Done!

 Best pic I could get this AM. All done but the binding!!! Yee Haw!! Blue Bird was a class Alice and I took with Pat Sloan last year. Pat is a fun lady! My quilt is a bit different in finished size. Had to make it work on my small wall space.

 Don't ya love a finish! Makes me want to finish some thing else! Want to get this quilt up as part of my Fall decor in dining room! Later it will go over our bed to live for a while.

 Now to decide on binding. Not sure if I have enough of that inner border left to use. If I do that is my first choice. If not Will see if I have something in the dark red.

Took this so maybe you could see the colors looking more 'real'.  I surprised myself using the off green polka dots! Love it in there though!
So yes what project is waiting on me now....hummmmmm.;-)


Let us have a moment to remember the souls lost on this day!

Never forget!

Hey Hey Lil Blue Bird

While DH was making and baking this delish Italian bread I was working on Blue Bird!

 Center is all appliqued and quilted. All on machine.

Did simple quilting in the leaves and center medallion. I applique quilt as I call it. Doing through all layers. Just love the way it pops the appliques.
No pic now but I straight line quilted the outside wide border. Now I am appliqing the vines and stars on.
Sounds backwards I know but works best for the way I am doing it. I hope to have ready for binding tomorrow. Will post a pic!

Off to PT yet again today! Not sure how long will continue. Not seeing where it is doing too much now. As long as I take pain meds I can manage. If not LOOK OUT. Yes tried one day! I have cut back on them though. Thinking epidural best. Stop taking these pain meds.

Got bill 'after' insurance for the MRI!!! GEEZE!
I did a search online for costs of MRIs. Found a clinic that just does those and for what I have left to pay hospital would have been all it cost there! So why can one place charge so much less and another so much more!!!! My meds keep going up instead of down!! Got to wonder when these kinds of issues will be addressed. Will check on prices for epidurals at pain management clinics before just going where doc sends!

OK off soap box and off to see Stretch aka PT gal!;-)
 

1960 Singer 348

This is my 1960 Singer 348.
Would love to have a manual for it. Anyone have an original or know where I could get one???!
Thanks so much!

Edit to add:
Thanks to Susan of Hanging on by a Needle and Thread , I now have a PDF of the manual!
She sent me to this Singer page. Thanks again Susan!

email issues

If you do not receive a reply to your comment/post.. I am sorry.
Seems Yahoo and Blogger do not want to play well together today!
I have never had such a problem ever on my Yahoo mail.
Been a few minor things but nothing this aggravating!

Have day off from PT so loads, all pun intended, to catch up with here at home!
 Laundry loads which will go in dryer! No lifting of baskets to tote out to line for drying!
That will happen only when DH is here to help!

Hope I can get caught up enough with chores to do a bit of sewing later, if not will do most this weekend.
Have a chicken to pop in oven to roast. So will pop in a few veggies an call supper DONE!

So best get to it.
Wishing all a grand day or evening as the case may be, with no email or any other kind of issues!!!

Oh by the by here is a link to the MARTINGALE STITCH THIS BLOG for a post with some Fall/Halloween freebies!

Enjoy!!

Okay no more white ....

...shoes after Labor Day! Hahaha!
I recall switching from white patent leather Sunday shoes to black ones for Sunday School as a child!
Glad all that is no longer the norm!! But then again looking at how some dress when out and about maybe we need a bit of that thought process back!

We have some visitors of late, ground hogs! Here is one eating pears off the tree. He and some relatives seem to be readying the area under the old shed for Winter sleeping! DH has set some traps but so far no hogs. They must not care for watermelon! These so called cute critters can do loads of damage to buildings and the foundations, also love to eat from your gardens and flowers beds. Here they are enjoying the farmers beans along with a huge herd of deer!

We are to be cooler today but still have had the heat and humidity hanging around!
Be so nice to have days that are  Fall like and enjoy windows open again.
School buses ran yesterday! all the cute lil ones waiting with back packs were so cute!
Long day for them though. Tough till they get used to it.

Been in PT and yes it is working on me. Wears me out. So I do not get much done that I plan on!
Having a back to back because of the Monday holiday.
Lord only knows how I will crawl outta bed in the morning!
My one day off this week is Thursday so must do some home chores!
 Hope to sew on the weekend!
Need to get some stuff done but also begin my gifts.
Most are simply enough but just a matter of getting the time for cutting out and sewing up done!

Well better get ready to hit the road.
Wishing you all a productive day!!!!

Fun Box

 This heavy and full box was sitting by my door Monday! Great Give Away win!!!

Contents exploding when opened! Haha!! Gotta love scraps from someone else especially when they are from Deb Strain!! These are from her new line , Family Tree Group by Moda. Will be in shops in October. It is a sweet design. Thinking first project will be a string quilt! Saving the bigger scraps for a little someone special I am hoping and praying for!

So waste not want not makes for a grand way to do things in the fabric department! Someone may just be happy to take those scraps off your hands!
Thanks Deb!!!

Sunday Fun

D and P came over Sunday morning for breakfast.  DH cooked and all was yummy.
D stayed to visit in the sewing room and to begin finishing work on some of her cross stitch projects.
I must confess some have been here waiting on me to get to them! Bad Auntie!

Small ones just need to be stuffed and closed up. Maybe add some bling. Salem Inn has a bit more sewing to add.  Just love it... may have to hid it...;-)

Noel will be a pilla and be finished after a bit of quilting and a back added.

 More yet to do but really will not take too long. Ornies and bowl fillers or pin keeps.

Noel Tree will be a pilla. Can't see good but this linen has sparkle!
Most  of her projects are all done on linen.
Sometimes it is so nice to sew on a project that is finished in short order!
Plus spending time with favorite folks as a bonus!!

Cool Saturday

Oh my these nice cool temps can almost fool ya into thinking Fall is here!
Had storms last evening that brought in the cool front. So all things outside are wet and soggy.
DH really needs to cut grass so hope dries off enough to do some later today and tomorrow.

Been as busy here as I can be on the 'do not do much' dr orders.
I sit on my donut to sew and then do not stand too long or sit too long.
No lifting more then a few pounds.
After the pain from lifting laundry basket I am rather careful!
Begin PT Monday 3x a week. On pain meds still but take less.
Hope the PT works if not next step epidural.

Made up these feed sack blocks, on About.com Quilting.

 Had a gift in mind for someone. Had to go ahead and send other things. I was behind in the sewing.

 Will finish up and use it here. Not sure how I will proceed. Was intended for a lap quilt.
I have pressed and trimmed up all the blocks. Need to decide on lay out.

 These were bonus pieces left over.

Plan to sew  up into these pin wheels. Want to use in a border at top and bottom of quilt.
The rest of the feed sack and 30's prints I have will go into a simple patchwork block quilt.
I won most of these fabrics in a long ago give away.
Ready to do some none bias sewing again! Whew!!

I finished up all the Pennsylvania Square blocks I had planned to do. Doing a trim on them now.
There is a Sew Along  hosted by Terry on her blog.

Not sure how much more sewing will get done around here for next few weeks with the PT 3 days a week! Sure will be wore out for a few.
Do hope after the first couple appts my body will be used to it and so maybe not so tired.

Okay off to sew those bitty pinwheels up!
For the folks in VA and NC enjoy this beautiful weekend!!!

Just a wee but of sewing...

 Made this quilted bag, snap pouch and key fob  These are for our grand niece who is off to college next week.

 We bought her this cooler and filling it with goodies.

 More to add to it.

Hollyanne loves her zebra strips!

I have been put on low duty so to speak. No lifting and pain meds.
Thought I had hurt my hip but x-rays show pain may be coming from a herinated disk.
My date Saturday night is with a MRI machine! Yes have an 8:15 pm appt!

Not sure when we will know 'what and how' we will proceed.
Always something around here it seems.

We have figs getting ripe. Was hoping to make a  batch of preseves but will just see how it goes.
More rain expected Saturday and Sunday.

Sending our thoughts to those in Arkansas and Tennessee dealing with flooding!
Been quite the bad weather year!!


Take care everyone!

Progress and Mangled Mail

 I now have a pile of Pennsylvania Blocks! Course have some more to go though.
These are the blocks that Terry of Terry's Treasures is using for a Sew Along.
Mine are  destined for a full size quilt for one of our antique beds.
Have a few  days with some frog'n! One stitch in two stitches out it felt like!;-)

 Here is what they look like so far. The two missing had to be redone ...yes the frog'n issue.
Can you see my helper there??? Yes that is Wiggles! Growing like a catnip weed she is!
She has two speeds..0 and 90! She is either asleep or wide open!! Cocoa is beginning to tolerate her but that is all. So far no cuddling going on just grumbling!;-)

 Now to the mangled part! One of my mags came in this envelope from the Post Office.

 Had this little note on the back. So basically they are really NOT sorry enough to pay for a new mag but please for give them as they have so much mail to take care of! WHATEVER!

On a good note cooked the last of the fresh snaps yesterday with potatoes! Yumm! I can just eat these alone do not need meat ! DH being a meat and potatoes guy  sees it differently!
So he had some sausages. ;-) Yes an fresh sliced tomatoes. All from our local Farmer's Market in Smithfield. We will head over again tomorrow AM. See what they have available.

Got a storm last night. Gave us some much needed rain. Also knocked power out a couple times, just enough to mess up things, not hours. We are to be cooler  but so far seems same to me.
Have a load of washing to hang out so hope we get a bit of breeze kick up soon.
After a wee bit of house cleaning chores hope to hit the sewing again.

I am fighting the urge to Fall up my house! Pull out the decor and have at it!
Have Blue Bird yet to quilt. So think I will put her on the machine as soon as I sew up the last few PA Blocks!

Do hope more of my regulars readers will check out the Shabby Apple Giveaway in last post!
I will close it out Sunday, 8-4-2013 at noon.
Have a wonderful weekend folks!!