Sunday October 21, 2012

I cannot believe that Christmas is almost here. It has been very overcast in Spring Valley, and All of Southern California for that matter. So I am inside the house hanging out and sewing. 
I was about to dispose of these muffin tins, and then made them into these small little pin cushions. Who would not want an extra pin cushion..? 

After I sewed for a few hours, I started cleaning out one of the hall closets, then dusted the bedroom,.. it never ends in a house this large.
The dogs need to go out for walks about 5 to 10 times a day....    
Cloths need to be washed and Dinner needs to be made.  I wish I had a personal assistant who could do all things for me, would that be a good dream.

Monday it is going to be overcast again so I guess I'll be inside the house again cleaning and working. 


I have to go for a ride into mission Hills to go get something... I really need that personal assistant.... today.

Rainy Days in the Quilting room

October 12, 2012 
Christmas is fast approaching. I have two (2) quilts that I need to bind and just cannot seem to get to them. Every day the tenants call me with fires that need to be put out at the apartment buildings I manage. How can a girl get anything done in the quilting studio when she has to work. 
I also have a drunkard path 150 squares on the wall that have to be sewn together. I have been thinking of hiring someone to just come and sew together quilt for me that I design.
then I could get caught up. ( I have also been hoping to win the California lottery...HA..Ha)  :)   I guess I will have to just continue plugging along. 

First thing at 10:00 am I have to go to pick up one of my sewing machines, it has been in for its yearly cleaning. I took it to the Sew Hut  (http://www.sewhut.com) in clairemont, part of San Diego.  They service your computer machine for $65.00. That is right... everyone else in San dingo I called wanted over $100.00.   I took in my Pfaff 7570 sewing machine. All my friends love that machine, and it sews great.  I have not seen it for almost 2 weeks and I am going through distress of loss of my favorite machine. 
there is nothing like sitting down and sewing on your favorite machine. 

It raining last night here in Spring Valley so hard I through the roof of the house would cave in. I know we need rain, but it just pounded the roof tops. 
Yesterday afternoon, before it started raining I went out in to they yard, and my yard is close to 1/2 acre, and spread around fertilizer. When I go buy fertilizer I come home with 2 large bags, that I use one time and then it is gone.  I used all of it up yesterday, but the rain really soaked it into the ground, So in about 2 weeks I will see the results with lot of new flowers and growth. However I do this every month during the winter so next summer The yard is really looking great. 

Well I have to run and go get my machine and hopefully spend the afternoon in the quilting studio. 

Nancy 

October 04, 2012

Hi,
It has been so long since I had written on my blog. Things on the blog changed and I had to get help to learn how to sign on and write on the blog. 
I have been busy working in the garden. It has been very hot in Spring Valley this summer. When it is that hot, my quilt studio get as even hotter and makes it very uncomfortable to work in.

  I have been working on this Double Diamond quit pattern. It is alot easier than it looks, but still takes a bit of time.  
I have a few in different colors and it is fun. 
 As always I have been working on UFO's ( Unfinished objects.) I have so many they will never end. So why bother to start with a new idea when I have so many to finish.
The bloggers that can write on their blogs every morning, my hats are off to them. 
My typical day starts off at 6:30 am Cosmo the cat, that is him below,  comes in and wakes me up, he has a alarm clock on his right paw. He know when it is 6:30 am. I do not need an alarm clock, I have cosmo. 

I get up and let the cats out, then in a bit, the two small chihuahua's want to go out into the back yard. We have a very large eagle flying around the yard, so the dogs have to be watched.
About 7:30 I make a cup of coffee and head for the email. 
About 8:00 I try to get showered, but by then some of the cats want back in, the phone rings six times
and the dogs want out again. OK now it is 9:30.... This morning I weed waked the yard, then got out the blower and cleaned everything up,and did a big more gardening.

Well it is now 3:00 pm and finally heading for the quilting studio. I will try to get something done, only if the phone does not ring another 6 times. Or if Freddie does not get out the front door again. 
Have a great day. 

Nancy