A flock of polka dots!

WIP

Not a tough pattern, but I do love the look. Plan to spend the day working on this one. If I should get bored with it, there are many, many UFO's around to switch things up. LOL! Oh...and my BFF, Patti, is having a giveaway! Head over and leave her a comment! Although, I have seen a few items she's including, I may not want her getting new entries!

Miss me? It's been a while....

Yeah....I could come up with loads of reasons why I haven't posted, but ... nah! I just haven't. But thanks to Patti, I think I'll be giving it a new place in my life. Maybe not every day, but once a week or so. I do miss having some place to save my progress and pics of projects I'm working on. Patti and I took a class from Edyta Sitar a while back and I'm currently working on a Dresden Star (with a twist) that she designed. Yep, I changed it up a bit with sashing and stars, but I have loved making these blocks.
See ya soon!

Sad day

My friend, Val, has been called home. I am sure she is planning some sort of event and you can all rest easy that she'll have Heaven whipped into shape by the time we get there. I miss her already.

Prayers please....

I know it's been a long, long time since I've posted on here. If any of you remember, my friend, Val, has been fighting cancer for a long time. The cancer has now been found in her brain and liver. Hospice has been called in and they don't expect her to survive more than a couple of months. Also, they expect the cancer to cause her cognitive skills to be gone within two or three weeks. This was told to us last week. I would appreciate prayers for her to be at peace. If you could throw one in for me to say the right things to her, I could use that. Thanks in advance.

On the good side, if there is one, we took our Sunday night church service to her house last Sunday. It was one of the most healing and wonderful moments I have ever been a part of. We sang songs of praise and Val was able to have the Lords' supper. It was a very moving time with some laughing, crying and every emotion in between. I think many of us needed us and it helped make a lot of things clearer.

Hugs to you all!
Regina

Pssst.....

Don't spread it around, but I'll be leaving for a quilt retreat...TOMORROW! Can't wait to see the Jens! After all....it has been a whole year! Wisconsin, get ready....here I come!

Current project....

It's been a busy, busy winter. Blogging took a back seat to everything else that I wanted to do. I thought I would miss it more, but the time I had to spend blogging, I used to sew instead. I still read others blogs and enjoyed them with my morning coffee. Heading out to WI for our yearly quilt retreat on the 30th. I can't decide what to take as usual, but I have 10 days to decide or to buy more. Can't wait to see the Jens and the rest of the gang. Looking forward to some fun!

Vote!

I know life is busy for everyone, but RUN to the voting booth and VOTE! Get out there! Vote! Be a part of your own future! And...the other benefit? I'm hoping this end the mailers, commercials, recorded phone messages, etc.! Yay!

On the quilty front....making bags. And more bags. And a few more bags. My friend Vals' Mother is not well and needs some crafty person to take one of her tables at an upcoming craft show. Sew...I'm making bags of all sizes, shapes and colors. Hope I have enough to fill a table. I still have about 10 days to make more, but I am going to the cabin this weekend. With my husband. Just the two of us. I wonder if we still have anything to talk about. Or anything in common. We don't spend time alone together anymore. Looking forward to it. Wooohooooo!

And...I'm gone. Groomer coming today to make the babies look all pretty for winter. Happy Voting Day!

Cellar Dweller.....

That's me. Back in the sewing room, downstairs. I love my sewing room. The entire basement. 1500 square feet of stuff. MY stuff. Sew, I've been sewing the last couple of days. Last week was a busy week! Senior pics for Cindy, helped Val with a Breast Cancer event at the Township Hall. Made quilt blocks, to sell, for a Memorial Quilt and a Survivor Quilt. Craft Day at our church was Saturday and we tested some quiche recipes for our annual Ladies Day at church on the 23rd. Val and I are cooking brunch this year. Should be fun! I love cooking with Val and I think we've found the perfect recipe made in a Pampered Chef Muffin stone. They looked so nice and tasted great! Yay! And now....here's pics...cause isn't that really what it's all about!

Stitchin' Away.....

Sewing is happening here in Casa One I! Working on these....
I decided to try something new! Quilting using one of those plastic design template things. I have no idea of the actual name for them, so that's what I call 'em. It's time consuming, but I'm enjoying the process. I have a lot of flowers to go though.
I've had these blocks made for a couple of years now and since seeing Patti's completed quilt in the same fabrics and pattern, I've been inspired to get mine put together! Thanks for the inspiration, Patti!

And now....back to the flowers!

GO! Giveaway!

Now...who wouldn't want one of these AND three dies? Well....I do! GO! here and enter for a chance to win! Wooohooooo! By they way, this blogger has some great fabrics in her store and great prices to match! Check that out, too, as long as you're there. I mean, don't we all NEED more fabric?

Still no clever title......but pics!

Working on this project today......
Bought a little fabric last week while at the cabin......the bottom fabrics are Garry's dirtbike fabric that HE picked out himself (can you hear me giggling?)
Hand quilting this smaller pinwheel top. Very relaxing.....
Picked up this UBER CUTE pattern....
That's all the news, that is the news...... Anyone remember where that line came from????

Insert Clever Title Here

because I don't have one. I've been at the cabin for the past week, doing....uhmmm...nothing! Yep, nothing at all. Wandering about the woods, down to the river, went to a couple of quilt shops and to the movies. Funny story, Garry actually found some more of the dirt bike fabric that I got one panel of last year. He bought several yards and some matching border print. It was entertaining watching him search for fabric. Wonder if he'll catch the bug now....ha! Cooked some, slept a lot, ate too much. Garrys' buddies came up Friday night, so they went dirtbiking on Saturday and Sunday. It was a great week except that it ended too soon.

And...here's a great idea! Stop by this blog where there is a great giveaway going on. It's a great blog without the giveaway, but as long as you're there, do ahead and enter! But....I'm hoping to win that fabric!

Maybe there will be some sewing at some point this week. Lot's of laundry to catch up on, lunch with a friend on Thursday....you know....stuff! And...the kid....started her senior year today. This is it! Last year of High School! Wooohoooo! Hope I can survive it....LOL!

There is another Go! Giveaway....

You probably don't want to enter this, because I really want to win it, but if you must....GO! see Sherri! Ok...you getter GO! GO! GO! Now! It's GO!ing to be cool to own one of these cool fabric cutters and dies! Wooohoooo!!!!

I got a box in the mail.....

from the talented Brenda! I won her giveaway a while back and I feel like I struck gold! Thank you so much, Brenda! I'm beyond thrilled with this fabric and the books rock!
Just because everyone likes pics...I'll add a few more!



Not really that exciting. Got all the units made for the pattern on Amy's page that I told you about last time. Big stack of hexies for my Grandmothers' Flower Garden. And on it goes! I'm off to the sewing room and laundry is calling my name! Later ya'll!

The last month...in pictures

My last month in pictures....
Mio, MI Amish Relief Auction, field of sunflowers, Amish woman who was working on this loom......you get the picture (pun intended) and working on a few projects, one is just cleaning out my scraps and the other is a pattern posted by Amy called Steppin Out. The pattern is in her sidebar! Thanks, Amy! Well, well, well....blogger has decided I have enough pics in this post and won't let me post any more. I guess you'll have to wait to see any projects.....am I building suspense for my scrap usage? LOL! Don't get too excited...they are just scrap squares after all!

Still around...

I haven't fallen off the face of the earth. Enjoying the summer. A lot. We've been spending a lot of time at the cabin. I'm still sewing. Still reading all your blogs. I'll have pics at some point. Hope you are all enjoying your summer, too!

Just a quick one....

Mostly pics! What I did on my summer vacation! Ha!



Hope you are all enjoying your summer, too! And now....back to the sewing!

New Bags....

Sew....Moneik posted a new bag on her blog last Saturday and, of course, I just had to have this pattern. I made two so far, but I love this one! Lots of pockets and it zips closed. I liked some other bag patterns, but none of them actually closed. I don't like my purse left hanging open, so having one with a zipper ... well....it just rocks! The second one I made, I finished in under three hours and that's while I was watching General Hospital....giggle! Actually, I don't watch them, but I turn the tv on just for the noise when I'm sewing. Anywho, thanks Moneik for letting me know about this pattern. I love, love, love it! I'm making a trip for more zippers tomorrow! Wooohooo!

Oh! I suppose I should mention that it's a Lazy Girl pattern, Margo! I love Margo! Heheheheee

Hey...YOU! Could you do me a favor?

Cre8tive friend, Jen, has a quilt in a contest. It's a bomb-diggity quilt, too! Go to her blog HERE and check it out. I'd appreciate it! She's kinda like a cool person and all. I sorta think she's ... you know...."special". Ok...seriously, this Chickie has done a whole lot for me in the quilty world of it all and I'd love to be able to help her out with this. It's a very cool quilt. Just go look...and vote! (pweeze?)

P.S. Jen doesn't know I'm posting this, so don't tell her, k? (giggle)