birthday

My friend gave me this giant cup and saucer for my birthday as well as some of those red tools and the bum shaped spoon rest.I should have turned it around for the picture. The cup and saucer fits nicely into that corner  adding a punch of colour. We had a nice outing as her birthday was the following day. We went to the guild meeting in Kincardine then to the shop in Exeter. What a wonderful shop - Quilts and Calicoes. One of us forgot her purse at the meeting and it wasn't until we got to the shop that she noticed. It was 20% off during your birthday week there and they believed the one who forgot her BIG RED PURSE!!! Fortunately it was found safe and sound in the church office. This is about the 4th year that we've gone on a birthday outing, lunch and maybe even dinner. And this year we had both.

Ella Bella

practice piece

Double Slice

Finally got a piece loaded onto Bella after a lot of fits and starts. Now to practice and they say practice makes perfect. Got a lot of projects underway and planned  but seem to find excuses to avoid them all.
The brown Double Slice is supposed to be made with a layer cake but since I didn't have one I used scraps. I could call it a Slice of Chocolate cause it's all browns and beiges. It will go to a Scrapbag donation to a male. Joanne had made one but modified to a mini as she is getting well known for.I still have the Oct. SB one to sew  the rows together.  It's the same pattern as the Retreat quilt.I'm hoping to machine quilt all my SB and Guild quilts.

Retreat Quilt

Stash buster

This afternoon I finally finished sewing together the rows for this beige stash buster that was started at the Schoolhouse Retreat this past spring. I have a couple more items to finish up then I'm going to start on quilting them on Big Ella. I think I'll change her name to Ella Bella as Big Ella sounds derogatory.

Pot Luck

What is this???

Cathy and her Bonnie Hunter's Trip Around the World

Joanne and the layer cake resized

Yesterday I hosted a pot luck for the Sewcializers to show off my new home and sewing loft. Everyone made all the appropriate remarks, a lot of OMG's, about the loft. I was so pleased that the whole group could make it. We had delicious food and 3 desserts. Joanne and Cathy even brought their items for show and tell. It was a really good time.  I'm going to retry to post some pictures. Last night when I did this, my computer crashed  so here we go.... Ah good success. In other news I joined the Sunset Quilter's Guild in Kincardine last week. They support Project Linus as one of their outreach programmes which is one of my favorites. This past Saturday I went for my big machine lesson in London with a stop at the Marsh Shop in Coldstream. Just doing my bit for the economy. So now I have to get busy working at it. I have 4 days off next week so I'll give it a good go.

Sewcializers

Today was our first get together of the season. It was decided that I will be hosting a pot luck lunch for our next meeting. I want to show off my new home and loft. Here's a shot of my first official project in my new sewing room.

Early or faux Thanksgiving

Highberry's

not a very good shot of Matt and Patty

Last weekend I went to Terra Cotta to have an early Thanksgiving at Patty and Alex's new place in the country with Matt up from Philly. We all ate and drank  too much as well as taking in the Salamder Festival. UnfortunatelyI missed our Pumpkin Fest.

My new toy

Big Ella

Here she is in all her chrome and enamel glory...Big Ella... almost 4 months to the day that I bought her.It took 2 women the better part of the day to put the frame together. Now comes the fun part, learning how to use it.