A little this and a little that

Goodness I didn't think I was MIA for that long! I have been working on my socks from class, but had a mistake and tried to fix it and well that didn't go well, so I ended up ripping the whole thing out and am now starting over from the beginning...

So in the meantime I have been working on some pumpkin placemats and I got the bug to move things around in the sewing room and here are some pictures of what I have done, the one picture I still need to de-clutter the furniture and then should be basically done with the sewing area.

The other night we had a very pretty sunset and the one picture is of the moon and clouds.

Quick and Easy!!

This past week I have been playing around making some of these blocks.  They are fast, easy and a great way to use up scraps or those 2 1/2 inch noodles you have laying around!  Here's a pic of the first 4 I made.  The pattern is called Strip Twist.  If you need something fun and fast this is the pattern for you.

I also ran across this baby quilt pattern at Taffy Talk.  The pattern uses charms and is another quick and easy!

I'm still around....

Things are winding down here in PA and I will be returning home to Florida the end of the month. This past Tuesday I went to the craft store and took a knitting class. I have finally figured out how to do this! Mom tried and tried over the years to teach me, but I could not wrap my brain around it. I have crocheted since I was a teenager, but could not get the hang of knitting. This weekend I am going to spend some time at my friend who lives in Cleveland. Will be nice to have this visit before I go back home.

Saw this on LAQuilter and thought ok I'll give it a go!

Was just over at LAQuilter and she had this Meme posted and I thought I'd give it a try!

I decided to take the challenge. Give it a try!

1. What is your name: Kathy
2. A four letter word: Knee
3. A boy's name: Kris
4. A girl's name: Kristen
5. An occupation: Kindergarten teacher
6. A color: Kohl
7. Something you wear: Knickers
8. A food: ketchup
9. Something found in the bathroom: Kleenex
10. A place: Kitchen
11. A reason for being late: Kids
12. Something you shout: Kiss me!
13. A movie title: King Kong
14. Something you drink: Kalua and cream
15. A musical group: The Knacks
16. An animal: Kangaroo
17. A book title: Kids Say The Darndest Things
18. A country: Kenya
19. A city: Kansas City
20. Something you value or believe: Kindness

Good Grief!!

I can't believe it's been 2 weeks since I last posted. Things have been a tad crazy here at home and also at work...boss came back from his summer long trip to Greece. So it's time to get used to having him around again....he's not in the best of moods as business is down...so we all do alot of smiling and nodding around him and then run outside and scream! LOL I haven't been doing much on the sewing front lately....However today I did get some more buttonhole stitching done on the halloween wallhanging. And I've got the threads pulled to the back and tied off. I might sit down and do a little more tonight, as Jim is at a business dinner and Heather went to the mall, so it's me and Eddie!

Good Morning!

I've been sitting here cruising the blog world this morning and ran across this blog contest. Carla is having a contest and the winner gets one of her awesome crocheted scarves. I sure would like to have the blue one. It's so nice of Carla to make that one just for me! Click on the link below to go to her blog to read all about it. A dear friend, Shirley has finally started her own blog! Man did I have to nag her to do it!

Why is it so hard...

to find a lost needle? I have now succeeded in losing two needles inside my chair! I have looked and looked and turned that chair every which way and still cannot find those blasted needles. I guess the chair likes them. So long as I don't find them in my barefeet or the cat finds them we are good.

Happy 4th!

I got to sleep in a little this morning and it was heaven! LOL After I got up I came out to the family room which is my office/sewing room and discovered what Eddie (the cat) had been playing with in the middle of the night! Thank heavens I had my slippers on! I almost stepped on a baby black snake! EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW...................fortunately it was dead. So I went and got Jim up and said get rid of it!! LOL And that is how we started our 4th off! Gotta love it. We have no real plans for today other than to take it easy. Will watch the fireworks that are shot off here in the neighborhood rather than braving the heat and the crowds. Jim is planning on putting the wood floor down in the back bedroom and I plan to do some sewing...need to get more socks finished and also a trip to Lowe's and Joann Fabrics is in order. Hope everyone has a safe and happy day!!

Men! LOL

Why is it our DH's or significant others have to snore and/or make so much noise while they sleep that we can't sleep? LOL If it isn't snoring...it's a wind tunnel...or twitching...or sounding like they are blowing bubbles! As you can tell I've been having issues with Jim and his noises at night! What I wouldn't give for a full nights sleep! Anyone know any good ways to make this stop? Short of kicking him out of the bedroom! LOL

It's trying to rain/storm out there...

But so far most of it has blown inland. I'm sure we'll get some rain and some point in time today. Was just reading Jackie's blog and she is doing a giveaway to have a quilt quilted for free. Her cat Rolo is too cute!

Here is my helper, Eddie! As you can see Eddie didn't like my layout and was re-arranging my blocks how he thought they should go!