~Soup with bread, knitting and quilting~

Well, the NieNie Benefit has been a huge success!
Last auction to be launched tonight at 7pm Pacific time. Everything literally sells out in minutes~ yes, even my little quilt sold that fast. Unbelievable! I am so happy I sent it off.  It feels good to be a part of such a wonderful event  with all of the [...]

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~Nie Nie’s Benefit Sale on Etsy, doll quilt and new labels~

 

The Sale starts today!  It opens at 10:00 am PST, so please go here and check it out! All of the items look so wonderful and it could not go to a better cause.
As the season change and as we welcome the fall season, I feel the pull to get back into knitting. I have [...]

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~Favorite things~

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~The quilt is off to LA~

   ~After many hours of deliberation and some very sweet comments I decided to go ahead and send in the quilt to the Nie Nie Benefit Etsy Auction set for Sept 23-24th. I included a handwritten  thank you note explaining my rationale and feelings regarding the quilt as to why I went ahead and sent in a less than [...]

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Quilt is done, but small problem….

  ~ see the spot there?
I loved it when it was done.  I took some quick pictures, it was late.  I should have stopped there, butI went ahead and washed it, because a quilt is not done until it is crinkled up. My opinion of course, but that is how I feel. Then came my [...]

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~Almost there~

The quilt top is done and the quilting is done.
I made my bias binding and have applied it via machine. Nie Nie Recovery Benefit on Etsy.
Oh dear, must hurry!
Onto handsewing the binding, my fingers are sore!
Almost there, but running a little late for Nie Nie’s Recovery Benefit Sale at Etsy I really need to [...]

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~WIP~ another little quilt and prayers needed~

  
Please keep Samantha and her family in your prayers. This is a time where the power of prayer is really needed.
I am working on Nie Nie’s Benefit item it has to be in the mail by Friday, yikes! I have a long way to go..
Here is the first little peek~

I am excited to see it come [...]

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~I love quilts~

Here is  my new quilt. I finished over the long weekend.  I learned many lessons on this quilt. I love free motion quilting. I guess about halfway through this quilt I really “got it” Next one will be better certainly. It does take a little time to get the feel of the motion combined with moving [...]

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