Winning Hand

I've been working on a Winning Hand quilt which should finish about double size. This is a picture of one the blocks. It's the first time I have made this pattern using a black background. So far I am liking it very much.

We have been having cold weather but lots of sunshine. Miss Emma has been spending most of her day watching her own shadow. She is so easily entertained. When she takes her nap you can usually find her under the top quilt on the bed.

Bonnie Hunter over on Quiltville is doing a mystery quilt. I am saving the instruction so I can make it later. So far I am liking what I am seeing and I am looking forward to making this quilt. It's not to late to join in. This pattern will only remain on her site for a short time and then it will be retired. It is a work at your own pace mystery and if you like scrap quilts this is the place to be.

How Pumpkin Pie is Made

I just received this from a friend. Thought you might enjoy it as much as I do. I'll never look at Pumpkin Pie the same way again. lol

Happy Thanksgiving

It's been awhile since I posted. I finished the curtains I was making.

The Roses are the new curtains I made for the MBDRM and the red are the ones I made for the living room.

Dh arrived back from WA on the 11th and has been sick since he arrived home. I finally got him to go to the Doctor yesterday. He now has some pills to help him get better I'm hoping by this time next week he will be back to himself again. He had a few moments this morning with Miss Emma. She liked laying on his lap in the sunshine. She doesn't like to lay on your lap unless you have a quilt on it.

Tomorrow we will have turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes with gravy and a vegetable or two. It's the first Thanksgiving in several years that I haven't cooked for 8 - 12 people. I have mixed feelings about that as I'll miss the game playing and my sister's creative pie cutting. Maybe next year they will come to visit for the holidays. Hope everyone has a good day tomorrow.

End of a Perfect Day

Today was probaby the last glorious fall day for the year. Temps were 65 to 70 degrees depending on where you were located. The clouds have started to move in and tomorrow we will be getting temperatures 15 to 20 degrees lower with rain. I just looked out the window and witnessed a beautiful sunset to share with you. I have missed the desert sunsets.
I found some beautiful fabric that I am thinking of using to make a Card Tricks Quilt. I'll post a picture as soon as I have a couple of blocks constructed. Enjoy your evening.

Happy Halloween

Here in Idaho they build straw mazes in the month of October. I haven't been to one, but every time I go into town I drive by this one on the highway. Right next to it is this one and the sign that is next to it has blown over because it has been breezy here the last 3 or 4 days. What the sign says is "Maze for blondes". So here's wishing you all a peaceful and fun Halloween and don't forget to set your clocks back. I'll leave you with this thought I saw on the sign at one of the vet offices in town:

You can tune a piano, but you cannot tune a fish.

A Beautiful Day

Today was a beautiful day. It was what October is supposed to be. The last week the trees here have started to turn colors. This is in our back yard this morning. The second picture is looking from the front of the house. Last week the mountains had snow on them which has now almost all melted. The third picture is one I took last week while they were harvesting the potatoe field just down the road from us. The birds are seagulls looking for bugs from the freshly turned earth. We are about 2.5 hours from Salt Lake City which is where the seagulls come from. It seems strange to see them here in the desert.

Last night I finished a shawl, but will have to post pictures of it later. I'm making a couple for gifts for Christmas so until they are given they shall remain a mystery. Hard to believe there arel only 69 days until Christmas. I'd better get busy or I won't be ready in time.

A Quick Note

In the midst of unpacking I have been busily working on my SSCS project. It is coming along nicely. I've also been knitting dishcloths in the evenings while I watch t.v. I came up with my own pattern because I didn't really care for the patterns I tried. I just cast on 27 stitches and knit every row until I have 48 - 52 rows, then I cast off, do a round of single crochet, and a row of double crochet and call it done. They have sold very well at craft shows and the people I have taught to do them also have good sales. Feel free to give them a try. Well, back to unpacking I think these boxes are related to rabbits.