Can't think of a better way to have spent my Thursday than to be at Hollyhill Quilt Shoppe with my very special class!!! Today we met to work on finishing up our Gingerbread & Gumdrop Pillow!! I am not sure how much we actually got done in class today......but what I do know is that we sure had a good time!!! Lots of laughter going on for sure!! It was just what I needed today!! Thanks Susan, Candy, Carol, and Nicolle!!!

Sue was trying to hide behind her project... but I made her peek around so we could see her sweet smile!!!
Carol's project was closest to being finished.....amazing since it took her the longest to get her needle threaded......!!! She is going to get a self threading needle!!!
I have never used one but I am going to try them out!! Candy did a great job....and was trying to swap hers for mine!!!
Nicolle has gotten hooked on the hand stitching......I can't wait to see what she will make next!!!
Don't ask what we were all doing here but for sure you can see we were having a GREAT time!!! And we can't forget BRIAN.....
He joined us for a bit and added to the fun, cut some fabric for us and took time to take our picture!!!

Thanks class for making my day so fun!!!

Gingerbread, Gumdrops, Girls, and Giggles!!

Today I had the privilege of spending the day with 4 amazing women!! We got together to make the Gingerbread House Pillow from my new pattern Gingerbread and Gumdrops. It is so amazing how a needle and thread can bring different women together and create a bond!! WE had a GREAT time working with wool, sharing about our lives, laughing at life and creating our pillows. We will meet again next week to finish our projects and have more fun!!

It's been a busy week while Sharon has been here....we have been trying to get as much use of our time together as possible!! Of course like always when you are having fun the time just goes by way too fast!! Sharon leaves in the morning for home...way across to the east coast!! Sunday evening we went to dinner with the family and afterwards visited the Pittock Mansion and The Rose Garden in Downtown Portland. We decided that we need to go to these places more often than just when company comes!!

Saturday morning we got early and went to the Barn House sale in Battleground, WA!! It was tons of fun and I am never dissappointed in the talented people who put on this unique Barn Sale!! We found some fun treasures that we brought home and the cake they served was SO SO GOOD!!!

Friday evening we attended a wonderful Trunk Show with Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree Quilts put on by Hollyhill Quilt Shoppe in West Linn, Oregon!

It was a fun evening with more yummy food made by

Priscilla Koczian

of

Dinner Is Served Catering Service!

Local shopping in Downtown Troutdale......

And of course lots of stitching in my sewing room!!!

Pictures from the midnight giggles not allowed here!!

Thanks for visiting Sharon!! We loved it!!!

East Coast Friend

My friend Miss Sharon Stewart of Liberty Rose Patterns is here visiting me all the way from North Carolina!! Isn't she so sweet!! Wish ya'll could just be here having fun with us!!!

Our outings have been steady.....lots to see and do. We have been antiquing, visiting quilt shops, stitching together, and just having some down right fun!! This thread cabinet was a special find that just had to come home with us!! It is such a great addition to my sewing room!!

Hollyhill Quilt shop in West Linn Oregon is a favorite and sure make Sharon happy!!!! The week is going by way too fast......They say time flys with you are having fun...so TRUE!!! Ya'll come back and see what we get to do tomorrow!!

A picture is worth a thousand words!!

Thought I would share some of our August in pictures: Happy Birthday to Ivo!!
Pool Party!! Sunday afternoon sandwiches!! Baby Girls!!! Content in a bucket of water!!!

A new house for Karah!!

Painting with Nana!!

Praying ??

Actually she was playing in a mole hill dirt pile!!!

A week sure can go by fast!! It seems like I was just in a panic getting ready to leave for Quilt Festival in Long Beach California and here I am back home unpacking!! Set up is always a lot of work and no matter how you plan or how many times you set up it always seems to go together different than the time before!! We heard lots of encouraging words about our booth display which always makes all the effort put into it rewarding!! I got so busy that of course I did not get a very good pic of the booth when it was done!!!

Jeff is such a trooper....he does most all the hauling, ALL the driving, most of the unhauling, takes orders (not just those from our customers!!) and still smiles at me!! I have to say that we have met some very special friends over the last 6 years while being a part of the quilting industry!! It is just the best part!! I have to thank Scott Lindsey from Dream World for helping Jeff unload our trailer in Long Beach!! Check out Scott's Bendable Lights!!
We stayed in Seal Beach while we were at the show which was a few miles away from Long Beach. It has a cute litte downtown street and a boardwalk out over the ocean which made for a great sunset picture!! One of Jeff's UPS customers recommended Beachwood BBQ resturant in Seal Beach for dinner.....so of course we tried it out and it was YUMMY!! Last but not least....the triplets are healthy and growing!! The latest doctor appointment revealed that they are all girls!! Three little granddauthers on the way!! Our weather here is extremely hot!! Yesterday 105 and today 107!! It is supposed to cool down tomorrow to 102!! I am thankful that Jeff has the week off and does not have to be out in his big brown truck!! We are staying cool with our AC and playing in the shade with Addison in her little pool!!

Heading to Long Beach, CA

Yesterday as I was working on hauling stuff out to the trailer I heard all this commotion going on....birds swuakling and squaking from every where it seemed!! As I looked to see what was causing the problem....I saw the neighbor dog investigating something on the ground at the base of a tree where there is a bird nest in. It appears that a baby bird had fallen from the nest!! I shoooed the dog away and the bird began to calm down!! OH my the poor little bird.......the the parents were just beside themselves!! The nest is somewhat low to the ground in some short limbs that are growing out of the side of the tree....so I hauled a ladder out to the tree and got some gloves, carefully picked up the little birdy and placed him back in the nest!! The parents were a little concerned with what I was doing....chirping at me the whole time!! Now I am not sure if the baby bird will survive or not....but I just could not leave it on the ground all alone!!

We are all loaded and about to head down the road!! What alot of work to get ready for a show!! The last few days have gone by way to quickly, extremly short, and fill with way too much to do!! But we made it....and the trailer is loaded ready to go!!
Looks like we will be leaving behind a beautiful sunny week here in Oregon!! Our kids are holding down the fort while we are gone...checking in on things for us!!


Amy and Ivo have a doctor appointment this wednesday and will most likley fine out the gender of the triplets!! She is currently at 19 weeks.

We are all so excited to hear the news!! Daniel and Karah and Addison are in the process of purchasing their first home and should be moving in a few weeks!! All very exciting things happening here!!

Addison had so much fun playing in the trailer and then said what?? You have to put stuff in here!! I thought this was my new play house!!