before vacation

 I finished this quilt before vacation but didn't have time to download the pic's. My friend Diane made this using pillowcases her MIL made. They found the stash while cleaning out the house after her passing. The work is wonderful but the pic isn't. I forgot to take a pic until delivering it to the bar so I tossed it over the pool table.........she bordered it with dark blue and it's king sized. She is giving it to her husband Alan.

 This is my favorite piece in the quilt. I love working on memory quilts or sentimental quilts!

 This is the quilt I will be giving my friend, I was quilting it when I heard of her mother's passing, now to get the binding on.............

And last but not least is Jim's quilt, Roseanne made it for her husband with a bandanna as the starting block, the brown one in the top middle row. They went to the Cattleman's Ball last year and this is the souvenir from the Ball. This quilt spent Christmas on my quilt frame...........ugh! I still have it too because I didn't finish it before Roseanne had knee replacement surgery last week. I think I will work on another one or two of hers soon and deliver after work in O'Neill sometime. (she lives in Atkinson)

Cold

Oh I am not used to this cold...........I can't wait to be sitting by the pool in Florida in a few days! Our sort of annual vacation starts Sunday and I'm so excited! I don't have any plans while there besides swim in the ocean.
  Soooooooooo I got a few things done this week,

• Roseann's quilt that has been on the frame for a month is off and ready to go.
• A quilt for a friend is quilted who lost her mother this week.
• My friend Diane's quilt is done too, she made it for her husband, more on these when I show them off with pic's on here.
• Sorted more in my studio, books, fabric into charity baskets and even stuff for fire starter
• Magazines go to quilt group next, I'm sure someone will want to have some evening reading.
• I also got my machine on the desk.

Today was bar day, spent 3 hours this afternoon then went back after an hour and a half of laundry duty at home and put in another 7 hours, ok it's off to bed.........tomorrow is quilt shop day.....

Another day

It's another day of cleaning and sorting around here. Just returned from town, had to take Kev in to get his tractor, and I got a big ol' Mt. Dew to help me thru the afternoon. Sara told me yesterday while helping me that the first step to recovery is to admit you have a problem. (gotta love 14 yr. old) Well I have a huge problem with hoarding and my plan is to tackle it in small bits.

• 20 or so patterns are out the door, gave them away at quilt group last night
• empty boxes are out of my studio
• sorted trims and such-they have a home in a three drawer cart
• sorting kits into baskets
• empty jars are in the house ready to go to the basement
• a basket of clothes came into the house to be sorted and washed
• books and patterns are slowly finding their shelf

I hope if I work everyday it starts to make a difference around here..................oh and to get my sewing machine a happy home on my sewing desk! (with lots of room around it, not piles of stuff waiting to tip over on me)

Janurary

Another quilt from the Holt Co. Museum collection. This is a signature quilt . I should of taken notes because I've forgotten the details of the quilt.
  This month is flying by......not sure why but I'm not getting much sewing/crafting done. I am in the process of cleaning my studio. I have to admit I am a hoarder. Oh that's so hard to admit but it's time, and it's time to break the cycle of hoarding.

• I cleaned my closet and donated a trunk full of clothing to the thrift store in Ewing.
• I throw away half bottles of lotion if I know they have lost their scent, or I don't like them.
• Shoes have been sorted.
• Got rid of a few books.
• Threw a few towels away.
• Have a box of Christmas stuff ready to go away.
• Gave my Mom back her jewelry boxes that were stashed in my closet.

I feel pretty good about getting rid of things, now it's off to my studio to work some more. I am working on a jewelry making station. (kids are home, they need to haul stuff so off I go)

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from the Trease kids! Sara, Brad, Kristin and Josh.

Winter

 It's the longest night of the year, winter solstice. It was also my uncles b'day. I should of been born on this day but stubbornness on my part delayed my arrival by two more days. Forty three years ago there was a terrible storm,  my Grandma took my mom to the hospital, almost didn't get there though, couldn't get up the huge hill in the car with all the snow. When they arrived the nurses came out thinking my Grandma was the one needing help, guess my mom had to go to the doors herself to get someone to let them in. I always thought this was funny, my mom didn't look pregnant and she was tough too. I always watch the weather on this day, waiting for another blizzard, today was 40 and overcast with a slight wind. No storm tonight.

Thought I'd show what I work on when nothing is going on at work. This is an ongoing scrappy project. Very simple so I can have no stress sewing and interruptions don't hurt. I am down to borders on this now, not sure if I'll add them though, can't seem to find anything I like. Right now the quilt is 80X110 so really it don't need borders.........if it had a home I would know what color the borders should be but right now it's homeless, just add it to my UFO pile.

oh the fun we have......

The girls helped me string garland and lights on the deck rails tonight. They also decorated something that was left on the deck for over a week. I got a new one a week ago but someone keeps ignoring me when I tell him to get it off the deck (Brad).  Oh well, who we got to impress, hillbilly is in the genes. (yes those white spots are snow, I'm a mean Mom and I made them help me in the dark and snowy night)

Little Christmas Cheer

 I like decorating and creating for Christmas. The first wreath is one I made for Al. I clean his house once a week or so when time allows. He forbid a tree when I asked him if he had one or wanted one so I compromised and made him a wreath. The lights and all the ornaments are his, I just supplied the wreath, bows and the girly pink cow ornament on the left.(he raises Holstein heifers) 

 This sweet Barbie wreath is MINE!!! I used to have them on a tree that sat in my bedroom but with my new furniture there just is not room for a tree so I downsized a bit and put them on a wreath. I am donating the leftovers to the second hand store, I don't really need 40 Barbie toys..........

This little tree sits on the kitchen bar, it blinks alot! I put pokie lights on it and mostly red and white ornaments. We used to have pokie lights when I was little so when I found them at the thrift store I had to have them. Mom says the pokie star points kept me and the dog from messing with them on the tree.

bags

Sara, Mom and I made a few makeup bags last night for gifts. They had them cut out and zippers in before I got there so all I had to help with was the sewing sides and corners. I stole this pic from my Mom's blog   flicshasews.blogspot.com  if anyone wants to see more that we've done. I love making things like this and it was even better with help.