cobblers were here...

well it was another fun evening...altho we were missing a couple cobblers. so i sent left overs home with everyone. i made chili/jalapeno cornbread and all the fixings...sister jana brought a artichoke dip, auntie mary brought a wonderful date desert and carol- pumpkin bars, auntie pat brought kiwi. we always have way to much to eat... it was an early night, but we had fun.

 

sister jana is taking a class and making a tree skirt, using paper/foundation piecing.  

 

she kept busy working away...they all humor me with the pictures.... 

 

carol brought her finished mats...

 

we all want this one.....

 

carol made auntie pat this mat using uncle jacks old wool pants..great wool!

 

carol showed me she was using the sewing hussif i made them all a couple years ago inspired by a wool friend. i think i made 10 in all..each a bit different.

 

and carol kept on stitchen....

 

auntie mary has been punchen! she ran out of thread soo... 

 

she started a new one....

 

they are such inspiration!

 

enjoy your day!                            jody!

 

 

 

 

mondays road trip..

yesterday my partner  in crime-cindy and i went to a near by town to there community sale. everything is 1.00 with the exception of a few larger items in a near by corner... i should have taken a picture of the stuff piled when we walked in the door... it is held 2 x a year spring/fall and they know us well now.  it starts at 12 noon, we shop, take a break for lunch (always wonderfully home made..) and then we shop again and were home about 3pm. here are a few pictures...

not that i needed another quilt but...for a 1.00 i couldnt resist! love the calico's in it! may retie or not..another blanket is in the wash...

 

wonderful wool to over dye or not...i will be washing and cutting wool soon! thanx cathy (orange sink) for some needed advice!  

 

a few treasures for the shop or ebay...im a little tempted on keeping the pictures. may try them in one of the bed rooms, they are beautiful! 

 

im keeping the tea towel love it! and i've had food processors before and thought i didnt need them... its a nice size with book even! and the pyrex still had the sticker on and i gave it to mom, i loved the ends on it..easy to handle. 

 

enjoy your day!                        jody

friday road trip...

sister Jana, Carol p and i kinda spur of the moment ... decided to drive to Fargo, ND ( 1 1/2 ) hours to the quilt show. we had a nice time, i got to visit with a couple vendor friends and we of course came away overwhelmed with lots of ideas and inspiration! click on the pictures to get a closer look!

 Stacy from buttermilk basin and her husband were there...  great to visit with them! she is a wonderful gal with so much talent and energy! i told her she must of designed patterns in high school because i have some of her halloween patterns from years ago. here is her web site go check it out!
 http://buttermilkbasin.com/

 this is what i came home with from Stacy's booth... i loved her idea of the little mats. i can change the middle,  with the seasons. she had lots of great patterns for each month, its a nice size to mount on a larger bread board, hang on the wall, or what ever!

 Emily from the red button was there, we loved going to her quilt shop Emily's cottage but now enjoy seeing her with her new pattern company. here is her web site....  http://www.redbuttonquiltco.com/

and bonnie from willow wood market...
  http://www.willowwoodmarketdesigns.com/page/page/4237891.htm , bonnie has a out door harvest festival that's wonderful! we missed it last weekend but will try hard to get there next year!  we are fortunate to have these wonderful talented gals here in the north!

 daughter Angie is out of town again this weekend so i am keeping her dogs company thru out the day... it gets to be to many at my house now as i have Sadie the beagle visiting this weekend too soo its a good thing Angie lives only 3 blocks away... this was morning coffee on her porch with a new magazine... of course Koa was on my lap and Oliver tried to get on my lap but....is getting a bit big, altho he sure doesnt think so!

enjoy your day my blogging friends and have a nice weekend!            jody

Fall and Family

gosh wednesday already... it is suppose to be a bit warmer today so i am heading out to the yard a little later. i did take a few pictures while out with the dogs, cats and doves earlier this morning...

 

my dogwood must love this area because i trim it way down in the fall and its so full and beautiful by fall. i need to work in this area next spring..i tend to stay behind the fence in the back yard..

 

neighbors tree across the street, more pictures of this tree to come...

 

mom and dad while at the state fair... great picture. mom fell the other day coming in from the garden...bumps and bruises, but no broken bones. still takes time to heal and slows ya down...

 

dad in his glory!!

 

mom and dad with jana/steves four boys and girls and friend.. the family is going to keep growing.....

 

enjoy your day!                     jody

tea cozy works well..

i had ordered a tea cozy from" hooked on primitives" she is another who gets alot of hooking done and has alot of great patterns and ideas.. i found that with one little alteration it works great for covering my featherweight sewing machine! perfect! and i can still use it as a tea cozy too!

 

the mouse pin cushion came from susie, she does wonderful wool work and sells on ebay.

i think mice are so cute and got my emma the corgi cuz i think she looks like a big mouse..

 

 

enjoy your day!                    jody

 

fall in the garden....

i have been in the garden..it went right from summer hot to fall cool, at least in the mornings.  i have been putting some things off like painting on the house because of the hot summer, now its fall... soo thought id get some of the gardens cut down and then concentrate on the next on the to do list! hear are a couple fall garden pictures, my vines are always the first to go...

 

enjoy your day!                  jody

owls and owie

My daughter loves owls ( inspired by her dad ) and this year seems to be the year of owls everywhere. fabrics, wall attire ect.. she saw this fabric and had to make something, she finished two of these one for herself and one for her friend. cute! so proud of her and i was thinking she'd never sew...

 

 

Grand babe #1 had a sore ending to his weekend.. they stopped by my house after getting home from  visiting uncle Jason/auntie Jessie in Duluth. Next thing we knew we were off to the emergency room...no stitches but a nasty cut... on a happier note out came the 2nd tooth!

 

enjoy your day!                 jody 

treasures and bath time...

yesterday we had our city sales and farmers market. Cindy and i started bright and early and covered a of bunch of sales... we didn't find alot, but found some things. sometimes i think we have it all...and that's why we don't find much. its hard to shop sometimes for " timeless treasures " you just don't know whats gonna sell and it always amazes me what does sell.. i did find some smalls for the shop, some tea bag holders, copper measuring spoons, corn salt/pepper and books. oh i did get a full size old metal frame with wheels and box spring and mattress from someone i know for 40. and i think grandbabe #1 is getting that. as he will soon be out growing his twin bed, and a portable dvd player for 10.00 which is great cuz the other one fell off the bed and broke last time g-babe #2 was here....

 

then i discovered it held more thread...cool! 

 

cool little cabinet... love the paint. 

 

i love candles both for myself and gifts... 

 

bath time!

 

enjoy your day!              jody