Quilt Bee Fun

Last night my bee girls came over for some fun.  Mom was feeling better so she also came.  This was her first day out of the house in 3 weeks, except for the last doctor's visit.  Thanks goodness she is finally feeling better.  Rough five week battle with pneumonia.

Above is Suzanne's Texas Braid quilt she is working on.  Isn't it gorgeous!  She pieced 2 full braid strips here last night.  I love all of the fabrics used in this quilt.  It is such a trip down memory lane when you start looking at all of the scraps and where you've seen or used them in quilts before.  Another found quilt out of what would have been trash to some people.  Great job Suzanne.

Suzanne piecing the braid on her featherweight.

Above is Sue and Debbie working on a quilt Sue is piecing from Eneanor Burns book "Orion's Start Quilt".  Sue gave me the book for my 50th birthday last year and loved it so much she bought one for herself.  She had beautiful fabrics for the quilt.  Can't wait to see the completed top.  And knowing Sue it will be finished by next week!  Oh and don't miss their little helper trying to assist them in their venture........whiskers......he is just such a ham!

Debbie was also piecing on a client's quilt for an upcoming vendor booth.  She always does such beautiful work. 

Then here is mom piecing the string blocks for her Roll Roll Cotton Boll quilt mystery.  She hasn't been able to piece on it in weeks since she has been sick.  It was great to see her sewing along last night.  I think she got 12 more string blocks pieced last night.

I was working on the friends quilt in my frame, still trying to get it completed for her.  I'm ready to get this done and out of my frame. 

Our quilt guild president Suzanne has issued a New Year's Resolution Challenge to our guild members.  To be part of the challenge you must make a pledge to complete a current UFO, an unstarted project gathering dust or another "quilty, sewing" project you want to get completed in the next 6 months.  So it is time for me to pick one of the many UFO's in my pile and make a pledge to get it done.  Now.......just which one will it be?

Happy Quilting Today.......the sun is actually shinning outside....Yippie!
Shelia

Precious Neighbor

Roger and I have always said since we moved into this house 20 years ago that we could have have hand picked better neighbors.  God has truly blessed us with wonderful people who surround us.

Last night when I got home from work I had a wonderful surprise waiting for me.  One of our precious neighbors Mr. Green had trouble with his car and Roger worked on it for him.  Fred and his wife are always interested in what I am working on in my studio and that I love quilting.  He brought this to Roger for me last night.  Isn't it precious!

He also told Roger that he had been cleaning out an old house where he and his first wife (who passed away many years ago) had lived in Florida and found in a cedar chest a lot of her old amish quilts.  He wants me to come go through them and see if I would like any of them.  (Does a cat have a running gear?????)  You bet I want to look at them, and fondle them....hehehehe.   Oh by the way.......wonder if the little snow man was watching the weather forcast for here.....it is suppose to snow here today!

Happy Quilting,
Shelia

Superbowl Is Over

The 2011 Superbowl was a great game.  The Green Bay Packers defeated the Pittsburg Steelers 31-25.  One of the best I've seen in a while.  No big blow out for either team.

Roger and I had a game board just between the two of us.  I won the first and third quarters of $25 each and Roger won the second and final.  He won $150 total.  Now to figure out how I can win that back from him.....hehehehe.

Yesterday was a wonderful day here.  The sun was out and not quite so cold.  We sat out in the swing for a long time just being together and enjoying the beautiful sunshine.  Life is Good!

Have a great day,

Shelia

Tribute To A Special Hero

A Tribute to my precious Uncle Don--A Hero to his country, friends and family.  He will be greatly missed. 

Don Roy Adams

Oct. 10, 1936-Feb. 2, 2011

Don Roy Adams, 74, husband of Nancy Glazener Adams, went to meet his Lord aned Saviour, Wednesday February, 2, 2011 at his residence.

Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late Benjamin Woodfin and Lena Garrett Adams.

Mr. Adams was retired from Her Majesty and was a veteran of the United States Army.

He was a member of Mauldin First Baptist Church where he served as Elder's Men's Sunday School teacher. He also led many Bible studies and was a great Bible teacher and lived his life to serve Jehovah.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are a son, Stephen D. Adams and wife, Kimberly, of Piedmont; a daughter, Donna A. Berry and husband, Jeffrey, of Union; two sisters, Joan Smith (Vernon) of Easley and Elaine Finley (Bob) of Belton; three brothers, James Adams (Betty) of Ball Ground, GA, Paul Adams (Betty) of Maudlin and Virgil Adams of Mauldin; adopted brother and sister, Charles and Marilyn Hazel of Mauldin; five grandchildren, Kevin, April, Stephanie, Regan and Ryan; three step grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.

Visitation will be held Friday, February 4, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown. The funeral service will be held Saturday, February 5, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Mauldin. Burial will follow in Greenville Memorial Gardens.

Uncle Don was such a wonderful man.  He was a wonderful christian man who strived everyday to give glory to his Lord and Savior.  Even in his suffering he gave God the glory for everything.  Many people's lives were affected by his calm spirit and giving heart.  I will forever miss his calm, easy sense of humor.  He could so easily slip a joke into your conversation and you never knew what had hit you until the laughter rang out.  the "boys club" as the 4 brothers were known were always planning some kind of get together.  They spent so many wonderful times together.  We granny Lena and Papa Ben had both passed away the six children made it a constant goal to stay close.  They would plan birthday outings, meet at least once a month as a group with their spouses and any other family members who wanted to attend for lunch at a given restaurant in town.  The waitresses knew the family well and always welcomed the group with smiles and laughter.  Now the five will strive to continue the closeness of the group. 

Uncle Don was the fourth born of the six children and he always picked on his younger sister Elane telling her that she was the oldest.    The funeral was beautiful with many friends giving testimony about how he had affected their lives.  The graveside ceremony was so touching, as I am sure all veteran funerals are, but the honor guard who played the most beautiful tapps that I have heard and did a graceful chilling flag ceremony went above and beyond.  It was one of the most moving I have ever wittnessed.  Uncle Don would have been so honored and humbled.  Now with the funeral over we move on to living our lives as he would have wanted us to continue....in service of others.

Now on to planning the cruise excursions and making sure my precious friend Kim has a wonderful time.   I am even planning on stepping outside of my comfort zone and going down the 5 traverses of a zipline in Belize.  Believe me....this is definately outside of this height fearing girl's comfort zone!  But life is too short to be afraid of anything. 

Today is SuperBowl Sunday!!   So who are you rooting for?  My family is divided as some are  packer fans and some are steeler fans.  I just really want it to be a good game...not a blowout on either side.  Let's make it interesting.

Hey I just realized that I haven't researched fabric stores in all of the ports we are going to.  I better make sure that there is not some fabric that just needs to find it's way back to my studio.  hehehehehe.

Have a great day quilting,
Shelia

It's Wednesday.....Just 17 More Days!!

I can't believe that it is already February 2nd.  This year is already flying by.  It's just 17 more days until we leave for the cruise.  CAN'T WAIT TO GET OUT OF TOWN! 
I've pre-ordered a copy of Tanya's new book and Bonnie's new book.  I'm hoping to get them in the next week or so.  They should be some great reading on the drive down to Tampa when we leave for our cruise.

I plan to take my cathedral window quilt to work on during the drive.  It has beenmy travel project for over 10 years now.  I want to get it finished this year!!

Happy Quilting,
Shelia

Sunday In My Studio

Today I am quilting in my studio.  What a relief.  I am trying to get the quilt finished that is in my frame so I can move on to some other projects.  The quilt in the frame was made by a lady that I work with.  It was her first quilt that she made years ago and wanted it quilted.  It has a lot of problems, uneven, puckers, etc. that I am fighing with to get it quilted as best as I can.  I discussed all of the issues with her prior to starting and she just wants it quilted.  I am using 2 layers of batting; a cotton on bottom and a bamboo on the top to help fill in some of the puckers.  Hopefully it will be acceptable when completed.  The colors are very bright and actually tires your eyes while quilting.

Below is my sweet hubby Friday night after his surgery.  You can see that his "special nurse", sissy was right there with him all evening.  He did great and is feeling much better today, just sore.

Now for some more quilting time.  Hope you have a great day quilting.
Shelia