One Creative Family

Good morning, all.  Alicia and I were talking last night about today’s blog. We decided that this weeks question will be simple.  What do you like to snack on while you are working at your art?  I call it art, because no matter the medium, we all make some type of art.  If you prefer, craft, or hobby, then ok.  What do you keep for those times of being in your work area and into a  project?  Me, I always have either water or Diet Coke.  Diet Coke is my favorite.  To go with this I love chocolate, but since I am trying to lose weight, I  limit it to 1 small serving a day.  Always Diet Coke.  What do you like?  What helps you relax, go to that “happy place” where the creative juices run ramped?

Today I had to go to my sewing machine store for 1 thing, then had to look at all the new Janome and Baby Lock machines…found my favorite, but the price is a little steep, $3200. Good price for it, but with a vacation on the horizon, I will continue with what I have.  Nice to dream and drool some.  Then get to the real world.

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Good morning all.  I have just enjoyed a wonderful visit from my oldest Granddaughter.  She is a freshman at college and was home for the weekend.  It seems like she has turned in to an amazing woman over night.  It is beautiful to see.  I have been in the “crafting” mode trying to get things ready for the next craft fair the end of September.  These microwave bowl holders are a big seller  I started these last night and finished them this morning.  I have to take a count of what I already have and how many more to make. 

Then on to peanut brittle.

I make jalapeno peanut brittle, regular peanut brittle, and pecan brittle.  We make it very thin.  Won’t pull the fillings out of your teeth when you eat it. Have a great day.

No sewing or quilting, but that is ok will be working on it this afternoon.  We had Ms. Destiny, our 20 month old granddaughter.  She was so much fun.  We built with her blocks, we sang, played with her babies, and she even helped me with some hand quilting.  She lets me hold the needle and put it in the material and she gets to pull the thread.  I think it is almost time to get shoe laces and cardboard with holes so she can sew also.  We will see in a few weeks.

Have a wonderful Saturday, get out and enjoy it some and be safe.

 

 

Well here is the tote and I will be adding a little Bling.  I gotta have my bling.

I have gotten side tracked this morning and so I am running behind.  We went out to the meat market and picked up meat for the freezer, and now I am getting to business. I have 2 more totes cut out and am going to finish them today.  I better, tomorrow morning I have my baby granddaughter to spend the day with me.   20 months is a little too young to do any sewing, but her favorite hobby is playing in my scrap stash.  When she leaves we are picking up scraps out of every room in the house.  After picking out the longest and the one to strike her fancy she drapes it across her shoulders and walks around .

 

I will post pictures of the totes later today when they are done.  One is a trial pattern.  I have seen one similar, but this one will be mine and will hold lots of stuff to go to my quilt guilds.

 

Since I have bored you to tears I will sign off and get to work.  Maybe I will have something more interesting to share.

Yes, it is me again.  I have been up and working on my Angel wall hanging and reading blogs.  I think I may need an intervention.  Since restarting this blog, I l am spending a minimum of 2 hours a day on it and not getting much house work done.  I need to work before play I guess. Get it over and done.

How are the totes going?  I need to get my self in gear and get more made AND pictures of them out to everyone.  Here is one I made for my Mother years ago.  She kept her gardening things in it.  When I got it back after she passed away it had a little container of wild Blue Bonnet seeds in it.  I still have those in my refrig.  I can’t seem to bring myself to plant them incase they won’t grow in Missouri, then they will be gone.  Maybe this spring I will plant a few of them.  Anyway here is the tote.

Pay no attention to the feet.

Have fun today.  I plan on working on machine quilting my angel, and then sit outside on my swing and do some hand quilting.  Enjoy your day.

ok, friends, I am asking for some help.  I have a friend who is looking for a new applique quilt to make.  Anyone who quilts have a favorite  site for applique?  I will write on my regular post in a short while.

 

Thanks so much in advance.

This morning I found this site and wanted to share it.  I plan on using it for our vacation in Sept.    http://www.quiltinghub.com/Find/Maps   This looks like a fun way to find the important stops on the trip.

This afternoon we went to the IKEA store to pick up a few things for Christmas and decided to buy a “Little blue bag”  This bag folds up nicely and when it open WOW will it hold a lot.  Folded up it is lays about 9 inches wide and then opened up it just about covers my inch cutting mat.  It measures 23x14x15 opened.  Hubby asked what I was going to do with that and I told him some place to hold my fabric for our trip.  He just laughed.  He gives me a hard time, but is my biggest in abler. 

How is the tote challenge going?  I am taking today to finish up a few UFO’s before starting on a new project.  I am quilting the angel I posted yesterday. Was it just yesterday?  My days are running together, but that is what makes life great.  Then finish piecing a quilt top, seen below. Then I will work on my next tote.

Tote 2 and now here is the quilt top

Well since I have my day planned out I better get to it.  Enjoy your day.