Mare's nest: Good Stuff!!!

I have days to catch up on! Last weekend started out GREAT! Miss V and I both had Friday off so we spent it together doing things we both love.

We started with coffee at our favorite coffee house..........

mmmmmmmmmmmm muffins too! Then we went to a local antique mall, unfortunately I was so busy looking and wishing and such that I totally forgot to take pictures!

I had to work Saturday during the day and the big guy had to work during the evening so we exhanged Valentines early. He went on to Amazon and got me the quilt book I have been desiring for YEARS!!!!!!!!!!! Yes!!!! Gwen Marston's Liberated Quiltmaking!! Is he good or what? I've checked it out from the library so often I don't know why they don't just put my name on it, but now they don't have to!!! It's MINE MINE MINE!!! ALL MINE!!!

Next the big guy started on my design wall!!!! I didn't even have to bribe him with anything! There does happen to be another homemade apple pie in the freezer though...

Here he is with the initial cuts, shhhh don't tell him I published this shot, he is a bit sensitive about that area on his head...... I sort of think it looks like a heart from this angle, but then I love the guy. ;-)

Next the "wall" goes up..........

Then on Sunday we glued the polyester batting to it.

What else is that stuff good for anyway??

And here we have it in use!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yeah! I'm so excited, you just cannot imagine!!!!!!!!!!!

It's so nice and BIG!!! I will have to keep the stool next to it all the time.

Three pennies a day

I have been trying to give my three cents worth lately. I read about this movement to change the world by 3 pennies.
What you do is, every morning you put three pennies in your left pocket. During the course of the day if you do something nice for someone you move one penny to your right pocket. So, it can be something big and nice, something unexpected and nice or even something small and nice like opening the door for a stranger. Then at the end of the day your goal is to have the three pennies in your right pocket.
Kind of neat huh? Just a little pocket reminder to be nice to people and go out of your way a bit. I also tell myself sometimes, "ooo that wasn't a nice thought, I should have to move my penny back!" ;-)
I hope whoever reads this has a three penny day.

Up date on one of the Worlds Smallest Quilt Guilds

Our membership is now officially 50% bigger than previously noted! My good friend Susan from Florida is now an official member of the guild. Initiation took place at the International Quilt Festival in Chicago. Flori, as she is lovingly called in our guild brings a special imitable style to our most exclusive guild. She hob-nobs with Alex Anderson, rubs elbows with Pink Flamingos and knows me! Guess that last part wasn't too humble now was it? ;p Flori is our official Officer in Charge of Coffee and she did her job remarkably well at the festival, finding coffee for us when the situation was getting quite desperate. She also found coffee fabric which was quite the feather in her cap. Well, it would be if she was wearing one. Good job new officer!

History of One of the wolds smallest quilt guilds

I once believed I belonged to THE worlds smallest quilt guild, 2 people- my favorite cousin and myself. Then Mary Stori came to my local guild as speaker and she pointed out that she and a fellow quilt friend were the worlds smallest quilt guild. So, I had to revise my thinking. ONE of the worlds smallest quilt guilds consists of myself and my favorite cousin, we don't have regular meetings as the distance is a bit far for either of us to commit to on a regular basis. She lives in gorgeous Colorado, with a spectacular view of Pikes Peak, I live in lovely Wisconsin, within a short drive of beautiful Lake Michigan.
As a guild however, we are working on 2 or more round robbins. I say 2 or more because I forget exactly where we are with them. I have 2 at my house, and if I remember correctly she has 1 at her house. When we get together, usually in CO, we do a lot of quilt retreating as she has a longarm machine. We don't pay dues, and we haven't decided yet which of us is president, but I think I'm going to run for that office this year. I'm pretty sure I will win as she is awfully busy homeschooling 5 kids, taking care of a baby and running her longarm machine daily. She does most of the charity quilts, quilting donations on her longarm, though we have done several prayer quilts together for people we have heard about.
Now for a name for our little group........ I'm thinking, there will be more on this in my ramblings

12 comments:

Susan Freebery said...: I am so jealous, I am positively GREEN! A whole wall! My goodness, you are blessed. It is beautiful!

Funny thing, my husband has the same heart on top of his head, too. I think it means their heads are full of love for us! Again, more blessings....; February 18, 2009 at 7:00 PM
swooze said...: Wonderful! Give hubs a smooch on that little heart for me!; February 18, 2009 at 7:05 PM
Vicki W said...: How nice to have a big new design wall!; February 18, 2009 at 7:05 PM
Mary Johnson said...: I am SO jealous! I would love to have a *built* in design wall but at least Keith is very tolerant of me keeping the portable one sitting in the hall at the top of the stairs!

I love my Liberated Quilting book and bought it years ago before it was out of print and everyone started trying to find them. What a great gift!; February 18, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Cowguy said...: For cryin' out loud GM... the poor guy's down on his knees beggin for mercy. Give him a break!

Oh and nice muffins.

J.; February 18, 2009 at 7:35 PM
Quilter Kathy said...: oh how wonderful!
What a nice big design wall!
That's a great Valentine's treat!; February 18, 2009 at 8:31 PM
Lynn E said...: lucky you . I will have to do one myself in my new house.
Lynn; February 18, 2009 at 8:40 PM
Gina said...: Isn't it amazing what men will do for home made apple pie.

Great design wall

Love and hugs Gina xxx; February 18, 2009 at 11:19 PM
Mrs. Goodneedle said...: Fantastic, you'll wonder what you ever did without your design wall! I just love that book, too~ What a special husband you have!; February 19, 2009 at 6:12 PM
Red Geranium Cottage said...: Love my design wall and your so lucky to now have one. You'll use it all the time!; February 19, 2009 at 11:00 PM
QuiltedSimple said...: Love the design wall - what a wonderful hubby you have!
Kris; February 21, 2009 at 6:33 AM
Chris Daly said...: Congratulations on your great find and your fabulous design wall. You are already filling it full of beautiful ideas.; February 22, 2009 at 3:27 AM

Mare's nest

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Good Stuff!!!

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