donations.....

nancy, the moderator of a primitive quilt group i belong to, has found a donation site which will distribute quilts, quilt kits and childrens toys to those in Joplin Missouri....
                                            Skip & Peggy Ackfeld
                                             Ackfeld Manufacturing
                                               One Patch at a Time
                                               360 Emerson Road
                                           Reeds Spring MO 65737
                                             www.ackfeldwire.com

weekend getaway...

this is what i'll be living in for the next few days, need to get a trailer, getting too old for the ground but i'm doing it again...
love the camping experience, heading to the Sierras, home of the large redwood trees...
no sewing but lots of smores, campfires, card games, hikes, fishing, family&fun....
take care everyone & have a wonderful holiday weekend,  cheri

my new obsession....

The Weather Channel & not much else....
so many affected & the tornados just keep coming, my nerves are on end, a worried mom for sure....
so much devastation everywhere for so many....so sad....

thoughts & prayers....

thoughts & prayers go out to all the families devastated by the tornados in Joplin Missouri....my son & grandkids live outside Springfield not that far away....we travel through Joplin on our trips there beautiful countryside....my son's family are all okay very stormy but no tornado touchdowns, more storms still coming....
mother nature is a frightful as she can be beautiful at times....

moody quilter....

oh yes, definitly so....usually always in the mood....
my mood dictates my color choices, block sizes, appliques in cotton or wool, etc.
took my husband to the airport today, now it's just me, fabric & my mood for a few days...
already have worked on blocks, tops and appliques for at least eight different projects today....my mood is energized and i haven't had one Red Bull!!!
when i can go without interuption there's no end to my creative mood....that's a good thing....
"no matter how old you get, if you can keep the desire to be creative you're keeping the man-child alive"  John Cassavetes

some ducks in the pond....

got about a dozen blocks done, changing the layout a little i think from Lori's Leftovers Quilt....you can see more four patches in the background laying on their background fabrics waiting to be cut...
i'm using 1/4" strips to make the four patch blocks, my finished block size will be 6".....
i like the way it's coming along....
to see my inspiration http://humblequilts.blogspot.com

june lake quilt camp

talked to my sister yesterday & there are still a couple of spaces open!!!
dates are june 20-22 for first session & june 23-25 for second session, i know you don't want to miss out on the fun...
contact barri 760-648-7244
excited & hoping to see you there....
cheri

a new project...

needed some hand stitching to do so i came up with this today....wanted to make a couple of blocks for my leftovers quilt and they grew into this little quilt instead....
i love it cheri

knitting....

can you believe it i had not one hand stitching project still in progress last night so i pulled out my knitting project for times just like this....making squares for a knitted patchwork quilt made one more last night whoo hoo....it's a slow going project, not a fast knitter....probably making more squares tonight unless i put together a new hand stitching project today....
i'll be in my sewing room most of the day as it is a rainy one...
enjoy your day  cheri

getting my ducks in a row....

i have been totally inspired by Lori@humblequilts.blogspot.com...she made a quilt she called leftovers which i covert but i have to make my own & i'll enjoy doing it....started today with a few four patches, cut some background blocks, sewed a few more strips together for more patches and i'm excited to get some blocks together....now hopefully i can make enough blocks that my hubby can actually use it, that is the plan!
don't my ducks look cute!!!
i did work on other quilt projects too, busy, busy day....
enjoy cheri
Location : 13862 Temple St, Poway, CA 92064,

more good deals...

found these treasures today....

may primitive quilt winner is...

picked Yorkie Mom as the winner of the may primitive quilt giveaway....congradulations! email me gpayne1@cox.net your address and it'll be on it's way....

coupons....

what does this picture have to do with coupons, nothing yet...
olivia & dominic from Mo. always come spend a few weeks at grandma's house & they NEED summer outfits, etc....received a Kohl's extra 30% off coupon and today also had earlybird specials..."greg i need to go today so i'll be saving us money" his response "the way to save money is not to spend it"
whatever, i know he's teasing me....
after clothes shopping we went to the rummage sale at Poway Park just down the street from us....they were cleaning out some of their museum items & because i had saved us so much at Kohl's, i could shop more!
most of these only $1 each, my day for bargain shopping....
and tomorrow we're headed to an artist's craft market who knows what i'll find there, good thing i saved money today....

more progress...

remember the applique piece that i put together to maybe stitch on while on my trip, well i didn't but have been working on it now....stitched the main design i had done, cut off excess fabric, probably crooked, that's okay and added some extras....now ready to stitch more...then back for borders and that in a nutshell is how i work...

a sneak peek...

close your eyes if you are going to June Lake Quilt Camp....this is one of three little log cabin inspired quilt projects that i will be teaching at my sister's retreat....barri's theme is the log cabin block, my personal favorite by the way...just put the borders on this one today, all quilt centers are finished just need borders....
camp is third week in June, so i still have lots of time....i'm always working up to the last minute....

this&that

a close up of Analisa's quilt....a very basic 4 patch, inspired by a quilt i saw at Road to California Quilt Show, which was all squares with applique circles but after finally getting 128 appliqued squares with flowers, princesses, cats, butterflies, cupcakes and other girlie things....i decided to add the pink check squares or grandma wouldn't get it finished in time, quilt patterns are never set in stone, can always make neccesary or creative changes....
i do work on the floor, my eyes/brain sees better this way...another little somewhat odd thing i do is step outside & look at the quilt through the window, i can totally see instantly what my urges are telling me needs changing....
by the way the primitive qiveaway for may is RED....the red background of my blog page must give the picture a purple cast, don't want anyone to be dissapointed when they receive a tea-dyed red quilt....
and Analisa has been called "lisa or lisie" since she was born but being in school they call her "Ananlisa" she has let us all know that is what she would prefer....so hard for grandma sometimes, in fact when all grandkids are together all names get mixed up all the time....my mom has done this for my sister & i for a long time, must be an inherited trait!!!
back to stitching....

Analisa's Quilt...

my grandaughter Analisa's quilt for her upcoming 5th birthday, just needs rows sewn together and border....my goal is to make a quilt for each grandchild's birthday this year, two down, three more to go....then i need to start a larger quilt for my husband to snuggle under, with the small quilts quilts i have laying around he has to one for each body part!!!! and he whines alittle about that....
it's like the cobbler's children have no shoes, mine have no quilts!

Happy Mother's Day....

God could not be everywhere and therfore he made mothers....Jewish Proverb
best of wishes to all moms, grandmothers, stepmothers on this special and every other day....
enjoy cheri 

may primitive quilt giveaway....

a small primitive pinwheel quilt for the may giveaway....

may primitive quilt sharing....

enjoy cheri

may quilt block....

cutting....
half square triangles are 2&3/8" squares, cut in half diagonally once....
all squares are 2".....
can't get much more simple than this....

new patterns....

Folkart Gathering block 6, Joy of Doing & Live Simply all available now on my website....