Missing in Action

Sew, I bought some books about a year ago, and then missed placed them (since Christmas 2018)!  I couldn't wait to practice the technique's and get better at free motion and ruler quilting.  (learning new techniques.)  But then Christmas came, and my concentration turned away from these glorious book, and they have been missing in action.  For the past three month's I have been looking for the "safe place" I put them in.  Fast forward to this morning around 3:30am, and awakening to a little voice in my head telling me to check the "Christmas Fabric bin".  I can't explain what made that little voice talk to me at 3:30am, or why that little voice turned out to be right, but it was correct.  

Ruler and Free Motion Quilting Books

Low and behold!  Hallelujah! Right where the little voice said they would be.  I'm one happy quilter right now, and can't wait to get into these.

Sew until then, happy piecing, happy sewing,

Sheila

Birthday Celebration

So this happened on Thursday February 28th

Fanny Pack made in the hoop.

I made this fanny pack in the hoop for my DMIL's birthday which is March 1st.  It's personalized with her name on the strap.

Mom with the fanny pack I made her. 

This is Mom with her new fanny pack.  What will this fanny pack hold?  Bingo winnings?  What ever she wants.

The first Crew visiting Mom/Nana

My dear daughter #2 and dear grandson #3 came to the Birthday celebration! (It's a Family Affair)  And as we were celebrating, in walks Kristi.  My Niece, Mom's Granddaughter, and Cousin to my daughter.  

Here we are.  Happy times!

(It's a Family Affair)  Loving this Lady and these people.  Priceless...

Sew, until next time, happy piecing, happy sewing.

Sheila

Geisha Girl 2019

I didn't know what I was going to do with this little gem.  10 color changes, 161 minutes stitch time, and I just loved all the details in this Geisha Girl.  The design is one of many that is programed into my PR1000 10 needle Brother Embroidery machine.

81009 stitches total 

After 161 minutes of stitching I was finished, and worried about those small puckers around her hat, and flowers.

I was really worried about those small puckers 

They worked out to be fine after quilting...

Nothing a little free motion can't fix

She's finished, and hanging on the wall.

Geisha Girl 2019

I love how she looks, first finish of the year.  

Happy piecing, happy sewing,

Sheila

Wow

"Wow" is all I can say.  How is it that Christmas celebration's and New Year's Eve have come and gone? And here I am almost halfway through the month of January 2019 blogging for the first time. I'd like to say I've been super busy and super productive getting things done so that's why this is my first blog post.  But no that would be untrue.

I was doing small embroidery jobs for Christmas, decorating my house, laundry for my mother in law, and alway's enjoying time with family member's, furry family member's, and dear family friends who I've known for many years. And isn't that what the holiday's are all about?

 3 Personalized "London" blankets

How awesome are these blankets?  My customer bought them at Sears, and wanted an "english looking" font. This font was called Buckingham, and worked out perfect.
I also personalized 15 apron's.  My friend Lisa made the apron's, sells them, and the lady who bought them wanted them personalized for her employee's. Here are three of them ready.

Three of the 15 

Both customer's were happy with the embroideries I did for them and let me know how happy everyone was to receive them.

Now in the New Year I have been personalizing dear mother in law's sweatshirts just to brighten her day a little.

Embroideries for Mom

Mom really like's her personalization's, and it allow's me to keep my embroidery machine working.

Sew, staying busy in the new year, today was the first snow of the year and we got about 8-10 inches.  It was a fun day shoveling, and a little snowball fight with my man, and I made a showgirl!  I named her Winnie

Me and Winnie

I'm hoping to blog more in the new year, I have some project's in the works that will be subject's for future blogs.  Not a resolution, just trying to get organized in the new year.  

Happy piecing, happy sewing and happy New Year,
Sheila

An afternoon adventure

National Harbor

Ice!

Me and E 

Merry Christmas!

Oh the joy!

Yesterday's fun with these two, it was cold 9 degree's.  Now I can say "I've seen it", and "I slid down an ice slide".

Happy piecing, happy sewing,
Sheila

Football fun weekend

A weekend get away for some football with my Retired Army man up in Philadelphia, PA.  Ticket's given to us from our Son in Law for the 119th meeting of Army/Navy football.

America's Game

Oh man what a fun game, and fun weekend, and to top it off a super fun WIN from our Army Cadets three years in a row now.  Go Army!

119th Meeting Go Army

Friday night drive around the city of Philadelphia, PA.   

Friday night Christmas in Philadelphia

Followed by a Sunday morning drive around the city of Philadelphia, PA.

Rocky

So now back to work, people need embroidery for Christmas.  

Happy piecing, happy sewing,

Sheila

Santa Please Stop Here.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas here in my neck of the woods.

Santa Clause is coming to town

I went over to DD#2's house on Sunday 12/2/18, and when I returned home this is what greeted me.

Then on Monday 12/3/18 I went for a drive.

60 degrees, heat on and the top down

Blue Sky's  

I was happy for the beautiful weather, and the chance to drive with the top down.  Tomorrow Wednesday 12/5/18 the forecaster's are calling for snow...

Ready for Christmas at Mom's place

Today was just another visit with the Best Mother in Law in the whole wide world.  She is always "good" and still telling us to be "careful" driving home.  Gotta love the Greatest Generation. So as you can tell there has been no sewing around here even though there are project's waiting patiently to be sewn.

Until next time.
Happy piecing, happy sewing,
Sheila