January Ramblings...

Haven't posted in a while so thought I should get back to it! It has been COLD here and I have been in hybernation!  I just do not like cold weather and the older I get that dislike increases!  I find every and any excuse to NOT go out in it!

It has been a slow January for me which is good...I am SO enjoying retirement...gets better everyday too!  We have 3 family birthdays in January...see the pics on the left side bar and we will add another one to that list soon!

I have also been bitten my the "Quilting Bug"!  I have kept that "bug" at bay for many years - just dabbling with it now and then - until now!  I have just pieced a full size quilt for our granddaughter, Katelin.  That was really so fun!  Now the part that takes longer...hand quilting it.   My goal is to finish it by her 16th birthday which is in April!  YIKES, hope I can do it! 

I have already started on piecing granddaughter Erin's quilt for her 1st birthday that's in November!  I have the material to make our grandson, Parker, a large size quilt but will wait until I finish these two.  My goal is to make a large quilt for each one of our grandchildren...that would be 16 quilts in all so far!

To help me in this endeavor, Warren bought me an early birthday present: Grace EZ3 Fabri-Fast Hand Quilting Frame.  It should arrive here by this Friday!  I am SO EXCITED and can't wait to get started hand-quilting!

We are on grandchild baby watch - baby can come anytime now - we are ready - and can't wait to meet our 16th grandchild!

So you see my slow January is getting ready to accelerate into a faster speed and if you do not see a new post on my blog until after February you will understand!