Block of The Month (BOM)

Well, since I am not participating in any block swaps this year (that I know of, hehehe) I decided to try my hand at a BOM. This particular one is an old Block of the Month (2005) that I found over at azpatch.com. These are 12 inch blocks, which after working on the little bitty Dear Jane blocks, takes a lot of adjusting to!!! So these are the January and February blocks.

Now I wasn't content with just one set of BOMs, so..... I started the current year's BOM also....

And guess what????

Yep, I have found a couple others that whispering my name. So in the near future there will be more joining my BOM Party.

Samson Goes To School

I don't know if I have mentioned this before... but my wonderful "little" kitty, Samson, thinks he is a human. He loves to help me quilt, make the bed, and dust, and this week he decided to further his education. We are a homeschool family, and as I was preparing to start our school day, Samson decided to enroll in class. I'm just not sure that his learning style of "learning by absorption" will really work. Although I'm sure that the children would love it if it did!!!!

Fabulous Fall Frolic Block Swap

These gorgeous blocks were made by several Dear Jane/Dear Hannah group members for our Fabulous Fall Frolic Block Swap. We made these blocks using Fall colors, which may seem a little odd in the middle of winter...But it gives us a beautiful colorful picture during this season of gray & white. And we should have our quilts, wall hangings, or whatever we decide to make with these little "fall leaves" done for this year's Fall Season, well some of us might have them done this year... me??? I don't know about that.

February Flooding

Ahhh, Indiana weather...You gotta love it!!! One day there is 12 inches of snow on the ground, two days later the temps reach the 50's & 60's and the snow melts! The next day it rains, and rains, and rains for a total of 1.5 inches of rain.

The pictures show you what you get with 12 inches of melted snow and 1.5 inches of rain.

Water in places it does not belong!!! Everywhere in these pictures that you see water...well, it isn't suppose to be there!

The ground was so soggy, it was like walking on giant sponge. And if it was very quiet outside, you could actually hear the water being soaked up by the ground!!!

Of course, today it is back to typical

February weather...COLD!!!

Civil War Love Letters Quilt Blocks

I have been working on these quilts blocks for my Civil War Love Letters Quilt. I had started this project in October, but then fell behind during the holidays. So while everyone was playing in the snow these past few days, I was catching up on my blocks, you know, in the house where it is nice and warm. I opted to use Civil War repro fabrics in lavendars, purples and greens for this quilt. I am working along with Rosemary Youngs' online group to make one block a week, and it has been quite enjoyable.

Snow Play

These pictures are of some of the Snow Play that went on at our house. Our grandchildren had not seen a snowfall of this depth, so they were having a ball! By the way the "big kid" is Grandpa.

There was sledding, snowball fights, snowman building, and even some snow eating going on. Oh, and of course, there was the plenty of snow shoveling to be done!

And I of course only stepped out occasionally to snap a picture or two. Then back to the fireplace, hot tea and quilt work.

Snow, Snow, Snow

On January 28th we woke up to 14 inches of snow at our house. So I thought I would share a few pictures of the beautiful scenery.

Now I am not a snow lover, but it does make for awesome pictures. When the snow begins to fly, you will most likely find me in the house with a cup of hot tea, working on a quilt or reading in front of the fireplace.

But I did venture out long enough to take these pictures. After all, they will make a great scrap book page.