My Third Son

 I just can't resist showing you all

these adorable photos I snapped

of my sweet Yogi the other day

in my sewing room.

He has a bed up on on my

sewing cabinet in front of

the window overlooking

the deck and backyard.

He always starts out wide eyed

and chipper... nosing around the

fabric and stuff laying on the top.

Sometimes he watches out the window

for those pesky squirrels

who sun-bathe on the deck below.

And if he's there when the sun is

coming in through the window,

he basks in the light

and slowly his eyes begin

to  close...

and his head lowers...

then he's out.

Is he not just the cutest thing

EVER????

My third son

Yogi!

Paganini's Pumpkin

I just finished my first scalloped border.

It was on the first LePetite group project-

Carrie's new Schnibble "Paganini".

I used the new Moda "Boo To You" line.

I am just soooo into polka dots!!

This pattern was really quick and fun to make!

Carrie's directions always make the process

of making the blocks so easy to understand!

I love displaying my little Schnibbles

 on the family room ottoman!

Yogi love to lay on them up there, too!

What are you planning to do this weekend?

I think I might put out my

Halloween stuff!!

Fall O Ween Blog Hop

Run, Don't Walk and no

Dillydallying along the way!!

Gundrun is sponsoring a hop!!

She has lined up 10 awesome designers

to share a themed project on their blogs.

Go here to find out who the designers

are and what the themes will be!

You know how much I LOVE fall

and especially Halloween, so

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS HOP!!

Won't you join me??

Halloween Quilt Parade

Head on over to Rae Ann's

Stash Manicure blog.

I posted my Halloween

quilt parade over there!

Just realized that I

totally forgot this little quilt!

Enjoy!!

I Love Acorns!

We had bee on Saturday.

I made this cute little

autumn quilt at bee.

It was a charm square kit

from the Fat Quarter Shop.

The fabric is "Awesome" from Moda.

And awesome it is!  :-)

Happy Fall, Y'all!!

Goodness Gracious, Miss Rosie!!!

Carrie Nelson, the owner of the

Miss Rosie's Quilt Shop

and the amazing

quilt designer of all

the darling Schnibbles

patterns we've been making

every month

for the last year

sent me

 THE MOST AWESOME

prize, ever!!

Four layer cakes

and two new patterns!!

I'd been told I had

won a new Fandango

layer cake from Carrie

and then this MEGA

 prize arrived!

OMG!

OMG!!!!!

O. M. G. !!!!!

Carrie, you ROCK!!!!!

Thank you, THANK YOU,

T. H.A. N. K.   Y. O. U.!!!!

(This was my face

when I opened that box!!)

Make sure you go over to Carrie's blog

La Vie en Rosie

because  she's got a great

givaway going on...

You could win this!!

and this...

but BEST of all- THIS...

Oh, and one last thing!

This is Carrie's dog-

Miss Rosie!

I think she and Yogi would get along

really well together...

They have similar hobbies...

CGQC Goals for September and October

Our Charming Girls Quilt Club

leader, Kelly, has set

the theme for the next two months.

And this is just perfect for my

situation right now!  Because I hurt my

"good" shoulder a few months ago, I've not

quilted anything large since then.

So, I have a few tops I would like to try to quilt.

And the "Queen Mother",

(my HQ 16 sit-down machine)

is lonely and needs some exercise!

I LOVE autumn and especially Halloween. 

I have a few quilt kits for the season

that I'd also like to make.

Another goal is to figure out

what I'm making family

and friends for Christmas

this year!  Maybe I'll get some

good ideas on Sunday at

the Sully Quilt show!!

Wish me luck!!  :-)

 

Sully Quilt Show on Sunday!!

Now I know that fall is here for sure!

Know why?

Because this Sunday is the annual

Sully Outdoor Quilt Show

here in Chantilly, VA!!

(All photos from the site above!)

Our local quilt guild provides quilters

to sit and sew at the show for visitors

to observe and chat with!

There are antiques, quilts and other vintage

textiles to purchase, along with fabric and

other quilting supplies.

And who can resist the smell of fresh

kettle corn being made right on site??

I've been going to the annual

Sully Outdoor Quilt Show

every year since I moved here in 1998.

It always gets me into the autumn

state of mind... stirs the creative

juices and gives me lots of ideas

for Christmas gifts I could get

busy making right now!!

Sooooooo, I can't wait

for Sunday!!!!  :-)

See you there!!

Schnibble's Lucky Plan C

I just found out I won

a Fandango layer cake

from Carrie herself

in the August

Schnibbles drawing!!

Go to Sinta's blog

and see the parade and prizes!!
This was just what the

doctor ordered

because...

I have a cold!

UGH!!  :-( 

I started feeling bad yesterday

and it is worse today.

I just hurt all over!

I just took some

so,  I hope I sleep better

tonight than last night!

How can you get a cold

in time for the Labor Day

three-day weekend??

Halloweenie Givaway

Go on over to Stash Manicure

and sign up for her

AWESOME

Halloween givaway!

But you are not

allowed to win it-

'Cause I'm a total

Halloween FREAK

who NEEDS that cool prize!!