So where did May (also known as My Month) go?

Also known as my month because it's Mother's Day, our Anniversary, and my Birthday all rolled into the month of May which make it so.  My month has flown by way too quickly, but thats the way (Love) it goes.    The weather has been crazy this month, up one day, down the next.  But it seems to be going out with a "ROAR"!  90 degrees for the last three days of the month make it so... DSIL has a landscaping business so I have been watching the littlest Grandson during the day and then going to pick up my BFF Grandson from school, so not much sewing has been getting done around here.

View from our table at Hemmingway Restaurant Stevensville,   MD.

Mothers Day, May 12th was also "My Man and my Wedding Anniversary", so on Mother's Day, my fabulous children made a wonderful brunch for me and their father.  What's not to love about that? 

6 Day's later here come's my Birthday, and more Celebration.  (Did I mention, May is my Month?)  Dinner was made for me in my honor, complete with song and cake.  

Oh to be 25 again...

Very little quilting has been happening here I'm sad to report.  But I thought I should exit my Birthday month with what I can.  I have made it down to my sewing room a couple times and here's all I got.  

A Bingo Quilt

These quilt blocks were made by Charlotte's Mom (a fellow quilt guild/quilt bee member).  I plan to make a quilt for my guilds "quilt bingo" coming up in October.  Fun time, I'll post more at a later date.  

Sewing the Binding on a "Baby Girl Quilt"

Almost finished baby quilt for a Friend of DD's that she has know since middle school.  Completed picture to be posted later, still have some quilting to do, but I'm happy to say that the binding is on.

Petal Pusher's Kit & Freedom Party Banner Kit

This week-end I have plans to work on my "My Lazy Dasiy" Trunk Show items for my next scheduled  in home party on June 8th.  Looking forward to seeing Kathy and her friends next Saturday.  

In the mean time, happy piecing, and welcome summer.

Sheila

Quiting the Quilt

Today was a beautiful day here in the DC/Metro area.  Got up this morning and drove to VA to pick up my man who has been working for the last two weeks there.  He dropped off his rental car and needed a ride home.  My youngest daughter drove with me.  On the way back home we stopped off at Marchones in Wheaton Triangle for lunch, the best cold cut subs in the area.  From there we went to Sligo Creek Trail and ate our yummy subs on a picnic table in the beautiful sunshine.  Then driving home throuh Takoma Park, looking at all the neat houses, and neat little shops on main street.  I need to go back there, park the car and walk around for a better view.

Takoma Park 1883

Quilting the Quilt for about an hour before dinner makes this a really good day.  

Front of Baby Quilt

I pieced the back, and even pieced the batting.

Back of Baby Quilt

Happy Month of May, and happy piecing,

Sheila

Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks Blog Tour

http://www.quiltmaker.com/blogs/quiltypleasures/
I see more blog hopping in my future!

Putting on my dancing shoe's!

Roll out the barrel, strike up the band!   I'm putting on my dancing shoe's so I can do the happy dance!  My Old Tobacco Road top in finished!!

Old Tobacco Road

Coner's are not the same as Bonnie's

I am so excited to finally have this finished.  I started it as a mystery with Bonnie Hunter, (back in September 2008) but just wasn't feeling it until I put the flying geese unit's on.  Now it's not as bad as I thought.  It's pretty big (83" 1/2 X 100").  I will need to peice the back since I ended up using the cupcake fabric for the border, and now have a pretty big hunk of the fence fabric that I auditioned in my last post.  Thank you quiltermary over at http://keepmeinquilts.blogspot.com and Mary over at http://mary-the-sailor.blogspot.com you helped me see.  http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/old-tobacco-road-intro.html This is a link to Old Tobacco Road if you want to try it too.
So I am off to the basement to get to work on the back.  Happy piecing to me and to you.
Sheila

Getting this Monkey off my back!

Old Tabocco Road, so close to being done!  Top row needs flying geese units and another border all around, and it's done, done, done!  Getting this Monkey off my back...

Old Tabacco Road

Then of course my next decision will be the final border's?  Any help (opinions) with this will be greatly appreciated.

Cupcake & Fence

Cupcake

Fence

I have to miss my guild meeting "again" tomorrow night (babysitting my two grandsons's), otherwise I would be taking my fabric's to my meeting for opinions. 

Happy piecing, and Happy Spring,

Sheila

My Kind of Saturday

So after a fun filled week with my two Grandsons I feel like I deserve my sewing room.  They (the Grandsons) went home to their house on Friday evening after dinner, followed by ice cream on the front porch.  So after they left I was down in the basement to get in some sewing time.  My man is away on business for a few days, so early Saturday I was back at it.  Happy, Happy me!

Flying geese units on the right for Tobacco Road.
Paper pieced star (circle) for guild raffle quilt.
Random leader ender units. 

Also did some cutting for more flying geese, and embroidery machine going for a customer.  Then came up for some fresh air and late morning walk with my Remy Girl.

Color 

Pink

Forsythia, and Remy

Then to top off the day, date night with my man. Metro down to Metro Center, and Warner Theatre to see Ron White.  Great show, funny guy.  After the show a late dinner here.  Yum, Yum...

Good food

Right across the street from the restaurant is Ford's Theatre and next door is the house where Lincoln died.

Ford's Theatre

House Where Lincoln Died

And down the street on the corner was the Washington Visitors Center (closed at 10:30pm).  I really wish I had taken some pictures there too they had some really pretty Cherry Blossom t-shirts in the window, but my man hate's it when I "act like a tourist".  Ha, ha, ha!  All in all a fun night.

So my kind of Saturday came to an end, today Sunday a Bridal Shower for youngest daughter's childhood friend.  So big plans for evening Sunday sewing.  

Happy piecing,

Sheila

Boys

Well, this week will be a washout for me as far as sewing goes.  Everyday this week I have my two beautiful Grandson's, the little one all day, and picking up the big brother after school everyday, with them and Mommy staying here at the house with us tonight, and Thursday night.  There has been and there will be more fun and adventures here at my house.  Blowing bubbles in the front yard, playing baseball in the back yard.  Going to playgrounds for a little swinging, climbing, running, and digging.  All things little boy's love to do.

A little down time before dinner

I really need to finish the one, and only paper pieced block I took to make for my Guilds 2014 raffle quilt.  It's going to be another beautiful quilt, can't wait to show you the finished quilt.

obviously it's not all sewn together, but...

I missed my "Bee" meeting tonight because I have the boy's, but I should get this done by the next guild meeting which I plan to be at.

For now, Boys rule me...

Happy piecing,

Sheila