A Pleasant Suprise and More!

Last November I signed up on Hanne's blog to join her PIF. Just before Easter I received my gift from her. It was packaged so pretty in a red and tan check bag and tied with red raffia bow. It was a beautiful red work heart with a little bird on it. Also included was a lovely red glass bead heart. I love them both. The heart is hanging on a peg in my bedroom. The glass bead heart I am saving for a special project. Thank you again Hanne. Hanne just finished a beautiful quilt all done in red and white. It is off to be quilted in Canada. I can't wait to see it finished. This is a picture of my gift.

I have also mailed out my PIF gifts. I have heard that one of them has been received. I am not sure of the other. It should have been there by now, but you know the postal service and it had to go to Canada.

I had only two people sign up for my PIF. I made them embroidery stitcheries from Crabapple Hill and finished them into small wall hangings on little antique looking hangers.

I had fun doing this PIF and look forward to doing it again. I met three lovely people that I have really enjoyed. If you get a chance to join one, maybe you should give it a try.

It is getting late and I have to go and watch to see who is going home on Idol tonight. I hope everyone is having a great evening. I will chat later.

Pat

Happy Easter!

I hope that everyone is having a wonderful day! I will chat later.

Pat

And The Winner Is...

I am sorry that this post is so late. I had every intention of posting the winner on Thursday. Sometimes family just gets in the way!

Leanne is the winner of the table runner pattern by Pieces From My Heart. Keep an eye on her blog and maybe she will pass the pattern on when she is finished with it. It is a simple pattern and once you do it I think that you will remember how. I took a couple of notes and the rest is in my head. ( OM Gosh Leanne I may be calling you.) Just kidding!

Leanne if you will send me your address I will get this pattern off to you.Thanks to everyone who left a comment. I will have another pattern give away soon.

I received my PIF today from Hanne in Norway. I will post a picture of it tomorrow. My PIFs are already to go out in the mail on Monday. I will show pictures after they have been received. Have a great evening. I will chat later.

Pat

I Told You I Was Behind!

First let me remind you of the pattern giveaway. Leave a comment on the previous post and I will draw a winner tomorrow.

Next I would like to show you a few of the gifts that I made for Christmas. I know, I know, it is almost Easter and I am just showing Christmas gifts from last year. I told you!!

This is a pattern from Crab- Apple Hill. I enjoyed doing this stitchery. It went fairly fast and I used the floss that it called for. I made this for my friend Colleen. She moved into her new home last year. She is a Fall person and loves the colors of fall. I know she will love the fabrics.

I have not finished it completely as we have not exchanged our gifts yet. (waaay behind!) I was not sure if she would like it made up as a pillow or a wall hanging. This is the fabric I have chosen to finish it however she would like.

I also did another stitchery for her. It is also from Crab-Apple Hill. I did three of these for gifts. I chose to stitch Let It Snow on the ones that I did. Living here in the North Country we can leave it out nine months of the year. There were other choices to chose from. One was Merry Christmas and another ( I think) was The Smiths.

I didn't finish my pillow like the pattern. Although I liked the way they finished theirs . I inserted some ribbon on the front and back and tied them in bows. I was very happy with them when they were finished.

I also made some block protector rolls. I made some for Debbie(applique) D. no blog. I also made some for myself. I love them and they were so easy to make. When you have completed a block, you untie your ribbon and unroll the roll. Place your block inside roll it up, tie it and it is safe from the light and dirty little fingers. You can keep them in one place. Maybe you are more organized that I am. They sure help me!!

This block is a stitchery from Buttermilk Basin. I will show more of these blocks soon. I am off now to fix dinner. Have a great evening. I will chat soon.

Pat

So Far Behind!

I am so far behind that I may never catch up! At Christmas I saw a lovely table runner on Deb's blog. I commented on it and asked for the name of the pattern. Deb was very kind to answer me and offered to send me the pattern. A few days later I received the pattern in the mail. (Thanks again Deb)! I right away ordered the charms to make the runner for Christmas. I also ordered charms for a runner for Valentines Day.

And this is where I am now! But I WILL have both of these runners ready for next year. The pattern is a simple pattern and all I have left to do is sew them together. Deb and I both agreed that the pattern should be passed on. So if anyone would like the pattern leave a comment before Wednesday night and I will draw a name on Thursday and get the pattern off to you. I hope that everyone has a great day. I will chat later.

Pat

Pincushions, Pincushions,Pincushions!

Several of you have been posting pictures of your pincushions. I have a few I would like to show. I can't pick a favorite as I love them all. Some I made, some were made for me and some I purchased.

The Lady Bug was given to me last Christmas as a gift from my friend Debbie( applique) D. no blog. She does beautiful work!!! I love lady bugs. Here is a picture of it opened. She did the cross stitch and made the little pincushion inside. The cross stitch is a needle holder.

Carey, while cleaning found three copies of The Pincushion book by Lynette Anderson. Carey is having a give away of all three of the books. Visit both of them to enter in the giveaway.

Because no one can have too many pincushions ...

I want to make this one In the Spring issue of Quilts and More. It is by designer Anna Maria Horner. I was unable to get her fabric locally, but I was able to get this fun fabric at my LQS. I hope everyone has a great day. Will chat soon.

Pat

I Have Been Tagged and Happy Heart Day!

Julia from http://scraphappyquilter.blogspot.com/ and Kimberly from Kimberly's Quilts http://kcamouquilts.blogspot.com/ have both tagged me with the 7 Random/Weird things about me.
Here are the rules of this tag----1. Once you are tagged, link back to the person who tagged you. 2. Post THE RULES on your blog. 3. Post 7 weird or random facts about yourself on your blog. 4. Tag 7 people and link to them. 5. Comment on their blog to let them know they have been tagged.

Now my random/weird things:::

1 I am the oldest of four children. I have two sisters and a brother.

2 I met my husband at work. I worked in the ER of our local hospital. Jim was a fire fighter for the city and brought sick and injured patients to the ER. We have been married for 37 years.

3 I have two children. My daughter is a Speech Therapist and my son is a high school HistoryTeacher.

4 I have two of the greatest grandchildren ever born. A girl and a boy.

5 I could spend hours and hours in a quilt shop, bookstore or an office supply store. I love them!

6 I dislike cats!!!

7 I love chocolate and I love ice cream. But I don't like chocolate ice cream.

There I am in a nutshell!!

So many of you have been tagged already, I am not going to tag anyone. I am going to leave this open to anyone that would like to join in . Have fun. I would also like to wish everyone a very Happy Valentines Day! I will chat soon.
Pat

A Bit Of Catching Up!

I would like to catch you up on a few things from before Christmas, but first I want to show you what I got yesterday. I know that I have told you before that this is my most favorite quilting magazine ever. It is the only one that I read from cover to cover. If you have never read this magazine, you are missing out on a load of laughs. Mark is a HOOT! I was so excited I wasn't able to focus my camera on the book. (Therefore, the picture below.)

These are some give aways that I received before Christmas. The pin cushion is from Mar at Moonbeams in a Jar. I love it and use it all the time. From Melly and Me there is a pattern for their new purse, Toffee Apple. Love it! There is a book and a pattern from Kerry at Cottage on the Hill. The book Blackberry Jam and Cream, doesn't it sound delish? There are some recipes and some patterns inside. Also from Kerry is a pattern for a sewing machine mat. It has little pockets on the front to keep scissors, seam ripper and such right at your finger tips. There is a pin cushion on the side. I think that this is a very clever idea. I can't wait to make it. Last but not least there is a charm pack from Vickie At Mid Ohio Knitter. I have one other gift that is not in the picture (I will post it.) It is a group of stitcheries from Karen at Cotten Spice. She designed under a different pattern company( which I can't remember right now, but I will.) There were several patterns that were duplicates. I will post them soon and If anyone would like one I will send it to them. More about that later. Thank you again everyone.

I do have a finish here! This is the second block of Primitive Garden BOM from Primitive Gatherings. I love this quilt and I can' wait to finish it. I was very disappointed when I found out that only the wool version was available. Now I am thanking my stars! There are so many small pieces. I don't know if I ever would have finished it.

Now I am on to block three. ( below) I am going to try to get it cut out and ironed on this afternoon. I am off to try and get this done and I also have a Christmas gift to finish (from last year). It needs a bit more stitchery and then made into a pillow.

I will be back to chat soon.

Pat

Hello Everyone! I'm Back!

It is so good to be back in blogland! My sister is doing great. She has been through her first round of chemo with very few side effects. She is back at work full days. She is back to her "normal " self. "Normal" is not a word that I usually use to describe my sister. In my family I am not sure what normal is!! We both want to thank everyone for their prayers and kind words. We both appreciated them very much. Positive thoughts are so powerful. I can not say thank you enough. Her next round of chemo starts the 25th of January and this time it should be even easier on her. She will be finished her therapy in June hopefully.



The last few days I have caught up on some blog reading, answering e-mails, running errands and catching up on some much needed house cleaning and laundry. I have even had some time to do a bit of stitching. One of the projects that I am working on, was to be and still is, a Christmas gift for last year. My friend Colleen and I have not exchanged our gifts yet. Hopefully by the end of the weekend I will be ready. She is very organized. She was probably ready to exchange last July! She is also very understanding.



I have ordered some fabric, patterns and supplies to start some new projects for this year. I have also decided on gifts for my PIF. I hope that Julia from http://scraphappyquilter.blogspot.com/ and Lynn from http://therosecottage.blogspot.com/ don't think that I have forgotten them.



It has been snowing here for two days. We had about 12" this morning and it had been snowing all day. The children were happy, they had a snow day! Because of snowy weather I am unable to take pictures. Hopefully tomorrow. I can't wait to share what I have been working on and my new purchases. Hope everyone is having a great day! I will chat later.

Hugs,

Pat

Thank You!

I would like to thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers for my sister. I have not been blogging because we have been very busy here. We have been off for tests, scans, blood work, xrays, more tests, Dr. appointments, a biopsy and a month of waiting and many sleepless nights. But no more! Yesterday we found out some bad but good news. She does have Hodgkin's Lymphoma. It is cancer, but one of the easiest forms to treat and with the best results. We are all very thankful. Again thank you for the kind comments and the e-mails. They were appreciated very much. I will chat soon.

Hugs
Pat

Happy New Year!

I have met so many kind, wonderful, helpful and caring friends in the short few months that I have been in blogland. I would like to wish each and every one of you a year filled with joy, freedom from stress and worry, special times, memory making, new adventures , more time to quilt and peace in our world. Goodbye 2007. Welcome 2008! I have so many expectations for this year and I hope that it is at least 30 days longer that last year. Then maybe I will be ready on time for 2009! Hugs to all. I will chat soon.

Pat

To all my blogging friends

As many of you know I have not posted in quite a while. I am going through a difficult time with a serious medical issue with my sister. In addition I am amidst the Christmas rush as I am sure most of you are also. I hope to be back blogging soon.

I would like to wish each and everyone of you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a Healthy and Happy New Year. I will chat soon.



Hugs,

Pat