HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!
 May 2019 be a better year  to you. I am blessed to be here. 
 The wind is howling tonight but it is warmer than it has been all day!
 Hubby and I will remain at home for our celebration. Tomorrow we will eat cabbage rolls mashed potato's and maybe some cream corn. love my cabbage.
I am hoping to do the new years day Merry Mayhem Mystery tomorrow. I have done them for years on  the first day of the new year for many years now love the to part take in those. so have a safe and happy celebration everyone! chat to you more next year!

Hugs patty
My grand daughters last year

my banner embroidery work. I had yet to sew the strand down and next  buttons if I choose to. I love the looks of it.

Heart surgery

Hello been a long couple of weeks I went to the hospital on October 19 they did a triple bypass. .I was in ICU for 4days then moved to a new floor where I spent another 5 days. I was release from Akron General on the 28th of October.

 I am slowly  dropping meds.  I hope soon to be on just a couple .They have dropped 5  already.

I have no real pain to speak of some swelling my leg  from the vein they used to make the bypass with. I am slowly losing the black and blue or bruises. My incision looks great  so they tell me. .There was talk of repairing the aorta but after seeing  it decided it was not all that bad so if it ain't broke do fix it. I am so thankful to be home and on the mend. I am able to go up stairs and down but it is very slow for me at this time. My sewing is in my basement so I was able to go down and see the mess I had left. But I brought some hand work up when I came back to main floor. Some embroidery I had started a couple years ago a cute Lesley Boost pattern  A Christmas banner . I got it finished . I hope to hang it in front of the fireplace. such a cute project. I plan to find my  cover buttons and make 6 covered buttons to sew in between the squares. But I might also use snowflakes buttons instead.

I will get the picture upload and posted soon. In the mean while I am happy to be alive and home once again!!

Patty

 

Mystery Reveal

I did the" Boo To You Mystery"  with Fort Worth fabrics studio. It is so cute and was a fun time. They have anew one coming in October 17th for Christmas I plan on doing it as well.
Here is the top sewn of the Boo To You

 Then today had a hankering for pumpkin pie so I made two of them yummy  and the smell is wonderful!

Have a nice cool evening and enjoy it.

Patty

Jo's luncheon 80th birthday

Had lunch with  3 of the sisters yesterday. the 4 older ones were there that includes me.
the 2 younger ones are in NC so  were not there.
 anyway I had my daughter there as well. she took a few pics on my phone for us. I am posting them here.  we ate @ TGIF ribs, mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli, and some cake for dessert. what a meal!! Their Wednesday special was a whole rack of ribs with 2 sides  for the price of  1/2 rack.
 we love to go there and eat. A big thank you to Billie for  buying all our meals!!
without further ado here is a few of the photos

  Joann birthday girl

Joann,me  then on the other side is Sherry, and Billie

  Sherry and Billie with glasses on

Joann and Patty

Halloween Mystery

 Hello all, been a while once again ,but will show you some of the sewing.

 I have been doing I will first have to upload them here, so will do that and then post this.
Sorry for my delay I get that way  a lot it seems lately.
 Thanks for checking back,
 here is what I have sewn so far. Tomorrow is another block, this is titled BOO TO YOU MYSTERY from a quilt shop in Forth Worth area I will come back and post their link. Just in case you want to get the directions before they take it down. here is their link. There is also video's for the blocks as they sew them .
https://www.fortworthfabricstudio.com

A Tada for me

Well we have had two of our grand daughters here since June 23 and they are heading home  August 28 will sure miss them. They have a been fun and challenging at times. I have made their coats and they will  be taking them home with  them. Below is a couple photos of the Arsema's and the little video is of Sarah's.  I need to get her zipper in and hand stitch the neck binding down.

Happy Dance

So Happy  yesterday I finally got the 4 panels sewn to make a coat for my Grand daughter Arsema.
She likes purple and is turning 7 this month.  I have sewn somethings twice and had to remove and flip it around so I feel like i have sewn the panels 2 times LOL  I was trying to keep the same fabric away from its self.,hard to do some times But I am delighted with the colors and  will now get to do the quilting on hers. I have a second set to sew for the sister Sarah. She will be 6 in November.
They will be coming here  to spend the summer with their daddy and I. I will send the coats home with them at that time. I think they will be here from end of June to late august. 
I guess I will get the other 3 pink ones sewn  soon.
Tata for now
Patty
                                                                Arsema's

                                                                   Sarah's

Afternoon All,

 Today is kitchen day. I have cleaned the fridge side of  the refrigerator and now to the freezer side . It is amazing what a person can find in there.

 It needs it, so raining and turning cold now . Why not do it now so when the sun does come for a visit I will be able to go outdoors and enjoy it! On Monday I did the carpet in the kitchen, because hubby spilled a whole bottle of root beer on the floor so why not .

 I have been sewing on coat panels for my grand daughters as well. Plus got my guild sewing finished for the next meeting.  I feel like I am doing  good.

 No pictures today  maybe tomorrow I will post a few, in the mean time have to get to  the freezer and clean it out .
Tata for now .

Patty

Good morning
 been in an all weather type for 24 hours. crazy!!  I was sickly for 3 days  this week and am still a bit under the weather.,Nausea and headache mostly and a bit of  erupt now and then. I am now on prednisone for the next 5 days yet. Yay for that it does help So not much sewing going on for me at this time or anything else for that matter .I will feel better soon .
 So i hope you all have faired well with the latest snow spring weather. The cold is bad we had winds pretty good most of the night. 
 Hubby is outside  using the snow thrower to clear the driveway and sidewalk.
I will be back later to  let you know if I get to do any sewing or messing up 
Patty

A New year 2018 day 2

Well It is cold every where in the states! The big Chill is on. I am doing what everyone seems to be doing  organizing and putting Christmas away. most of that part is done. I want to straighten up my sewing  room . Seems that is the thing to do each January. .LOL I have several things I want to finish this year  and lots planned to do as well. anyway I am going to try to thin things out again maybe this is the year it will get completed! The year of the rooster so I might get to do the big CROW  over the  thinning out stuff. Wish me luck!

So I do not make resolutions never have.  I have printed out a  UFO  planner to list 12 things to work on . One new one each month. I am so fickle when it comes to my sewing  but then I can stay with things I absolutely want  to use. so like most  quilters I do think. 

I am working on a couple kids spring coats for my grand daughters . I am using Gail Abeloe Heart Warming jacket for kids to make them. One is going to be rich Purples  and the other will be a bright pink raspberry. . I sew some things for them easy of course..

 Well worked yesterday on decorations and storing them back in their place ,today is go through some other boxes and reward myself with a little sewing tonight.

stay warm all 

Patty

Pictureless Turkey Day greetings

Thanksgiving is winding down. I had some family over some are missing due to  health reasons and others not up to so much talking. But for those who came we enjoyed the afternoon and good food. We did miss the guys and even some of the grand kids are out of state so felt  a bit empty.
The dishes are all done and put away. yay!! that helps . my hands are feeling the effects of the water and dish soap splitting  on the edges of the nails boy they hurt!

 Hope you all enjoyed the  day and had a some memories made. The weather has been good for us too.  take care all and enjoy your  shopping if you do that  I prefer to stay home  but will venture to JA's tomorrow morning for a couple things!
Tata for now  Patty

it is Fall and my taste buds are calling for pie

I been baking today  one of my favs Pumpkin pie. hubby went to get some whipped topping for it. gosh do they smell great. I am hoping to make a couple of apple pies tomorrow and maybe freeze one for later. Son Robert will stop by in the morning to get himself to a piece or two. it is one of his favs too. I got some sewing in last week I volunteered to make the first baby girl of 2018 a quilt . so the top is sewn and I have the backing fabric picked out so next off to the quilter. This week. I am hoping to find time to make a couple bibs and maybe a couple burp cloths  for Mom.    here is a photo of the 2 pies I made today

until next time have a great day  all

Hugs patty

eclipse viewing

 Hello and what an event it was. I was able to attend a viewing of this in Sullivan MO\..Was with a group from all over the USA and one from the UK. it was so cool and emotional as well. I have some pics that were taken through a telescope lens so not the best. but a person in the group made a video of it from start to ending  that was so exciting to see. Well I will upload them to my main computer then post them here for you to see, sorry for now  I will be back with the pics and a link to the video he took.
Patty

Bindings

 

The Christmas quilt belonged to her Jane she has passed now  a year and 1/2 already/

Sure do miss her chatting and laugh and fun 

Today I managed to get 2 bindings  on  quilts.  One is Jane's and it is her last one to have been quilted  I will take it to her hubby. It came out super nice It is a quilt along by Lori Holt of Bee In My Bonnet. Mine is yet to be s finished this fall I am hoping. The second quilt I finished up today is my French Roses using Kate Spain fabrics.. I absolutely love it! 

I also have two others that need to be bound One is a heart quilt and the other is my African tile floor. So pretty and exciting really.  here is some pictures of the quilts that I  spoke of.

Pillows

did some sewing this evening. wanted to change up a tad so I made some throw pillows for my TV room. I want to make a few more but for the bedroom and maybe the guest room have to see  what kind of fabric I have on hand . I also bought some new chairs  they are used  and new to me. they are super comfortable and just right for me. 

 I got these for a real good price and hauled them back with me from NC last week.

I was there visiting my 2 sisters in Weaverville. what a great time I had .

Got to visit their new quilt shop  two days in a row a really nice shop  .Called  Five Little monkeys in downtown Weaverville. If in the area worth the detour or stop! Pay them a visit you will be in awe of their place

until next time

Quite the Fisherman

A friend of mine has a son who loves to fish here is a link to see the fish he has caught and some records he holds

http://fishingrecordclarklozier.blogspot.com

Need to get Back on Track

Morning and please bare with me  until I can get back on schedule. I love to read the blogs still and yes Instagram  and Pinterest have taken a lot  away from the blogland. I will stay here a while longer.

I have lots of things I need to finish  and some need to be quilted. I just enjoy the process of making the quilts. Choosing colors and textures and planning it all out to the  quilting and the finale binding and labels.

I started this journey back in September of 1977 with my sister Billie. We took a class in Southgate MI. at the local high school. I have my first block  I will dig it out and post a photo of it. mind you I did not choose the color or fabrics. It was what I was given.  My sister and I  did sew clothes in the beginning but I have stayed with the quilt making .It is a true passion I guess. I was 33 years of age when I began this  trip! I have learned so much and it excites me  yet. Love to watch it all come together.  Figure out the problems and draft up sizes and etc. So this is a great hobby for me.  I know my hubby is happy for me  but he does not  get too thrilled over the new quilts LOL You know most say seen one quilt you seen them all. Not true!! They are all different even when using the same pattern and the same fabrics, not the same  but similar. I am hoping to get some finishes this year! I will post pics as they are finished   should be a fun year. I did do some things at the end of this past year. I have some photos  I will put on here sometime soon.  In the meantime  enjoy your day and get in some sewing time or crafting whatever your hobby is.
Until next time
quilter000

Hello once again I am getting more lazy. But truly I am here. I have been sewing on a  quilt  by Red Crinoline called Fall Mystery. So far they have posted 6 blocks it comes out every week. the blocks are small  and so pretty. her directions are wonderful! and the blocks come out near perfect in the size depends on your personal sewing LOL  they are to be 6 1/1 inch unfinished and mine are all really good in size. Here is a photo of the first 5 and I think there is 3 more to make then we  sew them together to make a small quilt or a table topper   will be a very nice one. I am really liking smaller things these days.

Howdy Howdy, been making jams and trying some new recipes this past week. Today I used some of my frozen peaches from last season and made Jam. I tasted it  is delicious.
Made some cabbage soup  called unstuffed cabbage, LOL had some cumin and crushed red pepper but it is tasty to me I like it. Then next was a peach upside down coffee cake. It was wonderful and the recipe made 2  cake. Plus I have made a batch of strawberry jam red raspberry 2 batches and black raspberry one  then 2 black berry and  the last is the peach. next will be some apple butter!!
I love to make the jams . Oh and least I forget I made a blackberry cake. just cooking away it seemed last couple weeks!
No we do not eat all the jam as i give as gifts at the  holiday season time. along with fudge  cookies and etc.
 here is a couple pics of the foods

                                         Black raspberry and red raspberry jam

                                                      Blackberry

peach jam made today

                                                              Picked blackberries

                                                             My favorite blackberry cake

                                                        Peach upside down coffee cake