Arlene's Summer DYB

Hello everyone! I am back. It has been a very busy past month! School is almost in and have been getting children ready for school. I have also had some guests. Three children who have only their father to look out for them. Well.........He went to jail on some outstanding traffic tickets and they came to stay for a while until he got out. I had them to buy for also. So as they say I have been busier than a one armed wall paper hanger!

Now that my guests have gone home and my computer is all mine again I will be able to post like I should. When School starts I am hope for some peace also!

I am going to start posting the work that I have finished.

The first one is Arlene's Summer DYB block. I finished it and mailed it out earlier this week. Here is the picture of it:

I wanted to go for a different look. I am also hoping that Arlene likes the block as it is different! I wanted to make a landscape scene with only flowers. How did I do? I am also hoping that this block says "Summer".

Well, off for now I have a class to teach!

TTFN

Simona's Landscape Block

I have this book. It is a really neat little book with lots and lots of inspiration in it. It is called The Silk Ribbon Embroidery Bible by Joan Gordon. About mid way through this book is a section called Motif Library. The past few blocks that I have stitched on I have really worn out this section. This block is no exception!

I found a motif that I adapted to Simona's block. Complete with snapdragons! (If you will scroll down my side bar you will see that the snapdragon is the flower that I am!) I really liked how this turned out all except for the rather large pink flowers at the bottom. I thought about taking them out but then stopped. Maybe Simona would like them?? If you don't like them Simona it will not hurt my feelings at all if you remove them.

I also have some butterfly and bee beads to add to the block, I am going to send them along to Cobi and let her attach them. I did not want them to be in her way when she started with her inspiration!!

Here is a picture of Simona's whole block so far.

Here is a close up on the SRE that I added to the block.

I hope that you like it Simona!

TTFN

July Teaser Winners!

Hello, and good Saturday to everyone! I have The results to this months Teaser.

They are:
First place squishie and silkies of this months actress:
Once again for the second month in a roll...........Ann F. Yeah!

Second place winner for the silkies of this months actress:
Skye

Now for the bonus winner The lucky lady who gets the Super Duper squishie:
Skye, Yeah!!!

Here are the answers to the Teaser:

1)1898-1909
2)Persian Maltese cat named Popham and a pair of doves named Romeo and Juliet
3)Shakespeare
4)any four of her plays would do.
5)The Pride of Jericho and Dorthy Vernon of Haddon Hall

Now for the answers for the bonus:

1)Suicide is Painless

2)Benjamin Franklin "Hawk Eye" Pierce :Alan Alda/Donald Sutherland
John Francis Xavier "Trapper" McIntyre: Wayne Rogers/Elliot Gould
Franklin Marion "Frank" Burns: Larry Linville/Robert Duvall
Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan: Loretta Swit/Sally Kellerman
Walter Eugene O'Reily: Gary Burghoff played both parts
Henry Braymore Blake: McLean Stevenson/Roger Bowen

3)Brigadier Bradley Barker/The dukes of Hazzard/Boss Hogg

Here is another interesting fact of Sorrell Brooke: He was a veteran of the Korean War.

Ladies, I hope that you enjoyed this Teaser!

TTFN

July Teaser

Here it is the July Teaser! It is hard to believe that the year is now over half over! Before you know it it will be Christmas! Here in central Texas it is still HOT! I mean really HOT! So I have up my sleeves, well no one wears sleeves here in Texas these days, but if I had sleeves............Some really great prizes for the winners of this months teaser and bonus question.

This months actress is Bertha Galland. This lady was a wonderful Shakespearean actress! The prizes for answering the questions for our wonderful actress this month are as follows.

The person who answers all the questions for the teaser right first gets silkies of Miss Galland and a squshie.
The person who is second gets silkies of Miss Galland.




Here are the questions:

1) What was the year of Bertha Galland's stage debut? What was the year of her last appearance??

2)Miss. Galland had pets. What kind of animals were they and what were their names?

3)From who's plays did her pets names originate from?

4)Name 4 plays Bertha Galland acted in.

5)What 2 plays ran twice.

Good Luck!


Now for our bonus for the month. My bonus questions are on my favorite series! Yes, it is M*A*S*H! This month for answering all the bonus questions right you will get a Super Duper Squshie! Get ready M*A*S*H fans here they are:

1) What is the title of the opening song for M*A*S*H?

2)The M*A*S*H series came after the movie. Name the actor/actress who played the character in the movie then the actor/actress who played the character in the series. The characters are:

Benjamin Franklin"Hawk eye" Pierce

John Francis Xavier "Trapper" McIntyre

Franklin Marion "Frank" Burns

Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan

Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reily

Henry Braymore Blake

3)Sorrell Brooke appeared in the M*A*S*H series as what character? What other T.V. series did he play in? What was his characters name in that series?

Okay ladies that does it for the questions for July! As usual email me the answers to the questions.

Good Luck!!!

TTFN

My Daughter Says.............

Yesterday, my beautiful little girl got her heart broken. Well maybe she is not so little any more she is 17 years old. It was some green haired boy who did it! (Yes, he has green hair!)

She came to her mother for some "motherly advice". It is hard when you cant just mend these tears with a Popsicle anymore! As I listened to her and told her all the same things that my mother had told me after my first serious boyfriend. I went one extra and told her a story about how a boyfriend of mine did what hers did. Of how we met up years later and really saw what he was missing.

That seemed to do some good as I got a big laugh out of her! I got up and got on the computer and started going through my emails and I asked her a question about face book. She said I don't know. I am on My Space.

Here is what came out of her mouth after that:

Steph: Anyway, you don't have a life.

Me: What do you mean, I don't have a life??????

Steph: You spend most of your time in the house and on the computer.

Me: I do not spend most of my time on the computer! I do other things like, clean house and stitch on my blocks.

Steph: Well you never go out and just "hang out".

Me: Yes, I do! I have my sewing meetings, and I meet friends for breakfast, and meet friends at material shops, go with friends to thrift stores and quilt shows.

Steph: That is not really "hanging out".

Me: What do you mean that is not really "hanging out"?????

Steph: "Hanging out" means going like out to the river and doing nothing but maybe swimming. Lets face it mom you d-u-l-l. The only interesting thing you do is "hang out" and talk to me.

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After that bit of reality from my teen, I was in shock and maybe a little depressed! I cant believe that I am d-u-l-l! I still listen to rock and roll for heavens sake!

I just did not know that I was d-u-l-l........................................

TTFN

My Sewing Basket

I have to tell y'all about this extra special gift that I received in the mail this past week. A few weeks ago I started up a friendship with a lady who needed help with her blog. She knew what she wanted but did not know how to make this blog thing go her way! So I offered her my help a meager as it is. Her blog is up and going now. She has the BEST tutorials! The link to her blog: http://sunshinedesigns-carolynphi.blogspot.com/

Yes! This is Carolyn! Carolyn also paints the best silkies! Yes, I said paints! She hand paints some extra wonderful silkies! I received one from her in the mail last week. It was a "thank you" for my help. It is just beautiful!! After the rough last couple of weeks that I have had this was one of the best up lifters that I have received!

Carolyn, I just want to say thank you for the gift!! I LOVE it!! I also know that I will enjoy it for years to come, and I will never forget you!

Here it is the beautiful Forget-me-not silkie!

I wanted to use it on a special project. One where I could see it all the time. One that others would see this beautiful gift and be able to enjoy it! So the thought process was on!

What to do......What to do.........What to do............

As I was out yesterday on my round of yard sales and thrift stores I happened on that special project! A picnic basket!! I found it at the Methodist Church yard sale for $1.00. They were trying to wrap up the sale when I got there and had everything half off! Here it is the picnic basket that over the next few weeks that will be transformed into that special something! My brand spanking new sewing basket!!!

This particular picnic basket is plastic. I don't know if I would be able to spray paint it or not. Does any one have any suggestions?? I don't mind leaving it this color though. Although it would be so nice to have it a different color.............

As y'all can see the top is flat, it I do believe it is a thin "press board". Perfect for the method of attaching a CQ top, using the method that I put the tops on the CQ tins that I made for the CQI swap.

So..... I traced the top on to my muslin material.

Then using my silkie as a color guide I pieced together my top to embellish. I am seeing SRE flowers. I want to practice ones that I found to do on Simona's landscape block on my basket top. I also want to do some of those cute daisy's that I embroidered on Rita's block! Roses of course lots and lots of roses! I can just picture it in my mind!!!!

Now here is the hard part. How to finish off the inside of the basket! Below is a picture of the inside of the basket. If y'all would please leave me a comment on how to finish the inside. I would welcome any and all suggestions!

TTFN

Under The Sea Heaven

My love for the Under The Sea blocks has no bounds. There is so much you can do with this theme! I cannot wait until I show everyone my finished quilts!

I have finished Karrin's UTS block and have to show it off. Everyone who worked on these blocks did such a wonderful job of using beads that I was a little intimidated! But then inspiration hit!!

When you look at all the already finished blocks you will see why I came up with my block. My block is a pearl garden!! I used some fresh water pearls on it. I have had them forever just waiting for that extra special block to use them on!

Here it is my block for Karrin:

I have this wonderful book called The Silk Ribbon Embroidery Bible. I found in it a UTS motif. That is where I got the inspiration for the "pearl flowers". This of course in my fantasy land is where they grow the pearls for the castle and treasure chest! Of course you have the mermaids go and pick them!

(Okay, Okay I will come out of my fantasy world and finish this post!)

I thought that everyone would like to see where I got my fantasy from. Here are the blocks that were completed before they got to me:

Quite awesome are they not?? I hope that Karrin likes what I did for her!

Next up and on their way to me are my friend Pam's blocks! I cannot wait to get my hands on them!

TTFN