Love this saying...

"AWE" IS SUCH A LARGE WORD!   This was written next to a sign on the side of the road next to a picture of the Grand Canyon...I thought it was rather catchy :)

Well, I hope all you Dad's had a great day yesterday....the weather here was perfect and it was the first day of swimming in our new pool.  We had my family+ over and had a really nice day.  I am truly blessed with a Good Man and a Great Dad for our kids - well young adults....He is honest and loving ...I only wish his Father was alive to see the Wonderful Dad and Hubby he is to all of us in "Burns' Family"  ...I love you, Dave!

Well, Hope everyone has a great and safe week,
Hugs
Mary

Yes...still working on...

Hi Everyone,

Yes, I am still working on Block 3 of this pretty little quilt and began Another Project, "Birdhouses", very fun - can you see my ladybug in the green stems???

Well, it is all a work in progress....Hope you have a Great Week,

Hugs,

Mary

Just some thoughts....

Hi everyone,

Someone told me this today and I thought I would share with all of you,...

 "“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths.  These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity and an understanding of life that fills them with compassions, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”(Elizabet K. Ross)  I thought this was so true. 

My blog is an extension of myself, like all of yours, and somedays I post quilting projects some I have finished, some I am working on, and some I just dream about making....and, other days I post things happening in my life... but a blog is really about the person.  I have found that to be true while reading other blogs and the connection that we have to one another in this cyber world is very real.  So I just wanted to thank those that follow, post comments, don't post comments but still read, you are all very very special to me!  You are all Beautiful people to me!!

I hope you all have experienced Beautiful people in your lives, I know I have and I am blessed for it! 

Happy Monday,

Love & Hugs,

Mary :)

Crazy town around here!!! Oh Boy!

I know, I know, quilting blog Mary!  But.....WE WON!!  THE HAWKS WON FIRST GAME AGAINST L.A.!!!  So exciting to be in the Playoff Finals!!!  Here are some pics from the game,the Hawks are really good but L.A. has an awesome goalie - so biting nails over here!!!  May the best team win!!!  Yeah!

I can't promise this is the last of me posting hockey pictures, but I will try not tooo, however, it is really getting exciting around Chi town!  As you can see we are in the nose bleed section (3rd level) and boy does it get Crazy up there, but all in fun!

I hope everyone has a restful Sunday !!!

And yes, I am still Quilting :)

Hugs to all

Mary

Some pics for you all

As you may know we are HUGH Blackhawk Fans, my young adults and hubby sooooo here are the latest in pics from last weekend:

That's Dave and the girls, Kate & Emily, Kate & her fiancé Chris sitting in their favorite seats, and Mike and Laura!

Go Hawks!!  (oh I hope they win tonight against the Detroit Redwings)
Hugs and Prayers


Mary

Sorry have been missing in action :(

Hello fellow Friends,

Oh I know I have been a bad blogger, have been so busy with...well, life, I guess....My son has been sick, we were out of town for a week, trying to find housing for the youngest at college, planning a wedding shower....oldest is getting married, so now the showers begin this summer....my 89 yr old Mom has been ailing, Well, you get the picture, life has become so complicated and busy and I am totally frazilled (sp?)

Hope all of you are well, and I still visiting my regular blogs and hand sewing whenever I get a minute,

Miss all of you,

Hugs,

Mary :)

God Bless All of You in Boston...

This is my quilting blog....but my hearts goes out to all of you in the Boston Marathon and the Boston community!  My prayers are with you....life is so very precious and I honestly don't understand why things like this happens...all I can do is Pray

Lots of Big Hugs,

Mary

Warning, will need your sunglasses! :)

Hi to all my fellow bloggers,

This afternoon, yes, today! 8 months after I first bought her (my lovely daughter) her fabric for her dorm room bed... I know she is almost done with Soph year, and yes, as we strolled around Urban Outfitters last Aug., I suggested,....ok I kind of snorted, "Oh Emily I can make you one of those quilts in no time....."  Yes, that is what I said 8 months ago...well finally got the borders on and off to the quilter it goes....
but I am warning all of you, please put on sunglasses because this one is definately BRIGHT!

So, the Wonky Log Cabin Quilt is done !!  I like the border but this block is by far my favorite, I used selvage in this one and it came out really cute!

Well, thank you all for following and check in with me and I wish you all a really Great weekend,

Hugs,

Mary :)

Emily's Wonkie's

Hi everyone,

Here is the latest installment of Emily's Wonkie Blocks....Emmy is my baby, well a 19yr old going to be 20 yr old baby.....????  Soph in college....I sewed the blocks together was going to place 4 across but decided on 3, what do you think???  now I have to sew them all together will brown floral in between each set of three...it's funny you can hardly see how I joined the blocks the Floral Brown fabric worked right in....Well, Happy Sunday and I hope eveyrone has a great week!

Hugs,

Mary

Changed my mind.....

Well, cannot find a background fab for these wonkies, so I went back to fabric store on another search.....this is what I picked.....I think it goes better....actually it looks "Bohemian" and that is he look she wants so..... and this will be the binding fabric:

Here is  a close up of the fabric that will be used to space blocks:  really pretty I think....would look cute on a chair I think?!?!? 

Oh well how are all of YOU doing???  Love to hear from you,

Hugs,

Mary

Wonkie's

Well, after staring at these two options for the background, I think I like this one better, what do you think???  Actually, they are three backgrounds that I would have to sew together as I don't have enough of just one....but she wanted Bohemian, so I guess it would work??  If you look closely you will see it is three different fabrics?

What do you think??
Thanks,
Hugs,
Mary

Wonky Blocks finally finished!!!!

Hello everyone!  Finally finished the Wonkies and am now auditioning setting fabric.....originally was brown, then tried hot pink, but i think I am going with the Blue/Torquoise color.  What do you think?????????????

I still have to square each block to 15", but just wanted to see what the background fabric I should use....

Also took a pic of the mess these blocks are in making - but fun!

Whoops got my foot in that one....this isn't the arrangement of the blocks either, they will by 4 blocks then row then 4 more, well you get the picture hopefully,

Happy Snowy Wed here in Chicagoland,

Hugs, Mary