UP CLOSE---

I did show you these couple of small quilts that I had hand quilted last week--
but did not show some close ups--
so here goes--
I really like to do mostly 'outline' hand quilting--

and here is the backing I used on this one--

I really enjoyed doing the applique of these flowers--
then the hand quilting of them--

for the outside border I just quilted in the middle of the 4 red rows--

and this is the backing for this one--

And--

this is the one I am hand quilting now--
I am all done with the center area and am ready to do the outside border!!

Hope you are having a sewy week--
hugs, di and miss gracie

LOOK WHAT I FOUND--

When I went overtown yesterday???

Thought that they did a good race window here--
aren't those 'orange' tires cute????
Just wished there wasn't such a 'glare' on windows--
but guess you can get the 'picture'????

Also found these to photograph--

this sits out side the Doctor's office--

this was over on main street--

I am still working on the 'star' blocks--
hand quilting on a small quilt--
and knitting on a shawl--
so I's working!!!!

Have a great sunny day--
hugs, di and miss gracie

FUN WEEK WITH--

Melinda--
who loves Kyle Bush--the M&M car--
and seeing how he won at Watkins Glen last Sunday--
she 'declared' the week--Kyle week!!!!
She was so much fun this past week--
I did show you already--

In my mail box--
she had posters and pictures of him and the car up all over the place all week!!!
one day she knocked on the door--
and around her neck was a 'cooler' bag with his number and all in yellow--
and she would open it and let you get out small bags of m&m's!!!
then she'd head on down the hall with the vacuum cleaner!!!

and yesterday she came around all dressed in yellow and a special box done with m&m's paper,
and handed out homemade brownies with m&m's on top of them---
Do you think she likes driver--Kyle Bush??????????????
But--
I think treat time will be over next week--
this week end at the Glen track these are what is racing--

Me--just been doing some more hand quilting and working on stars!!!

Sooo--I guess that Melinda and I both had stars in our eyes this past week!!!!!

Have a fun week end--
hugs, di and miss gracie

MORE SPINNING---

Star blocks that is!!!

And while I was showing the blocks to my friend Anne--
I discovered that I had one going the wrong way --
now I don't know--if it was really the right way--
or--the wrong way--all I know is--
it was not spinning in the same direction as all the others I have stitched????

and it is the very first one I did--the yellow one here--
once I took the two apart--and went to pile them up--
it was "ouch" time--so Anne got another block to do something with!!!

Now I had already known that I might have a problem with the template--
as it is clear with no markings--so I had put a piece of painter's blue tape on one side--

so that all the blades would go in one direction--good for me!!!

this is the package that the template came in--
I got it on sale at Joann's a couple years ago--
you can sew them by hand or by machine--
I am using 2 fabrics on mine--
but you can also use 3 fabrics and those stars are pretty too!!

How do you like this squash--or should I say--these '2' squashes??????
and then someone did some art work on them!!!!!

think it's time I went 'buzzing' around blog land--
be safe--have some fun--
hugs, di and ---

the 'bee' watcher!!!

STARS---AND SPINNING!!!

I have gotten tired of the UFO pile crying!!!!
It is upset that the pile is getting 'shorter'!!!
So I am not one to let anyone 'cry' for long--
and have started a 'new' quilt top--

and it is called the 'spinning star'!!!

I have to unpick these two that I joined!!

and I have been wanting to do something with my '30's' prints--
but I did have fun finding out how these stars are to be sewed together--
the template--only came with the one picture of one done!!!
But I am not going to tell you--
BY the way--has anyone else done one of these??????????

And look what was in my door mail box this morning????

Do you think that the Housekeeper, Melinda, is happy with who won the race yesterday??????

And look at this--

Look what was delivered this morning and our Main. man, John put in for me???
and it does a good job of cooling things off in here--
but--
now I won't have an excuse --not--to clean!!!!!

Have a great day--and a great week!!!
hugs, di and that darn cat--miss gracie

FLYING UFO'S---

I have some 'ufo's' that are flying from the --
ufo stage to===
the finished stage--
and they are so happy!!!!!

This one  is all hand quilted now and has it's binding all done--
and--

this one is all hand quilted and the binding is all done, also!!!!

this is a result of what happens in the summer time with your air conditioner--
that is only 13 months old decides to stop running--
and you have to have 8--yep--8 fans running in a small upstairs apartment--
to even begin to breathe -- let alone work!!!!

And this is our big NASCAR week end here in the Glen--
well--up on the track on the hill--they are expecting only about--
93,000 people to come and watch it--we have steady lines of cars, trucks, and
campers coming into town from about 5 different directions--
all headed on up the hill to the track--!!!!!!!!

So have a great and cool week end where ever you are!!!!
Hugs, di and one hot kitty--Miss gracie!!!!!

NOW FOR THE FINISH--

Like I said we drove miles and miles in the beautiful green
and lush country side--

and we finally arrived at Quilt shop #2--

This one is called 'Golden Lane Fabrics--
and was smaller than the first one--but had lots of bolts of fabric just the same--

I got these 3--
the red, teal and grey one will probably be the border on a quilt I have in the works--
with alot more of this line-but all the pieces I have are just charm size--so I was excited to see this one by the yard--
and I love the boots one--
and I always look for nice yellows anywhere I go--as they really are hard to find!!!
For this shop the best colors where outside the shop--along the front--

and then they had this--

a hitching post for the horses and this one looks well used!!!!
and then if you looked directly across the street--

was another farm with lots of apple trees--
it was a really pretty sight--could of stood there all day drinking it in!!!
I did not take any pictures of the Amish--
as they do not like to have their pictures taken--
hey--maybe I am Amish--as I hate to have my picture taken toooooo!!!!

Happy week to all--
hugs, di and miss gracie

SATURDAY OUTING--

Well--Sunny you are not the only one who can go roaming around in the country side--
and get lost!!!!
On Saturday morning my taxi arrived at 10am--

and my friend Denise had another one of our Friends--Rita--
so the 3 of us where off--
and it was a perfect day--
blue skies--high 70's--
we went though alot of country scenery to get to the Quilt shop--
it was a new one for me--

the second one here is looking out here driveway!!

ahhhh--there's those two friends of mine!!
this shop is called 'Sew What'--like that name--
and just a lovely family run it--

Just some 'I liked' to come home with me--
and--

a really nice collection of dark teals that I matched up--

this cute corner was at the corner near where the shop was!!

then we were off to go have lunch--
only the van turned the wrong way-
and--

took a very long way around to get where we wanted to go--
lots of trees, farms and corn fields--

this is in Bath, NY--
good lunch--
then we drove miles and miles to a second quilt shop--
this one was run by the Amish--

and I will show more about this one tomorrow--
gotta go--
almost time for the Nascar race today!!!!!
Happy Sunday everyone--
hugs, di and miss gracie