Shopping, Eating, Chatting FAMILY FUN

had a fun day, farmers market, shopping, grilling out and sitting around with the Grandkids playing (LIFE IS GOOD) what more can you ask on a Saturday night.

The Girls bought me a new purse (That I got to pick out) some flowers from 1 800 flowers that are beautiful, an awesome crock and a really nice saying about "What My Mom taught me about being a Mom" and we are going out for brunch tomorrow. Should be fun. Hoping to get my porch furniture out of my shed but I can't do it by myself. It's about time for some FRONT PORCH SITTING but I need my couch out first. LOL.
I will post some pics of my new Mothers Day Presents tomorrow I hope.

HOPING ALL THE MOMS OUT THERE ENJOY THEIR MOTHERS DAY TOO.

Long TIme No Chat

It has been a busy time in my life. Seems like I am busy constantly but really don't know what I have been doing to keep myself so busy. If that makes any sense.

I have been working on my yard and flower beds this spring, it is an ongoing project but I LOVE playing outside when the weather is good. I am still working on the yard and getting my flowers all planted. I will post some more photos when I get done. The 1st and 2nd photos are my "Memory Garden" that I am working on for my Husband (Roger) who passed away in 2010 of Lung Cancer caused by Agent Orange in Viet Nam. He was a Master Gardener and there are Lupines back in that garden that are volunteers from when he planted the gardens. Bittersweet :) but so peaceful and calming to sit back there and relax.

Quilt, Play, Babysit, Quilt, Play, Babysit, that seems to be my life lately. I have gotten 3 tops done, 1 for a gift for my Tax Lady, 1 for a gift for a girlfriends anniversary and 1 was supposed to be a Linus Quilt but I was sick and didn't make it to Linus Day so decided to donate it to the Local Library Art Auction. FUN FUN FUN. This is a photo of the Library Donation Quilt top, being quilted as I type.

Today I babysat for Jace, hadn't seen him for over a week (Long time for me) and I missed him. So much FUN, we read some books, played a little "RUN" I sit in the dining room, throw the dogs ball, she chases after the ball and Jace runs thinking she is chasing him. whatever keeps him happy :). He is going to be 2 next month hard to believe he is that old. I bought him a really cute wooden barn. Someone at a craft fair makes them, painted red, the roof painted black, it has a hay mow and the roof opens so you can get to the hay mow. one side is completely open the other side has a little door on it. CUTE CUTE CUTE and there is a fold out fence that goes all the way around the barn. Taking to a girl to have her paint Jace's name on it too. Should be an exciting birthday. HOPE HE LOVES IT!!!!!!!!!! I will take some pics once his name is painted on it and show it off a little.

BUSY

I made this for a good friend of mine, Nan Moore from Port Orange Florida. We have been friends for a number of years, she is a long arm quilter, a quilt historian, a quilt appraiser, a feedsack finatic, a horse lover, etc. I love quilts and quilting and am also a feedsack freak, she also has Twin Girls (I have Twin Girls) and one of her Twin Girls had Twin Girls. This was supposed to be a Christmas Present but I puddled around nervous about getting started on it and finally got it done in time for Valentines Day. :) THEY LOVE IT, I am SOOO HAPPY, worried it wouldn't turn out but it did. That is my usual dilemma, no self confidence to start projects, or to finish them once I start on them. LOL Story of my life.

Also been working on a few quilts, have two done for gifts and one done for Linus Project next weekend, hopefully I feel good enough to show up for that.

And also have been working on some rug hooking, have 2 little mug rugs done except for the finishing, again the FINISHING!!!!!!!!! hoping to get at least one of them done this week.

So what has everyone else been up to lately? Anything exciting? I am SOOO BAD about posting every day but I will try to be better. not too much exciting in my life to talk about every day.

This is what I have been working on the past couple of nights, going to a craft Fair in November and I plan on making some hooked mug rugs. Haven't hooked in years, hoping it all comes back to me pretty fast. my BFF Linda Lee Thomas ditched Wisconsin for the sun and fun of California but she we are still friends on facebook. She drew me some designs, can't wait to get started on the whole project, just a few more colors to cut and I should be good to go . WISH ME LUCK.

Progress

Just spent the majority of the afternoon redoing my etsy store. I haven't listed or sold anything in FOREVER, so now that I started making journals and am having fun dyeing again I decided to revamp "The Shop" and seeing if I can sell some of my designs and fun stuff.

So here is my shop info. Hoping to get some journals on there shortly and maybe some hand dyed wool too. Possibly some of my stash too once I figure out what I want to "Destash" 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/FencedInDesigns?ref=si_shop

so stop by the shop and check it out ~~~~~~~give me a few days to get some listings going but I promise shortly.

Other than that, nothing too exciting going on around here. Rainy Friday here, so I haven't had much ambition except to play on the computer and get the changes made on etsy.

Enjoy your Friday :)

Oh forgot 1 thing, in case you don't live in Wisconsin, it is fall here and THIS IS WHY I STAY IN WISCONSIN and it is worth it 90% of the time.

String Blocks~UFO

Doing a String Block Swap on Facebook Just Us Quilters group, I think I have about 1/2 my blocks from other people. How fun. They are 8.5" blocks and I think when I am done swapping I should have around 30 blocks, Enough for a good sized quilt. These are some of the blocks I have received so far.

I guess I neglected to put the centers together correctly but you get the idea. They are going to look awesome when I get it put together. FUN FUN FUN