December Day 14 - Snowing again

We  woke up early to go to TriCities for my Bernina Embroidery Class.

I had questions and got a few answers, too.

Yahoo for learning new stuff with this old Brain.

There were only 3 in the class.

Ida from the old Hermiston Bernina store is the instructor.

We made a cute tea towel with a Poinsettia stitched on it.

Nativity today was my fake Olive Wood one from 

Christmas Around the World days in the 1980's.

I put it on the hexie Trivet I got this week.

I changed my Cover Photo to a collage today.

It's almost all of my Nativities on the shelves and tables.

Happy Wednesday the snow quit before I had to drive on it.

Paul was at the Temple while I took my class.

We'll be going again tomorrow for our shift.

I think Friday is a good day to stay home and work on stuff.

Happy Christmas!

Have you watched the Tabernacle Christmas on PBS yet?

My friend, Deonn is singing her last time on this one.

New Year's Day 2022

It's a New Years Day like no other. 

We had planned to gather at Joe and Kori tonight.

Covid in their house put an end to that plan.

Their Christmas will have to wait.

That means I still can't share what WE made for the Family gifts this year.

No Crowther Cousin gathering like we had 3 years ago.

That was the day before we left for Utah and the MTC before going to Omaha.

So much has happened since then.

My New Year's eve was like most years...

We did make a trip out to get Milk and some reading glasses for Paul.

He had cataract Surgery last Tuesday.

DD#2 arranged to take him and bring him back home after so I didn't have to drive the snowy roads.

We have a little over a foot in our back yard and piled around.

Thanks to our neighbor across the street who said to use their Snow Blower.

I watched the Ball/Music Note drop in Nashville though. 

NYC wasn't even on my agenda without Dick Clark.

I always like to spend my New Year's eve sewing on the Quiltville Mystery.

I was up into the wee hours finishing the Hourglass and Flying Geese Blocks in case we needed them.

The part 6 meant assembly of Block A!

A little different this year. I got 4 blocks done so I could post them online.

 

I love how they fit together so well. I didn't do much trimming of my HST's or the 

Part 5 Block that is the corners.

I wore the socks, like the ones I got at our guild exchange, with a couple of Christmas FQ's,

Red & Green Glide Thread. 

After I dot the 4 Blocks done I sorted through my directional connector blocks and 

got them oriented the right way. OCD much?? I think so.

There will be some of it turned wrong in the HST's of the Blocks.

This is a directional fabric I will be happy to be rid of!  Still have a bunch though.

I spent the week hours pressing and playing with the Bonus Triangles from Part 5.

If I don't play with them now they will just go into the drawer or a ziplock bag.

I had an idea...

Remember these tiny HST's that my friend, Noel helped trim and press at the WW Fair??

Pam Buda had us make blocks for a sew Along way back in 2013 

These are a few of those blocks.

I wanted to do them in the Pinks.

The Clapper really helps the blocks to lay flat.

My jar of Dog Ears is almost full.

Then I played with my Bird Blocks.

I didn't have a Yellow Canary...

See it in the top left corner?

These 2 went under the needle and before I knew it I was still up, again, at 3 am.

I don't know what they are but they will make my Birdie Quilt more interesting for sure.

Thanks to Riley Blake for the Free Pattern.

I have to share the Early Birthday gift I received from Janet O.

She knows I like to Celebrate my birthday all Month long.

Thanks Janet!!!

 And this is the gift from my Sister by Love, Anne!

NaDell delivered it on Christmas Day.

 A Doorstop Post that got me thinking about a Word of the Year.

The scripture I posted today with it is

Psalms 33:20-22

Back to real life tomorrow. Church with the YSA and Homemade Bread 

to go with the soups for Break the Fast.

March Comes in like a LION

I haven't Blogged and I have missed it.

I email my thoughts on Sundays and run out of words, I guess.

My solo trip to get supplies to make new mattresses for the Cabin here was very interesting.

I got Ticking and 120" wide Muslin at JoAnn's with my 60% off coupon. 

Then I went to Office Max/Depot

Have you ever seen a Fit so full of Packing Pellets?

The Big Bags were buy 2, get 1 FREE.

Good thing I left Elder Crowther Home.

I'm glad I went when I did!

The traffic gets crazy in the late afternoon.

I enjoyed a trip to Costco, Chick-Fil-A and Krispy Kreme too. 

It snowed as predicted.

Gotta smile, it is called Winter Quarters!

For our Preparation Day I got to work on my "Frolic" Quilt.

I sewed sashings to 2 sides of the Blocks that were done and made 3 more.

I have parts cut to make all 25 Blocks, but it is slow going. 

Especially when I don't pay attention to which Flying Geese go with each block.

Gotta match those corner HST's.

Still debating on whether I will make the Half and corner Blocks.

A LOT of events have been cancelled or postponed.

Sad to hear, but it will be for the good of our Health and our country to be

Socially Distanced. No BIG Gatherings.

Take care and keep on Praying for an end to the Corona Virus.

Blog Hopping! It's a Snow DayThing to do...

The Quiltmaker 100 Designer Blocks Blog Tour starts Monday HERE

It's their #10 Issue.  That's 1000 designer Quilt Blocks to play with!

It will be on Newstands November 18th.

I'll be Hopping.

Will you???

I hopped a few of the links on the My Stars: a New Traditions new Book Blog Hop this week too.  Very interesting quilts made with the "Illusions".

Today is the last day of that Hop.

 I have spent lots of time this week on the 'Tis the Season Holiday Blog Hop looking for Christmas Gift ideas. HERE  is the schedule.

There's another week of this one. :)

I saw a few that I will be making in the next month!

Christmas is coming.

This is my backyard tree yesterday when the snow started falling around Noon.

We only got a couple inches.

I'm so glad I have a new book to read.

This will be my long term project starting next year.  

There is only 90 Blocks and they are 8" finished.

I am leaning toward using my 30's fabrics that have figures on them.

 I can fussy cut some blocks.  Lynn is planning to use Western fabrics. 

My Midnight Flight Binding is all DONE!

 The blue Moda Swirl won out.

I put Warm and Natural Batting in it and it is HEAVY.  

This will be a great quilt on my bed this winter!

The Towel/Quilt Closet is all organized now.

 I decided to put the smaller Quilts on the Top shelf that goes way up! 

Design Wall Monday - February 10, 2014

It's been a busy week of quilting.
Two UFO's Quilted and ready to BIND!!!
They are posted HERE and HERE

 I took the day Friday and Saturday to catch up on my Blocks of the week.

Here are the Quilty Fun SAL Blocks so far.
Lori's Blog is HERE

 I only had 2 Tulip blocks to make this week.
I found the fabric for the top Tulip in my Stash sorting. I think that it is REAL 30's.
The background is scrappy too, I didn't notice until I had them sewn that there is 2 fabrics used here.

This week is Fall Leaves that go beside these Spring Tulips.

I'll go over HERE to link up and find the instructions to make them.

I  link up to the Flickr account HERE for a chance to WIN prizes each week by Friday at Midnight.

My Loyal Union Sampler BOW (Block of the Week) was 

B-11 Constance's Pride

I have a total of 20 blocks made so far of 121 in the pattern book.

I put them up in the order I've made them on my small Design wall and on the floor in the rows. 

Not the exact placement, I see there are a couple rows I haven't made any blocks for.

I'm loving the Blues!!!

I am still trying to tame the scrap bin while I watch the OLYMPICS!

Do I see a Quilt in HERE??? Yes, and I am pretty sure I have a Boondoggle ruler to make it!

We've had snow falling the past 4 days and it just keeps coming. This picture was taken at night.

 Linking up with Patchworktimes for Design Wall Monday HERE

2-7-14 Celtic Solstice Final Link-up

What does a Quilter do when it snows?

She goes out with her trusty Ruler and measures it!!!

AND THEN...

She carefully lays her Celtic 'Christmas' Solstice out on the un-tracked 

"Blanket of Snow" and takes a picture.

I just couldn't resist. 

I couldn't miss the chance to Blog this quilt again and link-up to Bonnie Hunter HERE!

Many Thanks to Bonnie for this Beautiful Mystery Quilt. 

I am so glad I made it and can hardly wait to quilt it. 

 There just wasn't time to get it done before the Link-up so this will have to do. 

It has been so fun to see all the different versions of it over on the 

Celtic Solstice Facebook page and linked-up to Quiltville!

Decking the Halls-and SAL Stitching...

I'm still getting stuff ready for the mailings that I need to send.  The grandchildren's ornaments, my Secret Santa Stocking, and Jeff and Ben's Gifts. 

The Crowther Christmas Letter is waiting to be written so I can send out Christmas Cards.

For Family Night Monday, we put up some Nativities.  The Tree goes up AFTER the first Sunday of December at our house.  DH will be "Dashing Through the Snow" to get ours out of the garage.
 No trek in the forest for a REAL one like my Colorado Daughter and her family did.

We are reading a Christmas Story from our "Christmas Book" every night in December.

L-R: Guatemala, White Tea light Nativity from Wendy, Painted Nativity, Bronze from Secret Pal, Mexico Nativity from Brant's Mission, Brass Angel blowing horn is from Christmas Around the World, Nesting Nativity I got at Trends in 2011.

I got my Teeny, Tiny Flying Geese made for Part 5 of the Quilty Fun SAL. 

Here are all the blocks so far and a small picture I printed off so I know how to lay them out. The bottom two FG strips go elsewhere in the rows, I just laid them together.

I have a couple Quilt Guild Challenges to work on too. I re-made the LOTTO block so it was in the chosen fabrics. I did Green snowflake fabric with the cream background that I already had cut into the right pieces.

"Joseph's Delight" is found HERE

I think it looks like a big snowflake!  We got a couple inches here Tuesday.

 Another is the Paint chip challenge. I got a color that I don't use much so I haven't even started it. I have a week, lol. The other Challenge is to take a Panel and quilt it to improve it. I doubt these two challenges will get finished, since I lost the Paint chip and don't really have the time or want to quilt on a panel right now.

Bonnie is doing QuiltCAM Tonight before she heads out to Germany for the Holidays. Click HERE around 9 pm EST

Pam Buda Posted the 1st Airing of the Nabby's Dowry HERE.  I e-mailed her my picture so mine should be in the next 'Airing of the Quilts".

55th Birthday continues...

 My Birthday loaf from Friends at Church complete with a candle. Thanks Crains!  Paul made my Birthday Dinner before he went to Church and left the Box of Chocolates and a Fun Musical Toy on the table for me to see when I came up to go to Church.  The grandchildren liked playing with it.  I took a video of it and posted it on Facebook- HERE is the Picture- sorry it is sideways.

Like my Children always liked to do- I have celebrated for almost the whole week  It started before Guild last week and into the Monday Holiday.  There was no School for Richland so NaDell brought her 4 children over to take me to Lunch.  We went to the Cookie Tree downtown Walla Walla.  A favorite place in our town to get a great sandwich made with fresh homemade bread. The kids would not let us leave before buying a cookie or two.  Even with that they said they were "hungry still" at Grandma's house.  I had the mini Cupcakes left from my Sunday School class and I think they each had two.  I am so glad that the snow didn't keep them from coming. Late Sunday evening it snowed and the temperature was sub zero all day. 

 We forgot to take pictures at Cookie Tree and at Lynn's where we went to visit, so NaDell could see the re-modeled Shop, and Lynn could see how big the Grandchildren are growing. Here are Andy and NaDell's 4 children with Me at our house just before they went out to play in what was left of the snow.

Abigail with an outfit that I made for the Oldest Ransom Daughter in 2003.  She only smiles for her Mother...or I should say she smiles BEST for her Mom.

NaDell and Andy's Son- growing up. He picked up the Jenga tiles by color -counting them for us.

 Grandpa came home in time to visit a bit and share the Bread I brought home from the Cookie Tree for him with some butter and jam.  NaDell took the pictures of the older girls outside in the snow.

Not too cold outside to still wear her skirt.

Thanks for coming and helping my Birthday last a little longer.  I think I can safely take down the Christmas Tree now.  LOL