School's In Session

Today, my kiddos were learning about gardening...

Well, the older girls were. The little ones were just being...little ones.

Olivia is excited about planting the garden this year.

And Sophia is just being pretty.

I love homeschooling!

Kids Growing Up

My kids are growing up, and I'm not liking it!

What happened to those days when you dressed your kids (and they didn't have an opinion about it), you fed them (and they ate it without a discussion), then you put them on the floor with a few toys and they played happily until one of the other rug rats took their toy away?

Now, they dress in stuff I don't understand, complain about the fact that (today) they don't like what's for dinner, and then need to be entertained until one of the other kids looks at them crosswise which causes an argument which can quickly escalate to fisticuffs!

This morning, I filled out a form to send my two oldest kids to basketball camp.

Because I homeschool, I've avoided this kind of thing until now, but now it's here.

Olivia has decided that she wants to "go out for sports" next year, and so we're trying basketball. We decided that she should try the camp for a week and that would let her know if she enjoys it enough to go out for the entire season next year...and Sophia decided that since Sissy was doing it, she needed to.

Let the games begin! Wait...I'm not ready!

Eleonor Eat Your Heart Out!

Eleonor Burns is one of my favorite quilters, and today, I took a page from her life and made a "quilt in a day!"

I went to my friend Kari's studio, Rumpelquiltskin, in Wishek and we worked on the quilt for the kids quilt camp that we're having next week.

It went together really quickly and I think the kids are gonna LOVE it!

What did you do today?

Goofy Kiddos!

OK

Does this happen to you?

You download your camera card expecting to find certain pictures, and you find out that your kiddos have been playing with your camera.

I love my kiddos!

Sew Much Going On!

There is so much going on in my life right now, I don't even know where to start!

I'm really LOVING Emily! She's AWESOME!

I've finished ten or twelve quilts...I'm not even sure!

I took her to a quilt show. That was fun, lol.

And now, my friend Kari and I are doing a BUNCH of beginner classes over the summer.

I just can't wait!

So, now, I just need to keep you guys updated! I know that there are readers out there that are waiting for me to get in gear and start blogging again.

Today, I'll be going to Wishek to put together the quilt that we'll be doing with the beginner kids. I'll post pics of what we get done today. We're going to be doing a rail fence with them.

Hope you have a quilty day!

Wednesday, Wednesday

Ok, I know...the title is unoriginal (is that even a word?).

This is the wardrobe from my bedroom. My hubby moved it to the front room (which is now becoming my sewing room, lol).

Inside the wardrobe is....

...all the stuff I'm working on!

The quilts I need to bind...

The tops that are finished and waiting to be quilted...

And the top that I just finished quilting for my bestest friend!

How wonderful to see them all together and put away so they don't get spilled on, crumpled, or otherwise accosted in my busy household, lol.

Are you doing something quilty today?

We have Stitchin' Sisters tonight! YEAH!

Have a quilty day!

Getting Lots Done Today

Well, the girly quilt is a flimsy.

I really like the way this one turned out. I REALLY love these colors!

I also finished quilting one of the 4-H quilts. I'm glad another one is done. Three more to go.

Final Setting of the Girly Quilt

Here's the final setting of the "girlie" quilt.  I'll hopefully get this sewn together this afternoon and also finish quilting one of the 4-H quilts.

Yellow Brick Road Times Two

Exciting things are happening in my quilting life right now!

I've been starting a business and it's really been fun! So many projects in the works with lots of deadlines coming up.

One of the projects is another beginner class that I'm involved in starting in June. I can't wait.

We're going to make the quilt "Yellow Brick Road." How many of you have made this quilt?

We're going to offer kits in four different colorways, so my co-teacher and I are making the four quilts so people can see how they look when they're made up. We figure if they're going to be beginners, they won't know how to translate a pile of fabric into a quilt. I know I didn't as a beginner. I guess I still have trouble doing that, lol.

I have the two colorways that are for a boy and a young girl. My goal is to get these tops sewn together today if my daughter will help me lay out the blocks. She's so good at balancing a quilt! She's a natural.

What are your quilty goals for today?

I Have a New Website

Well, ladies and gents, I've been busy practicing on Emily...AND...I'm working on a website for my new quilting business names--what else--tamera quilts!

Here's a screen shot for the new site:

I'm so excited!

Now, everyone will know about my new business! Well, everyone that visits the website, that is, lol.

Things have been busy around here, but I'm so excited for the opportunity to quilt for others. I can't wait to help others get those flimsies into quilts they can use or gift!

Eventually, I hope to take in flimsies that others wish to donate, quilt them up, and donate the finished quilts. I can't wait for the opportunity to donate more quilts and spread the warmth!

I'll be posting some pics soon of some of the things I've been working on.

I already finished two quilts and the third one is almost finished.

And, I have two quilts that I'm quilting for one of my best pals. She also just finished a third this evening! She's smokin'!

Hope all your quilty dreams are moving along as mine are.