100th post

Actually it is December 4, not sure why the draft date showed up???
Nancy at Blogging Near Philadelphia had some thought filled comments a couple of days ago (now - a few weeks ago).  One of which was about deleting links to bloggers who hadn't posted for a while. I would resemble that comment!

Refresher of memory!

I noticed that I had just made my 99th post and needed to figure out a giveaway for my 100th post.  Wow time slips by and I am still trying to figure out the prize! I will figure it out and draw on New Years Eve, out with the old and on to a new and better year! I will post the prize or prizes and rules this week, promise!

My DDIL figure out we had 5 moves this year! #1. DS, DH, Devine Miss M and me, NC to FL. #2. DDIL and GS, NC to FL. #3. DH and I to our own home. #4. DS, DDIL, Devine Miss M and GS to an apt, temporarily. #5. DS, DDIL, Devine Miss M and GS to their own home.   WOW, glad that is done! Way to much moving!

I have been sewing, just not blogging. Here is the 2 sides of my SIL's quilt. She picked the fabric and pattern for top.

Triple Dutch Chain
I suggested making it reversible, after she said (complained) the wall color (robin's egg blue) looked blue next to green and green next to blue.


Chains That Bind

I picked out the pattern and fabric for the back.

She didn't have any clue what it was going to look like.

Funny thing is: she likes the back side the best!

So happy to have that one done!

I got in to a Holiday Block swap on Face Book and signed up for 2 groups.

Short story, my package got lost by USPS and finally found.

Glad to get that one done and have the blocks finally mailed to the intended owners.

Tonya and Lynne have me hooked on making letter blocks, can you tell?

A few other people have been bitten by the bug, you can see their work here.

What Have I Been Up To

Well first there were a lot of "these" packed - over a hundred!

Then loaded in to a Penske truck and driven from NC to FL.

Then "they" took up residence in a storage space for the past 3 months.

Then I spent a lot of time here, with the Devine Miss M.

Several Friday nights, I went to Cotton Patch Quilt Shop for PMS Night (Pizza, Munchies & Sewing).

And sewed a bunch of these.

And sewed a bunch more, takes a lot of 8 inch squares to cover a king size bed.

(See previous post for photo of "the bed".)

At last it became a top. Just need to decide on borders and quilt it.

The new bed is in our new home.  Now to start unpacking the hundred plus boxes.

OK, guys if it says "Sewing Room" it needs to go in first!

New Experience

I have never gone and shopped for brand new furniture. 

We aren't moving any furniture except about 4 pieces.

So the plan was to get a new bedroom set that was an actual matched set.

DH showed me one bedroom set online he liked, but I wasn't feeling it.

DDIL showed me a couple that she thought were me, hmmm, not quite - but closer.

DH, DDIL, DYS, Devine Miss M and I went to "Rooms To Go", a couple days ago.

After walking through the entire store, "Success"!

DYS and I spotted this set and both thought and said, "Wow, is that nice or what!" 

We found the rest of the gang and it was unanimous. 

And the winner is the Darlington! All the yard sale money has gone here.

After a month of yard sales and a very very long drive this is where you will find me for a good long nap!
Then I need to make a new quilt for the new bed!  Hmmm, so many patterns.

Fire Hazard

Stash Sale

Wow! The days they are a ticking away, getting closer to moving day!   My "Stash Sale" is scheduled for March 24 - 26.
I have a 2 story studio that is packed with "stuff". My son has an itemised list of what is going and how many square inches it is!  He keeps saying, I have to downsize more and more to fit in the truck we are renting.  BP is going nuts! Stomach is tied in knots, can't eat or sleep - so the blood sugar has gone nuts with the BP. Oh, well at least the BP will not be lonely, going nuts. "I hate this type of successful diet", I feel like crap!
My biggest stresser is finding a buyer for my quilting machine, so far only one nibble out of 5 or 6 quilt guilds in the area.  Everybody wants a "new Cadillac (computerized long-arm), not a used Buick (pantograph Mid-arm) ".  I would have liked the Cadillac, but didn't have $20,000 to spend; so I was happy with a Buick for a few hundred. 
Oh well back to sorting and packing!

Hmmm! I wonder which blogger might like this bundle of fabric?

Peaceful Feeling

This is "My Happy Place", one end of my son's living room.  I made spinach dip and a beef & bacon cheese ball to take over; dear son had made layered taco salad, Buffalo Chicken Strips and corn & bean salsa. 
We went over to watch the Super Bowl and forget the "Big Bad World".

I was all comfy cosy under the quilt I made my son for Christmas about three years ago.  Mentioned it sure would be nice if I had a quilt at home to snuggle up under.  "WHAT? - everybody that comes here loves your quilts Mom!" say my dear son. "Yep!" well, all my quilts run off and come live at his house.
I need to get some tops finished, probably will sell a couple that the colors don't give me that "Happy Feeling" when I look at them. Maybe I will finish my "Scrappy Bow Tie" quilt, to cuddle up under.

It has been a really rough week.
We found out, two days after the fact via Face Book, that my brother-in-law has pneumonia and has had a stroke. "Nice" way to find out!  Information has been very badly related by non-medical relatives. Hubby has been an RN in ER and CCU for the last 38 years, and we are about 12 or 13 hours away. First information sounded very very bad, prognosis still is not good. But, we are a tiny bit more optimistic that my brother-in-law, being a stubborn Dutchman, will be able to recover to some degree.

Old Friend

My old friend, where are you?

You are not on my shelf anymore!
{{snif}} Miss you! {{snif}}