Bee there....

Girls.....bee next Wednesday night - March 7th - at Cathy's house. Hope to see you there......piece.

Happy Birthday, Mare!!!!!!

Happiest of birthdays to you today, Mare. May you have a wonderful day, filled with Kevin hugs!!

love,

the Mamas

Happy President's Day....

Or just Monday.....what's new ladies? Did everyone have a nice weekend? Dolores and Lori - did you get up to the Country Store? Were they asking for us? LA - how was your meeting at Richard's house? Sadly, it wasn't covered in the News of Delaware County. Lois - have you and George mapped out your trip yet? I'm anxious to hear your details. Phillies' pitchers and catchers reported to training camp over the weekend.....spring is just around the corner. Yay! Consuelo - I've become hooked on Downton Abbey...the season finale was on last night. I dvr'd it - but I have a few more to watch before I watch that one.....lots of scheming, heartbreak, war, love, sadness.....all that good stuff - all done by proper Brits. Pam posted about meeting with their architect......it'll be so interesting to see what he comes up with. I finished my beach houses top that I was working on at Cathy's......how is everyone else making out with their projects? Consuelo - have you gifted the sudoku quilt yet? Dolores - is Lady Gaga finished?? Wishing you a nice week.......going to be 65 on Friday - break out the bikinis!!! (or at least the t-shirts). Piece.....

Check out this quilt that a woman made for her son - so cool!!!!

Valentine's day gifts....

Wanted to share pictures of the Valentine's gifts I made for the girls. The patterns are actually a card tutorial I found at mmmcrafts blog - last summer, I think. I just traced the pieces (last fall!) and made them out of fabric. Originally, these were to be Christmas gifts.....but.....you know how that goes. They finished about 7 1/2 inches square. 

For my little chickadees......piece.

Linked to crazy mom quilts: finish it up friday

Sew-in success....

Girls...as always, a fun-filled evening. Cathy - thanks so much for your terrific hospitality!! Some folks were working on projects, some folks just hanging.....lots of conversation and lots of laughs. Some show & tell to start.....

Consuelo's Soduko quilt - finished. Note the splendid pieced binding - really sets it off. Well done....

 Mare - a 'post-graduation' quilt for her niece.....

 Jean - I saw something like this online and liked it. First time I tried free-motion, (semi) straight quilting - it went very quickly and I was pleased with the result...

What else is new.....Cathy has a big birthday coming up. She and Mike are going to Cancun in March - yay! Cathy is working on a beautiful Swoon quilt for her boss. Lois is also doing some traveling in March - going to see the Gulf in Florida, maybe Phillies' spring training and stopping to see Sean on the way home. Lois was making a bag last night - very nice. Dolores was cutting t-shirts for a Lady Gaga quilt - can't wait to see that one done! Mare was quilting a photo quilt. Lori is making some cool Halloween, scrappy Dresden plates. I'm making Full House - a Schnibbles pattern - in beachy colors. LA was working on cutting her scraps into squares for a scrap quilt. Consuelo provided the entertaining banter and running commentary on life, love and quilting. A couple of things were decided - the dinner to celebrate Cathy will be at the Lamb will be on Sunday, April 15 at 5:00 PM. Also - there will be a spring trip to Lancaster - I booked it this morning - Friday, March 30 - Sunday, April 1st. The beginning of spring and a quilt weekend...does it get any better? I don't think so. Pam - we missed you and hope you can join us at either of the upcoming celebrations. Last year in Lancaster, we picked pollyanna. I know LA is anxious to get started, so we'll probably do that again this year. We'll pick for those who can't come - and if you want to opt out this year, please let me know before then. Think that's all the news and updates. See you all soon.....piece.

Counting down....

Only 46 hours or so until the sewing night.....yay! Hope you have a project or two lined up. Cathy is getting some munchies - and has water and beer....I'll bring along some sodas and maybe a sweet treat. Bring your show & tell, ok? Take care.....piece.