Seriously now

Okay, so I've been a little busy. The days seem to just slip by, and before I know it a week is gone. What happened to October anyway??

I have not been able to read any of my subscription magazines. As you can see some are still in their plastic wrapping.

And I would have missed my November issue of Southern Living all together if I had not browsed through the one at my in-laws house. How could I have missed this!

An article about PW with recipes and all!! This, the lady who inspired me to start blogging. And not even a mention on the front cover! (I do scan the covers to see if there is anything I need to look at NOW)

So what has been taking up my time recently?? Aside from taking a wonderful trip to Ohio, and trying to catch up on my son's school records, this is what I have been doing.............



Schnibbling!!!!


AND I don't want to mention how much "unsewing " I've done on this little baby ;-)

Hope you are having a great weekend. The holidays have begun.............

Happy Thanksgiving

Today is Thanksgiving. A day set aside for reflecting and for expressing gratitude. I am so grateful for all of the blessings from God. There are so many things to be thankful for. I have appreciated knowing so many of you since entering into this land of blog. Crafters and quilters from all over the world! It can boggle the mind. I have seen so much kindness and generousity towards one another.. It has been an honor and priviledge to get to know many of you. You inspire me and bring sunshine into my day. I am humbled that you come by and read my blog. So today I am saying Thank You to you. Thank you to all who take the time to leave comments. For your kind words and for cheering me on in this quilting adventure. I appreciate it more then you know.

May this Thanksgiving find you rejoicing in God's love and faithfulness.

"Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving" Psalm 95:2

Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho

Well I started with my proto-type -

then these little cozies almost started sewing themselves -

woo-hoo Christmas fabric -

Take a look at these Kim -

I have a friend whose daughter is a huge Gator fan. She is coming down from Atlanta to visit her Mom and then heading to Gainesville for the game.

And of course, I am still making baskets...............

Gotta get back to my Schnibbling!

Snip, snip, snip

Kaaren over at The Painted Quilt is an amazing artist and has shared her passion for scissors! Yep that's right, scissors. I don't think I have quite the collection of scissors as Karren has, but mine is pretty healthy.

You see it all started with this little one -

I was with my Mom once, when I was young, and we were shopping somewhere. I saw some kind of kit, and these little scissors were in it. I've had these scissors for over 40 years. They are marked JA Henckels/Germany.

This is a pair that belonged to my Mom.

And as time went on, I started picking up scissors here and there.

Assorted colors -

Thrift store finds -
Fiskars, which I love!

My official Fiskateers scissors -

Craft scissors -
(and don't even go there about how many scissors we have for scrapbooking. This is only a sampling :-)

So a pair of scissors for every occasion! Sewing, crafting, scrapbooking, card making........ cloth scissors, paper scissors, manicure scissors, hairdresser scissors, the list could go on.

So how many scissors do YOU have?

Just a quick.........

......... late night post.

Kim from "an oft traveled road" has shared a wonderful tutorial on her blog. "Share the Love" free tissue cozy pattern with a challenge to make two for a friend who will keep one and give the other one away! How cool is that? So I made a proto-type from some scraps (this is very scrap friendly).

It went together so quickly. So I thought I would try another one.

I made my second one with pre-quilted fabric that I had left over from making my sewing machine cover. You could make these assembly line fashion in no time flat. I can't remember how many Kim has made so far, but you can go to her blog and get the details there.

And now, back to Schnibbling........

Have a great weekend!

The rest of the story...........

I thought I would share with you about the rest of my trip to Ohio Amish country.

It first started with a beautiful flight from my beloved Florida.

We visited so many wonderful quilt shops during the week.

I bought a little bit of fabric here,

and there,

along with some notions and patterns.

And even though I was a little late for the season of fall color, I did see some beautiful trees as we drove around.

And some sweet birds that don't visit our area,

And then an incredible sunset flight on the way home

It was a full fun filled week to spend with my BFF.

My favorite picture is one we took in Charm Ohio. This covered bridge is behind Miller's Quilt shop.

Thanks for coming along with me. I hope you enjoyed our little tour.

Sad day turns to glad day

First off, I want to thank everyone for their sweet comments on yesterday's post. I hesitated to write it, but I wanted to share from my heart. Some who left comments have a no-reply or no email, so just know that I truly appreciated everyone's thoughts.

And today when I picked up the mail, there were some great surprises in my mail box!

I always love it when the mailman leaves me a package, but when there are more then one, well, woo-hoo....... happy dance :-)

Amanda from Scrapsational had a little giveaway with a sweet Christmas book panel. She drew my name, and it arrived today!

Now you need to pop back over here because she is having another giveaway! This time she is giving away the most delicious blue and yellow strips, all ready to be sewn up for that special Christmas gift. At least that is what I would do with it ;-)

And then the other package came all the way from California. Beth from Beth's Crafts was reorganizing her stash and patterns and put together a mystery gift!

So this is what arrived.

I know, I know you want to see what was inside the package.

Can you believe it?? 15 of the most wonderful patterns to be had. I am certainly going to be busy in the new year.

My dear friend Kelly Jackson from I Have a Notion also sent me a little gift. She shared an Eleanor Burns book, Day and Night.

The book has a little boo-boo, but you know what? That doesn't make the book any less usable. I've been a big fan of Eleanor Burns for years. This book actually comes with the acrylic template to make these cool looking blocks. Go and visit my friend Kelly. You will be happy that you did!

It really made my day to find these little packages in the mail. Quilters are the best! I've found them to not only be talented and creative, but they also have kind hearts and are most generous. Thanks for making my day :-)