persistence

oh no!! I did it again!! I misspelled a word in my quilt!! I didn't notice it until I looked at the photo.... I have done this before....and I used to be a really good speller!!!....I decided to just leave it..... sometimes it is funny to see if people notice mistakes....hee hee.......... the reason I took this photo was to show my binding progress on the giddy postage stamp quilt... and also to show the blue backing....

another project is the 12 days of Chrismtas tabletopper... with the hand stitching merry christmas started.....

the next photo shows the machine stitching and the hand stitching...

last evening I wanted to capture the dark pink color across the sky... with the moon coming up.... also captured some blue hour.... Smiles and hugs....Caryl

postage stamp quilt

This last week I finished quilting my giddy postage stamp quilt......... I did a lot of meandering quilting and added words............................................................ now I am "happy" to be putting on the binding............ I really like using my walking foot................................. I really...really like this quilt.................................. Smiles and hugs....Caryl

SPBB #4

I just had to add another Halloween project to my list of projects before blogging... this one I did in 2006 and it is also by Renee Mullins.... the name of it is A Midnight's Glow.... it is in the book Plum Purdy Season vol.2.... my husband cut out the wood and sanded it and put the pieces together... and I did the decorative painting....

I put a little pumpkin with a candle on the base.... I like to decorate for the seasons and holidays and really enjoy bringing out my projects I have made in previous years.... Smiles and hugs....Caryl

SPBB #3

I painted this plaque in 2003.....it is a design by Rene Mullins of Plum Purdy.... I think the name of it is fall gathering..................

Here is a close up of some details.....it reminds me of how much I really like decorative painting........ BUT.....then I reeeeaaaalllllyyyy like quilting! But when I am making cards and stamping....I reeeeaaalllllyyyy like that too!!.... Smiles and hugs....Caryl

SPBB #2

I made this cat wall hanging in October 1990........it was a class project in the quilting classes I took at the community college every Tuesday night...................... This was my first hand piecing and first machine quilting quilt.....that's what I put on the label on the back! .... I don't think I ever took a photo of it until today.... I like to hang it up somewhere in the house every October. Smiles and hugs....Caryl

SPBB #1

I decided to start something new on my blog...SPBB... Some Projects Before Blogging.... projects that were completed before I started my blog.... and that I haven't blogged about already!.......................... SPBB #1 I made in 2008 and was the first quilt along that I followed... SeW AloNG! - Crooked Cabins by Pat Sloan... The basic instructions were in her book Crooked Cabins Quilts.... she had 7 lessons on her blog to follow with tips for making the quilt... the sew along started in July 2008.... it was such a fun quilt to make ................................................ Smiles and hugs....Caryl

zendoodle fun

I started this project when I signed up for Sarah's FYB Makealong... I tried some new things.... zendoodles around the outside of the saying... I used the BSR on my Bernina....

I used black perle 8 to do the stem stitch around the zendoodle areas... I used red Sulky to start the saying letters... being creative qd (every day) is what I need to do.... it didn't happen much over the past month.... but now I hope to finish up some projects.. and even start some new ones!! Smiles and hugs....Caryl

pancreatitis is a nasty disease!!!

My husband is recuperating from a very serious illness... it all started with severe abdominal pain that got worse suddenly... 911 to ER...high level of lipase and raging pancreatitis was the diagnosis... he was hospitalized for two weeks.... he had complications and was in critical care unit 5 days... now he is slowly getting better..... when he is recovered he will have his gallbladder out... at least another month before that happens.... so I have been away from blogging, quilting and creative stufff... yesterday I put a photo on flickr of the quilt I finished in Sept... the friends and flowers log cabin quilt.... Smiles and hugs....Caryl

50th

September 17, 1961

We started our weekend celebration Friday night at Seaport Village Edgewater Grill....

50 $1 bills Debbie made into a necklace!!...

Our family treated us to a very special evening.....

On Saturday Dave and I rode 231 miles on a cycle ride to some of our favorite places including Idyllwild...who else goes for a motorcycle ride on their 50th anniversary!!! Then on Sunday we took a car road trip 195 miles to Oak Glen,,,another favorite place!!! Smiles and hugs....Caryl

baby quilt for Murray

Winnie the Pooh baby quilt is done.....

I used the walking foot diagonal across the 4 patches... and free motion stitching on the fussy cut squares....

I used a bright flannel for the back and binding... I free motion stitched Murray's full name across the bottom and date of birth... sure hope he likes it!!...... Smiles and hugs....Caryl

September

September 1961 was a very important month in my life!! I graduated from nurses training on the 1st and got married two weeks later!! It seems like those 50 years have passed so quickly!! I graduated from Iowa Methodist School of Nursing... This year the president of the alumni with the help of some of my classmates.... made a most wonderful Memory Book.... we sent in photos of us and our families... and told about what we all did these past 50 years.....this book is priceless!! So many of us in the class got married just before or just after graduation.... now we are all celebrating our 50th wedding anniversaries..... My husband and I are starting to get anniversary cards.... so the anniversary celebration has begun.... I will be posting our wedding photo in another post this month... Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Awards Banquet

Here is a photo of me and my hubby at the Awards Banquet.... I have worked at KMCH for 29 years... we ate at the Old Spaghetti Factory... then walked to the Horton Grand Theatre... a very entertaining musical by the Lambs Players... called "Mixtape"....songs from the 80's.... thanks to the Hebbels for a very enjoyable evening!! Smiles and hugs....Caryl