OH Dear!!!

OH Dear!  I have more machines then I have work space!!

 and these are just the ones out,, I also have 3 in the closet, and 2 more out in another closet,, and then there are some more out in the Barn covered in moving blankets..

I have 2 Singer 301 machines, a black one and a tan one in the closet..

Well, you just never know when you are going to need several machines to work on a projects,, or 'sew' I keep telling myself!

 

On that note,, I probably should clean and organize my sewing room,, I can't use,," I am working on Christmas gifts" as an excuse now... hahaha!

Almost 2020

Well,,, we are at the point of no return,,, just a matter of a couple of days and then it will be  a New Year, 2020..

 

OH,,What mischief shall we get into?

 

I don't make New Years Resolutions,, but I do think and day dream of the fun that awaits us.

Sewing, Camping, Kayaking, spending time with the grand kiddos and maybe even get in a little bit of gardening...

 

But until January 1st,, I need to get back to taking down the Christmas decorations,, chase some dust bunnies out from under the sofa, might even find the cat toys under there too!

Time to pack all the sweet decorations away for next year.

Hope you all had a most Blessed Christmas and looking forward to a Joyous New Year.

 

 

 

Merry Christmas 2019

2019 is almost over... and I have not spent much time on the computer. to busy with Holiday crafting and baking...

 

Treated myself to a new Embroidery machine... LUV IT!

 

 have been sewing and crafting...

 and scored 2 fabulous sewing machines from the 2nd Hand store..

A Singer 401A  and a 2011 Husquvarna  Emerald 183 machine.. Both works Fabulous!

'Sew' hopefully I will find lots of spare time to sew this January...

In the mean time...

 

May you have a Blessed Christmas and may the coming New Year bring you Joy , Love and Peace...

 Merry Christmas 2019

15-Bean Soup and a Insta-Pot...

Earlier  this year I received a 'Insta-Pot' for my birthday, a gift from my sister and mom...

Both my sister and my daughter  absolutely love cooking with theirs,, I have been a wee bit timid to use mine..

But I decided to give it another chance,,, so I made a 15-Bean soup with it in the pressurized mode.

I soaked the beans over night,,, and then this afternoon I put all the ingredients in the pot and crossed my fingers!

Well!!! it turned out Yummilicious and so easy to make.

 

That being said I modified the recipe and omitted some things and add others,,,

I used a combination of beef broth, water and white wine... and I added a (frozen) ham bone, diced up tomatoes and chopped up white mushrooms...

I omitted the celery and garlic and only used 1/2 the Cajun seasoning recommended. 

 

sorry this isn't a good photo.. but trust me, the soup was over the top good... and we have left overs for another night's meal.

I will for sure be making this again!

YumYumYum!

MCM LOVE!!!

Look what my sweet hubby brought home...

Oh My Stars! a fabulous Mid Century Modern RCA Stereo,, and it works!

 

We have a love for MCM design... but we also like Mission-Arts and Crafts and of course English Country.. So we have different  themed rooms in our home,, and our TV room is our MCM room.

It looks great next to the MCM Bar...

The curtains are vintage, pink and gold, and so are the cocktail shakers and glasses and Penguin Ice Bucket...
On the Stereo, the pink object is a vintage ceramic planter light...
Yeppers, we luv MCM.....

 

 

 

Night Night Sweet Plants...

Well,,, all the garden decorations are put away for the Winter and  I pruned up the last few lavender plants, and my peonies... and then put mulch around them..

My hubby dearest pruned my roses and mulched them... SO that is it until Spring 2020...

We didn't get all of the bulbs and rhizomes out and transplanted to their new location,,, but that can be done in the Spring when the ground warms up. The large majority of blubs and rhizomes were transplanted early September...

Soooo,, after all that hard work..heeheehee.. I deserve this!

Beer and cookies... I am sure these fall into a food group!? hahaha!

 

The Quilt and another Pillowcase are finished...

Whoot Whoot! I finished up the quilt and another pillowcase...

 what a fun color combination.....

 I even stitched on a YoYo at each corner....

 The pink pillowcase just needs to be ironed.....

I am having fun digging through my stash of fabrics to make these pillowcases.

 

I still have 1 left on my sewing table to be stitched up... then I will move on to a Christmas lap quilt that I started 2 years ago!  

Who knows,,, maybe I will have it finished up before Christmas this year!

Still Hiding in my Sewing room...

Yeppers,, I am still hiding out in my sewing room...

It snowed again yesterday so...sew, I did some more sewing..

 I made 3 of the 5 pillow cases...

 now I need to iron them...

 ok,,, ironed and put aside for gifts...

 then I ironed the strip quilt, binding and backing.. now to assemble...

 I luv the fun perky colors...

 last I stitched up a child's apron...

 light weight seersucker, so I backed the fabric for durability.

I luv seersucker.. I had this in my fabric stash for a long time...

Well now to stitch up the last 2 pillow cases and the quilt..

 

 Happy Snow day....

My Sewing room is where I hide when it's cold Outside!

Yeppers! I spend a lot more time in my sewing room when it is cold outside...

 I was playing around with fusible webbing to attach fabric to glitter felt and I also used a glue stick to glue some fabric to card stock..

 I spotted this idea on a YouTube video... the one on the video was of 4 pumpkins,, I just tested the pattern with 2 pumpkins. Oh,, and yes I need to re-iron it.. that will be tomorrow's project! Heehee!

 I cut a bunch of small strips and made a table topper. I have so many,, but I enjoy making them.

 Then I made a 44x64" quilt out of the green Maryjane fabric by Moda...

Now to iron it and then hit the fabric store to find the perfect backing and batting.. I already cut the strips for the binding....

 Oh, and here are my "Testers" to give me their approval...

Ginger really likes it and can hardly wait for it to be finished!!!

 

Happy Snowtember!

Yep,,, Happy Snowtember... the 1st snow in September since 1926..

 

I thought the weather peeps were kidding when they said we might get a bit of snow,, a bit?? day 2 and it's still dropping big fluffy snow flaks!

 

It started early yesterday morning,, and kept coming .. woke up this morning to a blanket of white.. and now here it is, mid day and it's snowing..

I am thinking a need some hot Tea or.. better yet, Irish Coffee!

 Saturday morning...

 and afternoon...

 and night....

 Then on Sunday I woke to this...

 White Fall wonderland...

 my poor roses...

 

I cut a hand full, shake off the snow and brought them indoor..

 

I just didn't believe the weather peeps that it might snow,, that will teach me!

Happy Snowtember!

 

 

Snow is just around the corner...

Well the Weather Peeps say that snow could be here as soon as next week.. WHAT??? NO!!!

I am not ready yet.

 

I see a lot of crafting projects and maybe even finish up a few old ones in my future!

 

In the mean time,, I finished up the trailer pillow and repurposed cashmere sweater pillow..

I also stitched up a little table runner for my camp trailer..

 deco pillows, the cashmere one is for the motorhome and the Holiday one is for the living room.

I just need to do some top stitching and then this little table runner will go into the Aristocrat trailer...

I also managed to find a couple of Homeless aprons at the local Thrift,, so they now live happily in my home..

and last but not least,,, my sewing room(and chair hog) buddy...

 Kiki can sleep anywhere... and even the sound of my sewing machine does not disturb her!

 

 Sweet Dreams, Kiki...

 

Rainy Day What to Do'...

Rainy day,, what shall I do???

Shortly after a lovely phone chat with a dear friend over in Pennsylvania,,. it started raining here like a mini monsoon...

 

So now I guess since I can't go outside and putter.. I will have to keep myself busy in my craft room...

I am thinking of re-purposing this 'holy' cashmere sweater into a deco pillow for the motorhome....

The pillow form is 14x14 and the sweater will fit perfect ....

 

I recently finished up  a project with some fabric I had purchased at Walmart...

 and yes,, wine is fine when crafting! lololol!

 a 12x12" Holiday pillow... I was going to embellish it,, but after looking at it, I decided to keep it simple...

 

 Oh and I scored these 2 spools (never been used..) of cotton yarn at the Thrift for just $3 each..

I will be crocheting a Gazillion dish rags this winter!  

Hmmm,,, maybe I will crochet one tonight and work on the pillow tomorrow...

Well that's what I will be doing to stay out of trouble...

 

 

 

Keeping Busy....

Well a few more thing to keep me out of trouble...

 The fun Flamingo apron is now in the trailer...

 So I made another simple Chef apron in a fun print....

and a maple leaf quilt block (still needs to be ironed) as well as a glass trivet done with a remnant piece of flamingo fabric... Also 3 lace tree ornaments and another yoyo flower.

 

Now what shall I do?

HeeHeeHee...