February Fabric Post Card

For a February Postcard Swap done in fabric, I present a look at mine.

It is obviously done in pinks mostly with green accent. It will be sent

to a swapper on swap-bot and I hope she will like it.

Happy Valentine's Day

Winter Theme Quiltie

In a swap I am in we are to make four quilties ( 6x6) for the four seasons. This is the Winter one. Thanks to my friend June for her input on it. I hope to show on my blog all the four seasons eventually.

Savannah, Georgia

On way home to Tennessee from Florida I just had to stop for a couple of days in Savannah.
It is just filled with mystery and local history. Because I love art and sculpturing along with my other favorites, I wanted to go to the Boneventure Cemetery that I have heard of from brochures and locals there. I know it may sound wierd but I do appreciate the headstones people put up for their loved ones. Some have stories to tell, some are just enormous and most are well done pieces of art. The one I am showing is a child of 5 or 6 that died many, many years ago and I have put on this blog a picture of her and the story behind it. I consider art work like this is more a tribute to the departed than a tombstone.

Trip to Florida

This just had to be.....I love winter, but DH loves summer type weather and I had them both. Worst freeze they had seen in years here in "sunny" Florida and now that we will be heading up to Tennessee with a stop in Savannah, Georgia,DH will get his Florida warm weather. However, I will have my real winter up in my favorite place, Smokie Mountains. I hope it will snow but waits until I get there. In winter it seems the type clothes you wear (layered) can hide a multitude of "fat" and I do need to hide that while in the Summer you are totally exposed. Now I can either hide in the house all summer or loose some weight and exercise.....guess which one I will be doing.... At least I have a few months to decide. :)
However, the trip to Tampa was well worth it as I got to see our grandson Matthew who is the youngest of the 9 we have. Reading to him was a joy as was the puppet theater I made for him as he is full of imagination. This is a picture of one I made out of fabric. The child's face is the other grandson who is 13.

Happy New Year - Welcome 2010

This is a picture of my rv buddies. We usually meet in Florida each year but this year we decided on an added get to gether in the mountains of Tennessee. This is a picture insdide the cabin where 11 of us stayed in the city of Gatlinburg(Smoky Mtns of Tennessee). We were there for four days, had a blast and celebrated New Years Eve together watching fireworks from our balcony.

They all got home safely after 11 hours of travel whereas it took us 1/2 hr. to get home. They are good friends, indeed.

Also, the main attraction seemed to be a puzzle I brought with me not thinking everyone would be so interested in it.

Ragtop quilt for Grandson

I started quilting recently, never liked to sew in my young years. I started with a picture quilt for my youngest grandson Matthew with photos of his friends to take to nursery school with him. Then I did a photo one for my grandaughter graduating college with her pictures being from day one until graduation. I have done this one for grandson also in college and being part Irish made it in those colors along with a couple of shamrocks on it. I am hoping to make one for each grandkid which is 9, so, 3 down and 6 to go. Wish me luck!