Chair Make Over

Cindy found this chair at a yard sale for a quarter...it needed a lot of work..So she painted it and recovered the cushion and added some detail..

We found the perfect doll for the chair in Jody's house...but she didn't seem to want to let her stay in the chair, since the chair was going back to Cindy's house...hehehehehehe...So Cindy will be busy making her own too perch in this lovely chair...The Ol'Blogger

Country Apron...

I used the country theme for my apron that is to be finished by Chocolate Night....Complete with roosters, horses, and pigs...Since I am a country bumpkin...Just wish I had all the projects done...But eventually I will..The Ol'Blogger

Jody's August UFO "Rain in my Hosta's"

Pictured here is Jody's August UFO....I believe it is raw edge shapes inside of shapes...She had some fabrics she loved and wanted to use..So she made an art wall hanging..which is named "Rain in my Hosta's". For those who don't  know she has Hosta's every where on her property and they are beautiful...

Jamani Sue

Jamani Sue named by Jody even before she had her completed. Sue is for her dear friend, who spun the wool to be used as dreadlocks for the hair of this magnificent pillar doll.. Jamani is Swahili translated in English for friend... She had been in the making for a short while..so it was nice to see her finally in her "Place of Honor" by Jody's large picture window... Of course Jody used African type fabric...and all the little details of bone beads etc. just add to her...The Ol' Blogger

Movie Day

For our August Fun Meter Fill Up Meeting, we were already pumped from our day trip on Friday...We had show-n-tell which I will share later..What was to be snack food for movie day, turned out to be a meal.. Jody's house was our threater for the treat...Pictures for this posting will be of us watching our movies and knitting away...We watched "It's Complicated" and " Mama Mia"...

Top: Kathy and Cindy T.    Bottom: Rhona, Cindy P. and Sherry..

Sorry bottom pic is blurred but someone moved, I am thinking they all were laughing which we did a lot of.......Here we all set knitting with the yarn's we had purchased the day before...More about our day later..We are meeting Tuesday night to go to see "Eat,Pray,Love"...Our next scheduled day is September 25 at Cindy P's...The Ol'Blogger

Sheep Street...Morgantown, Indiana....

We met at Jody's this morning by 9am...arriving one right after another...Piled in the SoTA Van...which for some reason they put me up front with "The Elder"...I am the only one that had never been there and they told me to give her directions....Which I did....giggle..Really I think Cindy just wanted to work on a beading project...will have pictures later...We arrived before they opened...but were welcomed in anyway....OMG...I stood staring with my mouth hanging open...It was Amazing...

I am going to do this posting in a rainbow of colors as that is what was all around us...

Not sure what Sherry was smiling at...which is the case most of the time we are together...Lots of smiles, laughter, and cries of look at this...Just take a look at these hand dyed yarns....Oh, my oh my......The girls are like kids in a candy store....You have to touch....Rhona, Sherry and I....touching....what to buy, oh, what to buy.....

Patterns, books, knitting needles to galore....

Some of us got yarn to knit and felt house slippers...warmth for the winter...and yes another project..

Also yarn and pattern for knitted and felted purses...

The people in the shop were very friendly and helpful...I was even watching three women as they were knitting socks, preemie hats, sweater, it was awesome...If you haven't been you are missing a real treat...by the way it was some one's birthday in the shop...A beautiful desert was brought it with a candle that played "Happy Birthday"..God love their hearts we were invited to share some "Birthday Cake"...True Indiana hosptially ...made us feel welcome...

Tomorrow we meet at Jody's for our Monthly Fun Fill Up Meeting"...we are already on over flow...giggle

The Ol'Blogger

Men Can Too!

While we were out visiting Sheep Street Station, Tony was busy in the kitchen.  This is Pepper Relish - Beautiful, isn't it?

A Place of Honor...

Kathy's brother Scott sent her this picture of the Fisherman doll she had created for him and an email..

Her beautiful "Fisherman" is in his living room on prominent display..They just love it....Perfect, Kathy, thanks for sharing with us...The Ol'Blogger...

The Art of Canning....

Hmmmmmm....doesn't this look good.....Cindy T. has been busy...potatoes (great in veggie soups!), whole tomatoes, and seedless blackberry jam....She told me she needs a SoTA trip on Friday...I haven't done the work she has but I am in need of a SoTA trip also..We are going to Sheep Street...It will be my first time there...Since we are knitting purses I am really looking forward to this...Besides we missed Cindy so much while at Kathy's when her Mom was her...Will be so good to see here...Thanks for the picture....The Ol'Blogger

Papaw and Alex Work with Wood...

While in Texas, Papaw Kent got in some wood working with grandson Alex.. Alex had a Boy Scouts project to work on..So Papaw was a willing guide...As with his Ma-maw, Papaw is very talented also...Together they designed and created a wooden man.. Sorry to say I don't have a picture of the finished project but am sure it was grand...

Abbie's Day with Beads and Ma-maw

Cindy visited with her Son and Grandchildren for Abbi's birthday...While there Abbi decided she wanted to do some beading...She wanted  flip flops just like her Ma-maw's..Belows picture is the before....

Which are cute but not as they will be when Abbie gets through... After going on a shopping trip with her Ma-maw.. She is all set to go, with her tray of beads and of course a snack with something to drink...All engross in her work just like a true SoTA Sister to be....

Whalla...Abbi's Flip Flop Make Over

She also made a necklace and a bracelet.....Every young lady needs to accessorise.Below is our sweet little angel with the necklace she made...and a sweet smile just for us.....

SoTA Sisters Time Together...

             Want to take this time and reflect...on July 27,2008 we gave birth to our blog...So for two years, daily, some times weekly or monthly we have share our SoTA Sisters life with you ...Also it has been a journal of our times shared with each other for us..
We took on contest...Traveled with Hoffman Challenge during these years...Shared 1st place and won 1st  on consecutive years...Shared our work through "The Twelve Months of Christmas..Given and took classes through Ivy Tech.
Dabbled in quilting, clay dolls, cloth dolls, forkin dolls, purses, cloth books, beading, jewelry, rusting and dying fabrics, glass works,  felting, knitting, finding a knitting impaired pattern, giggle, glass fusing, invested in a kilm which we share, make-overs of old furniture, watched as changes were made in/on  homes and studio in our group...
Taken several road trips...shared many smiles and laughter, and have had our share of tears...We have experienced the new aches and pains that come with getting older... Srutinized and incouraged as our bodies and hair have matured....We continue to grow in our love of life and each other..Are looking forward to new techniques and experiences with each other.. Hopefully I will get some more pictures soon and will return to the traditonal posting... Until then....Thanks for join us in sharing our actives ....The Ol'Blogger...

Beading

Another necklace I have made...sorry the picture is blurred...but it has long since gone...so I can't take another picture of it...Missy is the daughter that got this one..I used some size 11 seed beads with the spiral stitch and added fringe out of copper size 11 seed beads with tubular beads...and size 8's to separate them...The Ol'Blogger

August

Rhona made this August quilt for her year of quilt wall hanging...The watermelon reminds me of going to my Pappy's cabin on the river...we always had iced down cold watermelon after running the trout lines in August..usually from a close by farmers garden...The home grown ones are so much better ....

The Cathedral pillows in the rocker are my August and October UFO's...I made them for my oldest daughter Missy...She was pleased with them..it is the closes she is going to get to a Cathedral quilt from her Mother the Ol'Blogger.

We Do Use Our Stuff....

As promised here are the throw pillows Sherry was working on Friday at Kathy's...They are striped on one side and flowered on the other...What ever mood Sherry is in... will be the deciding factor for which side is up for the day. :-) These each go in a rocker on her front porch...

On the left is a picture of Sherry's Lizard she made when we were at

 " The Farm" she wore it on Friday. It looks like it is crawling up her shirt...looks so real..

The Ol'Bloggear

Bobbie's Special Day

Friday was a special day we gathered at Kathy's to spent it with Kathy's Mom, Bobbie...In this picture Kathy is knitting on her 4th knitting project...this one is hopefully to be a basket...She has completed two purses and has a third one ready to felt..Sherry is working on her throw pillows for her new porch...will show pictures of them later..She also shared the progress she has made on her "I'm a little Tea Pot Quilt" I can hardly wait till finished so I can share a picture with you all..

Jody is pictured below working on hand work for future pillows.. I might add Jody had beautiful smiles for us all day....

Rhona working on her tea cup blocks...Cindy P was able to join us again..She is pictured here holding a basket that Kathy's sister had made...

and last but not least would be me working on my first knitted purse... For lunch Kathy and Bobbie had prepared crock pot  lasagna with french bread and a special dessert...Was delicious....We missed our dear sweet Cindy T. She was on route for home from her visit with her son....at the time we were laughing and have another day of fun...Our next scheduled meeting will be Sat. Aug. 21 at Jody's...The Ol'Blogger

Midnight Chat....

These two ladies sit on a shelf in Jody's house strutting their stuff..Pattern by Elinor Peace Bailey..Most of her patterns make large dolls so Jody reduced the pattern by 50%. Jody makes dolls that always have lots of character...just like her they are always chic....With all the wanted details any lady could have..From here they have complete view of all the activities going on in her home. When midnight rows round they discuss the gossip from the day...They loved the days the SoTA Sisters visit as in makes for a very interesting midnight chat...

I know I am warped...hehehehehehehe The Ol'Blogger...

P.S. You can read and see the picture of the Fisherman hanging from the shelf on the posting "The Elder's Fisherman March 22,2010"

If Only the Lace Could Talk!!!!

Work in progress....The black embroidery work was on a fragile-partially gone black cape that  M.J. gave to Jody...M.J.'s mother got at it at an estate sale many years before..Jody has placed this on a piece of fabric and is going to frame in this frame..Wouldn't you love to hear the story's this lace could tell..."Perhaps it was wore by a Flapper named Mae from the early 1900's. She may have even wore it on one of her dates with the Infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone. Can't you just picture them entering a ballroom. And on that fate full night...during which a fight broke out he received a razor cut on his cheek, which gained him the nickname "Scarface." Oh, if only the lace could talk...

The Ol'Blogger

Peyote Bracelet

Bracelet I made for Geri...She loved it...I used a Peyote stitch for the base and trimmed with Picot...One thing I love about make these is giving my girls one-of-a-kind pieces...The Ol'Blogger

Icing on the Cake

Beginning...

Sherry and her family have been busting up rock and digging out dirt to lengthen her front porch...Even little sweet Ali is put to work by Granddad Greg...By the smile on her face I don't think she is taking him too serious..Kevin (their Son-In- Law) did a wonderful job on the concrete and helping with the railing...

Finished!!!!

Sherry made the cushions for the rockers. She got the fabric from Joann's which is outside fabric..

A front porch for ones home is like icing on the cake. Giving added flavor and beauty...It is really just a place to relax, read a good book, do some hand sewing or just spend some quality time enjoying the good ole' outdoors..And the fact that they did  all the work... will  make this comfortable porch even more special.

The Ol'blogger