Ol'Blogger's Favorite Room

Time for me to post pic of my sewing room....I do have things labeled so I will know what is in the boxes.. Still have to seach some, but the quest is easier than when I had to lift ever lid...:0)..From the first time I laid eyes on Sherry's peg board I wanted one....great for keeping those everyday used items in plain view...
So many piece of furniture I have, was throw aways from school...
I love this piece...it had a leg broken on it...put works perfect for me..this was a library file cabinet.....but then I don't have to worry about children running into and it falling on them...
My cutting table and more of my stuff....

Lots more goodies...Entertainment center...

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My sewing machines.... am able to lower the last table and then I have a large enough area to sandwich my quilts...... after I clean them all off..hehehehe I am working on Harold's quilt in picture on left.......he keeps asking about it....one of these days it will be complete...now the only sewing studio I have left to do is The Elder's...coming soon....

SoTA Hats

Today I am posting about our SoTA Hats..First pic has the doll pin Cindy and Jody made for each over /or 50 ...all now have these...the pin on the side is from our first group winning Hoffman Challenge 2008.
Forepart has a tomato pin cushion I embroidered on each hat....Tiara on the top is ....oops I forgot why we put them on there...giggles...I will have to check with the girls....sometimes my brainpower gets stuck on pause when trying to recall a past knowledge....:0)
Of course on this side I have this years pin from the Hoffman Challenge Group Winner....I know... I already told you all "We Won"....I have always said I am like a little child praise me and I will do more to get another pat on the back.......Being a part of the SoTA Sisters has made me impossible....They are so great they make me look good...I am so proud of our accomplishment....I just can't keep quite....give me a little time I will move on I am sure....At my age I am absorbing all that life has to offer...As a child I never won a trophy, award or prize....So bare with me...I am celebrating the youth and the senior in me...:0)

On the embroidery machine I placed our SoTA name and what the letters stand for under the letters...."Society of Textile Artisans"....We also have our own cards..... although we have been a group long before 2007 that is the year we selected the SoTA name....The Ol'Blogger

Baby Quilt

Some precious baby will someday be cuddling in this darling baby quilt Kathy sewed....She had this for show-n-tell at our last monthly "Fun Meter Fill Up Meeting".
Nothing could ever be more special than gifting your loved ones with a handmade baby quilt. Kathy always has one ready for such an event...

Picture the baby shower...The excited Mother-to-be carefully unwraps each present, thanks the giver of each, and receives and expresses a kind of sentiment of how the new baby may look or feel with the newest unwrapped gift... The box next in the pile of presents to be unwrapped, not only draws special attention of the new mother-to-be, but Kathy's handmade baby quilt inside is passed around for all in the room to get a closer look, commenting on the unique handmade baby shower gift and the time and care that must have gone into creating such a beautiful and special handmade gift...

Sewing or Supper

Today I was watching Sewing with Nancy, a program I had recorded....Harold was reading or so I thought...till he began asking me questions about machine embroidery and how it works....The man doesn't do well with ..all.. the remote controls needed to turn the TV, Direct Satellite, and Surround Sound on or off...I told him he had no idea how much he was missing out by not possessing the new world of technology ....I invited him in to my studio with the intent of teaching him how to make a bowl...by wrapping strips of fabric around a clothesline and sewing together by machine...High Tech...giggles....

As you can see in this picture he is attentive about what he is doing...

I begin to get a little apprehensive....he has done the cooking in this house since the last child moved out... which I had done for 30 plus years previously to that event! I am now contemplating ... "is he so engrossed in sewing he's not going to cook supper tonight"...all the while my stomach is broadcasting hunger ...he seems not to hear...

He did wrap up (pun intended) his bowl in short time...took me all day to make my first one...and wasn't as good as his... Did the same thing with cooking .... started and is really good at it...Oh, yes he did cook fish and fries for our supper..Sigh of relief...The Ol'Blogger

Weekend with Ma-maw

It is wonderful to have our little ones take interest in our crafts....and want to give a try with their own creations...Sherry's grandchildren did just that this weekend...

Kendra is placing steel wool on her wet scarf getting ready for rusting..

Bryce spraying his wet scarf with vinegar to start the rusting process....

Nathan didn't care much for the smell of vinegar... if you click on his picture you can tell by his face...as he holds his scarf wrapped bottle.... giggles...But he liked the results when finished...enough he is going to give his scarf to his art teacher....I wonder would that be Debbie Crane or Tracy Isom....both are wonderful teachers...

Nathan also tried his hand at painting with the paint sticks and rubbing plates on a black silk scarf......Sherry is going to make a purse flap with this. Looking forward to seeing it...

The finished projects....Three happy grandchildren...A great weekend with Ma-maw....The Ol' Blogger

Hoffman Winnings

Such a treat....to be selected as group winners thrilled us beyond words...then our prize arrived...Smiles are warming our part of the world around us....The letter pictured here from Tony Hoffman sent our hearts soaring....What a compliment..Click on letter to read...

Another pin to add to our collection....Isn't it just gorgeous....
THE HOFFMAN FABRIC.....we all had the pleasure of running our hands over Thursday when we gathered for lunch....Cindy brought all with her....you should have seen us...in the parking lot...fondling, smiling, drooling, oh ah......we will be dividing Sat. at Jody's...
We had received our Sulky gifts when we were at Kathy's....sorry I didn't get pic....but the prize was awesome.. Lots of Thread, stabilizers, books, spray adhesive, notions....
THANK YOU, HOFFMAN AND SULKY....

Sherry the Potter

A few months back we made a trip to Nashville, In...while there Sherry, Rhona and Cindy gave a try at throwing clay on a pottery wheel.... Sherry was bit by the pottery bug..and is taking a class at Bloomington...Pictured above are her first two items...
These four she has created since taking the class and are waiting patiently till she fills up her shelf...Then they will be glazed and fired...I have already spoken for the saucer....She just laughed...wonder what that means?.....
Like the other girls what ever they lay their hand to is amazing.....The Ol' Blogger

Yard Trees

Cindy and a cousin saw "Yard Trees" on a trip to Nashville, In.. They were priced around $100.00 at that time...They decided to make one...of course when we saw it we began talking about each making our own...While in Texas Cindy ran across a great buy on glass beads and purchased them...She divided these up and brought them to Kathy's for our monthly "Fun Meter Fill Up Meeting".

I would like to introduce our very own "Yard Tree Hero"...Pictured with his version of our "Yard Trees" is Jody's husband Bill... He always has a smile for us and a willing hand..We would need our trees to wrap the beads....So Kent, Cindy's husband cut the copper pipe for them. Cindy then took these to Bill who had made the tree branches and soldered them together for us... Bill and Kent had ready us with one for Jody, Kathy, Cindy, Rhona and Sherry...I had decided not to make one then....:0(
Jody giving instructions on how to create the trees..

The girls working on theirs.

The finished tree....all day I sat there thinking wish I hadn't passed....I wanted a tree...well was I ever please when I found out they wanted more...orders place...Kent back to cutting copper poles and Bill back in his work shop making 10 tops ready for us to bead...and yes I am getting one this time...We are truly blessed women to have such wonderful men in our lives...The Ol'Blogger

Benjamin Wants His Own Library

* Benjamin who is 6 years old has always had a great love for books...At age 2 he would take books to bed and sleep with them..He is still taking them to bed and reading before falling to sleep...Benjamin is Jody's grandson...he has been giving her stories he has written since he was a little tyke :0).......A while back while visiting he told her he would like to turn his bedroom into a library... She told him someday he would have his own which would hold copies of the books that he would write....Jody made the above One-Of-A Kind work of art for him to put in that library..His very own book sculpture....I am sure his love for books might come some what from his Granny...Besides reading she does amazing things with Altered Books...Jody will be teaching a class on Altered Books in Oct....for more information contact Ivy Tech, Bloomington, In.

Discharging

Kathy twisted caps over her black silk scarf before discharging. Rubber bands, twine, pieces of fence, and wine corks were used to add design to the scarves....

Some of the discharged silk scarves that were created Saturday.

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