Our Branch of the Family Tree :)

I'm going to take a moment to share my beautiful family with you all.

It started with just the 2 of us and now there are 12!

This gorgeous man and I started dating 35 years ago this month.

We survived the hill tops and valleys of life and I can

honestly say that  I love this man more each day 

and couldn't imagine my life without him in it!

And look what we have to show for it :)

The 6 most precious grandchildren EVER!!!

These are my "boyz" :)

Can you believe that they actually asked me to make them ties to wear?

And Elijah, the oldest,  wears his almost daily.....even with a t-shirt!

They are all so different and so wonderful!

Our handsome son and his beautiful wife and their fabulous "tribe" :)

Our beautiful daughter and her handsome hubby and their adorable little ones :)

I am so thankful to God for every second of every day

that I get to spend with my family :)

Just sharin' the love :)

Just wanted to share a lovely "find" for those of you who love cross stitch like I do.

I stumbled across an awesome website called Crazy Annie's Stitchin. She buys out inventory from closed shops, out of print charts and overstock. She sells them at huge discounts! Right now she's having a sale until the 31st that every chart you buy, you get one free! I got these 10 charts for only $14.00 and $2.50 for shipping! I probably would have paid that much for just one or two of these. (Yes I know that 7 out of 10 are snowmen.......I'm a bit obsessed!)  I placed my order on the 25th and I received it today (the 28th). She sells fabric as well and embroidery supplies too! She has Lizzie Kate, Bent Creek, Prarie Schooler and much more! I can't wait to get started on these!

It's Quilt Sandwich Time!

I finished the quilt top for my aunt's quilt this morning and I have to say that I am going to have a hard time parting with it! I love this fabric so much. I need to think of something to do with it for my home too :)

Right now I need to sandwich this quilt

and start the hand quilting.

I'll need to pick up a few more colors

of Perle cotton floss to match.

 I haven't decided yet exactly how I want the quilting to look.

So far this quilt has been a "let's see how it goes" project.

No pattern - just wingin' it :)

You can read more about these embroideries here.

Learning to quilt has definitely been a fun adventure and one I'm sure I'll continue for a long long time :)

 

Friday Night Sew In #6

Last night was another Friday Night Sew In. Every Friday night is pretty much a "sew in" for me because the men in my family gather and smoke cigars on Friday nights which leaves me to sew the night away. But it's nice to know that one Friday night each month, there are other crafty ladies doing the exact same thing :) This time around I started work on the quilt top for my Aunt's quilt. I've been dying to make a log cabin quilt and because the embroideries that I found in my garage from 37 years ago were an odd size, I decided that the log cabin would be perfect to feature them in the center. The finished size of each center turned out to be 5" x 7". I fell in love with these fabrics from Robert Kaufman. They are from two different collections, Daisies & Dots and Treasures & Tidbets. I loved the way they co-ordinated and the way they highlighted the colors in the embroideries. I bought some Kona cotton in "Snow" for the sashing. I finished 9 blocks last night so the sashing will have to wait for next week. I can't wait to get this all put together :)

I need.....I need.....I need......

Has anyone ever seen "What about Bob?" I'll admit that I've seen that movie WAY too many times! In our family we tend to use lines from movies in our everyday conversations. Well this week I have so many incomplete projects that I keep thinking of the line from that movie where "Bob" tells Dr. Marvin......."Gimme Gimme Gimme.....I need....I need....I need!!!!"

So here it is 9 Saturdays from Christmas Eve and I need all kinds of little things to finish up my projects this week. I made those 7 pacifier bags last week and I still need to get some snap fasteners before I can list them in my etsy shop. I made this cute little corduroy jumper for Sofie and I need 8 large buttons to finish it.

I have these 2 Christmas ornaments that I'm working on, but I need some Crescent floss and I don't have a needlework shop anywhere close, so hopefully today I'll get that and I can finish these up.

And I'm starting on 2 little jackets for my grand-daughters for Christmas. I have the fabric washed and ready to cut. But I need to get 1 1/4" button covers.

Hopefully next week I won't be so "needy" :)

I love it when a project is finished :)

I had these 7 pacifier bags and leashes all cut out and ready to sew, but I've been putting it off. Not really sure why......

Today seemed like a great time to get them sewn so that I can list them in my shop tomorrow.

Good thing too, because I just sold my last girlie set about 5 minutes ago :)

Guess I better cut out some more girlie fabric...

Pin it!

With Christmas just a few short weeks away I'm trying to think of some fun items for my Etsy shop. I stitched this little angel and then made her into a pin cushion.

I'm hoping that someone either loves cross stitch like I do, or has someone on their Christmas shopping list that loves cross stitch :) Either way works for me!

Now I have to decide what this little guy is going to become........