no pictures today

Hi friends,
I'm still working on that learning curve, so since it is laundry day I decided to take it easy on myself and just refer you to a really neato site I read this morning.  Actually it was more like a video - okay, it is a video - on
www,athomewiththefarmerswife.blogspot.com
(Sorry I couldn't figure out how to make that interactive... it must be a bell curve and I'm at the left side!) The video whereof I speak is near the bottom of the page - lots of great photography and a very interesting presentation... I think Ashleigh will really enjoy it.  If you don't go today it may turn out to be on the farmer's wife's second page.  I like her blog... even though it is mostly words.  She just has a way of turning a phrase. 
    So until tomorrow - when maybe I'll figure out how to scan in some of my older photos.
See ya, wish I was with you!
Terri

Grandniece Wedding Quilt

This is my most recent finish.  I made this quilt to look somewhat like my grandniece's wedding invitation.  It was all light blue with an assortment of white butterflies.  I made the bflies all the same, but I quilted them to look different.  I'm glad the photo doesn't show how bulgy it turned out.  I'm so sorry I just am not that good at quilting with my sewing machine.  Gotta have more practice, or send them out to get the treatment.  Anyway, this is how I look when I don't think the camera will take a picture that far down.  And that is my very excellent design wall that my hobby (okay that should be a "u" instead, but it's a more fun spelling this way) made the wall for a Christmas gift 4 or 5 years ago.  It's the gift that keeps on giving.  I've use this gift more than any other, I'd guess. He used foam core and nailed it to the biggest wall in my sewing room. I use pins to attach pieces. I'd like to show you what is on the wall now, but it's top secret... and I'd best get back to it, too.  I don't have that long to finish.  Deadlines!
Did you notice I made some more improvements to the look of this place. Come on back to see what's next.

posting practice

Hi again,
So I have garnered one very excellent follower already!  I love you Mom4! 

Today gardening!  Made some more little plants for Halloween.  (For those of you who are new to my blog, and that would be all of you, I love Halloween.  We dress up, usually as some Harry Potter characters, and decorate our garage entry and dispense candy from the driveway.  The local kids love that we "participate".  Last year we decorated like it was Professor Sprout and  Greenhouse 3 at Hogwarts.  We had plants that I  made up from clippings taken from our plants and avocado plants I'd started from pits to give out from the greenhouse.  The kids were very enthusiastic and even asked questions!  We do give out candy, too.) Anyway, today I made up 3 geraniums and 6 or 7 rosemary plants in yogurt containers.
    Our #1 son was here to help with yard work while his soon to be Mrs. was out shopping with her Mom to find a dress for the wedding.  We found out that our #2 son and his family will be coming for the wedding on Sept. 18th.  We are very excited!  We haven't seen them in a dozen years or so.  Our grandson from Florida is coming, and my Sis and her Hubby from SD will be here too.  Can't wait.
     Now I don't know if I'll be able to include a photo today.  I want to, but things I want don't happen that often.  I'm going to try to show off another of my previously made quilts.  We'll see...  But either way come back and check on my progress.
Terri

I did it!  (Don''t ask me how.) This is one of my "I Spy" quilts for Project Linus.

    
   

First Post, Yah!

Hello friends! 
Here I am at last, a new blogger!  I've been wanting to do this for a long time and just needed a little boost (technology wise) from a friend.  Thanks Sarah!  Sarah is my new DIL2b.  She has a blog at ... well, I'm too new at this to give you the address.  Give me a couple of days and I'll get that for you.

If this all works out, I will be showing cards I make and quilts I sew.  Sometimes I sew little quilts for cards, too.  The picture that I hope goes with this post was a piece of fabric that I quilted up for Project Linus to give to the Haitians after the earthquake.  Okay, I hear some of you wondering why  a kid from Haiti would want a quilt... it isn't cold there.  No, but after the quake they had to live outside, and a quilt could be comfy to sit on, or to use as a shade maker. I hope someone is loving it.  (Okay, the picture is at the bottom of the page.  I hope you can see it.)

So that is that for this post.  Hope it all goes according to plan.  Come on back and see what I've learned so far!
Terri