November Days

WHOOOOO!

Among you are enjoying the change in the season?

⭐ Just A Warning!

This is a very long post, 

you might want a "cuppa" to get through it :)

I was walking around the yard

noticing all the changes that our

Autumn season brings.

Everything is going to seed and 

getting ready for a long winter's sleep.

These were beautiful green leafy vines

last summer . . .

but there is a beauty in each season,

don't you think so?

I was truly surprised when I spied this

lonely little dandelion blooming next to the house.

I love the strength and determination of 

the dandelion.  

They are not noted among the loveliness of flowers

and yet if you look very close,

they are amazing.

You just have to take the time to look

closely into the depths of their bloom.

     

Do you remember my huge pumpkin?

I did not plant it, but was gifted it

by either the birds or the compost pile.

Jack Frost turned it soft,

so I dug into it and scraped out the seeds.

  

I'm hoping to dry them well and 

have seed to plant next Spring.

 Watch my blog ...

I'll have more than I can use.

If you have garden space and would like 

some, I'll have some packs to give a way

next Spring :)

Do you remember my Daisy Chain Quilt?

I'm working in the house now, not the Art Barn . . .

to be closer to my sweet Steve.

 

So, to create more working space I

moved our little dining table into the kitchen.

And because when Steve built our kitchen island,

he put it on wheels, 

it was easy to roll it into 

the dinning end of the living room.

It made a very good place for sandwiching

the back, batting and quilt top.

After getting it all basted together . . .

I was ready to start quilting :)

So that is where I'm at with it . . .

sitting here watching 

"You Tube" cooking programs

and quilting my heart out.

If you stayed with me this long 

thank you.

I know it was a long post.

The longest I have ever made.

God bless you all.

&

Keep Smiling!

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

Gifts & Give-A-Ways

Okay . . . don't get jealous just be happy for me.

Look at the lovely gift 

that I received this week in the mail. 

This adorable little felted pouch was made 

by 

Carol Cook 

of 

Art and Sand

And this was inside!

She did a post on her bathroom 

remodel 

and I mentioned how much I loved 

her bathroom sign.

Later that day I got an email

saying that she had one that she took off

and that it would be in the mail

heading my way soon :)

That's what I call having a big heart.

If you don't know Carol's Blog . . .

then you are missing out.

Here is a link to find her:

http://artandsand.blogspot.com/ 

Here's a question for you.

Do you know Jo? 

No?

Let me introduce you :)

I made two banners this week.

This one for a thank you gift. . .

And this one for a Give-A-Way :)

If you would like to see how I did this:

1. I sandwiched quilt batting between

two pieces of drop-cloth fabric. 

2. Made a star pattern in the size I wanted.

3. Carefully cut around them.

4. Then stitched around them 

leaving raw edges.

5. Next I stenciled on the letters.

6. After they were dry I sewed them to

ribbon or torn drop-cloth. 

If you would like a chance to win this.

All you have to do is:

1. Be a follower of my blog.

2. Leave a comment.

I will draw a name and announce it on

Thursday, Nov 1st.

Thanks for visiting me today

and have a lovely day.

Keep Smiling!

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

A Finished Afghan & A Give-A-Way Winner

While doing the Give-A-Way

I have spent less time blogging

and more time stitching:) 

I finished all of my blocks . . .

 Eighty to be exact.

This photo is about half of them.

 I decided to finish it off

with a scalloped boarder.

It feels so good to actually be

completing some projects

this early in the year.

Now what you all came for,

Drum-roll please . . .  

The winner of my $25 Amazon Give-A-Way is:

Henny Penny
(I don't know her real name)

of 
Henny Penny Lane
http://hennypennylane.blogspot.com 

If you have never visited her blog,
take my word for it . . . you will love her.
She has a heart of gold and she 
shares her love with her husband and 
all of her wonderful animals. 

I wish that every one of you 
could be a winner,
but I'm afraid that would blow
by budget big time.
Thank you all for entering . . .
I'll be doing this again one of these days.

Keep Smiling!

Your blogging sister,
Connie :)

Give-A-Way

 

What all my followers know about me 
is that I love blogging.  

It has been that sisterhood of everyday friends 
that I lost when I retired.

There are times when retirement 
can seem a little lonely.

 Steve's still working 

and although I get out a lot with friends,

 there are stretches of days 
when my blogging sisters 

are my only daytime companions.  
Well, except for my little mutt Butchy. :)
He is a lot of company.

 I feel blessed to have this blog 

and all my lovely sisters.

That is why I am celebrating my 6 years
of blogging with this Give-A-Way.

Hold on . . .
enjoy the photos of some of my banner making,
as I tell you about the Give-A-Way and how to enter.

 

I also love the way blogging sisters come together 
from every corner of the globe 
to help each other and to share their lives.

 I've found that it doesn't matter if you are
 in the States, the UK, Norway, Australia,
 Chili, or Africa . . . 
we all share a bond of sisterhood.  
We all have similar interests, 
we all love our families, 
we all want to create a home 
that is comfortable and pleasing.

Our similarities far 
out number our differences. 

And that makes me smile :)  

I started this Give-A-way last week.
but if you leave another comment here . . .
you'll have your name in the hat twice.

All you have to do to enter is:

  

Be a follower on

 "My Delightful Follower's List"

  (you can find it just under my profile in the sidebar) 

&

Leave a comment.

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

The prize will be a $25 dollar 
gift certificate to shop at Amazon.com.

That's it!
Drawing will be made and posted 
Saturday January 20th.

Keep Smiling!
Connie :)