main page for this event. This main page, which is labeled “Golden Quilter Awards” will also be updated throughout this event to share current links to appropriate posts.  SewCalGal encourage everyone to check this page periodically, to keep current on this event.   SewCalGal will also send out email reminders to those that have signed up for optional email updates (sign up on the right hand column).

Everyone is invited to vote.  Simply scroll down and look at all of the nominees for each category.  Click the star symbol/vote button vote button, underneath the nominee you wish to vote for.  After you’ve submitted your votes for one or all of the categories, scroll down and use the rafflecopter form to log which categories you voted for, to be get entries to win prizes that will be given out after the Golden Quilter Awards Ceremony.

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