Merry, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!

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Veteran's Day!! Thank you . . .

 to all our Veterans, both living and fallen!!

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Saturday's Smile After My Computer Crashed!!

 

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We Will Never Forget - 20 Years After!!

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God Bless America!!

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My Friends Love Their New Wall Hanging!!

 Well, my brother, Kelly and I went over to Don and Julita's for homemade split pea soup and to hang their quilt!!  The soup was delish and the hanging went well.  

Don did say the wiggly bottom bothered him so we are going to put a small dowel through the bottom binding so it lays straight!!

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Quilt Top Finished and Getting Quilted!!

 I got my friend Don's Quilt of Valor top completed and got it loaded on Martha this morning!!

When I was only a 4th of the way completed I loved it but once the entire top was done, I thought it might be too busy for Don and his wife.  So, I took it over to let them see what they thought before I spent more time quilting and binding it in the event they thought it was too busy for them

Well, I got a wonderful surprise.  Not only do they love it but they want me to add a sleeve on the back so they can hang it as as piece of art in their entranceway hall!!  Wow, what an honor for me!!

I hope to be binding it tomorrow so I can gift it to Don this weekend!!

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Remembering Our Fallen Soldiers . . .

I personally want to thank my older brother, Greg, who served in Vietnam and died at a too young age (69) from complications of Agent Orange!!

And my darling Dad who served in WWII

Both great men who loved God and their Country!!  Until we meet again!!

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A Little of This and This . . .

This is a little counted cross stitch that is long overdue getting finished!!  I started it in time to have done by last July 4th but it went to the wayside.  I have now completed it!!  YaY!

The wood on the back is a piece of old weathered cedar from the dilapidated fence that sorta encloses our yard.

This is what is on my longarm, Martha today!!  The quilt top was immaculately pieced and so the quilting works up perfectly. 

This is what is on my new design wall.  Sooooo fun to have a design wall!!  The quilt is for a friend of mine that I play bridge with.  A couple of years ago, I made a Quilts of Valor quilt for another friend who had served in Vietnam.  I did not know until recently that Don was also a Veteran.  I told him I wanted to make him a quilt but he just didn't seem to the red/white and blue type of quilt guy.

I asked if I could come see their home so I could get an idea of what I would like to make.  I got there and man-o-man, gorgeous home and all decorated in Asian decor!!  Very elegant!!  Thus the quilt design above that I made up.

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Credit: I Like Old Things Facebook Page

A Friend's Quilt and . . .

 a newly planted planter!!

I LOVE This quilt!!  It is for a dear friend, Teri, who wanted a calming quilt to put at the end of her bed.  This quilt went through about 4 modifications before I was happy with it.

Below you can see the back.  It is also very calming!!  I will be putting it in the mail on Monday!!

This is the little planter that my brother, Kelly made for me!!  I put some Shasta Daisy plants in it that were given to me by a friend who was thinning out his herd!!

This darling Buddha sits in front of my Cottage to remind me to always be kind to others.  

And below is one of my iris that has bloomed so beautifully.  I think this is an Icelandic Iris.  In front of it are the 5 lavender plants I am going to put in the BIG planter that Kelly made for me.!!

Ha! Ha!  That little planter was so heavy that I could not move it off my planting table, so Kelly had to put it in place for me!!  The planter for the lavender is going to have to wait to be planted until I decided where it is going to go and stay because it will literally weigh a ton!!