Hello

I realize it has been a l o n g time I have been on my blog, No good excuse but it has been such a busy summer- my garden produced and produced, My jars are full and we donated lots to the food pantry, DH had 2 surgeries so couldn't do any mowing or yard work so guess who is doing it.. I have been having withdrawal problems from not having time to sew.
 Also my computer crashed and I had to get a new one. My printer wouldn't work on Windows 8 so got a new one. Then my new computer was corrupted and had to get that repaired. My camera program doesn't work with 8  so have to figure that out yet. so I can post pictures. Hope you all had a good summer and will have a happy fall. Mary

  Good morning- been a long time since I have been here- had a busy June. We had our local quilt show which was a huge success and I took lots of pictures but my computer crashed and I have lost lots of things. I bought a new one- its windows 8 and I am slowly figuring  out how to use it.
  Also we had company for 2 weeks ( CBQ) and did lots of things which I can't post because of my crash.
  DH had an angiogram and found one of his by passes is completely blocked but it has rerouted so guess he will be ok
  We have been getting good rains and luckily no serious storms so the yard and garden are growing- and so are the weeds..
  Will try to get some photos on soon. Happy sewing. Mary.

Baby Quilt Blocks

  Good morning, each year our guild makes baby quilts for the new year's baby. Finally did my 2 for different quilts.. I had forgotten about them until I saw Sara's. Thanks Sara.
  Frost was predicted here last night but we didn't get it. have a great day. Mary

Happy Mother's Day

Just wanted to wish all the Mothers a happy day.

Play time

Good afternoon- a chilly day here- only in the 50"s- supposed to warm up over the week-end. They had a foot of snow west in the Black Hills.
  I have been hand sewing the binding on a quilt and made a few table toppers for gifts. These are fun. Also have a strip & twist wall hanging that is waiting to be quilted.

A block

good afternoon- a beautiful day in SD Sun is shining- no wind and temp in the 70's. Just finished a block for a friend who isn't feeling well and wanted to show you. It is a freebie from Fat Cat patterns

Strip and Twist

We did the strip and twist block at our Guild on Sat. This is 4 blocks and used 6 

2 1/2 strips. It was very easy to do with the ruler that comes with the book. I am going to put a small border on it and use it either for a wall  hanging or a table topper

My string swap blocks

 Just wanted to show you my string blocks- It was a HGTV swap hosted by CBQ and we could choose our own colors. I think they turned out very good and am going to re-arrange them and sew them together like I have them.
  Spring has arrived- I think . It is only in the 20's here today. Hope you all are having a good day. Mary

Happy Spring

Really happy it is arriving- am so tired of cold and snow. We had 5 in. on Tuesday but it is already mostly melted. They are predicting cold again this week-end. Haven't been getting much quilting finished- am hand quilting on my Hunters Star wall hanging but it seems like there is always someplace we are expected to go. Our guild has a quilt show in June so am trying to finish up some UFO's
Just wanted to check in-have a good sewing day. Mary

New block

Made the disappearing Pin Wheel block that was on Missouri Quilts. It turned out pretty -also made a smaller one from a charm pack. The larger one is from a layer cake that I rec'd from Kelley Guy at Cotton Charm Quilts a couple years ago. I am going to do a big quilt.
  Snowing here again today. Will Spring ever get here??

Hunter's Star.

We had a sew day at quilt guild and made the Hunters star block. I made mine into a wall hanging and this is it. After the first block is finished it is kinda fun to do. I like trying different things. Today we had our guild meeting and several showed their projects. So many pretty colors.
 Weather is beautiful here today. Ice is thawing and that is good. Sun is shining and very little wind.
 Well best get busy- I entered a string block swap thinking I would use my scraps but I think I am just getting more. Have a good weekend. mary

Hello

Happy New year, I didn't think it was that long ago since I was on my blog. Had planned on showing some pictures but guess my GS put them all on a flash drive so I wouldn't lose them. Will take some more soon. This is a beautiful wall hanging and snowflake hanger that I rec'd from a secret sister. I am making a denim quilt for a cousin who lost her son. It is made from his jeans- have one more row to put on. Hope you all have a good new year and for those who have been having bad weather I hope it warms up soon. It is 23º here with strong winds. It is nice one day and cold and windy the next. Some snow predicted for later. Keep warm and be safe. Mary