A Day With Spencer

Saturday was a day with Spencer and Tonks. We all got up early as we do everyday when you have a 5 almost 6 year old at home. We did our normal morning things like have coffee and something to eat. We had a wedding to go to that was going to be quite a drive no matter what. We had to be there at 2 I decided to take a ferry boat to save on gas and driving time.
The car is now packed and ready to go dog,water,car toys,extra cloths, warm coats,dog treats and her water,sun block for Mr Spencer white skin, SNACKS this one is very important for us snackers Spencer and I are great snackers. We are now on our way through town to get the ferry Spencer from the back seat says well if these Darn people would stop picking their noses and stop talking on their cell phones we could move faster I said yes you're right and laughed. We are now at the ferry ticket booth the nice lady says how are we doing today? I Said fine Spencer rolls his window down and says to the lady do these ferry boats have life jackets? I don't like the water very well and I can't swim very good cause I only had 3 swim lessons. The lady says "yes we have life jackets". Spencer then says "well I hope some are for kids my size cause last week at Uncle Paul's I wore a big persons life jacket and it didn't fit so good". I think the lady was thinking what is this kid going to come up with next. Spencer then said you know I'm going to be a train driver when I get big like my brother Garrett trains don't go on the water so I won't need a life jacket she laughed and Spencer said good bye to her. We went and parked in the line and then waited for the ferry too come.
At the wedding Spencer got tried of waiting because it was a half hour late so he was throwing rocks in to the like and making silly sounds the first part of the wedding. Other then that the wedding went really well.
On the way home we got lost and the cell phone wouldn't work Spencer had something to say around every corner about being lost and the bogyman coming for us and how he and Tonks were going to save Momma Shawn part of me laughed and the other part really wanted him to be quiet so I could get unlost. All and All it was a great day just the three of us. Momma Shawn, Spencer with the loose tooth, and Tonks our fearless broom rider. Life really is good I am so very blessed.

They Are Off

Today I sent my two entries to the Hoffman Challenge. I am so pleased with the way they both turned out that it made me smile from the inside out. So here is the quilt that I named "Peacocks In My Backyard"
This is the Peacock
the photos really don't show the detail and the stitching.
Then I entered these two I have named them Abhijaya {the Fairy} and Raila {the dragon} they are the keepers of the Peacocks. The whole piece measures about 14" long and about 10" tall. Both are embellished with beads, funny yarn,glitter paint and feathers. I love making dolls and these dragons. This whole piece is all done in Hoffman Challenge fabric but one little suitcase on the back of Abhijaya.

Abhijaya means Victorious which I think is very fitting because I feel that these two could do just that. Raila means to be one with the Fairy's.
If you would like to see more of my Fairy's and Dragons or if you would like to own your own Dragon, Fairy, or a Fairy riding on a Dragon I can and will take special orders if you have a pay pal account. The dragon alone is $300.00, the Fairy alone is $200.00 put them together and it's $550.00. You pay shipping and handling. Please email me for more details.

A Sad Day

My Sisters and Brothers
I do my most productive sewing, house work when I am sad, or mad I stay focused and on task. Sounds weird but I get allot done when I am either sad or mad. It can't be the time that I am creative there has to be a plan. This last Sunday I found out that my older sister Punkie has cancer again this time it's the really bad news it seems to be in her bones as of now we know that it is in her hips and her spine. We are having a large family retreat this weekend and I had to have her quilt ready for the weekend. Last year about this time I had decided to make all my siblings each a quilt. I have gotten 2 of the 5 done. So Sunday was the day. I cut it out on Saturday night. the top was sewn together by 10 am Sunday Morning. I'm calling it "Butterfly's Are Free"

So I was still sad and needed something new to work on that I could finish with a plan. My nephew Scott who will be going back to Iraq sometime soon for the third time just got married last weekend so I made them a quilt this is a queen sized log cabin out of the book "Make a Quilt In A Day" by Eleanor Burns. I thought as I looked at the book you would have to sew like a crazy woman to do them in a day. I cut and finished the top in less then 8 hours of sewing. I love it and it made me want to make more.

Happy Birthday Amreica

This is Fireworks off the Space Needle last year it great love it just don't love all the people. It seems as I get older the less I like large groups of people. This weekend is the weekend to get some stuff done around here. I plan on getting a couple quilts done bunch of little 3"x3" blocks done for a quilt that I'm making for my sister. She is paying me to make Starry Night the BOM that I have on my Web. Have a great Birthday America I do love You