this week in the sewing room ~ a few snowmen and a t-shirt quilt

bunnyhill snowmen in march for diane...done w harbour waves by patricia ritter and marybeth o'halloran from digitech

these red/white embroidery quilts are amazing ~ so much time in this beautiful hand work and i love the look of this panto design xo

the same pantograph was used for local quilt ~ it works very well on both xo

and i am finishing up this wonderful  t-shirt quilt made special for the man who was a volunteer cook at church camp for years ...

chris did a beautiful job with the corner blocks and sashes...such a special quilt~ machine quilted w loop the loop by barbara becker from digitech AGAIN ~ it really is a favorite panto ~ probably cuz i am quite LOOPY myself xo

and i am LOVING the feel of my  mini makeover in the  sewing room...everything still looks so NICE

 i have been too busy to mess it up xo

                                                    happy tuesday xo pam

another year xo

 i started my new year doing the stairs with my morning buddies and husband ~ followed by  a coffee date xo

there were beautiful flowers for my 56th birthday

lots of them xo and lots of other birthday wishes and treats...i am a lucky girl xo

even got  some special vintage stitches complete w a birthday lunch from kay xo

and a delicious birthday dinner and dessert  by sara,  isaac and  ani ....we missed lily , jerry and sam xo

this week i crossed my fingers and threw these dirty girls in the washing machine .....i was very nervous but this quilt really needed a good clean....i am happy to say all 42 girls survived beautifully xo

a few girls needed some love first

i just gave them a few  frankenstein stitches

and there was  a bit of customer time ~ i got joyce's beautiful pam kitty morning bom quilt done with loop the loop by barbara becker from digitech

 also joyce's basket quilt...done w continuous cathedral windows by j. schick from digitech...love it

and mary's sweet improv quilt is also done with loop the loop...love my loop the loop xo

                       happy saturday ~ happy to say i have a quiet day planned xo  pam

home again xo

went on retreat to prosser in eastern washington ~ we stayed here at the quilted country inn...so much charm and PLENTY of room

shopped  next door at the sewing basket quilt shop with another very  large shop in the back~ the owners marilyn and ben were the BEST hosts ever xo

we had this beautiful view of the yakima river from our sewing room ~

made one of these ~ easy peasy

made one of these also thanks to carey organizing and helping ME a lot~ NOT easy peasy for ME...

i was over ambitious as usual but did finish piecing TWO  large and very lovely quilts... more here and here

and i found this sunbonnet sue treasure here ~ she needs a bit of  love but is in pretty good shape

each dress is different...the embroidery is so sweet...hand quilted w a small scale clamshell...

this bad  girl needs some serious love

but most are just lovely

most of the sweet girls face each other xo LOVE IT !!

the  rug arrived while i was away and nick  moved it in for me  xo....a bit brighter than i thought ice blue would be but it is growing on me...xo

as always i wish i would have taken more photos but i was too BUSY sewing...thanks to my hen party group for another great retreat xo ...i started  yearly retreats  WAY back in 1996 or 97 with most of these girls... it is so fun to see what everyone brings and how much we get DONE xo
and we loved this one so much we have  another booked ~ only this time we are going in the fall [decided on because we had to travel through a winter storm mountain pass yesterday to get home]  looking forward to it already xo
happy monday xo pam
linking up  with randi @ show and tell tuesday xo

sewing retreat at the sewing basket / country inn ~ here we come

made time for a 10 minute pillowcase today in preparation for my weekend retreat...so funny because  i woke up from a pillowcase dream this morning xo

and i love the fabric i used on the edge xo

# ONE on my to finish list this weekend while at the sewing basket/country inn retreat

hope to make more progress on this long lost but i still LOVE it  project...

going to make one of these for the first time...

and carey has us organized to make this too xo

and this anna maria horner mother goose  is for sara...hope to finish it too xo

and if there is any time left over i will do a bit more HR  improv...

all packed up ~ looking forward to HOURS of sewing time for ME xo

don't be jealous [from napolean dynamite] ~ i will be sewing happily away for almost 4 days!!
 happy thursday xo pam

around here this week xo

accidently bought seven  [favorite number]  yards

of this awesome fabric while shopping at ikea....

omg i LOVE this fabric ....60"' wide too !!

and i am still deciding on a few things with my mini makeover...excited for this blue ice rug xo to arrive

celebrated this girls 26th birthday xo

finished up this sweet table runner for julie...quilting inspired by angela xo

got started on julie's beautiful red star quilt with anne bright's merrily heart

and had a very nice lunch with our number 3 son xo

and it is only wednesday ...xo pam

mini makeover in my sewing room

my sewing room got a mini makeover on the weekend....this is BEFORE

my special place was runneth over with creative MESS

so out with the large desk and in with my favorite chair...

got a little side tracked organizing my beautiful stash of kaffe

and putting all my books together...

and stopping for a little button play

and talking photos of my beautiful sewing things...

a little tidy up once and awhile gives me the false [but wonderful] feeling of control

xo

and i know tidy does not last long....

and i love  to make myself crazy taking photos...

this is AFTER ~ it is much tidier and prettier now...just one problem....my new brown rug from ikea will not be staying...i have decided blue will be a better fit ~ fingers crossed that my second choice is the right choice cuz it is on order from amazon xo

meanwhile i got julie's sweet quilt done today with belly bop by apricot moon....from digitech...i reordered it in a smaller 3" double scale and i LOVE it...and i love digitech ~ they provide wonderful service xo

and i love julie's riley blake elephants for the back too

happy monday xo pam