I love stitchery!!

Today my favorite thing is also one of my obsessions.    I am so obsessed with quilting and sewing gadgets, tools, and storage for my quilting stuff.    Because creating takes so much stuff, right?   I am always on the lookout for something that make my sewing easier.

Today is about my love of stitchery.    I love redwork, bluework and any other type of embroidery.   My favorite  thing today is my newly purchased, ( Maybe my husband will not read my blog today)  traveling embroidery satchel.    It is just beautiful.   I love the floral print outside.   I love the straps that allow me to hang it up or carry it.   I love that I can put the floss colors that I need in it and pockets for scissors, thimbles, needles and backgrounds.   It is great and I love it.

Thanks to Shay at "Quilting in My Pajamas" for this opportunity to link up.





Janice

My Grandmother's Garden

It is Friday again, and my favorite thing this week is the quilt I have on my bed.     It is a Grandmother's Flower Garden that was pieced by my grandmother and then quilted by my mother.    They are both gone, and have been for a number of years, but when I crawl under that quilt each night I feel close to them.  

It is entirely hand pieced and hand quilted.  It is king size, so it hangs to the floor on both sides of the bed, but I don't mind.    It is a treasure and one of my favorite things, along with my bedroom.    I have tried to make it a peaceful place.   I try very hard to keep it clean and keep the clutter out.    I want to feel good when I am there, sleeping or cuddling with my husband.    Making my bed each day is a habit that I will always struggle with, but having this beautiful quilt to go on my bed makes it easier.

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A Little Piece of Heaven!

Those who don't understand small town life, tend to call it boring.     I call it peaceful.    Last Sunday we had nothing better to do than take a drive down the coast.    Hwy 98 runs down the gulf coast and gives you a wonderful view of Apalachee Bay.    We spent a great sun filled afternoon sitting on a dock and then we drove a little further to the quaint town of Carrabelle, known for its marina and fishing tournaments.















Friends of ours have opened a small Bar & Grille that is right on the water and you can sit and watch the boats on the Carrabelle River.   The food was great and the view "priceless".

One of my favorite things is sitting on the water on a lazy sunny Florida afternoon.

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A New Addition!

It has been several weeks since I posted.    I mean too, and then the day gets away from me.   I have started back with my early morning gym visits and meal planning. It takes time to exercise and eat right,
but it is so worth it.     I feel better, and have more energy.     I am trying to make it a habit.    It is amazing how the bad things become a habit so easily and doing things that are good for you takes such effort.

But enough about that,    I have a new granddaughter.      Her name is Eliyah, and she was born on April 22nd and weighed 8lbs 10oz.    I haven't gotten to hold her, but I think I am going to have to go to Missouri soon.    In case you couldn't tell from my blog and my previous posts.     My grandchildren are my favorite thing.    

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I am working on some stitchery projects.  I will probably have some pictures this weekend.   Have a great weekend.

Janice

Good Friends Are Priceless!

Good Quality Quilting Fabric - $10.00

Good Quilty Friends - Priceless!
One of my truly favorite things is the time that I spend with my sit n stitch buddies.   They have become an extension of my family and I love them.     Where else would you find someone who understands your addiction and doesn't even suggest a 12 step program.   They rejoice with me when I rejoice and cry with me when I cry and get mad for me when someone treats me badly.    They ooh and ahh at all of my quilting efforts even the bad ones, and they are always ready to lend a rotary cutter, or a ruler when my crazy life makes me dash madly around trying to get out of the house after working all day, so I can get my weekly fix of quilty talk and destressing.

Thanks guys for being there for me!

You are one of my favorite things!





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I Love Water!

Since I am allergic to artificial sweetners and I am always on a diet, trying to eat healthy, and stay away from the dreaded "soda".   I almost never drink soda, I might sneak a Mountain Dew in there every once in a blue moon.   For the most part I drink water, and with all the new info coming out about plastic bottles and how bad they are for the environment, and they may cause cancer, etc... I drink filtered water.   We have a Brita filter pitcher that stays in our fridge, 24/7.    While it is a good thing, it is not my favorite thing. 

My favorite thing is this:

This is only a small sample of the water bottles that I have.   I collect them.   I have them in my fridge, in my car, by my bed, in my backpack, by my sewing machine and every where else that I go.    I rotate them continually and always have one with me.    I love water!    It's a good thing, as I can't really drink anything else.    The butterfly one is my favorite, this week.

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What a Screen! One of my favorite things!

I have an iMac.   I am one of those converted PC folks.    My work computer used to be a Window machine and I thought it was great, as I love all things electronic.  But then I got my 27 inch iMac
 and I am now a Mac person at work and a PC person at home.    I can't convince my husband that "Because I want one!" is a good enough reason to abandon my perfectly good PC laptop for a new MacBook Pro.   So for now one of my favorite things is this wonderful Mac sitting on my desk at work.
 It looks just like this one.
 






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Favorite Things Friday!

My post today is about my favorite thing to use to do my least favorite thing.   UnSew!  UGH!!


I am not a total perfectionist when it comes to piecing.    If I cut off points or my seams don't nest perfectly,  I look at the square and say  " Could I see this from the back of a moving horse?"   If the answer is no, then I will probably leave it the way it is, depending on the purpose of the quilt and my mood at the time.    But everyone who sews knows, that there are times when you just have to unsew.


Well on a road trip a few years ago, I found this!  

It is a cheap seam ripper, mounted in a hand carved polished handle.   It is so much easier to work with because of it's longer handle.   I love it and it is one of my favorite quilting tools.

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