The Last Snow Fall...

We had was right before I went into the hospital...I am just now finally getting around to posting the pics I took that night...a good thing I did as it was all gone the next morning...still pretty though...

This is a very old apple tree on my dads property....I just love how it looks with snow on the winter limbs...it has the best tasting apples during the fall....

 This is a big granddaddy pine tree across the street from where we live...I just love how the ice and snow hangs on the little needles of this big old tree...it was stunning to look at...

 This pic has a eerie feeling to it...like something you would see out on a lonely stretch of highway or something...yet this was in the backyard...I don't know why it looks partly red in the pic, but I really do like it...it was covered in ice and snow as well...

 A nice clump of monkey grass coated down with snow...I was freezing by this time and am surprised that it was not blurry as I was shaking so hard...

My oldest daughter and I knew if we did not get pics right then all the beauty would be gone by morning...and it was...by 8am there was no trace of snow or ice left...just lots of puddles of water and the creek and pond over flowing....was pretty while it lasted though...I have not forgot about the 700th post giveaway...I am trying to decide what I want to give away first...so stay tuned, hopefully by the first of the week I will have decided and will post about it...Keep those needles busy...
Wendy

Winner of GYBP...

We have a winner for the Grow Your Blog Party....a big shout out to :

 Thistle Cove Farm said...

congratulations on 25 years...hurray! visiting via Vicki's GYBParty and enjoyed your post and getting to know you.

February 1, 2014 at 6:43 PM

 

Congrats on your win...email is coming shortly for your info...thank you to all those who came by to visit during the blog hop...Stop back by tomorrow for my 700th post giveaway....

wendy

A Finish....

 Actually two finishes...the shawl is now finished and ready to wear after damp stretching...I am so glad to have this one finished so that I can begin to wear these lovely colors...

this shawl is so snuggly and so very soft...I am thinking of making more shawls in different colorways of this particular yarn...I am so in love with how it works up and the feel of it....I also made this valentine bunting...the colors are off though as the red is really red not orange red...I do like how it turned out though...

See all that white fabric in the background...that is a special white on white project that I have been working on...the reveal will be soon I hope...the other fabric next to it is for my 2014 Crazy Quilt Journal project that is in the works as well...a post for that is coming later also...we had more snow the night before last....I do have pics to show, but dd will have to transfer them from her camera to mine...it was so beautiful and all melted and gone by morning....now I am super ready for spring to be here....how about you...keep those needles stitching...

ps/ I just realized this is my 700th post....stay tuned for a giveaway coming to celebrate!
wendy

FNWF...RESULTS

First, let me say a big thank you for all the lovely comments and emails of prayers that I have received from all my bloggy friends...it has truly blessed my heart...thanking God that I am well, just run down at the moment...loads of tests and an action plan for the next few weeks...all is well and I am slowly getting my strength back...thank you for all the love you showered me with...It has been slow going since I came home from the hospital...not much in the crafty department going on around here...not until my strength returns in full...but it is so much better now than last week...I did however work on this shawl that I had started a few weeks ago...since I cannot sit at the machine, I decided to do a little mindless crochet...these colors are so very me...and the thread is so soft and cuddly and warm...this shawl is made from the top down, a first for me...I am very much enjoying the process and see  more of these in the future...the yarn is Lion Brand Amazing, and let me tell you it lives up to its name...a closeup of the lovely colors that run through this skein of yarn....oh so yummy!

Hope you are having a blessed and wonderful day...I know I am...
Wendy

Been....

In the hospital since Monday...will be taking a small break and will be back soon...
wendy

Going Red in February....

Heart disease kills more women than all forms of cancer combined.

Wear Red. Raise Your Voice.

Go Red on National Wear Red Day®

February 7th, 2014

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This  is something near and dear to my heart…my mom has congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation…she has had a heart condition since she was a young girl of 14…she is now 79 yrs. young…please donate to the American Heart Association so that we can help find better treatments for those with this disease which kills so many women…make sure to get your yearly checkup, even if you think nothing is wrong…a heart attack is a silent killer….it can also cause a stroke…it can and does happen without warning…With your help, we can end the No.1 killer of our mothers, sisters, daughters and friends. Please go here to read about it and participate in fund raising for this great cause...who knows one day it may be you or someone you know and love who needs help...we as women need to take a stand for heart disease.... even though it is the number one killer among women, breast cancer gets more awareness than heart disease...research and methods have come a long way towards treating this disease...yet every minute of the day thousands of women all over the world die from heart disease related illnesses... even if you cannot give donations of money, please wear red on Feb. 7th of 2014 to show your support of heart disease awareness...

Wendy

FNSI...and Snow/Ice!!!

 I am late posting my FNSI, so sorry about that...I will get to that in a moment...it is 4degrees here as I type this post! So very cold and I do mean cold...living in the south you do not expect this type of cold!!! The above pic is of the roadway....

 My poor feet have not been warm for three days now...double the socks has not helped either...we had ice and snow on yesterday, three inches!

 What a mess...my niece wrecked her car because of ice on the roads...two young men helped get her car out of the ditch and bring it to my moms house...her mom sent an ambulance to get her as she was having severe pain in her left side...my daughter Bliss rode in the ambulance to the hospital with her...the ambulance slid off into a ditch because of another car out on the icy road...they were unharmed, thank the Lord...but it was a very trying time yesterday...

 the weathermen missed it big time here on yesterday...it was supposed to be a light dusting of snow and no ice...yet the ice came and then the snow...the interstate was backed up for hundreds of miles, with people abandoning their cars to get somewhere safe for the night...today has been no better...no more snow, but the ice is still on the roads and the national guard is trying to sand the roads down so they are usable...it is so very cold and slippery under all the snow...

 The pond iced over and then the snow fell...see those lovely tree shapes made by the ice....

I am sooooo over winter! I want spring to come now, thank you...

 The smaller pond in front of moms house....love the snow on the rocks...looks lovely...

 Riddick walking about in the snow...freezing his poor little feet...

 Riddick and Ruby...they were shivering so much....

 Whizzer...this is his first time to see snow and he did not really like it at all...

 Jazmine's first time with snow as well...she did not really like it at all...especially when her uncle c threw a snowball at her...made her mad, it was so very funny...

 Riddick running around in the snow like crazy now...

 Now his paws are beginning to freeze up on him...I had to take him in and rub them with warm water and a warm towel...my poor sweet boy...and every single time someone went out, he was right there with them...then we had to do the process all over again...

nothing is open and even if it were you cannot get on the roads to drive anywhere as they are all closed...I want the sun to come out and the snow and ice to go...come on warmth and comfort....come on spring, I am truly over winter...now for the FNSI...I have had this jellyroll of "Bliss" forever and a day...I actually had three and this is the last one...I still have a fq set though...anyhow, on Friday night this is what I worked on...these strips became...

these...next they will be cut into 2 1/2 inch strips and then sewn into squares...stay tuned for progress on these in the next few days.

I have also crocheted some since the snow and ice...I will post about those soon...hope you are warm if you live in the cold areas and staying cool if it is hot in your neck of the woods...
Wendy

Grow Your Blog...and A Giveaway

I am participating in the Grow Your Blog 2014 Party organised/hosted by Vicki at 2 Bags Full and I hope to meet many more bloggers from around the world by visiting their blogs and, hopefully, as they come to visit my blog as well.  To participate, I need to tell you something about myself and my blog.

Welcome to my little part of the blogsphere...it is here that I post mainly about my sewing, quilting and crafting...sometimes I will post about family as well...I love to share about what I am up to on the crafty front...

I am married to my very best friend and soul mate, we celebrated 25yrs. this past December...we have three children, with one being married with four children and the youngest two still at home...come this fall both with be off to college and I will be an empty nester...I have two furbabies that are my sweet boys...Riddick who is the more calm and laid back sweetboy and then there is Whizzer who is my add little fellow...he has more energy and gumption than is imaginable...both are lovable and never leave my side...even as I write this post they are sitting right next to me...

I started blogging in 2007 as a way to record my crazy quilting journey...I love to sane or traditional quilt, but my true passion is crazy quilting...I never thought that I would be blogging this long...I enjoy meeting new people and forming friendships through blogging...of course you not only meet wonderful people, but through swaps and such you have a chance of connecting with others of like minds...

Epp scrappy stars...a slow work in progress...

Epp scrappy grandmothers flower garden...slow work in progress....

Postage stamp quilt....slow work in progress....

I am a fourth generation quilter, which I think is awesome...even though I started out young I did not really start to quilt until later in life...always just small items...in 2007 all that changed and I became more involved in quilting...in the last year or so I have fallen in love with epp and have several projects on the go...two scrappy and one which is not scrappy...
Crocheted baby blanket for my dd friend...I also enjoy crocheting very much and have four blankets in progress...one of which is almost finished...

Crocheted pin cushion...

Crocheted frilly scarf...

 Current crocheted blanket in progress....

shawl in progress....

I also love working with laces and fabrics while making fabric books and collages...they are quick and very relaxing to make...
book pages in progress....

Embroidery is another area that I truly enjoy and use a lot in my crazy quilts of course...I do not however like cross stitch as it is for me, too time consuming...and I do not like having to count my stitches...

So, on this blog you will find many areas of the crafty version along with those posts about my furbabies....sometimes I post about my family happenings as family is very important to me...

I do hope you will come again to visit and if you do please leave a comment to let me know that you were here...I love getting comments and then being able to answer them back to those who leave me one...I always try to comment back within a day or so of your leaving a comment...if you would like to become a follower that would be awesome as well...I always love having new followers...
 a sweet collage that I have been working on....

Now for the fun part...a giveaway...I will be giving away a collage ( similar to the one above) that I have made to one of my visitors on this post... just leave a comment below and I will be picking a name on February 15th 2014...you do not have to be a follower to participate in the giveaway...do however make sure you are not a "no reply" blogger or your name will not be entered into the drawing as I will have no way to contact you...this giveaway is open to my international readers as well as those who live in the US...
Wendy