Happy Halloween!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

How about you?

Did you ever order fabric and then forget?
Only to be surprised when the mail carrier brings you THREE packages.
Oh happy day!!
I have some Christmas Pillows planned!!
Hopefully Christmas 2009!!
Have a great weekend!

I thought you ….

Might enjoy seeing my Red and Aqua Disappearing Nine Patches. Here are the 25 12 ½ inch squares. I think they look great, I love this color combination.



In fact, I loved it so much, I played twice!

This is how 200 6 ¼ patches look!!

All the blocks that have arrived are just beautiful. These blocks when mixed together are going to make spectacular quilts!!

Hey!!!!!!

Look what Grandma has……..


(I could not help but post a picture of our little one)
New Fabrics!!!!

Darla Blue Rosie Dot


Hopscotch Birds on Green

Hey, this is what we got today...

FreshAire!!


AND she is having a


Just Click on the picture!!
Go and visit, you will be glad you did!!!!

Halloween Quilt....

I have my
Spooktacular Halloween Quilt Top Pieced
This is the fabric I am going to use for the borders…..

Oooooo Spooky!!!
And this
Of course

Is my backing!!!
How cute is this??!!!

My Baby....

I made my baby….

A sleeping bag!!!!
Now by
NO MEANS
Is this a tutorial!! I just wanted to show you my project.
First, I made my own fabric!! I took soft flannel and a cute cotton print; I machine quilted them together in a grid pattern. Now, for me this is big time, as I do not machine quilt. I just so happened to have the perfect color of pink thread! (thanks T).


Next, I lined my baby up and cut my newly made fabric to fit…

I then sewed the top to make a smooth seam, sewed the other three sides.

I now have a tube, turn her inside out

and some embellishments
and my baby is now safe and sound!!


Now, what have I read in the past few weeks, I went onto my Kindle, picked bestsellers and recognized the name Dan Brown. So, I read..
The Lost Symbol
My rating 3 out of 5 stars.
I just finished..
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
My rating 4 out of 5 stars.
Today I loaded a sample of the Oprah book club selection; I have yet to read the sample, so I am not sure what my next book will be. For sure, I am going to check out all the wonderful suggestions you have given to me.
I LOVE this baby!!!

The Downy Quilt...

As I was blog hopping this morning I stopped at Robins, You really need to go visit and read and see the pictures of her Quilt for Downy. As soon as I read her post I signed up!! If you are looking to do so very useful charity work, head over to either Robins or right to Quilts For Downy.I will post the quit when it arrives, Oh Yes, they will send you a kit!!

Happy Saturday.

Ok guys....

You all know how I fell about swaps!!
Well I just joined a super fun one for Christmas.
The fun part is the blocks are not due until

January 15th!!

Aunt Pitty Pat
is hosting a Christmas Themed block swap, like the Halloween one I did, only in Christmas Themes.
How fun is that!!!.
I have picked mittens as my block. I had such a ball with the Halloween Swap, there was no way I could resist a Christmas one too!
Head over,
Aunt Pitty Pat holds swaps all the time, she is a wonderful hostess!!
Hope to see you there!

A day off...

Bummer, I will have to take the day off because I am off to the eye doctor today. Someplace I am very use to going! However, it really puts me out for the day. Those pesky drops they have to put in your eyes, (so they can see through to the back of your head)! They give me such a headache! So, please do not feel bad if I do not respond to emails or read blogs, because actually I will not be able to!!
Hey, what about pink glasses?? Am I brave enough?

I will not be able to see myself, so I guess I will just stick to good old wire rims. Have a super day!!

Look what I got done…

Look at what I did this weekend! I finished SEWING my signature blocks for Melissa’s Signature Swap. Now all I need to do is watch TV and sign them. I cannot wait to receive all the other blocks! How fun!!!

A Story....

As many of you know, my oldest daughter (mother of Little T), is a high school teacher. She is also a sponsor of a club at school. At the school where she teaches, Addison Trail High School, there was a tragic car accident involving two of her former students. This is what she told me:

"Mike graduated from Addison Trail in '08.This past July, Mike and another Addison Trail graduate, Rocco, were in a terrible car accident. The car accident put both boys in the hospital with life threatening injuries. Rocco has since recovered and was able to go back to college this fall. Unfortunately, Mike is still in the hospital and his family's medical bills are extensive. When Mike was at Addison Trail, he was the Vice-President of the Lettermen Club (a club for Varsity athletes). In order to help Mike's family and show our support, the Lettermen Club is hosting a 5K run/walk. The proceeds from this 5K run/walk will go to his family to help them out in anyway possible. I had the privilege of having both Rocco and Mike in my freshman World History class. They are great kids that are intelligent and kind. This seems like the least that we can do in order to show our support for both boys and to show them how much we care."

My 13-year-old daughter Maggie will be participating in this event on Saturday October 31, 2009. My husband and I will of course monetarily sponsor her, but being a 13-year-old, she is hoping to raise more. If you feel like you would like to donate to this worthy cause, I would be delighted to accept your donations through my PayPal address Pnkcndy@sbcglobal.net (attn: Addison Trail) and/or checks are accepted by snail mail made out to Addison Trail High School. Sent to me at:
Jane Remus
71o Timbers Trail
St. Charles, IL
60174

Thank you in advance for your kind consideration of this matter.

9 Patch Swap

I was able to get my last two months of the 9 patches I am doing for Christine’s 9 Patch Swap. This swap was for international swappers only, but I was lucky enough to have someone very sweet offer to be my sponsor. I mail her my blocks, she mails them to Christine and then Christine’s mails them to her, who in return sends them to me. Thank you Lurline!! You are very kind.
So her are all my months…

May

June

July

August

September

October

I am so excited. I cannot wait to see what I receive in return!!

I’m in Love, I’m in Love, I’m in Love, I’m in Love,

I’m in Love, with some wonderful fabric… I like to sing so I enjoy adding songs to my titles. This was from the movie South Pacific….
Anyway, New fabrics arrived at my door from my super nice UPS man.

Kiwi from Timeless Treasures…

Lime Green and Black, yummy!!
Also…
Apple by Timeless Treasures, this just shouts to me!!!

You can find these in my eBay store under Timeless Treasures and in my Etsy Shop also under TT.

I also made a fun Christmas Holiday Fat Quarter Bundle for you to use for those Holiday projects.

Also in my eBay and Etsy Stores!
Have a wonderful weekend, I need to go and sew!!