sewing on Halloween night

we normally dont get trick or treaters around here. last year had ONE.

sooooooooooo

already told hubs

I AM GOING TO SEW 

while waiting

maybe I will work on this round robin a little..........

maybe I will grab some scraps and see what I can make.............

or maybe I will do as I SHOULD and get these Christmas projects done!

all in all it is a good thing..........

as long as the chocolate on my fingers stays off the project! LOL

have a fun Halloween night!

waiting for a friend

since hubs broken wrist, the neighbor has been coming over after I leave for work

to bring the paper in for hubs so he doesn't fall again trying to get it

this is the highlight of the day for the cats

someone is coming! something exciting and different!

so they wait.........

and snooze.............

and fight for a good view..............

and snooze................

and check to see if that noise was her coming............

nope, nobody at the door.............

where is she?  I hear another noise...........

and they greet her at the door

and talk to her...........

and beg shamelessly for free belly rubs...........

and then go back to sleep for the day..........

I want to come back as a kitty in my next life

don't you?

we are so grateful to have such a nice neighbor

things that go bump in the night happy Halloween!

some Halloween candy for you.........

a black cat.....

pumpkins.......(my Mom made this one many years ago)

and a mug rug swap friend made this one for me........

two attack cats on guard to scare you.......

ah hem..........SCARE you?

now this is scary LOL  this is a picture from long ago 

at my uncles house.

I am the one on the left with the pink sweater and brownie beanie

and by the looks of my hands

I think I had eaten too many thin mints and was hyper! LOL

my two brothers are next, then a cousin, my sis and cousin

isnt it great that we have pictures to jog our memories?

these are so cool and fun.

I will have to keep in mind for next year

love them!

and a definite quilt on my to do list for a special grandson........

he LOVES skulls and would go bonkers over this one.

have a safe and sweet Halloween........

TRICK OR TREAT!

going on around here

I am sewing like the grinch to keep my projects on track

Phoebe is trying to explain about her bad brother so he can get something under the tree too

she has a lot of explaining to do to get Santa to change his mind LOL

this is the goal of the sewing.......to get some holiday gifting done

children are dreaming of sugarplums

and some of this is forecast for the weekend

WHAT?  please be just a dusting 

I am NOT ready yet for this

Dunkin is.............

well Dunkin

soon the family will gather for the holidays

these are my siblings and my Dad in back. My Mom passed in 1989

and we miss her dearly. she was a sweetie

I am on the left in gray- the oldest of the five of us

my baby brother in gray in the back right is the youngest

hubs is still eating these........ew

he even has Dunkin liking them

so much that he tries to steal them

I found him in my pantry the other day

and I heard crinkling noises

I look and Dunkin has my pantry door wide open, and a bag

of EGG NOODLES that he busted open and was trying to eat!

The bag crinkles like the pork rind bag

and he thought that is what it was!

I kid you not! this cat is a stinker!

he is lucky we love him

not much else going on

what are YOU up to?

ten pretty placemats

http://marciascraftysewing.blogspot.com/2014/08/i-love-fabric-scraps.html


these can be made quickly from scraps
you can make sets of 2, 4
onesies for the messy pets in your life

use up UFO blocks

so many possibilities..........
and so nice to have

another great giftie to make........how are you doing? have I given you any gift ideas?
I just love these and have to make some for sure.
after the stockings are done........and the purse......and the table runner

what? lol

looking and taking in the sights around here

cant seem to find this little wall quilt

I wanted to decorate with it

made this many years ago from a magazine pattern I think

and I love the faces and the candycorn fabric for the borders

as the weather gets cooler,this is a more frequent sight as I take laundry out of 

the dryer to fold. who says animals are dumb?

he is all snuggle and warm

this quilt top is made of cottons but denim weight.

should I tie this one? any ideas?

I think it will be too heavy if I try to quilt it

it is a good twin size at least and I would like to finish it up

I think this is the reason this one is stalled........

gotta make me some more of these salt dough ornaments

I used to decorate my tree with all homemade ornaments like this

I made this one in 1988 and of course it has seen better days

we had only been married 5 years! how time flies

I need to shape some more of these and paint them up

watch out for goblins and princesses

this Friday.......

you never know who is lurking around the corner

waiting for the opportunity for candy

and hopefully nobody was hurt along the way..........LOL

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

and a wish project.........

oh how I wish I had tons of time to stitch away

at a quilt like this

LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!!!

I had better get crackin

I still have this mess on my bookshelf that I need to organize and 

clean 

this little guy that my niece made me long ago keeps 

me company as I sew.

dont you love his happy face? he is a sock stuffed with rice

she was about 8 when she made him and is 22 and has a little guy 

of her own now. how time does fly

piles and piles of books to go through

and decide if I will live long enough to even use them

would love to give some to those

less fortunate that would love some new ideas for quilts

gotta find the directions to finish this bag

yes the deer one. I know I need to take this piece and quilt it next

so will do that straight line quilting

then I need to see how the rest is put together

so I can line it and make some inside pockets etc

then I can add this little makeup bag with kleenex holder,

eyeglass case, maybe make a chapstick keyring

pillowcase and this cute deer.

then one nieces Christmas gift will be done.

after that is her sisters scrap stockings..........

time is a flying

kitchen sink quilt

I have been cleaning my sewing room

little by little trying to organize things

and I came across these "parts"

ut oh..........

looks like a new kitchen sink quilt may be in order

September and October accomplishments

Sometimes it is hard to see progress

you go along and do but until you stop and

take  count, it is easy to think nothing is getting done

For example: I stopped to think what did I do in Sept and Oct?

I made a ton of jelly and jam.............

made a baby bib  (actually two and gave one away already)

made a dishcloth 

made a table topper for sis in law

finished up a bag that would make a nice diaper bag

or tote

got the binding on this potholder

made this hat for baby

and  couldnt stop at just one

and quilted a mug rug 

I guess I DID accomplish something!

sometimes it pays to step back and see what you have accomplished

Now I have a newfound energy to continue on

Have you stopped to see what you have done?