Grandma's Iris

I love to see beautiful gardens!

Flowers of every kind.

Texture and colors all blending together.

But...I dislike yard work!

I stick to easy plants, like bulbs,

that keep coming back year after year after year....

These are my Grandmothers Iris bulbs.

She started her garden in Idaho

with them in the 1930's....

then transplanted them into

her garden in Utah in the 1940's.

When she passed on and her

house was being sold, I

dug up some bulbs and transplanted

them to my first home in the 1990's.

The bulbs then came with us to our current

home.

I love Iris bulbs...

you just know they are going to bloom

each and every Spring!

Thank you!

Thank you to my Dad,

my brother R (baby in this photo)

and all the other wonderful

Servicemen and women who

have sacrificed for my everyday freedom!

Happy Memorial Day!

May Stash Busting Report

Can you believe 5 months have

already passed in 2012?

Time is just flying!

This months report is not

as large as last months, but

I am still plugging away on the

piles of fabric!

Fabric in this month: 0 yards

Fabric in during 2012: 0 yards

Fabric used this month: 3 yards

Fabric donated this month: 6.5 yards

May monthly total: 9.5 yards

Yardage used in 2012: 60 yards

(of a goal of 100 yards)

How are you doing?

Sewing and crocheting for Charity

I have gotten back to crocheting big time

the last few months.

I have also begun to learn to knit.

Tuesday, the following will be mailed out...

To OutReach to Appalachia

Crocheted baby and Adult hats

Baby Dresses

Store bought baby & children hats, and

cup coasters (for their volunteers)

 

I've enjoyed crocheting all the baby things

and using up more yarn.

Do you have a charity you creative for?

Last of this years QOV quilts

I have the privilege of living in

a community near a military base.

I also have numerous family members

who have served in the USA military services.

QOV (Quilts of Valor) is an important

military support group that I donate

quilts to every year.

Today, as part of the Memorial Day weekend,

I made my last QOV quilt for 2012.

My 2012 goal of not purchasing

any fabric-patterns-yarn

makes it so I no longer have

enough red-white-blue fabrics to make a quilt.

One of my first purchases

on January 1, 2013

will be lots of patriotic fabrics

for many QOV quilts in 2013!

What are you reading?

I'm in a reading slump!

I have a book list on my Nook,

just waiting for me to pick a new title,

but nothing sounds super interesting right now.

So...what are you reading?

KCWC 2012 Final Post

I had family issues  come up

at the last minute, so I never posted the

remaining sewing projects from KCWC 2012

So.....

Day 2

I sewed a dress for Granddaughter E's 1st birthday.

Day 3-5, I was busy with family,

so I did lots of crocheting of baby caps

and cutting out of charity clothing

Day 6 was finishing birthday clothing

for Granddaughter E

2 new Summertime tops!

I really enjoyed the KCWC Sewalong

and plan to do it again in the Fall!

April Stash busting report

I think I got my sewing mojo back in swing

during the month of April.

I have sewn Grand children's

and charity children's clothing this month,

Fabric purchased during April: 0 yards

Fabric purchased during 2012: 0 yards

Fabric used during April: 18.5 yards

Fabric donated during April: 10 yards

Fabric used during 2012: 50.5 yards

Yahoo! I am half way towards my 2012 goal

of using 100 yards, and I still have

8 months of sewing to do it!

My stash busting goal for May is to keep sewing

Grandchildren and charity clothing and

use up a large IKEA bag of fabric and

scraps I have designated as Spring/Summer fabrics.

How are you doing?

KCWC sew-a-thon: day1

This is my accomplishment for Day 1 of the sew-a-thon

I shortened the length of the dress,

since it runs very long.

I also crocheted the hat.

Now to plan for Day 2.....