Mail Call and fabric I bought-more chat

I ordered some patterns from Ruth Blanchet http://ArbeeDesigns.co.nz and they arrived today and I have already browse throught them..Ruth I will need your help on the foundation pattern..maybe you will be the teacher that will get me over not being able to do it and get it right...I did one class with Helen Marshall called Waterlilies and she was such a trooper and it took her 2 weeks by email to show me how to do it but than I tried again and could not get it right in another class...lol I love them all and thank you for a speedy delivery. It is free by the way people...
Here are the fabrics I bought..They are flannels and I will make me some for night ware later...they were normally $5.99 a yard and bought 2 yards each..are the colors yummy!!
Got a phone call today and few other times and first thing they say is "Sir" and I get fuming mad and say this is the mistress of the house..and than I hang up..When I was younger the guys use to tell me I had "bedroom eyes" and a sexy voice" I guess I lost it along the way..lol
I had to cancel one apt and make another for Sep as I did not pay attention and had to be at the dentist at 900 am and the Dr's at 800 am and they are a good 15-20 min depending on traffic...
Haven't done nothing today but domestic stuff, I do tend to forget that there is the laundry, bathroom, dishes out of the dishwasher, and floors to do..gee I guess I really do not have a total "free" day to anything...as the rest of you all...oh than there's that dinner we have to cook...my dh will not take me out or order something, once in great while..sometimes when he comes home I will fend for yourself I am tired of cooking and than he will eat a sandwich and than I feel guilty at hell..sorry for the bad word, but that is how I feel and that comes from my up bringing as mom thinks we are suppose cater to our men and have to remind her this is not the 50-60'd anymore...but that is how I was brought up..I am even suppose to like picking up his stinky dirty socks from work..but he is being really good about that now..I have been throwing them in the garbage and than he realize his sock drawer was getting empty and finally told him what I have been doing..so it is a good lesson learn..and it works..lol
Also getting ready for tomorrow visit as I am not sure what they are going to do..I was not told to fast or anything so I will eat my breakfast and lunch before I go..I think I need a nap...taking those pain pills during the day and the sleeping pills at night...have grand evening..

Hummng bird flowrs-Butterfly Bush-Suzie-Chat

The Hummingbird flowers and Butterfly Bush is my neighbors bushes..I water them so this is the first time I have seen the Hummingbird bloom and more blooms on the butterfly bush, as they are dying off but did not see that many butterflies this year, the first year she had this plant I did...
This is the last colorful bloom on the Butterfly Bush as the others either a whitish color or brown..glad I got it..

Of course I had to take photos of Suzie..my little one..she is getting very stubborn lately and making me very angry too..she won't listen..I know she is going deaf..but when I open that door and say come in Suzie and she doesn't and have to get her..this makes me angry..But than again when we get older we do tend to be on the stubborn side, don't we..

Chat:

My large looking flowers that look like Hibiscus have bloomed in pink, white and one with a tint of purple but I miss them for a photo..but there are more blooms. I have a bright red on the south side and it hasn't started blooming...if I may say so, my yard is getting so pretty with all the flower pots blooming and the flowers in the yard..still have some lilies blooming away...I received these from Mom's friend that died a few years ago so all my lilies are Miss Dorothy. I name my flowers with names from the people that give them to me...Dutch Irises are called Gwendolyn's, the Lilac bush is known as the Courtney's...My middle rose bush is called, Michael's love, from my son in 1987..lol the rest I grew myself..lol

I go in for my Lupus test tomorrow and I guess I am really not in a good mood knowing that I have to go...as I know I do not have Lupus..if Dr tells me I do I will ask him what is on my blood work because that is what I have..Lupus is just a label for many other related diseases..we will see, I bet you I have to make another apt for test as this is probably just to meet him..this will for sure be my test of patience..will I do it or will I not..

I haven't sewn any yesterday or today....I am just admiring my Bargello on my designing board afraid I will ruin it if I sew it..but will maybe on Wed or even tonight..Sorry Ruth..dear teach.

My youngest son, Terrance came by to say hi and got to show him all my stuff I have been working on... he loved the pillow and could not get over the sewing done on it and than he tried to figure out the Twist design..lol

I am also worried about sis..thought she was OK but reading the paper she has gotten from the Dr's...it does not look good..she has a shadowing around her tumor and this is not good..So please my family and friends, keep her in your prayers, I say the rosary for you sis, every day...love you..

I have practice cutting with out the ruler and using the rotary cutter making curvy strips on fabrics I did not care about and that is fun..I like this part...now come the part to use the real fabrics intended for this class, this time I am saving for when it is finished..I will surprise you all..lol

Took mom shopping and I needed a few supplies too...Bought more fabric, I know I just did not need more but could not past up this 50% sale at Hancock's..and needed to buy some fusible interfacing and I know I have a lot of it but do not know where it is and so bought more...a lot easier than taking a lot drawers apart...and containers..some I forgot to label and the drawers needs to be labeled too...it would help..lol Have a nice evening all.

Bargello Twist the right way

Well, I did the wrong way below and I just could not figure out what I was doing wrong and Ruth Blanchet helped me photos with arrows and such...and now I can add the corners and start to sew. I was going to start and when I receive her email I was shocked and brought my dh to see where and he said when he saw it last night, he thought there was something wrong but I was the making it...lol Anyway just wanted to show you all the right way..lol Thank you again Ruth.

One quarter of Bargello Twist on wall

I finally finished cutting the black strips and the corner strips and this is what it looks like. I like that my fabrics are not the pattern nor the same color through out...Now to find those 15 minutes here and there to sew them together..I was hoping this weekend but have to take mom shopping tomorrow and have a birthday party on Sunday..I do not really like to share my sewing with other things as this is where I will mess up. lol But at least I know this. This class has taken me where I haven't been before..and I love it..I concentrate on my art quilts but like this when you have precise measurements and so forth. Now I have taken other classes that did require this but I guess I was not ready at that time to do them..but I have the classes and can always go back on them.
Darned Quilts looks like another fun quilt for me make...I will try and design my own but if time is a problem I will probably use some of Dena's suggestions..but I would rather do my own...Of course Marjie's class is going to be fun, just because I am in one of her classes again...what I can not get over is a lot of students did not take the cotton basic class and will run into problems and this is not a beginners class and I see Marjie doing a lot work here..that is too bad..I really did not want to be with a lot of newbies...but will stay with it. they sound they will be a lot of fun to "play" with, though..Now I will go and read the lessons I printed out...Friday's schedule came out for QU and nothing new for me...for later on...so hoping next week.

4th of July card received

Received this card yesterday from Cynthia McGee for our last swap for my group. The Flag,how pretty thank you Cindy...

One the designing wall not sewn yet

This was so exciting to do...to make it come to life after cutting and sewing strips. the black that goes on top is not on here as I have just got to that part...than I will add it here...I will take another photo and put it here..click on it and you will get a larger view of it...Ruth Blanchet is such a wonderful teacher to leaves nothing out in her lessons...here is her website http://www.arbeedesigns.co.nz/ I order some of her patterns the other night and can wait to receive them...I wish all her classes were online and not in ca..maybe one day, Ruth, lol
I have another set of the colors I was going to do and will do that later in July when I am done with the two classes I just signed in today with QU Darned Quilts with Dena Crain http://www.denacrain.com/blog/and Quilters Palette with Marjie McWilliams... http://www.fabricdesigns.com/one is 4 weeks and the dyeing one is 5 weeks with 2 extra weeks...not able to do Dena's class as I want to do the Bargello and also I signed for Marjie's class first...Anyway now I will have this class to do when I want too, if I get her help while she's traveling have no idea...hope so or I have wasted both of our time and my money...we will see. I did email Dena, because if she can not I will forgo this class, tomorrow. No use taking if I can not get any help from her later on..I had forgot to ask Carol and should have, no one's fault but my own...too much on my mine lately..
Dr's apt tomorrow, gosh I can not wait till I have peace from all of them..I have lost a total of 36 lbs since June 6 of last year..I know I could have lost more if I only could exercises like i use to and I really can not wait for that day to come back...but I will do as i can now...at least I am losing it and not gaining it...lol Now I have a decision to make..do I take in all my clothes or buy new ones...some still have price tags on them...lol but been a while since i bought them so i know i can not return them...some only been used once..this will be a major project if I decide to take them all in..as i do plan to lose more...so why buy new ones...mom says my pants looks horrible on me as they are so baggy...lol oh well...we will see..with me taking all these classes there is no time for being a seamstress again..for now anyway..OHHHHHHHHHHH dh fixed my serger..it works like a charm...so I do not have to buy another one...lol

Strips are cut for Bargello Twist and labeled

I finally got all the strips cut about 3 hours ago and had to lay down. My hip started hurting again when I started cutting the strips yesterday..I started this morning, but tears would just fill my eyes trying to cut so I had to wait till I was over that..I am so worried for sissy...than she goes in and they had canceled her apt due an emergency and they did call but they some how miss that call. She has to wait another week to meet this Dr and than schedule an apt..I would think if it was serious, they would not put her off another week....especially if it growing that fast...
Anyway I get to take these strips to the designing board and "play"..the fun part..and that cut up the black fabric and place them where they go..on the top...In lesson 4 Ruth gave us a couple more options on how to place them and I liked one of them so will do that instead of what she did for the class...I will only do a quarter at a time..all the strips above is for four quarters...I have half of the unit 1 and about fourth of the unit2..so I might be able to make something out of these later on...recycle..lol have a great tomorrow.