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My One Monthly Goal (link up is at Elm a Street Quilts) for September is....

This ancient TAW UFO. If you think that this looks familiar, well, it is because I posted about it here in July....when it was my OMG for that month. So, I have made progress, but it needs to be a finish for this month. 

And, yes, Diet Pepsi is a necessary quilting tool...lol.

I need another finish to catch up to my personal challenge of a top every month, or 12 for this year. The race to finish Glorious Gardens threw me behind, but it was worth it to see that one through.

My work table looked like this yesterday.

Drives me nuts and decreases my productivity, so in a jiffy it was back to this....

Whew!!!

Family at Ebeneezer Stone Farm on Sunday....

As we gathered to celebrate Rob’s birthday ...

And to dedicate Ebeneezer Stone Cemetery...

It was a beautiful day and God treated us with double rainbows...

Take Care,

Jennie

It’s Been Awhile.....

Since I linked up to Slow Sunday Stitching over at Kathy’s. She wanted a pic of where we relaxed and sewed. Her place was outside, but I don’t do much outside stitching because the dogs really want to help.

My favorite place is in my comfy chair, propping my feet up on the ottoman that Mattie and I share.

You can see that I have my newest EPPing project in my lap. It is Salute to Levens Hall by Kim McLean. I am doing this one in pastels...a nice change from the dark, dramatic look of Glorious Gardens.

Speaking of Glorious Gardens, Mary Lou (our EPPing facilitator), Laura and I challenged ourselves to finish this top by September 1st. The good news is that we all made it. To say we were happy is an understatement. Here are our quilts....

Mary Lou’s

Laura’s

And mine.

Aren’t they beautiful??? 

And this is Gretchen’s amazing Glorious Hexagons, which is a work in progress....

I also finished another block on the Linda Brannock Flowers quilt.

I appliqued my baskets instead of piecing. They are a bit wonky, but the pieced ones in the pattern were, too. I am still a block behind, mostly because I am obsessed with these EPPing projects.

Was excited to receive this lovely package in the mail last week....

Beautiful Liberty of London lawns to add to my stash.

We had the last of the okra from our garden this week.

We worked on preparing our beds for cool weather vegetables a couple of days when it wasn’t too hot.

Jackson’s flag football team won the championship in their league..,

Now it’s time for fall baseball. That boy always has a ball of some kind in his hand.

Sara Ashley and her mom travelled to Athens for the first UGA game of the season.

They were looking good and so were the Dawgs!!

Take Care,

Jennie 

Happy Birthday Rob

My heart yearns to celebrate Rob’s birthday just as we did last year...and so many other years...with family, food and lots of joy....

Instead, Rob is celebrating in heaven with his Lord and Savior, free from the Goliath that stole him away from us.

And we will celebrate here....

Dedicating this beautiful little cemetery on the plot of land that Rob chose, overlooking his beloved farm. He would be so pleased with the attention to detail that Christi has exhibited as she orchestrated the planning of this special site, Ebeneezer Stone Cemetery.

And on his stone, the words he wanted to be remembered by....”courageous, loving, faithful “. I can’t think of any words that could better describe his journey through a life cut short far too soon. Sweet boy, I miss you so. Happy birthday in heaven.

Take Care,

Jennie 

I Have Composed....

At least a million blog posts in my mind over the past month. Unfortunately, none of them have made it to my blog. So, here I am, mid August...but at least I am here.

I failed to meet my one monthly goal last month, as I have been totally distracted by Glorious Gardens...

I had promised myself that I would finish this very large (90”x90”),  English paper pieced quilt that I started in January of 2017 ...by the end of August.

Let me tell you that it has been a challenge, and I am not quite there yet, but there is definitely light at the end of the tunnel. My friends, Laura and Mary Lou, have also accepted the challenge, and we plan to have show and tell at our monthly meeting on September 1st. I am HOPING to get finished by tonight. Wish me luck.

My rug camp rug has seen very little work....a bit of border and background...

I really like this big rug....why is everything that I make large????...and look forward to getting back to it soon.

Another thing that has kept me busy is putting up veggies and peaches.

Lots of work, but so worth it when we have fresh things from our freezer come winter.

Debi sent me a pic the other day of one of my quilts that she was working on all loaded on the longarm.  

Can’t wait to see this one all done. The binding is made and waiting.

We’ve had lots of visitors to this Little Lime hydrangea.

The old hospital folks had their quarterly meeting the end of July.

Always lots of fun.

Hoping to get back into the swing of blogging. So many folks have left their blogs behind for Instagram. I love Instagram, but I still love blogs. 

Take Care,

Jennie 

God Bless America

What a blessing to live in this great land!!!

My One Monthly Goal goes right along with the theme for this day. Visit 

OMG by clicking on the link.

This is my oldest UFO, started about 1991!! I cannot explain why I have never completed it. The reality is, that I still love it after all those years. 

Hoping I can make some sense of these yellowed directions and get her done. Everything is cut out and the strip sets are partially made. I even worked on it briefly a few years ago. Wish me luck!

These two beauties are growing up way too fast....

Off to prepare for a little celebration with extended family at Ebenezer Stone Farm. Happy and safe fourth to you all.

Got to love this one...

Take Care,

Jennie 

OMG Finish and EPP

Last week I was away at Caraway Rug School having a grand old time. This week it has been catch up time. 

You saw my Snowball Quilt that I made with FQS....

But I will show the pic again since it was also my One Monthly Goal  finish.....and it is quilt top finish six for the year. That makes me right on goal for finishing one quilt top per month.....woohoo!!

I am a bit behind on the Linda Brannock Flowers quilt...like two appliqués blocks, soon to be three. I have one in progress now. And I have set the first blocks together.

Row nine of Glorious Gardens is finished. Two more full rows to go.

I have lots of pics from Caraway and will share them over the next few days. I am loving my rug and looking forward to sharing it.

Take Care,

Jennie 

Fat Quarter Shop Snowball Quiltalong

Today is the unveiling date for the FQS Snowball Quiltalong. You saw where I was working on it on my Instagram and here.

This is my quilt top.....

I love the way these quick and easy Snowball blocks allow for showcasing these adorable Christmas fabrics...

Thanks, FQS, for allowing me to be a part of this Quiltalong!!!

Take Care,

Jennie 

RSC

Today is  Scrappy Saturday.for the RSC 2018. I failed to post the pink nine patches from last month...

And here are this month’s teal blocks...

I couldn’t stop myself from using some of my tana lawns to start this.....

They are mostly Libertys with a few others thrown in.

I needed another project like I need a hole in my head, but this one is so much fun.

I haven’t abandoned Glorious Gardens....I have eight rows joined....three more then the edges to go. My goal is by the end of the summer.

Tomorrow Laura, Kathie and I leave for rug camp and I can hardly wait!! A whole week of no responsibilities, friends and rug hooking. Visit 

Caraway Rug School to see what will be going on.

Christi and the kids will return from Hawaii on Monday. They have had a wonderful time, laced with some bittersweet moments. Tomorrow will be hard....Father’s Day and the six month anniversary of Rob’s passing. 

I had an incredibly fun day on Thursday. I got together with several of my Grady Memorial Hospital Nursing School friends....most of whom I hadn’t seen since graduation in 1969!

We chatted nonstop...as though we had just seen one another the day before. We are doing it again soon.

Our get together reminds me of this......

Take Care,

Jennie