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Our applique group meets the third  friday of every month. We had a nice turn out yesterday. First a pic of the blocks that have been turned in..... Ladies you have until our January meeting to return your blocks. This quilt is for a charity quilt fundraiser. This picture does not do the fabrics justice. They are really beautiful! The weather was kind to us on the day of our meeting and even though "STAR WARS"     opened up in the theater's the night before we still had people show up!  Kathi Potter came... she was working on her Sue Spargo quilt blocks. Karen Martin and Ann Manly came.... Ann in the plaid, brought her knitting and Karen was working on her free  Buttermilk Basin  12 month wool project.  Sandy Baker also came and had a cute little minion pin cushion in her basket of goodies. Mary Amiot shared her "Birdie all Year Round " project from Bonnie Sullivan. She is marching right along with it (I haven't started mine....

 Slow in some spots and busy little bee in others. Doing house work , dishes,  laundry , making beds and such. I do have a washing machine and dryer.  I do have a dishwasher.  And i only have one bed to make ; so why do things take so long. It must be me ,  wanting to get to the fun part of sewing.  However my car needed a little attention today also. My husband had the fuse it needed for the cruise control.  We did have to make a trip out for the bulb for my license plate.   So I would like to show and share with you Block #5 for my stitch therapy group that I finished. I also prepared the pieces for Henrietta whiskers block # 9.  I placed them down and hopefully tonight I can begin sewing them down.  I also promised a friend I would try and make her some yo yo's.  I hope you all have a fun and productive weekend.  Delight in each breath you take.  martha

I hope everyone had an agreeable Valentine's Day yesterday. Mr. M took me out for lunch and gave me a box of Turtles (chocolate,  pecan,  and carmel kind ). Told him he would have to eat half.  Not to worry only 11 in box.  He was ever so sweet also. Now for pictures of my natural progression of Anne Sutton's (aka  :  bunny hill  )  Dresden plate quilt. I am now working on the last border with the scallops. I will show that as soon as I am finished with it.  All for now , will come back and chat when i can stay longer.  martha

IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CREATIVE OVERLOAD OR IS THERE JUST TOO MANY FANTASIC  PATTERNS OUT THERE?  WELL I JUST FINISHED MY SECOND BLOCK FOR MY STITCH THERAPY CLUB.  PERHAPS TONIGHT I WILL BE ABLE TO COLOR ANOTHER ONE. I HAVE PLACED THE CIRCLES ON MY SIX FULL DRESDENS , BUT HAVE SEWN ONLY ONE DOWN.  I HAVE MADE CIRCLES FOR MY PARTIAL DRESDEN PLATES AND CUT THEM INTO QUARTERS.  HOW EVER I JUST REALIZED 1/4 OF A DRESDEN ( AT LEAST THIS DRESDEN)    IS FIVE BLADES NOT FOUR ; SO I WILL HAVE TO EITHER SEW SOME MORE BLADES OR RIP SOME APART. I HAVE BEGUN SEWING DOWN MY BLOCK EIGHT OUT OF NINE FOR THE SMALL QUILT  HENRIETTA WHISKERS   BY ANNE SUTTON.  STILL HAVE THE WINDOWS AND LEAVES TO SEW DOWN AND SOME EMBROIDERY TO DO ON THE BLOCK.  AND TODAY I WENT TO THE OTHER CLUB THAT I BELONG TO  " KANSAS TROUBLES "  .  THEY GAVE US A PATTERN FOR A SNOWFLAKE TABLE RUNNER.   HUBBY HAS FOUR DAYS OFF THIS WEEK AND...

I HAVE FINISHED BLOCK  # 7 AND WILL PROBABLY START BLOCK # 8 TOMORROW. NEXT I NEED TO TELL YOU ABOUT ANOTHER OF ANNE SUTTON'S DESIGNS.  AT    http://bunnyhillblog.com   , SHE HAS A TUTORIAL ON MAKING DRESDEN PLATES.  ALSO EACH MONTH FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS SHE WILL BE DOING SOMETHING WITH DRESDEN PLATES.  SHE HAS STARTED A SCRAPPY PLATE CLUB.  WHY DON'T YOU JOIN HER TOO AND GET RID OF SOME OF THAT STASH.  I FIRST STARTED BY MAKING ONE TO SEE WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE. I THEN PROGRESSED AND BEFORE I KNEW IT I HAD THREE DONE!!! I KEEP MEAT TRAYS AND WASH THEM WELL AND USE THEM AS TRAYS TO KEEP ME PIECES IN SO THAT I DON'T LOSE THEM.  IT KEEPS ME A LITTLE MORE ORGANIZED. THANKS FOR VISITING WITH ME, ENJOY TODAY ,THE HERE AND NOW!  MARTHA

WELL I HAVE SIX BLOCKS SEWN TOGETHER AND HAVE THREE LEFT TO FINISH.  I STARTED THIS LAST YEAR SO I WOULD LIKE TO FINISH IT.  THIS IS AN OVER ALL PICTURE OF THE TOP SO FAR. ANN SUTTON DESIGNED  THIS PATTERN (FROM BUNNY HILL ) . THANKS FOR STOPPING BY. NEEDLE AND THREAD FEED MY SOUL AND CHOCOLATE FEEDS MY BODY! HA!  MARTHA