Find a Friend Friday !!!!!

Good Morning,

As I was checking out my favorite blogs this morning I cam across a post from Sew Many Ways ...... Find a Friend Friday Linky Party

Since I am new to blogging I checked it out (Grin)

Very cool to me indeed! So I went browsing and looking at all the blogs that I have never found and found a few to follow in the process.

I invite you to check out Find a Friend Friday from Sew Many ways (see the link above)

Hope you find some new friends also.  Thanks Karen from Sew Many Ways for posting the Linky Party!

Enjoy and Happy Quilting

Thanks for stopping by

Karen

I WON ! ! ! ! !

Hi Everyone

I WON!  !  !  !                  I WON!  !  !  !                 I WON!  !  !  !


What did i WIN?????                       A Traveling Stash Box!!!!!

I have never won a Traveling Stash Box, did now even know what it was (so sad)  But I do now! (sew happy)

I happened across a blog recently "Apple Avenue Quilts" and she was hosting a giveaway for the traveling Stash Box.  I posted a comment and I just received an e-mail that I won. Yeah!!!

OK now what do I do?????

Then I received an e-mail from Cherise at Sewingly Along She keeps track of the stash boxes... I have instructions now (sew happy)!!!!  Thank you Cherise I won't be so lost now....

I am now waiting for the box to arrive. Soon...... Waiting.......Sew Excited......!!!!!!

I will post more when the box arrives.........

Have a Happy Quilting Day
Thanks for stopping by:   Karen

Finally Finished and still working on

I finished the binding on Colton's quilt this morning.  My toes are cold since my sewing room is on the north and east walls of the house and does not warm up during the winter.

Love you Colton, next I am going to finish my other two quilts for my grandchildren Kevin and Lexus, sorry it has taken grandma so long, but just have to quilt them.

Found my next sewing machine at the quilt show yesterday...... To buy or not to buy????  We will see......

Now to box it up and ship it back to him before winter is over with!!

Kevin's quilt with border.

This is Lexus with part of the boarder, opps guess I don't have pictures of this with the final boarder, will have to fix that.

This is Kevin's Quilt top......

Both are the same blocks just different colors


I did find one yeah!!


Thanks for stopping by, have a great Sunday!!!

Karen

Tucson Quilt Show

This weekend is the Tucson Quilters Guild 35th Annual Quilt Show.

I spent a lot of time yesterday enjoying the quilts and connecting with members that I have missed in the last 2 years.  Last year I was having my 2nd catheter proceedure  and missed the show.

But this year, as always was amazing!!!!

their is still time today if you can go, Tucson Convention Center 10am to 4pm Enjoy!!

Karen

Colton our new grandbaby

Since my last post (way to long) I have not been in my sewing room since April (so sad)  I have been working on taking care of me..... Not the family but me... since I was diagnosed with heart disease last December and had one stent, another one in March 2012 been a long year.  I have totally changed my eating habits (yes I do cheat, don't we all.....? lol) And I work out at the gym. And again I am finally in my sewing room again... Went to see my new grand baby Colt (colton) the beginning of December 2012 and totally loved spending time with my exceptional daughter and grandchildren Kevin and Lexus (they are 12) and Colton (new)... Did not want to come home... but here I am a week before Christmas and working on his quilt.

 This is Colton's quilt I have it 1/2 sewn together as of tonight.....Yeah

 Lenea (my oldest and colton sleeping.... so cute.... LOVE this picture

 Out day at Myrtle Beach... Loved it, a little cold My Daughter and grandchildren... yes  all three of them are mine and I love them, miss them and would do anything for them. they are great and love their baby brother.... Kevin is so hansom!!!!

 Oh yes this is me.... 54 and lost 35 pounds....

 My oldest daughter Lenea and my youngest daughter MJ.... aren't they beautiful?????

 Me and MJ

 Colton

 Lenea out on the town with hubby Brandon,,,,, Beautiful!!!!!

 Colton is a chunk and I think this picture looks like my baby brother Pat?????

Big sister Lexus taking care of Colton, does not look quite and big in this picture....LOL But they are both beautiful to me!!!!

I am about ready to move to the east coast so I don't miss anything, they have been gone to long and grandma misses them every day.... they are so much a part of my heart...

Thanks for checking in
Karen
Merry Christmas

Getting Healty

I started Cardiac Rehab this week.  3 days and I am going to work very hard at it for 12 weeks.  Since I now have 2 stents since December I have to be really careful.  Since the rehab is all monitored by nurses I feel better about it.  I was very active and walking up until November 2011 when I started having chest pressure. Since my first stent in December 2011 I have not had any caffeine, more fruits and veggies, more fish, less red meat, nothing fried or prepackaged.

Just got this put together this morning and 10 min of use, and it is hard. Took longer to put it together. Since this is a manual elliptical for home use I have to use my own body weight to make it go.  Harder than it looks.  But then again I almost fell off the treadmill in rehab (since I never used one)

Wish me luck on changing my eating habits and exercise.

Have a GREAT Day, now into my sewing room for some fun!
Thanks for stopping by Karen

New Grandbaby!!!!

We are expecting a new grand baby in November and a new grand nephew in July!! We are so excited.  With all of my recent medical issues, it is even more important to get me healthy again.  That is what I will be working on.  My taxes are done and we break even this year, since the last dependent has left the coop last year, no deduction this year, so sad.  But when I heard the news, I started this one.......

This is for our new grand child, I have not decided about our grand nephew just yet but working on it.
Thanks for stopping, have a GREAT day! Karen