An addition to the Herd

For the past few months we have been looking for a horse for Jessica, or 15 year old daughter. You know the type, been there done that. Not so old that he or she wouldn't be fun, but old enough to be smart with a beginner rider on her back.

A horse with trail experience and ring work. Well, our search is over.

Meet Desi, she is a 14 year old QH/pony. She is 14 hands high and

a real sweet heart. That's Jessica on Desi for the first time. Desi is a retired lesson pony and has trail experience. She hasn't been ridden in a while, so our trainer will give her a refresher course. But this little girl is so smart, it won't take much. Jessica is so excited. Desi will arrive at our stable on Sat. This is going to be so special to watch their friendship grow.

Thank you Christine for your faith in us and allowing us to adopt Desi. You will always have a special place in our hearts. God Bless

Penny

A sad day in PA

If you have been following the posts you know that our mama cat had kittens 3 weeks ago. Well, last Tues. mama was killed by a car. The whole family was turned upside down. So, the girls and I are hand raising 5 kittens. They have taken to the bottle just great and are even using a litter box. We have streched their feedings yesterday and today so we now have a more normal sleep pattern. Now, to get them weaned and into new homes. They are so cute and daddy caved and we will be keeping two of the kittens. LOL

My Taylor's Tulip center is done

Well, I finally got my Taylor's Tulip center done and I am very pleased with the way it turned out.

The flowered focus fabric really does help bring the colors together.

Now, I have to wait...... :(

Fabrics

Here are my fabric choices for Taylor's Tulips.

I can't wait to get started.

The Rumors are True!!

I friend of mine from down under twisted my arm and Yes I am doing a second Block of the Month. This pattern is from a designer right here in PA, Heather Finnell who calls her company, “Burning the Midnight Oil”. The pattern can be found on her homepage http://burningthemidnightoilquilts.com/. The name of her new BOM is, “Taylor’s Tulips”. This lovely quilt combines both pieced blocks and appliqué accents. I am using her color choice too. This will be my first blue and yellow quilt. I am so excited about getting it started.

We have also started a yahoo chat group to help and encourage each other as we work on this project. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BOMchatMidnightoil/

Also, as a group we are meeting Monday nights, est, in “Quiltcahat” http://www.kathkwilts.com/
This is a live chat room, click on the pink link that says, “Click Here for Live Chat Now!!” this will bring you into the room.

Hope you join us as we build this lovely quilt top together.
Penny

The "NEW" additions

Well, at 3:35 this morning our daughter’s cat, NEWKIE, decided that my bed looked like a great birthing center. My husband and I were woken up by the meow of a new kitten. We managed to move mom and baby down to the box that we had gotten ready for her. After 2 1/5 hours she delivered 5 kittens.

One solid black, two black and gray tabby, one orange, and one light orange, almost buff and white. Mom and babies are doing great! She is such a good mommy.

The View from my kitchen

This is the window about my kitchen sink. My husband built a shelf for my African Violets. They are all in bloom so it makes for a lovely view.

Penny

Hydrangea are done

My hydrangea for the BOM that I'm doing are done. This has been a huge challange for me, I'm not one for applique.

I am very pleased with the way they turned out, and also thrilled with the way the zig zag looks.

I might even do more applique.

I hate applique!!

Oh my, what have I gotten myself into? This Aussie friend of mine twisted my arm so hard that I just couldn't tell her no! LOL Now I find myself doing this BOM pattern with lots of applique.

http://applewd.com/BOM/page1.html

May's block starts the appliqueing process. The designer, Beth Ferrier has some great tips on how to speed up the applique process.

http://www.kayewoodtv.com/ktv.html?bcpid=340480221&bclid=348522981&bctid=823494808

But, this is still going to be a challenge for me. I hope this project gets me over my fear of applique, if it doesn't I guess this will be a wip (work in progress) for a looooonnnnngggggg time. LOL

Quilt Class Summer Schedule

Once again the Ben-Franklin in Towanda PA has asked me to put together a summer teaching schedule. So, the following is the schedule, keep checking, it will be updated often.

A Simple Sampler, Great for the beginner quilter.


Friday May 30th 5:30-7:30


June 6th 5:30-7:30


Cost: $25 per person

Workshop Disappearing Nine-Patch

June 7th 9:30-12:30

ALL ARE WELCOME

$5.00 per person

Thimbleberries "Summer Day"

June 8th, 15th, 22nd 12:30pm-3:30pm

Cost $45 per person.

To register and recive a supply list call the BenFranklin at (570)-265-8688 ask for Carla or mailto:ebfcjayc@comcast.net