a signed copy....

a signed copy of Primitive Quilts Spring Issue will be mailed to Nancy Mt, Doreen B and Barbara J  thanks for all the nice words, wish i had a copy for each one of you....will need your addresses girls....
enjoy cheri

happy birthday.....

just had to share my extra special birthday cakes and extra cute bakers.....made my birthday an extra special one....now off to spend my day in my jammies in my extra special favorite room bet you can guess which room!
enjoy your extra special treats....
cheri

in my mailbox.....

in my mailbox were copies of Primitive Quilts Spring Issue, one for me and three more to share....now if you don't think i'm feeling self-important i will sign these three copies and give them away to three of you, so let me know if you perchance would like one of those signed copies and i'll pop into the mail sometime next week....make sure you leave your email address so i can contact you for a mailing address....
enjoy,
little miss high & mighty herself

just waiting....

we're all patiently waiting for lucy rose's arrival grandma's keeping her hands busy stitching.....

rainy day stitching....

rainy day stitching on some bindings, appliques and such....love these kind of days

my dearest friend.....

my dearest friend has been chosen to receive the little dear friend quilt and it's stina of sweet kviltstina....
just need my best friend's address and your gift will be on it's way....
enjoy cheri
p.s. we will have another antique inspired sew along and giveaway next month....

am inspired.....

i am inspired by the new fabrics found at The Road to California Quilt Show yesterday not too much out there in the way of primitive right now but i can let my imagination run wild and prim up anything.....the day is young have my tea dye batch brewing need to get these all dyed today as we are expecting rain tomorrow so that can be my time to be tucked away and create....
plus as an added bonus we are going out to listen to a neighbor's band and dancing will definitely be included so that only inspires me more....
"let the wild rumpus begin....."

dear friend....

dear friend....
stitch a little verse on muslin and applique to quilt top....
dear friend
for weeks
may pass
and
years may end
yet you will find
in me a friend
sharing this little antique inspired quilt with all my friends but one of my dearest and best friends will be given this little quilt....
is it you?

dear friend....

dear friend....
border making day....
cut five pink and six light  3 & 1/4" squares, cut each diagonally twice.....
sew these together in rows beginning and ending with a light and two rows having seven pink triangles and one with six....sew to left, right and bottom edges, just cutting off excess, if Kathy can do it i know you can....
see you tomorrow with my finished little primitive quilt for you dear friend....

dear friend....

dear friend....
a little bit of sewing day....
sew all of your rows together, simple as that....
more tomorrow....
p.s. i know some of you have figured this one out but you know i've always got a little primitive secret up my sleeve....

dear friend....

dear friend....
day two sewing strips together in sections.... decide which light will be alternating with red and which will be alternating with pink...
section one. start and end with pink, inbetween alternate red's light and red...  sub cut into 5 sections 2" wide....
section two. start and end with pink's light, inbetween alternate red with red's light.... sub cut into 5 sections 2" wide....
section three. with small strips alternate pink and light... sub cut into one 2" wide section...
see you tomorrow....

dear friend....

dear friend....
day one. gather and cut.
you will need approximately 1/3 yard of a pink, red and two different lights....my fabric guesstimation is on the generous side....
cut seven red and light 2" x 12"
cut two each pink and other light 2" x 12"
cut five pink 2" x 3"
cut four light 2" x 3"
see you tomorrow for more....

12 days of Christmas....

my version of Temecula Quilt Co.'s 12 Days of Christmas....put my blocks together and quilted the three quilts peeking out from underneath today, ahhh love getting fun projects accomplished and i still have time left over for Pintrest!!!  it's been a good day  cheri

on the 12th day of Christmas....

on the 12th day of Christmas i finished all twelve blocks, just in the nick of time as i see Temecula Quilt Co. has posted her vintage inspired finished small quilt, now i can put mine together also.....thanks Cheryl for a fun quilt project...

baskets & petals....

the lovely ladies at Primitive Quilts and Projects sent me this photo of my spring quilt design "baskets & petals" to share with all of you and to let you know that with a one year subscription you will receive one free pattern and two with a two year subscription, we always want more patterns and free to boot!
                                              http://www.primitivequiltsandprojects.com
enjoy  cheri

on the 11th day of Christmas.....

on the 11th day of Christmas i got just enough sewing time in to put together blocks one through five, so now i'm almost half way caught up.....if you haven't started your 12 Days of Christmas Quilt with Temecula Quilt Co. then i'm just a little ahead of you, at least i'm not the very last one, right?

better get caught up because next week i'll be sharing a little primitive friendship quilt for you to sew-a-long with.....
enjoy   cheri

i'm a cover girl....

so excited my quilt design was chosen for the cover of the spring issue of Primitive Quilts and Other Projects, what an honor, they've even made my primitive quilt look pretty!
look forward to another great issue....

crockpot mac & cheese....

i did cook us a real dinner last nite of homemade bread, fresh green salad and crock pot mac & cheese.....the mac & cheese was yummy and easy, love crock pot cooking, was able to take down and put away all the Christmas trimmings while dinner was simmering away....
find the recipe on my Pinterest recipe board, where you will find lots of other tasty treats to try or head over here http://www.whiskandaprayer.blogspot.com/2010/08/magazinecookbook-monday-slow-baked-mac.html
going fabric shopping today for curtain fabric for baby Lucy's room but i'm sure since we're looking for it a quilt store grandma will be wandering through the reproduction and homespun fabrics while mommy looks at the pinks, sounds good to me.....
enjoy  cheri

33 ways to stay creative....

i borrowed this from the Orange Sink blog.....
i follow most of these guides already in my everyday need to be creative, definitely listen to music, in fact the more hard rock the better i sew, never watch t.v. find it too distracting unless i'm doing my handstitching....
drink coffee or tea, well i do agree with the caffiene part of this but my drink of choice is Diet Coke, in a glass with lots of ice, take a few sips get busy sewing, ice melts, pour it out and start all over with a new glass....
now i think you know that i definitely agree and follow #18 allow yourself to make mistakes only i take it a step further and leave them there! and #24 BreAK the RuLeS whenever you have the chance!
#32 is a must in all areas of everyday living  Have FuN!

now there are a couple i never follow or rarely....
clean your work place, occasionaly i do vacum the floor when cat hairs and threads get too much for me, a creative mess works better for me....
make lists  NoT a list maker, as in this morning decided, well really needed to go to the grocery store and get real food to cook instead of all the holiday sweets, leftovers and going out we've been eating....
but of course needed to make a list of new ingredients needed, forget to write or even bring and had to turn around go back home, make the list and drive back to the store....
thirdly the get off the computer one, that's really hard, now with Pintrest in my life!
 
stay creative  cheri

p.s. as for my New Year's Resolution was maybe going to be keep up with a few quilting blogs challenges, mini quilts, etc.    only Jan.2nd and i'm already behind, oh well, that's another one of my ways of staying creative "last minute quilting" i work well under pressure....