Ok, so this is my second post and it's been over a month since my first post as a new blogger. I seem to get overwhelmed in November and December trying to finish all I want to get done before Christmas. It didn't help this year that my son asked me to make the two grandkids Titans quilts for Christmas. He gave me 6 weeks notice. :-) Throw in Mom's major surgery earlier in the month and what a crazy schedule I've had these past several weeks. I feel like I've been living out of my car between the hospital, Mom's place and home.
The quilts were finished last night, Mom is in post surgical in-patient rehab and doing well and I've been trying to clean my two sewing rooms today after the crazy month I've had. The sunroom where my long-arm is kept is neat and tidy and I've been in this room for over 2 hours and haven't gotten much accomplished. That seems to happen when the computer is also on - which of course it is right now. I've watched great long-arm quilting demos on "The Quilt Show" today and decided to renew my membership for another year. Now I just have to set aside time on a regular basis to get the most of that membership.
I will post pictures of the Titan's quilts after Sunday so my DIL doesn't get a sneak peak at them before we celebrate Christmas with them Sunday afternoon. You can view all my quilts at http://www.imageevent.com/quilter/myquilts. I've used this site for several years and have no interest in moving the pictures somewhere else.
Over Thanksgiving my niece and her three kids were here for a visit from New York. I was able to present her with a quilt in memory of her Mom who passed suddely in 2009. "Circle of Life" was made with blocks my sister appliqued. I pieced and quilted the quilt and Mom attached the back label. Needless to say she was touched with the quilt. It was such a pleasure presenting it to her.
I suppose I should really get this room picked up so I can work on some Block of the Month (BOM) blocks I need to get done. Once the room is clean I'll feel free to mess it up again with something new.
Have a blessed Christmas. I realize no one else is reading this right now but I can pretend, can't I?
Ronda
Friday, December 24, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
I can't believe I'm blogging
My goodness, just 6 months ago I was swearing I'll never go on facebook but I'm on FB and check it regularily to see what everyone is doing - really mostly to look at pictures friends and family post. For a lot longer I said why should I blog? Now I'm thinking - why shouldn't I blog about my quilting and life? So here it is my very first blog. I know I need a blog to connect to other blogs that I want to see so here I am. Actually the requirement (as far as I can tell) to have a blog to access other blogs is what drove me here. I'm not computer illeterate and in fact manage training for our highly technical staff of 700+ so I better know something about computers. When I'm not at work, I'm usually quilting or doing something related to quilting.
My other passion is helping out the local animal shelter. http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/TN48.html We've volunteered for the last 4 years - nearly every Saturday. My shelter visits have slowed up for the sake of quilting but I still help out by making 2 - 3 quilts per year for them to raffle off. Afterall, how many quilts do we need at the house and how many does my family need? I can still spend my time doing what I love to do and share that gift with my choice of charitable organizations.
I'm also involved with Project Linus in Huntsville, AL. I get involved with different projects where I can make and share quilts.
Speaking of sharing quilts - to get started with what I've done you can view my quilts online if you'd like.
I lean more and more toward contemporary but haven't made many of them YET. I feel like I need to finish up some of the MANY projects I have started before I start on the contemporary quilts that grab at me when I see them.
I guess this is it for my very first blog. Let's see where it goes from here.
My other passion is helping out the local animal shelter. http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/TN48.html We've volunteered for the last 4 years - nearly every Saturday. My shelter visits have slowed up for the sake of quilting but I still help out by making 2 - 3 quilts per year for them to raffle off. Afterall, how many quilts do we need at the house and how many does my family need? I can still spend my time doing what I love to do and share that gift with my choice of charitable organizations.
I'm also involved with Project Linus in Huntsville, AL. I get involved with different projects where I can make and share quilts.
Speaking of sharing quilts - to get started with what I've done you can view my quilts online if you'd like.
I lean more and more toward contemporary but haven't made many of them YET. I feel like I need to finish up some of the MANY projects I have started before I start on the contemporary quilts that grab at me when I see them.
I guess this is it for my very first blog. Let's see where it goes from here.
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