tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55930923992155442382024-03-13T23:36:57.757-05:00momloves2quiltPattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.comBlogger263125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-75756431024390034772012-04-22T20:18:00.006-05:002012-04-22T20:30:42.355-05:00FlowersSome of the fern peony bud's are opening. They resemble a rose when it's opened up.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ARPACb7Xc9KIbXyY5agzyd3m5plgR8IG9viYoodSr2f-BZ7iZUhxvqlk_ib5cdl8yYTxQvdUzy3ydT9rnA16GIpp3ttdeYHtTdAFDY7QxoqCouA0PO9V9LYJ8F-W9PjhxS1FfPwCsS4e/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734400814803526338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ARPACb7Xc9KIbXyY5agzyd3m5plgR8IG9viYoodSr2f-BZ7iZUhxvqlk_ib5cdl8yYTxQvdUzy3ydT9rnA16GIpp3ttdeYHtTdAFDY7QxoqCouA0PO9V9LYJ8F-W9PjhxS1FfPwCsS4e/s320/009.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir80SO48DblPdlbJivkg4V_JqYxfNAerozTcnSZFTZ7dJj20FmYToLG_3ZSijeTjTml4fZgjajsiAVfJdQLM4ztkXdV14a4bYhv4UW0hUkCdDwkdZDZPl6wGCMw0G-XHfURX6qZnGHfcCZ/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734400402243227650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir80SO48DblPdlbJivkg4V_JqYxfNAerozTcnSZFTZ7dJj20FmYToLG_3ZSijeTjTml4fZgjajsiAVfJdQLM4ztkXdV14a4bYhv4UW0hUkCdDwkdZDZPl6wGCMw0G-XHfURX6qZnGHfcCZ/s320/013.JPG" /></a><br />Iris' we moved earlier this year. I didn't think they would make it, but they are so pretty. They are more purple than they look in this photo.<br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JIs_R8Nvmi_K-lXZciPh38-2z1LVsNEPrdB7Yc5p7_OD6mBpEuINvHy_QdVgc9038AXOdZudHb0kCWxtRW0njrYipj1irWIvLaGqfulWYZSmyVZabJsXRbrDpnffxs1sIblISgRayPCd/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734400093284706610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JIs_R8Nvmi_K-lXZciPh38-2z1LVsNEPrdB7Yc5p7_OD6mBpEuINvHy_QdVgc9038AXOdZudHb0kCWxtRW0njrYipj1irWIvLaGqfulWYZSmyVZabJsXRbrDpnffxs1sIblISgRayPCd/s320/012.JPG" /></a><br />These are the flowers that won't climb the trellis. They are so wound up in a ball I couldn't even<br />untangle enough of them to start up the trellis. Guess next year I'll have to start working on them sooner.<br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRiIvr1WQTUuF9eJKpUQETtXiwe7XQc-vJ3X9cHsSZIBVsASpgmC3EEgLp1Drwu-ISRqRpO0zxehAN6Cndqx36QUusd1JZHLl2V_QVGy2DSNSkheat99SOWUjBdv38gg18iN7J_42YWqg2/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734399806944919842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRiIvr1WQTUuF9eJKpUQETtXiwe7XQc-vJ3X9cHsSZIBVsASpgmC3EEgLp1Drwu-ISRqRpO0zxehAN6Cndqx36QUusd1JZHLl2V_QVGy2DSNSkheat99SOWUjBdv38gg18iN7J_42YWqg2/s320/014.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />This is the right side of the trellis with the flowers actually climbing like they are suppose to!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/CB07D78E6D0B9C0CAD39C20117CC0781.png" /></a></div></div>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-71756503680775500942012-04-08T21:44:00.002-05:002012-04-08T21:45:05.555-05:00Left over Easter eggs<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAwsBoQ56Ie9Jl3Pa6udD-_zBkTG4PUg2dctGgKM2r9G3Zj52hyphenhyphen9aZncMHxaWypWTwhdHa-HISZvgyESE2XotYBp8t8K8RgrXayO6K6etVx2PxDRkgGmS3lHAuoUFWy9lgiQ8hKym7x6S/s1600/marcieeatsegg.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 139px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729226447133947634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAwsBoQ56Ie9Jl3Pa6udD-_zBkTG4PUg2dctGgKM2r9G3Zj52hyphenhyphen9aZncMHxaWypWTwhdHa-HISZvgyESE2XotYBp8t8K8RgrXayO6K6etVx2PxDRkgGmS3lHAuoUFWy9lgiQ8hKym7x6S/s320/marcieeatsegg.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/CB07D78E6D0B9C0CAD39C20117CC0781.png" /></a></div>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-69597293482729855002012-04-06T22:24:00.013-05:002012-04-06T23:10:08.190-05:00Dad's Gift of Love<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_3TBmMlxz77wRzcx_kLfEV2n8ch7-i_tWgvi7G4ONgQKkhMQCvsShanrt2GlVPqsXl6PBRE4NYeGhAPIgQxE-0M95giwm3CTpRXYH3Lxm5sgrwk9B9vYF5bpU1b9_S-y0LdxPlKJSjj9/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728498778366455362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_3TBmMlxz77wRzcx_kLfEV2n8ch7-i_tWgvi7G4ONgQKkhMQCvsShanrt2GlVPqsXl6PBRE4NYeGhAPIgQxE-0M95giwm3CTpRXYH3Lxm5sgrwk9B9vYF5bpU1b9_S-y0LdxPlKJSjj9/s320/013.JPG" /></a> My parents built their house in 1980. They are both gone now and we bought their home. These are pictures of the back yard. My dad loved gardening and doing yard work. He worked outside every day in the summer either mowing or gathering food from the garden. This year Mother Nature has blessed us with beautiful flowers and plants.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My tribute to Mom and Dad.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxstJ9evrVvJx_TQl5ivLhwIT6kmaxg7zDwkn0qEutSLUMzfTZziGydIuLmyUhpNubH5xs2v9pDujcabv6ryHuL5ZJ3HLfopHrMF5ZMwoZx6V2_JV-5I0S-04xn8rop7s6lHQ3rLxEQwv-/s1600/015.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728498467448802322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxstJ9evrVvJx_TQl5ivLhwIT6kmaxg7zDwkn0qEutSLUMzfTZziGydIuLmyUhpNubH5xs2v9pDujcabv6ryHuL5ZJ3HLfopHrMF5ZMwoZx6V2_JV-5I0S-04xn8rop7s6lHQ3rLxEQwv-/s320/015.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I tried to get these pictures in order, but they didn't post the way I wanted them to.<br /><br />This is the left side of the yard when we are looking out from the patio.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGhXxldT_zvjJt5hjGxofJVm4rli9jArIYS6qeIsanpZo2hbqAyZ84Nba7UC7JkjmgicsZupcc3seMF8RIfuY09VIixUCor8k-6hXrs0gAOHgMGRCWiyU_sStXnFA5i60bj27BSbhxitu/s1600/016.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728498059339695394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGhXxldT_zvjJt5hjGxofJVm4rli9jArIYS6qeIsanpZo2hbqAyZ84Nba7UC7JkjmgicsZupcc3seMF8RIfuY09VIixUCor8k-6hXrs0gAOHgMGRCWiyU_sStXnFA5i60bj27BSbhxitu/s320/016.JPG" /></a><br />This shows part of the right side of the yard. And you can see the steps in the middle. Can you see the fish on the garage?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZW627Zs6qtL3qBeFfsp4eaTkOEmdPDc_8BhloBqraVqJRMCP45uDYRMOpwgW7qgJjzHyooLEYqQKfJjI9PPQnx8TK1FLn8IRl26tue5dmuVNeliyLWJ9f_Vqkgyo-XmoAvaPZbBUAYETe/s1600/017.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728497696633348002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZW627Zs6qtL3qBeFfsp4eaTkOEmdPDc_8BhloBqraVqJRMCP45uDYRMOpwgW7qgJjzHyooLEYqQKfJjI9PPQnx8TK1FLn8IRl26tue5dmuVNeliyLWJ9f_Vqkgyo-XmoAvaPZbBUAYETe/s320/017.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />This is the far left side of our lot. Above the wall is another family's back yard.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVS1f6cVPSTJL_hXFSAwkgGxrR2SdG7zaHClAmHf0vlS_MTya0fpT4Y3zUhmZMDPnfJR8klfocdbb6tVqFHcN5x2UDj0s3-IFwEXmDjn33_qhHWU4C3rL-9lUR4YtYGlDC_91OQjib6duc/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728497197978671506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVS1f6cVPSTJL_hXFSAwkgGxrR2SdG7zaHClAmHf0vlS_MTya0fpT4Y3zUhmZMDPnfJR8klfocdbb6tVqFHcN5x2UDj0s3-IFwEXmDjn33_qhHWU4C3rL-9lUR4YtYGlDC_91OQjib6duc/s320/008.JPG" /></a> This is a Fern Peony. The buds are about 1 inch across. It is just georgous when it's blooming. Look at all the buds!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMVJ2ByOt1C4OIzIcQ2Lk8B3UhDwt4dxxh7uFLdRDX9IOh8LVxpWRpOZBaG4aJ3rEGO9e2d4DwJRO8PCg3f_bmzsWp_7aowVEK9Wsnsv2mI4KzoYCsQZXUrz3U8hpP-G2rgCbCiqChZqM/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728496745137230914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMVJ2ByOt1C4OIzIcQ2Lk8B3UhDwt4dxxh7uFLdRDX9IOh8LVxpWRpOZBaG4aJ3rEGO9e2d4DwJRO8PCg3f_bmzsWp_7aowVEK9Wsnsv2mI4KzoYCsQZXUrz3U8hpP-G2rgCbCiqChZqM/s320/009.JPG" /></a><br />Bleeding Hearts are blooming on both sides of the steps. I didn't realize how fast they spread. We had to dig up some of the plants and move them to other areas because they were getting so thick.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ49LY5Sdn8gQUFcz5Nl7nW_Irjr_Jj8G6io1-I7_Yt_OrN0URoyz60KV7vK9M1o6oKS6FSaKK-IOKvahD-p1xc3YPLeeaKsx5DOvuNkpyqsDhcCyZeNfpxCLaHt9Gti-1qcOPKCMCfBLZ/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728496086493882418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ49LY5Sdn8gQUFcz5Nl7nW_Irjr_Jj8G6io1-I7_Yt_OrN0URoyz60KV7vK9M1o6oKS6FSaKK-IOKvahD-p1xc3YPLeeaKsx5DOvuNkpyqsDhcCyZeNfpxCLaHt9Gti-1qcOPKCMCfBLZ/s320/012.JPG" /></a><br />Hostas are wonderful. No work and they grow like crazy! These are along the side of the house.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBhZK6oKdv_XpHFr0up-r7DnV9Dmf9lyFttvucyADET3BC4kuhOWtWsC-5ASf6MjL2FK_y4MSXRF_VBk-zqH0Zd-cQjKoGzMPYOhexIqTV2IFQz5OU6g1eeDOtXR7JGaC5PucgmVJ7XTC/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728495663688069858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBhZK6oKdv_XpHFr0up-r7DnV9Dmf9lyFttvucyADET3BC4kuhOWtWsC-5ASf6MjL2FK_y4MSXRF_VBk-zqH0Zd-cQjKoGzMPYOhexIqTV2IFQz5OU6g1eeDOtXR7JGaC5PucgmVJ7XTC/s320/011.JPG" /></a><br /><br />More Hostas. I love the white on the leaves. These are along the garage that is at the top of our lot. You can see this garage in the picture where is the fish is. These Hostas were planted just last year and look how good they are doing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4kGo0aLWpz1PiII3msjEDEfDC_ruG-7jBfMuvnNVx1TDMcf88udoB_lz1RyyWXYIuBLQ4ae2HVucxYVNOvb1z6NhyphenhyphenDM39wjzdF5VBezPhBJ-3QuJNvlJzYlTYywisEqbUaWqjbKxFwy9/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728495369958672178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4kGo0aLWpz1PiII3msjEDEfDC_ruG-7jBfMuvnNVx1TDMcf88udoB_lz1RyyWXYIuBLQ4ae2HVucxYVNOvb1z6NhyphenhyphenDM39wjzdF5VBezPhBJ-3QuJNvlJzYlTYywisEqbUaWqjbKxFwy9/s320/014.JPG" /></a><br />I don't know what this pink bush is, but it is so pretty. The colors don't show up very good in this picture. There is another one beside it that we moved when we enlarged the garden. The blossoms look like pink popcorn.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SvXlNHI05eePzTWIVobDuNV_d6iVZ1sonoXwK9lI8pQZeed9LCpvi7gJLOovH7jkFJsdgRne5w2gEcVxMUilBqEV4ojteWat_sAWOqJPYpShAwmyYV6FK1GAUVVlFnTV82k-Omz7Afwe/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728494991911832130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SvXlNHI05eePzTWIVobDuNV_d6iVZ1sonoXwK9lI8pQZeed9LCpvi7gJLOovH7jkFJsdgRne5w2gEcVxMUilBqEV4ojteWat_sAWOqJPYpShAwmyYV6FK1GAUVVlFnTV82k-Omz7Afwe/s320/005.JPG" /></a><br />And finally, little bits of sunshine. Aren't the flowers beautiful. We are so lucky that we haven't had a freeze since everything started blooming.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/CB07D78E6D0B9C0CAD39C20117CC0781.png" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-64169165753710562802012-03-30T20:25:00.003-05:002012-03-30T20:27:27.446-05:00to my friend<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJDmM3rstd92UsD-RJQiqYLUu9hQBXHRBBo-04IjwJdPHFfOg3lw6wI5Lq_p2qR9WGtrPRBBE2-ViwDmbqqYzDRp9F33f7BXfX7aXsMUobPEuluSREzEli8sBKd09oShnH9MLqhkTkkMK/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725866358994947394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJDmM3rstd92UsD-RJQiqYLUu9hQBXHRBBo-04IjwJdPHFfOg3lw6wI5Lq_p2qR9WGtrPRBBE2-ViwDmbqqYzDRp9F33f7BXfX7aXsMUobPEuluSREzEli8sBKd09oShnH9MLqhkTkkMK/s320/013.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>To one of my best friends: May you Rest In Peace in the arms of the Angels.<br /><br /><br /><div></div>3-30-2010<br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/CB07D78E6D0B9C0CAD39C20117CC0781.png" /></a></div>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-73537294198579065312012-03-19T19:35:00.002-05:002012-03-19T19:37:54.957-05:00My DadThe first man I have loved. Rest In Peace, Dad. I miss you more every day. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3NexJW6u0yViJz2lQutlNuijmilwNh9KE0M8sSuOhfGygUL8t4orLoT4WTkyPMlnBB77k4RhUQKdcJdNwnvEWGa-tL4ps_2cWNarnhpifad25GGhkosrhrDmmDzZZYXoPQR3n1XtWHJf/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 215px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721771867120286242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3NexJW6u0yViJz2lQutlNuijmilwNh9KE0M8sSuOhfGygUL8t4orLoT4WTkyPMlnBB77k4RhUQKdcJdNwnvEWGa-tL4ps_2cWNarnhpifad25GGhkosrhrDmmDzZZYXoPQR3n1XtWHJf/s320/005.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/CB07D78E6D0B9C0CAD39C20117CC0781.png" /></a></div>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-13759291662132782942012-03-15T17:44:00.012-05:002012-03-15T18:14:48.691-05:00Everyone can be Irish for a day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVplsYhb4kV5jSrF_r8KO8yRB9bm8IkNdTwYhCefo4hCyUTaiwX6TS0zOBGteLWaHK7dtpe241aSQENNWHcOVhpHviqnrG74_0_CzhKz_LgtN3S7sR0v7KdxQo4MrSBzQnMR_4o4A2SHsX/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720264671856784082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVplsYhb4kV5jSrF_r8KO8yRB9bm8IkNdTwYhCefo4hCyUTaiwX6TS0zOBGteLWaHK7dtpe241aSQENNWHcOVhpHviqnrG74_0_CzhKz_LgtN3S7sR0v7KdxQo4MrSBzQnMR_4o4A2SHsX/s320/001.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHaL6-heMOYp71SgYG8A3HwK_WOYD7Pmzapz3Em2goiXX4iDEcv05rYqdjExiNo0y4G36eQLhMfpPYdD4qv-MymvV41GpfDfx-afzvqKRPlk7ZM-xrhiLqujWf4bKiAYHwc94ZEFl9O4C/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 290px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720262960641211554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHaL6-heMOYp71SgYG8A3HwK_WOYD7Pmzapz3Em2goiXX4iDEcv05rYqdjExiNo0y4G36eQLhMfpPYdD4qv-MymvV41GpfDfx-afzvqKRPlk7ZM-xrhiLqujWf4bKiAYHwc94ZEFl9O4C/s320/010.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tO0dtuZrW8nobAXl3DgWX4M0yyUiUfTqirptDPRc373OL4q_ohYTiiD56jdzeBOBZrTxewJsbcg6FvbtKyJdfrXszO5b0vovUpRiXMikGanrUj3cTEE5sYGjMbk6BkJFNrxxoD6bw6VX/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 283px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720262796871810754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tO0dtuZrW8nobAXl3DgWX4M0yyUiUfTqirptDPRc373OL4q_ohYTiiD56jdzeBOBZrTxewJsbcg6FvbtKyJdfrXszO5b0vovUpRiXMikGanrUj3cTEE5sYGjMbk6BkJFNrxxoD6bw6VX/s320/008.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylJlnEq3ldjlg7Nop2pnLulr_me0025__ZkGWBtKe87XfbdR8RDqLI5MnAcSPAgXLYh8T48QMmQSyvf3q0LPGDg_qNvXN2xX722veatnjZPj4yyUzRTE1X8oHKRGQVVqu5g-q6bNfKZEe/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720262659271077058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylJlnEq3ldjlg7Nop2pnLulr_me0025__ZkGWBtKe87XfbdR8RDqLI5MnAcSPAgXLYh8T48QMmQSyvf3q0LPGDg_qNvXN2xX722veatnjZPj4yyUzRTE1X8oHKRGQVVqu5g-q6bNfKZEe/s320/007.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkNEJwnd1kbQE1S9qLGTGckiRlf6-bj1Rpg6nh_9HR3zuS-dnm1p4wdHepB8ZUqs7N0RGCvIl15mLWbz9qdpl3s5twaZEoMlf3Hhe1Ol13jHUc4c9Vkhs5SZtLnwDxj84R0JNP1FK92eO/s1600/010.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br />May your blessings outnumber<br /><br /><br /><div>The shamrocks that grow, </div><br /><br /><div>And trouble avoid you</div><br /><br /><div>Wherever you go!<br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/CB07D78E6D0B9C0CAD39C20117CC0781.png" /></a></div>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-8154831619862308642012-03-12T20:43:00.007-05:002012-03-12T21:38:22.426-05:00One ThingI thought I would try something new and decided to join Amy in her One Thing Challenge. I was going to finish borders on a baby quilt but my sister called with a "need it now" project. So for this last week I have been working on a First Communion wall hanging for my youngest nephew. His teachers do this every year for the second graders. The kids get to pick out their favorite fabric for the sashing, and he loves soccer so his choice was obvious. I am sure the teachers do a lot of work on the blocks helping the kids ironing the cut outs on the fabric and working with the paint for handprints.<br /><br />The second photo shows a picture of my nephew, Collin, and his family. I think it's really a neat idea to include a family photo. I made one of these wall hangings for each of his older sisters and it's fun to see the changes as the family grows.<br /><br />My pictures aren't the best, but I was in a hurry to get this to her and almost forgot to take a picture, so it was a rushed photo!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qhDbwopqfqNrR1wVq7ae33lAoGcfWvU_nfUwzzioBQ8h5uvcaFjHfmR6IVJFf6VGn3Ao7D5yJvyEKIGSrmCvzGGaN_G7ltyYmtQr7d7Ce6sBjVFXnIUBkS7w1GLZM-ixnqP4JUelbaRH/s1600/036.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719192774084347970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qhDbwopqfqNrR1wVq7ae33lAoGcfWvU_nfUwzzioBQ8h5uvcaFjHfmR6IVJFf6VGn3Ao7D5yJvyEKIGSrmCvzGGaN_G7ltyYmtQr7d7Ce6sBjVFXnIUBkS7w1GLZM-ixnqP4JUelbaRH/s320/036.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg857KmKw9r7eW-VUeH5LSihMQRm_ixBfVaRZKaJ68R_A3HZCTQxDKfWtUgDSBT3NWD3Vvn-6UdegI5QxtQwgVW-2sAHbq38Z_0RmmiOxevXW1HWWn3UXRhd55-69gWuD8EPXuHPC-_kT9b/s1600/038.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719192327190566658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg857KmKw9r7eW-VUeH5LSihMQRm_ixBfVaRZKaJ68R_A3HZCTQxDKfWtUgDSBT3NWD3Vvn-6UdegI5QxtQwgVW-2sAHbq38Z_0RmmiOxevXW1HWWn3UXRhd55-69gWuD8EPXuHPC-_kT9b/s320/038.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74FMq_5589-_L3eRJlWlA683fiOt9N3_fkW5CSW6XnhbMSMqn9Oyqjw0a4R71Ey8SxJiBj9d3-UC9UhUl1FWcOamfMvXQUvde8I02sbQnzBLQQSxhShNa1KUa6bLpZ9gHk5VTkQbEMTUU/s1600/037.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/CB07D78E6D0B9C0CAD39C20117CC0781.png" /></a></div>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-38401276410625961082012-03-05T16:52:00.002-06:002012-03-05T17:00:06.893-06:00Bright baby quiltI like to make baby quilts cos they are small enough I can quilt them on my regular sewing machine. And I have lots of nieces and nephews who will be having babies. So far this year there will be 3 babies born on my DH side of the family. We were counting all the children, grandchildren, spouses and great grandchildren on this side and when the last baby is born in July there will be 100 of us!! I wish his mom was still here to see her family. She was so proud of all of her children and their families.<br /><br />Back to the quilt, it is a lot brighter than it looks here. My DD said she though it could glow in the dark. I haven't quilted it yet, but at least another UFO is in 1 peice.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkSzqtO0re-VwYYmO1mxZu1dJscZpEitHp1CuCW7XnbAjMbnHgTkfTYHPERYWb1us4MLT5SxfBH44DoX1fnVESFu3HV8-ncJJrPthHV97RbPaApaZTQuCZwHF19T5X9Zz8Gk2d8kfkWnY/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716550180342979682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkSzqtO0re-VwYYmO1mxZu1dJscZpEitHp1CuCW7XnbAjMbnHgTkfTYHPERYWb1us4MLT5SxfBH44DoX1fnVESFu3HV8-ncJJrPthHV97RbPaApaZTQuCZwHF19T5X9Zz8Gk2d8kfkWnY/s320/014.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/CB07D78E6D0B9C0CAD39C20117CC0781.png" /></a>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-63703921949195684612012-02-26T10:41:00.008-06:002012-02-26T11:08:45.729-06:003 finished quilts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOnpqJK0qnftKvks-o7bj8pmtHlEXFOqEzio1NRMDoLoED_b9q-T38QcKys6kc-KbCRTH3lcRZ2vTmVogg8A4y5AGVAB6OlXWK6DUtLifxzamrry-8BySxiGjRAxwfB9BSrBTwQSI2ilg/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713488949902737938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOnpqJK0qnftKvks-o7bj8pmtHlEXFOqEzio1NRMDoLoED_b9q-T38QcKys6kc-KbCRTH3lcRZ2vTmVogg8A4y5AGVAB6OlXWK6DUtLifxzamrry-8BySxiGjRAxwfB9BSrBTwQSI2ilg/s320/010.JPG" /></a><br />A Row by Row quilt our guild did about 8 years ago. I finally had it quilted and did the binding. The green border print was what I picked for my focus fabric. I added some of my fabrics and asked people to add from their stash if they wanted. I love the row of baskets. They turned out so cute.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwaOdCKSW__y3BgvOQ5IAoL04duWgWDqizhRpvEhtntAAqy1Atnhmw1fzVdd4ReD-E_5ww8aZTCRsCWbespL_cxKRNFWZGn6ApZypshACVuHYgX9kvi_j8EF8JXPXgjHh0J4_Qb6SgPbt/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713487725970598162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwaOdCKSW__y3BgvOQ5IAoL04duWgWDqizhRpvEhtntAAqy1Atnhmw1fzVdd4ReD-E_5ww8aZTCRsCWbespL_cxKRNFWZGn6ApZypshACVuHYgX9kvi_j8EF8JXPXgjHh0J4_Qb6SgPbt/s320/009.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I might have posted this before but it is finished now and I have a new niece who will be receiving this as soon as I can get it ready to mail. I used a charm pack and a paisley print for the border. The backing is a multi-colored green. And I found a striped binding. I love using stripes for bindings.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwn_rh19eB9JGr67D1DX3dvLf7NvSWHFMXRvqqgg5gRkBS9I98fWpslrM1c5xTN_hoRh0vK8YK4HN_VTs1FYDPLza_c0awNI8K5YZL8VCMIQV3hMdvMCJIFmfShT6SA4mRaLrvaB8Iu-T3/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713486673648273906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwn_rh19eB9JGr67D1DX3dvLf7NvSWHFMXRvqqgg5gRkBS9I98fWpslrM1c5xTN_hoRh0vK8YK4HN_VTs1FYDPLza_c0awNI8K5YZL8VCMIQV3hMdvMCJIFmfShT6SA4mRaLrvaB8Iu-T3/s320/008.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is made with flannel. The border is a printed strip of fabric. The backing is printed with penguines. It turned so soft after it was washed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/CB07D78E6D0B9C0CAD39C20117CC0781.png" /></a>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-84349794636149884382012-02-23T21:20:00.002-06:002012-02-23T21:25:41.169-06:00Brotherly HelpIsn't he going to be lots of help next summer. When he saw the bottle the first thing he did was try to drink from it and he hasn't had a bottle for over 6 months! Mostly he poked the bottle at the baby's face. I'm afraid his mom is going to have a very busy summer!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqp9fH5LonwELKLRnYwR40_eUDD1PXoTue4X901An-s41knmbDA2pna60_3PKpfIdZo_dzV_J1kWfufgdf5I8XewWsmjIAUXLdyOfNf5iH723L7sCaJwVUgxuGJXgTUf3RQ8k6K967hCR/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712537444120101570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqp9fH5LonwELKLRnYwR40_eUDD1PXoTue4X901An-s41knmbDA2pna60_3PKpfIdZo_dzV_J1kWfufgdf5I8XewWsmjIAUXLdyOfNf5iH723L7sCaJwVUgxuGJXgTUf3RQ8k6K967hCR/s320/006.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/CB07D78E6D0B9C0CAD39C20117CC0781.png" /></a></div>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-19355181115388365842012-02-22T01:08:00.001-06:002012-02-22T01:09:51.410-06:00WinnerDiane H. is the winner of my patterns. Diane please email me your address and I'll get these in the mail.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/CB07D78E6D0B9C0CAD39C20117CC0781.png" /></a>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-78101426572071965682012-02-18T08:41:00.004-06:002012-02-18T09:06:52.783-06:00GiveawayI have some extra patterns and some are doubles that other people have given me. A few are pictured below. If you'd like a chance to win them, please leave a comment for me! I will announce the winner on Wednesday.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMJ5k0pxunh3v1qeiVKYyS-zvqGlThNBkkUMyZHg3iccD4NuSNQlWVi87XinX_mYgcAoGo_VLAETrfie_HDFG4c4Sm9zs4zL-tukGxIcykNjMWH6mDwvBNGoNArvCASbRFC99nD4U_UyR/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710486712047643842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMJ5k0pxunh3v1qeiVKYyS-zvqGlThNBkkUMyZHg3iccD4NuSNQlWVi87XinX_mYgcAoGo_VLAETrfie_HDFG4c4Sm9zs4zL-tukGxIcykNjMWH6mDwvBNGoNArvCASbRFC99nD4U_UyR/s320/002.JPG" /></a> <br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/CB07D78E6D0B9C0CAD39C20117CC0781.png" /></a></div>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-79080116065805180062012-02-13T22:24:00.003-06:002012-02-13T22:26:24.445-06:00Be my Valentine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6HjFaTn7VRM6uErospl7mpphZXanbWxrgOdC7uDqxid9zbLOmVFV1jR3jG1Thr9aIsGi6fdsGwi84CAhiLvaNJm65QIPanMJXFCaKnHhlMh0Iu7iENfiFPKjVEziT4WK2x8d0Sbh8JfF/s1600/IMG_1635a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 232px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708842585599038850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6HjFaTn7VRM6uErospl7mpphZXanbWxrgOdC7uDqxid9zbLOmVFV1jR3jG1Thr9aIsGi6fdsGwi84CAhiLvaNJm65QIPanMJXFCaKnHhlMh0Iu7iENfiFPKjVEziT4WK2x8d0Sbh8JfF/s320/IMG_1635a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/CB07D78E6D0B9C0CAD39C20117CC0781.png" /></a></div>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-70744357550207200602012-01-31T23:00:00.008-06:002012-02-04T19:47:28.764-06:00giveawayMy granddaughter making a very important phone call to her papa (grandpa).<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1acYbl-XpCMPfGX1Pf4SsO260mhqmtCA4pYOlKq-nkuTLrPYfxuoYkNhhUVfEkuqSgSpqOtFgUpL210RaTnAcPW_HRnTp0FTMzcQ0jn4wbbvtMWs0JclVuBDKk3aJNO2gwUflWDNdpSM-/s1600/023.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704031666178794834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1acYbl-XpCMPfGX1Pf4SsO260mhqmtCA4pYOlKq-nkuTLrPYfxuoYkNhhUVfEkuqSgSpqOtFgUpL210RaTnAcPW_HRnTp0FTMzcQ0jn4wbbvtMWs0JclVuBDKk3aJNO2gwUflWDNdpSM-/s320/023.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Let's celebrate the end of January with a giveaway. We are getting so much closer to Spring and haven't had much snow! Even if we get snow now it won't last more than a month or two!! Yah, I love spring. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fweINF9j6xnwsuIKiY3Tk05pqf5k7cIKQD9I3CqFD832n24lkygbUiml0PuhzeGEO-9XleXMIYRHFLAuAcBpEjJhexaEGOgKD21jv3Oocrzk8TrGafxuEOaVOKEnEXUKvCBv7jZCRioq/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704028580361795522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fweINF9j6xnwsuIKiY3Tk05pqf5k7cIKQD9I3CqFD832n24lkygbUiml0PuhzeGEO-9XleXMIYRHFLAuAcBpEjJhexaEGOgKD21jv3Oocrzk8TrGafxuEOaVOKEnEXUKvCBv7jZCRioq/s320/001.JPG" /></a> The giveaway is a charm pack of A Morris Garden by Barbara Brackman. Just leave me a comment and make sure I have your email address. I'll draw on Saturday morning and notify the winner. I will also include a pattern of some kind, and maybe something else if I have time to go thru my stacks and piles of stuff!<br />Have a great week. Tomorrow is hump day. Woo Hoo! </div><br /><div><br /><br />Edited to add: Sandie at CrazyboutQuilts is the winner.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/CB07D78E6D0B9C0CAD39C20117CC0781.png" /></a></div></div>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-69845516215068672202012-01-29T23:35:00.007-06:002012-01-29T23:53:04.885-06:00What happened to 10 in 10OK so doesn't he look like he's a little upset? Well that's how I felt the other day when I went into my sewing room and started organizing things. There are way too many projects that need <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nFJqH3fTSK-YRhm56LB2M5RZFSWjrcVv6se3PRTX9e8_c3Y94PY59wq6UnKtGOBvA3ayVZzFbHqW-hnzTmvTv2ZJ3HT9TBKTQBxspd6fO93tW8LSn4Tc6Y6vGabw5hBjbrvvXlToquFm/s1600/105.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703295631279538610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nFJqH3fTSK-YRhm56LB2M5RZFSWjrcVv6se3PRTX9e8_c3Y94PY59wq6UnKtGOBvA3ayVZzFbHqW-hnzTmvTv2ZJ3HT9TBKTQBxspd6fO93tW8LSn4Tc6Y6vGabw5hBjbrvvXlToquFm/s320/105.JPG" /></a> to be finished. I could probably use from my stash and not need any more fabric for as long as I live. I won't even tell you how many UFOs I found. Then to make it even worse, I started reading old posts from my blog. There was the 10 in 10 post mocking me!! I think it was more like I got 2 of them finished in 2010. That's 2 whole years ago! So even tho I don't make New Years resolutions, this year I am going to make one and stick to it. I am going to finish UFOs!! Now I suppose I'll have to say 12 in 2012. I am going to do a giveaway of a cute charm pack in a few days. I haven't taken a picture of it yet so that's why I am waiting. <br />And I learned one very important thing....don't go back and read your blog cos then you realize how much you didn't get finished ; -)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/CB07D78E6D0B9C0CAD39C20117CC0781.png" /></a>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-43728813668960343392012-01-15T21:31:00.003-06:002012-01-20T17:46:36.532-06:00Giveaway5 fat quarter giveaway....plus a pattern! I'll draw on Friday the 20th of January.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqwayvkqmNxHQ3q4yaD8QVmasgkQ0nawhjnxGw7Wy6V3bkQi5q8P9oVCh4Dj7rqryR6DMBHmRKibWl93M19tthgpmsf-HQ-c5gBlHa7B7u-gGu35mkm1BL63yWQx4U0Nd0Nt577B8-Fb3/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698067767706930242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqwayvkqmNxHQ3q4yaD8QVmasgkQ0nawhjnxGw7Wy6V3bkQi5q8P9oVCh4Dj7rqryR6DMBHmRKibWl93M19tthgpmsf-HQ-c5gBlHa7B7u-gGu35mkm1BL63yWQx4U0Nd0Nt577B8-Fb3/s320/010.JPG" /></a><br />Edited to add: The winner of my giveaway is Happy Cottage Quilter. </p><br /><p><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/CB07D78E6D0B9C0CAD39C20117CC0781.png" /></a></p>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-13338349228787389922012-01-09T13:59:00.002-06:002012-01-09T14:03:37.931-06:00Playing with MaxToday I am playing with grandson Max! We have played every game in the house, at least twice! It seems that the rules change each time we play. Now we are going to build with Legos! This is the little guy who goes for donuts with me. We went this morning but I forgot to take his picture with frosting and sprinkles on his face. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcL8mWJJNn2A5R333oRQ1ZQfnJlUDFD6Jgj4s4T4jBzEBZVbwr83XzMlNf0WtiGrAg6Dw18MLGCsQj1bDkQhOPlucx8N9J-AO2gA4Y8eJJI6fsEJGBwJBiCfTCqP4yViMgWepqhErVpmQA/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695724681424655090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcL8mWJJNn2A5R333oRQ1ZQfnJlUDFD6Jgj4s4T4jBzEBZVbwr83XzMlNf0WtiGrAg6Dw18MLGCsQj1bDkQhOPlucx8N9J-AO2gA4Y8eJJI6fsEJGBwJBiCfTCqP4yViMgWepqhErVpmQA/s320/011.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/CB07D78E6D0B9C0CAD39C20117CC0781.png" /></a></div>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-29115792114957515012012-01-08T21:52:00.003-06:002012-01-08T21:55:03.843-06:00Jelly Bellys<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3TlK0FirHY8fzwvCE8Mg8lM6SvF9o_NpXFRsMMb7M0A8alpjdDxZPElwN4ixZON-bdt235Yt-Dg_rpZNeX7eRi7b7j9G7np8CMbPXl77D0WwyL0p8ZuSoiH-Iyfa61hqG1kwxbCtny_b/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695475450141774658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3TlK0FirHY8fzwvCE8Mg8lM6SvF9o_NpXFRsMMb7M0A8alpjdDxZPElwN4ixZON-bdt235Yt-Dg_rpZNeX7eRi7b7j9G7np8CMbPXl77D0WwyL0p8ZuSoiH-Iyfa61hqG1kwxbCtny_b/s320/014.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Carson found the Jelly Belly machine and it trying his best to find out how to get the candy out. He knows there is a way, but isn't sure how to do it yet.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/CB07D78E6D0B9C0CAD39C20117CC0781.png" /></a></div>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-2692513535842184162012-01-04T16:22:00.008-06:002012-01-04T16:40:16.641-06:00new fridgeDo you know how hard it is to take a picture of a black refrigerator? If I stood in front of it, it looked like a mirror. I could see myself! I tried to get a little closer but none of those pictures looked good. So this is my new refrigerator and you can see the door frame into the laundry room. It is just about a perfect size...much better than the white one we first had. My daughter talked me into getting black because we already had a black dishwasher (which is on the other side of the set of drawers that are shown). And the stove has a black top and oven door and the rest is white. So it really does look nice. I was afraid it might look like a big black hole!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvb0xfSk7VBW_ezwsakmBWVOtBOdQGCbMV6XUgaYsha9xsI-mQsA7xKsTuJaW2bT4Zyg8nh3uWH5mXnCQBryh371iEMqK5ZnEI6OF-wxsJhDpzPdFXmBRl_VKVPdv3L3OJI4Y1UfOQJ1W/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693906187482320514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvb0xfSk7VBW_ezwsakmBWVOtBOdQGCbMV6XUgaYsha9xsI-mQsA7xKsTuJaW2bT4Zyg8nh3uWH5mXnCQBryh371iEMqK5ZnEI6OF-wxsJhDpzPdFXmBRl_VKVPdv3L3OJI4Y1UfOQJ1W/s320/001.JPG" /></a> Grandson is home from the hospital and doing better. He is still not feeling the best. You can see it in his eyes and the fact that he is letting us hold him, plus taking long naps. Otherwise he is on the go all the time.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/CB07D78E6D0B9C0CAD39C20117CC0781.png" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-91916761173912729022012-01-02T21:29:00.003-06:002012-01-02T21:43:32.561-06:00Measure Twice ?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbPMKdGRwrEA7kFy-5novSCJcHcABVY8RFHJWsZDmGyrFGpveuqOUtX2r0yS2jvPSYyh4UXksQ2X9eB9NMHEBenu51fgGrQuC6mbq1VYSnvD8piTOGPq5kSc2VsW1Ds3UlqwtF5f25dZO/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693243688382211602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbPMKdGRwrEA7kFy-5novSCJcHcABVY8RFHJWsZDmGyrFGpveuqOUtX2r0yS2jvPSYyh4UXksQ2X9eB9NMHEBenu51fgGrQuC6mbq1VYSnvD8piTOGPq5kSc2VsW1Ds3UlqwtF5f25dZO/s320/008.JPG" /></a> In my case I should have measured 3 times...height, width and DEPTH! But didn't think about the last one. We had the ice maker hooked up and pushed the fridge back and Whoops!! The front of it stuck out past the woodwork and door knob of the laundry room.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFsj1QCocDHtuj_CBVc-IomUIAjk1OOeC3HGI_SMSHTGbAtZW9zWP4Nzm8cVE3ycYhhtdVGOpITqDUHAfZra8OYx942wvP2wBqtOWG-psffsuhb2EaU74HIlElWOVpLfuMNEeHuHI4UBW/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693243422193590466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFsj1QCocDHtuj_CBVc-IomUIAjk1OOeC3HGI_SMSHTGbAtZW9zWP4Nzm8cVE3ycYhhtdVGOpITqDUHAfZra8OYx942wvP2wBqtOWG-psffsuhb2EaU74HIlElWOVpLfuMNEeHuHI4UBW/s320/009.JPG" /></a> This is how it looked from the laundry room. It was a monster size fridge. DH, myself nor the salesman thought about the deepth of it. When we remodled the kitchen earlier this year our carpenter asked if we wanted the hole large enough for the new fridges. (ours was an old fridge and not as wide) I was glad he mentioned it because I would never have thought about it. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We are getting our new fridge as I write this so I'll have to show pics tomorrow. We had to special order it because the store didn't keep that size in store. The one we ordered is called counter depth.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I learned now to measure at least 3 times!! </div>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-79555153402557503582012-01-01T21:13:00.003-06:002012-01-01T21:21:15.488-06:00Happy New Year<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ISghycgbLG1vudpWraCZUXNtic8upQePVrOHKNxgkwaslWFVigNeboy4KEKez8L3wbrzpzGTKbfvvH518WCbS667KzmxeFrQfT5aeefyolMx4Si4zMAj9RgqbZQL-1EwLdKwC4qSlyJ8/s1600/untitled.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 258px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692867959240029010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ISghycgbLG1vudpWraCZUXNtic8upQePVrOHKNxgkwaslWFVigNeboy4KEKez8L3wbrzpzGTKbfvvH518WCbS667KzmxeFrQfT5aeefyolMx4Si4zMAj9RgqbZQL-1EwLdKwC4qSlyJ8/s320/untitled.bmp" /></a> My wish for everyone is for a healthy and happy New Year. This is my grandson's photo from last year. This year hasn't started out very good. Grandson is in the hospital with pneumonia and RSV. I've been spending part of the day with him so his mom & dad can go home and get some sleep. Poor little baby is so tired but can't sleep cos he keeps coughing and wakes up crying. Hopefully he will be back home tomorrow or the following day.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/CB07D78E6D0B9C0CAD39C20117CC0781.png" /></a></div>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-22604818606155657302011-12-29T16:55:00.008-06:002011-12-29T17:33:59.395-06:00The late Wedding QuiltMy nephew got married in August and I was making them a flannel quilt. I decided to go with a Christmas/Snowman theme because they live in an apartment at this time and I don't know what colors they will choose when they get a home. I started the quilt early enough so it would be finished before the wedding. But that didn't happen.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXRdiNp9XsFz9Fa3v8iUQKe_Bq9RNjt9scG-LGnYXR65ESSz3Jkzo7kregAh0qUPyLmVC1oirujN-YsfhafVlOjBFivEp5hGWjbifR5y1AoY32nf-Er7PaAIZMzbBh6bnTb5hyphenhyphenSRwNZpR/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691689241037195730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXRdiNp9XsFz9Fa3v8iUQKe_Bq9RNjt9scG-LGnYXR65ESSz3Jkzo7kregAh0qUPyLmVC1oirujN-YsfhafVlOjBFivEp5hGWjbifR5y1AoY32nf-Er7PaAIZMzbBh6bnTb5hyphenhyphenSRwNZpR/s320/011.JPG" /></a> Notice the red squares in the center? There was supposed to be enough red in the kit to make the second border which is now the light colored stripe.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiValNcW3aRh1zxXBHvgArMw7j6ur_nDfaf59e62BOPNzhfLoaPBqfAt_6dHKLcPqvmBSXS7qe3arjZ3FjD7QcD59YeYEAkBul8SWnps-aCGMAm2hrcaHvf2CdeXC7wVfqTAl7Geg0cW9N9/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691688836196793218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiValNcW3aRh1zxXBHvgArMw7j6ur_nDfaf59e62BOPNzhfLoaPBqfAt_6dHKLcPqvmBSXS7qe3arjZ3FjD7QcD59YeYEAkBul8SWnps-aCGMAm2hrcaHvf2CdeXC7wVfqTAl7Geg0cW9N9/s320/012.JPG" /></a> This photo shows the border a little better. From a distance it doesn't stand out like it would have if it was red.<br /><br /><br /><br />I got this kit last year or probably the year before at an after Christmas sale but I still thought I'd try to find some of the red fabric on the internet. I was so excited that I actually found the red fabric and I ordered it. Duh! The fabric arrived and it was cotton, not flannel. In my excitement to have found the matching fabric, I hadn't even noticed that little fact when I ordered it.<br /><br /><br /><br />I didn't want to mix the cotton with the flannel because of shrinkage so I carried the center of the quilt to lots of quilt shops looking for a red that would go with the red in the quilt. Well it turns out that I couldn't find any red flannel that was even close. Finally at one shop I spotted the stripe fabric in a kit (it was to make a two sided baby's receiving blanket) and grabbed that kit. I figured one of the fabrics that was already in the quilt would be better than something that didn't match.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMz2H0MEuEJrEt1tyEnIdAmNTU8FdMF51Y8ovZBuLKX2isSMc5JKql7FrzjRffOFjRBDZzYGdpdL1mVgo4ylnXSU_n-vR4pzu_sqZjkehvTlR9o2evkMAPkHtB-ERaRkS1HLg2WF03JBVU/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691688554660476354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMz2H0MEuEJrEt1tyEnIdAmNTU8FdMF51Y8ovZBuLKX2isSMc5JKql7FrzjRffOFjRBDZzYGdpdL1mVgo4ylnXSU_n-vR4pzu_sqZjkehvTlR9o2evkMAPkHtB-ERaRkS1HLg2WF03JBVU/s320/013.JPG" /></a> Plus as a bonus, there was enough of the stripe that I could use it as the binding. I love striped bindings! The above photo is the back of the quilt. The flannel is so soft and cuddley I think I'll make myself one! Just add it to the list of UFOs and quilts I want to make some day. LOL !! My list is probably 4 pages long by now.<br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/CB07D78E6D0B9C0CAD39C20117CC0781.png" /></a></div></div>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-7715775510357882722011-12-26T11:14:00.003-06:002011-12-26T11:17:13.649-06:00best Christmas present<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4wmr870p4fiIaYPNVnBIAmn2LUnfv9BJWqsvgbJ33VUygtBa3tSpfdXvHg2Z1rBcJhulZi-4tW9CLl9ucT0Xb5vYv9qH58fCx8OSCz6pGSUI2suPkoHX4vr3IbH3x_IrFzQT22ojrlvX/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690486797824601458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4wmr870p4fiIaYPNVnBIAmn2LUnfv9BJWqsvgbJ33VUygtBa3tSpfdXvHg2Z1rBcJhulZi-4tW9CLl9ucT0Xb5vYv9qH58fCx8OSCz6pGSUI2suPkoHX4vr3IbH3x_IrFzQT22ojrlvX/s320/002.JPG" /></a><br />My gift will be delivered in July!Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-28984706442747044182011-12-24T16:21:00.003-06:002011-12-24T16:27:02.934-06:00My ElfMERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilE-qQL1-Gv8gpTBm3JrkHqFePQBaJKObeKp7cSMKBjfnnGvMkgia9fOwqyYI_axUP2XU_pS2dpaoI2_uGWh-nkI7nwpMnik_I2CmUXB4XOtVvfh7Ur5FABQUqo08wyKHHpuQcWUvtn4bm/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689824440084130434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilE-qQL1-Gv8gpTBm3JrkHqFePQBaJKObeKp7cSMKBjfnnGvMkgia9fOwqyYI_axUP2XU_pS2dpaoI2_uGWh-nkI7nwpMnik_I2CmUXB4XOtVvfh7Ur5FABQUqo08wyKHHpuQcWUvtn4bm/s320/001.JPG" /></a> This is my favorite Elf! May you have a wonderful Christmas with family and friends. <br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/CB07D78E6D0B9C0CAD39C20117CC0781.png" /></a></div>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593092399215544238.post-71908055174310576902011-12-20T20:44:00.007-06:002011-12-20T21:19:22.054-06:00What a difference a little snow can make!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizszlJIjyB5tyCLu_k6TDUxEXjSbwIjDhjlndK_5oRgjYRoX1zEwQ4sz0TMo_PD7V6pz6enDzQErRR3L11Ee0HfRzjZ9sloMkJ1ysnj5mFML4TCS8QOq_H1YrBemObWy60sZ3_6JET8H2w/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688408559311748754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizszlJIjyB5tyCLu_k6TDUxEXjSbwIjDhjlndK_5oRgjYRoX1zEwQ4sz0TMo_PD7V6pz6enDzQErRR3L11Ee0HfRzjZ9sloMkJ1ysnj5mFML4TCS8QOq_H1YrBemObWy60sZ3_6JET8H2w/s320/007.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3V9IgnRHQuhLl-uTMBz30OGudr41xysGTLCYxv9SorwKD1j8uXbzHePQXdDBMmsqsUP-OBj7xpKjK52eOb9cbY7e0QlYGgG12HxvKd7Pj43FsZlzveKPssw_TeFtFswtAHsSKIFJ-i4W/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688407951030220946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3V9IgnRHQuhLl-uTMBz30OGudr41xysGTLCYxv9SorwKD1j8uXbzHePQXdDBMmsqsUP-OBj7xpKjK52eOb9cbY7e0QlYGgG12HxvKd7Pj43FsZlzveKPssw_TeFtFswtAHsSKIFJ-i4W/s320/002.JPG" /></a> Yes, snow is pretty, but I hate to have to drive in it. Ours is melted now, I'm slow at getting this posted. I have an up and down battle with depression. I have had for many years. I haven't posted for about a month because I am in the down stage now. I don't like Christmas and the end of the year. It seems to be so much work, and the real meaning of Christmas is gone. I hate that Thanksgiving hardly gets mentioned because of Black Friday and the shopping frenzy. The end of the year is so final. I think back to the things I wanted to get accomplished, but didn't get them finished (or started in some cases!) So life moves on and soon it will be Christmas. And I'll have my family home for a great day of celebrating. It will be fun to see all the grandkids and how excited they are at Christmas! And the new year will start and instead of New Year resolutions I'll make a New Year list of what I'd like to do. No resolutions, that sounds so final. Merry Christmas to everyone. I hope you have a joyous season. <br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/321/CB07D78E6D0B9C0CAD39C20117CC0781.png" /></a></div></div></div>Pattyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.com3