Calling everyone!! On Feb 12th @ 6:30pm, we will be having our first Valentine Fiesta Dinner!
What is this?? It will be a pot luck dinner for EVERYONE. You will need to make or bring something Mexican to eat.
You do NOT have to be a couple to participate. It is open to the community. This is a great time of fun, food & fellowship!!
It will be held at:
Abundant Life Church
2100 Hannan Rd
Canton, Mi 48188
734-722-7688

Quilting Time

Diane's Round Robin. I added the last row. Now to send it to Canada.

Donna's Round Robin. This one gets sent to California.

Today we had an awesome time in church. I am very thank-full.
I have the best bunch of ladies to work with. They never complain and pitch right in and help me in what ever I feel like doing at the church. They are the best cooks in the whole wide world and can throw a church dinner for 150 together in a drop of a hat.
This is my Wed. Nite class bunch. Sister Ann is the teacher.


www.abundantlife-church.com

This week my goals are as follows:
1). Change domain servers and get a new website. I don't care for how this site is running.
2). Do another block from Barbara Brackman's web site.
3). Do the LAST block from my BOM I started in 2010, and cut out the flower appliques.
4). clean my quilt room so I can find my cricut and then change the bulletin boards at church.
I can't find a thing in this place!!

What are your plans?? Have a great week!

BOM

This is an interesting site! I love Barbara Brackman. I bought several of her fabric lines in the past.
I am thinking about following along.


http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/

Catch up

*I have a special quilt on the frame. It is very special because it contains fabric from my father-in-laws clothes. I hope to get this done and give it to someone in the family. I can't mention names cause they read my blog...LOL
*Church has taken up quite a bit of time. Work & family leave little time for quilting. I did do some sewing this week. I am working on a twilight quilt as well.
*I joined a birthday swap for 2010. I have over 20 blocks that people sent to me. I will get a photo soon. It is going to be a cool quilt! I asked for valentine day theme 12.5 inch squares. You should see what I got!!
*I joined weight watchers in December...YOu ask why?? Cause I couldn't take it any more and I got scared I would gain even more weight over the holiday. To date I have lost 20 pounds.
My body needs to catch up with the weight loss. Who would have ever thought! I need new clothes too, but that will have to wait.

Have a great day!

Lots of photos!!

round robin- I added the pot & vines & braided border.
round robin- I added the flying geese.
round robin- I added the stars
scrappy house block swap


Busy, Busy, Busy!! that's all I can say.
Since my last post, we have become the senior pastor's at our church. This is a very exciting time!
I made 2 quilts, and did 3 round rounds and have 2 more to do. Here is some photos and the link to our church.
www.abundantlife-church.com

Life Happened

Home coming: Jesse & Jessica.

Baby blanket using the quilt as u go technique.

Personalized baby wipes

Baby tote I made. Embroidered name & teddy on front. Cool colors! who would have thought lilac, brown and teal could go for a boy?

JESSE RUNNING IN HIS FIRST VARSITY :::TOUCHDOWN:::

Do you remember how I said: "I am making a quilt for myself?" Well, forget it! A baby shower came along, then I forgot all about Christmas! Yes Christmas! So this am I am loading up a quilt on the frame and going to get crackling. This past week brought Jesse's home coming, his first varsity touch down & baby shower. For the baby shower I did something different. I got an idea from my niece Kelley. You take a baby wipes plastic box & hot glue fabric & embellish, embroider name and walla~ a personalised case. (see photo)

I came across this blog today. I am going to make a quilt!! That is nothing new in itself! But it is for me. BY the word "me" I mean my family. We need some warm quilts to snuggle under & when we had company come visit recently, I realized we needed more quilts. I ran out of batting and since they closed our Hancocks, Joanne's and Minnesota fabric shops I decided to buy off the internet. I got a pretty good deal on wool batting. I bought three! I can't find my usb cord for my camera. I have new pictures I need to show you!

Table Quilt & Bean meister

The Bean meister @ work: Only one more bushel to go....48 quarts down.

Then as promised here is one of the projects I have been working on. Since we live in an old farm house. I try to make everything look "older" LOL

Gift in the mail

Today I got the mini quilt swap delivered to my home! Yeah Mee!

I opened up the squishey and found a beautiful quilt, 2 fat quarters and a book on decorating for the seasons! I am tickled pink!! Thank-you very much mystery person in TN!! I can't wait to find out who you are!!! HUGS!! I put the mini quilt to good use right away!!

ROUND ROBIN WOE"S

This is Anne's quilt label I made for her and the little journal I bought.

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Receipt that I mailed the round robin to Anne.

2 people haven't got their round robin packages as of yet. Of course one of the ladies is one that I SENT THE PACKAGE TO! I checked the address and it is correct. I mailed out two small squishes with this one and the other ladies have emailed me to let me know they got their package. Has this ever happened to anyone and what did you do??

HUGS!!This is Diane's center block for our round robin.

Paulette