Flirty Apron Swap

I was a member of the Flirty Apron Swap. When I returned home from Virginia, this box of goodies was waiting for me. My swap partner, Jany, made this WONDERFUL apron for me. It is made from a vintage pillowcase and she added the wonderful chicken fabric and in just the right colors for my kitchen. Look at that big red vintage button. I absolutely LOVE THIS APRON!

The apron is a clothes pin style and it is reversible!

Here is a pic of the reverse side....just WONDERFUL. See the darling vintage chick used to make the pocket.
And check out these wonderful vintage buttons that she sent to me. AWESOME! But that's not all.

Check out these vintage laces and trims and another vintage embroidery piece. I hit the jackpot!

THANK YOU JANY! You have really gone over the top!

....and the SOGGA continues..

and I mean SOGGY! Remember a couple of posts ago, I told you that the whole front of our metal roof had blown off? Well the sogga continues....We spent the weekend in Virginia visiting our DS and DIL. We returned home very late on Monday night -- well wee hours of Tuesday morning. We noticed the ceiling was water-stained. During the night Tuesday, the ceiling in this extra bedroom came tumbling down.......

And what a mess it made!!!! There was wet sheetrock and insulation EVERYWHERE! Thank goodness this is my son's old room and and we don't sleep in there.

It is all cleaned up now and thank goodness the contractor came out today and put plastic and boards all over and secured the roof as more rain is predicted. Now we hope the ceiling in the other bedroom doesn't come down as it is wet as well. I have been busy moving things out of the way and cleaning!!! The new metal has been ordered and the contract will begin installation on Saturday, weather permitting. We are also awaiting a bid from another contractor for the ceiling repair and re-installation of insulation.

I need some quality sewing time! Maybe this weekend!

Flirty Apron Swap

I am part of the Flirty Apron Swap -- A vintage remake. We were to take a vintage linen and remake it into an apron for our partner. I have only made one other apron in my life so I was getting "out of my box". I found the following vintage round table topper while at Wimberley Trade Days last month. I absolutely fell in love with it on site and just knew it was the linen to use to make my swap apron. I loved the baskets with flowers and the blue ribbon stitching.

I went to the quilt shop and purchased some vintage reproduction fabrics that matched for the waistband. The original edging on the topper was orange and some was missing and I didn't really like that color with the line. SEW, I added a different edging -- a crochet edging. Nope, I didn't crochet it! Here is a picture of the completed apron. The ties are long and can also be wrapped around the back and tied in the front. I wasn't up for modeling so here it is on my cutting table.

After completing the apron, I wish I would have lined it as the linen is thin, but it's done now. Maybe the recipient will use it as decor instead of a utility apron. The following is a close-up of the embroidery. I can just envision a woman years ago sitting and enjoying her handwork. I love doing handwork, it is my stress reliever.


Along with the apron, we were to send an additional vintage linen and a vintage recipe. Here is what I am sending my partner. The apron, the linen, with another basket on it, an machine embroidered handtowel for her kitchen, and a little handmade trivet/hotpad. The recipe I sent is for Old Fashioned Tea Cakes.

This has been a really fun swap and something very different for me to do. I sure hope my partner (whoever it may be ??????) likes her package. I can't wait to receive mine!

I've been M.I.A.

Yep, I've been Missing in Action. I just realized I've not posted on my blog since April 5th!!! That's not good! I've really been busy at work; I was out for about 3 days to a conference and you know how it goes "when you play, you pay". LOL! May is "Older Americans Month" and in my business that means celebrate! I've been busy planning a luncheon for the County Seniors that will be held in May.

I have not done much sewing at all!!! I guess I've been in a bit of a slump and not much time. I did finish my Vintage Linens Apron for the swap -- I'll post a picture later. I've done some hand embroidery while watching TV with hubby, but that's really about it!

We had some really bad rain and wind in my part of Texas the last couple of days and we lost over half of our metal roof -- it's all in the back pasture! Thank goodness, no leaks as of yet as the metal was installed over an old composition roof. My quilting studio (which is a separate building) also had some damage on one corner, but thank goodness no leaking there either!

I hope you are all have a wonderful Blessed Sunday. The sun is shining at my house this morning!

My Week!

What a whirlwind week I have had! I went to a Meals on Wheels of Texas conference in New Braunfels, TX. It was a great conference and will be helpful to me in my job. Here is a picture of the inside of my "Sunday House" that I stayed in.

This a picture of the outside of the Sunday House.

The first night, we went to the Grist Mill Restaurant in Gruene, TX. The rest of the conference, meals were provided.

The Grist Mill is located next to Gruene Hall -- the oldest dance hall in Texas. I've been to Gruene Hall many, many times, but this is the first time I tool a picture of the Historical Marker:

Of course, my first stop when I got to New Braunfels, was the Quilt Haus! Here are a few pics of things I bought.....TAMU fabric....

Black/white fat quarters to 'enhance' my collection.
A book for my sweet granddaughter.

Some more stash enhancers.

The conference was over on Friday, but I went to Blanco to spend time with family. We went to the Wimberley Trade Days on Saturday. Here are some of the treasures I bought.

Some wonderful vintage linens....I still have to wash and iron them.

This is one of my favorite pieces, a round table topper;

Here's a close-up of the embroidery:


I bought this window frame. I don't think it is very old, but I liked it. I am going to put quilt blocks in the windows and hang it in my bedroom.

It was a fun day and the weather was beautiful!

Tyler Quilt Show

The following are some pictures from the Tyler Quilt Show.

This was the wearable arts section and I LOVED this top---made of vintage linens.

The following is Psalm 23; beautiful quilt.

I am not a big fan of the Turning 20 pattern, but check out this one: It is all about Texas with embroidery in the blocks. I really liked it.

Here is a close up of some of the blocks:

Loved this quilt. I've been fighting myself NOT to buy the pattern. Can you tell from these pictures, that I'm "really into" embroidery these days????

There were several Christmas quilts in the show.

Nice pink/brown in repro fabrics.

Handembroidered quilt "Angel of the Month: I was really nice.
If you are a fan of Leanne Beasley, you will like this quilt. The maker added more blocks to make the quilt larger.
Another Christmas quilt made from log cabin blocks with embroidery in the centers. I overhead a man in the crowd say "it needs more green". I think so too.

This story quilt about fishing caught my eye since my hubby is gone on a fishing trip.
Roosters, of course!

This fall quilt was really pretty with the use of the colors.

This qpplique quilt was made entirely of wool.
I liked this feather star with the delectable mountain blocks surrounding it.
This quilt is "Tulip Time" incorporating machine embroidery and piecing. I have started this same quilt, but nope it's not finished.

That's All Folks!

Wackies on the Move!

The Wackies were on the move yesterday....Well about half of them anyway. We loaded up and went to the 28th Annual Azalea Quilt Show in Tyler, Texas. Annie, Jerri, Kathleen and myself met at the local Brookshires at around 9 a.m. and the Wackiness began. Now, if you have followed any of the Wackies' blogs, you know we can be pretty crazy. We all donned our glitzy, wild, and oh so beautiful Wacky shirts. We were so cute! On the way, we had to stop at "the little store" to pick up Rhonda -- she lives out of "town", but on the way to Tyler. We get Rhonda in and we are really off this time. I'm driving my suburban -- now that's a big truck, plus we had ALL THAT WEIGHT in the vehicle.....I mean NOT that we are Heavy....hehehe, but the wind was TERRIBLE. We were all over the road. I mean I know that it was NOT my driving or the fact that they were making me laugh.

Here's a picture of the motley crew at the show. L-R: Annale, Jerri, Kathy, Rhonda, Kathleen

The show was nice and I'll be posting some pictures of the quilts a bit later. There were quite a few vendors there. I was on a mission. I was looking for wool for myself and for Wacky Molly--Molly was unable to go with us due to other obligations :( . BUT NO, I DID NOT FIND ANY. I was NOT happy. I certainly did not do a good job of stimulating the economy. All I bought were some cute little quilty note cards (ooops, don't think I took a photo of those) and some thread.

Now the Nimble Thimble quilt shop in Tyler was at the show, but mostly showing those snobbie Berninas (sorry...didn't mean to offend anyone). She told us that her shop had 20% off all fabrics. So we finish at the show, head to lunch, and then to Nimble Thimble.

I bought the following pattern. The picture does not do it justice. They had the quilt made and it was kitted. The quilt was CUTE. I didn't want the kit because I would prefer to do my own thing. Besides, I want this quilt to hang in my kitchen and the colors they used, although fabulous, just didn't work for the kitchen.

Sew, I bought this chicken fabric to be the border and the rest of the quilt will be scrappy from my stash. The other piece of fabric was 50% off and I just got it as a "stash enhancer".

Now they had a 50% off room with lots of a good deal of fabrics and other items, but ya know, I just didn't see anything that 'bit me'.

I did buy the following magazine. LOTS of cute patterns for pillows and pincushions.

And FINALLY I found some wool. They have a great assortment of wool -- all colors, patterns. It comes in 1/4 yard pieces. I picked up these four pieces. The picture isn't too good. The first is a pretty green/yellow stripe, the second a very nice beige plaid, third piece from the left is a beautiful marbled spring green and the fourth is a beige.

Then, we headed home. Most of the way home, we had an ambulance following us. My "passengers" felt that they were following us as a "precaution". Now, I'm not sure if they were being funny or they were scared..........LOL

And there you have it.......Another "Wackies on the Move" outing.