13 thoughts on “I hope you have more to share with each other…”
Charlotte Trayer
Looks like I’m first again tonight. Jeanne, I am continuing to keep all of you in my prayers. I had an email from Robin (in my prayer group) tonight, and she is praying for all of you, also. I know others are, too.
I had ASG (American Sewing Guild) this morning, and brought my Fair entries for show and tell, as well as my new purse. I knew that Marion was bringing her Fair entries, too, and since I had missed last month, I decided to bring them this time. When I got to m black wool wrap, I got it out, showed it (with the blue ribbon attached) and then said that, when I spotted it, this was attached–and, one at a time, I brought out my three rosettes! Everyone said “oh!” with each one! And I am happy to report that Marion won some rosettes on some of her things, too! She had entered both sewing and hand weaving in the fair, and then gave a Power Point presentation on the weaving convention she attended and some textile exhibits she had visited, which was very interesting.
I have been playing with different arrangements of the 10 blocks I started adding sashing to. It was a mystery quilt, as I recall, and I have some of the original instructions, but I don’t think I still have the finishing directions, so I’m not sure if it was supposed to be a table runner (which I suspect it was, due to the fact there are 6 blocks of colorway 1 and only 4 blocks of colorway 2, and one could do a 2×5 arrangement of the blocks, which would work for a runner. If I want to do a small quilt, such as a lap quilt, I would have to add extra borders on the sides to make it wide enough. Or, I can use just nine of the blocks and do a 3×3 arrangement for a wall quilt or baby quilt. Decisions, decisions.
Oh! I found the rest of the Christmas cards/picture of Daniel Ben and me with Santa Clause, so I will try to get a picture of it so I can send it to Jeanne. It will show you just how big he is next to me! (He’s close to 30″ tall; I’m 4’6″, so he comes about to my waist.)
I will try to get the picture of Santa, Daniel Ben and me off to Jeanne this weekend, Sissy. The pictures of my fair entries, which I mentioned bringing to ASG Thursday, were already posted on the blog a while back, here: https://idreamofjeannemarie.com/sewing-from-the-fair-pictures-from-charlotte/ I still need to take my black wrap to church some Sunday, and have someone take a picture of me wearing it, so you can see what it really looks like on. In the fair pictures, it just looks like a folded piece of fabric!! 😂
Good morning everyone! Yesterday was busy from morning to night, but in a good way. I love my Niece so much I wanted every minute with her. They are leaving this am and I don’t know when I will see her again, as they live in the West. We took them to my monthly class lunch yesterday and they really enjoyed our friends. Then we went down to the Island (where I grew up) and visited my brother and his wife. Their house is right on the beach and Cathy and Paul and I walked on the beach while Peyton sat on the porch with the others. Our part of the country is so different from where they live they were loving everything, the beach, the sea food, and our house. They loved sitting
on the porch, the quiet, looking at the water and the birds. Cathy even took a nap on the swing there! She is the sweetest person you could ever know. She tried to give us a check of $100 for food, she said she came to help us and wanted to work in the garage. I wouldn’t let her, I just wanted to have fun with her. I know there will be in tears when they leave this morning. 4 days is not enough.
I enjoyed reading y’all’s notes yesterday this morning and am looking forward to all the pictures you are planing to send to Jeanne.
Jeanne, You know how I am feeling for you and George, and praying and praying. God be with you.
Good morning, dear ones on this comfy sofa.
Today it is cloudy and drab here but the weather guessers are telling us it will reach 82º today. Ha! We will see: rain at 4:00
I woke up with a headache and had the worst weirdest dreams last night. It is a new day and we will get through this.
Charlotte, what a very nice time you had at Sewing Guild and your awards.
Congratulations to you and your guild mates!
Yes, please do share soon.
I know every day is whizzy and busy for all of us. Jeanne and George, I am praying for comfort and healing.
I promise this week-end I will take some photos of my massive progress with this navy blue Gathering Wildflowers quilt. I am putting top and bottom pieces as directed on each block and will attempt to assemble a row. I see by the pattern instructions that each row is kind of the same but flipped upside down, so that makes some of it easy since I am adding to the sides to make wider.
Right now, I have KittyPrincess on my lap. I will share some photos of her too, some time soon. She is only 7 pounds and very silly.
So here we are Friday again!! What a surprise.
I got an email my my new long arm quilter, in Leesburg about 25 minutes away. I will bring the “patriotic quilt” and backing to Sandy on Tuesday at 1:00. I compared prices with various other local long armers and their prices are the best and they do a really nice job. I am never pressed for time.
I hope all of you have a nice calm comfortable week-end.
I have so much to do, sometimes I panic, but really, we just focus on what is most important. Like many of you, yes, I make a daily list of “goals” and we manage to get some of the things accomplished. we keep leaning toward the realistic ones or the most important but many times we just do what we know we are ready to do a decent effort on at the time. You are not alone. Just keep those lists available and handy so we can keep being somewhat productive.
Deuteronomy 31:6 — “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them (challenges, in our case), for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Update on my sister Joyce. The doctor encouraged her to stay in the hospital a few more days, and then possibly go to a rehab facility. I am comforted by this measure.
I was so very worried that she would go home and try to manage on her own.
Rosemary, I glad to the learn that Joyce is waiting to be taking care of. Too many people I have know that left help too soon, and it was NOT good.
All your busy sewing makes me remember when I was sewing all the time. I wish I had counted how many doll clothes I made.
We’re already late around here, but where is Linda? Maybe we’ll hear from her as I’m typing.
Looks like another hot one today, so not much is going to happen in the yard.
I did try another tactic on that crazy felt flower. Glue!! But, maybe that won’t work either. We’ll see if I can find any free time today to play around with it more.
Sounds like Sissy, had a great time with her niece. So nice that she could come and visit.
And glad to hear that Rosemary’s sister is going to have some rest before going home after her hospital stay.
And I’m sure that everyone loved seeing Charlotte’s award winning entries.
Thoughts with Jeanne and George.
Have a great weekend everyone.
Sounds like everyone is staying busy! In looking back over the years, or I should say decades….life is a very long list of “projects”! Learning manners, adapting to rules and regulations, Bible studies, getting an education, learning a skill or trade for employment, marriage and children (and all that it entails!), developing our interests or hobbies, maintaining our health, even navigating the elder years! Didn’t really need a written list to follow….we were just guided through what was expected! And then there’s retirement! And a chance to follow our own hours and schedules, and write “to-do lists”, or not! And make the most of this freedom of time!
The problem is the clock just keeps on ticking the same as it always has, but the body says “wait!…could you just slow down a bit. I have a lot to do and I’m not moving as fast as I used too!” Like the song: “Que sera, sera…whatever will be, will be”…
If I sound like I’m trying to cheer myself up at the thought of moving two bedrooms of “stuff” out to the living room, I am! It is on my list today to at least move lightweight plastic bins and two end tables out of my bedroom, for a head start. I tell myself…”Oh give it a try and see what a tiny home would feel like with all of your possessions stacked in one living area! That ought to curb my desire of having a tiny home….Ooooo, less to clean and everything accessible! Okay…the tiny home thought has grown to a cottage!
Cottage sounds better. That is what we have now. Tiny yard 😂 and a screened porch, and three bedrooms and an office too. Good enough.
Is the stuff packed in? yes, in some places. Oh well.
You are absolutely correct in your thoughts!
Prayers for George and Jeanne and hi to all my Sofa Sisters. It’s nice to read about everyone’s projects and looking forward to upcoming photos.
Cooler and rainy here today and lots to get done. Hoping for a LOOOONG fall as summer’s heat back- burnered a number of must do outdoor things. Have a great weekend!
Oh my goodness, I’m here, or I might say I WAS here, but I must have forgotten to hit the “Comment” button! Senior moment, I guess!
Well today, I spent a lot of time in the kitchen, making an apple pie and a sheet cake, plus some broccoli soup for lunch. Well, just the soup was for lunch, actually! I made enough for a few more lunches, which is especially good on a day like we had today. What a shock! The wind has been blowing all day, leaves are everywhere, and the temps have fallen into the 50’s! Should be nice this weekend for going to a pumpkin patch with kids!
My girls are ready for trick or treating, as you will see soon! I hope to see some other dolls dressed for Halloween from you ladies! So glad to hear that Sissy had such a wonderful time with her niece, and that Rosemary’s sister seems to be doing well.
Good for you on the kitchen activities. 🙂
I thought that you had 90 recently? Now the wind and low temps. What a switch. It’s still 91 here at 4:00, and was hotter earlier. But by Sunday, we will be way cooler. Still too hot to get out and do any yardwork today.
Can’t wait to see your Halloween tricksters. 🙂
Looks like I’m first again tonight. Jeanne, I am continuing to keep all of you in my prayers. I had an email from Robin (in my prayer group) tonight, and she is praying for all of you, also. I know others are, too.
I had ASG (American Sewing Guild) this morning, and brought my Fair entries for show and tell, as well as my new purse. I knew that Marion was bringing her Fair entries, too, and since I had missed last month, I decided to bring them this time. When I got to m black wool wrap, I got it out, showed it (with the blue ribbon attached) and then said that, when I spotted it, this was attached–and, one at a time, I brought out my three rosettes! Everyone said “oh!” with each one! And I am happy to report that Marion won some rosettes on some of her things, too! She had entered both sewing and hand weaving in the fair, and then gave a Power Point presentation on the weaving convention she attended and some textile exhibits she had visited, which was very interesting.
I have been playing with different arrangements of the 10 blocks I started adding sashing to. It was a mystery quilt, as I recall, and I have some of the original instructions, but I don’t think I still have the finishing directions, so I’m not sure if it was supposed to be a table runner (which I suspect it was, due to the fact there are 6 blocks of colorway 1 and only 4 blocks of colorway 2, and one could do a 2×5 arrangement of the blocks, which would work for a runner. If I want to do a small quilt, such as a lap quilt, I would have to add extra borders on the sides to make it wide enough. Or, I can use just nine of the blocks and do a 3×3 arrangement for a wall quilt or baby quilt. Decisions, decisions.
Oh! I found the rest of the Christmas cards/picture of Daniel Ben and me with Santa Clause, so I will try to get a picture of it so I can send it to Jeanne. It will show you just how big he is next to me! (He’s close to 30″ tall; I’m 4’6″, so he comes about to my waist.)
I am looking forward for your photos, Charlotte. I know Jeanne will be glad to have them!
I will try to get the picture of Santa, Daniel Ben and me off to Jeanne this weekend, Sissy. The pictures of my fair entries, which I mentioned bringing to ASG Thursday, were already posted on the blog a while back, here: https://idreamofjeannemarie.com/sewing-from-the-fair-pictures-from-charlotte/ I still need to take my black wrap to church some Sunday, and have someone take a picture of me wearing it, so you can see what it really looks like on. In the fair pictures, it just looks like a folded piece of fabric!! 😂
Good morning everyone! Yesterday was busy from morning to night, but in a good way. I love my Niece so much I wanted every minute with her. They are leaving this am and I don’t know when I will see her again, as they live in the West. We took them to my monthly class lunch yesterday and they really enjoyed our friends. Then we went down to the Island (where I grew up) and visited my brother and his wife. Their house is right on the beach and Cathy and Paul and I walked on the beach while Peyton sat on the porch with the others. Our part of the country is so different from where they live they were loving everything, the beach, the sea food, and our house. They loved sitting
on the porch, the quiet, looking at the water and the birds. Cathy even took a nap on the swing there! She is the sweetest person you could ever know. She tried to give us a check of $100 for food, she said she came to help us and wanted to work in the garage. I wouldn’t let her, I just wanted to have fun with her. I know there will be in tears when they leave this morning. 4 days is not enough.
I enjoyed reading y’all’s notes yesterday this morning and am looking forward to all the pictures you are planing to send to Jeanne.
Jeanne, You know how I am feeling for you and George, and praying and praying. God be with you.
Sissy, what a wonderful visit.
Good morning, dear ones on this comfy sofa.
Today it is cloudy and drab here but the weather guessers are telling us it will reach 82º today. Ha! We will see: rain at 4:00
I woke up with a headache and had the worst weirdest dreams last night. It is a new day and we will get through this.
Charlotte, what a very nice time you had at Sewing Guild and your awards.
Congratulations to you and your guild mates!
Yes, please do share soon.
I know every day is whizzy and busy for all of us. Jeanne and George, I am praying for comfort and healing.
I promise this week-end I will take some photos of my massive progress with this navy blue Gathering Wildflowers quilt. I am putting top and bottom pieces as directed on each block and will attempt to assemble a row. I see by the pattern instructions that each row is kind of the same but flipped upside down, so that makes some of it easy since I am adding to the sides to make wider.
Right now, I have KittyPrincess on my lap. I will share some photos of her too, some time soon. She is only 7 pounds and very silly.
So here we are Friday again!! What a surprise.
I got an email my my new long arm quilter, in Leesburg about 25 minutes away. I will bring the “patriotic quilt” and backing to Sandy on Tuesday at 1:00. I compared prices with various other local long armers and their prices are the best and they do a really nice job. I am never pressed for time.
I hope all of you have a nice calm comfortable week-end.
I have so much to do, sometimes I panic, but really, we just focus on what is most important. Like many of you, yes, I make a daily list of “goals” and we manage to get some of the things accomplished. we keep leaning toward the realistic ones or the most important but many times we just do what we know we are ready to do a decent effort on at the time. You are not alone. Just keep those lists available and handy so we can keep being somewhat productive.
Deuteronomy 31:6 — “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them (challenges, in our case), for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Update on my sister Joyce. The doctor encouraged her to stay in the hospital a few more days, and then possibly go to a rehab facility. I am comforted by this measure.
I was so very worried that she would go home and try to manage on her own.
Rosemary, I glad to the learn that Joyce is waiting to be taking care of. Too many people I have know that left help too soon, and it was NOT good.
All your busy sewing makes me remember when I was sewing all the time. I wish I had counted how many doll clothes I made.
We’re already late around here, but where is Linda? Maybe we’ll hear from her as I’m typing.
Looks like another hot one today, so not much is going to happen in the yard.
I did try another tactic on that crazy felt flower. Glue!! But, maybe that won’t work either. We’ll see if I can find any free time today to play around with it more.
Sounds like Sissy, had a great time with her niece. So nice that she could come and visit.
And glad to hear that Rosemary’s sister is going to have some rest before going home after her hospital stay.
And I’m sure that everyone loved seeing Charlotte’s award winning entries.
Thoughts with Jeanne and George.
Have a great weekend everyone.
Sounds like everyone is staying busy! In looking back over the years, or I should say decades….life is a very long list of “projects”! Learning manners, adapting to rules and regulations, Bible studies, getting an education, learning a skill or trade for employment, marriage and children (and all that it entails!), developing our interests or hobbies, maintaining our health, even navigating the elder years! Didn’t really need a written list to follow….we were just guided through what was expected! And then there’s retirement! And a chance to follow our own hours and schedules, and write “to-do lists”, or not! And make the most of this freedom of time!
The problem is the clock just keeps on ticking the same as it always has, but the body says “wait!…could you just slow down a bit. I have a lot to do and I’m not moving as fast as I used too!” Like the song: “Que sera, sera…whatever will be, will be”…
If I sound like I’m trying to cheer myself up at the thought of moving two bedrooms of “stuff” out to the living room, I am! It is on my list today to at least move lightweight plastic bins and two end tables out of my bedroom, for a head start. I tell myself…”Oh give it a try and see what a tiny home would feel like with all of your possessions stacked in one living area! That ought to curb my desire of having a tiny home….Ooooo, less to clean and everything accessible! Okay…the tiny home thought has grown to a cottage!
Cottage sounds better. That is what we have now. Tiny yard 😂 and a screened porch, and three bedrooms and an office too. Good enough.
Is the stuff packed in? yes, in some places. Oh well.
You are absolutely correct in your thoughts!
Prayers for George and Jeanne and hi to all my Sofa Sisters. It’s nice to read about everyone’s projects and looking forward to upcoming photos.
Cooler and rainy here today and lots to get done. Hoping for a LOOOONG fall as summer’s heat back- burnered a number of must do outdoor things. Have a great weekend!
Oh my goodness, I’m here, or I might say I WAS here, but I must have forgotten to hit the “Comment” button! Senior moment, I guess!
Well today, I spent a lot of time in the kitchen, making an apple pie and a sheet cake, plus some broccoli soup for lunch. Well, just the soup was for lunch, actually! I made enough for a few more lunches, which is especially good on a day like we had today. What a shock! The wind has been blowing all day, leaves are everywhere, and the temps have fallen into the 50’s! Should be nice this weekend for going to a pumpkin patch with kids!
My girls are ready for trick or treating, as you will see soon! I hope to see some other dolls dressed for Halloween from you ladies! So glad to hear that Sissy had such a wonderful time with her niece, and that Rosemary’s sister seems to be doing well.
Good for you on the kitchen activities. 🙂
I thought that you had 90 recently? Now the wind and low temps. What a switch. It’s still 91 here at 4:00, and was hotter earlier. But by Sunday, we will be way cooler. Still too hot to get out and do any yardwork today.
Can’t wait to see your Halloween tricksters. 🙂