Home from Disney World

We made it home from Disney world last night. We had such a great time. We took three of our grandkids which in itself was so worth the trip. Just to see their eyes as big as saucers was so worth it! The last day we let them get their faces painted. Here are pictures of Hailey and Tyghelyn and Hunter. They didn't want to wash their faces, EVER! Thank goodness for digital camaras!

Block of the Month

We are into our 3rd month of our Block of the Month at http://www.quiltingforless.com/! We would love to see what you have done with these FREE patterns. Scan or take a picture of your block and email me your picture. susan@quiltingforless.com. I will put these blocks into a special BOM Gallery at my website. Afterall, we learn from others works of art. Here is a sample layout of the total quilt and the first three BOM.
Read this article http://quiltingforless.com/block_of_month.html and it will give you some fun ideas on how to choose colors for your quilt. This quilt is a sampler of a lot of different blocks but using the same colors. Hope you have fun with this project!

Pay it forward Challenge

Okay, has anyone seen the movie "Pay It Forward"? If you haven't, it would be a great one to watch for the new year! Interesting enough is this.... I had watched the movie a couple of weeks ago. After I watched the movie, I was surfing BLOGS and came across a BLOG by Pamela Rice http://quiltsnmore.blogspot.com/ . She offered a challenge which I think is so cool!! So.... I offer the same challenge! Here is the challenge...

Join the Pay It Forward Challenge. It sounds like a lot of fun. Here's how it works:

I will send a gift to the first 3 people who leave a comment on my blog requesting to join this PIF exchange. I don’t know what that gift will be yet– it could be anything really- and you may not receive it tomorrow or next week, but you will receive it within 365 days, that is my promise!

The only thing you have to do in return is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog. I have a lot of ideas that I want to try and I really like sharing with people so come on and join the fun.

You can let me know some of your likes or something about yourself if you want to give me something to work from or you can let me surprise you, the choice is yours.

Valentine Postcards

Today has been a relaxing day! Christmas is over and I am finally able to play. I thought a fun Valentine postcard would be fun to get started on. Here is a pic of the postcard. It is pretty simple but fun to make. The heart could be embelished with embroidered words of "I Love You", "Be Mine" or other Valentine sayings. Here is the pattern for this Valentine.

http://quiltingforless.com/pro1294206.html

Paper Pieced Quilt - Kites

This picture doesn't doo the quilt justice, but hope everyone gets the idea. I did the kites using the foundation paper piecing method. The kites in the corner are also paper pieced Then I added the checkerboard border using 1 inch squares. I am giving this one to my 5 yearold grandson.

Here is a link to my paper piecing instructions. http://quiltingforless.com/tip_8_fpp_instructions.html

Family Pictures

Alicia

Jesse

Andrew

BJ and Zack

Shelley

Grandma

Grandpa filming it all

Velvet and her Gift

Jason and Kim

Roger, Kim and Trent

Natalie, Velvet and Garrick

A new year is upon us

This past year has been a whirlwind of excitement and frustrations. All in all I count my blessings for each and everything that has been granted to me. I am aware of the omnisience (sp) of a kind and loving Father in Heaven who grants me trials as blessings. I am thankful for the trials I have experienced this year. They have made me stronger and most of all more compassionate and charitable toward my fellow men. I thank Him for my talents and abilities, for a loving family who in thick or thin sticks together for each other. WOW! I am truly blessed!

We just returned from 5 days in NM visiting with family. It was a fun time remembering the past that we thought was forgotten. We played a lot of games and laughed until we cried. In some instances we just cried in empathy for trials of the past year.

When it all boils down to it, I realize that family is my most precious comodity in this life. We must treasure each other and make life good for all that we meet. Big things are of little importance, it is the little things, such as a smile, a kind word, a hug or a simple , "I care".

My wish is that we all focus on the "I care" this year. What a better world it would be if we just cared a little more.

Happy New Year to all!
Susan