Gone to the Dogs...Again

On the road trip last week, I picked up some "dog fabrics." I think... I could use some blenders. Does anyone have a pattern idea?

Today, hubby and I are visiting Boomtowne.
ABC welcomed "The Fleetwood Four" from Missouri, yesterday.We are going to visit and socialize these bassets.They came from a puppy mill. Its any ones guess just how they respond to humans. Hopefully, they will find "forever homes" soon here on the east coast.I will share some pictures and a few stories with you tomorrow. Animals are another passion of mine. They must have fur. No reptiles for me!!

Have a Great Monday!

Results of the Longarm Road Trip and more

Here is last weeks focus project. A UFO transformed to a top! Complete with a scrappy binding. I need to come up with the backing. The border is flat but, I was too lazy to press it before the pic! LOL!

The Trip

We had soo much fun!

First, we checked out what Handi Quilter had to offer.

The HQ Sixteen and the HQ Eighteen Avante. If my budget and space would allow ...I would have bought the Avante.She is fourteen feet long.Lots of bells and whistles! When we were told the price...I think hubby was in shock! LOL

I just chuckled to myself...He hasn't seen a Gammill yet!

Then after a quick lunch we headed to Leicester, NY. I knew this stop would be more in the budget.Keep in mind.. I already have a Proflex Frame that is less than a year old.Mama just wants more quilt area. She is tired of having to advance the quilt every 4.5 inches.

We arrived at Bailey's. I wanted to see this Home Quilter.Chuck and his sons build these. We test drove the 13 inch.It seemed very sturdy. The machine also comes in a 15 inch and 17inch.

We went home and mulled over our options. After alot of debating..I called Chuck and ordered the 17 inch. Wahoo! Now, mama will have at least 12 inches of quilting space!
I hope to have it by Mothers Day!

You can check out the Machine HERE.

Happy Weekend Everyone!

The Longarm Road Trip

Hubby and I are traveling all around New York today! We are checking out longarms. I am not buying just.. yet. Lets just call it "research for my dream." I can't share that dream yet, but I will soon.

I wish... we were going to Paducah! Not this year.


Family Stuff

Camden had his first haircut yesterday! Here are a few pics.
The before with Beth,my hair dresser. (She is a stitch!)


The After~ Golly, We can see your eyes! Those of you who read this blog often, know I have a thing for eyes! ;0) Yes, that's a Derek Jeter t-shirt! Grandma loves him.





It is a beautiful day for a road trip! Have a Great Day everyone! Sorry about the font. I am not sure what is up with that! GRRR

Online Quilting Class

My new Friend Pat is having an online quilting class. Attend in your jammies, if you want! It is a Log Cabin Design. I am making mine for Quilts of Valor.Feel free to make yours for whoever you want. Come and join us.

Pats blog is Here. Just click on the red Log cabin on her side bar.Don't forget to say "hi" to Muffin! Pat shares some really beautiful quilts. You will enjoy her blog.

Family Stuff


It was Camdens First Birthday yesterday. Here are a few pics. Camden and his mommy,Jessica.




Camden eating his cake.




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Aunt Becca, Camden and me.


Happy Monday Everyone!

Back to my Roots

We have "Breakfast with the Bassets" coming up in May. It is the first official event of the season for ABC Basset Hound Rescue. A very low key get together happening at various locations all around NY state. Coffee, Donuts, and Bassets..Fun!

Rather than charge for this event, they are asking each family to bring a gift basket which they will use at a future events for Chinese Auctions.

After some thought, I decided our family would donate a "Barbie Basket." I do appologize for my Barbies with No clothes. I won't be donating these dolls.They are from the mid 70's. I am just using them to fit the clothes, I am making. I haven't made clothes for a long time. So, this should be fun. I did make clothes for these exact dolls when I was a little girl. They are rubber with bendable joints. The hair is different than todays Barbie.

I am adding the final border to this weeks focus project. (See previous post.) I have the binding completed. "Freddy the Frame" better be ready! LOL

Have a Great Day!

Tuesday Tidbits and a Giveaway!!!

I am almost done with this weeks Focus Project. (see previous post) I am patiently waiting for thread to come from Connecting Threads. It seems Freddy the Frame prefers their thread. Fussy or what?

The Giveaway

Please visit Mary who is celebrating her One Year Anniversary! She is giving away some pretty fabrics! Click HERE.

Off to weed the flower beds! Have a Great Day!

This Weeks Focus Project

A UFO from 2003.I have one more row to go! I am running out of fabric. Wondering if JoAnns carries it still? Highly unlikely but, I will find something to make it work! I hope to have a top by the end of the week.

Pepper decided to show you how gorgeous she is.She is going to be 13yrs old soon.

Have a Great Day!

Quilts of Valor

I am sooo excited! I requested a destination for the quilt pictured above. It was machine quilted by Eileen Keane of Maybrook, New York. She made the top beautiful.Click on the picture for a close up.
Honestly, I can't wait to do my next one. I need more red,white,and blue fabrics.


Here is my daughters spiral perm. She loves it! Thank goodness!

This and That

Hi All! Has it been that long since my last post? Anyway, Here is my snowball quilt along top.

I am thinking of doing a scalloped border after quilting it. A swap block I am perfecting.

This little man keeps me hoppin. He is walking now. Spilled the dogs water dish the other day!He will be a year old on the 18th of this month.




My youngest daughter takes cosmetology classes at a local career center. She has b decided to get a spiral perm. (getting ready for prom) I can't believe how much this cost ...a whopping $7.50. Unreal right?
I just hope it comes out the way she visualizes it. I will take a pic and show you tomorrow. I was a teen in the 80's so I have had my fair share of "poodle perms" and huge hair.LOL!
Have A Great Day!

Tuesday Tidbits

Blogger still looks weird to me. I am missing my font button. Where did that go?

The top picture is a mini quilt for a swap.

The bottom picture is some fabric I received yesterday from Thousands of Bolts...and Only One Nut. You can check them out HERE. I love that place. They are fast and efficient.

We just returned from the "Tax Man." Yuck! Our tax man is rather good looking. He has the most beautiful blue eyes. This eases my pain a bit. Although, I really have to try hard not to stare. :)My hubby just chuckles about this.

I need to get busy on my Quilt Alongs.I have two, I am currently working on.Hopefully,I can show you the progress Wednesday. Off to the sewing room...still thinking about those " Baby Blues."

Have a good one!

Giveaway Winner / Monday Madness

The Giveaway Winner has an Email from me! Thanks to Sandi for hosting. It was a neat way to meet new people.

I have a few pictures to share but, Blogger is not playing nice. I will try again later.

Both my mens teams lost. Syracuse and Cornell...Sigh...
My womens team lost too Tennessee.....Double Sigh....

On a Happy Note -Baseball starts this week....Go Yankees!!!!!

I will be back later when Blogger wants to play nice!

Good Eggs Giveaway

Yes Elly, You are a Good Dog! If you are near Auburn, NY on Saturday from 12-4pm we will be there. Stop by Petco and visit the ABC (All Bassets Cherished) information table to get a kiss from Elly.

On to the Giveaway! This Giveaway Consist of a few of my favorite things.

Fabric

Needles

A cute little stuffed dog. (Not a basset but, close enough.)

Clover flower Yo-Yo maker. I love this thing.

All you have to do is leave a comment. Simple right? I will draw the winner Monday morning.

To visit more Good Eggs and check out their giveaways click HERE. Happy Spring and Good Luck!

Happy Monday!

A Finish! Carolina Crossroads is complete. A mystery from Bonnie Hunter. I decided not to do borders on this piece because, I wanted to use the leftover blues for My Blue Heaven . See previous post.

It is a dreary day here in western NY. I am not complaining. It could look like this picture of Potsie. No Thank- You!!! I have had enough of that. " Say No to Snow" that is my motto. : )

Camden is thinking about touching something! He is just TOO cute. He does keep this Grandma on high alert.

A Tiny Break from my WIP

I am making a bazillion of these blocks.

For the final border on this quilt. A UFO that has spent way too much time in the closet. The pattern is available HERE.

Yesterday, I was blog browsing. I clicked on Victoria's blog and she needs some help. So, I decided it was the break, I needed. I made her the blocks bellow. You can read all about her efforts Here.

Can you help her by making a block or two?

Homelessness is a growing problem. Probably now more than ever. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Scrap Happy is a Top!

I couldn't lay it totally flat without moving furniture. 70 nine patches and two days to assemble. The fabrics vary from every holiday to Sponge Bob. Now, I am off to the stash to find backing and binding fabrics.

Weekend Plans

Spending time with Rip! He posed for a picture. : ) Psss- I don't like him much.

A few years ago, I made this quilt and started free motion quilting it and it is really bad. That is where "Rip" comes in. Only 1/4 of it is quilted...not too big of a task.

I have been continuing with my 3 a day goal for these nine patches. The stack is growing! Yeah!

The Good, Bad, and Ugly!

Ugly

Freddy the frame gets the ugly label today. He is costing me a mere little fortune in needles. I use a 14 or 16 with him. He will buzz along fine and then snap. Might it be bobbin tension ? Being a beginner, I have no other ideas. Please help!!!

Bad

A UFO that should have been done long ago. A Quilt Along you can find HERE. I am making some progress. Three blocks a day is my minimum goal.

Good
Inspired by Amy's Red, White, and Black Quilt HERE, I thought it would make a nice donation to QOV.Thanks for the inspiration Amy!!




After much thought about this Unfinished Object thing.....For me personally.... I get bored working on one thing. So, I have decided to work on at least two maybe three things at the same time. Hopefully, this plan will result in more finishes and less things banished to the closet.

UFO now a Top

Finished piecing Double Delight on Monday. Here is a picture with bassets. They think the camera is all about them. : )

Here it is without Bassets. I hope to have it loaded on the frame by the end of the week.

I am not sure what is next. Another QOV or UFO.....Hmmm

Happy Pink Saturday

For more information about Pink Saturday please visit Beverly Here. This weeks theme is Love. I am going to show you a little love, something pink, and something that might just make you chuckle.

Here are some flowers hubby bought while shopping yesterday. Yes, he does the shopping! I don't care to shop but he loves it . That is love right?

Here is your something pink. "Smile for your picture Miss Elly" and this is what I got. That's okay she made me smile.

Happy Pink Saturday Everyone!

From the Kitchen

Homemade Minestrone Soup in the slow cooker.Dog treats with apple, bacon, cheese and green beans.

Even my Double Delight components are seeing progress. Step 3 Hooray! A mystery from Bonnie Hunter you can find Here.

My goal is to have a top by the end of the weekend. We will see? Happy Friday Everyone!

Block of the Month

Here is my latest project. It is a BOM available by the Quiltshow.com.

Here are my January blocks.
My February blocks.

Hubby loves my snowball and nine patches using Kona black and brights. I thought, I would just continue the same color scheme. That way I don't have to re thread my machine and work on both quilts at the same time. That is either really smart or very lazy...

Off to work on my snowballs. Have a good one.

First Goal of 2010 - DONE

You know the story. Checking out Blogs to see what everyone is doing. I came across this site

http://www.persimmonquilts.com/Mystery7/Mystery7-Homepage.html

I just had to make it.

It is large 72" Square. I requested a longarmer though Quilts of Valor. You can find their website HERE. I can't wait to see it quilted.

I am eager to get my next project started. First, I need to clean up my sewing area. LOL ! Looks like my daughters room.; )

This project used almost all my red and blue stash. I must go shopping! I feel so bad about that.**giggle**

Hopefully, I will be back with something new to share.

Rotating Snowball Quilt Along

They have contrast. Maybe, they will grow on me. It is not too late to join in. Info Here.

Sew In Results

Lots of cutting.

Piecing

For this quilt.I decided to make it, before I pack away the Xmas fabrics. The blocks aren't hard just time consuming.

Potsie sleeping with my Slanket. Stinkin Cute even though he has my slanket!

Friday Fun

This may stretch into a weekend thing for me. After feeling ill for the past two months.

I have joined the Friday Night Sew In. Click the sew in button on the right for more info.

I would call this photo Bookends or Butt to butt. LOL Miss Elly on your left and Potsie on your right.