SOME FARMING

Yesterday was a day to rest and recharge.  I sewed for a bit and worked on my farmers wife blocks.  I got three more done.

#9  Box            not my favourite, but it will be okay in the quilt.  I will probably never find it.

#10  Bowtie

#11 Broken Dishes      I love this one. Reminds me of chintz dishes.

....and one more photo just because 

I will be back Wednesday with a little sneak peek at what I am bringing to Moda club on Saturday.  Still a lot of sewing to do so I will have pedal to the floor for the next couple of days.

REMEMBERING

It's Remembrance day today.  Lest we forget all those brave men and women who fought , and are still fighting, so we can have our freedom today. Thank-you. A long time ago, I read something that stuck with me.  I recite this in my head often, so I thought I would share it here.

Oh words cannot tell
not even in part,
Of the debt that is owed
by this thankful heart.

Also on this day back in 1933, my Mother was born.  We will be celebrating later today with a family dinner.  I'm thankful for the Christian heritage that she and my Dad raised me with.  Yesterday some co-workers and I and my Mom, took a little road trip.  We headed to Falkland. This is just a little place with one gas station , a pub, a few businesses, etc.  Rumour had it there were some amazing yarns at the General Store.  I was skeptical to say the least. It was such a pleasant surprise!  The GOODIES that little place holds.

First up is some 'Sublime' cotton that will be a newborn sweater for my next little grand baby.

Because I don't crochet, I bought these little pretties.  They will probably embellish the sweater and a hat if we get another girl.

Then I spied these buttons.  They reminded me of an old cigar box my dad kept in his shop to hold little things.  I scooped them up before someone else could :)   Sharon grabbed the other package.

Aren't they neat?  I got the old box out to see and sure enough...

Definitely worth the trip I'd say. The other girls got things like Alpaca, and Silk, and Mom got some 100% wool to make herself a cardigan (happy birthday Mom).

Also, I have been "swooning" over Etchings.

I have changed the construction just a bit to make it easier to piece.  A few less seams anyway. This is such a beautiful line of fabric. 

Have a wonderful week-end, and remember to count your blessings.

WHY NOT? WEDNESDAY

I found a blog.  A really adorable blog.  I wish I had discovered it sooner, because I feel like I have missed so many cute things! Lucky for me, I can look back at older posts to my hearts content.

At first, I wanted to keep Erin all to myself : )  but then I thought, why not share her with all of you?
I absolutely love the quilts in her header, and she does a lot of quilts with hexagons. She is a Christian and a self confessed quilt addict. A woman after my own heart. Some of her quilts are photographed outside   on a lovely farm setting.  Pure eye candy. You will have to scroll down a bit to see the little birdie quilts, and all the other lovely things.

So grab a cuppa, and head on over to Erin's blog.  Enjoy! Oh, and why not leave her a comment and say Hi!

# EIGHT

Today I pieced block # eight of the farmers wife quilt along.  I had trouble with this one, truth be told.
Maybe it's because I used templates AND half square triangles instead of using templates for each piece.
Next time I won't mix the two.

# eight: bouquet

Here's all my blocks so far. It's already starting to look like something!

Also, I've been doing a little basting on some diamonds.  Just a little sneaky peek.

I'm looking forward to this Wednesday.  I found an adorable blog ...........

FROSTY FRIDAY

There was a heavy frost this morning, and snow could be here at any time.  I don't like the cold, but I am however, looking forward to long winter evenings of sewing and knitting by the fire.  This week I did quite a bit of piecing.

First up block #7 of the farmers wife quilt along: birds in the air

In order to make a queen or king sized quilt set on point, you have to repeat some of the blocks.  This will NOT be one of them.  Those little darlings are fiddly.  I am still liking that background though.

I have 26 of these blocks made.  Over half way.

They are going faster all the time.

Remember the package I sent to Germany? Well, it got there in one piece and if you care to read about it, you can go here.  Her enthusiasm is contagious and rather funny.

Have a great week-end.

WHY NOT? WEDNESDAY

Sooooo, I've been thinking that I need to make myself a budget.  A person should really keep track of what they spend on fabric.   It's probably a good idea.  But then this came into the shoppe.

Etchings by 3 sisters.  Bea-u-ti-ful.

Puttin' on the Ritz by Bunny Hill.   Perfect for a soon to be grandma!!

....and these?  I'll have one of each.  Seriously.

This is Good Fortune by Kate Spain

Hometown by Sweetwater---layer cakes

and yardage

I had asked Katja to look for this book while she was at Quilt Market.  She found it and...

got it signed. Thanks Katja!   

Well, I'm feeling inspired,  and a wee bit spoiled.

I'm also thinking that the budget is gonna have to wait until next year. Why not!

Lynne is sponsoring the small blog meet again.  This has been such a nice idea for us small bloggers.  I have really enjoyed reading new blogs that I may not otherwise have found.

If this is your first time here....Welcome!  I am a mother of six who loves to quilt.  I work in a quilt shoppe and teach a bit as well.  I learned quilting by doing hexagons, and I am still doing them 11 years later.
I recently started the farmers wife quilt along that I am thoroughly enjoying.

So, have a look around and I hope you see something you like.