SNOWED IN

Well here in Amarillo we recieved a little over a foot of snow and I have had plenty of time to sew and stitch. Hubby has been happy getting an overdose of old westerns, currently he is watching "The Professionals" with Lee Marvin, Burt Lancaster and Claudia Cardinalie. I am busy working on my free BOM from The Raspberry Rabbits website and trying to get it finished by tomorrow because she will put out a new one on monday and the old will be gone. If you read my blog it is theraspberryrabbits.com I love all of her stuff and she is so good to put out the free stuff. I am working on something special to send her to thank her for all my freebies.

The pillows above are two different interpretations of her free "12 days of Christmas" pillow. The redwork one was done by a blogger in Norway and mine is on the right. The original is the blue one that was done by The Raspberry Rabbits blog owner. I put hers at the top as it is the original.

I still havent started the weight loss program but plans are still the same. I did join Golds Gym and will be able to swim and exercise and will hopefully start the Weight Watchers program on wednsday. Not much else to say or show. Will hopefully post tomorrow with my finished BOM the raspberry rabbits site.

Snowed in in Amarillo - Barbara

New BOM from Jenny of Elefantz - BOUQUET

Hello again, wow 2 posts in one day. I am on a roll friends but I have to share the next two BOM's with you. I followed Jenny of Elefantz all last year with her Shabby Roses BOM and she has created a new one for this year. This one is going to be as pretty as the Shabby Roses one and I can't wait to start on it. Be sure to go over and have a looksie and tell her Barbara sent you. I have posted the button on my sidebar under BOM's.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

I can't believe it has been so long since I posted, but my vow for the New Year is to post at least weekly from here on in. I am hoping that everyone has had a wonderful holiday season and ready to get into the New Year with a bang. I have several things I am hoping to do with the NUMBER 1 being that I have have to lose weight. I will be joining Weight Watchers in the morning and also signing up for Curves. My goal is to lose at least 30 lbs by June which I think is a pretty measurable goal, it is only 5 # a month and if I am able to lose more than all the better.

My Goal #2 is to start saving more and spending less. I have to 6-shelf bookcases full of material and I plan to use it more and not buy as much. I have already pulled out fabrics to do 2 quilts with and have plenty of at least the material for one of my latest Quilt BOM's. In my next post I will tell you about one of them.

Every Wednsday I will post about my weight loss journey so there is my weekly post that I am naming Weight Watchers Wednsday. Take care my friends and may your journey in 2010 be the best.

Barbara

LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER MONTHLY POST!!!

Well, once again it looks like its been another month since my last post. I have been busy with sewing quilts but it's not like I don't have time to get on the computer cause I am on here all the time. I just never take the time to to come over here andpost.

I have been busy blog hopping tonite and came across a GIVEAWAY over at Lila Tuellars site,

lilatuellardesigns.blogspot.com She has gone to market where she has a new line coming out.

It's called "Eden" and it is so fun and fresh full of yellow and lavendar. I have signed up but with 650 comments so far I really don't think I have a chance. I am a sucker for giveaways and after filling out comments for the last couple of years a finally won from BACK PORCH QUILTS back the first part of the summer and it was a big one. I think I posted on here if you want to look through the older entries.

Do you see the pretty black and white and pink string quilt above? That is the next project I am starting as soon as I finish my sisters wedding quilt and her new great grandsons blanket. Oh I forgot I also have to finish my daughters purple passion quilt which she will finally get for Christmas. Shhhhhhhhhhhh, don't tell her cause its a secret. She has waited so long for it that I think she figures she will never get it. Boy will she be surprised.

If I can get enoght people interested I am going to start a BOM embroidery quilts that is cats of the month. I have very few readers so if any of you know any people who would be interested can you send them over to let me know.

That is all for now. We are taking the kids to the punkin patch tomorrow so I can post some cute pictures tomorrow or the next day.

SEW AND TELL

The nice lady over at Louby Lou is hosting a sew and tell so I thought I would join in with what I got finished this last week.

My new grandson Joshua is 2 months old already and I still hadn't finished his quilt untill this last week so here is a picture of it. I chose yellow, blues and green. I really like the fabrics I used in it so I am posting a picture of those too. I also chose to use the leftover fat quarters to piece the back as you can see. All in all I think it turned out very nice.

The other is a baby quilt I made for one of my husbands co-workers. I love the simple design of this quilt and use it frequently when I need to make a baby quilt fast. The material was a childrens cowboy and cowgirls. What is a better fitting quilt for a new little Texan?

This is my collection of quilts for this week. I hope to be as good at my sewing this next week. I know that my sisters wedding quilt is one I will get finished. My poor sisters has waited for 4 yrs to get it.

Take care to all of you and enjoy this next week. I am so glad that fall is finally in the air!!!!

Barbara

Getting to know my Baby Brother

I am really enjoying how the kids are taking to their new little brother. Savannah will go outside and play for awhile but comes right back in and has to hold little Josh or feed him. Her mother has been pumping and saving some of the breast milk so that Savannah and Jake will be able to feed him a bottle once in awhile.

In the above pictures the one with Josh asleep on tummy is with his daddy. I have been busy sewing, I finished up Josh's quilt and will put up a picture soon.

Not much else to say for now. Hope everyone has a great time with all their projects.

Paper Bag Swap Goodies!!!!!!!!

I signed up to participate in the Paper Bag Swap over at Snickerdoodle dreams a month ago. We decorated a paper bag and put in it a fat quarter, buttons, ribbon lace or rick-rack, and some embroidery floss. Once we recieved the bag from our partner we were to make something out of it and send back. Mine is winging its way across the ocean to her, so I can't post a picture till she gets it, but I recived mine on monday.

I recieved this beautiful Victorian Needle box that was handmade by her. I have shown it as the box and than what happens when you take off the lid. I absolutely love this thing. Inside that center little tiny box is a thimble that says Australia. She also sent this placemat, wall hanging little number with the 4 coasters. It reeks of Australia, don't you think? I am dying to post a picture of her wall hanging I made but since she is one of my followers I can't because it would spoil the surprise. I did send you some loverly bluebonnet something. Oh yes I got a nice block of Chocolate with cherries from Australia that I had to split 6 ways so just got a little taste but it sure was good.

I have signed up for the newest Old Red Barn quilt-along, this time it is a zig-zag quilt and here are the color choices I have picked. I am going to make it a bed sized quilt. The fabics are above. I still can't figure out how to add pictures to the correct paragraphs. Oh well, now there are 2 pictures of the fabrics I am going to use take care everyone. Next post I will post my strips all ready to cut into squares, my goal for today.

Barbara