My Saturday

Didn't get much sewing done, but got a lot done on the front porch!  We started working on replacing the front steps.  Here is the before picture:

The boards are all rotted and falling apart.  Pretty sad shape.  Here's a pic after we got them all torn off:

We actually got the new steps assembled, but then discovered a "technical" error that means we have to disassemble them one by one and reassemble.  But the good part is, it will go quickly.  We redid two out of five last night before we ran out of steam.  Today we will finish and I will post a pic of the final product!

We had a Halloween Party to go go to last night.  Ev didn't dress up, but I went as a flower child.  Guess my trip to San Francisco influenced that a bit!  Here's a pic of me with a peace sign on my face and flowers in my hair!

If it weren't for the peace sign, I probably would have just looked like a deranged Mother Nature...  haha

Finally Friday!

This seems to have been a long week for me.  I'm glad the work week is almost over.  I did not get upstairs to finish sewing the rows together but I have decided I'm going to use some black material I have to border the top. 

My great uncle came over last night for biscuits and gravy for dinner.  We had a nice visit.  I had stopped at Wal Mart on my lunch hour yesterday and picked up some new silk flowers for the cemetery.  Tomorrow morning I plan to pick him up and we will go out and put the flowers on the graves.

Putting rows together

I have almost all the rows put together in the last birthday quilt of the year.  Tomorrow night I'm having my great uncle over for dinner, but after he leaves I should be able to finish it up!  I do think it needs a border.  Will have to pick something out for it.

Some sewing

Tonight I went upstairs for a bit and did a little sewing.  I have the rows all sewn for my youngest sister's quilt.  I need to put the rows together and then decide if it needs a border or not.  Then quilt it!  It's close enough now to being done that I'm not worried about it. 

Then I have got to get back to the nursing home quilts.  I have one top to finish then I have to start quilting them.  Feathers.  Lots of feathers.  On every one of them.  Whee!

You know you're a quilter....

When you are sitting at a booth in a restaurant and notice that the pattern on the fabric on the booth would make a neat quilt design:

Don't you agree?  :)

Moonlight Sonata

We just had a full moon, which was really lovely.  It was so bright, that Saturday morning when I went to Arthur at 7:00 a.m. it was still visible in the Western sky.

I'm not sure you can see it, but just to the right of the church steeple, above the street light, is the moon.

Then, last night when Ev and I went to dinner, the moon was very bright.  I know this picture doesn't do it justice, but this is a truck stop across the road from the restaurant we were eating at.

Sorry about that bright light, but one of the trucks had it's lights on!  The moon was just as bright as those lights, it seemed!

Tonight, when we were driving, about 6:30 p.m. when it was just twilight, we saw a meteor in the Northern sky!  Pretty cool! 

A new look

Ev and I put new lattice on the front porch today.  It really makes the house look nicer.

We really need to replace the steps next.  Soon.  Very soon.

Goodies!

Here's a few of the fabrics I got in Arthur.  I didn't pay more than $2/yard for any of them, some were even $1/yard and one was even free!  They are all 100% cotton.

The top picture has the bolt of fabric in it.  It looks like real pale poinsettias to me and has a tiny bit of shimmer to it.  Really pretty and it was one of the $1/yard fabrics!

The middle picture has two of the same type of prints, just in different colorways.  I really liked both of them.  I thought they would be beautiful backings.  I got five yards of each.

These are mostly stash builders for me, because, you know, I hardly have any fabric.....  right?  hahaha

We went to Beachy's Bulk Foods and here's some pics of what I got there:

I got a few new dip mixes to try, some candy and a cinnamon pecan roll, a loaf of good bread, some snack mixes, and other yummy goodness.

While I was unloaded the goodies, I had some help from Shadow.

And not be left out of the fun, Ivy had to get in on things (yes that is my slippered foot in the picture).

Hope everyone is having a nice Sunday!

Adventures in Arthur

Met my friend, Mary, in Arthur today.  We had a great day shopping and visiting.  Made our first stop Miller's Dry Goods where they were having a big sale.  I hit the jackpot and got a lot of material for one and two dollars a yard!  At that price, I bought five yard cuts.  They will make nice backings.  I even bought what was left on a couple of bolts.  Pretty well stocked up.

We then went to Beachy's Bulk Foods and got lots of spices and goodies.  From there it was lunch at Rosylen's and then to downtown Arthur. 

It was just an all around good day!

Part of the charm of these trips is seeing the buggys.   I love to hear the clip clop of the horses as they go down the road.

Started on another quilt

Tonight I started on my youngest sister's birthday quilt.  It's being made from precut ten inch squares in a real pretty set of fabrics with flowers and butterflies.  I sewed for about an hour then called it a night.  I hope to get the top put together before the weekend.  Saturday I'm planning to go to Arthur to the Amish shops, but hopefully Sunday I could work on it on the frame.  Maybe....

I put the lasagna in the oven that I had frozen a couple weeks ago.  It took quite a while to get heated through but turned out pretty good once it was hot.  I also made some bacon wrapped cheesy crescent hot dogs.  That will give Ev a little variety to choose from for his lunches at work and for dinner at home.  Monday I cooked a few different things so I haven't had to cook if I don't want to the last couple nights. 

I am not a big Pinterest user, however I found a neat tutorial on how to make a custom sewing table for any machine.  I think I'm going to give it a try one of these days.