Guess what!!!!

Look!! Oh my!! What BEAUTIFUL fabric!! Go see retromummy's blog...... she is doing a give-away here......for some reason I can't get the picture to show up! You know I really want to win but must tell you too! What fun we could have with that pretty stuff.
I'll try to post tomorrow as I have more stuff to show you.
hugs!

I'm still around......

but having computer issues still so it is "hit and miss" for me for awhile.......I've been keeping busy though. I actually made a couple of Fall table runners for MY house!......not the best angle for the picture huh?

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I've been doing alot of other stitching too but must save my pictures to try to make my future blog posts more interesting (gg)......

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I also wanted to post tonight so that I can wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. I pray this is the best one you've had so far. My husband , son and I are going over to Dh's aunt Nila's for our feast. I want to see my lil' cutie Makayla......she is such a doll.......

I've been working on a smocked dress for her ......I just hope I can get it done before she out grows it ;o

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I also so need to back to reading my favorite blogs....I miss you all so much!
I'm getting a little tired so must go stitch a bit before turning in for the night. Thanksgiving Blessings to you all my bloggy friends!!

Look!! I'm back.....and have "a pretty" to show

off!! Don't ya' just love my Hug swap items!! Oh so pretty!! The ribbon is wrinkled because I've been using it. This is my mug mat and hug mug wrap gift from Laura. She lives in the UK. Gosh it's pretty! Both of ours took awhile to get to their destination but mine was OH so worth the wait!!

Oh! BTW........ have you wondered where I've been?.......lost in "computer crash land"...I still don't exactly know what happened or how it fixed itself.....computer tech guy couldn't find a problem. I was soooooooooooooooooo out of sorts....you just don't know. I had to call Allie a few times just so I could check on you all. I've missed so much.
You can bet I've already been to Among The Gum Trees to get my designs. I'd have gone nuts if I didn't have some of those designs traced out to stitch already.

Well what else? Hmmmmmmm......

I took a friend that is new to quilting to Mary Jo's last Friday.....Oh my! She went nuts.....I should have taken a picture of the LOAD in the back of her vehicle! Can you believe I only purchased some fuseable interfacing? Well I had budgeted my $$ for a new thimble from http://www.thimblesplus.com/index.php?id=1365&page=home They came to my quilt guild meeting the next day so I had to save my $$. I got the Lacey Heart one.......you might be able to find it on the page.....I'm so in love with it, but I am soooooooooooo broke ;P

What else??......

Today I made a top for a fall table runner and liked it so well I cut out 3 more......THEN I put one together.... .well...... let's just say I've never done this before....the 2 sides of the runner have the edges of the strips on the sides so it sorta looks like prairie points along the edge/sides.....Well my inside points don't look to good :o( I did clip them.....
Not sure what to do now....I'll get someone to look at it before I bother to make the others.

I'm getting tired now, so I'll either go TRY to catch up on "blog-land", stitch my puddin' mouse, or knit!!

BYE!!!!

Hmmmmm......what will get your attention?

My latest little things I've made......In the hoop Eyeglass cases from www.myembroideryhaven.com I'm making up a bunch of these for the Hands Of Love project some of us are doing from the MEH forum.....a gift project to support military family members. They get gone as fast as I can make them.....I have some aprons I want to get done too with a Sampler design from www.heartstringsembroidery.com .

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Did ya' see the button on my sidebar for my flicker album?? I'm working on adding a few pictures at a time.....Flicker seems alot easier than Photobucket....especially when you have Allie on the other end of the phone line coaching!! I couldn't do this blog without her.

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Now I'm off to do some dreaded mending.......something I hate to do!

bye!

I must tell you......

Zip on over to Pumpkin Patch Primitives and see what is going on! She's giving away the most beautiful fat qtrs.! Isn't this fabric to die for? I just love it!! Tell her who sent you!

I must admit Terry told me about it.....BTW, John is doing better.....

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Not alot going on here......I'm having trouble getting settled and motivated on a project....I changed some of the furniture around in my sewing room which always stimulates me a little. Now I feel like I've got to decide how to handle Christmas this year. I think it will be cards and ornaments this year.....still have to think on it.....

I want to smock a dress for this lil' darlin' if I can......

Dh and I tried to go see her the other evening, but she had a fever and wasn't feeling well. I sure hope she doesn't have the flu!!

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Now I need to see what I can get done in my sewing room while our dinner is baking.....

bye....

Another antique....

this is one of my favorite antiques in my house.....it's a middle to late 1800's Pie/Bakers Rack if I remember correctly. I have books and fabric stored inside.....the little crochet bag in the front holds an antique tape measure with kittens on it. I just love it.
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I've been staying away from my computer as everything electrical or mechanical is failing me. My son's car died, my heat is out and winter is coming, my dryer died and Fri. evening my "check engine" light in my van came on and Dh's van is sputtering.......dare I turn a sewing machine on now? Even my light box to trace Joy of the http://gumtreedesigners.blogspot.com/darling new design?? I'm kinda scared....
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I'm anxiously waiting to hear from my swap partner....we have our hug swaps traveling between the UK and USA.....can't wait to see mine....we knew we'd both get ours late. Hate that I forgot to take a picture before I sent Laura's off ;<
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Not much else to tell....soon as I think it is safe to touch Dh's digital camera(mechanical device, you know) I'll show you a picture of the quilt blocks I found at the thrift shop today. They are sooooooo cute!! and lots of them.....Allie called me while I was plundering through the place. She was no help to discourage me from making purchases!!
I'm off to see what I can do without tearing it up!!!

Want to see something pretty?

No....I cannot take credit for this.....I'm not nearly that good at sewing......yet! I'll die trying though! These are 2 vintage dresses that I own.....from different auctions/estate sales. Every now and then I'll start posting pictures of some of my "finds"....I have alot of this kind of stuff and I'm getting tired of cleaning all of it. For a long while I was bad about buying it and not cleaning it right away(aside for checking for bugs). I've sold alot of stuff along the way....which was usually what was washed.

My Dh walked around my sewing room the other day and took pictures.....in the closets, drawers...everywhere! Allie of http://allie-oopssweethappylife.blogspot.com/will be so happy and bugging me to post everyday till she sees it all!!

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Jeepers!! It's October already....

Wow!! My parents were right.....they said the older you get the faster time goes!! I wasn't so sure about that but I am convinced now. I really love the change in weather.....I breathe so much easier when it is cooler.

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Well now....I'm off to either sew Girl Scout patches on Jennifer's (my niece) vest or fight with my lack of skill sewing with a twin needle and get some dreaded hemming done that is long overdue because I've been too busy doing stitcheries from the great talented girls at http://gumtreedesigners.blogspot.com/....... I'm still waiting on their new disigns since they started their collaboration.

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Oh!! one more thing......have been over to Laurie's to sign up to do a block yet?? You could win a jelly roll!!! And more importantly give some love and support to Terry and her family.