Monday, September 26, 2011

The sisters go shopping!

With the hubby's out of town or otherwise occupied, it was a good day for the sisters to go shopping, and take Mom along for the fun.


With 6 passengers in a 5-passenger car, Mom volunteered to ride in the back (No kids, Grandma is NOT in the trunk!!)  Our first stop was The Quilt Patch in Tecumseh (OK, 2nd stop . . . had to go to the bakery first, and pick up some soft pretzels and cookies for later!).  We all found lots of beautiful fabrics that we just had to have . . . including this adorable winter RV scene fabric that I just love!



"Hey Deb, what are you buying?!"


Mom found a comfortable place to rest and check out all our purchases.


Tina and Diane are happy with the purchases they made, and are ready to move on to the next quilt shop!


That's a pretty quilt in the background . . . I like it almost as much as the granny square quilt that we all made!  With everybody's purchases loaded in the back with Mom, we drove through the Clinton Fall Festival to one of our favorite quilt shops -- Jennifer's in Pinckney.


Jennifer's Quilt Shop is homey and cozy, and full of good things to buy!  We found plenty that we couldn't live without!


Mom doesn't quilt like the rest of us, but that doesn't mean she can't admire the pretty fabrics!


I found a really cute Halloween fabric that I'm making into a wall hanging.


It's getting a little crowded in the back of the car -- good thing we only visited two shops, or Mom might have ended up riding on the roof!


After a quick trip to the Quilting Fairy to drop off a couple quilts and pick up a couple, we had a delicious dinner at Aubree's in Dexter.  It was "Happy Hour", and calzones were just $4.99.  Dee, Sandi, Tina and I all decided to try them, but Mom had a burger and Deb had fish & chips.


YUM! They were really good, but left just enough room for Dairy Queen for dessert!!


Final stop of the day was the farm market by my house where everybody bought concord grapes and other goodies, and then they dropped me off at home and Mom was able to move up to a seat (yeah!!).

It was a beautiful fall day full of food, fabric, and fun . . . and mom said that the ride in the back of the car was worth it!

Friday, September 23, 2011

DIANE'S BEAR QUILT




OK THE BEAR QUILT IS DONE, ALL EXCEPT HIS NOSE AND EYES, I AM GOING TO DO THEM AFTER THE QUILTING FAIRY IS DONE.  LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.

Marci's quilt

HEY MARCI IT LOOKS GREAT IN YOUR ROOM, LOVE IT.  IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUILTS THAT I HAVE MADE.  THE ONE FOR JAXON TURNED OUT GREAT.  I FINISHED MY BEAR QUITLT WILL TRY TO GET A PICTURE UP TONITE.
DIANE

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Finally finished my Turning 20!

I got this one back from the quilting fairy quite awhile ago, but I finally got motivated to put the binding on this week.  It's for the RV, but I can use it at home this winter, I think . . .


It looks pretty good against the rust wall, don't you think? 


That's my little granny square quilt on the cedar chest -- it's one of my favorites that I've made lately!

And, since Katy has probably received her package by now, I can show the quilt I made for my new little grand-nephew, Jaxon!




This is the cute little outfit that I found for him -- it matches the stuffed turtle that I found to go with the quilt!


So I've been busy quilting, and now I'm motivated to sew some more!  Maybe I need new fabric!  NOT!

Monday, September 5, 2011

2011 Fair Prizes

Wow - its official!  This year has been my best year yet in the number of ribbons won at the Fair.  I won 11 ribbons (5 - 1st place, 4 - 2nd place and 2 - 3rd place) out of 12 possibles.  The two pics shown previously both won 1st place ribbons. The "Dog" quilt only received a 3rd place, but that's okay!  I think I did a really great job on it and thoroughly enjoyed making it.

If you enjoy Fairs, the Fulton County Fair in Wauseon OH is one of the best in the area.