WOW-Wenesday November OMG

Found IT!!!

That's Step number one when it comes to my UFO's & OMG's

This should have been be on my Design Wall, it's about time.

Here's what I have left in that tote after pulling out the top.

Imagine my surprise to see- I already finished some borders, 

 Too windy to hang it up for the 'Glamour Shots'

The Full Pattern looked like this.

There are some other borders.

Should I add more borders to this?

Design Wall Monday - Quiltville Mystery Link-up

Finally Quiltville Mystery time

The 1st set were sewn on my Treadle

We picked up my favorite stitcher from the "Spa"

and Saturday, on our 41st Anniversary, I sewed the rest.

Chain SEWING- Much Faster on the Bernina.

DH was watching Football so I had NO GUILT!

Part one DONE 

Pressed and trimmed to size.

Clips and a Muffin container to keep the parts safe until Friday.

The Quiltville Fans of Washington have been working hard too!

I need to check in with the Local Newbie Mystery Quilt ladies this week.

Pretty colors all over the Internet today!

Click HERE for the Link-up at Quiltville!

AND of course over at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts HERE

Black Friday & White Friday in November

I'm Home, up and at 'em

SEW Ready to Stitch the Quiltville Mystery!

"On Ringo Lake" Part 1 is HERE

 Fabrics and Printer - READY!

1st Strips are cut.

I need to get my Quilting Edition Bernina back still from the Spa Week.

I will make my 1st mini 9-patch on the Treadle today.

I haven't sewn a stitch all week.

We did have some fun looking at all the Lights around the Mesa Temple.

We were able to go and do a session in the Tucson Temple.

Wednesday was the day to go and meet my Friend; Delora's DH of 12 years.

I forgot to get my camera out.

Had DH take a picture at Lunch

 The 1st one was Blurry and I didn't see the good one til we left.

 We took this one with my Phone.

Still working on the Selfie without double chins, lol

Many Years and Many Miles.

We met when we lived in Mesa, Washington and attended Church in Connell.

WHOA, that was way back in the 1980's!!!

 Later today we go with Ward Friends to the Columbia River Temple.

That's where the "White Friday" comes in.

41 years ago I went to the Cardston Temple for the 1st time.

WOW- Wednesday --- November 22, 2017

It's Thanksgiving time!

 Thankful for my DH who comforts me and takes me on airplane rides

 and Roadtrips to visit my family. 

As you read this I am in AZ.
I arrived in time to see and talk to my Brother.  I'm glad I could come.
It's hard to say "Goodbye".
So I said, "See ya later, I love you! "

It was a hard week!
My prayers are with all who are left behind.

When I heard last week that he was in the Hospital,  I got Stitching. My Post HERE last Friday shows how much I sewed.

8-9 Blocks

The Children's Library Mystery

The last Block for the 2017 Pat Sloan Mystery is ready for when I get home.

The Spelling Bee Saturday Letter was 'F'
F is for FOREVER FAMILY.
Here's my upper and lower case blocks.

The photo was taken 40 years ago on this date. Our last Family Pictures with our parents. 

Just 2 more Days until the Quiltville Mystery starts.

There is a NEED to get other projects off the wall and off the tables. 

Design Wall Monday - November 20, 2017

I got into the Quilt Zone long enough to add 2 of the 3 Borders

Tula Pink City Sampler

One more Border to add - I Like it!

Have you seen the NEW Quilting website HERE

It has these quilting site all together now.

Quilting Arts

Quiltmaker

McCalls Quilting

Love of Quilting by Fon & Porter

Check it out.  

Linking up HERE with Small Quilts and Doll Quilts 

Friday - Pat Sloan's Mystery Block of the Month - catch-up

Pat Sloan is already teasing us with the 2018 Mystery Block of the Month.

As for me - mine is still not finished.

Click HERE for ALL the Blocks and the Books and Stories that Inspired them.

I've made 8 of the 9 Blocks
The Color Combo is not my Normal palatte.

These are my Catch-up Blocks

"Alice In Wonderland"                  "Green Eggs and Ham"

"The Princess and the Pea"                   "Goodnight Moon'

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

I have a few (24) Square in a Square Blocks to make for the sashing.

The finished 2017 tops are being shared HERE.

I'm so glad I can sew a Block and use up my STASH.

I'm biding my time until the first Clue for the Quiltville Mystery comes out.

I have some Muffin containers ready to store my Block Parts.

WOW - Wednesday November 15, 2017

Well... I haven't been in the Quilt Zone much this week.

I'm still trying to get there.

I have chosen Borders to go on my City Sampler, Last Month's OMG.

I'm at a standstill on what order to put them.

Time for 'Quilting by Committee'

 Option 1??

Option 2??

I tried out my NEW ruler to cut Border strips. 

 It's not quilte long enough for the Bolt width.

Yea or Nay? that is the Question. 

 Is it qucker to just put down my 6.5" long ruler and cut away?

One more week and 1 more Day until Turkey Day and then it's MYSTERY time!

Are you Ready??

I now have the BIG Box of our Momma & Daddy's Slides from my Sister.

After consulting a Computer guru friend, I purchased this Film Scanner.

It came on Tuesday.

It can do Slides and Negatives.

Options to put it on a SD Card or to a TV for viewing.

Learning to get the settings right was an interesting task...

Needless to say I've been busy with it!

oh, and a few other meetings. 

I found a Piture of my Friend who is having a Birthday today.

She lost her Sweetheart around this time last year.

Love on your Family all you can!

I just heard my Brother in AZ is in the Hospital with Pneumonia. :(

Design Wall/Floor Monday - ABC Blocks

There are 2 Blog Tours that I know of happening this week. 

The one I'm most excited for is the Quiltmaker 100 Blocks HERE

I bought a copy at the Albertson's, looked at it and put it someplace safe.
I counted the pieces in Bonnie's Block which is on the Cover again.
61 Pieces, Oh My!!

Martingale is sharing the new All in a Row - Again book HERE
 SEW Much FUN to go and see the Rows and Blocks.
My Head is spinning.

There's a Cake Mix QAL over HERE

Saturday's Letter was "E"

I had to really think hard to find something that started with "E".
I didnt' have an Elephant handy.

On my Design Wall/Floor I have all of the Letter Blocks I have Made so far.
(Only a few Hundred left to make)

It takes longer to cut them out than to stitch them up...
Saturday was a Sew-In but I stayed Home and sewed in my Quilt Zone.
No Tiara Time with Brandy this month.

My Patchwork Edition Bernina is ready to be picked up from Spa Day.
I will be SEW- Happy to have it back.
The 1/4" foot on my Artista just doesn't give me the same seam width.

Linking up Late with Design Walls from all over HERE

Friday - Distracted by Old Pictures

My dear Sister, Roma just returned from her Trip to Colorado and Utah.

She took some of our parents old slides and put them on a Thumb Drive.

It's FUN to look at them and I have been slightly Distracted...

Trying to get dates and names attatched.

It's a good thing I made this Block earlier in the week.

Not much Quilting or Sewing happening around here...

Just a peek at one of the treasures I have found on the thumb drive.

This is circa 1962-3

My Blind, Grandpa Brown being helped down our front steps by my brother, Selwyn.

That's my Sister on the steps and me, in front, sticking out my tongue, lol

It's Veteran's Day Weekend

Thanks to all who have served!!!

My Son on right, & a Cousin's ex husband.

I'll be stitching or playing with pictures...

WOW- Wednesday

It's Wednesday and I am HOME!

I had no POWER yesterday...so I took the Opportunity to drive to Tri-Cities.

Had a surprise visit with DD#1.

She was at Kohl's the same time and we didn't see each other.

When I learned I couldn't use my Kohl's Cash until today.

I texted her and asked if I could leave it there for her to pick up later. 

I can't sneak into Town and get away without seeing at least one of my Children.

I came home to fun Mail

My Copy of Richard Paul Evans NEW Book

"The Noel Diary"

Darn SNOW on the Mountains keeping me in Walla Walla.

So Sad!!!

I also got  these two Row by Rows that I ordered.

November is when the Shops can mail the Rows to us.

I ordered the Kissed Quilts from my Friend Marlene on her Facebook page.

The Quilted Posies was at the Spokane Quilt Show, so I pre-paid for it there.

Since I had no Power yesterday, I couldn't sew in the dark basement.

I used my big flashlight and ventured down to get my 'Purple' Bernina to take it for a Spa Treatment.

Oh the Horror when Janine showed me that it was DRY as a Bone.

I got a lesson on HOW to oil it, and sadly the dust bunnies didn't get removed before I went.

No pictures to protect the guilty.

Take good care of my baby Dewey!

I had to sew on my other Bernina to make my Uppercase 'D' Block

"D is for Donut" usually at my House but there wasn't one I could put in the Picture.

Here are both 'D' blocks...with a Toy Dalmation DOG

I'm ready for "Spelling Bee Saturday"

Thanks to my Oldest Son; Milton, I have a collection of these Dalmation Dogs from McD's.

Last Night's Knitting at Lacey Lacers

I bought some new Yarn at the New Yarn Shop in town - "Purl 2"

What will I make with it???

I can Knit while I Fly away to someplace WARM!

I can Knit while I watch Hallmark Christmas Movies, too.

There was a PINK CHURN DASH sighting yesterday.

I had to watch this New 2017 Christmas Hallmark Movie again!

Please pass the Hankies!!!

Have a Wonderful Wednesday- whatever you are Working on.

Design Wall Monday - OMG & Mystery Fabrics

It's Design Wall Time again. Linking up HERE

I had to get up for a Meeting early and finally have time to Post.

My OMG for November is UFO #2 that was chosen by Judy L.

Linking up HERE for November OMG

It just happens to be a Project I started with Patchworktimes Blog.

"BIG Stars"

Only needs the final Border, story of my Life...

This quilt is made with my collection of Quilters Shades from my Hancock Fabrics days.

As for my Other Goals and Projects for November

I have 'Secret Projects' to finish so I can start on the Mystery after Turkey Day.

No Pictures of those.

I DID run to Tri-Cities and get the "REAL" Paint chip cards.

Here is the camparison of the cards I got a Sherwin Williams.

I needed more of the darker Coral

I used Best Press ont he Right and NO Best Press on the left.

 I got the fabrics al pre-washed and Pressed.

I'm ready to cut and stitch when the 1st clue comes out.

I spent the Weekend with my DD #1 and her 2 oldest girls plus 3 friends.

My Niece, Danette and Her Sister in Law, Sara joined us.

It was a great weekend of Inspirational Messages and songs.

Friday- Ready For Spelling Bee Saturday

I'm hurrying to post before I leave for TIME OUT in Portland this week-end.

I woke up extra Early so I could get my Stitching in.

3 Blocks for the Past week

Bee

2 Apples

Have a Great 1st weekend of November!