Cutting, Sewing, and Cooking

 Well...here it is a little after 1am and I'm still awake.  I have to get Richard up for work at 4:30am so I might as well just stay up.  

Yesterday I actually did a tiny bit of sewing.  These were some Windmill units that had been under my needle for what seem like forever.  Also a couple of tiny 4 patches.  I cut these units apart and finger pressed them. 

 I sewed them together and ended up with 18 more blocks.  This takes me to 144 of these Windmill blocks and I need something like 528 or so. 

 I do believe that this is all that I had cut and ready so I grabbed some scraps and cut a few more out.  These are cut from 2.5" strips.  I have a few backgrounds cut but need to cut more.

 While I was cutting with 2.5" strips I started cutting some Tumbler blocks.  Now this is NOT anything that I plan on working on anytime soon, but a future project. 

 One reason that this is a future project is because I already have on that is a UFO and I need to finish it first.  The reason that it's a UFO...I never was completely happy with the block size. 

 I have most of these sewn into units of 4.  I need to just sew together what I have cut of this quilt and call it DONE!

 Gardening...we've so much rain lately that my garden is a mess and I wondering if my potatoes will just rot in the ground.  Richard has been working a lot and I've been down so my garden is getting neglected and overrun with weeds.  I'm hoping that we can salvage part or most of it.  

Speaking of growing things...my dear friend Annie sent me a few packs of herb seeds.  Hunter and I planted them in pots and now he is obsessed with growing things.  I think he was surprised on how fast the Cilantro sprouted.  So while he was in Tractor Supply the other day he picked up these tiny pots with seeds that were one clearance.  They were regular priced $4.99 and marked down to .99 each.  He bought 8!!!  LOL!

 Hunter and Richard picked some blackberries for me.

 So I taught Hunter how to bake a cobbler!  He did a great job and it tasted great.  I have been teaching him to cook a little lately. 

 That's all for now!  Hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July!  Richard works all weekend so we will not be doing anything special.

Hexies, Birthdays, and a little Jazz

 Still taking it easy and not doing too much.  Here is my progress so far on this hexie quilt.  It sure seems like I should have more done.  LOL!  These are 1" hexagons.

 I have a few hundred more prepped but I'm needing more variety in it.  I know this looks like a lot of hexagons but there are several of each.  I really need to try to dig though some scraps to add some variation.

 A pic of my 1919 Singer Red Eye.  This is one of my favorite machines and it sews wonderfully.  I've had it for a while but I had Hunter to bring it downstairs for me and put it on the old school desk so that I could see it better.  :) 

 My baby boys turns 13 today!  Shew...time flies!  With 4 ultrasounds they told me that I was having a "girl" imagine my surprise when he came out a "boy"  LOL!  I thought Richard was going to pass out! 

 Here he is at 11 months old, trying to look sweet.  :)

 This in one of my favorites...oh how he loved that horse.  I still have it.

 Here he is at the age of 3.  We were heading out to watch Richard ride bulls....shew...I'm glad those days are over.  That made me nervous but of course Hunter loved it. 

 And last but not least...we lost our little Jazzy last night.  He had a long history of seizures and had not been feeling well this past week.  Hunter was pretty emotional last night.  I felt so sorry for him.  Shew...the boys loved Jazz so much and I do hate that he is gone but man he was a 4lb firecracker that at times made me want to pull my hair out!!!  LOL! 

 I guess that is all that I really have to blog about today.  I think I'm going to head back to bed, Richard just left for work.  Oh and say a little prayer for Andrew today.  He is traveling and that always worries me.  He is on his way to the beach with his aunt on his dad's side.  He had vacation time and she invited him to go, all expenses paid so he was excited to go.  LOL!

Applique Baskets and Birthdays...

 It's been a few weeks since my last post.  I've been a little bit out of commission healthwise but hopefully I'm on the mend now.  I've missed posting and reading blogs. 

This past weekend my SIL was here and she is a new quilter.  Actually, about a month or so ago she we here and I taught her how to sew some hexagons.  She has been sewing away and honestly doing a great job.  She brought her hexagons over on Saturday and they look wonderful.  Her stitches are tiny and you can't even see them at all on top.  I wish that I had taken a photo of them but maybe next time.  

How can I tell that she is going to be a quilter?  She is already thinking about her next project.  LOL!  She made a beautiful blue jean quilt last year but this time she wanted something to keep her hands busy so my sister suggested that she ask me about hexagons.  She has been working on the at work during her downtime and also during the evenings after work.  It is addicting....her other 4 coworkers have also started working on hexagons after seeing hers.  That's just how it goes.  

So while she was here on Saturday we were discussing future projects and I think she is thinking about an Orange Peel but we also got my blocks out for my little applique baskets that I haven't worked on for a long time.  Seeing the blocks again really makes me want to work on them again.  I only have 67 blocks finished and many more needed.  Maybe soon I can get back to those. 

 Saturday we had Hunter a small birthday party.  He will be 13 on Tuesday.  It's hard to believe that he is that old.  That is my other SIL in the photo too, not the one that is quilting but Richard's sister, Vanessa.  Anyway, I think he had a great time. 

 Here is my precious girl, Addison!  She is so precious.  They took her a few days ago and got her little ears pierced.  She will be 3 months old in a week or so.  Can you tell she is ready to celebrate the 4th of July?  :)  That is one of the bows that I made for her too.

 That's all for now, I think I am going to head back to bed for a bit as Richard just left for work.