Snow DAY!!!!!!!!!!

Can you see a driveway in any of these photos? It is THERE, between the hill and the fence, that is why I am staying home from work today, no plow truck here yet, and I don't feel like trying to guess where the driveway is and the ditches aren't. Nice day to stay home and do a little stitching or cleaning or vegging on the couch with Dandy.  GUESS WHAT I WILL BE DOING?????

Been Quiet Lately

Not too much exciting going on around here, Well I guess I can't say that either. DD Kendra is engaged and the date is set for Memorial Day Weekend next year. We have been looking for dresses, Finally found "THE DRESS" Girls got bridesmaid dresses, etc. so that has been fun. I have been doing a little quilting and sewing, and gardening and canning etc. Life is GOOD. Fall is here (I always tell everyone I am here (Wisconsin) for those 3 weeks in Oct. and I guess they are here so I better enjoy them while I can.

Last night I got an early birthday present from Hubby, wish I had it in the house but not yet, still in the bed of his truck. He bought me a new to me Cedar Chest, I have never seen one like this before, it is more the size of a Night Stand and it has 2 false drawers in front and 1 real drawer (lined with cedar) on the bottom and the 2 false drawers are the cedar chest part. Also came with a piece of glass for the top so you can set things on top of it. LOVE IT, when we get it in the house I will post some pics of it.

I have gotten some new quilts, Toni at http://www.underthediningroomtable.blogspot.com/gave me this awesome crazy quilt. I LOVE IT, cozy and comfy.

And Elaine at http://soggybottomflats.blogspot.com/ sent me this box of WOOL to add to my stash. GREAT TO HAVE FRIENDS HEY!!!!!!!

those are my latest updates, nothing real exciting but some fun stuff.

I PROMISE I WILL TRY TO BE MORE PROMPT AT POSTING.

Check out my New Purchase

I got this little honey off ebay for a steal of a deal, it is hand stitched but machine quilted and I LOVE IT, just my style, cottage and homey style. Nothing fancy just cute. It is going to be hanging on my quilt rack in my sewing room so I can play with it when ever I want. It smells and looks like it has never been used, it has a couple of spots along the border that need to be restitched but other than that, it is in great shape, think it is from the 1940's. Anyway, I am happy with it. :) And that is Dandy our Rat Terrier who thinks the chair and the quilt belong to her. :)

OH SO TALENTED!!!!! AND GENEROUS TOO.

Nicki is having an AWESOME GIVEAWAY, she is one of my favorite talented people. She hand dyes lace and to my surprise she does mosaics too and she has combined the 2 into an awesome gift. Go check it out.


http://cqnickilee.blogspot.com/

Finished Quilt

Got this finished and I LOVE IT, looks vintage, and comfy too. Not quilted to death, I personally don't like quilts when they are so quilted that they feel "Stiff" I like the soft snuggly feeling better. And this one definately fits that bill.

SOME PROGRESS AND SOME QUESTIONS

I am working on a Vintage Linen 9 Patch quilt, I am looking for some advice, To Sash or Not To Sash, that is the question. Here are some pics without any sashing, I just laid some blocks down in no particular order so don't pay any attention to that part, just what you think of the no sashing look. TOO BUSY or VINTAGE??????

Any opinions or ideas?

FINALLY~~~~~~~~FLOSS

Here is the floss I got today to start my Wool Crazy Blocks, I have some crewel wool that I plan on intermingleing with this floss, I am still looking for some perle cotton to co ordinate too. I am getting impatient and want to get started but I want all my thread before I start. I said to someone today "Why can't I find what I want" and she said "Why can't you want what you find?" Great concept I guess.

Vintage Thursday Thingie

Iboght this plate for $1.50 at a flea market a couple of years ago and I LOVE IT. I don't think it is anything special but I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it, I haven't ever seen another one like it either. Fits right in my homey vintage kitchen. :)

http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/

Thursday Vintage Thingie

Long Time NO SEE, sorry to have disappeared but we have had some health issues for the past 8 months. Things seem to be going good now so I am back online. No pics for this, check my Valentines Day post, that is my Vintage Thingie, I found it at the local thrift shop and just couldn't pass it up. I THINK IT IS BRAND NEW AND WAS PUT AWAY WITHOUT EVER BEING USED. :) I AM THRILLED WITH IT. As you can see, so is our cat. We had a little fight over who really owns the afghan, guess who won?????

IT IS GREAT TO BE BACK, can't wait to check out everyone's treasures this week.

Thrift Shopping

WOW, what a find. I LOVE Granny Square Afghans and this one is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!! not stretched out or mis shapen, colors are awesome and I fell in LOVE WITH IT. Got it today at the thrift store for $3.00. Couldn't pass it up. I went in looking for wool but came home with an afghan instead. :) And couldn't be happier with my find. As you can see our cat likes it too. And it is on a queen size bed. HUGE!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Valentines Day

Here are some Vintage Valentines, some of my favorites. Thought I would share them with you.

Enjoy your day whatever it is you have planned.

LONG TIME NO CHAT

It has been a long winter here and I haven't had much time or ambition to blog, sad isn't it. But now I am ready for spring and ready to start new adventures. I just joined a new blog http://pumpkinpatchprimitiveswoolcrazy.blogspot.com/ and this should be SOOO MUCH FUN. Nothing better than playing with wool and the local thrift store is having a 50% off day on Monday, EVERYTHING IN THE STORE IS 50% off, what more incentive do I need to go woolie shopping NOT MUCH!!!!!!!!!! IT is supposed to be warm here (20's is warm here for this time of year) this weekend and the sun is supposed to shine so I want to get my car washed, thinking of splurging and going into THE BIG CITY and getting it washed, some smell good added and I think they vacuum it out too. Exciting plans hey??????? And of course it is Valentines Day too. I bought Cupcakes so I am off the hook for buying or making anything. Also got a little cabinet (I will add a photo sometime soon) that I need to do some work on, I am hoping to be able to get the contact paper off the sides of it without having to strip the whole thing. I bought it at an auction for $1.00 and it is solid wood and has cool old metal hardware. Just needs a little TLC. So hopefully the weather co operates with me. WISH ME LUCK!!!!

WOW check this out

http://hugsnkisses.typepad.com/hugsfromhelen/Helen is graciously giving away a whole set of her newest redwork patterns>>> Twas the Night Before Christmas and they are beautiful. What could be better than and Christmas wallhanging in Redwork???? Nothing that I can think of. So go check it out and add your name to the giveaway list. :)

Vintage Thingie Thursday

Taking it outside again this week, the weather was great today so I thought I would share some of our flowers at the same time. I honestly can't take credit for the awesome flowers, that is all Hubby's doings. HE LOVES THE FLOWER BEDS. I should do a post about them one of these days. He does such a good job taking care of the lawn, the rock garden, the flower beds and the veggie garden. :) Thought I would give him a little credit this week since it is Fathers Day this weekend. ALSO our 29th Wedding Anniversary. :) there are numbers and names underneath the rust on the milk cans too. They are on either side of our entry way to our screened in porch. These came from my Dad's Mothers Family Farm.

My Newest Project

9 patch blocks, aren't these too cute. I just love them. I got the fabric (all except the brown cent square) from Whimsie Dots on etsy.

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=67560

she is awesome to work with, check out her stuff. she picks and chooses for you and EVERYTHING. so I got a customized bundle. What could be better. The bronw is also going to be sashing so when I get some more put together I will post them. :)

Vintage Thingie Thursday

Here are a couple of photos of things from my Great Aunt Leona (I always say I am a direct descendant of Ole and Lena because my Great Aunt and Uncles names were Olof and Leona Johnsrud) can't get much more Norwegian than that. The pillow is just 2 dish cloths sewed together with yarn woven thru it. My Great Aunt gave this to me years ago, I lived with them while I was in college and that was YEARS AGO. The 50th Anniversary plate is also from them. they have been gone for over 20 years so this is an old plate. I think it was handed down thru the family too, it is a Japanese Plate. There is a vase too but the vase picture was too blurry to show up. You can sort of see part of it in the plate photo. :) Great keepsakes to have.

Vintage Thingie Thursday

This weeks post is all about my Dad, he would have been 91 yesterday, he died 2 years ago and I MISS HIM EVERY DAY. These are some of the photos I have of him. They are precious to say the least. Thanks for sharing with me. He is the one kneeling on the far left with the calf and he is the older boy in the family photo. :) And that is him with his favorite two things when he was young, his gun and his dog. :) He always was an animal lover. :)

Finished a Project

So all this wool talk got me motivated. I have had this felted sweater for some time and wanted to make a purse out of it, so Sunday I worked on it and finished it. The only thing I will do differently on the next one is find a belt for the handle instead of the sweater sleeves, so now I guess I will be haunting the thrift stores looking for the perfect belt for this one, a little "resewing" never hurt anyone. :) so what does everyone think???

WE have 2 WINNERS

Julia Marie and Super Fun Mama, I emailed both of you so get back to me ASAP. Thanks for everyone who entered, it was fun reading all the comments and just because you didn't win doesn't mean I didn't like your ideas or that you can't come back and visit me any time. :) This was fun and I will definately be entering again next time Sew Mama Sew does her thing. :) Thanks again to everyone who entered. :)

May Giveaway Day

JUST GOT THE OK, I am also giving away a small wool applique kit so actually I will have 2 winners. Just thought I would throw this in there. :) Enjoy all the fun giveaways.