On The Needles Friday

Work has begun on my Oat Couture jacket.........  I really like their designs and this one looked easy to me....The name of it is Seville Row and you can see it here.....

This is knitting amazingly fast but I suppose that is because I am accustomed to making socks on a size 2 needle and this is made on a size 8..........

Jeni's Blog from the Willow started a Stitch Along in August.....  I have been watching it since and really wanted to play along.....  Decided that this will be the ONE I do this year........  Here is the first block....






I have printed the pattern for block two and last night selected the fabrics from my scraps....  I keep shoving things aside to make room to cut and sew.....  Maybe this will be the day I get the studio cleaned but until then I will still be sewing..............You can see some of the blocks HERE............

Other knitters are showing their wares on Patchwork Times so check HERE  for more eye candy......

OH - OH - OH

I suppose if HO-HO-HO is what I say when I decorate for Christmas, OH-OH-OH  is what I way when taking it down........

I didn't start till yesterday but we are slowly getting the Christmas items put away....... 

I spent the first of the year in the kitchen.............  Some cooking ahead done and I did organize the freezer.

Tried a new recipe for Ham Fried Rice.....  A favorite of mine and I must say that it equals what I can get from a restaurant and I know my vegetables are fresher.......  Added a steamer bag of veggies and we had a really good meal............

Today I will boil the ham bone and make a large pot of soup..........  Temperatures are dropping and that will be the perfect touch......

Yesterday the yarn I ordered for my new jacket arrived.......  I sat right down and got started....I am quite pleased with the color and I hope to finish it in a couple of weeks.......  After all it is mainly just stockinette stitch...........

Today I will continue to remove Christmas and who knows maybe a little Valentine will appear....

Now off to start that soup..../

Happy New Year

I did get my bags made and attempted to organize the freezer........  I won't need to buy food for some time now..........

The bookcase we purchased at Happy's.....  It won't take long for me to fill it................

And my rugs........  They were at the auction so I placed a bid and this is what I came home with........

Hope everyone has a grand first day of the year.......  I will be cooking and maybe even uncovering the surfaces in the studio........  Time will tell........

What Again?

Today we begin with a call to the Dr......  Lem fell last night and hit his elbow....  It began to swell so I put an ice pack on it.......  It is better this morning but since tomorrow is a holiday I called for an appointment.

We go in at 2:00........

I finished the Angels from book one that is the top of the center panel on The Nativity.....  I have now begun book two, the Holy Family.........  Doesn't look like much but that is hours of stitching.......  I cannot call it work because I enjoy it so much.........  I finally figured that it takes about one hour to do a 10 x10 stitch square.......Using that rule of thumb you are looking at 10 hours of effort........ 

I came across this pattern in the last box I brought downstairs.......  Decided to make it for myself.....  Looks rather simple and should not take long........

I chose Prussian Heather from Knit Picks Wool of the Andes..... Here

I did get the laundry finished yesterday and Jason came by so that we could get my bookcase from Happy's...

The rugs I got from there need cleaning..........  Maybe I can drop them off at the cleaners on my way home from the Dr's office...........

I might even get a picture of the bookcase taken for tomorrow....... 

Marilyn came for dinner last night.......  We had a grand time and watched a movie... "The Hundred Foot Journey".......

Now off to review the list and see what I can accomplish today.........

Another Problem Day

I had big plans for Monday........  It did not go well for me........  Lem had computer problems and I spent several hours trying to get him online...... 

T.J. was not well...seems he has a couple of abscessed teeth.........  Rebekah brought Daisy to stay with us while she took him to the vet............ 

Jane called because she needed to use our Greenville phone book........  Right after Rebekah left Jane and Beck stopped by.........  We had a pleasant visit and as soon as they left Rebekah came back to get Daisy...

T J was spending the night at the vet in preparation for surgery today.........  When she left it was time to think of what to have for dinner.......  I had planned to have Chicken Genovese but fixing that
would take too long......  Instead I settled for having some leftovers and frying the chicken pieces for the Chicken Genovese to cook today........  Still doing laundry.....  One load left to dry..........  Put the clean sheets on the bed, folded the rest of the laundry that was done and got the meal on the table.......


That meant carry-overs for today......  Lem and I watched TV together till bedtime and I worked on the Nativity......  I really want to get at least one panel completed for next Christmas......  The top half is done and now I am starting on the second half........

Went up stairs at some point yesterday afternoon to get the bolt of fabric I purchased about 12 years ago.  My first purchase from Thousands of Bolts........  Not really sure why I bought it......  Never really liked it...

I am now making some bags from it to put in the freezer.......  Since we have a chest type freezer I end up digging around in the bottom more than I like....  The plan is to put all the pork or chicken or beef or veggies in separate bags to make searching easier.....

Got the bags cut out but never sewn......

This morning started with more computer problems....  Finally called Chuck.....  He came by and got it all fixed up......  Chris stopped to pick up the package that was left here in error.........

I finally got to write this blog and it is now eleven...............

Now off to finish the last of the laundry, unload the dishwasher and start getting the salad made for dinner tonight..........  Invited Marilyn to join us and I hope that I can get in touch with Carol and have her over too...   Hmmmmmmm  Wonder if I will get yesterday's list and today's list completed before tomorrow....

We shall see........

What a week gone already...........

Tuesday a week ago we met at Marilyn's for our afternoon of handwork and companionship......

Rebekah was with us that day.........

Marilyn and Donna......  Marilyn is working on a quilt and Donna is knitting a scarf....

I happily finished four scarves....  two for Donna and two for Lu.........  Now to get Lu's in the mail.....

Four more angels are ready to assemble.........  I have put that project aside till after the holidays have passed......  Just not enough time in the day to finish all I have begun........

At long last I finished another pair of socks....  These are for Jean Mello......  Slight problem with them  as you can see.........  Who knew that the factory had wound the balls differently............  They will still be warm......

The quilt for the guild is on the table being basted..........  Think I can get it quilted and bound before the guild arrives?

And two pies are ready to be delivered.....  Two more in the oven......

The laundry is done, the list is made and Rebekah is coming over to join me in more cooking........

The decorating theme this year is "Less is More".......

I will finish what I can and ignore the rest.........  Planning to enjoy this holiday............

A bit of re-arranging

I finally arranged the furniture in the master bedroom.....  This chest of drawers belongs to my brother but I have it for now.... 

This desk I borrowed from Rebekah.......  Seems perfect for that wall.

A chair from the living room now lives in the bedroom...... 

A place to put the frame that has the Nativity on it........  Wouldn't I love to finish it next year....

And the Grandmothers Flower Garden on the  bed......  I also need to finish quilting it........  Again, maybe next year.

Looks rather nice I think.....

Oh and last the flower arrangement I found at Michael's....  It is perfect with the topper I made and it was 70% off...........

Another thing or two.....

Finally finished Rebekah's flamingo.........  This was a pattern that I had purchased on the Shop Hop and I am pleased to say that it is finished..........

If I leave a tissue where Wade Hamilton can find it he likes to tear it into pieces.......  I think he believed that if he walked away from the mess he made no one would realize it was him........  He was WRONG...

Found this on my last trip to Happy's..........  Just the perfect decoration.....

Georginqa bought a quilt kit.......  She thought it was already cut out........  Since her arm was giving her problems I cut it out for her......  She will have to assemble it.............

Catching Up

I was surprised that I had so many pictures I had not posted......... Today I will start posting a few each day till I get up to date...........

We had Marilyn over for dinner one night.....  That was the WORST lasagna I have ever made....... The good company made up for the lousy lasagna...............

Finished eleven scarves for Elsie..............

Andrew came over on Halloween..........  It was so good to have them stop by..........  They even went to a few of the neighbors.........

Tomorrow I will add a bit more........

Monday...... A New Week

This will be a busy week.......  Something to be done every single day..........  I did get a few things finished last week..........

Six scarves for Beverly completed and delivered........

Bracelets for the girls in my Sunday School class......

They seemed to be a big hit.....

And this morning I decided to start to assemble the blocks I have completed on my redwork quilt.....

Okaye so I have only assembled three but I must get on to other things and this is a start..........

Several Projects at One Time

Saturday night the girls stopped by..........  I actually had things all set up before they got there.......  I am just a wee bit better at getting ahead of the curve.....

Picked up this pattern on the shop hop........ 
Found fabric upstairs to make it for Rebekah........  Now to get it quilted and the Yo-Yo's attached.......

This tablerunner was in the current Fons and Porter magazine......  Found some charms that had been purchased years ago and cut and assembled it this morning........  Looks like some quilting will be in my future...........

Ahhhh.... At Last a Post

Another busy week..........  I really don't understand why I don't get more done.......  I suppose one reason is that we live 15 - 30 minutes from any shopping and that really eats up the day......... 

I did get the blocks done for the Guild......  I was so pleased with the outcome that I plan to use that pattern to make Jean's quilt..........

The nest two shots are a close-up of the center fabrics......  I really like the colors in these fabrics....

And I finished the two pillow cases from the kits I bought at the shop hop......  I did cut the cuff wrong on one of them but that is just how it will stay......

The list on the door continues to grow...... 

Right now I am working on Rebekah's flamingo........... Sure hope to finish it next week........

Another Wonderful Week by Paradise Lake

On Wednesday a couple of friends came over to baste a quilt.........  We had a grand time......

We basted till noon, then broke for lunch.........  Grilled chicken salad sandwiches with deviled eggs...

and a lovely plate of fruit.....

with sweet potato pie for dessert.............

Friday was a trip to the library and a stop at Happy's.........Picked up this flower arrangement along with the witch.....

a photo holder for my pictures......

this is a close-up

a jacket for the fall.........

with a bit of sparkle added.............

and this delightful wee lamp.........  just perfect in the kitchen......  well for now at least...

and a couple of planters......  I am always on the lookout for planters because when my plants reproduce I give away the excess.......  These were just two dollars each.....

Then I found that the necklace my sister gifted me was a perfect match for the jacket (the color is off in this picture.)

I finished the scarves for Jean and started the scarves for Beverly.....

I went upstairs to pull fabric for Rebekah's Flamingo...........  I hope to get it done next week....  I am going to try machine applique for this project.....

and if all goes well I want to make a journal cover.......  I have the fabric selected for a dozen of them....  Time to start thinking about wee gifties for Christmas.........