Lancaster pictures - part two

Lori made this t-shirt quilt for her nephew - it is huge!!

 The teacher and her taggie

 Cathy made this with her Bliss fabric - so pretty

 A baby blanket - so soft and pretty

 A beautiful photo quilt from Cathy...

 A quilt for Lois that we made for her over the weekend...

 I liked this pattern in a magazine.....

 Two charms and a yard....

Hope you enjoyed the show......piece.

Lancaster weekend pictures - part one.....

Knowing that it's going to take me a while yet to learn the MAC - I went back to the old PC - and here they are!

Look who made the trip...

We're officially here....

 Dolores - this panel was so cute!

 The colors on these blocks are so pretty...

 Another little something Dolores whipped up...

 And another.....

And another....this is so cute - made from Happy scraps.

Leigh Anne designed this wallhanging - and made it!

 The cured lion/bear

 A very soft taggie for the newest McCabe

 Fireman pillowcases for Sean and Kevin

Burp cloths for the newest McCabe also

Stay tuned for part two.....

Happy Birthday, Peggy......

Peggy - hope you have a wonderful day!!! And Happy Easter to all the 'Mamas.....piece.....

Swear word.....

Oy! Seven rows, 5 blocks in each......laid it out on Sunday - fooled with it for quite a while to avoid same fabrics next to each other. Tonight - finally got to start sewing the rows together.....listening to the Phils game, sewing my rows. Now, start to put the rows together.....hmmmm.....seems to be quite a few similar fabrics next to each other.....after sewing the fourth row on, I  finally looked closely at the rows. I had turned all the blocks 90 degrees counter-clockwise......insert swear word!! Unsew the four rows....now to unsew each of the 35 blocks......luckily, the Phils tied it up in the ninth....extra innings and I'm still unsewing. Finally got them all done - the Phils lost in the 12th. Double swear word - I'm going to bed. I'll try again tomorrow - and so will the Phillies. Piece.......

Happy Friday!

TGIF!!! This seemed like a very long week for some reason. Had a nice visit with Pam and Lois on Wednesday night. Lois got home on Sunday from Ohio. Everything went well - it was nice for her to see her brothers and sisters and share some laughs and stories. Caught up with Pam's goings on as well.....she's working from home all the time now - which means every weekend at the beach!!! Very nice - life is good! Hope everyone else had a good week....Cath - hang in there with school - you too, Mare - it's almost over. Packing up the cars on Sunday, we came across a nice, white extension cord. Who's is it? Dolores has it....I'm going to try to figure out the picture upload this weekend and I'll post show&tell from the weekend. Take care, ladies......have a nice weekend.....piece.

What now?

Oy! The weekend has come and gone. How many yards of fabric, miles of thread, pounds of junk food and gales of laughter can 7 people fit into approximately 48 hours? The answer lies in Lancaster - and may never be fully known. Thanks girls for another memorable road trip. We started on a rainy Friday with stops at the Hayloft and Sauders before cruising into Intercourse. (Pause for the comments). Lunch at the Kitchen Kettle was delicious and warming. A couple more fabric stops and then we picked up the keys. We set up with the efficiency of a surgical team - amazing. Even little Donnie and Marie made the trip! Hilarious!!! Mare came around 3 - baby Kevin wasn't feeling well. A quick trip down to see Omar and the sewing continued unabated until we had Mare's delicious pizza for dinner. Saturday was a bit nicer - not raining - and featured a class taught by Lori. It was a bear/lion taggie - very cute - with two unruly students. Luckily, the cataracts were cleared up and three lovely bear/lions came to be. Unfortunately, Consuelo had to hit the road Saturday afternoon - something about a creek and a paddle?! No - really, it was a not-to-be-missed crew event....but Consuelo, we missed you at dinner. The Iron Horse was terrific - as always. We had a revelation - they are open for lunch. So we decided that next year, we will lunch at the Iron Horse - the early bird don'tcha know!!! All the better for our collective digestion as well as early pajama-wearing. Pam phoned from the beach during dinner. That was a nice surprise. Mrs. Iron Horse (I never remember her name) was asking for those who weren't there. Came home to show & tell......pictures will follow later in the week - as soon as I figure out how to load them onto the new Mac laptop. A lasting bit of advice from the weekend - 'Stitch in the ditch and call it a day'. Mare was gone by 7 on Sunday - Cathy and LA shortly after her and D, Lori and I rolled out by about 8:30.....so much packed into those 48 hours - it boggles the mind. Lois - know that our thoughts were with you this weekend. We missed you and hope that all went well with your family. Pam - thanks for the call. We missed you too and hope to see you soon. In fact, I can host this Wednesday evening for those who can come. Pam has a rare Wednesday evening off so hopefully we can catch up. We talked about various things - including an upcoming dinner and we picked Pollyanna names. We have a challenge of sorts set up for pollyanna gifts this year - we can talk about it on Wednesday.

A special wish today for one of our favorites in the extended Quiltmama family....the 'Ricky Ricardo' to our Consuelo - Happy 50th to Bill!!!! Enjoy your 'man-cation'. I'm sure I forgot some stuff - please feel free to chime in with any ommisions. Have a lovely day, girls......piece.

Cue Willie Nelson....

On the Road again......

Just can't wait to get on the road again.....

Oy....shopping, eating, sewing, laughing and eating some more........does it get any better?


Sing it, Willie......

Lois......

Thinking of you and your family today....wishing you peace.....

the 'Mamas

New things, getting ready, etc......

Just 5 days now, ladies.....single digits.......a little over a hundred hours.....oy! Time to figure out what we're bringing. I'll bring an iron, ironing board, snacks (candy & chips), water bottles, trash bags, a bottle of wine, card table. I'll add more things if I think of them as I go along. I upgraded to a newer version of blogger after contacting Karen of Sew Many Ways because I was having a problem. She's so nice - and knows a lot. So far it seems easier. I'm going to upload a picture because it's supposed to be a lot easier.....let's see......

 Wow - very cool! And it lets you size them or move them around. Much more user-friendly. Anyhow - enough nerd excitement......seriously getting excited about the trip. I'm going to drive on Friday - so we need to figure out drivers and riders, ok? I think Mare and Consuelo are going up early? Thursday? So that leaves 6 of us to go up on Friday morning. That's at least two cars. Just comment if you're planning on driving and what you're going to bring, ok? LA has already made reservations for dinner on Saturday. Yahoo! Pam - I know you're working on Friday but we'd love for you to come on Saturday if you could.....it would be terrific to see you and catch up. Let me know if I've forgotten anything......the Phillies are back on - life is good indeed. Piece....and play ball!

Today's.....

Country April Fool's thought:
 Nothing is foolproof to a fool with real talent!

Have a nice weekend, ladies......piece.