Owl Sewing

This pattern is one of those Heather Bailey pincushions. Only it had so many pieces that I enlarged it about 25% for my first run at it. Now I'm ready for the original size!

November Already

My blog is not co-operating. I try to post pictures. They don't attach. I save posts, they never materialize. Blah, Blah blah....this rant ain't over.

Update

I promise I'll update my blog soon. I have been out of comission & getting on the computer is difficult. I broke my leg on 07/04/2015. Well actually...........I was walking around the yard & my husband was on top of the ladder. The grass was wet & he was putting pressure on the impact drill & the ladder shifted, and it fell OVER me. When my husban fell off the ladder he landed ON my ankle. Broke both the tibia & fibila about an inch above my ankle jpint. I had surgery to put me back together. Today is 6 weeks since my accident & I am still not allowed any weight on this leg. While the scars/scabs are fading, I'm still in a constant deal of pain. Its yucky. I hate it. And it;s going to be October before I can even THINK about walking, even then it will not be unassisted. Fir thise of you that are squeamish, dont look at the pictures. Ive come a long way & seeing the pictures gives me some hope that I'm headed in the right direction! I have to constantly readjust & ellivate my left leg. I just want to sleep for 8 more weeks & wake up able to walk again! We all know thats not happening........... So soon as I can actually get around to it, I'll post some more. I can't sit, so I cant sew by machine. If I time my pain meds just right, I can work on a rug for about 40/45 minuts 2 or 3 times a day. So boring. So is TV!!! TTYL M

Another Rug

i atarted another rug - I had some embroidery that needed doing & I have to have SOMETHING to do while the machine is running - so I warped my big frame. I used a poly-cotton to warp the frame - but the rest of ti will be all denim. I was gifted some denim strips all on rolls. Sure wish I knew where a person could find fabric on rolls like what you see in the first picture

this one is pretty blurry - sorry it was with my phone -

My Progress

Lots of denim lint & turns my hands & finger nails BLUE ! Maybe I'll have a shot at starring in AVATARII (maybe a cameo??? Ha Ha Ha!) Thanks For Looking! M

Mother's Day 2015

Had breakfast at Cracker Barrell with my husband, my sister & a freind. Then went to Lowe's. My daughter Ryan & her husband helped. We have 12 footers to dig. We got 4 done. The ground is so hard. Yes we had an auger. Yes we filled the holes with water. The water SAT in the holes like a bowl! There's that much clay in our soil. It was hot. I was hot, I was tired. OMGoodness this is such the hard part.

no sewing this past weekend none. M

Our Big Home Improvement Project for 2015

A deck. That's our project this summer. I hoping real hard that it doesn't take us all summer! But you never know. Our back deck was put on by the builders & it was there when we bought the house. It had an awning on it. While this is very nice to look at - we've been in this house since 2008 & the awning was beginning to show it's age. We'd treated it only once for leaking. Since the deck was "builder grade", it lacked...um...style? the spindles under the hand rails were 2X4's turned sideways. Again, it functioned very well. It was just time for a change! We spend a LOT of time on our back deck. It's like another living room during spring & summer. but at 12'X 16' you really couldn't get many people on it, nor could we have a screen door. So off the old awning came & down came the old deck! And construction begins! Here are a few BEFORE shots

During

And AFTER

We're thinking of taking a week's vacation this month to get the deck part done ASAP - as there is nothing out my kitchen door right now! Thanks for stopping by! M