Pictures of the finished dog quilt and a no sew fleece blanket

 WE finished up Heidi's dog quilt. I think we are done using the animal beach fabrics for a while.

 We did a no-sew fleece blanket with Scotty. it only took about an hour. We might have to try to do a few more as Christmas presents.

Relaxing Sunday Sewing

My daughter and my grandson came over after church. She finished the cat quilt for her friends aunt. We also got her dog quilt knoted and the binding is on and all she has to do is stitch the back. We also made a no-sew fleece blanket with Terry Scott. Terry Scott and I also baked cookies thanks to Judy. Heidi helped me get another quilt sandwiched together for me to start on this week.

This is what I have been up to

I haven't written on my blog for a while.  I am  laid off work so I've been looking for a job.  Running my Mother back and forth to all her Doctor appointments.

I have been helping my daughter sew, or should I say I've been sewing a quilt she is supose to be making.

 And I've been working on a few quilts of my own. This is the  Silly Baby quilt for my Grandaughter for Christmas.

 I finished a cat kit quilt.

And my on going Grandmother's flower garden quilt. This is my take along project. It has been to ball games, doctor appointments with my mom, and Friday night sewing at Judy's.

Let's not forget the go cart races, in which my grandson, Blake and his father, Ronnie, both participate in.

Piecefully,
Jennifer

Life get's in the way!!!

My Grand-daughter Shelby

My great-nephew, Brady

Blake

My son, Ronnie

My Grandson, Blake

Addy

A lot has happened in the last few weeks. My mother was in the hospital for a few days and is now home and doing better. I spend my weekends watching my grandson, Blake, play football and race go-carts. This pasted weekend my son also raced. I finished the quit for Blake's sister, Addy, and gave it to her this weekend. I was very excited to finally get Brady's Michigan quilt done and give it to him.

Piecefully,
Jennifer

Friday Night Sew In

Tonight was the Friday Night Sew In for September. I spent the evening with Judy. We made a quick stop at JoAnn fabrics and I got some more cat fabric to make another cat quilt and some more flannel for a flannel quilt I am working. Those purchases stayed in ther car as I had decided to work on my Grandmother's Flower Garden. I was able to put it up on Judy's design wall and see how is will go together. So far I have the white around one flower and needed to add more flowers. This is hand pieced and paper lined project that goes with me every where. Anytime I have a few minutes of free time I either put a flower together, add some green, add some white or baste something.

Piecefully,
Jennifer

Friday Night Sew In

I will be joining Judy on Friday night for the Friday Night Sew In. I am hoping to work on my grandmother's flower garden.

I had such a good time on the Shop Hop. Here is a picture of me with Judy at our first stop on Saturday!!

Piecefully,

Jennfer

Shop Hop

The first day of the Tri-State Shop Hop we had an exciting day so far and we have visited 6 out of the 11 shops that are participating in the Shop Hop. And after ABF and Church we have 5 more.

Piecefully,
Jennifer

Spent the evening sewing...

I got to sew all evening.....I finished cutting the quilt blocks for my granddaughter flannel scrappy block quilt.
And I worked on the Tee Shirt quilt I'm helping my daughter make.  Tommorow is the Tri-State Shop Hop.  I'm so excited. Going to get up early and go.

Piecefully,
Jennifer

No sewing tonight....

This weekend starts Tri-State Shop Hop in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.  This will be my first time.  My friend Judy is planning everything. I'm just going for the ride.  I'm so excited. 

Tee shirt quilt cont....

Worked on tee shirt quilt  didn't get much done.  Joann Fabric had a big sale so I went there.  Ran into my friend Judy she helped me pick out fabric for another project.  A scrappy baby quilt for my granddaughter.

Not much sewing today.

Went to ABF (Adult Bible Fellowship) and Church.  Came home had lunch.  Cleaned house. Had a freind over for dinner.  Sewed a little (very little) on tee shirt quilt that my Daughter is making.Ha Ha.Started looking at Blog sites and the next thing I knew it was a few hours later. It's off to bed now for me.

Piecefully,
Jennifer

Finished Projects

I finished a quilt for kids comfort today. My daughter and grandson came over again today. Heidi finished the cat beach quilt and we started the dog beach quilt. Of course the t-shirt quilt is still a work in progress and we did get a few things done on it. We visited Joann's fabric after lunch and stop to do a little school shopping for Terry Scott. Since we were out we stopped by to see Grandma.

Sewing room curtains cont.....

I came home from work sick today and spent the day in bed. i felt better this evening so I finished my sewing room curtains.

No sewing again tonight....

Came home from work sick.  Took medicine and went straight to bed.  So no sewing tonight.TGIF and a long weekend on top of that. So I'm hoping to get a few unfinished projects done so I can start a few more.

Piecefully,
Jennifer

Sewing room curtains

After work today I took my Mother out to dinner at Fridays. Got her home and settled in then I came home and worked on my sewing room curtains. Curtains are now done next is the valance and tie backs but that another days project.

Women's Ministry Luau

I had a great evening of fun, fellowship and inspiration at   http://www.ccmason.org/index.aspChrist Church at Mason Women's Ministry fall kickoff Luau.  Getting ready for bath and hand sew for a few minutes then off to bed.

Piecefully,
Jennifer

Sewing room curtains...

I finally had an evening alone...So I got to to start on my sewing room curtains didn't get to far, but I did get a start on them.  Had to stop so I can go to bed early. Over time the rest of the week. I need the over time money to support my habit.  Fabric habit...I just can't stay out of Joann Fabrics.

Piecefully,
Jennifer

Very Prosperous Day!

We had a great time at the races and I got to give Caiden is memory match quilt.TodayI fussy cut 6 inch blocks of dogs on the beach fabric with strips of paw print fabric for the borders and binding for my daughters project. We put fabric over the curtain rods in my sewing room to deceide what way I want to make them. Then we made our weekly trip to Joann's for more fabric on our way to my Mom's surprise birthday party. All of her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren were there. When we got back home we worked on sewing binding together and pressing it off.

Off to the races.....

It's Saturday so that means off to the races.  My Grandson Blake go -cart races. I worked 6 hours today came home took a nap.  My Grandson Terry Scott is going with me. The race is in Maysville Kentucky. Scenic drive down but a long ride home.


 Piecefully,
Jennifer

Friday night get together.......

Here is the picture of the table topper I made last Friday for Friday Night Sew In. My friends camera got hungry and ate the first set of pictures that were taken.  Tonight I worked on ironing a basket of scraps in which were being made in to scrappy quilted bags to use going to the grocery, carrying stuff back and forth to work, or  a purse what ever your hearts desire.  I sewed some on My Grandmothers Flower Garden quilt. My goal is to make one complete flower a week.  Oh boy, I have a lot of sewing to do tomorrow.

Piecefully,
Jennifer

No sewing again tonight....

Thursday night's  are Mom & Sister night.  Tonight I meet them at Larosa's for Pizza.  My Nephew Michael & his soon to be wife Kelly were there too. They stop by tonight after shopping for a wedding ring for him.

Tomorrow is sewing with Judy. I will be alternating between my Grandmother's Flower Garden and ironing for Judy. She's making tote bags tomorrow night. I love to iron and I get to take samples of her stash.  I love to go to Judy's she has the coolest toys.



Jennifer

Not Much Sewing Today

Came home from work with a migraine headache.  Went straight to bed.  Just got up going to try to eat then try to sew binding on a quilt I made for Kids Comfort.

Jennifer

UFO--Grandmother's Flower Garden

One of my unfinished works in progress is My Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt.
My friend Judy gave me a few "flowers" as a always carry a in your purse project something to always carry with me to pull out whenever I have a few minutes to work on it.  It was a great ideal.  I work on it at doctor's appointments, idle time at work, waiting at a resturant, waiting before and in between the races.  Whenever I can get a few spare minutes.  My goal is to make one complete flower a week so for I have four done and four half done.

Jennifer

Friday Night Sew In

Judy and I got together on Friday night and joined in The Friday Night Sew In.
Dinner and a night of sewing.  We made table runners.  Mine was a scrappy one to put into my sewing room.
I finished mine before I went home.  Judy made table runner to match her dinning room. Which turned out beautiful.  Go to Friday Night Sew In  and see what everyone else has accomplished.

Memory T-shirt Quilt

My Daughter and I have start a memory t-shirt quilt using shirts she has kept for the past 10 years. They were special shirts she has saved that her son has worn.

Teaching my Grandson to sew

My Grandson wanted to make a racing themed quilt. I took him to Walmart and he picked out all the fabric he wanted to use.

To many projects going at once.

Bryleigh and Scotty

After my daughter saw the match quilt I made for my grandson she just had to make one. She has a special little girl, Bryleigh, that she babysits and made her one for her birthday that her son Scotty and I helped her with.

July 30th

Blake's surgery went well. The nurse kept telling him he got to ride out of the hospital in a go-cart wheelchair. When Blake saw the wheelchair he told the nurse, "That not a go-cart."

Friday Night Sew In

Join me for the August Friday Night Sew In. It is this coming Friday, August 20th. Gather something niew  or a UFO and join us for the fun.

Jennifer

Blake got his tonsils out.

     I finishes my Grandson Blakes quilt finished in time for his surgery. Blake got his tonsils taken out on Friday.
He loved his memory match game quilt.  His younger brother Caiden wanted to know where his was.  I told him when he gets his tonsils out he would get one.  Just kidding.  I told him his was half way done. So you know what that means... I have to get his done.

     I spent today working on unfinished projects.

      Tomorrow my Daughter and Grandson Terry Scott are comming over after church. I'm teaching Terry Scott how to sew.  He's making a quilt for his bed.

How I became The Bag Lady..

It all started at work. One morning I noticed a lady (Judy) was sewing something. So I stopped by to see what she was doing. She was hand quilting a table runner for her dining room table. Every morning after that I stopped by to see what she was working on or had finished. She was always working on something, quilting, sewing, designing, or looking at magazines, you never knew what she be doing.

One day Judy asked me if I wanted to go The Ohio Valley Quilter Guild meeting with her. I went and from that moment I was hooked. I hadn't sewed in over four years. So I went home and got into the storage room and drug out my machine and dusted it off.

Judy invited me over one day after work and gave me probably 25 yards of stash to get me started and you couldn't even see there was anything missing from her stash.

Judy and I have been getting together several times a week to sew. Judy has the "Coolest Best Toys" at her house. My favorite is probably EQ7. I am glad that I can't afford it because I'd be sitting in front of my computer all day.

Judy has opened a Pandora's Box. She has become my quilting teacher. I have learned so much from her. She gives me homework to do. Making me look things up on the internet and loads of magazines to look at.

EVERY TIME I go to Judy's house I have a bag, either I am bringing one or she is filling one for me. I now have several of my bags at her house with various projects in different stages. And that is I became the Bag Lady Quilter.

Here is my current project. It is a memory quilt for my grandson, Blake. He is having his tonsils taken out tomorrow and this is for his recovery. The second picture is a close up of the quilt, the big black and white check is on the back and the small black and white check is the binding.

Have a blessed day,

Jennifer