I just finished assembly of a quilt top which was a special request  for a lady with breast cancer. Her friend sent in the request and the quilt was started with the  World of Charity Stitching  members stitching  squares with her favorite things and colors, her friend even stitched her dog for the quilt.

All squares were sent to me and one of our members sent Breast Cancer awareness fabric to use in the quilt.  This is the result, I love the colors and star blocks highlight the stitched squares.

Now the quilt will head into meet Nellie Belle my quilting machine, then it will be mailed to Teresa as her special quilt, just hope she likes it.

 

Quilt Delivered

This is Mel, she received this owl quilt from the World of Charity Stitching group last week.  Mel was nominated by a member of the group.  Mel has had numerous surgeries this year, is currently recovering from surgery on her ankle and the group thought a quilt might just cheer her up..  Speedy recovery to you Mel.

 Big news, Big win

I am so excited, yesterday I got a phone call that I had won something really wonderful... Sat. I am heading to take photos of one of the items and will post that photo.. My item will arrive in a couple of weeks. I am so excited, oh and if you want a hint as to what I won... Martelli's is the clue...

Rowenta Iron was on fire

Irons, for years I used my granny's iron and I think it must have been one of the first ones made, but it was dependable. You know, now that I think about it that  iron was a GE 

 

 Now I am a modern woman and for years the job I had required me to wear a uniform which had to be  pressed just so... thankfully they finally went to permant press which meant little of no ironing, so the iron spent most of its time hidden away just waiting for its time to take care of wrinkles.. When I was young ironing was fun... OK I was young..  Then as I got older it bacame a chore and I just hated chores, so yes I was glad to see fabric that didn't need the use of a iron. 

 

Fast forward and now I make quilts, lots and lots of quilts and my iron never gets put away.  It is a quilter's right hand as you press at almost every step of the process. A iron is a tool I just can not be without.   I went through iron after iron and most were to light weight and just didn't do what I wanted.  So last year I decided to save up and buy a really good iron..  I bought a Rowenta Iron, top of the line, quilter's choice, my opionion now is I should have gotten the iron in yellow as it was a lemon.  YES a lemon, or maybe I should say RED as it got super hot the other night as I was ironing with it, then it started to steam, then smoke... well I picked it up and headed outdoors, put it on the patio and it kept smoking... OK, don't want a fire here so I got water and poured it on my lovely iron and did the smoke rise, the iron spitter and spat at me.  Once I knew the fire was out, that iron went into the trash.  I mean really you pay a high price for these irons and expect a good dependable iron and the thing dosen't even last a year...   So until I can save up for a Oliso Iron, I went out and bought a GE iron, way less money and it has the weight and steam that I want...  who knows this one might just last a few years...

Now if anyone own the Oliso Iron let me know if it is worth me saving up for one or if I should just stay with my inexpensive GE.

 

Oh and as for customer service at Rowenta, forget it, they do not respond to problems, just looking at their FB page I am not the only one who has had a Rowenta Iron go up in flames. One person on their web page said to check where the iron was made.  Ones from Germany are great, ones from China are junk...  Same name, same company, different location for production.. I expect a Rowenta to be a good iron no matter where it is made..

 

 

\

MY NEW GE IRON

 

 

 

Paula Deen is in the house

YES, Paula Deen, Food Network star is in the house, MY HOUSE... Well, not the real Paula Deen, but this Paula Deen....

 

Hubby was sweet to me today and bought me a new set of cookware. I was in need of new cookware and would have really like some Calphalon, but they are so expensive.  We found a great sale and I had my choice of Kitchen Aide, T-Fal or Paula Deen  and your know I chose that sweet southern gal... Now if I could just cook like her..

 

Thanks Sean for the Cookware and thanks Paula for the great design

 

 

 

Chocolate Basket

Mel had her foot surgery last Monday, she is home taking it easy, her hubby and sometimes her children   are cooking and taking care of the chores for her. (note: I said sometimes, you know how teenagers are LOL).. Mel posted on Facebook one day last week that her foot hurt and she wanted Chocolate....
Do you think this works

All kinds of Chocolate YUMMM

She loved it.....

As for our weather status, we have been having out of state family members call today checking up on us.  For all friends and family, we are fine... Hurricane Isaac made landfall further west of us.  We did get some of the bands of wind and rain but all is well at the house. 

It was so funny yesterday, we have hummingbird feeders hanging in front of the kitchen window and on hubby's workshop porch.. Well yesterday with the Hurricane heading our way, I took down all planters and feeders... I kept watching and the hummingbird kept checking where the feeder hung, they just couldn't figure out were it went... I felt so bad for them and I hung the feeder back up, if the wind got really bad I would take it down again.  Well as the winds and rain pelted us all day, I watched that little bird... it sat on the feeder, not eating but just sitting there... I think he was afraid I would take it away again..  I watched as he chased the other hummingbirds away from his feeder.. So I again felt bad and put up all the feeders, three of the birds took charge of a feeders, they protected it all day yesterday, the wind and rain didn't bother them at all, and today they were still sitting there.  Guess my neighbor took her feeders in as these guys don't hang out here, they usually come and go.

a quilt for us

I have finally taken the time to make a quilt for our bed. I make lots of charity quilts and quilts for family and friends, I even made hubby one for his recliner this year, but to date I have not made one just for us.  I almost forgot, I did make us a quilt, I watched a Fons and Porter show, took notes on a quilt I liked and that top is waiting for quilting too, it has been in the UFO basket for 5 years or more, I forgot it was there..
With Autumn fast approaching and me just happening to spot some lovely quilt kits in fall colors at Tuesday Morning store, I knew I would have to make a fall quilt.  But the kits were twin size and I have a King Size bed, that's OK, the quilts were priced really low, I just love Tuesday Morning because of the merchandise they sell at great prices.  So I bought three kits, pulled out the Accuquilt cutter and got busy.  The quilt was now cut and ready to sew, but the charity quilts needed to be finished, so after I finished them last week it was time for ME.  This week, I pulled out the fall quilt and tonight I finished putting on the last border.. Isn't it just lovely... beautiful orange, red, yellow, and browns... not typical fall fabric but I think I like this better.    I won't be quilting this top till I have more quilt tops to work on..so I guess I need to get busy..

Charity Quilts are done

All the quilts I have been working on these past few months are now finished and ready to be delivered.  Ladies from The World of Charity Stitching group stitched the squares and sent to me to be made into these beautiful quilts that will bring smiles to the children and seniors who receive them. Most of these quilts along with tote bags and pillows will be delivered in December along with cards, sachets, Kleenex holders, and other small items.

what a beautiful site,

14 quilts ready to be delivered to Ronald McDonald House and a Nursing Home

Country Quilt

CCS Square stitched by WOCS members, log cabin blocks by WOCS member Gisela

Cupcake quilt,

 this was a very popular theme and members stitched enough cupcakes for another quilt. 

Family Quilt

Squares donated to WOCS from another CCS group, Sm HST blocks from a reader of our FB page

Farm Quilt,

I had left over hens and roosters from that quilt and members stitched other farm animals to make this great farm themed quilt...  John Deer hat fabric donated by WOCS member



Hens and Roosters quilt,

  Hen fabric donated by WOCS member

French Country Quilt

My Birthday request quilt, to celebrate my birthday this year, I bought the JBW Designs French Country Animals Patterns, gave them to WOCS members who stitched the squares.. I requested all squares be stitched with green floss. This is a beautiful quilt and will make a senior lady so happy. Thanks to Judy at JBW Designs for the great patterns.

Birds Quilt,

another one of the multi colored quilts, this time was birds pattern.

Owl Quilt,

 Squares donated to WOCS, plus squares by WOCS members, top assembled by Dona and quilted by ME

Patriotic Quilt

Snow Globe quilt #1

Snow globe designs donated by Vee and Company

Snow Globe quilt #2

this was such a popular project that we ended up with enough squares to make a second quilt.

Special thanks to Vee and Company for the pattern donation

Sports theme quilt,

Top assembled by WOCS member Laurie, quilted by ME

Hearts and Flowers Quilt,

Stitched by WOCS members, top by Dona, quilted by me, sent to Aurora CO for victims or first responders

Scroll Square Multi Colored quilt

Special thanks to WOCS member Kell for her great pattern.

Now that these quilts are finished and as I wait for the new CCS to come in for more WOCS quilts, I will be working on quilts for my grand children. 

PLUS

 I am finally making a quilt for My bed, I found beautiful fall colored fabric and decided it was time to put everything else aside and make something for our bed.. My fall quilt is cut out and last night I started to assemble the blocks...

A sad day in the garden

Angel in the Morning

CCS design by

Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum

Today is a sad day in the garden. I just received word from my Told in a Garden group  that  Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum the designer of the Lavender and Lace Angels I so love to stitch has passed away. Marilyn will be missed by all who enjoyed stitching her wonderful designs.. She brought such inspiration to all, thank you Marilyn for your beautiful angels.

  Marilyn's designs can be seen at the Told in a Garden web site. http://www.tiag.com/subject/angels.html Marilyn had three main groups of designs, her beautiful Lavender and Lace featuring  beautiful Angels, Fairies, and Wedding Designs, Told in a Garden featured her Amish and farm designs, and Butternut Road featured Samplers, beautiful ladies, and  Indian designs