What wonderful weather!

Good MONDAY Morning!

Wow...we are so lucky here in Florida (at least this time of the year) !  It's so wonderful to get up and see the pretty sun shining, smell the fresh air, hear the birdies singing, watch the silly squirrels in my back yard eating corn and chasing each other around the trees.... life is so good!

This weekend was great fun!  I had three of my Camp Blanding friends (Wynette, Donna and Diane) with me on Saturday and they learned how to make zipper bags and hot pad/trivets.  They did such a great job and they are already planning to make more!

(Diane)

(Donna)       
                                           
                                                                    (Wynette - camera shy)


Jack treated us to yummy pizza!!!  He even made the food run!  Thanks Jack!  The girls said they just wanted to live here...tee hee... OH MY...We could get into so much trouble!

Then... Sunday I began helping my "friends" with a quilt project they need piecing!  Of course... it's got a million, zillion, pieces in it... that have to be cut, ripped, pressed, and snipped!  

Then... I get to sew it together!.... Wait until you see what it looks like.  I will be taking it with me this weekend!  I'm going on a cruise with my girlfriend Mary Ann... we're heading to Galveston and getting on a BIG, BEAUTIFUL, ship and heading to sew for 7 days.  It's a quilting cruise - Paula and Maryellen (Red Crinoline Quilts) will be with us... Paula is teaching!  We're going to be lazy, eat a bunch, and quilt until we go nuts!  (plus a little gambling and shopping).

I have some shopping to do this week, nails and toes to get done, packing to do... plus I have to plan for my Jack's birthday!.  Yes... I'm a bad wife... I'm leaving on a cruise and it will be over Jack's birthday.  However, I will have presents ready and am going to see if my Heather and Keck will take him out for his birthday dinner.  Poor baby!!!  I won't even be able to call or text him.... I'm not so sure I like that!

I was looking on Pinterest this morning and saw this funny photo... I just had to share it with you....

"aaaahhhh.... so much better than the hard concrete"

Look at these bags.... I made them for my niece!!!  These are the famous "zipper" bags that we learned how to make at our St. Patrick Retreat!!!

Then.... there are 5 of us gals that sew on Friday nights... well...we are all crazy...that's all I have to say!  Yes...we are all making - "Mrs. Billings Coverlet" quilt.  This is one of the gals... it's so much prettier in person... golds, shirtings and blacks.  I'M SO STIKIN' JEALOUS!!!  I LOVE THESE COLORS!

Then... one gal is making hers from all reproduction... one from "ladies dressing gown fabric", mine are blue and white with a touch of brown and gold.  I only have my "hexies" finished for the border... Elin is much farther than me!!

Here is one of the wool projects that was completed from our B-a-a-a-d Girls Club.  This is a sewing machine mat.... with three pockets!  The birds and nest were drawn by me and then made from wool applique.  Everyone did such a great job...they are all gorgeous and all different.  

Well... it's time to have some breakfast with my honey... then get to work on those 1/2 square triangles!

Hugs to all... 

Gloria

Yippee!!!!!

Yippee!!!!      Happy Spring!!!       

We are finally getting the rain they said was on the way.  Good thing... my yard looks like a hay field!  I just hate turning on the sprinklers.... it jacks up the water and electric bill so much .... pretty darn ridiculous!  

So much going on here at Olde Green Cupboard Designs... whew!  Some days I'm not sure where to start!  The list is getting longer and longer.  I'm working on 2 quilt designs, table runner, tote bag, rug, several pillows.... plus... I just finished making 100 adorable zipper bags!!!  Yes...that's right... 100 of these little fellows... and they are so darn cute!    They will be door prizes for the September Camp Blanding Retreat.  

I sure had fun making them!!!  They are pretty, cheery and perfect for your makeup, small sewing notions, medicine... whatever you want!  I sure hope you win one (if you're going to be with us)!

Then... Vicky has been a "machine" getting so many of our unfinished projects done!  Wow... she's whipping them out like a mad woman.  Thank you Vicky!!!  We decided it was time to chisel down the UFO pile.  You know... I never realized how many I had until I sorted everything out and put them in priority order.  Some of them.... nope... not finishing them.  You know how it is... you swear you want to make something...then you get started on a couple of blocks and change your mind.  I've decided - that's perfectly okay!  As a matter of fact.. I'm making it a new "Gloria Law"!!!  If you don't enjoy working on it.... STOP - and move on to something that makes you happy and DON'T FEEL GUILTY ABOUT IT!

There was a super article in the new issue of American Patchwork & Quilting about how to revisit your stash and fall in love with all of your fabric again... and how to move it around and make it look totally different with other fabrics!!

Today it's sewing day at Cinnamon's... and to get some "needful things"!  3 of my girlfriends (my Camp Blanding buddies - Wynette, Donna, and Diane) are coming to sew with us all day Saturday.  They want me to show them how to make those awesome hot pads/trivets and the zipper bags.  Then we will all be working on our own projects.  They are such fun and a riot to be with... I know I will be laughing the entire day!

Also in this new American Patchwork & Quilting issue is Red Crinoline's new pattern - Haberdashery!  Gosh... I love the colors.  PLUS... our own Lynn Graham and Cathy Peters (here in Jacksonville) quilted it for them!  Don't forget to get your issue soon!

So... it's off to the shower, check on the laundry, empty the dishwasher... and gather up my sewing for a day away!  Yippee.... I feel like I've been cooped up in the house for days... (what am I saying... I have!!! eeeekkkk!!!  I need some human contact - other than my dh!!)

Sew a bunch today!

Gloria

Smile and be "happy"!

Hi Everyone!!!

I hope you all have a beautiful Easter Sunday!  Jack and I missed out of the family festivities... we both have terrible colds and decided it was not a great idea to pass them around to the entire family... so we had to stay HOME!!!  Jack took several naps and did handwork while watching some TV.... of which I haven't done in quite a long time... at least I got to catch up with many of my favorite shows.

Don't you like the sweet kitty?  One of my quilting buddies posted it on her Facebook page and I just couldn't resist it... it made me burst out in laughter!

Well.... the final "strike-offs" came for our fabric and they were wonderful!!!  We passed on our final choices to the fabric distributor.... so the next step is to chat with them this week and see what the strategy if for marketing, samples, etc.  This is so exciting... we can't hardly stand it.  Vicky and I are already working on two new quilt designs, a rug (YES... an AWESOME RUG), a gorgeous pillow and a few other surprises.  We'll hope they display all of them at market.  I'm so sorry.... but you're going to have to hear about this for a long time... this is something I've wanted to do since I began sewing in my early teens... and here at 64 years old it's finally happening.  See... never give up on your dreams... just keep praying and working hard to make them happen.

As soon as I can show you pictures and tell you more about it... I surely will!!

This morning my honey wants to take me to breakfast before I have to get my hair cut... sounds like a pretty good deal...don't you think?  

Hey...here are some Easter photos for you of my beautiful grandchildren and family....!  This is kind of like torture... like we used to have to watch my uncles vacation slide shows even though we didn't want to... remember those days?  eeeekkkk....  I am my uncles niece!!!  HA!!!

Lexie !!!!

Eden !!!

these are the two puppies... they belong to my nephews...they are both "weener" dogs and they LOVE each other!!!

This is my sweet GREAT granddaughter - Aubrey

This is Aubrey with her beautiful mommy... Elizibeth (my granddaughter)!  She's such a good mother!

I'm so proud of her... She's a single mommy, works full time and goes to college too...

She wants to be a teacher !!!

Okay...that's it for me for the day!  It's time go get movin' and groovin' and get some breakfast!

Then I get to visit with my "Bennett" - my hairdresser!  YIPPEE!!!! 

It's time for a little highlight and cut!

Chat with you later...

Gloria

(This is what it's like around our house!!!  HA!  But soon... it will all be better!  

Jack is getting fitted for hearing aids!  YIPPEE!!!)