How to....gulp!

Well....it worked.   At my friends house trying to learn how to post pics.....

 This is my great granddaughter playing guitar.  She is 4 years old....

This is Juleigha....another great granddaughter.....she loves to do this with my hubby....she is in tumbling.  


I’ll try to come back later.....

Thanks for stopping by.....

Char

Hallelujah it worked!

Now i just need to figure out how to add more pictures to my computer.   I had just a regular tower drive, then switched to Apple Mac.   So my son transferred files over from my other drive to the Mac.  Now I want to add pictures probably from my camera.  Will work on figuring that out!  Wish me luck!

Thanks for stopping by!

Char

Just trying something....

Some of you know that I've been trying to figure out ways to post pictures on my blog from my tablet....  So I'm trying today from my computer......  

Approaching the new year of 2019

Happy New Year!

I’ve had a busy 2018.  Wish I could have posted pictures!  I think I might have a way to post pictures, just have to play with it on my computer.  Probably won’t be able to do it from my tablet but that’s okay.

I made a quilt that once I washed it I found four places where it had shred at the seams.  Started a quilt but didn’t really like the colors so I put all those blocks aside but ended up making a nine patch and giving it to a friend for Christmas.  She loved it.  My granddaughter had her dad ask me if I’d make her another quilt... something ethereal (uh what?) so I picked a carpenter star design with my idea of ethereal fabric in batiks.  Currently hand quilting a quilt as a gift for someone...hopefully will post pictures of that.

Started re organizing my craft room in the fall and found three quilts -small and table runners sandwiched, basted and ready to hand quilt.  Found fabric I forgot I had bought etc.   But then the holidays were fast approaching so the room got put on a back burner and became the place where everything under the sun went.  Today I spent four hours cleaning, putting things away, etc.  Ended up with three bags of trash!!  Still have loads of stuff to purge or take to the goodwill.  Need to organize my cross stitch and needle punch stuff better....I’m sure you know the routine!  Wish me luck and success!

Thanks for stopping by!

Char

Time flies....when you’re having fun...when you’re busy working around yard...it just flies in general!

I have been so busy this summer!  Last year we worked on our bathroom and one of the casualties of that was that we let our gardens go.  So this year we are having to,weed big time and it feels like we’re getting no where fast!

My friend and I want to go to the Apple store to learn how to use our iPads better...you know, post pictures, etc.   But between her schedule and mine we just haven’t been able to fit it in....

I finally finished my Jane Harris sampler after about five years.  I’ve always done my own framing but this was too big for me to attempt.  Well imagine my shock over the cost to frame it!😳. Whew!  I had sticker shock big time!   It’s still at the framer....has been for three weeks.  Should be ready in a day or so.  Meanwhile I’ve been working on The Little House needlework Farmhouse series to put on my Christmas tree this year.   I also have two quilts sandwiched and ready to hand quilt.  Started quilting one of them today.

I’m hoping to be able to post pictures soon.

Thanks for stopping by!

Char

Here we are in February already!

And I’m still trying to figure out how to post pictures to my blog... I may have to schedule a class at the nearest Apple store to learn how to do that and how to delete and add songs to my iPod.   But that will have to wait until probably March because February is supposed to be a “colder than normal and snow above normal” for February here in Ohio.

Meanwhile I’m wetting lots of hand quilting done.  Almost finished with one quilt.  Then just have to make the lost block and sew all,the blocks together for another quilt top, sandwich, and quilt.  I still have two more quilt tops to mark and sandwich as well as a table runner.  And one more quilt top to sew together and quilt.  Hoping to get these all completed this year.  Hoping to get at least two more quilted before the weather gets too warm.  Big plans....LOL!

I had taken up rug hooking several years ago.  I have one finished and I think, 3 or 4 to finish.  All small rugs.  Then I just kind of lost interest for a couple of years...life got in the way.  Lately I’ve been yearning to put them on my frame and finish them.  I see so many pretty rugs and mats on Facebook...Out of Hand Rug Hookers group.  So maybe this will be the year for rughooking for me.

Take care, stay warm and thanks for stopping by!

Char

Where did this year go?!?

This year went by so fast!  Too fast!   I didn’t get to enjoy summer because we started remodeling our bathroom late June and it was the middle of August before we finished.  Then in September we had Bathfitters come and do a tub cover and tub surround.   Late August my grandson, Ryan, starts the junior high football season so we attended most of his games, many of them in the cold or rain.  We also attended our grandson, Andrew’s, soccer game....yep we only got to attend one.

Earlier this year I signed up for a block of the month quilt class as well as joining in on Kathy Tracy’s small quilt group mystery quilt.....uh...what the heck was I thinking?!?!  Meanwhile I attended some “classes” held by members of our quilt guild.   In July my friend, Sharon, hosted a Christmas themed sew in.   We had our choice of making a table runner, table topper, or two placemats.  We could cut our fabric but not start sewing until the sewin day started at 10:00 a.m. and ended at 3:00 p.m.    Guess who didn’t finish....yep me!   The next class was to make an iron caddy....again, guess who didn’t finish...again, Me!   The next class was a carpenter star quilt which I really enjoyed, but again, didn’t finish the top by the end of the day.  Sigh....do,you see a pattern here?   I did get the top finished at home and cut the backing and batting, but need to mark,the top to hand quilt.  The table runner I managed to finish the top, cut the batting and the backing, need to mark and sandwich for,hand quilting.  Oh and I completely forgot the mystery quilt class done at the quilt guild meeting place.  Have batting and backing cut but also need to mark it to quilt.  Like I said....what was I,thinking?!?!  I still haven’t done all the blocks for Kathy Tracy’s mystery quilt.

Now I’m working on Christmas gifts.  Gulp! Got a very late start....  usually I’m almost finished and just have to add details... Sigh...

Meanwhile, it seems everyone wants a piece of me and I have many commitments and appointments to deal with.

Then again the “what was I thinking” card popped up and I got the brilliant idea of getting my two great granddaughters Mariah who is two and Juleigha who is six over to make some things this past Saturday.  We had funny and it was funny.  This coming Saturday I’m having my two grandsons, Liam who will be 9 (I think) and Dominic who is seven come over to make some things.

On top of all of the above my husband, John, has mild dementia that seems like it’s getting worse.  Tomorrow I’m meeting with someone at the Alzheimer’s Association to talk about what to expect, how to tell when it’s getting worse, etc.  he is only 68 years old...😔

So....what have y’all been up to?

When I can figure out how to,post pictures on my blog through my iPad or Apple computer I will post pictures.

Happy Thanksgiving!