Bad roads

Well, I decided to venture out yesterday.  The roads were just ok, I didn't go over 40 all the way into town.  I did some grocery shopping, got  material for my borders, and headed home.  I had one tire that had been losing air so I stopped a gas station, the tire was flat!.    The air pump was not working and it was the last gas station on the home stretch. Soooooo, I drove to the auto repair place on a flat tire.  Yep, I ruined the tire.  Hubby went up and ordered 2 new tires for me.  Meanwhile, I have the spare on.

HA HA HA

Anyway, I made it home and spent the rest of day inside.  I got the borders on 2 quilts.

The other part of my day was that my laptop broke.  It had been coming apart at the corner and it finally cracked and won't turn on.  (hence, no pictures)  I had a 2 year extended warranty, not sure if it is still good.  Have to call them today, in the meantime I have been trying to get my notebook set up.  Whew!

So, I hope your day is going well.

Terry

Snow, Wind, Rain, Ice!

Well, that just about says it all.  The schools are ALL CLOSED, I risk my limbs making it out to the chicken coop.  The latch was frozen shut and I had to take a hammer to it to get it open.  The shed door was iced shut and I had to work to get that open too.  Yikes!  But the chickens were out for awhile, and they are all fine.

I started a top for the Charity Quilts we are working on.  I want to put one more border around to make it big enough for a child, but I don't have the right color.  So I'll finish it after I get to the store

 

 So I've got soup going for dinner, and now I'm going to start a quilt top for a boy!  Stay warm folks.

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Projects

Today I thought I'd share a little about some projects I finished or am working on. 😏

Right now I am finishing up a barn quilt I started last year and then got side tracked...

There were several project that I did and didn't get pictures of, duh!  But here are a few that I have.'
The rainbow project I did with "so scrappy".  I gave it to my granddaughter.

 

Here is my 365 project that I did with Quilty Folk

My BOM that I did with Quilt Doodle Designs

 

And there were more.  Now onto new things for 2017!  Did anyone join the  "Art Of Home Club" with Jacquelynne Steves?  I did, it's going to be a lot of fun.

So I'm off to work on the barn quilt,  Have a good night!

I know, it's been awhile!

Hi everyone, Happy New Year!

I know it has been a very long time since I've written a post, life just got in the way.

We had taken a trip to Tennessee, Georgia and Florida to visit kids. They are scattered all over the country.  Spent some time with each one visiting and going here and there.  It was fun and we enjoyed seeing them.

I had cataract surgery on both eyes, 3 weeks apart from each other.  It went well but it was just before gardening time.  So the garden got in late and was not very fruitful.  Later however, I did purchase some fruits and veggies at the fruit store and did a lot of canning.  I also bought a pressure cooker and canned some meat and chili etc. 

We also started a new project : Chickens!  Hubby built a coop inside the shed in the back corner and cut their door on the back of the shed.  We built an 8x8 enclosure for them with a wire roof.  Well part of it was wood about 3 feet out from the shed and the rest wire.

I found a place to get my chickens and I got 3.  One turned out to be a rooster which I didn't want because of the noise factor.  So I got rid of him and got 2 more chickens.  So now I have 4.

I also had 2 grandsons up at different times.  Of course that is always fun and we do a lot of things.

Finally in the fall I got back into quilting.  I started on Christmas things, made quilts for one son and another for a daughter-in-law.  Made some table runners, hot pads and pot holders, and a few pillowcases.

Now I am back to quilting for me.  I'm working on a wall hanging for my kitchen with roosters on it.  No roosters in the yard, but they are ok on my walls, lol.

There's a new club starting up!

YOU CAN JOIN THE CLUB FROM JANUARY 10 THROUGH JANUARY 14!!

There is a lot offered in the club so go here and check it out!

Well, glad to be back,  I joined some new blogs and I read them all on Bloglovin.  That should keep me inspired.  So until next time, happy quilting.

 

 

 

Out In The Garden Again!

The Sun Is Shining and I'm Gardening!

I ordered my seeds and I am going to plant watermelons, cabbage, carrots, pole beans, beets, cukes, spinach, red globe onions and pearl millet.  Most are old heirloom seeds and I am anxious to see them growing.  I will also have some squash and zucchini in there somewhere.

I have been out in the garden the last three days (mainly because I move a little slower now) cleaning up the yard.  Raked all the leaves I had left covering my gardens for the winter and raked the grass.  I pulled up and transplanted most of the things I had growing in an old garden spot and rototilled that up for more vegetable garden space.  I needed another sunny spot and that was it.  Also rototilled the regular vegetable garden spot and a space behind the shed.  Whew!  I am whipped.

So not too much going on in the quilting department with all that going on.  But, I still have two quilts that need binding.

 The end of the month we are going on a trip to visit 3 children, all in different places.  Tennessee, Georgia and Florida.  We have a friend that volunteered to come and stay at our house and take care of the animals and house sit.  I feel so good about that. We have 4 fur babies that are going to miss us.

 Mattie

 

Angel 

And Sugar

All are spoiled rotten of course, and needs lots of love and attention.

I hope all of you are finally enjoying some warm spring weather at last.  Until next time,

A '365' Flimsy

Well, I have finally gotten my circles sorted, edges put on, sewn them together, and come up with a flimsy!  Want to see them? Of course you do!

My husband really likes the variety in the circles, and all of the color.   Here are some close ups.

There are circles from pieces left over from quilts I've made, and some from material that was given to me from my friend Mary.  It's pretty colorful and I like it.  Still have to add another border to it, but all in all I am pretty happy with the way it is turning out.

So have a good day, and keep on quilting!

March's '365'

Here we are in another month already!  We have had a lot of rain which will bring May flowers!  I can hardly wait to get outside and start gardening again.

 I can smell the fresh air, the crumbly dirt, and the fresh flowers!

Ahhhhhhh!

So it's time to show you my progress on the '365'.  I decided I needed to get my circles organized so I started sorting them all.  Then I thought I had better whittle these down, so I sorted them into sets.  Then I sewed some of the sets together.

Here are some close-ups of the sets.

I also have some sets ready to sew.

And a pile of circles that still need to be sorted.  Some I need to make more of  as there are not enough for the sets.

This has been a lot of fun and if you would like to see what others are doing you may visit Quilty Folk.

A lot of neat ideas out there!

Thank you all for visiting, keep on quilting, and have a great day!