Little Blue House Quilt Camp

Chicklet and I drove out to the West End last week for some R & R, quilt-style.  We went to Montrose on Friday, for Friday Night Sew-In with Dinner!  We had a great time visiting with the gals at Ladybugz Quilt Company, our FAV store!

We spent the night quilting away.... Chicklet made a bag and I worked on a quilt I started last year.  We hung out at Kristi's house overnight, and then back to Ladybugz on Saturday for coffee and visiting.  We went for a fabulous walk along the Uncompagre River.  We hurried back to the quilt store to meet Carol H, who was bringing us Bear Dog.  If you haven't been privy to our dog saga this summer, count your blessings!  And I'll spare you the gory details now!

 Chicklet poses, one more time!

Hello, I am BearDog!

Autumn Stars at Night

Me, Lori, and Krist at the Little Blue House

Autumn Stars at Night, Bed Runner, This 'n That

Kristi and her Paris Bag

Kristi drove back to the West End with us late afternoon, and Lori joined us later on for 2 nights/days of sewing/quilting/eating/seussjuce/laughing, etc, at the Little Blue House and we had a blast. I finished the quilt mentioned above... it will be for Hunk #2's 18th bday coming up.  I finally got the binding on the Colorado Kaleidescope too!  I layered Hunk #4's quilt and quilted it. All I need to do is add the binding and that's done!

Chicket and I are hanging out at Auntie & Uncle's big white house tonight.... our plumbing is totally messed up at the Little Blue House. The plumbers come early in the morning, woo hoo!  It's back to the desert on Thursday! We're missing our Hunks!

My Antique Mall Find!

My girlfriend Tami tool me out the other day for a belated b-day celebration! We had lunch and shopped at the Antique Mall, not too far away. I found this beautiful, vintage Yo Yo Quilt / Table Runner for $15. Fabrics dated to the 60's & early 70's.

I felt it was my duty to 'rescue' this top!

Family

Our Sailor came home on July 22 for a few weeks. He headed back to Annapolis this morning, while hunks # 2 & #3 started school.  Hunk #4 and Chicklet are blessed to be homeschooled, and double-blessed because I don't have my act together quite yet, as far as that goes!  I am working on it though.

Here's 2 pictures from last night... had the camera on timer. It's not great, photography-wise, but it's great because we're all in it!



Here's more of the clan!

That's all, folks!



Little Things...

It's been a busy week.  McGyver is in Colorado working on the house... he took his mom along so she could see the progress made.

I've been here with the 4 kiddos, anxiously awaiting Hunk#1's arrival home this coming Friday evening!

I've been working in my sewing 'area', trying to organize it. 

I've been staying up late at night, reading.  Living on the edge, I am!

I wasn't too happy at 5:30 am when Mr. Grilled (aka rooster who's supposed to be a chicken) found his voice. I jumped out of bed & hosed him down.  Thats usually all it takes, and he's quiet the rest of the day. Not today. He kept going & going.  I woke up Hunk #4 at 6:15 and we took said rooster to the animal shelter.  They will farm him out. I am sad, as I really enjoy him otherwise!

Here's a few items I've been working on lately...  Hope you enjoy!

The top items (yoyo's & pockets) are magnets. Those are for the Farmer's Mkt. booth, as well as the sun glass case. Those are fun & easy to put together.

Have a super blessed day!



New Etsy Store...

I am opening up a second Etsy store called P31Gal.

This store will sell wool and felted wool items.

10% of all proceeds go to help support Wycliffe Missionaries, Doug & Bernie Campbell.  They are friends of ours from the EAA Airshow.

I don't have anything listed on there right now, but will soon.  I am also going to be selling items at a local Farmer's Market, Fresh52!  They have a few locations around town... the closest being on S. Eastern between Serene & Silverado Ranch, on the E. side of the road. I know they are there on Sundays from 8:30am - 1pm.  I am not sure of the location on Saturdays.

A lady from our old church has a booth & loves my creations! Imagine that ;-) .  Her booth is Easy To Bee Green and she sells recycled, 'upcycled' items.  I am excited at the prospect of making a little extra cash, but more so that others like my creations!

Hope to see you on Etsy and the Farmer's Market!

Weight Loss Wednesday!

This week's stats...

Down .8 lbs and 2.5 "!

Total... 23.2 lbs down and 23 inches!

I only have 6 to go!



Coffee Mug Rugs!

Here is a CUTE set of coasters /or coffee mug rugs I've been working on lately! They're so cute and kind of funky! I definitely need to learn some more decorative stitches. These will be for sale on Etsy soon! Keep your eyes open for them!