COVERED BRIDGE

FIRST SQUARE OF COVERED BRIDGE WALL HANGING

Our sewing room is back together after the Thanksgiving Holidays.  Donna did a great job arranging everything.  The room looks very nice and things are actually in order.

Today is the first time I have done any machine embroidery in close to 3 weeks.

Donna helped me get the threads together I needed so I could arrange them for the project I started working on. We found other things we had put away and now I am set to go.

The project I started is the Covered Bridge.  I got this pattern shortly after I won the machine. I just put off starting it because I thought it would be too much work.

The picture at the top is the Covered Bridge pattern.  It is not very good because I took this from my laptop.  This pattern was not in one of the magazines but you can get an idea what it will look like.

I made the first square today. The colors are really beautiful.  I used the colored thread called for in the pattern because this is a copy of an original painting.

GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS

New television for Donna and Laif from Kyle

Christmas tree up already

Gingerbread Houses

Anna,Katie, David and Christopher worked on making the Gingerbread houses. They also helped decorate the Christmas tree.

When my sister and I were growing up, we always put the tree up on Christmas Eve and then we would have hot chocolate and cookies. We did not open presents until Christmas morning.
We did not have a lot of toys. We were happy with simple toys and games. We did get dolls for Christmas. One of my favorite toys was a little metal cat on wheels. You pulled the tail down and it went across the floor.

My mother always made a nice Christmas dinner. There were only the four of us. We had no cousins to visit us. My mother's family was in Iowa and my father's family was in Montana.  We played games and did a lot of reading.  Elsie and I really enjoyed our time with our parents.

Stores did not sell things for Christmas until after Thanksgiving.  Stores were only open from 9am to 6pm.  No stores were open on Sunday.

THANKSGIVING DAY

DEBBIE WITH HER SWEET GRANDSON, JAYDEN

RELAXING AROUND THE TABLE AFTER A NICE DINNER

Just a couple of pictures I took. We had a lot of people for Thanksgiving.  Michael and Rachel and  all their sweet children came.  They wanted to surprise Donna and Laif. Debbie let David and me know so we could be prepared.

Donna and Laif were totally surprised. Donna said she wondered why we bought more food. 

We ended up with 24 people including the kids.

We had a noisy but fun Thanksgiving.

I am thankful that I am still here to be able to enjoy these precious times.

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING

POWER OUTAGE

KATIE MAKING CINNAMON ROLLS

DONNA AND DAVID WORKING UNDER MY LED FLASHLIGHT

Katie was just starting overnight Cinnamon rolls when the power went out. The power was out a little over 2 hours.

The pictures below look like we have light but that light is from a large LED flashlight that I had.

I had not used it before and I was just amazed at the brightness of the flashlight.

SHOP HOP WALL HANGING

This is the last project until after Thanksgiving.  I had a few squares made and my neighbor had come over to see my Halloween House and she saw that I was working on this. She was studying every square and looking at the rest on the pattern pages. She was so fascinated by each.  I decided I was going to give it to her as a surprise when I got it finished.  A couple of weeks ago I asked her if she could help me arrange the squares because I wasn't sure how I should arrange them.  She had so much fun arranging them.  After she left I numbered them in the order she had done.

Yesterday with Donna helping we got it finished. Donna called her and told her I had something for her to see. My neighbor came over this afternoon and I gave it to her. She was so thrilled.  She said it was like a surprise birthday party.  She said now she will be able to study all the details.

I just like making these projects and I was so happy she liked it.

VETERAN'S DAY

STATE BIRDS AND FLOWERS



This is one of my favorite wall hangings. I am planning on making a lighter quilt for my bed when I can find a pattern I like.  I am still planning on making the Covered Bridge wall hanging so I will be busy with my embroidery after Thanksgiving.

       
More about Hummingbirds.  All the Hummingbirds left a couple of days ago.  Now there is just one bird again.  Actually there is another Hummingbird that tries to get to the feeders but this one bird keeps chasing it away.   A few months ago David started calling her Miss Piggy.  When all the other Hummingbirds were here for those few days Miss Piggy tried running them off but there were too many.  I guess the flock flew to a warmer place.


               
Diane put a picture of my dad on Facebook.  My dad was in the Navy in World War one.  Also, today is my Sister's birthday.  She is 88 today.  We both just keep hanging in.

ANOTHER EMBROIDERY PROJECT

BUTTERFLY AND FLOWER SMALL THROW

I have not started another project yet.  I think I needed a break from embroidery.  I will probably get something started after Thanksgiving.  I am getting ready to start on the Covered Bridge wall hanging. I have sent for some thread for the project.  Donna found the site for me.  This company has the good quality embroidery threads much cheaper than buying them in the store.  I still have to get the material for the squares.

I LOVE ANIMALS

Leopard

Tiger

I made these Anita Goodesign pictures from the "Big Cats" series. There are several cats.  You can make the cats into a wall hanging or a quilt but I just chose these two to frame.  I now have them hanging above my Couch.

An update on my Humming birds.  As of this morning, there are still eight.

SNOW AND HUMMINGBIRDS AGAIN

NOVEMBER 5th AND IT SNOWED AGAIN LAST NIGHT.  IT IS NOT EVEN WINTER YET.

EIGHT HUMMINGBIRDS ARE STILL HERE.  THEY ARE EATING CONSTANTLY.

I can hardly believe that all eight Hummingbirds are still here. I have always wanted more Hummingbirds. There has always been the one for months.

In the lower picture you may be able to see the bird near the feeder and there are several in the tree.  It is hard to capture pictures as they flit around so fast.

Now of course the Hummingbirds are drinking so much nectar we will have to keep the feeders filled more often.

snowI don't mind the extra expense though.  It is so much fun to watch them.

HUMMING BIRD INVASION

hummingbirds flying near the feeder

Hummingbird feeding

For months and months there was only one Hummingbird at the feeders.
   In recent days there were three and then yesterday we had eight birds feeding all day.  It will be interesting to see if they stay around.

We did have a small amount of snow yesterday.  It seems early in the year for this to happen here.

STARTING UP MY BLOG AGAIN

Front of My Halloween House

Back of my Halloween House

I decided to start working on my blog again.
The last time I posted was in October 2016.

I will try to do better.  I used to post a lot.  Actually, blogs are good because it is just like keeping a diary.  This Halloween project was my last finished project.  I have a Shop Hop wall hanging in progress.

I have a pattern of a covered bridge in an Autumn scene.  I got this pattern when I got the machine because it is so beautiful but have yet to start it.  This will be a wall hanging.  I have hesitated about starting it as it is going to take so much embroidering.

Open view of My Gingerbread House

Gingerbread House

I love the Gingerbread House.  I have given away a lot of the Anita Goodesign houses but I am keeping these for myself.