Pinning A Quilt

Emily loves to help me. I was pinning a quilt and she asked if she could help.

Well, a Nana never says no. So here she is with her grapefruit spoon "closing up" her pins.

Just in case you think she didn't use enough pins...

Teri's Quilt

My friend Teri passed away before she could finish this quilt. She was making this for a very dear friend. My friend Ty and I have put the top together and then Ty will quilt it on her longarm. I know her friend will treasure this quilt.

 

And, there are those Tootie Girls! Looking a little worse for the wear after a day of playing!

Back at it...

I'm sad to say that I haven't done any quilting since October. But, I'm happy to say that I am back at it!

I'm making these four quilts from a Lori Smith pattern. The first one is almost done. I have the other three prepped.

Now that it is getting warmer the Tootie Girl's Mommy is getting the backyard ready for a fun summer. They have a swing set. They got a trampoline from Santa. 

Now they have an outdoor chalk board!

Soccer!

Yes, we are playing soccer!

It's really cold outside.

So, Nana made us headbands.

To keep our ears warm.

Merry Christmas!

Nana and The Tootie Girls send you the warmest wishes for a Merry Christmas!

I've been hand quilting this little quilt.

I've got a way to go.

Mommy planned another Tootie Girl project.

Here's Emily with her painting smock on!

And, Sarah doing her best work.

Here are the jolly fellows!

What's this?

Emily has to wear a patch over her eye for three hours a day. She wasn't too eager to wear the scratchy black patch. So, we looked on the internet and found a tutorial on making a flower (eye) patch!

Well, Sarah had to have one too! So, Nana made her a patch to go over her sunglasses!

Magic Tricks

Now you see them...

Now you don't!

It's the Disappearing Nine Patch. I've always wanted to try this. The Pandora's Box I started last Saturday had some extra 2 1/2" squares so I thought I would try it.

Well, this is not a disappearing act...just two Tootie Girls hiding from a fly that got in the house. They are terrified of them!

A Projek

Mommy found a cool project for us to do!

Some crayons, a canvas, glue and a hair dryer!

The Tootie Girls sorted the crayons into color groups.

 And handed the crayons to Mommy so she could glue them on the canvas.

All done with that part...

Blowing the crayons witht the hair dryer...look what's happening!

Wow! That was fun! 

Yesterday I had a chance to sew for a little while. I finished making this pillow from an applique block I had done earlier. The words are...Blackbird Sings At My Backdoor.

We had some pictures made at a local park. Can you believe the Tootie Girls are almost four?

I made their outfits.

And, finally, my daughter's latest painting.

It's Summer...

..and you know what that means!

The Tootie Girls are swimming...

and eating ice cream!

It's too hot for Nana to go outside. I've been busy sewing and have lots of blocks ready for the design wall...

Loose Change from Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.

Done in Moda's Minnick & Simpson's Flag Day Farm fabrics.

And, finally, Happy 4th! 

Camping Out In The Bathtub

It's spring in Texas! That means flowers blooming and green grass. Unfortunately it also means rain, lightning, hail and tornados. The sirens sound when we are having bad weather. That means taking shelter in a safe place. How do you get two three year olds to take shelter without scaring them? Camping out in the bathtub!

We took our pillows and favorite quilt to protect us...I mean to camp out. Luckily there were no tornados in our area that night.

Tootie Girl fun!