Good Morning to All!
Yes I know.....it's not
really July 1st! Lets just pretend that it is! I am updating the
site a tad early this time, since we are leaving on vacation
early in the morning! I am not yet packed, but I am organized!
Have all my lists made out so I don't forget anything! We are
all excited to get going, hard to believe that it is finally
here.....feel like a kid waiting for Christmas morning! Lookout
Mountain, Georgia......here we come!!!
Well.....it's been a
stormy week around here. The other night the storms were so bad
that the tornado siren went off and my and the Rose headed for
the basement.....twice! The storms have been doozies here
lately....I blame it on Global Warming....but then again, who
doesn't' blame everything on that! The weather is getting
scarier and scarier these days. My brother, Bud, lives in Iowa,
do I need to say more. I emailed him when the flooding started,
and it took awhile for him to answer, but Thank God they were OK
and didn't lose their home! His wife had a stroke a few years
back and I don't think she could have taken the loss if it would
have happened, she is very emotional now since the stroke, poor
woman! But they are fine. Bud works in Des Moines, and he said
some of it was really bad. We lived in Iowa for about 10 years,
in a town called Indianola, I think I have mentioned that in the
past. They used to have the National Hot Air Balloon races out
there every summer at Simpson College. It was fab watching the
balloons overhead!
I finally got the binding sewed onto my Dresden
Plate quilt that I had done at the quilters, the only one
I will have done at the quilters! The quilt is called Antiquity
and here is a pic of it:
If you are interested in seeing more
pics of the quilt then click
HERE to
see more. I am very proud of the quilt, it may not be the best, but
I really like it. I am nutsy for the 30's and 40's repo fabrics. The
batting is warm and white and this is one heavy quilt. So pretty I
am afraid to put it on the bed. This top is one that I have had in
my UFO pile for about 2 years now! Glad to get it done. Anyway this
is the pic I promised to post!
The "Kidz" is still on the quilting
frame, I have been too busy to get it done. But I will hopefully
have it off the frame in a couple of weeks. I am taking a lot of
time to do the quilting, I want it to be really good on this one. I
am beginning to feel a little more confident on the machine now.
That video about the Voyager sure helped me a lot!
On to the Updates!!!!
Seemed weird to update a little early
this time but here goes.....We have so many new links to share this
month! We have added 25 new links onto the
Favorite Quilting Links pages! That means that we now have 1301
free pattern links on those pages!! Wow, those pages have really
grown this year so far!!!! And I also added 26 new links to
The Crafty
Links pages which gives us a total on those pages of 530 links!
If you haven't been to those pages and tend to only go to the
quilting links instead.....do yourself a favor and go visit those
crafty links. There are so many free sewing patterns for an
abundance of stuff. There are some really great links there and if
you are not visiting these.....well you are really missing out!!!
The new Kidz block for July is called
Skateboarding and it is sooo cute! This is one of my favorites
in the quilt. I just know you are all going to love it! It's another
easy one, so enjoy making it! Remember.....because I am updating
early....the June block will still be up till July 7th and then I
will take it down. I didn't have the heart to take it down a couple
of days early...so I decided to leave it up instead.
This marks the halfway point in the
quilt. Hard to believe we have done 6 blocks and beginning #7.
Before you know it, we will be done with it! I need to decide on
what kind of quilt for next year and get started on designing it. I
was thinking baskets....but that has been done before....so I don't
know. Just about every style has been done and I don't want to do
all appliqué again next year, so I guess while I am on vacation I
will seriously get something thought out.
Rosie got a haircut and looks
marvelous dahling. Her fur is coming in so much better now since we
stopped feeding her from the table. I know it sounds weird...but I
really think she was allergic to something we were giving her. When
she normally gets groomed, she looks so bare when we get her
back....her fur being so thin! But this time you couldn't see her
skin through the fur and her little behind didn't look like a monkey
butt! She is getting thicker!!!! Yay! She has finally stopped
begging for food every time we sit down to dinner. It has been 2
months now and she is finally adjusting. FINALLY!
The recipe of the week is my annual
Becky's Fair Food recipes, it's that time again for those yummy
recipes we all love. I like to post them every year, so in case you
missed them or misplaced them, they would be available for everyone.
And for the site of the week I am posting the annual 1039 Homemade
Ice Cream recipes site. This one you need to bookmark, it's so
fabulous. And you will have it just in time for the 4th of July!!!
Enjoy....it's officially SUMMER!!!!
Well I suppose I had better get this
wrapped up...I have a lot of stuff to do today, but had to take care
of my quilters, first of course! You know how I feel! And yes....I
have packed myself a little project to take along to work
on......now you know I can't just not sew anything all week! I am
truly addicted, what can I say. I have had another appliqué UFO
laying in the closet in a baggie that I started a few years ago and
I have decided to get it done. It's small and perfect to work on in
the car. It's all packed and ready to go!
Hope that everyone has a wonderful
week. I will have pictures for you all of Rosie and the trip you can
see if you want to see them. Take care and stay safe, and I will
talk to you in a few!
From my sewing room to yours,
Becky
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 Grandma's
Words of Wisdom!
Those who criticize our
generation forget who raised it.
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 Common Quilting
Terms
"Bearding"
The process in which the batting fibers of a quilt sandwich
migrate through the top, or bottom, of the quilt via the
holes produced from the quilting process. More common with a
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This weeks
Quilting Tip!
Mix a a solution of half
water and half vinegar into a squirt or spray bottle. It
removes the fold line and other wrinkles on fabric. It may
be used on fabric that has been pre-washed or not. It is
amazing how the wrinkles or fold lines disappear. You can
also set a press, crease or fold with this same solution.
This works especially well with natural fibers like cottons,
wools, and linens.
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