Using Your Imagination!

 I make lots of my Christmas presents and am sometimes organized enough to post  pictures after they have been delivered. Alas, that posting will not occur this year. I made bowl cozies, placemats, a shawl and a table runner that have already been gifted and there is not a  picture to be found! Please use your imagination and know that I have been busy in the sewing room!

I do, however, have a picture of a quilt top to post.  This is a tshirt quilt that is being mailed back to Maine to be machine quilted. It looks black and grey but it is really navy blue. Not a Christmas gift but a gift nonethe less. Enjoy Mikey DiBona!

It's been a long,long time!

FOR TODAY  November 28,2015

Outside my window..it is dark and still 75 degrees.

I am thinking...that it has been far too long since we have had any new posts.

I am thankful... for  many .many things during the Thanksgiving season.

In the kitchen...I have lots of leftovers although Thanksgiving was  just for me and Mike this year.

I am wearing...short sleeves and capris.

I am creating...a T-shirt quilt for a neighbor in Maine.

I am going...to put laundry away .

I am wondering... if my family in Maine enjoyed the Thanksmas presents I made this year.

I am reading..."The History Lottery" . A novel by one of my kindergarten students! And, yes, I am enjoying it! Congratulations, Kristi Hall Gherlone.

I am hoping....to finish refurbishing my side flower garden soon. The weeds had a party this summer!

I am looking forward to...attending lots of Christmas activities .



I am learning to ...  make burlap wreaths.

Around the house...I making plans to redecorate a bedroom.

A favorite quote for today... "It's a small,small world."

Excitement in the neighborhood

FOR TODAY  June 4, 2015

Outside my window..it is finally sunny after 5 days of rain!

I am thinking...how lucky I am to live in Maine. We have had a bear in the neighborhood. two eagles had to be seperated by the local game warden and his daughter who is studying  to be a wildlife specialist at the University of Maine. The eagles were taken to a refuge and then released. I am also thinking about the up close and almost TOO personal encounter I had with a moose  while driving on Saturday! Lot's of excitement in the neighborhood!

I am thankful... for preventive medicine check- ups.

In the kitchen...I have a nice piece of fresh haddock waiting to be cooked for  supper!This is another reason I am thankful to live in Maine!

I am wearing...jeans and a long sleeve top. It is very cool here for June 4th!

I am creating...a wall hanging for the living room.

I am going...on a Shop Hop Saturday with a bus load of quilting friends and Harmony!

I am wondering... if the weather will cooperate so I can attend a Little Legue game tomorrow.

I am reading... an Amish Romance.

I am hoping....to attend an informational meeting on the National Park  proposal for this area.Gathering information to be informed.

I am looking forward to...some more time in the flower gardens.



I am learning to ...  amend the soil  for my flowers.

Around the house...Michael is working on the window trim in the living room!!!!!

A favorite quote for today...I just saw this on a mug advertisement today. "Give us this day our daily thread" . Written by a true quilter!

Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day!

Especially to my Mum, Pieceful. Today's long awaited post is dedicated to her. She has share with me a love for quilting!

Today I finished a little wall hanging that I started last July! That's embarrassing to admit. I've had the top completed for months, but I have been putting off quilting it because even though I took a class at the State Quilt show last July (the same place I started piecing the top) I had never free motion quilted an actual project before! I made an attempt around January that was pathetic and called for the seam-ripper.

This picture just about sums up this project....

That's right. Instead of just picking up my seam ripper and trying again I set it aside and then lost confidence to even pick it up again until this week....in MAY! But I did it! The quilting is nothing to write home about. Simple and not a lot. But I am proud because I actually did it!

It is going to hang in the hallway on the door to our apartment as a cheerful welcome!

I still need to work a finding the best tension. The front came out nicely, but the back wasn't wonderful, but let's face it...hanging on our little door nobody will see the back! I know you can't see the actual quilting because I played it safe using similar thread colors to the materials. Here are a few close-up shots that might do justice.

Thanks for teaching me this art, Mum!

Respectfully,

Harmony

Posting from Maine

FOR TODAY  May 3,2015

Outside my window..twilight is falling .

I am thinking...about watching "Call the Midwife" in a little while.

I am thankful... for the safe travels we had last week.

In the kitchen...I have a few dishes to wash.

I am wearing... capris and a hot pink top!

I am creating...a sampler quilt.

I am going...to  go to the Monday quilt group tomorrow!

I am wondering... how much gardening I will get done before blackfly and mosquito season arrives.

I am reading...NOTHING! I need to  start a new book tonight and I am undecided what to read.

I am hoping....the warm sunny weather lasts.

I am looking forward to... a potluck supper meeting on Wednesday.



I am learning to ...  forgo breads and pasta!

Around the house... I need to spring clean.

A favorite quote for today..."May you never forget what us worth remembering,nor remember what is best  forgotten." Irish Blessing

A Post from Pieceful

Today is March 27,2015 and my head us spinning. Time is passing quickly and we will be heading home in a month. Tonight I want to post pictures of some of the projects that have kept me busy this winter.
A tote bag, candle mat and apron for my Internet Random Acts of Kindness friends, and a car seat tent and doll blanket ! Lots of fun!

Time is flying!

FOR TODAY  March 5,2015

Outside my window..it is very quiet.

I am thinking... about how quickly the days pass.

I am thankful... for the extra daylight in the evenings.

In the kitchen...the cupboards are bare! Time to go to the market!

I am wearing...capris and a short sleeved shirt.

I am creating...aprons, candle mats, tote bags, and wall hangings.

I am going...to the local quilt group tomorrow afternoon.

I am wondering... why it is so hard to fit in 4 hours during a 24 hour day? An hour to pray, an hour to exercise, an hour to sew and an hour to read.


I am reading..."The Promise Box" an  Amish romance. 

I am hoping....the weather improves for all my friends and family in Maine.

I am looking forward to...taking another day trip to a Florida park.



I am learning to ...  choose plants that like the Florida climate.

Around the house...Mike is power washing and painting the gutters and trim.


A favorite quote for today..."The Bible is the bread of life, not the cake for special days." Unknown

FOR TODAY  Feb 1.2015

Outside my window..it is dark, dark, dark.

I am thinking...about the exciting Super Bowl game.

I am thankful... for my husband's ability to lay flooring.

In the kitchen...I have soup made for lunches this week.

I am wearing...a nightgown!

I am creating...a valentine heart wall hanging.

I am going...to check out a quilt shop and tea room tomorrow.

I am wondering... if I will be able to meet a challenge my sister has purposed. 365 days of gratitude posts. 32 down and moving on!

I am reading..." Gabriel's Wife"  an Amish romance.

I am hoping.... to get my hair cut this week.

I am looking forward to...swimming in the afternoon now that our home improvement project is done.



I am learning to ...  weigh and measure EVERYTHING I put in my mouth.

Around the house...I need to "deep clean" now that the floor is down. Everything is dusty.

A favorite quote for today... is actually a grace. "Thank you Father for the friends and family beside us, the food before us and the love that surrounds us. Amen"

Currently...

1. Listening...to some Japanese pop music.

2. Eating...getting ready to make Chinese orange chicken but my chicken will actually be cauliflower!

3. Drinking...water.

4. Wearing...shorts and a hoodie.

5. Feeling...proud! I finished a quilt for myself today.

6. Weather...freezing rain.

7. Wanting...to play Wii games with my hubs tonight!

8. Needing...to finish some sewing UFO's.

9. Thinking...I am thankful to have a holiday tomorrow.

10. Enjoying...snuggling warm under my new quilt (photos soon!)

Picture Update!

Confession Time

Clearly I have not posted in an embarrassingly long time! But I have some pretty pictures to make up for it!

Above is a gorgeous quilt Pieceful made to celebrate my wedding. The throws and arrow quilt were Christmas presents!

Three huge bags from one Jelly Roll! This was a tutorial I followed from Missouri Star Quilt Company on YouTube. I kept the blue for myself, the Orange was given to my MIL and the red was for Pieceful!

As you know, I usually make my aunts, uncles and cousins Christmas presents. This year I decided to make Sew-Together Bags. They are zippered bags shaped like barber kits and have three zippered pockets on the inside great for storing make-up or cords for electronics. Sadly,I gifted these before getting pictures of all that I completed. I do have a few progress photos of the bags I made for Pieceful and I!

Pictures still to come in later posts: a quilt I have made just for me and a finished paper-pieced wall hanging!

Here are just some random pictures I have taken over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Enjoy!

~Harmony