It's been two months...

since I last posted anything.  I am still around, just not on the computer as much since tax season began. I retired from SBC ten years ago this month, but have gone back to work for my husband full time. Our daughter, Ashlee, decided to go back to school and get her degree as a dietician. So instead of trying to find someone and train them, I said I would work.  What was I thinking!!! 

Anyway, I have been rughooking some in the evening when I get home. I did finish a challenge rug with the ebay group I belong to.  Kelley posted a picture of an antique rug and then everyone that wanted to participate did their version of the rug.  It was lots of fun!! Here is mine:

 I did a workshop in March with Sally Kallin of Pine Island Primitives.  I had bought one of her patterns a couple of years ago, so this was a good time to get started on it.  It is called "Gently Down the Stream".  She helped me color plan it and I got started on it, but didn't get too far.

 It's going to take me awhile to finish this one.  My goal is by the end of the year.  I have also been working on my "Give Ye Thanks" rug that my friends, Ginger and Sandra, are also doing.  We decided in January that we would all do this rug and have it finished in 3 months. We talked in February and decided we would change it to June. Well, Ginger finished hers already, but Sandra and I are still working on ours. I hope to have it done by the end of June. Haven't taken a picture of it yet, but will try to post one next time.


Emma has been keeping me busy too. She is 20 months old and always on the go. I keep her all day on Tuesdays while Ashlee goes to school. Sometimes have her on Monday and Friday for a little while.  With the weather being nice now, we get outside more. The other day she went into my sewing room and found my rughook and was sitting in the chair getting ready to do some hooking I guess. I had my camera close so I snapped a picture. I guess she has seen me sitting there and was trying to do what Nanna does.

This is a rug I have been working on from Karen Kahle's blog, primitive spirit.  She has a tutorial on how to do a spiral chair pad. It is using all the strips I have accumulated from previous rughooking projects. Maybe I can teach Emma how to pull the loops thru and she can finish it for me.

Well, that's pretty much what I have been doing the last few months. Did go to the hook-in in Lenexa KS in February and then the workshop in March. Getting ready for the workshop with Frank Bielec in May. Tax season will be over then, or at least not so pressing, and can concentrate more on crafty things.

I am going with Ashlee and Emma tomorrow to see the Easter Bunny and have pictures taken. The weather is supposed to be nice this weekend so hope to get outside a little more and enjoy it.

Wishing everyone a great weekend and do something fun with your family and friends.

Blessings.....patijane

Time for family and friends!!!

 

Last week flew by and I'm sure this

week will do the same. 

Hope everyone has finished their

shopping. I'm not quite done

yet, but should finish 

in the next few of days.

As promised in my last post, I did finally finish 

Emma's 1st birthday (July 13) rug.

Of course, I don't have it bound yet, but

I am so glad to be finished. 

Pink is NOT my color.

Last Tuesday (Dec 13) was our monthly

rughooking gathering.

Everyone brought a handmade gift 

to play "dirty Santa".

I hooked a tree on wool and

filled it with greenery.

Jean got mine.

Sandra's back,Kay, Cynthia,Ann, & Ginger

Carol, CJ, & Jean

Sandra

We had a wonderful day together

laughing and enjoying 

lots of food and fun

And I have to show you this Santa!!!

It was hooked by Carol.

Isn't it beautiful!!!!

I received some wonderful presents also

from my two bestest friends!!

 Sandra dyes the most beautiful colors.

Aren't these yummy!!!

Wonderful gifts from Ginger, too!!!

I forget to take a picture

but if you notice the striped fabric

in this picture, it it actually the

top of a light/ironing table.

 Ginger's husband built it

for me. 

I am one lucky girl to have such 

wonderful friends.

I am part of a wonderful group 

on eBay, AAPG. We do

secret Santa swap every year

and Kathy(Woolfind)

had my name. 

As you can see, Santa was very 

good to me and Emma.

Nick got home Friday(Dec 16) evening 

and we have been enjoying

time with him.

He was afraid Emma wouldn't remember him,

but she wasted no time in getting

him to color and read with her.

Oklahoma weather is so unpredictable.

It has been in the 50's and 60's

the last few days.

We have received some good

rains though which is

helping the drought situation.

Emma was enjoying the water puddles!!!

Have a great week and enjoy

the holidays with

family and friends.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!!!!

Blessings.....patijane

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all!!!!

I am having a great Mother's Day and hope everyone else is doing the same.  Breakfast this morning with Jeff(husband) and then off on another drive to wherever we end up.  Actually, we just headed north down one of the main thoroughfares in OKC until it turned to gravel and then headed east. I forgot to pick up my camera before we left, so no pictures )-:  Saw lots of green pastures, farm ponds, cows, horses, birds, and large, large houses.  It was a very relaxing drive and enjoyed the countryside sites.  We arrived back home around 12:30pm to visit with Ashlee and Dominic for Mother's Day. Around 3pm headed to my Mom's house to visit with her.  Got back home around 5:30pm. Jeff had a meeting to go to and I am home now,  checking emails, blogs and enjoying "me" time.

Last Thursday (May 6) was my birthday.  I have never really thought about how old I was until this year.  I turned 58 and that sounds old when you say it. However, I have always thought of age as being just a state of mind, so even though it sounds old, in my mind I am not old, 35 years or so...lol.  Anyway, I had a great birthday day. I did things I wanted to do...painted the nursery room at Ashlee's home, for my new granddaughter, who will arrive around July 15.  Light pink is the color. Again did not have my camera so no pictures. When we get it all finished I will post pictures.  Birthday dinner was Mexican food(my favorite) with friends. It was a great birthday.

I received some very special gifts from An American Primitive Gathering, the ebay group I belong to.  Chris sent me these wonderful goodies.

She does awesome needlepunch and cross stitch work and I feel very privileged to have received some of her pieces.  Her ebay ID is mysticalprimitives. If you get a chance, go look at her listings. 

Kathy sent me some beautiful pieces of wool, along with a hooked flower pin that is gorgeous.  Some wonderful colors of DMC floss and a "primitives" shelf sitter.

I will be going to rughooking camp in a couple of weeks, so Jeff said he would just give me money to spend on rughooking patterns, wool, wool, and more wool.  I said that sounds great to me. Never can have too many patterns or too much wool.

Friday was my hand applique class. I have appliqued before, but decided I wanted to take a class to learn some new tricks and shortcuts. I enjoyed the class immensely. Will be doing 4 blocks out of "Baltimore Basics" by Mimi Dietrich. Here is the first block I have ready to start stitching.

Now, I am more of a primitive type person-reproduction fabrics, muted colors-but sometimes you have to get out of your box and try something new.  The fabrics I used are batiks.  I will probably just do the 4 blocks and make a wallhanging or put each block in a picture frame.  I did learn some new techniques that I can use in my primitive quilts and stitcheries.

What a busy week ahead! Rughooking on Tuesday. Serger class on Wednesday. Sewing Club on Thursday. Monday and Friday morning work at the office and then afternoon exercise workout. Hope to find some garden time also this week. Still need to plant some flowers. The weather has been so strange. Today it is actually pretty cool. Supposed to rain this evening. It has been overcast all day and it does look like it's getting a little dark in the west, so maybe it will rain. Could use it. Garden is starting to look  a little dry.

Well guess I better get back to my stitching. Would like to finish the first block so I can start on the second one.  I will try and post each block as I finish it.

Wishing everyone a blessed week. Give someone a big hug. Always keep smiling.

Blessings....patijane