Creative kid

Who ever said guys don't sew?? Here is the proof:

Jesse made all new uniforms for his cousins "baseball team"

Monday Mutterings & New contest

What a busy week! My mother in law as you know was hospitalized and she is now home, but her leg looks really bad This week and she needs to go back.
My Father in law is home on hospice. Bless his heart! He is a sweet & gentle soul.
My grand mother had surgery early Sunday morning. She ended up having a twisted colon. I wonder how it gets twisted??
Dan preached this Sunday. I am glad it is a new week!

OK Here is a new contest: The last two winners have not responded so They forfeit the prizes.


To win this contest just send me a comment and answer this question:


There was a woman who sewed in the bible. She did mighty deeds and charitable sewing. When she died many came to weep. WHO WAS SHE??
The prize is 10 fat quarters! You have to respond with in ONE week!

Animals

I love animals. We have so many different kinds. Here are 2 different types of squirrels. We also have the grey ones and the tiny little red ones. They are only 5 inches long. They are very hard to get a photo of.

I got an UFO done. I had the sashings & backings cut out for a very long time. I used stuffing that I got at a yard sale. The pillow ended up bigger than what I thought it was going to but O well!Tomorrow I plan to post and start another give away. I will also post about my father in law (who came home on hospice) and my grandmother who is in the ICU at a hospital in tim buck two. I hate not being close, but I did call her yesterday out of the blue. That in itself was unusal and I got to talk with her for quite awhile. Last night she became ill and my mother took her in.

Stash report/Monday Musings

26 RULERS to date
Fabric and UFO's
essentials: 5 yards
Fabric used in 2009= 37yds
Fabric taken in 2009 = 53.5 yds
UFO COMPLETED: Simply scrappy treasures. 1/9/2009
Debra's quilt 1/19/2009
pink b-day quilt 3/1/2009
ugly Christmas tote 3/1/2009

They opened a HOBBY LOBBY!! Of course I had to buy & add to my stash!

I am still waiting to hear from ELLIE. ELLIE YOU are the winner of week #2 give away!

Easter Sunday

Today Dan preached.

It was such a lovely day.

Dinner went well.

Then we all went to the park.

Walking the dogs was a fiasco.Red is just too adventurous.

Joe ended up driving Red home,

because he wouldn't behave. Do you see the mischief written all over that dogs face?Then Daniel came over and they played wiffel ball.

I had such a lovely day with my family. I even got an Easter present from my husband. I guess I told him one day too late I was starting a diet on Monday!

LOL I got a box of chocolates!

Even Dakota was Tuckered out!

winner time & break time

OK it is time to announce the winner for week 2! Week #1's winner has not notified me so if this keeps happening by the sixth week give away I will count how many left overs I have and give that amount away.
I also need to take one week off from my give aways. My father in law came home this past week from the hospital. He is now in hospice. My mother in law had a blood clot and she too was hospitalized. Between that, working, taking care of Jesse and getting songs & stuff ready for church (Sunday is going to be one of the busiest days next to Christmas!) whewwwww! What a week!
So with out further adoo I am using random number generator. The first person to blog counts as number one and we go straight in order. I just want to say I love all the comments and pray daily for you bloggers!
http://www.random.org/
True Random Number Generator Min:1 Max:11 Result: 4
And the fourth person is: ELLIE!!!
ellie said...
After the past few months of personal loss, I search for the peace of God. It is coming, somewhat slowly but in His time. Our new minister is truly a man filled with God's peace, an inspiration to us all.hugsellie
April 6, 2009 6:39 AM

Ellie please email me with your snail mail address. You get the Easter table runner & bunny pin cushion. Are you a member of stash busters??

While Joe was gone

While Joe was gone, I got a lot of sewing done. I didn't have my camera, he took it at the last moment. So now that it is safe & sound back in my posession I will post some things got done.

This is March's block from bunny hill. The basket looks crooked but it isn't. I haven't squared the block yet.

I am up to date on my "Red delicious BOM" over at http://estheraliu.blogspot.com/

Then peeking out in the back ground is my "foolish goose tracks from:http://burningthemidnightoilquilts.com/block-of-the-month-quilt/

Which I am about to rename it "Goose Poop" because I accidently sewn all 12 surounding blocks on UPSIDE DOWN!

I think it looks ok cause I am not going to do the "froggie" thingie and "rip~it, rip~it"

Just need to add the sashing around my Double polka dotted delight from www.quiltville.com. I am going to do the brown with white polka dots.

I am also designing my own folk Art quilt. This is our light post by the side entry. There is always cute little brown birds all over.The black birds are every where!

OK enough show & tell.

Later today I will pick a name for this weeks give away. I am off to finish the table runner now!

Friends

Look what I got in the mail yesterday from a dear friend! Thank-you swooze I cannot believe it!

I love my itty bitty bunny!

week 2 GIVE AWAY

The photo is week ONE contest gift. It is a scrappy apron, stationary and a matching soap. (sitting on the shelf) Quiltmom #10 on the comments from week 1 contact me. You have one week.
This week for girl friend time we will chat about PEACE.
Wikipedia's definition is:
Peace is a term that most commonly refers to an absence of aggression, violence or hostility, but which also represents a larger concept wherein there are healthy or newly-healed interpersonal or international relationships, safety in matters of social or economic welfare, the acknowledgment of equality and fairness in political relationships and, in world matters, peacetime; a state of being absent any war or conflict. Reflection on the nature of peace is also bound up with considerations of the causes for its absence or loss. Among these potential causes are: insecurity, social injustice, economic inequality, political and religious radicalism, and acute nationalism.
from the Anglo-Norman pas , and meaning "freedom from civil disorder", the English word came into use in various personal greetings from c.1300 as a translation of the biblical terms pax (from the Vulgate) and Greek eirene, which in turn were renderings of the Hebrew shalom. Shalom, cognate with the Arabic "salaam", has multiple meanings: safety, welfare, prosperity, security, fortune, friendliness. The personalised meaning is reflected in a nonviolent lifestyle, which also describes a relationship between any people characterized by respect, justice and goodwill. This latter understanding of peace can also pertain to an individuals sense of himself or herself, as to be "at peace" with one's own mind attested in Europe from c.1200. The early English term is also used in the sense of "quiet", reflecting a calm, serene, and meditative approach to the family or group relationships that avoids quarreling and seeks tranquility — an absence of disturbance or agitation.

Philippians 4:4-7 (New King James Version)
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
I Just LOVE this scripture! It gives me peace to know that The Lord has everything in control IF we only trust in him and we should NOT be anxious and have peace about situations!

This week I would like know if this verse helps you. Just leave a comment. Once you leave a comment you are entered in this weeks contest. Here is what you will get: an "itty bitty bunny pincushion" (pattern from bunny hill courtesy of my friend swooze on quiltchat.com) AND a matching Easter table runner.

WEEK ONE WINNER

The winner is QUILTMOM~ please email me your name & addy.
Here is how I arrived at this: I am 45, my husband is 50. then I subtracted our 4 boys ages and that ended with 10 left over. Quilt mom was the 10th person to add a comment.
If you didn't win don't be discouraged! There is week 2!
I will be posting tomorrow the question of the week. This week we have had so much go on. My MIL has 2 blood clots (dvts) and cellulitis. My fil has been hospitalized twice this week. Today they called and told us to get there quick. He was not expected to make it. When I left tonight he was looking around smiling sweetly. Please say a prayer.