Quilting Weekend

Thank you so much for all the wonderful comments. I was really nervous about starting my blog. What a great weekend, Friday I took a day of vacation from work and went to my local quilt shop, The Quilted Garden. It is only about 5 minutes from my house. I was there from 10am to 9pm sewing. I don't know a better way to spend a vacation day.

Late in the afternoon we had out monthly dinner and sew at the quilt shop. I am planning on taking vacation days on the scheduled dinner and sew day and go up to the shop early and spend the day sewing. I really got alot done.

On Friday I did finish sewing the last 3 out of 5 blocks I have so far for the Quilters Journey quilt. Now I need to mark the blocks and start stitching. I really don't like to trace the patterns! But I do enjoy stitching so I better get busy doing my tracing.

I did get my fall projects done, they are ready for quilting. When I get them back I will show you the completed projects. Saturday my friends and I went to another quilt shop, we go there once a month for Thimbleberries Club.

Sunday my best friend Ilene came over and we sewed from 8:30 to 7:30. I am really putting a great dent in my UFO'S. I finished blocks Sunday that I started in 2004. Now I just need to put the top together. I want to get that done this week.

I am trying to put some pictures of the quilt shop on, but for some reason I cannot put them on. When I am able to I will. I don't think I could have asked for a better weekend. I hope all of you had as much fun as I did.

MY FIRST BLOG!!!!!

Welcome to my blog and Happy Valentines Day. I have been reading all of these wonderful blogs long enough, so I have decided to create a blog myself. I am not very good with the computer, so everyone will have to bare with me.

First let me give you a little background info. Like I said in my profile I am a single mom with two childern. My son is in college and is 21, and my daughter is a senior in High School and is 18. I am single going on 2 years now. My husband of 21 years left one Sunday and didn't come back. I had no idea there was a problem. That Friday I was served with divorce papers. What a shock to my kids and I. The following year he re-married a 27 year old, need I say more? Enough of that storey, my life is really getting better every day, and I have the sparkle back in my eyes.

I started quilting in 2002. I love to quilt, embroider, cross stitch and stamp cards. I am hoping someday to have a room for all of my wonderful hobbies. On the quilting side I still send my projects out to be quilted (longarm) but I do the rest of the process. I have met such nice friends since I have started quilting.I belong to two quilt guilds and one stitching group. I really enjoy going to the meetings, the show and tell is always amazing. I have listed my projects I would like to get done this year. I am really concentrating on completing what I have before buying more, I know boring. Good luck to me. I am sure I will find a lot more UFO'S and list them later. This is a picture of what I am working on now, I thought I would get my fall things done so I can use them this year.

Tomorrow I am going to take a day of vacation and go to my local quilt shop for a small retreat. I will be there all day. Pictures will be hopefully posted on Saturday. I hope everyone will enjoy stopping by and reading my blog.

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