Happy Girl Gang Veterans Day

A few days ago....................

My grandson is staying with me for a

few days and has been using the computer so

this is my first time to get to it in order to blog.

I could have kicked him off but he's been so helpful

that I hated to do it.

Veterans Day.

My father was Major Glover Wilson Laird (Army) and 

Pep's father was Lt. Commander Byron Patek (Navy)

so Veteran's Day is pretty important to me.

I realized when I was writing this that a

lot of the people who knew and remembered both 

of them aren't around any more and I'm not even

sure what Byron's rank was.  

So this blog has inspired me to get in touch with 

Ancestry.Com or something similar and do some

research so my grandchildren will know who they

were.  This is the quilt I designed to honor them. 

It's called "Wings of Freedom" 

You can go to the

store to get your kit by

   clicking here.

Now, have the best week with the

people and quilts that you love and

I'll see you next week.

Happy Girl Gang Halloween

 And Happy Halloween to

all of you.

I still remember being ready 

to take the kids out to go to every 

house in the neighborhood in town. 

 Now that we live in the country we

don't get Trick or Treaters so I have

to settle for blogging and putting up

a quilt to tablestand  for sale.  And

tonights sale item

is

Dark and Stormy Night.

Blogger is dealing me fits tonight and

as you all know by now, I am not a

left brain person so I'll let you go to the

store to get your kit by

   clicking here.

Now, have the best week with the

people and quilts that you love and

I'll see you next week.

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

Jake and Gabby are coming up tomorrow 

and I might go back with them. 

They have moved to Sedalia which is

quite a bit further away.

Tammy got hurt yesterday so my 

left brain is gone and I can't do much 

without her.

I am going to post a pattern on sale and

I'm sure Zoie will send an email and I think

Tammie can send the patterns from her house.

sooooooooo

Pumpkins Turkeys and Geese should

help you get your house ready for

Thanksgiving.

Make sure you stop quilting long enough 

to go VOTE.

So have the best week with the people and

quilts that you love and  maybe I'll see you next week,

if I go and figure out how to take my

computer with me.

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

It's October 18th

which is Pep and my Anniversary

so the pattern on sale today is

The Anniversary Quilt

I think that when Zoie sent out the email

she put both the "Anniversary Quilt" and

"Jan and Pep's Marvelous Adventure" on sale

so you may find both of them in the store.

If so, you can take your pick or buy

them both.  It has been 56 years since

we walked down the aisle and I must say,

I miss him terribly.

When you spend every day for 56 years

with someone their abscence leaves a 

big hole in your life.

And as I'm 80, I no longer have the energy to  design

6 or 7 quilts to promote a fabric line, so I don't design

fabric any more.

Luckily Deb Strain sends me jpgs of her latest

lines and right now I'm using her line "Red, White and

Bloom" to redo "American Spirit" and "Baskets, Berries

and Leaves"

Pep wanted to be cremated.  I bought a heart necklace

and put some of his cremains in it so now I have

part of him with me again and that is a great

comfort.  The box the necklace came in said 

"No longer by my side but always in my heart."

Meantime life does go on and we have an

election coming up and we all have to be 

sure to get out and vote.

So have the best week with the people and

quilts that you love and I'll see you next week.

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

 On Friday this week.

And aren't we all glad we didn't 

live in the path of Helene.

Our prayers go out to all who did.

And thank you Samaratin's Purse and all 

of the other agencies that have stepped in to help.

I don't get into politics often but I will tell you 

that I was infuriated to learn that all the FEMA

money had been spent housing and feeding

illegal immigrants instead of being available

to take care of Americans.  After all it

was taxpayer money,

On a more pleasant note, we had Pep's

Memorial Service on the farm last week.

 We were married on October 18th fifty-six years ago 

so on the week of the 18th (3 weeks from today)

we'll put the pattern for the Anniversary Quilt

on sale.  For right now I just miss him

terribly and will put the Trick or Treat

pattern on sale.

Each block or costume stands for a grandchild

but I'll have to go get a pattern and tell you who

is who next week.

Meantime, have the best week with the people and

quilts that you love and I'll see you next week.

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

And it's pumpkin time.

I just love pumpkin time

so our special this week, of course, has to

be a pumpkin quilt.  

 We've picked

    Jack Stack

And luckily we have a few

kits as well as some patterns.

To go to our store to buy 

your kit you can  click here.

Now, have the best week with the

people and quilts that you love and

I'll see you next week.

 

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

And the year is really moving along.

Its Fall already and that means Thanksgiving

and Christmas will be here in no time.

While I'm working on my latest quilt 

(chock full of basket blocks), 

I had Tammy go up to the loft to find

me a Fall Tablestand and she came back

with 

                                                                     Fall Favorites.

This is the front and I just love this turkey.

But before we get to Thanksgiving we have to have

Halloween.

                                                  The grandkids wouldn't want me to leave

that out, so this is the back.

I'm still working out getting to the kids houses but

I'll get there

One of my favorite things about Tablestands is

that I get to make 2 little quilts that kind of go

together but that can stand on their own.

Anyway, I hope you have a great week and

have fun with these quilts.  And of course the

kits are on sale this week.

You can go to the store to get your  quilt kit by 

clicking here.

Now have the best week with the people and quilts that

you love and I'll see you  next week 

    YAY!. 

HAPPY GIRL GANG WEDNESDAY on Tuesday this week

 

The year is moving along -

It's almost Fall

and

fall means Pumpkins

so lets make a quilt with pumpkins to get ready.

How about the

Purple Pumpkin Patch BOM?

For me that always means a trip to

James port, Mo because that's where I

always get my pumpkins.  I 

doubt if they have any purple ones

but they always have lots of orange ones

and that will be fine with me.  I have

lots of purple fabric to make the purple

stars and pumpkins,

I don't think we have any kits 

but if you need some purple fabric, 

let me know and I'll sell you some.

You can go to the store to get your pattern by 

clicking here.

Now have the best week with the people and quilts that

you love and I'll see you  next week 

    YAY!. 

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

We're having a Heat Wave in Cameron

so I decided to cool us off a bit

by doing a winter quilt

so our sale item this week is

Winter Wonderland.

I just love this little quilt.

Years ago I read something written by a quilter-

 I'm sorry,  I don't remember who.

But she said that you need 3 things to be happy

1. Someone to love

2. Something to do

and

3. Something to look forward to.

Well, I lost my main "someone to love" and am really glad

I'm a Christian (Missouri Synod Lutheran) because I 

know I will see him again when I die and go to heaven.

And of course my "something to do" is quilting.

I talked with Max last night and my "something to look

forward to" (besides eventually dying) is going to be staying

with Max one week a month, Jake one week the next 

month, and Zoie one week the following month.

That leaves me one week to stay at home and work with 

Tammy on quilts.  And since I mainly do appliqué, my

quilting will go with me.  

Kelly is here to take care of dogs and cats 

 and Willie is here to take care of my chickens.

When Pep and I got married we rented a house in

Kansas City and started looking for land between

Kansas City where my mother lived and Chillicothe

where his parents lived.  We found 80 acres in

Cameron and built our house here out of Midland Brick

and Tile, (Pep's dad's brick plant).  55 years later when he died,

the kids wanted me to move closer to them but leaving the

home we built together would be like losing him all over again.

For the first time since he died, I feel settled.  This will work.  I can 

have the home Pep and I built together and still have the 

comfort of relationship with my children.

Thank you Jesus for working this out for me.

You can go to the store to get your  quilt kit by 

clicking here.

Now have the best week with the people and quilts that

you love and I'll see you  next week 

    YAY!. 

 

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

It's July and time to go

 

down by the Sea front

Down by the Sea back

I just love whales.

When I was in California visiting my Uncle Fred

and Aunt Grace they asked me what I would like to

do.  The first thing I told them was that I wanted to

go see the whales.  It was awesome.

And right now, making this little Tablestand

has got to be more fun that watching the Democrats

figure out what to do about Biden.  

You can go to the store to get your Tablestand quilt by 

clicking here.

Now have the best week with the people and quilts that

you love and I'll see you  next week when I'm supposed to

be getting some more baby chickens.    YAY!. 

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday - On Thursday this week

Since Thursday is the 4th of July

And in keeping with the occasion

the item on sale this week is 

"Flags of the American Revolution" 

Flags of the American Revolution

The first flags adopted by our colonial forebears were symbolic of their struggles with the wilderness of the new land. Beavers, pine trees, rattlesnakes, anchors and various other insignia were affixed to different banners with mottoes such as "Hope," "Liberty," "Appeal to Heaven," or "Don't Tread on Me."

In the early days of the Revolution, there were colonial and regimental flags by the score. The Boston Liberty flag, consisting of nine alternate red and white horizontal stripes, flew over the Liberty Tree, a fine old elm in Hanover Square in Boston, where the Sons of Liberty met.

Still another was a white flag with a green pine tree and the inscription, "An Appeal to Heaven." This particular flag became familiar on the seas as the ensign of the cruisers commissioned by General Washington, and was noted by many English newspapers of the time. [Available from FlagLine.com.]

Flags with a rattlesnake theme also gained increasing prestige with colonists. The slogan "Don't Tread on Me" almost invariably appeared on rattlesnake flags. A flag of this type was the standard of the South Carolina Navy. Another, the Gadsden flag, consisted of a yellow field with a rattlesnake in a spiral coil, poised to strike, in the center. Below the snake was the motto, "Don't Tread on Me." [Available from FlagLine.com.]

Similar was the Culpepper flag, banner of the Minutemen of Culpepper (now spelled Culpeper) County, Virginia. It consisted of a white field with a rattlesnake in a spiral coil in the center. Above the rattlesnake was the legend "The Culpepper Minute Men" and below, the motto, "Liberty or Death" as well as "Don't Tread on Me." [Available from FlagLine.com.]

In December of 1775, an anonymous Philadelphia correspondent wrote to Bradford's Pennsylvania journal concerning the symbolic use of the snake. He began the letter by saying: 

I recollected that her eye excelled in brightness that of any other animal, and that she has no eye-lids. She may, therefore, be esteemed an emblem of vigilance. She never begins an attack, nor, when once engaged, ever surrenders. She is, therefore, an emblem of magnanimity and true courage. 

It was probably the deadly bite of the rattler, however, which was foremost in the minds of its designers, and the threatening slogan "Don't Tread on Me" added further significance to the design.

The Moultrie flag was the first distinctive American flag displayed in the South. It flew over the ramparts of the fort on Sullivan's Island, which lies in the channel leading to Charleston, South Carolina, when the British fleet attacked on June 28, 1776. The British ships bombarded the fort for 10 hours. But the garrison, consisting of some 375 regulars -- and a few militia, under the command of Col. William Moultrie, put up such a gallant defense that the British were forced to withdraw under cover of darkness. This victory saved the southern Colonies from invasion for another two years.

The flag was blue, as were the uniforms of the men of the garrison, and it bore a white crescent in the upper corner next to the staff, like the silver crescents the men wore on their caps, inscribed with the words "Liberty or Death." [Available from FlagLine.com.]

The Maritime Colony of Rhode Island had its own flag, which was carried at Brandywine, Trenton, and Yorktown. It bore an anchor, 13 stars, and the word "Hope." Its white stars in a blue field are believed by many to have influenced the design of our national flag. [Available from FlagLine.com.]

The Army preferred its regimental flags on the battlefield instead of the Stars and Stripes. A popular form of the U.S. flag that was used in battle had the obverse (front) of the Great Seal in the canton.

The Army also used the Stars and Stripes with 13 stars in a circle. The Stars and Stripes was officially used in Army artillery units in 1834, and in infantry units in 1842. [Available from FlagLine.com.]

If you go on line and find my book you'l find lots of history on the different flags.  Until then, you can  just follow the pattern, make the quilt and have a great 4th of July.

You can go to the store to get your copy by clicking here.

Meantime, have the best week with the people and quilts that

you love and I'll see you  next week. 

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

On Thursday this week.    

It never rains but it pours

And boy did it pour. 

In the middle of a heat wave our air conditioner went out.

Jake went to Lowes and bought small  airconditioner,

Jeremy and he vented it (mainly Jeremy according to Jake) and

installed it in the living room.

We brought down 2 large fans from the loft and it's actually

cool in the front of the house.  Kelly says it's cool even back in

her bedroom.

Meanwhile we found out that all of the sheet rock downstairs

was wet and moldy and needs to be torn out.

  Jeremy thinks most of the water is coming in downstairs 

at Pep's storage room and they need to get into it and stop

the leak, except that I don't have a key - Max has one and Jake

has one but I don't.  I did point out that it's my house.

Anyway I will have to finish this gripping drama when

I get back from the beauty parlor.

For now, I will just tell you that the item on sale this week is

the Eagles & Roses BOM.

You can go to the store to get your copy by clicking here.

Meantime, have the best week with the people and quilts that

you love and I'll see you either later today or next week. 

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

On Thursday this week.

Today I woke up dreaming that Pep was alive 

so the first few minutes were fine

but then the day fell apart when I realized

that it was just a dream.

I'll be ok soon though because Tammy will

get here and I should get my second book

on dealing with grief by Dr. Hauk in the mail soon.

I got the 1st one and have read it through two or

three times and it really helps.

And while I'm at it, I tell you about the item

on sale this week.

It's the kit for the All American Tablestand.

You can go to the store to get your kit 

by clicking here.

And since I seem to be having a bad day, if

that doesn't take you to the store you can

always call Tammy at 816-632-7632 and she'll 

send you one.

Meantime, have the best week with the people and quilts that

you love and I'll see you next week 

And I think it's still Wednesday :)

Jan

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

 

Me in the loft with a group of ladies

who came to visit.  

I don't remember who they are or when they came.

One of the things I have learned is that one of the first reactions

that people have after someone dies is shock.  One moment your

loved one is alive and the next -- gone.

Its June so I need to post a new Vintage Book.  

The book I have chosen is "Say It With Flowers" but

I can't remember how to get to a picture.  I think I'm lucky

I can remember how to do this much.  If you'll come back

next week Tammy will have been here to help me remember and 

I'll have a picture of the cover and maybe one of the quilts inside.

Meantime, have the best week with the people and quilts that

you love.

Jan

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

On Thursday this week. 

And my computer is moving at the speed of

molasses so I'm not sure how long this will be

but I really want to thank all of you who have

sent me sympathy after the loss of Pep.

After living with him for 55 years my life seems

incomplete without him.  That book on Grief is awesome

and is helping with the pain.  I miss him so much.  Max's wife

pointed out that I had lost half of me.  And I'll tell you that

I lost the half that can cook.  As a cook, I'm a pretty good 

quilter.  I went down and spent a few days with them.  We went out for 

breakfast on Max's birthday and had Eggs Benedict which Pep

used to make.

Back to quilting, our special this week is Country Blessings and

we have a kit or two left.  

You can go to the store to get your kit by clicking here.

I'm working on a new version of an older pattern now

using Deb Strains fabric line, "Red, White and Bloom" and

I might have it ready to show you next week.

Until then have the best week with the people and quilts

that you love.

Jan

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

This is a small picture of Pep that 

sits on the table by my chair in the 

living room during the day and on the

nightstand by my bed during the night.

It's just the right size to fit in the pocket 

of my bathrobe to travel between the rooms.

I know it's not really him but I find it comforting

and talk to it.  And when I'm really stressed out

I hear his words of advice, "Calm down, 

take a buspar Jan, and have a drink."  It

always helps.

Well, this morning when I got up I noticed the

picture wasn't on my nightstand so I got up 

and went to the living room.  It wasn't there

either.  I asked Kelly if she had seen it and she

said she thought it was on the table as usual 

but it wasn't.  The cats, especially Dueces,

have a habit of walking across that table and I

thought it might have gotten knocked off and then

under a chair or something.  To make a long

story short we spent about an hour and a half searching

everywhere we could think of in the living room

and the bedroom but no picture.

Finally I gave up and decided to take a bath and 

 get dressed for the day.  When I put on the shorts I

had worn the day before, there, in the left hand pocket

was my wonderful picture.  

Thank you God, I will sleep well tonight.

On special this week is Baskets & Bunnies for 15% off.

Now, have the best weekend with the people and the 

quilts that you love, and I'll see you next week

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

It's April and pretty soon it will be May

which means the lawn needs to be cut.

Jeff isn't with us anymore for quite a few reasons,

the biggest of which was my chickens.

Since I only get 1 social security check now instead

of two, I couldn't afford to pay him by the month

so he decided not to shut up the chickens. 

He didn't shut up the bantys or my layers. A raccoon

got into both houses and now I'm back to very baby

chickens.

  Before he came to work for us we bought a red

riding lawnmower from Sears.  We only used it a

couple of times because he mowed the lawn but it

was sitting in a shed out behind the barn.  Two weeks

ago Tammy and her significant other decided to get it out

of the shed and get it in shape to start mowing.

It will be awhile.  It has no battery, no tires and the

blades are missing.  My son, Max called the Sheriff

and a deputy came out.  We also found out that instead

of taking care of the trash, he was just taking it over the

hill and dumping it which is against the law.

That's enough bad news for today.

My grandson Jake had a friend who has been working

for his father's home improvement company and Jeremy

came out and is awesome.  Besides helping with the new

babies, he mowed the front and side lawns with the

push mower Kelly brought with her when she moved in.

He also said that he lives in Cameron and to let him know

if we have a flat tire and he'll come out and fix it.

Thank you Jeremy and Thank you God.

Now for quilting new.

The special for this week is "The Collector Series BOM"

for 20% off.

Now, have the best weekend with the people and the 

quilts that you love, and I'll see you next week

without watching the news.  My son Max doesn't

watch the news because he says its depressing

and I think I have joined him :)

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

On Friday this week.

                                      Sorry ladies, you may get tired of seeing this picture

but I never will.  I really miss him.

Now back to why I blogged.

We had a drawing for the last kit

of the Bible Quilt and Tammy notified

the winner but we haven't heard from her.

Judith T was the winner.  She needs to call

Tammy at 816-632-7632 and give us her information

so we can send it to her.  If, for some reason she doesn't 

get in touch with us by the end of this week, we'll

pick a different number.

Now for this week.

I have been watching those students, not only at

Columbia College, but across the nation.

demonstrate and do things like burn the flag.

And I am disgusted.

This is "America for Me."

We are out of kits for it but we can

give away the pattern.  

If you want a kit, the kit we have on special

this week is 

American Eagle.

Now, have the best weekend with the people and the 

quilts that you love, and I'll see you next week

without watching the news.  My son Max doesn't

watch the news because he says its depressing

and I may join him :)

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday 2

Years ago I read somewhere that you

              need 3 things in life to be happy.

1. Someone to love

2. Something to do

and

3. Something to look forward to.

My #1

Closing prayer at the Memorial. 

"God, we believe that our loved ones 

are not lost to us, even in death.  

They are remembered in our activities, 

in our thoughts and in some decisions, we

consider what they would have said."

When I get too stressed out, I can still hear Pep

say, "Take a buspar, Jan and have a beer." 

(buspar is a mild anti anxiety pill my doctor prescribed).

I do and it always helps.  Remembering him always

helps.  He has left an indelible imprint in my heart and memory.  

As long as I live, he lives.  So grant me that promised peace

that goes beyond, even my understanding in days to come."

And on that note, I will go to my #2 which is always quilting.

On special today is a kit for the Bible Quilt.

We only have one so there may be some substitutions.

And since we only have one, we'll have to do a drawing for it.

 Make a comment below to enter the drawing and

on Monday we will number them and have Zoie blind pick a number.

If you want to buy a pattern for the quilt the pattern is on

special too.  If you win the drawing for the kit, we will refund

you the cost of the pattern.  

You can go to the store to buy a pattern by clicking here

Good luck - this is one of my favorite quilts and one I will always

treasure.

Now, have the best weekend with the people and the 

quilts that you love, and I'll see you Monday with a winner.

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

This one will be short but I'll post another tomorrow.

Yesterday was the memorial service at

Research Hospital for Pep and a few others that

died there at about the same time. 

Since people were of different denominations

and religions,  they had music and readings from Islam,

Jewish/Christian and Buddhist sources. 

Zoie came and so did Nina/Maxwell and Valerie 

as well as Bob Smith (Smitty) and Neal Stack 

who both work with Pep for years.  

Pep and Smitty worked together first at Baptist

and then at Research for around 30 years and

Stack came shortly after.  They were armed security so 

every year they all had to qualify with the Kansas City 

police department.   The hospital had a trophy where 

they posted the top 3 winners and every year it was

Patek, Smith & Stack.  Everyone said they cheated

because they came to the farm to practice.

We all brought pictures of Pep 

Here's the picture Zoie brought.

Tristan gave it to her shortly after Pep died.

I won't go into it all but Pep and I mostly

raised Jake and Zoie and we're all pretty well 

wiped out by his death.

At the end of the Memorial, Research gave us all

a memory stone.

There was also a "Litany or Remembrance" read

by Rabbi Steigman but I'll save it until tomorrow.

Now, have the best day with the people and the 

quilts that you love, and I'll see you tomorrow and

maybe have a special.

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

On Friday this week.

This has been quite a week

and I haven't been fond of it.

When I got up this morning I found

my beloved puppy Dobby had died during

the night.  Tammy and Willy came

shortly and Willy buried him in our pet

cemetery behind the barn.  I miss him

already and so does Elizabeth.

On a somewhat happier note, Willy 

got the baby chickens moved to their new

house and they are cozy and safe and sound.

Tammy will get here soon and help me

remember how to download the pictures so

I can show them to you.

Meanwhile our sale item this week is the

table stand kit for "April Please"

You can order your kit 

by clicking here.

The boys have decided that even though they've taken off

lots of time already they will go to both memorials for Pep.

Now, have the best week with the people and the 

quilts that you love, and I'll see you next week

which hopefully will be lots better.

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

On Thursday again  :)

I'm getting good at this ...

Pep worked for Health Midwest for years 

First at Baptist Hospital where he was a

Security Supervisor and when it closed he

transferred to Research Hospital.  Altogether, 

between the 2 hospitals he worked there for around

35 years.  He was on the Midnight Shift where he could either

have a very quiet night or a very active and sometimes

violent night. Dealing with people on PCP can be interesting .

 For those of you who don't know Kansas

City, both hospitals are close to "the hood".  

When he fell and collapsed a lung, we called 911 and they

took him to the hospital in Cameron who said he needed to

go to a larger hospital as they weren't equipped to handle it so

we life flighted him to Research.  I think I have already

said that he was in intensive care for 2 weeks before he

went to join Jesus in heaven.

On April 9th at 3:00 pm, Research is having a 

"Celebration of Life" memorial for him.  I've notified the men

that worked with him and Zoie and I will go too.  The boys have already

taken so much time off that they will wait for the memorial we will

have here.  I'll tell you about that later.  For right now, I any of you 

want to come, just let Tammy know so I can inform Research as they're

providing munchies.

Someone once said - "In order to be happy you need 3 things -

1.  Someone to love

2. Something to do and

3. Something to look forward to"

I lost my #1, I do have my quilting and eventually I will

join him in heaven.  I did promise Zoie that it would be

quite awhile from now though.

For right now - we do have a kit on sale this week, one 

of my spring favorites.

It's Beeskeps and Violets 

and you can go to the store to get your copy 

by clicking here.

Now, have the best week with the people and the 

quilts that you love, and I'll see you next week.

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday #2

On Thursday this week.

This is "Snowy Night"

the quilt that I've been working on.

See all of those scallops with circles in the center.

Last week I told you that I sat and stitched all of

the scallops while Pep was in intensive care.  

It gave me something to do and was 

soothing to me and to Pep.  When I got home

I couldn't find them.  I searched everywhere but 

 I finally gave up and started over. 

Today I sewed the borders on and tomorrow it

should go to the quilters.  That's fine with me 

because I love the quilt but I'm really tired of snow

and those scallops.

This is "Spring Break BOM and the pattern

is on special this week.

You can go to the store to get your pattern 

by clicking here.

Now, have the best week with the people and the 

quilts that you love, and I'll see you next week.

 

 

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday

On Wednesday this week even....

When dad was in intensive care at Research for

2 weeks I went to the hospital every day to sit with

him and, of course, I took some stitching to do.  I

was working on Adleys Quilt at the time but the blocks

were all too large to work on there so instead I switched

to the border swags on Snowy Night.

There are 14 swags each on the top and bottom

borders and 10 swags on each side border.  I sat

and sewed the circles on each swag while Pep

dozed.  It was comforting to me and comforting to Pep

because it made things seem normal to both of us.

He was very used to me stitching while we watched tv.

We got his tablet from at home so he could watch

some of his shows instead of tv.

Anyway, when I got home finally I haven't been able

to find all of the swags. We searched everywhere and 

couldn't find them.  So I started in doing them 

again and today I finished.  I have the center of the

quilt done and tomorrow will do the borders.  Yay!!!

So tomorrow I will have a new top to send off to

the quilter and today I took a picture of my baby chickens.

To celebrate the new babies our special this week

is the kit for Little Lavender chicken birds.

 

Now, have the best week with the people and the 

quilts that you love, and I'll see you next week.