Bad Blogger

Well. I have just been a very bad blogger lately:( Ruby is feeling my shame.

I did finish a quilt. This is one that I had started handquilting and put away. I drug it out and finished it.


We have had bad storms every day so I had to take pics inside.

Some of the people at my house are confused as to why I would make such a big honking Halloween quilt. All I can say is that is just how it turned out. You can read more about this quilt here.



I have a finished bag and an apron to show so I will be back this week!

I hope that you are all enjoying your Summer and families!

Year of the Pigs

Jill's question for this week is "What makes you put a project to the side and start something else?" Hmmmmm! Good question Jill! I really had to think about this one! But, I didnt have to look far for an example.

Take a look at this picture please. It looks innocent enough. You can clearly see a Ninja BOM project in a hoop. Also, you can see an almost finished handquilted Halloween quilt. Harmless? HA! You can also see that the embroidery is being stitched and the Halloween quilt has been shoved to the back of the table and the cat has been sleeping on it!!

I had to go back and think as to why I decided to start another stitchery instead of working on my quilt that I really want finished. They are both handwork that I love to do. I can stitch both up while relaxing and watching tv. I only have a a little while to sew today so I can't finish either project.

I have come to the conclusion that I pushed this PIG to the side because I wanted to work on something new!! That's it...I just wanted a new project! I am really stressed right now. I won't get to my sewing room after today for over a week and I just wanted something new and fresh. I'm sure there are so many of us that love a project that we are working on but will push it aside to do something new.....do this a few times and the projects start to add up!!

So, I'm just going to spend the rest of the afternoon sewing my little Ninja and not feel too bad cause I know my Halloween quilt willl be there waiting for me!

Happy Halloween!

I figured out how to put pics on this computer!! Here are the fat quarters that I bought at Joann's. They have a really nice feel to them and they are pretty!

Cade decided to carve the pumpkin this year. Andy is helping him.

This being Cade's first time carving, he didnt go for anything too complicated!

and because I'm a great Mom...I forgot to take pictures of my son in his Halloween costume:(

He went as Aries the Greek God of War.

Kinda Back

No good news on our computer. It sounds like everything will have to be built back up. We didnt get it shut down soon enough I guess. I still want to choke Cade but not as bad as before!;) So, I will be making do with this loaner for now. We don't have our printer or pictures hooked up so I will have to blog without pictures which I dislike!! We just got email back today which is why I havent commented back to ya'll. I have read your sweet comments and I appreciate them so much! I hope it won't be long til I am back to "normal"

I have spent most of my time at the Media Center. The librarian that is having chemo is having a bad time this round so she is taking more time off. I really enjoy the kids but I miss being at home! I don't think that I have been home for a full day since the Book Fair.

I am still quilting on my Halloween Quilt. I'm just doing straight lines so it's going fast (when I'm able to work on it) I was chatting with Kristie(CowGirl Quilter) about Bonnie's ( Quiltville)mystery quilt from last year. I was like "I got a bunch of my blocks done, then put it away" So, I decided to drag that out and quickly discovered that I had lied to Kristie!! I was on Step 3 and still had stuff that needed to be cut out!!! We had Sewing Saturday at our church so I carted that mess with me and got it all cut out!!

Our local quilt shop (the one I used to work at) has decided to shut down. The owner put in a longarm a couple of years ago and now that's all she wants to do. I went down to the shop to use my $20 gift card. She hasnt put anything on clearance yet but I went ahead and bought some Civil War prints.

Oh yeah! Cade and I went with my Mother in Law to Rome Ga (2 hrs from here) Andy's baby Brother and his wife had their baby girl last Friday! It was a scheduled C-section so we rode up and stayed in a Hotel to be there for the birth! They have tried for almost 10 years for this baby!! She is so sweet, we all got to hold her. My MIL and I made a hand embroidered quilt for her. I showed pics of it this summer. Andy didnt get to go to the hospital because he was in Las Vegas!!! He went to a school in the desert! Something about bombs and Homeland Security.

Thank You so much for sticking with me!! I am trying to catch up on everyone's blogs. I really enjoy reading about ya'lls days!
Libby

Quilt Retreat Update

I got my quilt basted....with minimal crying.

Sew In

I spent a little time this weekend cutting fabric for the Stay Home Retreat that Susan is hosting.

This fabric is by Riley Blake, Boo To You! I love the sweet characters on it. Cade is a Halloween Freak so I think this quilt will be a favorite at our house. Of course, I am totally ignoring the fact that I have a perfectly fine Halloween top that I made as a store sample for the quilt shop. I pieced it to show a pattern and a fabric line that was selling in the shop. I got to keep the top but never quilted it. Oh well! I hope to get the blocks all made up for this quilt on Tuesday. I have library on Wednesday, but will be back sewing on thursday!

Today (our schools are closed today and tomorrow!!) Cade and I will be running errands and tidying up the house!

Everyone have a wonderful day!

Libby