ALL IN A WORD

T for time to be together,

  turkey, talk, and tangy weather.

H for harvest stored away,

   home, and hearth, and holiday.

A for autumn's frosty art,

   and abundance in the heart.

N for neighbors, and November,

   nice things, new things to remember.

K for kitchen, kettles' croon, kith

   and kin expected soon.

S for sizzles, sights, and sounds,

   and something special that abounds.

That spells--THANKS--for joy in living

and a jolly good Thanksgiving!

(-Aileen Fisher)

Hugs, Di

UPDATE ON "Seeing Red"

I forgot to show and tell you something on the redwork little girl:

I changed the scene in the window--the one I got online has a Santa and reindeers flying in the sky-

-My word for this year has seemed to be "Believe"--it started this summer--I started picking up things with that word on it and am still doing it--so I changed mine--cause I believe in Santa and I believe in the miracle of the birth of Christ! 

NOW I DID BACK TRACK THE THREE PATTERNS TONIGHT--and I want to say I could and should of done last night--only excuse I have is--I was lazy--sorry!!!

The three patterns for this redwork series came from joypatch.blogspot.com one of the gum tree designers--the first one "Pudding Time" is on the gum tree site and is listed as Week 2---the other two are from Joy's site--Joypatch you need to go to her post for Oct 17--for the little girl and Oct 28 for the Santa---I am going to put all three in a long wall hanging and I have just the spot for it for the holidays--there is alot of stitching in them--BUT --they go rather quickly--so get busy, gals, and stitch away--I can do embroidery even when I am too tired to do much else--SOOOOOO

                        SHOPPING----

Stopped at my Local Quilt shop today and picked this up--

I know you Aussie's have seen this one awhile and I believe you have a newer one out too---we get them a month or two behind you--BUT--at least we get them--has anyone made this doll yet????

She is cute--I may just have to "add" her to my already too long list of Christmas things--TO DO---!!!

After the Quilt shop (YES - I was good--no fabric today!!!) we went to our SPCA thrift store--I was also good there!!! but then we had to rush back here as the fire trucks were here to see what was up--one of our residents was thawing out his freezer and he took out one of the vegetable bins from his refrigerator and put water in it and put it on the stove to heat up--the veggie bin was "plastic"--need I say more????--there was only some damage to his stove, the veggie bin  and of course the "smell" was real bad!!!!

We then returned downtown and went to the General store for a cup of soup--I had cream of carrot--it was very good---only I could only eat half of it as it was so "peppery"--but then we went next door to our Country Shop and they were having an "OPEN HOUSE" and they had lots of goodies to eat--don't need to say any more about that do I????  I did do a lay away there--can't wait til the first so I can go get them and play with them!!!!

Here is a picture I took on the way home (the second time!!)--

Is this not a pretty picture????

Why did the Indian chief wear so many feathers????

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To keep his wig warm!!!!!

Have a great Sunday---start baking--whether for the turkey dinner or cookies for Christmas--oh and I forgot to tell you--I am the cookie sampler--so don't forget to send some my way!!!!!!!!!!

Hugs, Di

SEEING RED!!

I did it--- another finish everybody--

This is the second one in the series I got from blog land--it goes with the mouse and the plum pudding one I finished last week--or is the mouse eating fruit cake???? Me and my girl friend was confused on that one really--but the mouse is what is soooo cute on it--sooo it doesn't really matter what he is eating!!!!!

  I have started the third one in the series--but just barely!!!

I just can't believe the day is into evening already--where did the other hours go and what did I do with them????>  I did do more quilting on the last fall item--have the center area all done now---and I know I spent some time looking for a pattern that I knew I had and needed--and in the process alot of my internet patterns are all stapled together and organized---but that was not good----CAUSE---i realized just how far behind I am in all my BOM's---OUCH!!!

I decided today when I seen all the patterns that I have set aside to make for Christmas that I will need some help---I will have to find me a couple angels who can work through the night for me---WHAT--the "funny" part is----I have no "idea" why I want to make all these things--I know some will become gifts--BUT--for the most part they are just things I want the THRILL of saying I made them---is this "crazy" or what!!!

Hey does everyone have all the leaves raked up yet??????  They are still working on them here--in fact --I even heard someone mowing their lawn today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This guy wanted me to show you his picture--he said "fall' isn't just all about turkeys and eating you know????   Who Knew!!!!!

Hugs, have a safe and fun week-end--Di

He is Wanted:

 WANTED---

Has anyone seen "either" of these two characters????

Now is this a "sweet" looking scene????

This is Jackson and his Grandma just picked him up from Pre-Kindergarten, then she picked up me and little sister and we went here--

It's a restaurant downtown--called Curly;s and they have the best homemade food--and there these "others" joined us--

And some more--

And some more--

Aren't these Lady's funny--they must all have the same "color" in their warerobes!!!

Red and Purple--oh that;s right this is the ----

RED HAT LUNCHEON!!!!

I had something new there today--it was called--macaroni and cheese with tomato soup--yep--soup -- it was very very creamy and very "rich"--but it was yummy--wished I bought some more to have tomorrow!!!

and I made each Lady happy with a small neck massage-

I used to do this when I was the Queen mother of the group--so I did it again today--It gives me alittle time to be with each one--and I had not been with them for awhile sooo----

Hey--Jackson I want that Turkey--he is one cute bird!!!!

Oh--I did do another "finish"---

I finished reading the book--Twenty Wishes--by Debbie Macomber last night before bed--it was a good read and I enjoyed it!!!

"Be Thankful for what you have:

You'll end up having more!

If you concentrate on what you don't have,

you will never, ever have enough."

(Oprah Winfrey)

(Hey--I this must really work--Oprah is worth Billions now!!!!??????!!!!!!)

Be "good" CAUSE Santa is watching you!!

Hugs, Di

FINISHES AND A REJECTION!!!!

I had three goals for today and I am very happy to say that I got all three done--YES!!! 

(and if it hadn't been for some unexpected paperwork--that took 2 hours--I could of gotten more done--oh well!!!!

FIRST PROJECT WAS THIS ONE--I worked on it some before I went to Mary's to get here tea and help her solve the murder mystery on the TV show--Matlock--then came home and finished it--

This is the pattern--that you all know that I have been working on for awhile now--remember they used fusible web==and I did mine in needle turn applique--

Plus I used buttons for the flower centers and for their eyes--here's a closer look at the quilting on it--

Well I thought you could see it better????

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THE  second one was to get the Last fall quilt top basted so I can get it quilted in the next couple days--and I did get that done but forgot to take another picture--

Found a picture for you--I just love this one--I will work on it tomorrow!!!!!

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A couple days ago I found out that these had been rejected--

Yep--my baby hats--these are not what they wanted--they want only pink and blue ones made with regular baby yarn--so I went to walmart yesterday and got some pretty, soft, pink baby yarn and made this one--

(oh dear another one of my bears seems to have wanted her picture taken!!!!

this is using the same pattern as the first two--but I do have to say--this is a BABY hat, now!!!!!

(have no fear--the first two will not go to waste--they will be given to a Santa program we have here in the county for the less fortunate and I work them every year)

And also this morning I went though my stash looking for possible fabrics for backing and borders for the Nov. Picnic quilt and here is what I found--

all of these look good colorwise--now to decide and as the white batting came in today with this little piece of fabric--

I am right on target--but first I really want to get the other fall quilt done--lets see I have 11days to get them both quilted and my ornament exchange made and in the mail--can I do it?????????????????????/

( it's this a delicious piece of fabric????  and I am thinking what I can do with it!!!!!)

GRATITUDE---

In the week before Thanksgiving Mary-Jo asked her class of 9 year-olds to write a paragraph entitled--"What I am most thankful for on Thanksgiving Day".

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All Joey could write was:  "I am thankful that I am not a turkey at Thanksgiving!!!!"

Hugs, Di

Can't see 'em's!!!!!

Needle and threads---they are often a real "pain" to try to get the thread into that "tiny" hole at the top of the needle--it's almost like looking for a needle in a haystack to at times get the needle threaded--RIGHT???????

Well--I just discovered that the reason "WHY" might be the "can't see 'em's"--I know you are all out there really shaking your heads at me know--but wait--keep reading--- I showed you a tray of threads that I liked to use to quilt with at times--pretty variegated threads---

These threads are by Sulky and are just so pretty and they really go with a lot of my projects--in fact on the "crows" wall hanging I have used three different colored spools.
But then this is the problem--Sulky is thicker and it has several "tiny" threads spun together to make the thread--and I often have trouble threading it into the needle--that was until I realized it was because of the "can't see em's"!!!!
My mom used to say this term all the time when she was with us, especially in the summer time--she would "slap" her neck and say "another  can't see em just bit me!!!"  of course she was referring to a tiny tiny black bug!!!!!!

NOW I am not talking "bugs" here--instead I am talking about very tiny tiny pieces of thread that is still stuck with in the eye of the needle and it is not letting your new piece of thread through that eye!!!!  You can not really even see this tiny bit--but it's there--so I found a little trick--if you have a pin cushion that has sand/crushed glass/ or emery in it--then run the eye part of your needle into the pin cushion a couple times and it cleans it out and then you can thread the needle--( this will not work if you only have poly fill pin cushions--in fact--I believe you would make it worse--you would have lots of little hairy fibers on the eye!!!!!)
Anyway this is my "theory" and I am sticking to it!!!!

I for got to show you what I did in the four corners of the "Picnic" quilt---the author used a tiny four patch --but I fussy cut these:--

I found two in this color and --

two in this color that would work--I like them!!!

WELL--everyone is counting down to Christmas---BUT WHAT ABOUT THANKSGIVING-- my friends that is only---"8" days away!!!! do we have the turkey and ham yet???? and don;t forget the apples and pumpkins for pie!!!!  Oh and the stuffing--don't forget that--that's the best part of the bird!!!!

HAVE FUN TODAY---HUGS, DI

Thanksgiving poem

THANKSGIVING

The year has turned its circle,

The seasons come and go.

The harvest all is gathered in

And chilly north winds blos.

Orchards have shared their treasures,

The fields, their yellow grain,

So open wide the doorway-

Thanksgiving comes again!

(-anonymous-)

Hugs, Di