Well, here it is, 4 months after my test...

I had great intentions of getting my blog up and going again. Then August hit and away I went. I wasn’t home for more than 10 days at a time since then until the first week of November.  But here I am, wanting to record what I’m doing and no better place than this blog.  I probably have lost all my followers, but that’s okay, I want to keep this as a record for me!

So, following Sarah, of “Confessions of a Fabric Addict” blog,  I want to post a list of what I’d like to accomplish on Monday and then at the end of the week, post pictures of what I actually got done.

I have been keeping a list each week for the last 3 weeks, but won’t post those and will just start with this week:

Goals for week of November 25:

1. Make backings for 6 quilt tops for FHF

2. Quilt 6 tops for FHF.  

 My Goal is to get 6 tops done per week until all done!

3. Make last of cosmetic bags for birthday gifts. 

    These are for the last two (plus me) gals in my Twisted Sisters group as birthday gifts. 

I’ve done 5 so far. 

4.  Finish blanket stitching Snowman Quilt.

 I’ve been doing this in stages as it is SO Boring! But I only have 1 more snowflake to do.

5. Clean last two windows.

 I ran out of time last week and never got back to it.

6. Fix Checkerboard Rail Fence. 

I posted a picture and someone pointed out a block that was wrong. See where the black is touching the black?I was so thankful as I somehow overlooked it. Will be an easy fix, I just have to do it!!

7. Rearrange Raskogs for scrap projects. 

They have become very messy and jumbled. I need to get each basket organized 

so it’s easy to grab things out of there to sew. ,

8. Put bindings on 6 FHF quilts that I did this week! 

9. Put binding on 4 of my quilts.

10. Re-design embroidery and trace for pillows for friends.

I think it is going to take me too long to get these hand-embroidered in time for our Christmas party—so need to do something a bit easier!! 

11. Make pillow tops for above.

That is it, but things come up every week that interrupt my flow. Squirrel?? That’s me!

So— that’s my plan, we’ll see how it all pans out, this being Thanksgiving week and all. My sister and family are coming in town for Thanksgiving (staying at my parents) but I do plan on doing some baking with her while she is here.

Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving— be safe and warm and most of all, grateful for all the blessings we have received this year!

Karen

Testing...

Testing my ability to remember how to blog!

Eye Candy:
My latest Leader/Ender quilt thanks to Bonnie Hunter

A BIG thank you!

Big thanks are due to a lot of people who helped make our part of Snuggled in Hope's quest to send every camper from Flying Horse Farms with a quilt. 

Here are the gals that helped make the beds with quilts in all the cabins:

Sandy S, Deb B, Linda J, Cheryl B, Sherry B, Karen Z
Candy D, Carole T, Karen W

And to all the helpers who either donated fabric, batting, organize the fabric,  time to make the quilts, bind the quilts and wash the quilts, we appreciate your generosity! It was a huge joint effort and with everyone pitching in, it made it possible to make 97 quilts since last September. We are hoping to be able to do that again this year!

Thanks again to all who helped:

Sandy S

Karen Z

Marcia L

Cheryl B

Linda J

Mary W

Lisa B

Susan B

Candy D

Karen O

Deb B

Deb J

Michelle F

Julie L

Natalie R

Mary Jo K

Janet S

Penny P

Robin L

Cathy B

Connie T

Sue S

Elizabeth R

Claire C

Sandy H

Marilyn S

Angie D 

Beth H

Penny R

Kyle H

Paula N

Nancy P

Nancy McD

Sherry B

Judy L

Here's to another year!

Quilt Show CANCELLED!

I know it's quite a shock that we are getting MORE rain!  Too bad it wasn't planned for today. But since we arrived home last night from vacation, that just wasn't going to happen!  I made the decision to pull the plug on the quilt show BEFORE we invested hours of time getting it all ready.

Thanks to all who have helped to get these quilts ready for a week's worth of campers at Flying Horse Farms! We will be delivering 90 of the quilts on Monday, July 13. 

AND THEN...... to start on 2016 quilts!

2015 Quilt Show!

2015 QUILT SHOW!

Announcing the Quilt Show for 2015. Lots of changes! The Quilt Show this year will be in July, instead of the usual end of August. The biggest addition will be the addition of approximately 100 quilts made for Flying Horse Farms!  These were made starting last Sept. until May of this year by several local quilters from Marion, Caledonia, Delaware, Westerville, Marysville, Richwood, Mt. Vernon and Cardington! Without these gals, this would have not been possible. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO DONATED TIME TO SEW, QUILT, BIND, FABRIC, BATTING AND MONEY!

The reason we are having the quilt show in July is that we rose to the challenge laid down by the Snuggled in Hope gals to make at least 80 quilts. If we met that goal, we would be allowed to 'dress the beds' in the cabins for the kids. Well, we did it! And the date that we have to dress the beds is July 13. Hence the bumped up quilt show date. 

Another change to this quilt show is that there will be a limited amount of quilts and quilted items for sale to raise money for more supplies (mostly batting!) for more Flying Horse Farm quilts. 

So, please invite your friends, family, neighbors and anyone else you can think of and come join us at our Quilt Show! It will be Sunday, July 12 from 12 noon to 4 PM.  We'd love to share what we did and invite you to join us in the cause for helping out. 

This year 600 quilts were required to supply all the campers. And next year we were told to expect a 10% increase! That's a lot of quilts!  And it takes a lot of people to make that happen. We are hoping to recruit more people to help in this worthwhile venture!

Hope to see you all there!

Karen

HELP! We need the last step done for the FHF quilts!

HELP!

First of all, congratulations to all of you who helped in a major way with hitting the goal of at least 80 quilts. We exceeded that by almost 20 quilts!  We have a date to dress the beds, and if you were a part of helping us in any way (by sewing, donating fabric, batting or $$) you are invited to help us 

"Dress the Beds" on July 13 

 (Time to be announced later). 

These are just a few of the stacks of quilts!!

Why do I need help? All the quilts must now be washed.  This is done to get any residual chemicals from sizing, animal hairs and whatever off of the quilts for these kids. Some of them have allergies or sensitive skin and we don't want issues.  I would like to get as many people as I can to take quilts home and wash them with a mild detergent, and NO fabric softener. They can be dried in the dryer or on the line (as far as I know). And then they need to be returned to me on July 11. BECAUSE....

My Quilt Show this year is on Sunday, July 12! From 12-4. 

The Flying Horse Farms quilts will be the main attraction!  I figured it's a great way to advertise what we are doing and hopefully pick up a few more helpers!  And then the next day is when we dress the beds. We will also have my current quilts and those of students to view as well. 

So..our last get together for this batch of quilts is Tues. June 20 from 10-4.  If you could pick up some quilts that day to take home and wash, that would be AWESOME!  I also have some rag quilt kits available if anyone has time to sew.  You are welcome to take them home to sew (and wash) as long as they can be returned in time for the quilt show. Several of us cut up flannel to make rag quilts to sell at the quilt show to raise funds for more batting and thread.  

Do you have any quilted items that you don't need anymore? Wall hangings? Table runners? Baby quilts? Quilts that are too big for FHF?  Would you consider donating them to be sold to raise some money?  I know I went through all my things and although perfectly good, I just don't need that many quilts! LOL  So, if you have some and would like to use them for a good cause, let me know!

Hope you all are staying dry and are enjoying your summer. Please take a few moments to consider helping us out by washing some quilts. 100 is a lot of quilts to wash! So we need lots of helpers! 

Thanks and hope to see you on the 30th!

Karen

A few date changes

Surprise! I seemed to have double booked a couple of dates! Thanks to keen eyes alerting me, I have changed the dates of some of the Open Sews and one Charity Sew IN day.  Here is the NEW LIST of DATES!

Wednesday Open Sews from 9 AM to 4 PM (*= a new date)

*Feb. 11
*Mar. 4
April 22
May 27

Wednesday Charity Sew In  from 10 AM to 4 PM and 6-9 PM

Jan. 28  --3D Rail Fence
*Feb. 18 -- Yellow Brick Rd.
March 25
April 29
May 20--TURN IN DAY!

For our next Charity Sew In day, we are doing the 3D Rail Fence. 1 ⅛ yards are needed of 3 colors, cut into 3" strips.

Hope you are staying warm and quilting away these winter days!

See you soon, Karen