The picture is Swedish Woven placemats that my mom in law made last year for Christmas for us. I picked out the blue fabric as I saw it when we were shopping together one day. One day I will try to do this craft but not at the moment. I don't need more things that I like to do. Not enough time in the day.
I've finally started to try and re-organize my sewing room. It needs alot of help. I have way too much stuff.
I can hardly move around in the room. Maybe someday It will be better organized. A little bit at a time.
I really should head back down there and get a bit more done.
I did make 4 of my overdue friendship blocks for guild members. I am still very behind with them.
Talk later. Happy quilting.
:)Carol

Crowsnest pass tree

This is a picture of a tree on the side of the road in Crowsnest Pass. It is a frequently photo'd tree.
I took this from the car the last time we drove to Blairmore. Last weekend actually.
I did some sewing the last few days. Nice to get to that. Hope everyone is doing okay
:)Carol

So, I know it's about time. I am uploading a picture of the block that I'm working on for our guild challenge.
We use the same pattern for 12 months and change the position of the colours within the block leaving the direction of the half square triangles the same at all times. It should be interested. This is the first month. I got my 1/2 square triangles done yesterday and set up the first on. We all work on it at our own pace and see it when it is done. Should be fun.

I'm working alot over the next 2 weeks. No one to work on one of my x days off. This means that I get overtime but I'd rather not work it. I didn't see that there was much of a choice and said yes. One staff had surgery and another is having blood pressure issues so there are not alot of other choices.

Oh well, I guess I will get through it.
Hope everyone has a great Valentine's Day.
My hubby gave me a heart box of chocolates. I will eat them slowly. I am on a weight loss program. I've lost 16 pounds and 3 inches so far. That's since mid November. I see a nutritionist and she develops eating plans for me. The recipes are really good. I think that this is a Canadian company. It is called Simply for Life.
Well, I really need to sew a little before I go to work so I'll try to write more another day.
Happy Valentine's Day to everyone.
:)Carol

Well the girls were asleep when we got up at 4 am. Likely not for all that long for some of them. They weren't sure. I didn't wake Dave when I crawled into bed. He was out to the world. Picture above is of Jennifer and her horse, Count.(counterstrike).
Jen and I went shopping that afternoon after all the girls were gone. I had to go into town for my weight in. I started a program....called Simply for Life ,at the end of Nov. I have lost 14 pounds so far and 3 inches. My slacks are slipping down quite a bit lately. Have to get them to the sewing machine and take them in a little.
I've had a birthday since my last post. I'm now....another year older.... don't feel it though. I got a new digital camera. It is so small. Fits nicely in my purse. I plan to carry it with me alot. Had a really nice dinner out, in Strathmore.
Pecan pie for dessert. Oh was it good. I shared it with the family.
Hope everyone is quilting up a storm.
Bye for now.
:)Carol

Well the party goes on but the girls are in the family room , watching a movie. Think I better go to bed. It's 1145pm
Dave has to get up at 4am to go to work early. I'll go back to bed after making his breakfast. I wonder if the girls will still be awake.
Hope I don't wake my hubby when I go to bed.
Happy quilting
:)Carol

Well, I'm here to try again. I really need to upload some more pictures. I don't have anything new to put on my blog.
So today it's and african violet that was my mom in laws. It was taken in Sept. of this year. It's not at the house now.
Don't know who took it home but someone did.
Guess the upload is working again for me.
Well, the house is mostly clean for Jenn's party. 16 years old today. It sure goes by fast. She has 3 friends here so far.
I think there is just one more to come. They are going to go out to toboggan in a well. It's cold today. around minus 20.
I'm hoping to get into my sewing room and do something there today.
I'm looking at buying an embroidery machine. Anyone have opinions that will help me. Almost bought a Janome 200E. It was on sale at $700. But it was in Kelowna and I didn't get it. Guess I should really check out info on other machines first too.
Better go and finish putting laundry away.
Bye for now.
:)Carol

So I'm trying to load a photo again. Don't know if it will work. Not sure why I'm having so much trouble.
I do use a mac but not sure that it is the problems. I know sometimes pictures don't show up on facebook either.
Anyway. I had a nice week in Kelowna, B.C. with hubby. We never did fly in or out.
Too foggy. They flew us to Cranbrook and then Vancouver when it was still too foggy after waiting in the plane for
2 hours. So we rented a car and drove to Kelowna. Then it was foggy most of the week and wasn't looking good to fly out either.
I had a paid for ticket but Dave was on standby. So we decided to drive home too. Of course it took all day. We were a little concerned about the roads especially around Golden but they weren't too bad, just a bit slushy. I found that the time went way to quickly.
It was an extra $11.00 a day for me to drive the car so, since we were staying right across the street from a mall I decided that I didn't need the car. I had Dave drive me to 3 quilt stores on 2 different days, so that worked out okay. I got some fabric and almost bought an embroidery machine but decided that it wouldn't be too great to have to fly it home. I'd also miss the lessons that came with it. I was to look at home but haven't yet. I've been too busy.
It was a Janome 200 something. It was on sale for $700 and would have come with a cd of 500 designs and lessons.
I'd still like it but have to wait till after my daughter's birthday (Jan. 26) than I can think about it. I've been cleaning the basement and now she is after me to do the kitchen and make her cake. She wants an angel food cake with 7 minute frosting.
So guess I'll be doing that very shortly. She is a slave driver.
Looks like the picture loaded. I can't see it here but what I was trying to load was a recent picture of our house.
Better go before she is at me again. I told her I would be about 5 minutes and she stormed off to her room. She's a mean slave driver. Doesn't get that from me, that's for sure.
Bye for now. I need to catch up on reading your blogs too.
Happy quilting.
;) Carol