This took awhile, but here goes!!

1.What are your hobbies? Sewing, Quilting, Gardening, Cooking, And teaching Violin!!

2.What are your favorite colors? Red, green, all shades!

3.Do you collect anything? Owls, and anything Boxer!!

4.Are you allergic to any fibers or animals? Not that I am aware of!

5.Do you have any pets? A Boxer named Rocco, 4 1/2 yrs old!

6.Coffee, Tea, or Chocolate? Black plain coffee!! I really do not stray from this choice!!

7.What do you like to read? Love Stories and Mysteries!

8.Do you prefer Cookies or Candies as a sweet? Candies, anything RED!!

9.What is your favorite holiday treat? Candy Canes!!

10.Describe your favorite holiday tradition. We always taped the conversation at our X-mas breakfast meal! Now we tape the conversation at our X-mas dinner with the whole family!!

11.Did you believe in Santa as a child? Oh yes most definitely!!

12.When do you open presents? Christmas morning!

13.Do you put up a tree and when? If not, how do you celebrate? Tree goes up the Day after Thanksgiving, if I haven't already put it up!

14.Does your tree have a theme? Sometimes! It may this year, not sure!!

15.What has been your favorite gift to give? to receive? I love anything homemade!!


I really am not picky on any of these answers to these questions! It is just fun to fill them out!!

Time to Swap and other things!!

It's Secret Santa Swap Time!! I am so ready for this. I have some great ideas for my swap partner, whoever you are! LOL!!

I have been sew busy this past summer, right up until now. I am ashamed to say I have neglected my blog and really need to take the time to blog daily, like my daughter does writing in her journal. These actions clear your mind and allows you to move on to your next project. On the 25th of October, I am going to Ohio to re-upholster my Mother's lift chair. Hoping it will only take three days. That is all the time I have for this trip. NO SLEEPING!!

Next Monday I am in charge of a luncheon being sponsored by The Lansing Historical Society, for LARC. LARC trains and cares for adult mentally and physically challenged residents in Lansing. This is the 3rd lunch I have planned for them over the last 6 years. Lots of fun to be had! My husband Joe will be the entertainment with his "magical fingers" on the piano. Several volunteers of which I will be most indebted to will be on hand setting up tables, chairs and serving food they helped prepare! Thank you ever so much to all of you!!

So I finally got the pictures transferred out of my camera!! Here goes!!

This is the Favorite Things Swap Package that I received from Kat Fuller! It is so me!!

The first picture is showing the pretty paper that Kat used!! Love it! The second picture is my Apron that wants me to go Off to the Circus!! So much fun! The last picture is showing all the extra touches that Kat included in the Swap Package...Popcorn with serving bags, Magnifier glasses with case and strap, an Elephant water bottle and a Book," Water for Elephants"...something I haven't read yet! Very lucky me!!


Thank you so much Kat!! Hope you get a fabulous package too!!

This is the stencil work I did in my Grandaughters nursery!! Came together much faster than I thought it would. I will have to do some more stencil work!! Lots of fun!!

Yeah!! I have finished all 12 of the bridesmaid skirts and the 4 flowergirl dresses!! Wondering if I have learned my lesson to not take on so much during the summer!! Summer came and went and I only spent 2 days outside. What a waste.

I have finished the embroidering part of the quilting project I am doing for The Granite Mountain Hotshots who lost their lives on June 30th in Prescott, AZ. The pictures of this are still in my camera, and I would prefer not to post them until I am finished with it!! SORRY!! Today I hope to mail my Favorite Things Swap! Almost complete...

Finally I have uploaded the pictures of everything I have been doing this summer!! So here goes...

As I wait to be assigned a swap partner, I have been sewing Traditional East Indian Bridesmaid Skirts. There are 14 of them. I have finished 12. The skirts have been picked up so the skirts could be mailed all over the world. I also have 4 flowergirl dresses to make that have vertical ruffles on them. The dresses take longer to make than the skirts.

I just signed up for Shawnee's Favorite Things Swap. I am so excited!! It has been too long since the last swap!!

I wonder who my partner will be this time around!! Someone fun I am sure!!

Have to go back to my sewing now, I am making fourteen Indian Wedding Bridesmaid Skirts and four flowergirls with lengthwise ruffles down the skirts!! Very tedious, but beautiful.

I will post pictures soon!

Ciao!!