Fairy Dust

here is a bag

2010-10-14T21:03:00.000-07:00

I madethis bag last night watching dumb tv knitting on cold nights is a good thing

Knitting

2010-10-14T20:58:00.000-07:00

I Love knitting on rainny days I love swaping with other knitters on Raverly here is what I got today Lovely yarn, this cool book, hand dyed yarn and some dark chocolate. Thank you Jenn {Nysssa}

It's been a long time~

2010-08-06T21:27:00.000-07:00

It has been a very long time for me and posting on this blog. So this is the first of many to come. I have been very busy quilting, sewing, knitting, and growing a garden. Photos of all will be coming soon have a wonderful weekend :)

Haritt Boobermen the monster under my bed

2009-10-31T00:22:00.000-07:00

She is done! I love her. I am in a doll swap and we were to make a monster that would be under our beds. Well here is the monster that lives under my bed. Ms Haritt Boobermen. She is almost ready to set out on a little trip. More of her story to come in the morning.

front and back

Dryer lint makes great hair. She likes to knit and eat ice cream. Soft dolls really do come alive!
Happy Halloween~~~~~~

The Girls Are Almost Done

2009-10-17T22:31:00.000-07:00

I have been working on these girls for some time. I plan on using a couple of them as swap dolls for a couple of up coming doll swaps that I have joined. I love making dolls they are all coming alive with thier own personallity's. More photos will come when they are all done.

One on the left was the Hoffman Challenge 2009 doll that just got back from traveling around the counrty for the last year. She is the only one that finished. I have a night light fire fly doll, a box doll, troll, and old lady, and a fat fairy.

Dolls are so much fun.

Garden Fresh

2009-09-09T21:00:00.000-07:00

Spencer is really proud of the things he grew in our garden. He really liked the differant colored corn. These are our chickens all grown up really wish they would start laying eggs though. I truely LOVE My life and My family I am so blessed:)

Dragons, Fairys

2009-09-07T11:17:00.000-07:00

I love making soft dolls and dragons and now I giving trolls a try. The dragon mearsures 17" long from the nose to the end of the tail and is jointed. I sometomes put a fat fairy riding on the back.I love making these magical creatures come alive. I hope you enjoy them :)

School Is starting but I need to keep quilting.

2009-09-04T00:26:00.000-07:00

This first grade thing is going to be great. I love the fact that I now have a part time job at JoAnn fabrics I could just hop my fence in the back yard and be at work. having just a part time job means that I can do a little sewing without Spencer wanting something or just talking my ear off. I have finished up three little quilts trying to get a queen size paper pieced quilt done for my sister.I am also trying to get a couple dolls done. Seem as if I have hit a wall and I just need to go away for the weekend alone or with a friend a sew. Here are a few things I have been working on. This is Paul my big brother walking down his driveway I took a photo of him last year and I plan on sending it to him for his birthday at the end of the month. Here is the photo to
A mini quilt for a swap that I am doing I'm calling this Humming bird in the garden I am hoping to get 4-5 things done this weekend so more to come.

Small Quilts for swaping

2009-07-26T17:17:00.001-07:00

I have been working this weekend on a couple quilts for a couple small quilt swaps that I am involved in. I love them both the mermaid one is almost done have to finish the embellishments.

I truely live for times like this and my passion of making a piece of art work. Love it.

Spencer The Ring Barrier

2009-07-18T21:35:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we went to our nieces wedding were Spencer was the ring barrier. He looked so cute and did such a great job. So we had to do the dinner the night before so this is what went on that night at the church. He and Magean really had a good time waiting for the whole thing to start.
The Wedding
We really had a great time and Spencer really out did himself. He and Derick were drinking beer's {Root beer's} Sitting back and relaxing getting dressed up and having a few laughs and then kicking it up on the dance floor and catching the grooms garter All in all it was a great weeknd in portland.

Some New Baby Chicks

2009-06-04T20:38:00.000-07:00

I thought that voice said we were going to the pool? Where's the water it's a Hot day here in Seattle and it would be a great day to go to the pool. Oh that's right baby chicks don't like the water. These are our new baby chicks they are two weeks old still to little to to be in with the teens. But needed to be close.

Deanna's Sewing Room

2009-06-03T00:42:00.000-07:00

This is a little quilt that I made for a guild member of the Needle and I the quilting guild that I belong to. We had a Brown Bag Challenge and this is the out come of 5 fat quarters I added my own backing. The cute sewing ladies were part of the bag. We had to make a small quilt for the person that put in the 5 fat quarters. Deanna has a new sewing room and she thought it would be fun to have something to hang up on the walls. I had a lot of fun with this little project. :)
I hope that Deanna likes this little piece.

Kelline and Spencer

2009-05-16T23:56:00.000-07:00

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY KELLINE

Spencer and Kelline checking out our newly finished Chicken coop and making sure that the girls are doing good.This is our new home for our chickens no rosters live in this coop because no boys allowed. This has been so much fun:) I smile from the inside out when I think about how much fun we have had. In a couple months we will have fresh eggs these girls are the only pets in the house hold that are going to be giving back.

I Love My Brothers

2009-05-16T23:29:00.000-07:00

Keith and Paul are the best brothers a girl could ask for.
Keith helped me build this great chicken coop for Kelline for her Mother's Day Pirze It turned out great and the Chicks love their new home. I love the colors because it matches our lawn chairs that we made a couple years ago.
Paul makes me laugh so hard that I cry happy tears ~ He nicknamed me Tiny Tears but that was because he loved me. He tells the best stories ever and gives fun tours of the back yard which is big. I love that he like me forgot to grow up but is very adult I love them both very much.

We Built a Chicken Coop

2009-05-09T22:28:00.000-07:00

My brother Keith and I built a chicken coop for our chickens today to give to Kelline for mother's Day. Or should I say he did the building and I helped a little. We had fun though this was the first time that the big brother and the little sister did something like this together.

What a fun day we had the little sister and the big brother. It was great :)

Not only do we have new baby Chicks but we are going Green

2009-05-05T22:41:00.000-07:00

I have a plan not only do I have brand new baby chicks I plan on going Greener then I already do. We got 11 baby hens to lay nice brown eggs for us. We made a worm box to make us nice fresh soil.
I really want to do my part not only to make my family live a healthy life but I want to try really hard to make a difference with our Earth. Playing it forward for Mother Earth so that my grandchild that are not born will have something to live for. I think we all need to do our very best to make it better for children and children's children.

Wow the post man brought me a Big box today

2009-05-04T23:34:00.000-07:00

Well as you all know I have been doing a few doll swaps. I sent mine off two weeks ago. Today I received my little quilt from Cynthia who lives in MA. The little quilt is beautiful I love everything about it.The colors the butterfly's everything I just love it. Not only did I received the lovely quilt but a baskets and box full of goodies here are photos of the beautiful Butterfly Fairy quilt that she made for just for me but of all the neat goodies that came with it. Thank You Cynthia

Spring Fling Doll Swap Quilt

2009-04-17T22:49:00.000-07:00

I have fallen in love with this little doll quilt that I made for a doll quilt swap on about.com quilting forum.It was themed as Spring fling so I made a flower garden with a blooming cherry tree.

Death By Quilting

2009-04-07T23:12:00.000-07:00

Here I am dead by Table Runner I love the colors.This was great fun and it went fast we have some very fast quilters out there. Cann't wait to do this again.

I have sent off my table runner to Susan in FL. This was a really fun thing to do Pat Sloan put it on and we all made a table runner. Everyone did the same table runner and all got their pattern on Saturday. I went to the beach for the weekend so I didn't get to start mine until Monday ~Yesterday~ after work.Yes that is a little bit of a Winn:) I did finish it last night and I love the way it turned out. The fabric is really beautiful the colors are bright and very yummy.

Went to the Beach

2009-04-05T21:58:00.001-07:00

This weekend I went to the Beach to get a little quilting done. I didn't have my pattern for the Death By Quilting Table runner to get done but I did get a few other things done. A apron for a swap and a small doll quilt for another swap that I am doing. Plus a few other items that needed to be done. I will be posting of all of these things including the Death By Quilting table runner in the next day or so. Plus
photos of the Eagles mating that I saw yesterday while sitting watching the kids play on the beach.If you don't know this already here it is The Eagles mate in mid air way up in the sky coming down head first. Then when they are about 40 feet from the ground or water they fly away from each other. WOW I have never seen anything like it and I can't imagine being a eagle and having to do that every time I wanted a kid. No way not this girl. What a head rush.

Seeing Mark Lipinski was great

2009-03-02T14:31:00.000-08:00

Went to Sew Expo on Saturday and saw mark Lipinski what a hoot. Not only did I laughed until my checks hurt but I almost wet my pants to boot. This man is great. Love Him.Here's A quilt I love as well saw this at Market and I was just looking through my photos.

Have Been Very Busy

2009-02-22T21:54:00.001-08:00

Some of my quilts~ I am doing a BOM but I'm turning it into a quilt journal with an Internet group that I belong to for the year 2009. January was a self Portrait Here I am as I see myself

I have also been doing a few small quilt swaps with another group off the Internet. So these are a few that I have made some found new homes and a few are still waiting a new home to go to.

Winter Wonders

2008-12-21T11:35:00.000-08:00

here is a little fairy and her Christmas Cactus. It snowed again yesterday in Seattle we got 6-8 inches.

Winter Solstice 2008 and we have snow :)

2008-12-14T23:26:00.000-08:00

What a great gift for Winter Solstice is a wonderful sun rise of pink sky with the snow shining like diamonds. I love wacthing from a warm and cozy home drinking a hot cup of coffee. This is Spencer making Fairy's in the Snow. Tonks was helping by running through it when he got up.

Life has been really crazy with working at the casinos, running a massage business, an Internet fabric store, planning a quilting retreat for 40 quilters which I have have a few spots open, and running a house hold. It sure doesn't leave allot a room for anything else. I have told my boys that this year is the year of homemade and that they are getting home things that are pratcial and very use able. To tell you the truth I am loving this more then anything I have done in years. Socks, fingerless gloves, bread, jam, peanut butter, and fabric shopping bags. because as of the first of the year here in the King County area we will be charged 15 cents for every bag when shopping.
My girl Tonks what a funny little dog in the snow she loved it.

Why Mothers get Gray or in my case gray hairs getting white

2008-11-12T06:42:00.000-08:00

Last Thursday night my son Elliott picked up his brother Floyden and they drove to their dads house about 40 miles away. It was a normal November night here in Seattle Dark, raining really hard,windy, and just plan yukky out. To me it was the perfect night to sew my holiday prizes for good friends with a little dumb TV in the back ground. Maybe they to should pick up sewing Ha~Ha.
They were coming home about 8:30~9:00 on I405 North hit some water fish tailed spun three times across 3 lines of traffic, hit the guard rail on the right side, spun around 2 more times hitting the guard rail on the other side of the road back across the 5lines of traffic. Stopped going the same way they were going in the being. I 405 is a freeway with fast moving cars. So I get this call from Elliott telling he just totaled his car but they are fine. The Mother frikes out I can feel the gray hairs getting white. I hang up and minutes go by I get a call from my X yelling at me about Elliott getting in a car crash go figure I didn't understand then for 12 years and I will never understand him.
The boys are both Okay not even a scratch. Thank goodness I have my Angels watching over them.

So everyone is fine Elliott seems to be more upset that now he has to get a new different car and has no money for this. I am so gald that I color my hair blonde so I don't have to see the gray hairs getting white. Hummmmm maybe a few things like this happen I won't need the hair color but I think I like going to the hair dresser she gives a great shamppoo. Thank You Angels I love you for keeping my boys safe.

Wow It Has been a long time

2008-11-05T00:59:00.000-08:00

It has been a long time sense I writing here. I have a new job and I am working 7 days a week for awhile. I count the money and poker chips at two local casinos.Plus work in the afternoon as a massage therapist, and selling fabric on my web page. I still find time to do a little quilting and have been working really hard to get all unfinished things done. These projects are almost done which makes me feel really good. I will be adding some things in the next couple days. Here is is my Rock The Vote. I voted this is one time I really felt the need to really make sure my vote was counted and heard. So glad that so many people felt the same way and made their voices heard for change. It's going to take time and hard work but I do have some faith again.

Elliott's Quilt

2008-09-23T22:48:00.000-07:00

I made this for my son Elliott.The blocks are top stitched with glow in the dark thread which took 6 spools of thread. In the quilting guild that I belong to we have what we call friendship blocks. It works like this we choose the block and then the guild makes the blocks for you. You can provide the fabric or not.I provided the fabric and the group just made the stars because I wanted to sew them with the glow in the dark thread to make them the same. It's a fun way to do a quilt.
Tomorrow he starts a new job working at the YMCA as a preschool teacher helper. This is a job that I think he will do very well at and I am so very proud of him.
Elliott and Baby Grace
Elliott being silly at one of my Cut Up meetings trying on bridle dress tops at Christmas time.
Elliott's senior photo.
Being a mom of a child with special needs is not easy but things like Elliott getting a new job that he is going to ROCK at made everything that I have done to help him get to this space in time a good thing.I'm proud of both of us we did it together just Elliott and I.

Busy Busy Busy

2008-09-22T21:29:00.000-07:00

Wow! time flys when your busy. School has started for Spencer he is now in full time kindergarten. It has been a challenge.He seems to be having a great time recess seems to be his favorite part of school right now. He does love to read and do art this is a picture that he made for me. He is into traffic lights and signals, I love the colors pink and purple. It's times like this that make me smile from the inside out. I sure do Love this boy named Spencer.
Smiles from the inside out are a Good thing right now in this world of darkness and coldness. I believe in the light of good and I know that the good will over come.There will be light again.

Making Punkie feel better

2008-09-02T11:19:00.000-07:00

Sunday I took a quilt to my big sister who has bone cancer. This is a quilt that I made for her a little while ago but haven't had time to get it to her. She loves tea party's so I called this "Sisters Having Tea On Sunday" It was made out some blocks that I won that were made out this really neat tea pot and teacup fabrics in her favorite colors.I'm hoping that it made her feel better and will keep her warm.
I'm sure that Spencer helped her feel better dancing with her bear to a silly song. She seemed a little happier when we left. My other sister brought her a new kitten anything at this point to make her feel better. The kitten sure was fun to watch.

A day of Quilting

2008-08-31T18:25:00.000-07:00

What a great day I have finished a quilt that I started a few weeks ago. The top only took me a day to do but I didn't have enough batting and my leg was hurting. I used my coupon to JoAnns for the batting and Bam! it's done with pillow slips to match. This was a fun and very easy quilt to make loved it and the colors.

I have one more quilt top to quilt and finish this weekend. This means that I only have 4 unfinished quilts to go. WOW ya for me this is the least amount of unfinished tops that I have had in years. My plan is working and I love it.
Plan is 1. don't start any new big quilts until the tops that have already been done are finished. 2. Use as much as my own stash for these projects and any new projects that is started.3. Make and give away to someone in need one quilt a month. I love the thought of doing some sewing room clean up. The giving away makes my heart feel really warm and fuzzy. LOVE is a Great thing. :)

2008-08-30T13:37:00.000-07:00

This is the fabric that I think I might be using in a doll quilt swap that I am in at About.com this is a nice group of quilters.

Well this is a cool Photo

2008-08-20T14:22:00.001-07:00

This is a photo taken by Gary Parker at the Little People Of America National meeting that took place in Seattle last summer. These are my boys Floyden, Garrett, Elliott, Spencer and myself

Getting back on my feet again

2008-08-20T00:47:00.000-07:00

Well I am getting to be my old self again. It has been a few weeks that I have not been on here making notes. I have had good reason though. Earlier this month I had some bad veins in left leg removed. I didn't think it was going to take this long to get better but it has. I also didn't think it would bruise the way it did either but it did. These are a few photos they are a bit gross.

This to me looks nasty. I'm so glad that I had it done because I can already feel the difference and see the difference in how my leg looks. Today on day 14 the bruising is almost gone the swelling has gone down and the pain is almost gone as well.I'm still real slow and I can't stand for very long or sit in one place for very long. This is not doing my mood very good though.Working as a massage therapist or being able to sit at the sewing machine to do my quilting projects are what keep me together and half way sane. So I'm so happy to be up moving about.

A Day With Spencer

2008-07-24T00:50:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-22T00:11:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-07T23:52:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-04T12:25:00.000-07:00

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

Sunday Greetings

2008-06-29T21:05:00.000-07:00

Well I haven't up dated in a few days because I was out quilting with my friends. Had a great time and now it's really nice because the sun is out and hot this is how June and July is suppose to be. It's been warm so we thought fruit smoothies would be a great treat. Kelline thought it would be fun so she got the blender out and forgot how to use it. Then when she called for help the wooden spoon got stuck. That's right the spoon is stuck on the blender blades.

All is well though and we had the best fruit smoothies on the deck with the sun betting down it was great.
I sure do love my quilting group we call the Closet Cut Ups we had a great time sewing at Konnies house so much fun I forgot to take photos. We sewed, laughed, sewed some more eat a little ha ha not. I think everyone needs a group of friends like these friends they are simply the best.

Fairy Dust Fabrics Block Of the Month

2008-06-25T00:27:00.001-07:00

This is the number one block in the new Fairy Dust Fabrics block of the month program that will run for a year. it is made out of Jinny Beyer,all the background for all the blocks will be the white Fairy Frost and some of the RJR solid line. I will be starting this block in Sept. See my online quilt store FairyDustFabrics.com for more details. This is going to be an easy, fun,and under $10.00 a month to do.

King For A Day

2008-06-24T21:31:00.001-07:00

Spencer is a fun kid to have around most of the time. He is 5 soon to be 6 and very smart he loves art so I love this photo of him being good and King For the Day. It's hard to find things for him to do while school is out he has to stay busy most of the time. Art is good. :)

Fun With The Boys At Bounce

2008-06-23T00:01:00.000-07:00

The Boys at a Jump Park we had a great time. It was a LPA (Little People Of Amercia)Sunday outing. That is our friend Andrew coming through the tubes first.
Then comes Elliott

Then bringing up the rear is Spencer everyone had a great time and where very tried at the end of the day. Everything was great. We had great fun, got to see some of our good friends that we don't get to see but every couple months and we had great food what more could you ask for on a beautiful Sunday Afternoon.
Life really is good most of the time.

Kimono Ladies

2008-06-21T16:59:00.000-07:00

I made these Kimono Ladies today for a row robin that I am doing for a yahoo group that I belong to I would call it Quilting Friends From Afar. They are cute and quick I just had to put the Blondie one in there for me because I have always loved these gowns.

2008-06-17T22:50:00.000-07:00

This is a doll quilt that I have made for a quilt forum that I belong to. I have fallen in love with this little quilt the colors, and the fell that it gives me when I look at it. I traced around my hands making a heart in the middle of the lightest part of the quilt then I quilted swirls around the hands, with heart and little swirls in the border

2008-06-15T12:17:00.000-07:00

Graduation day For Elliott It's been a long road but we made it. A new road has began. I painted his car with the school colors and 08.It was so much fun I thought that I needed my car painted as well I am the parent after all.

We had dinner at a really good place called the Alligator Soul here is Garrett eat a ham hock because he is such a big ham
After all is said and done we had a good time and Elliott and I went to Senior Spree an all night party put on by the parents. That to was fun.

This is how It Should look

2008-06-11T01:43:00.000-07:00

I think this is how it should look in Seattle in the month of June yes sunny and warm would be great not this rain and winter weather that we have been having. Here I sit with my warm fuzzy pink slippers, leg warmers, pink fleece PJ's, a purple fuzzy robe in the middle of June. Feeling like it is winter. Yes i am sure that this will place I waiting but not very patient

The Weather

2008-06-11T01:15:00.000-07:00

This is how it has been the last couple of days I think I'm ready for sunny weather.I did get the two quilts done and a couple other things quilted. I will have to say that is a good thing about all this rain. Though I should have been knitting on the Death By Socks socks I did have to get quilts done. There are times I could use another one just like me I could get all kinds of things done. Being a Ceylon would be a good thing.

What Is House Work

2008-06-04T23:30:00.000-07:00

I what to think that I an OK house keeper. Lately all I want to do is sew sew and do some more sewing. I don't want to do the laundry, the cooking,cleaning the bathroom, kitchen, weed the flower beds or anything that has the thought of something a wife would do. I think next week will be a better week for house work.
I have three thing on the deck now that I really want done and out of here. My program is finish 4 UFO's {unfinished Projects}before starting a new one. Doesn't seem to be working for me at this moment.Yes I think I have fallen off the wagon. All I want to work on is my Hoffman Challenge and this cute little doll quilt.So as soon as I get these two things done I will get back to the program. When stopping in the middle of your program at like #6 does that mean you have to start back at #1? I having never been to a meeting I was just wondering. Hello My Name Is Shawn and yes I'm a fabric alcoholic I'm sorry but I have no plans of giving up the fabric at this point in my life or anytime soon. As a matter of a fact I think I will plan being one until I'm an old lady and die. Then the kids will have to take care of it. How I have been working this is I have a plastic crate that I load 4-5 unfinished projects into I get those done then I can do a small project while I think about what 4 old projects are going to go into the crate. This has been working for me my UFO's are getting less. This is good I think it is also making realize that I have way to much stash. It's time get rid of some of this fabric, books, and some tools. So I think I am going to have a yard sale right here starting next Wednesday. I will be placing a couple items up for sale like some fabric that I longer want, some books a few tools that I no longer use. It will be fun more details to come very soon.

2008-06-01T09:14:00.001-07:00

Today I am getting my Hoffman Challenge quilted this morning so that I can get the embellishment while watching dumb TV. This needs to be done so that I can get it sent by the end of this week. The other thing that needs to be sent this week is also for the Hoffman Challenge is my fat fairy riding on a dragon.
Then I am working on a little doll quilt for a swap that I'm doing. I have done little but never anything this little. I have done things with many pieces though. These blocks went together very quickly though.Each one of these blocks is 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" tiny blocks thank goodness I only need 16. Have a great day all :)

The Deadly Socks

2008-05-31T15:21:00.001-07:00

Well today when the postman came he brought the deadly socks. Yes I am now dead from socks. They came from Bette of Ashford CT. What a lovely way to go though socks in my favorite colors and warm to. This was from Sock Wars III. I haven't heard from the person that I made socks for some time ago. She did live across the pond so maybe they got a little behind. I wasn't going to finish but ended finishing them and sending them off two weeks ago.These are really nice Love them Thank You Bette

2008-05-28T23:39:00.001-07:00

Well today started out kind of funny but tonight was great. My friend Konnie came over for dinner and sewing.When we went to Portland last week we found this pattern" Friday Night Apron" by Vanilla House Designs. Thought it would be fun to make then serve our other halves dinner in our sexy aprons.Konnie being the lucky one she has no kids at home. I will have to find someone to make mine disappear for a night. Ha Ha We had a great time laughing and talking. I think everyone should have a best friend I'm so very lucky that Konnie is mine. Konnie is calling her apron "French Dish" and I think I will call mine "Body Art". These were very easy and didn't take long made an hour and half. There is only one thing I would change and that would be the halter size it a bit small.

New Fabrics

2008-05-24T23:29:00.000-07:00

The smell, the feel, the colors I just LOVE FABRIC.
My friend Konnie and I went to Portland on Friday to the Fabric warehouse to pick up my order of Jinny Beyer 39 bolts. So we just had to take a look around the wear house for other things that needed to jump into the basket.For Fairy Dust Fabrics I bought Summer Fun Fabric Dots and Stripes in pale pink, light purple, powder blue, sunny yellow,and mint green it is stripes with white, dots with white background and white dots on the colored background. What fun we each got a couple new quilting books, a few notions and some fabric that we plan on using for backing but it would be lovely for the top as well.It was a 3 hour drive there and back so there was a whole bunch of laughing going on.

2008-05-21T16:19:00.000-07:00

Well It's Graduataion

2008-05-21T15:05:00.000-07:00

The big day is coming soon Elliott my 19 year old son is gradating in a couple weeks. Wow! it's hard for me to believe that he is done with this part of his life. Now on with the next chapter Maybe someday he'll be on Top Chief Seattle. He wants to become a chef so we'll see He and I have been through allot. As you can see Elliott is a drawf so we have been through surgeries, hard days, long days. Something about your kids though you would do anything to make their life's easier. That always hasn't been easy around here. And i have tried hard to make as normal as possible. He is a great kid and I love him.

Summer Is Gone

2008-05-19T18:20:00.000-07:00

Well summer is gone I thought it might stick around a bit but not. The clouds are back along with the cooler weather. It was 95' on Saturday. Finshed one pair of socks and almost finshed with another pair. I think I will work on a couple other things for now one being this sweater that I am designing so that it will be done soon. I love felting and thought it would be great to have a felted sweater in my colors. Couldn't find a pattern that I really liked so I am making my own.

Garrett

2008-05-18T09:43:00.001-07:00

He did the Seattle to Portland bike ride

S is for Shawn sewing all day on Sunday

2008-05-18T09:34:00.000-07:00

Yes S is for Shawn Sewing all day on Sunday in the Sun Shine. I have two quilts that need to get done and 55 pirate booty bags that need to be finished. So the plan is to Sew in my Shorts, Short sleeved Shirt, in the Sun Shine, on Sunday I could think of a better way to Spend my Sunday.
Yes the above is an add for my son I would love for him to find a woman that is nice , fun to be around, likes kids, likes being outside, likes sports year around, like to dance and knows how to have a good time. Maybe moving to the Seattle area

2008-05-17T10:47:00.000-07:00

This is my Son Garrett he is 24 good looking, in shape,has a good job,knows how to treat a lady like she should be treated. In this photo he has my youngest son on his lap. Just another silly day. Socks have not arrived in the mail yet so I am still alive. Have a great day :)

2008-05-16T08:17:00.001-07:00

Quilters Market

2008-05-16T07:56:00.000-07:00

Wow it might get up to 85' today that is like summer weather around here. Weather person said that records are going to be broken today. The doors will be open can't wait to let the sun in bake the winter away. I do wish I was at Spring Market in Portland right now smelling all that new fabric I would like to see whats new for Fall. I had such a good time in the Fall when I went for the first time. Pat Sloan signed her book for me which was very cool.Then I I met and talked to Mark Lipinski what a hoot. I would love for some of these quilters to come visit and teach some glasses here in the Northwest sometime. The quilters retail market was crazy at time times it was over whelming. It was my first time so I thought I had to do everything I did this thing called sample spree I telling you this was insane 1000's of quilters gone CRAZY!

I love the Sun

2008-05-15T15:35:00.000-07:00

Today the sun is out and man oh man it feels like a very long time sense I have seen it, felt it.It is suppose to get really warm in the next couple days this is nice. Love It

New Fabric

2008-05-14T20:29:00.000-07:00

I went out to dinner with my best friend Konnie tonight and then we went to the fabric store. There is something to be said about quilt stores. Found this fabric I like sculls and I like knitting so here is some with both. Love it then I found this other stuff that I needed to have. This was a good day:)

Today is Going to be a great Day

2008-05-14T12:01:00.000-07:00

I really believe that some days are meant to not so good and others are meant to be great. All house is done, cloths are all folded and waiting for their people to put them away when they get home and dinner is in the crock pot cooking. I have the rest of the afternoon to work on a couple of unfinished projects.I have to finish up my Hoffman Challenge quilt that I am entering and a baby quilt for a friend. I love days like today I guess that bath really did wonders I was asleep very quickly last night.
I have sent my sock war socks onto their their home no it's not the right home but I couldn't seem to get them right and after trying 5-6 times I gave up. This years pattern was not at all like last years pattern I still that pattern these ones didn't seem to fit and they looked really silly.So on the waste yarn they went then into the mail.These are some socks that I started last night while watching some TV.
Funny thing about knitting socks they move very fast. Last I made socks for everyone in the family for Christmas prizes. My sons Garrett and Floyden each got two pairs. One was a nice pair that was made out of supperwash wool. The other was a nice thick, soft, washable wool for when they go snowboarding these were warm and toasty. I really didn't know if either one of them would wear the socks because they both hated wearing homemade things before. Well Garrett loved them and because Floyden wasn't really happy with his Garrett talked his brother out of his. Garrett has asked me for socks a couple time sense.Garrett is 24 and really growing into a wonderful son. It takes time for those children to grow up. You have to know That Garrett's feet are warm Ha Ha the other photo is Floyden age 22 doing his job flying around town.

A Long Day

2008-05-13T23:44:00.000-07:00

It was a long day today maybe it had something to do with the weather. The rain was coming down the sky was gray, and the air was cold. people in the house had their grumpy pants on. Its all about the end of the day and the Hot Bubble Bath with my homemade bath salts, candle lite, my ipod playing my favorite music. Yep those bubbles seem to make all bad days go down the drain. I love how the hot bubbly water makes me feel. Warm, safe, clean, and grounded. Tomorrow will be a much better day because I had a hot bath tonight. So if your having a bad day try this and I promise that the next day will be brighter.
With Love and Light Shawn

Monday many things to do

2008-05-12T11:23:00.000-07:00

Well today is the day that getting things done going to the post office and sending off some fairy's that I made. I'm sending one to a new friend that I have that lives in Australia. She gave me one of her fairy's in a swap and I thought it would be nice to send her one of mine. This is Gormliath which in Gaelic means blue princess s taking flowers to a new Friend.The other one is going to be part of the Hoffman Challenge her name is Abhijaya in Sanskrit it means complete victory ~ victorious. She is riding on the back of Gwylithyn which in Welsh means dewdrop I liked it. Well see how they do I had really think about how to ship them to bad I can't wave my magic wand and have them just go without having to be in the mail. Have a great day all. Love and light and Lot's of Fabric Dust Shawn ~Quiltinfairy~

Butterfly's In My Garden

2008-05-11T19:33:00.000-07:00

Today was a great day I sewed while the boys just hung out. It was very nice. I made a set of these pillow cases for a pillow case swap that I am doing for a group of Internet quilters that I belong to. I'm calling them Butterfly's In My Garden. There really is something to quilting that I love think it might be the peacefulness of the whole process. Buying the fabric the smell I love it. It's like smelling a brand new baby's head. Then you find just the right pattern cut the fabric into pieces just to sew them back together again. Yep Life Is GOOD when you have Fabric Dust.
Well it's time to watch a little TV and knit on those Sock War socks because I am a warrior may not win but I'm having fun.
May The Fabric Fairy Sprinkle You With Love, Light, and Fabric Dust.
Love ~Quiltinfairy~ The Head fairy at FairyDustFabrics.com

A new day and a New Blog

2008-05-11T13:48:00.001-07:00

Happy Mothers Day