Blessings

This has been one unforgettable week. I had planned on stitching until my arm fell off but God had other plans. Here is my weekly progress.



I was asked if I bought anything on my road trip. I wish I had that much will power. Here is a portion of what I purchased.

I missed posting on Memorial Day and I wanted to show you my patriotic plate. I travel to see my sister every other year out to San Diego. We try to take a painting class when I am there. Here is what I painted at the all day seminar.

When it rains it pours. Saturday, we moved Megan back home . Of course nothing can be simple. We were moving Megan's furniture out to the lawn, so when DH showed up we could just throw it on the back of the truck. I am talking college furniture here, nothing valuable. Sounds pretty simple, unless you are Megan carrying a glass desktop and hit the corner of it on the cement sidewalk, shattering it. Megan cut her leg pretty good. She thought she needed stitches, I thought we could butterfly it. After scrambling around, we came up with some band aids to butterfly it. I don't want to sound like a bad mom here, but it really wasn't deep enough for stitches after we cleaned the cut.

Now here is where life throws you a curve ball. I received a phone call from one of George's "friends" (using this term loosely)that he had passed out at the Indy 500. I needed to get to the ER asap. He collapsed on lap 158. One minute he was talking, the next he was slurring his words, then collapsed. Now common sense would say something is wrong, they let him lay there until the race was over, 40 minutes. He could have died, in fact he quit breathing. A good Samaritan called the EMTs into the bleachers to get him. They rushed him to the ER, did a Cat-scan couldn't find any thing wrong.

They later transferred him to ICU. When they allowed me into the ICU, I warned the nurse that George could and would be a real pistol when he woke up. She assured me she could hand him, Nurse Ratched as she referred to herself. The girls & I were talking amongst ourselves how she didn't know George.

On Monday morning, they let the sedation wear off. He woke up wondering why he was tied to a bed and had a tube down his throat. After they removed the breathing tube, he wanted to know who won the race. He must have given her a really hard time, because when he wanted to call me the nurse told him I was busy reading over his life insurance policy. lol!

They later released him, but he had to promise to get an MRI. He is doing fine now, but probably aged me 10 years. In fact, he went to work on Tuesday. He is scheduled to have an MRI tomorrow. Hopefully, this will shed some light on what caused him to collapse. You can imagine why I am counting my blessings, this could have turn out completely different. Thank goodness for the angel looking out for him. I will keep you posted on the results.

Thanks for all your comments. Until next time, keep stitching!

Blackbird finish and CHS trunk show

I finally finish Home is Where My Heart Blooms. I think this is one of my favorite LF design.

I also worked on the CHS stocking. (a little)


I also took a road trip to one of my favorite quilt shop - Quilts Plus. If you are ever on the northside of Indianapolis stop by you won't be disappointed. They have needlepunch, supplies for rughooking, wool applique and of course lots of fabrics for quilting.

A little farther down the road is Needle Fever. Currently, they are hosting the Carriage House Samplings Trunk Show. I could not believe my luck. I always wanted to see the models up close and I was not disappointed. They are fabulous! Some of Kathy's newer releases I had passed over but after seeing them finished I now have a different opinion. The stockings, the Villages, Houses, and Shores are so unique. The trunk show will be there until the end of the month, so don't delay in visiting.







Thanks for stopping by and leaving comments, until next time-Happy Stitching!

The Stocking

I made a little progress on my stocking. Hope to get a lot more stitched on it this weekend.

I thought I would share a picture of the inside of my house.

I wish! I love this time period although I don't think I would have enjoyed wearing a corset. lol! The picture above is of one of their displays in Clabber Girl Museum. I met Jan and Mary at the museum for lunch in Terre Haute. It was nice to visit with other stitchers and share what every one is stitching on. Clabber Girl Restaurant serves delicious meals and make all their own bread from their products. Their desserts are excellent too.
Clabber Girls was founded by the Hulman's. The very same ones that founded the Indpls 500. The picture below is the outside of the museum. They have some very interesting displays, so if you are every in downtown Terre Haute stop and eat lunch.


They have a neat gift shop where you can buy their wares. I bought some coffee for my dad, a glass measuring jar, and Clabber Girl measuring spoons and some postcards. The old coffee grinder I bought at a yard sale last weekend.

Some of you ask how close the eagles' nest to my house, it is about a 15 minutes away. We use to own the farm the nest is on. Of course, when we owned that farm there were not any eagles in this area. Thanks for stopping by and leaving comments. Happy Stitching!

Earth sampler

Finally a finish! Earth Sampler by The Primitive Needle using Dirty Linen and Weeks threads.


The falls, wouldn't you love to drive pass this everyday?

Mr. Eagle did not like that I was taking pictures of his family. He landed while I was taking the family picture. He wanted to make sure I didn't get to close. That is Mrs. Eagle in the nest. Doesn't he look majestice above his nest? Believe it or not, I am still in Putnam County. It is wonderful they are inhabiting the area.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving comments.

Hats & progress

Can you believe it is Thursday already? Time to share progress on my stocking. Now that classes are over I can stitch until my hands cramp up. lol!


This photo I found at the flea market Sunday. I was immediately attracted to the hat. What a fancy bonnet! I also wonder why this photo isn't in family album. I also love her clothes and gloves.

Did you happen to catch the Kentuck derby? I wish I would have placed a bet on Mine a Bird,
50-1 odds. What stash I could buy with those winnings! I also like looking at the ladies wearing the fancy bonnets at the derby, some are so outrageous.



That brings me to my hat collection. I thought you might like to look at part of my collection. I have put them on to go to parties, once to a quilt shop that was having "Wear your pretties bonnet" day, to work when we were having a contest. I tried to get Mackenzie to model a few, they look a lot better on. I have some with feathers, and some with bigger bows. I also bought the old vintage wool dress at an auction many years ago. It hangs on the manquin waiting to be worn again one day.

Have a Happy Mother's Day! Thanks for stopping by and leaving comments. Until next time - Happy Stitching!

Summa Cum Laude

Today was Megan's graduation day, another milestone in life. Please excuse my bragging, but if I don't nobody will. lol! I remember balling my eyes out on the first day of kindergarten. Her waiting for the bus to come and pick her up. It all passed way to quickly and here we are celebrating her college graduation. I am so proud of her. She worked really hard and graduated Summa Cum Laude, the highest honor you can earn. There were 923 graduates today representing 23 countries and 19 states. It was a beautiful day for celebrating.
Here she is all her finery with her father & sister.



On another note, I promised Bertie I would share my collection of old purses. Here are a few of them. I have them hanging with various old prints around the house. I collected them over the years going to auctions. I think they are meant to be enjoyed and not stuffed in a drawer. Some have see better days, and I wonder what stories they could tell. I can't image carrying something so small. My own purse is a hobo bag that weighs about 5 lbs at least.