HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

EVEN THOUGH, THANKSGIVING WAS TWO DAYS AGO, I AM FINALLY POSTING PICS I TOOK AT MY HOUSE. I HAD NOT A REALLY LARGE GROUP, JUST MY SISTERS, YOUNGER NIECES AND NEPHEWS, HUSBANDS, MOM AND THEN I INVITED MY KIDS GIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIENDS. THIS YEAR THE TURKEY, WAS REALLY GOOD! IN FACT, ALL THE SIDE DISHES EVERYONE BROUGHT AND DESERTS, I HAVE TO SAY THE NEXT DAY IT WAS HARD TO BUTTON MY PANTS! THANKSGIVING IS ALL ABOUT TRADITION, AND WAS SO BLESSED TO HAVE MY WHOLE FAMILY THERE.

MY 19 YR OLD BROUGHT HIS GIRLFRIEND, SO HERE IS A PICTURE OF ANGIE... ISN'T SHE JUST BEAUTIFUL!!! SHE IS JUST AS SWEET TOO!

HERE ARE SOME MORE PICS OF MY FAMILY...I REALLY FEEL BLESSED!

AND THIS IS WHAT I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON...30'S - 50'S FABRIC ALQ2 FOR A VERY SPECIAL SWAPPER...WILL HAVE MORE PICS TO FOLLOW.

WELL I HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A GREAT WEEKEND, HAPPY SEWING,

HUGS,

MARY

THE WEEKEND IS FINALLY HERE!!!!!!!

MOVING FORWARD...I AM ONLY GOING TO MAKE ONE COMMENT REGARDING MY LAST POST, IS THAT, I AM DEFINATELY TAKING A BREAK FROM FUTURE SWAPS.

LAST NIGHT I WORKED ON MY MISSOURI DAISY BLOCKS, REMEMBER THOSE? AND IT FELT REALLY GOOD TO SIT AND SEW ON THOSE CHEERFUL BLOCKS. I WILL POST PICS LATER AS I HAVE TO ADD THE SQUARES AND TRIANGLES STILL, BUT GOT THREE PIECED TOGETHER LAST NIGHT. SO AM FEELING PRODUCTIVE...

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT WILL BE THANKSGIVING NEXT WEEK? WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE. I AM HAVING THANKSGIVING, ALL MY SISTERS AND THEIR HUSBANDS AND KIDS AND MY MOM WILL BE HERE, SO AM EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I JUST LOVE THANKSGIVING! I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR MY FAMILY!!! THEY ARE SUCH A GREAT SUPPORT SYSTEM.

WELL, BETTER GET SOME LAUNDRY DONE,

HAPPY SEWING,

HUGS,

MARY

SAD, EMBARRASSED & DISAPPOINTED

TODAY I LEARNED THAT THE LITTLE QUILT I SENT MY SWAPPER, SHE DID NOT LIKE. MY MACHINE QUILTING WAS REALLY HORRIBLE, BUT I THOUGHT THE PATTERN AND THE MATERIAL AND THE FACT THAT I HAND PIECED IT (AND IT TOOK ME 3 MONTHS), SHE WOULD HAVE LOVED IT THE WAY I DID. BUT, THAT WAS NOT THE CASE.

I RECEIVED A LITTLE QUILT FROM ANOTHER SWAPPER, WHICH WAS WELL MADE AND PUT TOGETHER SO I AM GOING TO SEND HER MINE. THAT WAY I FEEL SHE HASN'T LOST OUT ON RECEIVING A LITTLE QUILT THAT IS ADORABLE.

WOW, I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL EVER JOIN ONE OF THESE SWAPS AGAIN, AS THIS HAS REALLY TAKEN THE AIR OUT OF ME.

ALL THE FABRICS WERE OF HIGH QUALITY AND I TRIED TO MEET HER EXPECTATIONS OF THE RIGHT COLOR GREEN, POLKA DOTS, ETC. BUT THE BORDER FABRIC SHE DOES NOT CARE FOR, WHICH IS FINE, JUST I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY PRETTY.

ANOTHER LIFE LESSON, I GUESS...

ANOTHER LITTLE QUILT SWAP 2...QUILTED!

YEAH! FINISHED MACHINE QUILTING THIS LITTLE DOLL QUILT FOR MY SURPRISE PARTNER AND PUT THE BINDING ON LAST NIGHT, SO IT IS OFF TO THE UPS STORE TO MAIL TOMORROW. JUST MADE THE DUE DATE, NOV 10TH! YES!!!

THIS LITTLE QUILT I FOUND IN THE FONS & PORTER MAGAZINE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND JUST LOVED IT...HAND TO HAND PIECE BECAUSE OF Y-SEAMS AND THEN MACHINE QUILTED. NOW I HAVE NEVER MACHINE QUILTED BEFORE, ALWAYS DONE IT BY HAND, BUT WAS IN A TIME CRUNCH SO THOUGH, OK I CAN DO THIS! WELL, I HAVE A NEW FOUND ADMIRATION FOR MACHINE QUILTERS, NOW. IT WAS REALLY HARD TO DO!! I WANTED TO STIPPLE QUILT IT, BUT AFTER MANY TRIES ON MY MACHINE (PFAFF), THE STIPPLE STITCH WAS KIND OF ALL OVER THE PLACE, PLUS THE PRESSURE YOU PUT ON THE PEDAL OF YOUR MACHINE CREATES THE LENGTH OF THE STITCHES, LET ME TELL YOU, IT WAS HARD. SO INSTEAD I JUST CRISSCROSSED LINES FROM ONE ANGLE TO ANOTHER. THE QUILTING ISN'T THE BEST, BUT I HOPE SHE STILL LIKES IT.

WELL, OFF TO COOK SUNDAY DINNER, HOPE ALL IS WELL IN BLOG LAND,

HUGS, MARY

ANOTHER LITTLE QUILT SWAP 2

WHEW!! JUST FINISHED MY LITTLE QUILT FOR SWAP 2 AND JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME!! IT HAS TO BE MAILED OUT BY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, SO WILL MACHINE QUILT IT TODAY AND BIND IT AND OUT IN THE MAIL IT WILL GO TOMORROW.

I HAD SOOO MUCH FUN MAKING THIS QUILT. IT WAS FROM A FONS & PORTER MAGAZINE AND IS CALLED "HUMMINGBIRD", USING REPRO FABRICS. THE PIECES OF THE QUILT I HAD TO HAND-PIECE AS THEY ARE VERY SMALL AND Y-SEAMS EVERYWHERE, SO IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO CUT EACH SHAPE OUT AND THEN HAND SEW TOGETHER. I DID IT ALL AT NIGHT WHILE WATCHING TV, SO FELT PRODUCTIVE THAT I GOT IT DONE IN TIME.

I JUST HOPE THE LADY THAT IS GETTING IT LIKES IT!

I REALLY LIKED HOW THE TWO BORDERS LOOKED ON THIS QUILT!

HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT WEEKEND,

HUGS,

MARY