Just a few pictures from Friday and Saturday......  Our Guild hosted a Quilt Documentation for our county here in NC........  It was so interesting to see the lovely quilts that are here in our area...........  There was even a surprise from my husband's family.  My dear Jane brought in two quilts made by my husbands Aunt.  We had no idea that she ever did any sewing.............

It was also a good time working with my fellow guild members..............

Design Wall Monday

Judy Laquidara hosts Design Wall Monday each week.  This is a good opportunity to see what others are working on..........  I have a flimsy finished this week.........  Now to get the backing cut and ready so it can be sent to be quilted...........  The blocks were made by the members of my Guild and I was the lucky winner....  I am glad to have them all together and ready for the next step.  I will also cut the binding and have it ready to stitch on when it comes back from the quilter..........

Check out Patchwork Times HERE to see what others are doing.

Update

 Last week we were traveling............  Before that I needed to get some yard work done....  I will be working on the yard for many years to come......  Right now it is evolving...........
I have just five bags of the thirty we purchased to spread right now.....  Then I will need more....  I have several flower beds planned but I will not be putting them all in this year......... 

 I did get some tomato plants put in that Joyce gave me and a couple of lavendar plants.........

 Friday a week ago we went to Georgina's for our monthly dominoes game......

When I got home this lovely little tree frog was waiting for me beside the door......... They are only about two inches long but sound like a small dog when they bark........

 Saturday Jane came over with Lori and the New Family Addition......  Holand Kaye Bradley..........  She slept the entire time she was with us.......  Wade Hamilton was not sure why she would not play with him.

Tuesday we headed to Griffin, Georgia for our Granddaughter's graduation........  We stopped in Darlington for lunch and this was in the parking lot beside the restaurant......

We enjoyed being with the family and shopping of course.........  We are so pleased........  Kate has worked hard to get her degrees.......... an Associate of Arts degree in Criminal Justice Technology and an Associate Arts degree in Forensic Science Technology with honors...........  Congratulations Kate.............

The trip home Friday was uneventful but I woke up Saturday with the beginnings of a summer cold.....  I did get the grass cut Saturday morning before I went to bed for the weekend...........

Jane and Beck came by Sunday with Meals on Wheels............  They went to Kings and brought Lem a turkey plate.........  He shared a bit of it with me........  Jane even brought a carnation for me.......  Aren't Sisters just the best.............

Now to get the second quilt quilted before Wednesday so that I can turn it in to the guild...........

Whew

I knew May was going to be busy but I had no idea just how busy it could be............

I need to get some work done outside.....  I need to do some cleaning inside.........  I want to do some sewing...

So much of my time will be spent on the numerous family occasions that are planned........

I need to get upstairs this morning to look for some fabric to make a dress for a darling niece....  Then I plan to work in the yard till 10:30..........  I have three tiny pin oak seedlings and the area around them needs to be weeded.........  I also want to add some Soil Moist to the dirt around them to keep them from drying out.  One still looks green but two of them are looking rather rusty.........  I would surely like for them to live....  I need to spray weed killer to edge the flower beds near the house..........  I still have 12 bags of mulch to be spread, two Lavender plants to get planted and Joyce brought 4 tomato plants to me yesterday.......

It is 7:30 now and I plan to sew till 8:15 and then head outside to do the yard work............

Dr's appointment at 11:40 and a haircut at 3:15......... That sure breaks up the day......

It will be interesting to see just how much I can get done.........

Design floor Monday......

Well, I am on the floor again this week.............  This is the quilt I was working on last week....  All ready to layer and quilt........  I am so pleased to have the second one ready to finish..........

Now I can get back to work on the Basket Quilt that is on the design board..........

Check out Design Wall Monday at Patchwork Times to see what else is going on in quiltland....  You can find it  HERE

Following a suggestion

It was suggested that I try blue instead of red..........  I went upstairs to search for a blue piece and this is what I found............. 

I thought I would give it a try without the flag........  I am still not too sure about adding that to the center.........

Design Wall Floor Monday

Since the basket quilt is on the design wall I am having to use the floor for the quilt I am working on right now.

The original idea was to incorporate the flag with the other blocks but I am beginning to think that I will take the flag out and use it else where...........  Any ideas?

Ideas abound on design walls all over..........  Check out Design Wall Monday at Patchwork times HERE...

Moving Right Along

Thursday and Friday were spent doing yard work..........  More pictures later when I get something finished....

I was just finishing up late Friday afternoon when I managed to cut my arm requiring a trip to Urgent Care for treatment and a tetanus shot.........  Just what I needed.....  Joyce has been coming over each day to change the dressing for me.........  Tomorrow I go back to have it checked again.............

The good part of Friday was getting my fabric from Thousands of Bolts.....  The top one is for the Basket Quilt.  The second one is for the SAHRR .........  The one on the bottom is for the Guild Quilt Challenge.....
Now I am set for some time with projects lined up......

I have been working on string blocks for a quilt for the Veterans Home......  Playing around with the idea of putting a flag in the middle of one.......  We shall see.

A few more made and ready to make into blocks........

And four more to sew...............

I went upstairs and found this red to use as sashing.......  My first thought was "Oh, I like that fabric, if I use it for this quilt it will be gone"...........  Then reality dawned and I remembered that there is lots more fabric in the world and I will surely get more..........

We also purchased 30 more bags of mulch to be spread.......  I sure will be busy next week........  Glad I got the grass cut because it rained today and it will surely be growing..........

A Typical Day

After my last post I decided to do as Judy of Patchwork Times recommends and blog EVERYTHING in one day......  It will be a challenge to see if I can get to the computer that often.......

It is now 8:01 and I have already I have folded one load of laundry and put another load in..........  Finished loading the dishwasher and pushed its buttons...  Things seem to be Humming Along nicely here so far......I have also cut a few flowers from the front yard for a wee arrangement.......

It is a small round table beside Lem's chair..........  The table was made by my grandfather and has an inlay in the center of satinwood and ebony........  It as a reproduction of a candle stand and does open with a space to put a candle..............

Now off to prep the vegetables for dinner tonight.......





 
Well that is done......  All safely in the fridge till tonight when I will roast them..........  I looked it up on the internet so this will be an experiment for me.  There is some BBQ pork roast in the freezer that I will get out to warm up to go with the meal......

I need to use the ham bone from the ham I baked so decided to cook some Pinto Beans......  The bone is simmering and I put the beans in a pot of water, brought it to a boil and then turned it off.  In an hour they will be ready to add to the ham........

 Might as well make some jello while I am at it......  I would make some pudding but not enough milk for that.



Jello with fruit cocktail to go with lunch........  Wash up a few dishes I used 



One load in the dryer and the last load of wash in the washer..........

Now time to dress and head outside till lunch time...........

Well, I got some yard work done at last...........




The golf cart is loaded with all of the gardening things......  It makes it so easy to go from place to place and carries all I need..........  Wade and I also like to ride around the area most days just to get out a bit.






 

The Phlox planted on the berm by the lake........  I am hoping that it will take hold and spread.....  That seems so much easier to maintain than anything else I can think of........

Mulch spread around the Fig Tree........  and rocks placed around the mulch and around the plants on the berm.




The hydrangea we moved from Perry Park is starting to come out.  I am hoping it will do well so that we can share it with all the family members...............
 

 I am not sure exactly what these flowers are.......  They were also growing at Perry Park.......  Maybe they will be ready to divide and share later.................

The lavendar will have to wait till we purchase more mulch in order to be planted.......  It seems to be looking healthy still...........
 
I even dug a bit around one of the Carolina Jasmines on the pergola..................




Inside to fix lunch..........  Baked chicken sandwiches with tomato and lettuce, potato salad and some of the jelllo I made earlier.

And then a wee toes up........  I simply adore naps and I take one when ever possible.



Up again...................  Beans done and the ham cut off the bone and added back into them.....  They will be supper tomorrow night with cornbread and kielbasa and collards.......  They are cooling now to be placed in the outside refrigerator for the morrow.......



Chicken and BBQ Pork put out to thaw...........  I need to bake chicken for us and for Wade.......  Maybe baked chicken tomorrow and the beans the day after.....  We shall see....  Wade Hamilton likes chicken breast and he is such a small dog that it is less expensive to bake it for him than it is to deal with dog food.  I usually bake the large package......  We have it for supper on the night I bake it, some is put in a container for him and some us used for chicken salad or just sliced for sandwiches for lunch......

More dishes washed up and the dishwasher emptied......  Now to finish folding the laundry.....

Laundry folded and put away, clean sheets put on the bed in the guest room....  Back outside to see just what trouble I can get into.

 
I found three pin oaks volunteering in a flower bed last year and saved them.  They still had the acorns attached. They are now planted in our yard.........  It will be interesting to see if I can keep them alive....  Time will tell.

Back inside to prepare dinner



Just drain the veggies and place them in the oven.  Warm the BBQ and bake the corn sticks...  This is where I failed........  Completely forgot to take pictures......

Anyhow........  That is how one day goes.  Now off to see what I can do with this one...  I am getting a later start but that happens sometimes..........

Wednesday Already?

I am not sure just where all the time rushes off to......   I was trying to be better about posting but here it is Wednesday already..........

Last Friday was Movie Night here in Fountain Hill..........  We try to get together once a month to watch a movie together.......  We really talk a lot and watch a little but I sure do enjoy myself......

Here are Marilyn and Fleming.........

Georgina and Carol.........

And Jane and Joyce with me in the middle...............

I also tried to get some sewing done on the blocks I brought home from the guild for Veteran Quilts.......

I will be string piecing some blocks and I do have an idea in mind for one with these blocks.........

Now back to work.......... 

I Really Did It............

I can't believe that I actually did thi but here it is.................

This is my design for the Blocks I won a the Guild.........  What do you think?  Any suggestions are appreciated................