quiltsbycheri

Friday, February 25, 2011

where i'd rather be....

busy, busy, busy day....errands to get done, tomorrow is Buster's memorial service, still have things to prepare...need to stamp envelopes for pattern orders and we are supposed to go look at a teardrop trailer(hopefully we will purchase) at a giant old car flea market....all this is going to start storming soon...and all i rather do is curl up on the couch, on top of all else the sore throat, body aches, ooosie tummy are settling in my body, not good....perserverance cheri....

Monday, February 21, 2011

chocolate drops...

my new favorite candy uuummmmm!!!!

sunny days....

what to do on a sunny day.....tea dye, of course!!! my new homespuns getting their stain on...the quilt is one from a kit i purchased at Road to Calif. reproduction of an antique pyramid quilt, the kit was for a small 14" square but i added to make it a little larger, now it's getting aged....i purchased the kit from Sandra D McCay Antiques one of my favorite booths....easy to make i mean if i can you can....now back to cutting for half square triangles, have three quilts in the works that are using them must be my block of the moment....and no i don't use triangle paper, tried a couple of times it's just the having to sit and pull all the paper off YUCK! not my thing, can't paper piece either don't understand it...tried, i really did, my brain does not comprehend that whole process and the there's the paper issue again....oh well it's like algebra only barely passed that class in school with a tutour....enjoy cheri

Thursday, February 17, 2011

organized mess....

are your fabric & wools all folded neat & tidy lining the shelves in your sewing area with gorgeous color....
or are we of like minds filling, stuffing & overflowing primitive bins, baskets, suitcases, etc. with what looks like an unorganized mess but i guarantee i know whats where....this is how i like it unfolded heaps everywhere saying "use me use me" ....i'll make piles of future quilts with torn strips off the main pieces and they lie there in wait....
amazing how different & alike we all are....
enjoy your style, cheri

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

fabric&nostalgia

sampler class at Country Loft today & bought new/old fabrics from the Brannock&Patek Favorites Remembered...bought back so many memories of Calico Station, friends, classes, cats, etc.....
sew many, many wonderful memories of that time in my life, thanks....

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

journal moment....

what's really making me so melancholy is the realization of what amazing children we had together and the wonderful people that they grew up to be...now with beautiful families of their own...he never let himself be a part of this, just with such a heavyheart i realize that chance is gone, to have what i cherish most....
i believe he is now at peace with himself feeling his children's love....

remembering.....

yesterday was a day of love, memories, sadness and some laughter as stories were shared....yesterday my four children learned of their father's passing and was my husband for 26 years....even tho we now live seperate lives, still a hard knock to take, such utter sadness for my children and his family....
i believe he is at peace now.....