Future Quilter!

Quilt designer in the making....oh yes!

One little shady spot in the yard

See the little shady spot 

 

it was a perfect fit for Girlie Girl!

Beagle wins!

A 15-inch beagle named Miss P won the top honor at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday, besting more than 2,700 competitors.

Miss P, a bouncy 4-year-old, was awarded the Best In Show prize at the 139th Westminster show, the second-longest continuously running sporting event in the United States after the Kentucky Derby.

Girlie Girl selfie!

What was in that water?

Traffic Jam!

Pillowcases for Charity: 4th graders + 5 quilters = 24

Fourth graders from Fruitport MI did with the help of 5 volunteers with sewing machines and pre-pinned fabric.

We each took one student at a time and mentored them on the basics of using a sewing machine:

 

and how to use an iron:

They were delighted to see what happens when you "birthed" a pillowcase:


Here they are.... all 24 of the students and their finished pillowcases
ready to give to a special organization.

It's never to late for you to do something special for charity. 


This is something you could do with your kids, grandkids or group in an afternoon.
Use our free easy pattern and these fabric requirments:
3/4 yard main body
1/4 yard cuffed edge fabric
(We eliminated the 2" accent strip to make it easier to pin and sew)

It's a grey and rainy day - -

What's a girl to do...... sleep?

or she could quilt something......

The beagles are not happy about this new fabric collection!

Alley Cat from Benartex by Kanvas!

The beagles were not very happy with me when they saw this new fabric collection: ALLEY CAT from Benartex by Kanvas.
These funny Alley Cats are up tomischie....

Available here: http://www.abbimays.com/Alley-Cat_c_2499.html

I told them I would find some "dog fabrics".

We challange you to make Pillowcases for others!

My monthly quilt club Sew Fun Quilters got together this year made a total of 86 flannel pillowcases! These will be donated of our local charities to use this Christmas as gifts.

We challenge your quilt club or bee to do the same for your local charities this Christmas Season!

This is how we did it: we organized ourselfs into groups of assemblers, piners, sewers and pressers!

This also would be to do with your grandson or granddaughter! All you need is pins, scissors, iron and sewing machine.

Abbi Mays has cotton and flannel pillowcase kits for you to use that are already precut with 27" case, 2" strip and 9" cuff for $5.00 for adults and kids!

 Purchase here for:
Adult Pillowcase
Kids Pillowcase
Kids Flannel Pillowcase

What do beagles do on cold rainy days?

Take a nap just like beagle Sammy does. 

She knows she's special because she get to nap on a quilt!  The quilt is called Star Formation and kits are available here:  Star Formation.
The fabrics used in this quilt kit are Bittersweet from Benartex.
Read more about this kit here: As Seen In American Patchwork & Quilting: STAR FORMATION

This is how Girlie Girl keeps cool

You know what they say about

fishing.... A good day at fishing is more fun than...???

He's out!

Grandson Kyle getting the out!

Some pretty Spring Flowers!

Happy 108th Birthday Dr Seuss!

Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts, on March 2, 1904.

 “A person’s a person, no matter how small,” Theodor Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, would say. “Children want the same things we want. To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained and delighted.”

Brilliant, playful, and always respectful of children, Dr. Seuss charmed his way into the consciousness of four generations of youngsters and parents.  In the process, he helped millions of kids learn to read.
 

Read more about Dr Seuss at Robert Kaufman.

Visit Whoville website kid frindly! Seusseville

Good morning Winter!

Beagle Lucie really hates her picture taken but loved walking in the new snow!

Baseball up date - Justin Verlander - MVP!

Justin Verlander wins AL Most Valuable Player

With a no-hitter, an AL pitching Triple Crown and a Tigers division title on his resume, Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander became the first starting pitcher in a quarter-century -- and the first Tigers player since 1984 -- to win AL MVP, beating out Boston's Jacoby Ellsbury and Toronto's Jose Bautista for the league's highest individual honor. Verlander received 13 of 28 first-place votes from members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Just as important, Verlander received three votes for second place and three votes for third, bolstering his point total to 280. Last week, Verlander was a unanimous selection as the AL Cy Young award

Fall is here!

and here are a few pictures to prove it!

 

That's sand blowing over the road - not snow!

It's cool enought for Lucie to go bunnies hunting!

ONE of my favorite things; BASEBALL GOOOOO TIGERS

Watching baseball is almost as much fun for me as making a quilt for my grandkids!

My favorite quote from this game:
Will Martinez play?
Victor Martinez: "I will play tomorrow unless I am dead when I wake up."

Where in the world is Granny?

Correctly guess where I was today I'll send you a charm pack!

Guess who that person is and I'll send you 4 fat quarters!

Watch Papa Grande get it done!