Nature always has the last laugh

Have you ever not asked yourself "Where has the time gone?" 
It just doesn't stand still... no matter what, no matter how much we try to slow life down, it just rolls on. 
Sometimes leaving us to 'dust off' and get on with our lives even when life throws us on our backsides. 

The good part of all this is that time does not drag for the caretaker who is not hospitalized.  I've hardly been home for the past month except to unpack and repack the car, do some laundry, grab a snack and go - to teach, to nurse, to nurture...  and hoping that I don't fall asleep at the wheel!

So, what have I been up to? 
learning how to blog with the 'new and improved' blogger... again!
researching drug interactions (not for myself!) and driving hubs back & forth to hosp & dr visits
finished a beautiful quilt on commission...

teaching 50+ active youngsters ages 3 to 10 for a week of craft projects

 ...these are the kids in the t-shirts that I silk screened...they added the colors!

these are some of my 'best boys', above....

making a few quilted postcards...

making a few of these class samples...

 
prepping a couple dozen kits for Quilts 4 Kids (similar to these, for others to sew, hopefully!)

Greensburg Modern Quilt Guild with their quilts for "Quilts 4 Kids"

and two quilts for new baby boys ready to deliver soon to Jonathan

 and... Wyatt

such precious little bundles...

making a big batch of paper clay for molding faces, etc.... not very photogenic stuff, really!

adding to a 'round robbin' online/mail quilt exchange

 I just added that simple bit at the bottom... click the link above to see others in progress.

...and this being the season for weed pulling - which I know is futile, as Nature always has the last laugh, but mostly Nature laughs in flowers. In my yard, morning glories....  And that reminds me - I have more seeds to plant!

 loving my pink petunias!  yes, planter is an old work boot...  now for sunflowers and nasturtiums!

bye for now! time for lunch with friends...

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Hello all,

First, a little greeting from the "Graphics Fairy"....  Erin Go Bragh

A whole month has gone by in a flash - just coping with hubs and his health issues (he's getting better - at last!) and keeping up with my own tendency to 'over-commit' myself. 

I won't get to be in Lancaster this week - but I will be in 'Amish Country' - Smicksburg!

Sew - here's what I've been up to in the studio lately (or nearby, as it were)
silk scarf dye workshop:

a table runner class:

designed a pretty quilt

this is with the new MODA Pappillon collection - wonderful big florals - and a juicy red!

..and I enjoyed a wonderful retreat with quilting friends - and finished 2 UFO's plus a purse and a new thread catcher/pincushion, too!   I'll have to post pics of them later, tho...  there are more silk scarves waiting for me on the pressing table.

Enjoy the links!
GGS

Happy New Year - 2012

I honestly don't know how the years go by sew fast... but here's a little review of what I accomplished last year:

I finished this . . .

Made a bunch (5 or 6?) of these kitty beds . . .

took a few trips... mostly to quilt shows, one to a Bead Fest and sometimes just to see the ones I love.

In short, I enjoyed my family, my friends and my sewing, art and crafty projects.

I taught others to craft, dye, sew and quilt.

I thrived in the love of a wonderful husband.

I traveled - to NY, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Virginia -

not far from home, but far enough to appreciate home when we returned!

I invite you to form a list of all the places you went last year, all the things you made (besides $) and most of all, all the people who love you.  It's amazing how good life is when you see it from the right angle!

sew on!