This is one of my favorite pics. Why is that? Tis the season? I just wanted to share this morning. Nothing quilty a
bout it, but it makes me laugh. My daughter is home sick this morning. Just a cold I think. Sore throat and the like.
Here are a few of them that I've made. They don't take long 
at all to finish. The thing that takes the longest is the binding. Even my 9th grade daughter had to have a couple. I didn't think she'd think they were cool enough for her. You know kids. And now her friends are all wanting one! Maybe they would make a nice xmas gift for my daughter to make for them. I did buy her a Viking sewing machine too a couple of months ago. 
ve it a try. I made too many. I have leftover goose? geese? It was ok. Not sure when I'll be ready to make more. I came down with a touch of the flu Sunday night, Monday morning. Felt pretty bad all day yesterday, but I zycam-ed and feel much better today. I'm still not feelin like doing cartwheels or anything, but I'm better than yesterday. Yesterday was a good day to make geese. This whole thing is looking way too busy for my taste, but it's good practice and it's starting to grow on me. I may add another border of muslin, per my daughters instructions...ahahahhaaa....she's full of ideas. 
Ain't she a beaute? 
Worked on my pinwheels tonight and desided they are just too busy next to each other....so.. stash busting, I found some and added borders....I like it much better now. I'm glad this was just made out of fq's. It's a great way to practice and learn about values. I like pinwheels a lot too.
Hope everyone has a great Sunday. Sundays are super busy here. Church in the morning, then dinner with friends, then my favorite time....Sunday afternoon nap....and back to church for Sunday night service. I know...I do go to church a lot. Three times a week. I love my church family and the time we spend in worship. It's changed my life in a lot of ways. It just works for my family. So, I'm off to bed soon, although, the movie Saharra is on, and I sure hate to miss the chance to see so much of Matthew McCuddly. I do own the movie though, so I guess I can let this one on tv go. LOL!
re do need. I've got about 12 of them done so far and I would like to rotate them with some nine patches, but then there's the math to consider.....LOL The finished pinwheels came out 10.5 inches...sooo....ok...not ready for math today. I'll have to sit down and think it through. I didn't sleep well again last night. I seem to do most of my "thinkin" at night. Been that way for about 10 years. Lack of sleep causes many problems most people don't consider. It's not only the tired feeling all the time, but also it causes weight gain.....ugh.....the dreaded weight gain. I was, over the years on a lot of meds for this, and I do mean a LOT of meds. They helped me sleep, but it's just not the same kind of sleep and they also cause weight gain, and unclear head during the day...more of the same issues as not sleeping. So....what I do now is, every three or four nights, I take a couple of OTC non aspirin sleep pills. They do the trick an
d although I don't feel fabulous the next morning, I do feel better. 
de today. Still rainy though. Didn't sleep again, but feel pretty good today. Good enough to start a really really serious cleaning in my dining room and kitchen. I guess now that I've moved to the living room with all the craft/quilt/sewing stuff, I can see more and more how bad the dining room and kitchen were looking. I'm a clutter bug. A "stacker". You know, "Mom, where do I put this ________? (insert anything in the blank)". Or .. the hubby who just drops his socks/jacket/coat/keys /tools/lighters/screws/you name it, where ever he lands. So....stuff just gets "stacked" up. I'm pretty picky about real dirt, but the clutter....ahhhh....I'll get to it. Today was that day. And I really didn't get far. I'm easily distracted. Not like a raccoon, ya know they are distracted by shiny objects....LOL. I just start in one corner and then I'm off to something else. I eventually come back to the original task, but it may b
e an hour or two. Anywho...it's all looking so much better. Long day though and I'll be ready for quilty things very very soon. In fact, in about an hour or so. Right up until bed, with the exception of feeding the crew. I did manage to throw beef at the crockpot and we'll have beef tips and noodles....yummmmy! ... and so easy. 
ng I'd really done a lot. Had my cotton sack half full, and then found out I'd accomplished picking about $0.17 worth of cotton in a whole day. Amazing. I of course was devastated to find out that was it. My weekly allowance was a lot more than that at 50 cents, and I only had to take out the garbage and make my bed. But...there are things I remember. The cupboard in my Grams farm house that held her biscuit making supplies. The way the door folded out and the big bowl fit perfectly inside it. The way the water tasted fresh out of the well. They had no i
ndoor plumbing until I was a teen. I think of the way my Gramps made popcorn in that funny contraption with the turner handle on top, in the fireplace. Homemade ice cream. Catching fireflies and putting them in a mason jar. Stealing dried apples off the big front porch, before, during and after the drying process. I guess those are memories I'll have forever. I hate to think that when I'm gone, those memories will be gone, also. Maybe it's the lack of sunshine today, as gray days tend to make me sentimental. But, these are just thoughts today. 
Ok...it's loaded and half done. The pantograph just didn't work for me. I think I just need more practice to get the "feel" of the whole thing. But, fortunately, I like stippling. I like doing it and I like the look of it. Whewww....thank goodness! I guess I'm glad that it takes so little to amuse me. My husband, Garry, I'm sure would disagree, but ya know, he's a man....lol Actually, a very good man! (Just in case he ever reads this...hahhahaha) 
