Monday, January 19, 2009
Blog of the Week!
Imagine my surprise when I read my inbox today and found a comment from Marilyn saying that she picked my blog to put on her sidebar as "Blog of the Week"! Thanks Marilyn! Check out her blog---she has some great pics of beautiful quilts!
BOM-traditional quilt
I am taking part in a mystery bom at my LQS this year. I tried to do one last year but for me, Saturdays are family days and I am not always in town. I am going to try again this year. The LQS has two blocks to choose from. One is an original applique and the other is traditional piecing. I am making both but doing my own color scheme. Maybe (maybe) the traditional quilt can be for my bed. The applique quilt is a Noah's Ark. I haven't finished that one yet. My dil is going to make that one too and so I am waiting to get together with her in case she needs help. My middle child (daughter) is making the traditional quilt. I am hoping that with all 3 of us working on them this year that it will help us all be at the LQS every 2nd Saturday of each month to pick up our next block. It's really a deal if we can do it! We pay $6 for block 1 and then if we bring it back the next month finished, the next block is free. So. We could have quilts by the end of the year that only cost us $6 to make, minus finishing costs. Not bad, eh?!
Friday, January 16, 2009
Purse class
Last night I took a class at my LQS. They are going to be having a monthly purse class this year. January's class was to make "The Angel Bag". You can find the pattern on the sidebar here. My fabric was from Timeless Treasures "Daisy-C". I had never attempted making a bag before so I was glad I went to the class. Now I know how to put in magnetic snaps to close a purse. I also learned how to make a stiffer handle with webbing. All in all, I was quite pleased with the results. I just wished I would have brought my camera...each purse turned out so cute and different!
Here's the treat we got at class. A little purse with chocolate!
Inside of bag. I have to say, I love love LOVE this fabric!
The finished purse. Not sure if I want a fabric flower on it or not.
I don't think I showed anyone my Christmas present. The Honey outdid himself this year! I would have never guessed that he would buy this for me AND get me the embroidery module that goes with it too! I am frustrated with the embroidery software since my laptop has Vista and I am having trouble with my computer not recognizing everything is plugged in but I have used Honey's laptop to play with it and I have to admit, I can see this becoming a fun toy to have! I love that man!
Here's the treat we got at class. A little purse with chocolate!
Inside of bag. I have to say, I love love LOVE this fabric!
The finished purse. Not sure if I want a fabric flower on it or not.
I don't think I showed anyone my Christmas present. The Honey outdid himself this year! I would have never guessed that he would buy this for me AND get me the embroidery module that goes with it too! I am frustrated with the embroidery software since my laptop has Vista and I am having trouble with my computer not recognizing everything is plugged in but I have used Honey's laptop to play with it and I have to admit, I can see this becoming a fun toy to have! I love that man!
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Is It Monday Yet???
What a weekend! Lots of driving and LOTS of snow! Usually you try to stay home on days where the snow is coming down all day long, where there are white-out conditions and where the snowplows can't push the snow off the roads fast enough before it piles right back up and it looks like you are the first vehicle to drive on that road. Not us though. We had some very important events happening and wanted to be at all of them! (and I was glad Honey was driving for all of it!)
First off, middle child graduated from college! Oh yea! No more huge chunks of change going to a higher institution...at least for that child. We are proud of her graduating magna cum laude. And we are happy that she has already been offered her dream job. (notice the cameraman's smile???? what's up with that???? hmmmm...)
We spent Friday night at the cabin with some of the kids. Had a great time pretending we were pool sharks or playing air hockey or foos ball. I love being there with all the family. I opened the curtains in the middle of the night since not many people are up there at this time of the year and I wanted to awake looking at the mountain. When I opened the curtain, I noticed blizzard like conditions happening outside. It worried me enough that I awoke every hour after that checking on how much snow had accumulated throughout the night. I knew we had to make it to middle child's graduation and the roads could be hazardous since we had to travel over a mountain and through a canyon. Why this weekend for the biggest snowfall yet for the season?! This is one of the sights we saw as we traveled back through the canyon. Notice how heavy the snow is on the trees and snow was still falling.
The other big event was attending the baby's fiance's baptism. Here's a pic of the happy couple. Wedding won't be for awhile so I am not even going to begin to think of things that have to be done for it!
First off, middle child graduated from college! Oh yea! No more huge chunks of change going to a higher institution...at least for that child. We are proud of her graduating magna cum laude. And we are happy that she has already been offered her dream job. (notice the cameraman's smile???? what's up with that???? hmmmm...)
We spent Friday night at the cabin with some of the kids. Had a great time pretending we were pool sharks or playing air hockey or foos ball. I love being there with all the family. I opened the curtains in the middle of the night since not many people are up there at this time of the year and I wanted to awake looking at the mountain. When I opened the curtain, I noticed blizzard like conditions happening outside. It worried me enough that I awoke every hour after that checking on how much snow had accumulated throughout the night. I knew we had to make it to middle child's graduation and the roads could be hazardous since we had to travel over a mountain and through a canyon. Why this weekend for the biggest snowfall yet for the season?! This is one of the sights we saw as we traveled back through the canyon. Notice how heavy the snow is on the trees and snow was still falling.
The other big event was attending the baby's fiance's baptism. Here's a pic of the happy couple. Wedding won't be for awhile so I am not even going to begin to think of things that have to be done for it!
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Ohio and PA quilt shops
While on vacation, the honey let me stop at some quilt shops. I was excited to see the prices on the bolts of fabric in Intercourse, PA. Most were $6.99 but I knew I had enough fabric at home so I didn't buy any. I was proud of myself.
This cute shop was in Bird-in-Hand and called Log Cabin Quilts. They had many Amish/Mennonite quilts for sale here plus some fabric. Prices on the queen size quilts were close to $700. Many years ago I bought 2 quilts from a B&B we stayed at for around $200 each. At some stores, the quilts were over $1000, many $1300. Probably a fair price when you think of all the hand quilting that is done on them but I know I couldn't afford them now.
Loved, loved, loved the paintings on the side of this shop in Intercourse, PA.
In the Amish Ohio area there was an Amish Shop Hop happening. I actually stopped at 3 of the 12 stores. This book was the only thing I bought though. Judy Martin's Log Cabin Quilt Book. I asked if I could take a picture of the quilts they had displayed from the book. It wasn't too hard to get the ladies to say yes. Now if I had asked to take a picture of them, that would have been another story since they were all Amish.
Gramma Fannie's Quilt Barn in Berlin, Ohio
This cute shop was in Bird-in-Hand and called Log Cabin Quilts. They had many Amish/Mennonite quilts for sale here plus some fabric. Prices on the queen size quilts were close to $700. Many years ago I bought 2 quilts from a B&B we stayed at for around $200 each. At some stores, the quilts were over $1000, many $1300. Probably a fair price when you think of all the hand quilting that is done on them but I know I couldn't afford them now.
Loved, loved, loved the paintings on the side of this shop in Intercourse, PA.
In the Amish Ohio area there was an Amish Shop Hop happening. I actually stopped at 3 of the 12 stores. This book was the only thing I bought though. Judy Martin's Log Cabin Quilt Book. I asked if I could take a picture of the quilts they had displayed from the book. It wasn't too hard to get the ladies to say yes. Now if I had asked to take a picture of them, that would have been another story since they were all Amish.
Gramma Fannie's Quilt Barn in Berlin, Ohio
Pittsburgh trip---Part Two
After we rode the Incline, dh decided he wanted to eat BBQ for dinner. He asked a man at a gas station where we could find good BBQ and the guy told him to just stay on the road for 24 blocks and we couldn't miss the restaurant. Well, we almost did---who would be expecting an old gas station to be a new BBQ joint?! Look really hard and you can see oil cans as the lights, the bay doors open in the summer, hub caps lined the ceiling and look at the tires holding the mirrors in the bathroom! The food came on tv dinner tins...and no I couldn't finish all of that! It was ALOT of food!
Downtown Pittsburgh. While honey was in meetings, I walked around the area.
Years ago, honey was t-h-i-s close to taking a job in Wheeling, WV. We never got the opportunity to go out and see the area so on this trip, we drove over to see it. Here is a suspension bridge and an interesting building in the downtown area.
We weren't sure what else to see in WV so we decided to head east and north into Ohio. I knew there was another concentration of Amish and I was hoping to be able to see them there. I am so glad we made the decision to stop and stay awhile. To me, Ohio is a surprising state. It is really beautiful. The first picture is taken from the balcony of the Carlisle Inn in Walnut Creek, Ohio. Such a quaint, cute village. We met some people from Cleveland that said they come down every few months and stay there to shop then take the back roads and just drive around because it is so peaceful and beautiful. I hope to go back here some day.
We stopped at an Amish grocery store in Walnut Creek. Here is where the buggies had to park. I loved this store! I wish I could have brought so many foods home with me! Especially the bulk spices.
Front of the store.
Saw this sign and had to take a picture.
More beautiful Ohio countryside.
The area had some cute shops. Lots of tourists, which surprised me since it was October 31st.
I was even able to see the famous Lehman's store in Kidron, Ohio! It is a store that caters to the Amish and has lots of items that are non electrical. I saw a mixer that had a bowl that looked like Bosch's. Cost was "only" $650!!! Remember this is non-electric so I can't understand the price being so high. Wonder how many they sell?!
The day was getting late but we hoped for one more stop before heading back to Pittsburgh for an early flight the next morning. We finished our tour of the Ohio Amish area and knew Kirtland was pretty close so we decided to run up there to see the Church history area. Since it was Halloween night, the missionaries were having a pot luck Halloween dinner. The visitor center was closed but they opened it up for us and one nice gentleman took us on a tour of the Newell K. Whitney store.
The room where the school of the prophets met.
By the time we had finished our tour, it was near 9 p.m. I knew I didn't have any light for good pictures but was pleased with this one of the Kirtland temple. It was a nice way to finish off our vacation.
On the way back to the Ohio turnpike, we saw a sign for gas....$1.98/gal!!! Everywhere we went we saw "cheap" gas prices but that one beat them all! I wish I had gotten the camera out and taken a picture. It could be one of those pics of "remember when".....out here, where the oil and gas fields are, we are at $2.47.
Great, fun trip! Now we get to stay home a bit and get ready for the holidays.
Downtown Pittsburgh. While honey was in meetings, I walked around the area.
Years ago, honey was t-h-i-s close to taking a job in Wheeling, WV. We never got the opportunity to go out and see the area so on this trip, we drove over to see it. Here is a suspension bridge and an interesting building in the downtown area.
We weren't sure what else to see in WV so we decided to head east and north into Ohio. I knew there was another concentration of Amish and I was hoping to be able to see them there. I am so glad we made the decision to stop and stay awhile. To me, Ohio is a surprising state. It is really beautiful. The first picture is taken from the balcony of the Carlisle Inn in Walnut Creek, Ohio. Such a quaint, cute village. We met some people from Cleveland that said they come down every few months and stay there to shop then take the back roads and just drive around because it is so peaceful and beautiful. I hope to go back here some day.
We stopped at an Amish grocery store in Walnut Creek. Here is where the buggies had to park. I loved this store! I wish I could have brought so many foods home with me! Especially the bulk spices.
Front of the store.
Saw this sign and had to take a picture.
More beautiful Ohio countryside.
The area had some cute shops. Lots of tourists, which surprised me since it was October 31st.
I was even able to see the famous Lehman's store in Kidron, Ohio! It is a store that caters to the Amish and has lots of items that are non electrical. I saw a mixer that had a bowl that looked like Bosch's. Cost was "only" $650!!! Remember this is non-electric so I can't understand the price being so high. Wonder how many they sell?!
The day was getting late but we hoped for one more stop before heading back to Pittsburgh for an early flight the next morning. We finished our tour of the Ohio Amish area and knew Kirtland was pretty close so we decided to run up there to see the Church history area. Since it was Halloween night, the missionaries were having a pot luck Halloween dinner. The visitor center was closed but they opened it up for us and one nice gentleman took us on a tour of the Newell K. Whitney store.
The room where the school of the prophets met.
By the time we had finished our tour, it was near 9 p.m. I knew I didn't have any light for good pictures but was pleased with this one of the Kirtland temple. It was a nice way to finish off our vacation.
On the way back to the Ohio turnpike, we saw a sign for gas....$1.98/gal!!! Everywhere we went we saw "cheap" gas prices but that one beat them all! I wish I had gotten the camera out and taken a picture. It could be one of those pics of "remember when".....out here, where the oil and gas fields are, we are at $2.47.
Great, fun trip! Now we get to stay home a bit and get ready for the holidays.
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