A Surprise Package At My Door.

Look at this amazing Give-A-Way that I was blessed with,
from
 Tricia Poolson
http://notesofsincerity.blogspot.com/ 
and from 
Green Fairy Quilts
http://greenfairyquilts.com/ 

These fabrics are so pretty stacked like this,
that I almost hate to open them :)
Almost, LOL

This is a little something that I bought for myself at the fabric store.
If you have a friend that does a lot of hand sewing,
this is the perfect gift.
I love it!

 For around $15 you never will have trouble
 threading a needle again.

Well, here are my needles and thread all ready for quilting . . .
lots of them all threaded and knotted.
So, you know what I have planned for this week :)

Keep Smiling,
and please leave a comment and let me know you visited.

Your blogging sister,
 Connie :) 


Really I am home sick with the flu . . .
so I'll probably not get much quilting done,
but my needles are ready when I start feeling better :)

I Am Blessed

Here's wishing all of you a wonderful season,
filled with joy, light-heartedness, and love.
I have so much to be thankful for and feel truly blessed.

And among my many, many blessing I count you all . . .
My new friends and fellow blogging sisters.
You bring much happiness and delight into my world.
I enjoy your companionship as well as enjoying you creative journeys.

~~~~~*****~~~~~

Thank you and God Bless you all.

Your blogging sister, 
Connie :)

I'm As Busy As A Bee ~ A Quilting Bee

It's Done!   

 
Ready For Christmas Gift Giving :)
These horses all came from a design package at
http://www.embroiderydesigns.com/ 

Check out my mitered corners . . . 
my dear sister-in-law showed me how to do this :)

 
I know that Abbey will love the horses, but aren't the ladybugs cute, too.

 
From everything that I have read about quilting,
A quilt is not finished until it is labeled by the quilter.
Oh, my goodness, did I just call myself a quilter?
A beginner . . . but still a quilter, right?

The quilt above was quilted on my sewing machine.
It's a lot of fabric to deal with and keep flat and straight . . .soooooooooooooo
I when out to the side of the house and rescued Steve's old saw horses.

Scraped, sanded, and painted them.

While the paint was drying I covered two six foot 1x4's with batting and fabric.

Viola! my very own quilting frame.
The only thing that I had to purchase was three 6 foot boards.
One I cut in half for the sides and the other two are the top and bottom of the frame.
Under $25 . . .pretty good, right :)

Here's the side view.
It may not be the prettiest frame, but it works,
and I made it myself :)

I even had room to add a couple small shelves to hold supplies. 

 
Here's the quilt that I have pieced for my youngest granddaughter. 

Aren't these little girls cute.
They are from 
http://www.oregonpatchworks.com
and come in a package of ten different designs.
(also the sewing machine on my quilt label came from Oregon Patchworks, too)

Here's another.

Well, my quilt is all stretched out and tomorrow and the next day,
and the next day, and the next day . . . you get the idea,
You know what I'll be doing.

The best part is, I'll be doing it with a big smile on my face.
It's so much fun to be a grandma :)

This is a way that I can wrap them up in my love,
even if I'm miles away.

Keep Smiling,
Your blogging sister, Connie :)