Nana's Blog

2012-02-02T11:08:00.000-08:00

I am finished with the Top of Ocra Bay Mystery than God this was really very intense ,but i am proud i did not throw in the Towel perseverance that's what's called
so here is the Picture

Mystery Quilt

2012-01-22T14:05:00.000-08:00

this is definitely a bear to piece God such slow going and to make sure everything is turned the right way i did more frogging on this than 2 tops combined but getting there

voila Picture that's it so far

2012-01-15T13:09:00.000-08:00

OMG i cant believe it so many pieces somebody said that it was something like 4.276.00 little pieces this borders on insanity but i started this and i will finish it look at this layout the blocks are not sewn yet

Ocra Bay Mystery Part 6

2012-01-14T14:01:00.000-08:00

here we go with Bonnie Mystery i can;t believe this started November 18th 2011 with all the interruptions Fred being in the Hospital twice and in Re-hap i am getting there her are the Pictures hope i can keep up with this and finish it almost everybody on the List is done.

Ocra Bay

2012-01-05T10:40:00.000-08:00

still piecing the Ocra Bay it seems i cannot get ahead every time i get caught up Fred has another emergency this time it was another week in the Hospital he got a Pacemaker installed i feel so sorry for the poor Guy cant catch a break anyway i am finished with part 4 VOILA here is the Picture

Mystery "Ocra Bay" step 3 quiltville.com

2011-12-15T10:46:00.000-08:00

my God this was actually painful my back is killing me after 3 afternoons, i done it finished with the 350 Half Square Triangles they are 2'' all squared and counted ,
now on to step #4 red strip piecing.
just look how cute do the look

Mystery Ocra Bay part 2

2011-12-11T12:47:00.000-08:00

OK moving right along, although i am far behind here they are little blue strip pieced foundations 3.5 inches hope to get caught up with this most participants are already on number 4 oh well tomorrow is another day.

finally posting gain

2011-12-06T07:28:00.001-08:00

Fred was in the Hospital for 1 week and four weeks at re-hap he fell and develpoped a Hematoma had to get his sthrengt back in his legs,thank God things are looking up.
now i finnaly could get started with the new Mystery at Bonnie Hunters Quiltville site
this is part 1 224 half square triangles

Happy and Sad

2011-10-02T10:30:00.000-07:00

I am happy that my Son was able to move in with his Father,Brother in Sister in law things were getting desperate in New York him being without a Job for over a year
sad because i will miss him so will his Children
i am hoping and praying that this will be a new start for him

Swap's

2011-07-29T11:32:00.000-07:00

we were very busy at Sindy's site swapping Birthday Cupcake Blocks they are very cute
i mailed all of mine out for the whole year i never know when my dear Husband is going in for a emergency .
to bad that not all People consider that they might not be able to do something once they singed up for it

so that's why my little quilt flimsy is a bit smaller then i thought it would be ,but it came out cute

this works for me

2011-07-12T07:48:00.000-07:00

ah, thank God it works again

2011-07-12T07:40:00.000-07:00

let me sahre the latest work i done since i could not post for some reason or another

post already

2011-07-12T07:36:00.001-07:00

wont let me post

Little Monkey

2011-05-09T16:35:00.000-07:00

it's done, i made it, and it came out so cute and i quilted it all on my DSM.

I wish quilting a larger quilt where that easy i have so many flimsy is getting ridiculous i just don't have the strength in my shoulders any more .

so here is the Picture thank you Bonnie Hunter

Lillte Monkey Quilt

2011-05-09T16:34:00.000-07:00

Little Monkey Baby Quilt

2011-04-01T12:32:00.000-07:00

i am so impatient waiting for my Sewing Machine to come back from the Shop it needed a overhaul the yearly cleaning and adjusting

but i want to quilt this little quilt already, getting things done and reducing my Stash is this year Agenda i have a ton of flimsies that need to be quilted hopefully my free motion quilting will improve it;s way to expensive to sent them out to be done by the Longarmer

LITTLE MONKEY QUILT

Baby Quilt

2011-03-21T10:58:00.000-07:00

i was so happy with the first Baby Quilt in blue that i ordered another Kit in pink from http://www.connectingthrads.com/ they are really generous with the yardage in their Kits was hesitating at first because i got burned with some Kits that are short on the required Fabrics so here we go

Baby Quilt finnished

2011-03-02T08:11:00.000-08:00

just wanted to show off my latest effort this is from a Kit from http://www.connectingthreads.com/ i was very pleased with this, the Fabric was very generous and excellent quality i was so happy with it that i ordered the same Kit in pink just hoping that there be more Baby's coming., by the way i have no affiliation with this Company just a happy Customer

Placemats

2011-02-18T08:01:00.000-08:00

using up stuff is fun look what cute little Place mats from leftovers,

RRCB finnished

2011-02-05T08:31:00.000-08:00

oops i did not take anymore Pictures of my Mystery Quilt while in process

but!!!!!!! drum roll i am finished those 600 half square triangles almost got to me ,but as always Bonnie is a great Designer i am very happy the way it came out

RRCB # 4

2011-02-03T09:51:00.000-08:00

oh my this was a very short Step only 30 pairs to make that was a breeze
loving this i got rid of a lot of scraps

RRCB PART #3

2011-02-02T13:11:00.000-08:00

OK done with 60 blocks of neutral strip pieced i actually enjoyed this part

Roll Roll Cotton Boll part 2

2011-01-20T08:46:00.000-08:00

this was not to bad 3.5 x 9 rectangles making 120 half square triangles on to step 3 yeah

Roll Roll Cotton Boll

2011-01-18T08:11:00.000-08:00

Here they are 172 Subsectuions of Pink and Green

Roll Roll Cotton Boll Part 1

2011-01-18T07:47:00.000-08:00

yeah i started my new Mystery Quilt with Bonnie K Hunter & Quiltville.com
this is another typical Bonnie Quilt with a million pieces and a very good Stashbuster
here is a Picture of part one 2' strips Pink and Green 172 sections

Grandmothers Flower Garden

2011-01-10T15:10:00.000-08:00

my oh my

i can not believe it i have not been on my Blog or this long been very busy and perhaps maybe a little to much depression , but life must go on so here i am back to blogging .

first i want to share my latest i was going to make a whole Quilt with those little Hexagons

but i got sick of it it's not the individual Blocks it; the whole thing when you have to put it together so i made a Table Cloth for my Cocktail Table got it out of my System on to the next thing which will be a Mystery Quilt from Bonnie Hunter

PARALIZED

2010-05-04T06:00:00.000-07:00

right now i put all my quilting stuff on the side having to much to do with Fred he was operated on 10 days ago 2 toe's removed due to a infection in the bone he is on infused antibiotic wich i administer twice a day he is in many other ways hindered by this,
needs help with dressing he is wearing a special shoe he can't put any weight on the foot without the shoe so i have to get up at night when he goes to the bathroom to put the shoe on and off oh the joys of getting old

Sampler Quilt

2010-03-26T13:14:00.000-07:00

i am still working on my Sampler Quilt got the Borders on and still have to do the Applique on those Borders i made many mistakes on this but i am determent to finish then a am going to make another one just like it only NO MISTAKES

Quilt Sampler

2010-03-12T12:41:00.000-08:00

i am continuing on my Sampler trying to make one or two pieced Blocks a day but it is slow going some days not even one gets done but i am giving myself permission to do it slowly and not be in a rush those here are the latest

Pieces of Time

2010-02-28T11:28:00.000-08:00

ooops i forgot this is the Front of the Pattern

Pieces of Time: A Sampler Quilt

2010-02-28T11:20:00.000-08:00

i started a new Quilt i wanted to make this for a long time it was on the back burner for a couple of Months i like the way it combines Applique and Pieced Blocks together with a great Border this Pattern is from Lori Smith http://www.frommyhearttoyourhands.com/

i just hope i can do it justice here are the 12 Applique Blocks so far

Fish Quilt

2010-01-29T12:12:00.000-08:00

this Fish Quilt was a Block exchange from the Yahoo Group Scratching Post and is a Fat Cat Pattern i had a lot of fun making it and i must say all the participants did a great job now to quilt it will try and do it on my DS with invisible thread it's going to my Daughter her sign is Pieces so its fitting for her

Fish Quilt

2010-01-29T12:08:00.000-08:00

Carolina Christmas Mystery

2010-01-05T11:23:00.000-08:00

done, done with the Flimsy, know to get it quilted this is always the thing i agonize over i feel it's a lot of money but when you break it down it;really quit reasonable so in the new year i will have a few of my Tops quilted they look so much better

Carolina Christmas Mystery

2009-12-29T11:42:00.000-08:00

moving right along here i am on step 6 did my layout on now ready for the border i don't know yet if it's going to pieced or just a plain border here is a Picture

Carolina Christmas Mystery

2009-12-13T11:57:00.000-08:00

parts for step nuber 5

Mystery Carolina Christmas

2009-12-13T11:50:00.000-08:00

i am finished with step 5 for Bonnie Hunters on line Mystery have all the tiny bits finished tomorrow comes the putting the blocks together i think tomorrow Bonnie is back from Arizona and will give us the finishing instructions take a look here for the finished top sometime this week

Carolina Christmas

2009-11-21T13:42:00.000-08:00

Bonnie Hunter of http://www.quiltville.com/ is starting a new Mystery i just love hers they always come out perfect i cut some 2 1/2 strips already have my easy angle ruler ready cant wait ,

we are starting right after Thanksgiving i am not doing it in Christmas colors so those are my choices

Quilt Guild Show

2009-11-08T07:24:00.000-08:00

this weekend is our Guilds Show i worked yesterday for 3 hours selling Handmade items at the Bazaar it;s a lot of fun meeting all kinds of people and hearing all the different comments some people appreciate anything handmade and others should just stay home oh well anyway here is a Quilt that was really outstanding what a lot of work and patience

Fat Cat

2009-10-29T12:01:00.000-07:00

this is the newest addition at FatCatPatterns@yahoo.com on my sidebar take a look the owner
Sindy Rodenmayer is a very talented Lady right now we are doing several swaps i participated in the Fish swap i will post my Blogs as soon as i get them such FUN

Quilt Show Nov 7th and 8th

2009-10-28T13:55:00.000-07:00

I am ready got a sleeve on my Quilt and made a Pillow case for it all done i will post a picture after the Show

old pics

2009-10-19T08:22:00.000-07:00

Boy oh Boy look at this old Picture from about 1964 i would guess my 3 children and my Ex in Germany

Lets101 Blog Quiz and Zodiac Badges - What Do My Stars Say About Me?

2009-10-19T08:02:00.000-07:00

Lets101 Blog Quiz and Zodiac Badges - What Do My Stars Say About Me?

Bunny Hill Wallhanging done

2009-09-28T06:38:00.000-07:00

Boy i am so busy have not posted for some time we just have to many Dr appointments ,

then by the time i get home after New York traffic i am so tired that quilting time is getting cut short .

but i managed to almost finish this cute little Wall- hanging i am quilting it by Hand while DH is getting all excited with his RED SOX

so ta,da, here we go

bussy

2009-08-29T10:38:00.000-07:00

i have been busy making quilts and had not time to post finished my charity quilt for my Guild and also finished a wall hanging from the German Site "Faulengraben"those are done quilted and bound, next i am finishing a swap exchange from the now defunct "Fairiegodmothers yahoo group "will post a Picture as soon as i get a new Camera my Camera went kaput oh Boy what kind should i get getting all nervous thinking about that

stashbusting

2009-08-08T08:00:00.000-07:00

this is another one of my Stashbuster quilts very easy and fast i am working as fast as i can

2009-08-08T07:47:00.000-07:00

busting Stash

2009-08-06T11:37:00.000-07:00

i have so many bins full of strings so i have to start some serious stash busting this one cleaned out a lot of them but it's almost funny it made just a little dent in OK i just have to keep on going

2009-07-14T07:08:00.000-07:00

great Idea

2009-07-14T07:01:00.000-07:00

i am still working on my Rattlesnake Quilt finished all the Paper pieced blocks , what a pain to remove all those little bits of paper, i tried a towel on my lap but still those pieces where all over so..... ta da ,, this is what i came up with, so great everything stays in the bucket the pieces don't fly all over it"s amazing look at it

July BOM

2009-07-07T11:47:00.001-07:00

Bunny Hill

2009-07-07T11:44:00.000-07:00

love those little Bunny Hill BOM's every Month i can not wait to finish mine there are so cute and quick to make so here is JULY

RR

2009-07-03T15:03:00.001-07:00

Round Robin

2009-07-03T14:53:00.000-07:00

what a surprise i got my RR today from a very nice and caring person this was a group I belonged to which is no longer active.
this took 1 year.
It leaves a bad taste if People don't stand by there commitment
will i do another one i don't know but any way here it is it looks great thank you, to all that participated

BOM

2009-06-15T06:37:00.000-07:00

i just finished June Block from Bunny Hill Designs love those little Blocks where there are going to is another question

going to the Dr. today i have some sort of flu for over the days already so it's time to go and get some meds for it it wont go away by itself

up and running

2009-06-10T15:40:00.000-07:00

thank God my new computer is up and running after a few adjustments i really did not know i would miss it so much.oh but it is great,much faster and many new features have been added since my last one but still much to learn so i will take my time . now lets see if i can upload a picture on the new quilt i am working on this is paper pieced from a pattern from Karen Stone the name is Rattlesnake so far i like it hopefully it wont become another UFO

a new Computer

2009-06-03T06:26:00.000-07:00

Wish me look today i am getting a new Computer "INSPIRON 537" by Dell ,the one i have now is a "XP 2000" was a very good one, but it's 5 years old and starting to give me trouble .
Oh i hope all will work out and i will know how to work with it .
I also hope all my software will be working and it wont be to difficult, my very dear friend Annie is coming over to do it, she is so smart but i am still worried .
i will keep you informed

Knitting again

2009-05-22T11:54:00.000-07:00

i somehow hurt my back it it restricts my sewing/quilting time i am going to physical therapy but it will be a while before i am able to sit for a long time ,also summer is starting the Pool will be open this weekend so knitting is a very portable Craft that goes everywhere

i saw "Nancy from wyomingbreezesblogspot she posted a sweater kitted from the top i used to make them years ago so here is mine all done but for the zipper

Country Pinwheels Flimsy

2009-05-04T06:47:00.000-07:00

this Top was just a little to small so with the leftovers and there where many Like Bonnie's enders and leaders i made some more Pinwheel's blogs sewed them on to Strips and added them to the Borders now the quilt went from 72 x 92 to a 79 X 100 size this is more like it take a look.

BOM

2009-04-25T07:29:00.000-07:00

I love those little Baskets from this BOM a Tisket a Tasket from "Bunny Hill designs"

i am keeping up with them i have many of other BOM's from different websites that i start and then loose interest but those here are just to cute take a look

Happy Easter and Happy Passover

2009-04-12T07:47:00.000-07:00

i have nothing quilty to report my sewing Machine is in the shop hope it is nothing serious i miss her so i managed to finish some of the stuff before hand nothing much to show.

so i am posting my finished Quilt i am very proud of my Double Delight from the online Mystery from Bonnie Hunter @quiltville.com and quilted by Donna Johns

Married

2009-04-03T11:10:00.000-07:00

Yeah!!!

Mike and Anna got married just a civil ceremony the real deal will be in October .

we are very happy to have Anna in our Family it looks like she will fit right in with the rest of us

look at the happy Couple

Potholders

2009-03-31T13:58:00.000-07:00

Potholdrs /Topflappen

2009-03-31T13:53:00.000-07:00

i am still going strong making Gifts i like doing this in between making bed size quilts it's smaller and less tiring so here are my latest gifts

Socks

2009-03-28T10:59:00.001-07:00

making little GIfts

2009-03-28T10:53:00.000-07:00

OK since times are so bad we have to be a little more frugal for the Holidays so I decided to make some little gifts this is my first attempt,
i made a whole bunch of Potholders and i am knitting Socks that the Grandchildren like to wear in the House, but take a look at those blue Socks they are for DH he wears a size 15

A NEW BAG

2009-03-15T12:53:00.000-07:00

a new Bag

2009-03-15T12:41:00.000-07:00

today was supposed to be a nice sunny day but it is very grey and dreary so i made myself a new spring bag ,it has lots of inside pockets for the
Cell +Bluetooth ,Wallet ,3 pairs of glasses regular , sun and reading . DH always has to have his Meds handy pocket calendar for any new Doctors appointments pen a little folder for coupons and prescriptions 2 sets of keys pack of tissues Candy my god so much stuff ,,gone are the days when a little Bag was sufficient for Keys and Lipstick and Handkerchief

Country Pinwheels Flimsy

2009-03-12T13:31:00.001-07:00

here we go

Country Pinwheels Flimsy

2009-03-12T13:23:00.000-07:00

another almost finish this was a real Joy to make i love making scrappy quilts i wanted to make it bigger but this was a kit from Connecting Threads http://ConnectingThreads.com so it is what it is i will have it quilted by my LA

Delectable Mountains and Flying Geese

2009-02-28T11:20:00.000-08:00

the weather this weekend is supposed to be cold and snowy another winter storm on the way so some more quilting is in order .

I am waiting to see when i get notice from the Long arm Lady to see when my DD is done ,

i want to sent her my latest flimsy I am posting a picture i figure that little by little i will have a decent quilt for each Daughter and Daughter in law for the Holidays

Happy Valentine

2009-02-13T13:47:00.000-08:00

i want to wish you all a Happy Valentines day so my Honey can not go out by himself anymore and get me a Valentine ,, but look what our gardener send me soo cute thank you Billy

Nifty Fifty

2009-02-09T12:49:00.000-08:00

Nifty Fifty

2009-02-09T12:45:00.000-08:00

WOW this Sunday we celebrated my Daughter's 50Th Birthday which is only at the end of this Month but it is always a hassle to get everybody together on the same day
SO ONCE AGAIN "HAPPY BIRTHDAY' DENISE
Love Mom

lookin good

2009-02-07T11:50:00.000-08:00

i just wanted to share our Holiday Group Picture of the Grandchildren my God were does the time go look how big they are

Square Dance Pictures

2009-02-04T13:46:00.001-08:00

Square Dance

2009-02-04T13:37:00.000-08:00

there was a lot of talk on Stahsbusters about the Book by Martha Thompson about her Square Dance Pattern so of course i had to get the Book and try out the Pattern, it is very cute but just to much work .Maybe at another time i will have the Patience to do it ,but not right now so here are the Pictures

2009-02-03T09:41:00.000-08:00

Leni

snowing again

2009-02-03T09:28:00.000-08:00

oh my it's snowing again ,we just made it back in time from the Dr.
Doctors every other day so it seems what a wonderful retirement the" Golden Years " i always thought when we retire we could go on some Trips, Shows, Museums or even Movies but no,, poor DH since his Hip replacement which now it seems turned in Pherphial Neuraphaty he can no longer sit to long walk to far or anything else always Pain seems to be his constant companion ,.BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE THE BEST OF WHAT WE HAVE oh well enough of the pity party

Mystery

2009-01-22T12:30:00.000-08:00

done done

Leni

Flimmsy done

2009-01-22T12:25:00.001-08:00

Yeah!!!!! for me
i finished my Mystery Quilt "Double Delight" by Bonnie Hunter I love the way it came out i don't want to quilt it in the simple straight lines that i did the other Mystery so i am looking for a Longarm quilter here on the East Coast somebody please e-mail me Leni

DD Mystery

2009-01-18T07:55:00.001-08:00

Leni

DD Mystery

2009-01-18T07:52:00.001-08:00

Leni

DD Mystery

2009-01-18T07:46:00.000-08:00

i finished all my blocks and layed them on my Floor i am a little hesitant about setting them on point but it looks so much better the way Bonnie did that i tried laying them out in a straight setting then i have to many of the Rolling Star Blocks left over so i guess here we go hate to do setting triangles oh well we shall see so here are the two layouts

Step 3 DD

2009-01-11T13:06:00.000-08:00

I am sewing feverishly on those little 9 Patches they are so cute thank God it snowed last night and today is freezing cold we where supposed to go to dinner but i rather cook myself and this gives me ample time to sit and sew just love this time when i can be snugly in my room and sew Leni

DD step 2

2009-01-08T13:36:00.000-08:00

OK thank God it's working i can post again Leni

DD step 2

2009-01-07T12:36:00.000-08:00

boy, oh boy, this was hard on my poor wrist's squaring up all those little 3 1/2 inch blocks but they look very cute, it will be a few days until i get to the next step too many appointments mostly for doctors Leni
Argh blogger wont let me upload my Picture don't know what the problem is i will try again tomorrow

DD

2009-01-04T12:24:00.000-08:00

I completed step number 1 for the Double Delight Mystery quilt such cute little 3 1/2 inch squares 138 of them i always come out with more only needed 120 but it's like cooking i always cook to much also., so tada here they are

Leni

Double Delight step 1

2009-01-01T14:11:00.000-08:00

Oh God Bonnie has another Mystery up for New Year 2009 it has another million pieces such intense work but in the end it's all worth it this will be my fourth Mystery Quilt with her ,, so here goes Step 1

i am very proud

2008-12-29T13:34:00.000-08:00

will you look on my sidebar Karen Griska's Selvage Quilts home of the
"Quilts from the Selvage Edge" go to her Blog and go down to Rug there it is my own creation of my selvage Rug thank you Karen for making my Day Leni

another Mystery

2008-12-28T12:17:00.000-08:00

Oh wow happy day Bonnie is starting another Mystery Quilt on New Years Day i am so looking forward to this so far i made 3 of her Mystery Quilts she comes up with such wonderful designs i would never do them by myself with so many little pieces but they always come out great thank you Bonnie here are my color choices all picked out and ready to go.

Leni

Flowers

2008-12-22T07:47:00.000-08:00

Leni

sooo happy

2008-12-22T07:32:00.000-08:00

i am so happy my Eye Surgery went well and i can not believe how much this helped ,
my vision was almost null in my right Eye so now with a new Lens i can see again what a blessing that is
we had our Holiday celebration Saturday the 20Th everybody was looking god we had some more new Faces in the Family, Anna ,Daughter Son in law and Granddaughter the circle is growing love it
Annie posted the new Holiday Pictures on my web shots
Happy Holidays Leni

Holiday Greetings

2008-12-08T11:11:00.000-08:00

wishing all a Happy Holiday thanks to my very dear Friend Annie I now have a beautiful looking Blog just love it thank AW with the Holidays and my Cataract Surgery coming up i wont be posting for a while here are some e-Flowers Love Leni

wallhanging

2008-11-15T07:21:00.000-08:00

OK moving right along i finished my wall hanging got the Pattern from Connecting Threads it came out really nice and looks good in my living room, next will be Baltimore Blues I made five blocks so far they are from Sindy @FatCatPatterns

ufo's

2008-11-10T11:25:00.000-08:00

here are my latest UFO'S two Pillows from Quilt in a day applique quilt and another Bag from a Liberty swap little by little i will be getting my sewing room under control

Paper Piecing

2008-11-03T13:45:00.000-08:00

we started a new BOM over at Carol Doaks site have not done it in a long time so it's fun it's amazing how many people are on some of the same Yahoo list's i am not a big talker on those list's more of a Lurker but i do enjoy all of the chatter so here are my two little blocks for October and November Leni

Redwork

2008-10-25T08:20:00.000-07:00

this is my finally finished Red work quilt it is a Toddler size all the Patterns are from the Internet many are from boobieredsoxs site done , done it was a fun project Leni

using leftovers

2008-10-22T06:41:00.000-07:00

i can never throw anything away so i made a Bag from the leftover Dear Hannah quilted 6inch blogs came out quite good the bottom was cut from the divider plastic from a office Binder i also made a throw rug from the selvage strips that was quite a job but i was driven to do it it looks very colorful Leni

Placemats

2008-10-14T15:12:00.000-07:00

i just finished 3 sets of Place mats for Halloween i wanted to make the for the longest time this all from Fons and Porter Love of Quilting September / October 2006 FonsandPorters.com so next will be some Holiday Items for Hanukkah and Christmas

Leni