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Friday, October 30, 2009

:) HAPPY HALLOWEEN


 


CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT IT IS TRULY TIME FOR THESE --


FUNNY LITTLE CREATURES TO COME KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR AND SHOUTING:
TRICK OR TREAT---(smell my feet?????)

ARE YOU READY FOR THEM---AND WHAT DO YOU USUALLY HAND OUT?????

AND WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CANDY FROM THE PICTURE ABOVE????

SO BE CAREFUL--
KIDS CAN BE REALLY "SCARY"--
THIS TIME OF YEAR!!!!

SO TO ALL OF MY BLOGGING READER'S--
I WISH YOU A ----




AND HERE IS MY TREAT TO YOU---
BE CARE FULL OF THE WORMS---
THEY WILL GET YOU EVERY TIME???????


JUST---DI

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Two days left!!!





Take your pick:
1. two days til the end of another month!!!!!
2. two days left till "trick or treat" time!!!!!
3. two more days to get our Angel swap gifts in the mail!!!!
4. two more days till Sunday!!!!!
5. two more days till another Gum Tree designer--free pattern!!!!
6. two more days till next Schnibbles is shown!!!!
7. two more days to finish end of the month goals!!!!
What is your "pick"????????

I for got to show you the one of the thread lines I use for hand quilting:

I like the Sulky mixed colors--I used the purple one on the Cindy Lou one and the red one on my last Angel gift--I plan to pick up some more soon--I need some pinks, yellows--lots of colors yet!!!!!  I love color!!!!

Today was a fairly good sewing day and I got one more project done, but I can only show you a little of it for now?????



I got the pattern out of the AU Handmade Magazine--wait til you see the rest of her????





And I am sure some of you remember this "in progress" wall hanging???  I have slowly been working on it and it does look alot different now--am getting down to some final things on it--worked on it again all afternoon--it is one of my goals for the next two days to get finished--plus hope to get my signature ornament blocks made in the next two days!!!!!!

****And last night I finished another book--"Wish you Well" by David Baldacci--was very good!!!****


Are we tired of the jokes -- yet???   Well, guess what --there is only two more days of them to go!!!!!

So on to the Fun!!!
What kind of monster is safe to put in the washing machine????
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A wash and wear wolf!!!!!!!



What happens to a fast witch on a slow broom???
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You hear broom boom!!!!!!!
What do you call a ghost with a broken leg?????
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Hoblin' Goblin!!!!!!


Well that's it for this show--tune in again tomorrow for more??????
Hugs, Di




Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Here is some evidence----

I managed to take some close up pictures of my hand quilting for you as evidence that I really did hand quilt the quilt------

this is one of the snowball blocks--all the beige ones got one big star in the center--

The main design that went from one corner to the other corner I just quilted a straight line from corner to corner--

For the 4 real light snow ball blocks I did a echo stitch for 3 rows in the shape of the snow ball and then a smaller star in the center--with 3 rows around that--

The outer border I did big stars and in the corners I did a smaller star--and I just outlined the half blocks going around the quilt--

And here is the back of the quilt!!!!


Now on to some "fun" stuff----

Knock knock!  Who's there???
Boo!
Boo Who???
Ah, don't cry, Halloween is just around the corner!!!!
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When do ghosts usually appear????
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Just before someone screams!!!!!!

How do you mend a broken Jack-o-lantern?????
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with a pumpkin patch!!!!!!



And here is tonight's treats---enjoy----
Hugs, Di

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

HERE IT IS!!!!!

MY OCTOBER SCHNIBBLES IS ALL DONE--even the binding is on it--take a looky-see==

IT IS so hard to actually show you all the hand quilting that is on it---I mainly did stars on the quilt--and echo quilting on some of the blocks--it did come out really nice--but I do like the colors in Sept. one better!!!  But those colors do not work for Fall--sooo!!!!


AND HERE IS A COUPLE MORE JOKES FOR YOU'ALL----



What do you get when you bite a ghost??????
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A mouth full of sheet!!!!!



When a witch lands, where does she park?????
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In a broom closet?????

What is a zombie's favorite dessert??????
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Ladyfingers!!!!!!


OK--back to work---
Hugs, Di

Monday, October 26, 2009

Monday-Monday!!

Yep--we are back to Monday again--or it was Monday a few hours ago--it's nearly over for this week already!!!!

How can you tell that Doctor Victor Frankenstein had a good sense of humor???
Because he kept his monster in stitches!!!!!!!    HA HA!!!
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I did get a picture of the finished quilt top for Halloween today and here it is ----

And here is my friend Mary holding it up for the picture for me--

I see it is hard to tell--but the border is spider webs and there is orange eyes all over it--it really is cute for the border--Mary loves the quilt top so much that I am leaving it down to her apartment to enjoy for now!!

I am nearly done on the Cindy Lou pattern--all the hand quilting is done and I got the binding sewed on today--tomorrow I just have to tack down the back side and take out all the basting stitches---yes!!!!


What's a MUMMY"S favorite music?????
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wRAP music!!!!

Why did the monster eat a light bulb????
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Because he was in need of a light snack!~!!~!!

When does a skeleton laugh??????
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When something tickles his funny bone!!!!!!~~~~!!!!!!!!


And here is today's treat????

HUGS< DI

Here I am!!!

I am still here----
First of course is the answer to our little joke!!!

Why did the ghost starch her sheet?????
She wanted everyone to be scared stiff!!!!!  (Chuckle!!!!!)



Now ---Let's see -- what has Di been up to the last couple days---On Saturday, I did get the rest of the borders on the fall quilt (pictures tomorrow) and got more hand quilting done on the Cindy Lou quilt---Also little sister and I watched a movie--the Traveling Pants part 2--and I am happy to report that there was NO fires in town this time!!!!
Then I sat and read half a book--Beneath These Stones, by Ann Granger--that took me til 1:30 am this morning!!!!


Now today the sun shinned most of the day after a couple days of heavy rain--I spent some time downstairs with my friend Mary--then came home and had lunch--went to work on the Cindy Lou--but for some reason -- I had to lay it down and I walked into my sewing room


and I knew that I was to make one more gift for my Angel partner and I started to look around --but right there was the AU magazine--Handmade--that two of my Aussie friends had sent me and i knew immediately which project I was to do--so that is what I worked on all day--it is not finished--but it is coming along nicely!!!

As I was doing some hand work on this "secret" project--I looked out my window and I had to get up and get the camera and take these couple pictures from my window up here on the second floor---

How do you like that "blue sky" in the second picture????

Joke time--
How can you tell that Doctor Victor Frankenstein had a good sense of Humor?????



Only 5 more days to the big CANDY day?????? Are you ready??????



Hugs, Di

Friday, October 23, 2009

Leaf Day!!!

Let's see first we have to solve our little joke:

Why did the witches' team lose the baseball game???????
Their bats flew away!!!!!

OH WELL--I thought it was a cute joke????/



I was busy working away in my sewing room today and little sister came along and insisted we go for a walk--so I grabbed the camera and off we went--here is some things of "beauty" I seen on our way over to main street---

single fallen leaves--with rain drops on them--

a group of them on the sidewalk--

and in stead of the sound of music in the hills--we have the sound of "color"--

and on the way home I almost missed this beautiful one--

SO you see I do once in awhile do something besides sew!!!!!


But then here is a quilt project in progress--

this is what I was working on before we left and I worked on it some more when I got back--I am just doing my own thing here--I had collected some neat fall/halloweenish fabrics and really wanted to do something with them--I am not done yet---soooo!!!!



I also seen this in a store window display--yep--one of the stores has Christmas window displays already--sooo sad!!!!!   I did think this stocking was different--kinda cute really!!!!   sorry the picture is not real clear--took it though the window!!!


Time for another "ghost" joke:
Why did the ghost starch her sheet????

Have a happy and safe fun filled week end--don't for get to visit a Pumpkin Farm this week end!!!!!
Hugs, Di