Boonesboro Days

Welcome to Boonsboro, Maryland. This is the sign at the street that turns down to the park. Course the building beside it is the town laundrymat.

Sorry I have been a week getting these pictures in and writting. Time just seems to fly by and when you get called about every fifteen minutes to get something, it's hard getting anything done.

Here is the butterfly I talked about before. Ours has swans on either wing. This stands a good 5 feet and is in a concrete base. Every butterfly that was made is different and made out of different materials. Some with designs made of glass. I'm just glad that Boonsboro has one.

Across the steet is the restored Trolley station. It ran between Hagerstown and Frederick. The tracks were where the street is. Probably why our main street is a little wider than a lot of old towns.

This is the front of it and hard to believe that 10 years ago it was a storage for feed at the Hardware store, now gone.

This is the main room inside, Turn around and there was a pot belly stove and the rest of stuff which was for the comfort of the station master. Didn't get any other pictures as there were too many people in the way.

A stroll down the road and we're in the park and this day it was packed with people and stands etc. This is the stream that run through the park. The water comes from a spring under an old home on main street.

One of the booths. This man makes old corn husk brooms and sells them.

This lady makes bird houses out of gourds. Really neat.

I really have been getting some sewing and quilting done. Here are the results of this past week.

This is from a kit I got at the retreat. We were each to make up a kit and then we exchanged them. Mine came from the other Eileen in the group and is called This and That. She had a package of Charms from Wildfower Serenade and two Kansas Troubles Fat Quarters. I machine quilted it yesterday and got the binding whipped down while watching the Redskins.

This I have shown as a top a couple months ago. Made from leftover HST It's all TB and machine quilted also.

I now want to get the butterflies pinned and quilted next. Kim is sending me some black wool for the antenna's

Hubby has been pretty good except for the nights that he can't sleep then wakes me fairly often. But we tried a sleeping pill last night and he only woke once and called. We just take one day at a time. Thanks for all the concerns. We are fine.

Twenty Butterflies Going every which Way

Remember when I went to Dayton on retreat? I had posted a couple pictures of individual Butterflies. This is the results. Done, all except the antenna's They have to have them but I need some black wool, that Kim is going to send me. They can be sewn down while quilting I hope.
This was one of the Buggy Barn designs in the Celebrated Craziness book. Some other neat designs also. These are just so much fun to make. Like putting a puzzle together.
I want to do this again using the full size block of 12 in. One of our members drew this out for me in a 8 in Size as that is the size of Layer Cake that I had and wanted to use. It is made out of Neptune some vibrant colors.
The nurse that comes to visit my Hubby saw the blocks and commented about the butterflies and the symbol for the new Arts school starting this fall in a refurbished theatre in Hagerstown. One of her girls was picked to attend. This is part of the school system. So If this turns out OK I just might give it to her to take to the school to be hung or auctioned off or whatever they might want to do with it.
This summer for a money making project different people designed and made large butterflies which were put on concrete stands and displayed all over town. Then auctioned off. One is now standing in the middle of Boonsboro. Not sure who bought it but I suspect Nora Roberts did for the town. Will try and get a picture of it tomorrow when I go down to Boonesboro Days in the park.
The weather isn't very good for it today but at least it's not raining. This is the other project that I have been working on. Our online group is having a swap of these All In A Row blocks from Kim Diehl's book Simple Comforts. There are some other really good patterns in this book.
I still have another set to make. A set consists of 5 blocks and I am doing 5 sets. Probably will end up making a few more blocks to increase the size of this quilt. But a new project .

Just a little about my life. Hubby has been doing very good. Only getting me up once a night. That I can take. I also started back to Water Aerobics on Wed. Then Friday we have found a lady that will come in and sit with Hubby while I go swimming on Mon. and Fridays. So next week it will be a full week.
That with all the Home Care people coming to see him, things are going fine.
He has survived getting those 3 teeth out and not eating much except soft foods. It's a chore thinking of something he can eat that he will eat. Lots of jello, pudding and ice cream here now. Hopefully by next week he can start to eat something a little more solid. The only trouble is the dentist did not think that our dentist will be able to save the other teeth. Time will tell.

So all in all things have been going fairly smooth around here and with fall coming I guess the next thing is turning on the heat. Although they say 80's again this coming week.
The dogwood tree has a lot of red berries and the leaves are turning a golden red. They are the first to start changing. Thanks for stopping by.

Leftovers

I finished the leftover runner. By this I mean these pieces were in a baggie that I had put back after finishing a swap. All the saw teeth were triangles cut off the corners of a piece. Don't know what now but then I also has all these 4 patches. Guess I made too many. Just played around with them after sewing all the HST before I had gone to retreat. I found some of the blue in the stash so finished off with the triangle ends. It is all machine quilted and I just finished whipping down the binding. Took it along to the dentists office this morning while Hubby had 3 teeth pulled I got the sides whipped down. How do you like what I did at the seam in the ending? Couldn't let some of those HST go to waste. I took this on my island standing on a chair. The wall is still full of the mystery blocks.

This is another angle. Could play checkers on it I guess.

Haven't had too much time in the sewing end. A little done on the butterflies but they will come along. This weekend might be easier. With Hubby not eating much but soft stuff that means I don't have to cook much. Made him some lemon jello and vanilla pudding so that will last a bit. He was not feeling good at all on Tues. and then had a procedure at the Urologist yesterday , eating a little but then this morning the teeth pulled has made for a rough week.

Hoping next week is better. So far the main thing is Water Aerobics is starting next Wed. I have sure missed it.

Then Wednesday 9-9-09 is my oldest granddaughters 21st birthday. She has just returned to her Senior year at Art School in Philadelphia,,

Happy Birthday Ashley. We love you and know you are going to do very well.

As I write this the western sky is so red. Almost as pretty as my heading picture.

Thanks for visiting.

A Note from my Daughter and my Quilt

When I got home last week, I saw this hanging on my little quilt I had put together before going to retreat. It's made from leftover HST . If you look close at the bottom row you will see what she was telling me. Yep " Mom did you notice the mistake"?

Sure I did, just hadn't taken the time to rip and redo. It has been done now. At least she looked at my wall to see what I was working on.

Now Here is the missing pictures. I hadn't looked at all the folders. Really need to learn more about how this thing works.

This is my gift. If you click on the picture you probably can see the fabrics and even some of the writing. Each member made a block consisting of two 9 patches and two square in square which the center was to be beige and written on. Some had really nice sayings. Others just their name and state. It is all Thimbleberries fabrics and I love it. I have taken some closeups so you can see up close some of the names and writings.Another one Then I love the backing and look at this neat label. One of the girls made it on her embroidery machine. That will last foreverIsn't this daisy fabric wonderful. Such a great group of gals on this Internet list. We have more fun and will show more that we did in the future.

This coming week will be a busy one for us. Tomorrow he sees our regular doctor. Tuesday I get my day out. Had to change my hair appointment to Tuesday and Hubby has to have a procedure with the Urologist on Wed. morning. Then Thursday if he is still doing OK he will get those teeth out that were scheduled about 6 months ago and canceled when he had to go into the nursing home. So Hoping in between to get some sewing done.

I did finish up the top of a neat runner. Just using up scraps again. Will get a picture soon. I would like to get this quilted before taking a picture. But will see.

See you soon

I'm Back

I'm home and have been for almost a week but it has been a hectic week with doctor's appointments etc. Had a wonderful time. Flight was good although crowded both ways. I wouldn't have thought there would be so many people going to Dayton, Ohio from Baltimore. But it turned out it was a final leg for many coming from the west coast.

I have a number of pictures to show you but for some reason I can't get to them or don't know how. They aren't in the folder that they should be. Just haven't learned enough about this computer I guess.

I was very surprised with a quilt made for me by the members of our little Hollow group. Those pictures I will have to get to you another time, I hope.
We arrived on Friday and after stopping at the members quilt shop we arrived at the Bergamo retreat grounds and many were already there. A whole weekend without TV, Internet or radio, A quite Catholic retreat, and good food.
The project for Friday night was this mystery quilt. I got the blocks done. This is them on my wall. They need to be squared up and sewn together in this formation. So more about that later. As I get it together.The big thing for Saturday was a Buggy Barn design. We could pick from many. Most did some Halloween things. I had a Layer Cake of Moda's Neptune they are 8 in. so had to modifier the pattern as it is 12 in. So this is the first 10 that I got finished once I got home. The rest are still on the 12 in. cutting board I had taken with me. Can;t get them messed up. I have a plan, sort of to set these together so will have to wait and see. This is a closeup of the one I thought would show up the best. Lots of little pieces for this one.

When I got home close to 9 PM on Sunday night, I think my DD was really ready to get home. She had school the next day and had to get caught up with her sleep.
Hubby is doing fairly well. He broke a tooth off Thurs. night before I left and had just had him to the dentist. He needs 3 teeth pulled now. DD ended up taking him back on Friday as the broken tooth had a sharp point. It was an eye tooth and held a fairly new plate so that is gone. Don't know what might follow. He is set to have the 3 pulled this coming week.
At least we have plenty of Home Care coming several times a week so he is being well taken cared of. Me, I shall be glad when the Water Aerobics starts Sept. 9Th.

Hopefully I can figure out later how to get the pictures of the gift quilt out to show you. It was such a surprise.

Oh, One of the girls brought me a big bag of scraps. Since I like them so much. I ended up having to have a package mailed home so I could bring my quilt home in my suitcase.. Hope it won't be so long before my next post. Thanks for dropping by.

And The Winner Is--

Drum Roll---- the winner of the 30's scraps is Candace number 28 which is what number Hubby choose out of 30. So Candace please email me your snail mail and I will get this out the first of the week. Thank Yon all for visiting my blog.
The weekend was fun at our house. DD came up with her roommate who has opened her home to her and her kids when they are around . She needed help and my DD needed a new home near the old one to keep tabs on the youngest still at home who is 15. M. has 4 cats and DD is a cat lover so she also wanted to bring the most lovable one up for her Dad to have a little fun with. He would so love to have a little cat or dog but with his condition and having to get around with a walker or wheel chair ,we are afraid that it would not be a good situation. So this is Ginger. She did make herself at home but would not stay on Hubby's lap for petting. We decided she was a ladies cat. Not used to men in the house although Dan the youngest plays with her a lot when he is there.

Ginger was rolling on the floor and on her back which is what I was trying to get but as soon as the camera clicked she rolled over like this. She was a stray that wondered in and knew that this house liked cats and soft hearted M. fed her and soon let her in the house. She was just a kitten.

I couldn't resist taking this picture although there was not enough light and I was to far away for the flash to work. This is how Dan and M. spent most of Friday night and Saturday. Both with their laptops and enjoying the day. DD was also in the chair by me with her laptop. Such is the world of this generation. I took the chance to get a little hand quilting done.

Am getting close to the end of the Sunbonnet Sue quilt. Have the side setting triangles to quilt and the border. The center is down. I am taking it with me this coming weekend to our Hollow retreat in Dayton Ohio. The gal who owns this quilt will be there and thought I would give her a chance to see what I have done so far and also the rest of the ladies. Give me a chance to work on it also.

Hubby is coming along pretty good so far. I am looking forward to the little vacation. DD will come up Thursday night after working at the school to get her room ready, and stay with her Dad. She probably has more patience with him than I do.

Till the next time and thanks for stopping by.

Pay Back Giveaway

In going through boxes to find what I could empty to put away my Kansas Troubles "scraps" I came across a large zip-lock full of scraps from making this and a couple other 30's repros swaps. I think this was the first one and one of the first online swaps I was in. Clear back in 2002. Just one of the many tops that needs to be quilted. This one I would like to hand quilt but-- will I have time?

As you can see the border is made of piano keys. There are a lot of scraps in this bag. Now it's yours if your want to leave me a comment and be sure your name is on it if it is anonymous so I know who you are. I will pick a name on Sunday and post the winner and it shall be off to you. Might be some surprises in the bag also. I'm sure there must be some out there that like the 30's fabrics.

Hubby is doing pretty good so far. Just hope he continues. Right now we are getting a very much needed rain. Thanks for stopping.