MTNMAMA

MTNMAMA
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Friday, January 9, 2015

Looking Back and Moving Forward

It's good to be back on this blog road again!! Thanks to those many faithful friends who have been asking me to return to my blog with adventures from my kitchen and sewing room. WHOO HOO I'm back! Somehow Sept rolled around this year and I fell off the blogging world for adventures unknown to most of you. How about I get you caught up on where I've been and a look at where I'm going in 2015!Here's a quick recap of the last four months:A Blue Ribbon for my Primitive Embroidered Quilt at the Tulsa State Fair!

Lots of pumpkin bread was made during the fall months.

There was Camel riding at the Pumpkin Patch!

Lot's of pumpkins.......

The True Woman Conference in Indianapolis with my BFF!

Pumpkin Brioche!

A Sloth encounter at the Tulsa Zoo!

Apple pies ......

Family Dinners.....

Halloween.... and Hallozooween

My True personality coming through....

Football with good friends... on a very hot Day in October!!

Caramel Cashew Cups..

Cold weather brings out the hats....and I love babies in Hats!

Decorated Thanksgiving Cookies thanks to Dr. KK!

Four generations enjoying lunch at our favorite Chic Fil A!!

Christmas Cookies...lots of cookies baked, decorated and given away!!

Christmas Quilts.....made with love for some special guys in my life. Lots of midnight oil burned in the making of these beauties.

Fabrics I brought in 2009 in Alaska for a special guy who spent a lot of time in Alaska working over the past 40 years.

A Center panel framed with flannels makes a nice lap quilt for my brother David.

My special grands....

As you can see I have been blessed with lots of activities and people who I love and love to be around. This past year I have moved into a good place where I am purposefully enjoying all the gifts that God sends my way each day.

I look forward to 2015 as I begin this new year. My journey continues and I hope that you will join me as I try to be faithful to my God, Family, Friends, Work and this blog.....LOL!!

We will see!!

Happy Trails,

Mtn Mama

 

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Review of my Summer Sewing Adventures!!

Summer Quilt Camp 2014

I am back with lots of pictures from our "Quilt Camp" along with pictures of my sewing studio.

Debby ( my college roommate of over 40 years ago) and I had a blast sewing for a week both in my sewing studio at home and at the lake house which is where this picture was taken.  

Don't you love our shirts?  She got them for us at a quilt show in Gatlinburg, TN this spring.    They were the "official" quilt camp t-shirt this year.


We started by making "3 yard quilts".  Three fabrics.  Each one yard.  Isn't this Friendship Star quilt gorgeous?


The fabrics make this quilt "pop". 


Debby with her first finished quilt of the week!!


I worked on a scrappy nine patch baby quilt.  


I embroidered the baby's name on the border.


Next Debby made another 3-yard quilt.  I don't have a full picture of it but it turned out great.


It is soft and very "girly".  


Two quilts finished in a week....pretty good I'd say!

Next we worked on table runners.....




A new fall table runner.  The center is made from a charm pack.  I found this kit at a quilt show and fell in love with it.  However the directions were terrible and very wrong in places.  It took patience and time to rewrite the directions but the result was rewarding.





Now for a look at my new sewing space.  I am not done yet.  Still have to hang pegboards and organize my thread.  I am replacing the big TV with a smaller one so I can use the bookcases behind it but for the most part I am moved in and I LOVE it!!





Two separate desk spaces divided by storage areas.






A view from across the room.




My quilting machine...Tin Lizzie.



The cutting area.  Just the right height for my poor back!!




A place to sit and do handwork or visit with friends while sewing.



My design wall.  I am so blessed to have this room to sew, create and enjoy with all my friends.  So come over and sew a bit with me!!

Happy Trails,

Mtn Mama