Christmas Day... Cooper

Cooper with all his New Toys, Christmas Day, 2011

Isn't he just the cutest!!??!

December 22, 2011

IT'S CRAZY TIME AROUND HERE, MENU PLANNING, SHOPPING, MORE SHOPPING, WRAPPING....BUT I REALLY WANTED TO WISH ALL OF YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR IN CASE I DON'T GET A CHANGE TOO!!
A LOT OF MERRY, MERRY HUGS TO ALL OF YOU,

MARY

My Daughter, Kate...

If any of you are avid book readers, check out my oldest daughter, Kate's blog:

http://glitzglamgatsby.blogspot.com/
she reads ALOT and has some great book reviews,

Enjoy,

Mary

Update on Small Quilt Swap 2

Anyone interested in SQS2???  I know this is a very hectic time for everyone, but if you are interested, please leave a comment....Jennifer you are first on the list....Thanks, Mary

Food for thought...

I HAVE HAD THE GOOD  FORTUNE TO WITNESS THE POWER OF MANY A WAGGING TAIL...

A DOG'S TAIL CAN CLEAR THE CONTENTS OF A COFFEE TABLE IN ONE SWIPE AND A CAT'S TAIL CAN TELL YOU HOW HE OR  SHE IS FEELING.  THEY BOTH CAN ALSO  MAKE A TRULY AWFUL DAY VANISH BEFORE YOUR EYES.  THAT IS THE GIFT OUR COMPANION ANIMALS PROVIDE - MOMENTS OF PURE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND HAPPINESS!

ENJOY AND LOVE YOUR FAITHFUL FRIEND....

This is so Beautiful!

Small Quilt should have arrived today...

The small quilt I made should have arrived today for my swap partner, so I thought I would show you the finished product...

Pretty Cute, huh??? I added the Bird because she loves Sue Spargo so I thought she would like that.  I also bound it with brown fabric to kind of frame it. 

Happy Monday Everyone!

Hugs,

Mary

SMALL QUILT SWAP 2

OK I admit it, I have been bitten by the Small Quilt Swap bug!!!   This was sooooo much fun and the small quilts that were made were all soooo Beautiful, honestly, soooooo with  that said, I am going to open up the New Year with JANUARY 1ST - 15TH to join our SMALL QUILT SWAP 2!!!!

Now for the fun part....so  I was thinking of  a "THEME"...Winter!  For a Winter Theme, we have lots of Holidays you could incorporate into your small quilt,for instance, we have Valentine's Day, St.Patrick's Day, Sweetest Day then you could add Hearts, Shamrocks to your small quilt either through Applique (by  machine or hand) or by fabrics you use,  or if you like Snowmen, Flying Geese, Snow, Trees, Vintage Sleds, Angels (not Christmassy though) more homespun, you would add a snowman or a Tree to your quilt (through applique by machine or hand)! 

SMALL QUILT SWAP 2

What do you think???  A WINTER THEMED SMALL QUILT!  The deadline would be January 15th and due  by March 1st, that way it is still cold and snowy in most places and we could all hunker down and sew together!!  Oh I think I am on to something here!!!   It would certainly life our spirits during those long, long months!  Anyone interested??? 

Hugs,

Mary

Small Quilt Swap 1

Update on Lurline....one of our swap ladies all the way from Australia.  She has been in a car accident and was in the hospital for 4 days and then when she came home her computer crashed, so that is why I couldn't reach her...But with all that has happened to her, her small quilt is almost done and she is hand quilting it as we speak - God Bless Her - so please say a little prayer for her that all is well and that life calms down for her, and that her health recovers quickly! 

So once that quilt gets mailed out, All is Good!!

Happy Sunday Everyone and a Big Thankyou to Jennifer who volunteered to be our quilt "Angel" if Lurline needed one!!  Thank you Jennifer you are a sweetie!!!

Quilting Hugs to all of you,

Mary :)

SQS1

Hi fellow Swappers:

Here is a list of the Swappers and their blogs.  It looks like I haven't heard from one lady....

Jennifer - http://www.zospecial.wordpress.com/  FINISHED AND SENT
Megan - http://www.willworkforfabric.typepad.com/  FINISHED AND SENT
Crystal -  email zman101@dis.net FINISHED AND SENT
Angela -http://www. moderndiary.blogspot.com  FINISHED AND SENT
Karen -http://www.karen-logcabinquilter.blogspot.com  FINISHED AND SENT
Diane - sewmaniacquilter.blogspot.com  FINISHED AND SENT
Mary -http:// myneedlethread.blogspot.com  FINISHED AND SENT
Lurline - http://lurlineg.blogspot.com/ - ???? HAVE NOT HEARD FROM YOU????

So, Lurline I have tried to contact you by email and your blog, but no response....please let me know if you are working on your small quilt, if it will be delayed....I know it is coming from Australia, but I need to know when you sent it.  Otherwise, I have to make an "Angel Quilt"  for your swap partner, as she mailed hers out and you received it, so please contact me. 

Also, would anyone be willing to be an "Angel" in case I need one????  I know this is a hectic time of the year, but I have to get a small quilt out ASAP, if Lurline is having any issues. 

Again, Lurline please, please contact me....I know you have had also internet and health issues, but I haven't heard from you, so please contact me. 

OK, I think I covered it all....if any one of you have any questions, please contact me:  coolmommary@fastmail.fm (my son set this email up for me about 10 years ago, so please don't think I think I am cool), just don't want the hassle to change it.....(just some info in case you were wondering where I thought this name up)

Otherwise, I loved doing this swap and if anyone is interested in January or February for another one, please let me know....

Love and Hugs to all my Quilting Swappers,

Mary

My Small Quilt Arrived Today!!!

Hi Ladies,

My small quilt came today from Megan:  http://www.willworkforfabric.typepad.com/.  Isn't it BEAUTIFUL!!!!  I JUST LOVE, LOVE IT!!   And, she added a Sue Spargo pattern as a little surprise.  Megan you know how much I love Sue Spargo!!!! Thank you soooo very much!   Now I can't decide should I hang this little Beauty or place over a small table in my foyer (entryway)????  Decisions, Decisions....Thank you again Megan, I love to read your blog and I love the work you do!  Oh and did I say I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this little Beauty!! 

Many Hugs to all my quilting buddies,

and Many quilting Hugs to you Megan!

Mary

SQS1

Hellow Swappers:

Please communicate with me regarding your Small Quilt and when it was mailed out to your partner!  Today is the deadline and I what post names and the dates everyone's quilts went out so that I know everyone is covered!   Please, Please communicate with ME!!  If you already have done so, just ignore this, most of you have except a few!  Thanks Mary   Today is DECEMBER 1ST  :)

Another Reminder...

If you haven't heard from your swap partner, please contact me....coolmommary@fastmail.fm.   Otherwise I assume everything is going fine!

Thank you,

Mary

SQS1

REMINDER:

December 1st mailing deadline for SQS1!!!!  Please email me once you have mailed your quilt to your swap partner.  For everyone that has already, Thank you!! 

The small quilts that I have seen are exceptionally Beautiful.  All you ladies have done a really Great Job!  I am thinking maybe in January around the 15th to do another one...they are really fun to do and you ladies have done such a Great Job, what do you think?  It could be a winter themed...thinking darker colors, and was thinking picking a specific object like a Snowman or Evergreen Tree that would have to be incorporated into your small quilt...just bouncing around ideas....any ideas??? 

Hugs,

Mary

New pictures of Cooper at the Lake on Thanksgiving...

New Updated Picture of SQS! "Twist Quilt"

Hi hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!!!  Here is the completed top of the "Twist Quilt"!  I love the Green border and the Binding, really, really adorable!     Very Great Job Done!  OK I want ALL of these Quilts, I have to admit!

Isn't it Adorable I really really love the green and then the red binding she used!!!! 

Happy Sunday Everyone!

Love,

Mary

SQS1

Just a friendly reminder, once you have received your small quilt, please drop me a note telling me.....Jennifer received her and she loves it (it was the small Pink Quilt that I posted yesterday), so our small quilts are finding their way to their New Owners.   And she is trilled with it! 
So Please let me know when your precious cargo arrives,  Thanks and Hugs, Mary

Happy  Thanksgiving Everyone!!!

SQS1

Another Lady emailed me a picture of  her Beauty....She also made a mug rug for her swapper!!  Love the polka dots and ofcourse I LOVE PINK!!!  Sooo Pretty!!  And the Stripes!!  Love It!! 

Hope all you Quilt Swappers have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday,

Hugs,

Mary

Remember those scraps....

Remember those scraps, well this is what I am making...I changed the paisley fabric to the browns because it just didn't look right to me...so this is what I ended up...now I have to baste and make three more of these blocks for a table topper! 

Hope you are all having a productive day!

Hugs,

Mary

Here's another one!! SQS1

Just received a pic from one of my swap ladies that this quilt started out as squares and then took a turn for a Twist!!!!  Wait to see this one....The solid ones really "Pop" don't you think!!  Really Beautiful fabrics too!

GREAT JOB all of you ladies are doing!!!  Oh I am soooo excited about this Swap!  Such creativity!!!  Loving This!!!

Hugs,

Mary

SQS1

OH MY GOSH, I just was sent a picture of  another small quilt done...are you ready...isn't it just Beautiful!  Oh I love the colors and the applique, really Beautiful, Beautiful Job!!!!  Wow!!!  I just know the swapper that gets this one is just going to love it!

These small quilts we have been making are all sooo different and all soooooo Beautiful!   Job Well Done Ladies!!!!

Now I only need to hear from 4 more ladies and get their pics and I will be one happy Swap Mamma!!!!

Hugs to All this Sunday Night,

Mary

Sneak Peak at a New Project

Yes I am starting one of many "new projects"...

here are some pics:

more  to come....

Hugs,

Mary

Food for Thought - Happy Sunday

...A  young boy was walking home from Sunday School when he cut through a park to get home quicker.  On his way through the park he remembered a Chocolate Bar his Mom had placed inside the pocket of his jacket.  On removing his candy bar, be began breaking off a piece when he noticed an elderly lady sitting all alone on a park bench...At first, he thought the lady looked lonely, so as he got closer to her, he thought "maybe she would like a piece of my candy bar", so he stopped in front of her and smiled and offered her a piece of candy.  The lady accepted with a Smile....He then decided to sit next to the lady and together they shared his candy bar...never speaking a word, just smiling at one another.   When the young boy was done, he Smiled at her and she gave him her best Smile back.  As he entered his house, his Mom greeted him and asked, "Why do you have a Big Smile on you?"  The young boy replied, "I just shared my candy bar with Jesus"!

...The Elderly Lady went home and when she entered her home, her Sister asked her Why do you have a Big Smile on your face...the Lady replied "I just received a candy bar from Jesus!  She then told her sister, I thought Jesus would have been much older, but he wasn't he was a Young Boy!

Moral of the Story,  we find Jesus in the poor, the lonely, the elderly, the sick, the imprisoned and yes, Children!

I truly believe this with my whole Heart!  We don't find him in material things or status, we only find him in helping others...think about it...that is where Jesus is...if you are looking....

Hugs,

Mary

Cooper got a new Bed!

This came in the mail today for Cooper....a New Bed from a company named "Frontgate".  For any of you that own dogs, this is one Great Bed.  Cooper has had two knee surgeries and this bed is orthopedic.  He loves it...Yeah!!

Oh and I think I got the "comment" thingy working now..don't know why it stopped??? But hopefully it is working again,  Thank you Pat and Karen for emailing me to tell me....

Hugs,

Mary