Can you believe it...

The center is finished!!! I'm so excited to have my Dear Jane quilt this far along. Only two more months to go on the BOM that I'm doing with Stitchin Heaven and I'll have this quilt to the LA quilters.

Tonight is quilting night with my "quilting buddies". It's harder now for me to go since it's chilly and I like to snuggle in with my hubby in the evenings, but it will be fun. Next week it will probably be worse since we "fall" back on Sunday but we meet here I think.

I am feeling VERY overwhelmed lately with everything. I wonder if that's normal? I have so much to do at work and so much I want to do at home and I do get a lot done everyday, but it's just not enough. Also I've been thinking about going on a strict fabric diet next year. I really need to sew up all of the projects that I have and NOT add to the list or the stash. It will be hard but think of the money I'll save. Maybe enough that I can quit work? Don't know, I need to think about that one. Also with two daughters in college and one only 3 years away, I'm sure I'll be working forever...lol

I've been asking my family for Christmas lists so I can get started on shopping a little early. I do most of it online since I work in retail and the thought of going shopping nearly makes me sick. Oh I also need to finish up with my SSCS gifts.

Well times a wasting ;o)

Wow...

I cannot believe that it is Saturday already! I have had a pretty good week. Lots of work done on my Dear Jane quilt. I finished M-7 last night which means only 6 blocks to go and I'll have all of the blocks done. I'm sure several will get made today while we watch the OSU-TX football game. Then I have 3 triangles to make and I'll be a caught up until next months packet comes. I am ready to be done with this quilt but I will miss it.

Look what I received in the mail this week



It's pure candy for the eyes. I am a big fan of Kaffe Fassett Here are a couple more pics from the book which I highly recommend




And you can order kits for any of the quilts at Glorious Color

I am really struggling to NOT order a kit for myself. I think I'll send hubby an email requesting one of the kits for Christmas! I think that's a great idea, don't you...LOL

The winner is

The winner of the 2 patterns is.....Infinity Quilter...I will email her and let her know that her patterns will be on the way to her very soon. Thank you to all that entered.

I'm not feeling great today so I'm getting ready to go and prop up in my favorite chair, but I wanted you to see the little block I made from my Postcard Cuties for Winter from Bunny Hill Designs quilt. I showed the fabric and patterns last month I think.



Later this week I really will get busy with my Dear Jane. I need to bust out the blocks for the last row...yeah!!!

Later,

Homecoming weekend at OSU come and gone...

Thank goodness it's over! I am tired because I worked harder than I've worked for awhile...lol Oklahoma State University has one of the largest homecoming celebrations in the country and since we haven't lost a football game this season and the weather was beautiful, there was a record crowd in Stillwater, Oklahoma! We had a record day at the store on Friday and Saturday and probably today (I'm not there though). A friend of mine took this picture at one of the Greek Frat houses for me




How cool is that?!?!? College boys thought this up...they must have lots of Mom's and Grandma's making quilts for them...lol

Not much quilting has gone on here today, just a little bit of stitching and lots of laundry!

If you haven't entered my pattern giveaway, please do. It figures that I would have a give away the same time as someone giving away a quilt. Oh well free patterns are great! I hear that the weather is going to turn colder this week...yeah!!! I LOVE cold weather...as long as I'm warm that is. Have a fantastic Sunday evening.

oh my gosh

Great giveaway over pigtails and snails blog. She's giving away a beautiful quilt. I think if you click on my title you can go there. Geez I'm giving away a couple of patterns and she's doing an entire quilt. Oh well maybe someday I'll do that too!

My 1st Give Away

Since I made both of these projects in the last couple of weeks and they are both fun and quick, I thought I'd share by giving the patterns away to a blogging friend! Leave a comment on this post from now 10/16 until 10/20 and I'll draw a name Monday morning. If you want to put it on your blog I'll put you in the pot twice. This is a world wide give away (I don't mind sending out of the US). Plus I'll probably stick a few more goodies in...lol

The Debate

Tonight was the last Presidential Debate, thank God, but I did get a lot done. Here is the fall wallhanging that I've been working on for a couple of days. I used the "quick fuse" method of applique and then zig-zagged everything down and then I quilted it with invisible thread. Fun, quick and easy...gotta love it!



The I finished up block #6 on the quilt that I'm making for my Mom.



Also I took a picture of my kitchen table because I think it looks pretty. And here is a picture looking out of my front door. See the neighbors tree is turning red. After a couple of days like today the leaves should really start turning around here. It was cold and rainy most of the day, I even had to turn the heater on for just a minute. I made homemade chicken noodle soup for the family...they said it was yummy. Hubby started to build a fire but I didn't think it was cold enough yet and besides by then I was hot from cooking and sewing.
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Well it's time for bed. Tomorrow I'm going to post pictures of a couple of pattern give aways. Sleep tight!