Where Have I Been?

I've been all over the place....


To Birmingham for a quick trip to see these fun kids...

She certainly kept Grandy busy!

To Pennsylvania for an event at Andy's alma mater...we were there the beginning of May and the morning we were heading to the airport to come home there was frost on the windshield...a lot of frost...and for this Florida girl that only wears Flip Flops from mid April on, my toes were freezing.

Cleaning and organizing and getting rid of stuff...seems like I do this all the time...

Working in the yard...

Finishing up some very "aged" projects...

and some very recent projects...this picture isn't the best,

just as I got it all straight and headed back upstairs to take the picture, Howie decided he needed to walk across it and inspect...so go the wrinkles...

Going to Pilates, working out with a trainer twice a week and riding the bicycle 4 mornings a week...I've been trying out a neighbor's bike and I really like it, so we'll be going to buy my very own...I can't wait...I LOVE it!  I truly am in better shape now at 62 than I have been in most of my adult life...it feels great!

And........I've been on Instagram...yes I have...Oh it is so quick and easy...But the heat is upon us so I'll be back right HERE!

Spring Has Sprung

...here in Florida, I'm going out on a limb to say...Spring is here...I absolutely love this time of year...everything is so green...all the trees and bushes are the prettiest shade of green...and the azaleas are all popping out...

makes me very happy.

I've been binding away...I am almost embarrassed to say I have 14 quilts that were all quilted last year that are in need of binding...now they are not all what most people would call "quilts"...many of them are minis so that makes the binding process a little quicker.  This one was from a basket sew along with Temecula Quilt Company...

I flipped over those baskets and became obsessed...I absolutely loved making those little bits.  And then I had this fabric for from Marcus Brothers Dressing Gowns 2 group for the setting blocks, binding and backing...Spring Perfection!  Here it is in it's new home, with some of my very favorite people in the world.

Little Bow Tie Love

I've been working on bow ties for months... I do 25 a month and put them in my box ...well, 

Sunday after I finished my 25 I decided to make a block...it was love at first sight...

I can't wait to sew more together. 

I don't have a plan right now for how big it's going to be...as long as I'm having fun I'll keep making little (2" finished) bow ties...Hope you are doing something that brings you enjoyment!

Civil War Miniatures

I've been sewing...here are the first 4 blocks of the BOM from Temecula Quilt Company...Civil War Miniatures...

These 4 inch blocks are really fun to do...I saw this quilt when I was at Temecula Quilt Company back in January...Sheryl had finished piecing it but it wasn't quilted yet...I fell in love with it the second she laid it on the bed...the sashing is out of this world...Thank you so much Sheryl for another amazing quilt!

I haven't just been sewing...I've been sorting, and destashing...check out brownquiltsandmore.blogspot.com for some treasures that need a new home.

You are Here

I was here...

But that was over a month ago..  I've gotten emails and notes asking where in the world I've been...some have sent out all points bulletins looking for me...I've been right here...

and having lots of fun.  I truly have been spending lots less time on the computer...I was wasting a crazy amount of time on the computer, playing games, dang Candy Crush and Words with Friends...I have given it up...NO MORE GAMES!  So because of less computer time I've been stitching and started cross stitching again and I'm loving every minute of it.  I've been working on this block of Winter Wonderland for several months...

amazing lots less computer time and this one is done...ready for another block.

I've also been piecing away...You may remember back in July I started putting the Country Threads Anniversary quilt together...I had it all cut out and broke it up into sections...I just finished piecing it this past weekend...and I am beyond thrilled...

this pic isn't the best...I promise those green stars in the border aren't that bright...they are a beautiful reproduction green...I have no clue!  Now I need to make a back and off to the quilter...I'll share it again when it's bound and washed.

I'm also working on 2 baby quilts...a dear, dear friend's daughter is having her first baby in July...we have been friends for close to 30 years and I knew Anna before she was born so of course she must have a quilt...and my dear friend needs a Grandma quilt.  I wanted to do 30's and I wanted them to be very, very scrappy...so I sent out a plea to some friends for their small leftover pieces of 30's fabrics...I got the most wonderful packages...here is the beginning of the first one...

I'll be back with the beginning of the second one.

I've also been doing some cleaning and purging again

and will take pictures and have this all on my other blog in a day or so.  There are some treasures in this bin!

I will be back!  Hopefully I won't be gone so long...

Oldest UFO Finished

Color me happy! My oldest UFO, I think...it's the oldest one I've unearthed so far...is finished. I pieced this before I closed the shop and a good friend/customer quilted it for me..then I promptly folded it up and there it stayed...I have no idea why, because I love this quilt...some of my favorite fabrics in it...but now I can joyfully say...It's finished!


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This Just Sums it ALL Up!

I got an e-mail from Life is Good this morning...nothing unusual about that, get at least one a week and usually look and delete...this morning I looked, stopped and looked again.

I had to have it...you may not be able to see but inside the dog it says "Be the person your dog thinks you are."  Could that be any more perfect...truly a lesson for me...my Howie thinks I'm nice, caring, nonjudgmental, happy, loving, good...everything good that we can think of...so to go back to the line from the Happiness Project that I shared in my Word of 2014 post..."act the way you want to feel"...so I need to make sure to act the way my Howie thinks I am!