Fashion Friday

It takes a lot of preparation to be featured on Fashion Friday - a girl just has to get her makeup right so that she can look her very best.  Here is one of the models featured from time to time getting ready for her turn in front of the camera.  The lipstick has been applied and she is working with the brush to dust her cheeks with powder.  The beautiful lashes do not need mascara nor does she need eye shadow.  It looks like she is almost ready for her closeup!!  Good golly, it's Miss Molly!!  (Click to enlarge)

Trading Tags

 

My friend Julie at  http://justtickety-boo.blogspot.com/  and I have traded Artist Trading Cards along with some other quilters for quite a long time.  This fall just Julie and I are continuing with the trade and are doing tags with a vintage theme.  I have lost the one I did for September (it will show up, I am sure!) but here is the one I did for November and

the one for October.   


 And here are the three beauties that Julie has done the past three months.   Lots of fun to do. 

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Christmas Tabletopper and Runner

Here is a tabletopper I finished quilting and now have part of the binding sewn on ready for stitching.  I do my binding two sides at a time and don't use bias.  Have done it so long that way and probably will continue to do so.  I have done continuous binding a couple of times but seem to prefer this.  What is your favorite way of applying the binding? 

I really like the way the back looks - it shows up better than on the front.  This time I used the #60 thread and the knots on the back don't pile up like the thicker thread.  Wish I had become more comfortable with machine quilting years ago but I'm glad I am able to do what I do now.

This is a work in progress with more of the Christmas fabric from Moda and Joann's.  It will be one of at least two tablerunners.  The green background and the very top one with candy like circles came from Joann and the rest is Moda.  How about that for a blend.   Sorry the picture is a bit fuzzy when it's enlarged - must have jiggled the camera or had it on a wrong setting.   (Click to enlarge)

My Fat Quarters from Janet

Last week I won a giveaway from Janet at http://ahugdelights.blogspot.com/ and it came in the mail yesterday.  The fabric is by Moda and it is beautiful - Moda is my favorite!  And Janet's blog is one of my favorites, also.  Drop by and read her blog - you won't be disappointed.  Thank you so much for the generous gift!!  I will find something fun to do with it.  (Click to enlarge)

And there won't be a post on Hannah's blog this week - she has been busy and will take this week off.  I had an e-mail from her and she is doing great.  Sherry talked to her one morning and Hannah had received the first box sent so now has her bible, vitamins, and a sweatshirt among other items.  She said she had the sweatshirt on and it "smelled like home".  That brought a tear to my eye!! 

Fashion Friday

Here is our pretty daughter, Sherry, posing for a picture in our back yard in Topeka, Kansas, when she was in high school. She is wearing a dress that was a popular style back in the late 60's and I am thinking I may have made that dress but don't remember for sure.  Maybe Sher will remember.  I believe it was a dark blue with trim running down the seams in front, across the yolk and around the collar. Her shoes have stylish pointed toes and straps. A very cute picture of Sherry! Note the squirrel feeder on the tree - one almost followed me into the house one day when I was bringing in laundry. A squirrel, that is, not a feeder! (Click to enlarge)

Finally Able to Post Pictures

After fuming, fussing and fretting, I finally was able to find the magic key to unlock my pictures again.  So much of finding your way around the internet is just pure luck.  So, here is the first of the pictures that I wanted to post.  All of the odds and ends scattered around the living room and dining room were in the little room where I have my computer and the bedroom where my Bernina is.  As you can see, there are multiple chamber pots (including one in the foreground above that looks pretty dusty).  The carpet is dry now, I have dusted the furniture and most all is back in place and I am pooped.  However, it's looking pretty good and I'm glad it's done.

 And here is my Halloween cactus.  The color is so vivid and intense.  Reminds me of some of those old   honeycomb paper fans - if you know what I mean.  

Here is a tablemat pinned and ready to be machine quilted.  Will show you the entire piece when I have finished it.  Gotta run now - time for Modern Family!  Love that show!!!!  (Click to enlarge)

Waiting

I ran out of free picture space on Google yesterday so can't post any more pictures until what I bought is put up for me to use - it says usually within 24 hours.  Hope it shows up so I don't have to go through the hassle of finding out where it is.  I get into a bit of a tizzy dealing with things like that although it usually eventually is resolved without a ton of trouble.

And I am waiting for my carpet to dry - I had it cleaned yesterday after much procrastination simply because I was dreading moving all my good "junque" out of the way.  And now I have to move all that good "junque" back to where it belongs.   I am not a minimilist - that is for sure - so my home is filled to the brim.  Today I will put things back and do some dusting (attagirl, Carol!!) and it will be nice and neat  --------- for a spell!  I know one thing I have learned over the past years - it was not JUST my kids and husband who brought dirt into the house!!!!! 

I also was going to post a picture of my "Halloween" cactus - the Christmas one that blooms early.  It is very pretty, although not as spectacular as it was a year or two ago.  No need to (Click to enlarge!!!)