To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition.

-Samuel Johnson

The truth of the matter is that I am such, such, such a homebody. I love to be at home cooking, reading, sewing. Are you happiest at home or are you the kind of person that gets up and out during the day? I would love to know!

I need to take a few moments and words to talk about my 150th I LOVE MY BLOG posting. This was my third give a way. Thank you so much to all the people who posted, mentioned my blog on your blogs, or follow my blog with regularity. All the responses to the posting came in this past weekend when I had a houseful of my oldest daughter and her friends and sorority sisters working on programs for Karyn's wedding.(photo below of the pow wow over the programs in my office). What fun I had watching them, cooking for them (they eat like birds!) and listening to their chatter, ipods a blazing planning songs for the wedding, all the while they were keeping a watchful eye on the progress of the Georgia game! Needless to say I simply could not keep up with the blog and responding to each and every comment on my blog give a way. Heck I couldn't even get into the office. Please know that I am sooooo grateful for your readership. I am busy adding many new friends to my READER. The give a way is such a wonderful way to find new blogging friends. So I'm catching up by personally visiting all of you and your blogs. This is my thank you for participating in my give a way! MORE TO COME IN THE FUTURE.



When I went to fall market two years ago Kathy Schmitz (most talented designer and wonderful person! check out her blog) and I met and talked about the blogging thing. We both were reluctantly being urged to get "In the game of blogging." We were hesitant to say the least and challenged each other to develop a blog. We both did, I believe Kathy got hers up and going before me, dang I need to speed up! Well anyway, we were emailing this week she is said she is really enjoying blogging, I feel the same way. Who KNEW!!! A good life lesson...never say never you may be missing out on something special! Oh by the way I refuse to TWITTER. There I said it, lets see how long it takes me to eat my words.

Going to sew today. This is me. Fred Flintstone pedaling my car with my feet as fast as I can!

AND THE WINNER IS......

crossroadsquilter

Congratulations...please send me your postal address and I will send your goodies along to you.

In a rush now my book club meets HERE IN ONE HOUR... sitting on the porch with my friends drinking some wine and talking about the book I chose for us to read this month. "March" by Geraldine Brooks. I really enjoyed it too...we will see how the group feels.

Dreams are illustrations....from the book your soul is writing about you.

-Marsha Norman

So much has happen in the past week it is almost worth describing in chapters rather than a few words. First and foremost the rain and flooding in Atlanta. It has been on all the news and bloggers in the Atlanta area have described the horrible loss of life and property so well. The thing is...Atlanta is not a city prone to flooding. Yes we have creeks that spill over their banks during heavy rains and that usually makes the local news but THIS...is mind blowing. We have had a couple of dry days but there is heavy rain in the forecast for tonight and tomorrow. Keep our city in your prayers.


Last Saturday I had the honor to do a quilt lecture and workshop for the lovely ladies of the Lavender Mountain Guild in Rome Georgia (dang....I wish it had been Rome Italy) We had a ball. They welcomed me with this wonderful sign sitting next to a plate full of Hugs and Kisses....We laughed and worked very hard during the workshop. These ladies were ready to learn and share their knowledge with each other! If you are in Rome Georgia or near there..they have a quilt show with quilts hanging the Library during the month of March. I'm going to try to make a trip to see their quilts in 2010! Thanks so much to the Lavender Ladies for a wonderful day!!

I mentioned on my previous blog that I was joining some sewing buddies in Covington for our semi annual retreat. Four of us delayed the drive (which is about an hour) because of the rain and extreme fatigue.. Sunday night none of us slept because of the thunder and lightening. I thought my house was going to implode it was so severe. I was holding a vibrating dog scared out of her fur. SO... we left on Tuesday morning caravaning down to Covington. Had a great retreat even if it was cut short by one day! I will show you some of the projects I worked on in another blog.


GIVE A WAY TIME......as promised I am celebrating my 150th post. Actually I'm trying to get this give a way off the ground before I have my 200th post !!!! Dang the days just fly by so quickly. So here are the " I LOVE MY BLOG" goodies.

DAH RULZ: Post a comment on my blog and tell me how long you have been quilting. I will draw for the winner on Sunday Night September 27th at 6 pm. If you would like to blog and post about this give a way feel free I will enter your name a second time I love to meet new bloggers. (more flowers in the garden of friends!) If you are not a blogger..just tell me in your post and I will put your name in twice, just cuz I CAN.(and I luvs you).

HERE IS DAH LIST OF DAH GOODIES.

One Layer Cake of Moda Crazy Eights... aka "pancake" from Mr. Quilt Boy
One 4 pack of different weights of Aurfil thread woopie
One little stitchery from Bareroots designs that says "Sewing", comes with the goodies to make the project big fun
Three Silver Thimble Patterns, Twinkle Twinkle, Georgia Hoe Down and How Does YOUR Garden Grow. (teehee I love all three of these..)

ON YOUR MARK, GET SET GO GO GOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is perhaps the most reeeediculous thing I have done in the past hour. Can you tell I do reeediculous things and crack myself up on a regular basis. But seriously, these quilts and their makers are so fantastic. Here are a FEW, AND I MEAN FEW special quilts. With comments.

Urns, applique' stunning and lookie a ribbon too. Made by Linda Simmons. I think she had to rent a truck to carry her ribbons home.


Karen made this wonderful quilt. I love the way she treated the borders. BRAVO Karen and congrats...on the ribbon. Fellow bloggers go visit her blog. You will be happy you did.


Karen has a better photo of this quilt made by Maetha Elliot and Marianne Webb and quilted by Melinda (who has some great photos on her blog as well!) The quilt and quilting are spectacular.



This quilt is the BOMB!!!!

I even tell you how much I loved this quilt..Melinda AGAIN...SHE IS MY NEW BFF! I took this picture a the second the booth was empty so I could get the whole quilt in the shot. People I'm telling you....it made my eyes roll back in my head.


This is Jean's quilt that I must have been having a brain aneurysm when I took the picture. It got an honorable mention too. I'm going to retreat tomorrow to sit and sew with her highness of sewing perfection...I remember when she had this quilt on the floor when our group was sewing at her house. And now she is has a ribbon. Don't I just run with the BIG DOGS!!! teehee.



Melinda AGAIN. Selvages.....bright green.. YUM-OOOO


OK but seriously....I peed in my pants when I saw this quilt. I'll be whippin one up this weekend.
The quilt was made by Jan Cunningham...see those ribbons. I wanted to light candles and make a shrine to this quilt. I love anything designed by Barb and Alma...Blackbird Designs.

And to think the ORIGINAL quilt by Barb and Alma rode in my very own (rented) vehicle home from Houston last fall. I brought it home for Mary Ellen/ Little Quilts. I could have stolen it then when I had a chance.


I know I posted this before...but I can't help it. "Of Thee I Sing" by Pamela Joan Roberts.
I may never recover from this quilt!


Karen again. Perfection so sweet. So dear. I heart her and her work!


I posted this one before too. Quilting by Regina Carter. HOLEY MOLEY... First place..dang they should make her a crown!


ZOWEEE... Baby I'm amazed by you! I imagine that bottom right binding was fun, fun, fun...


There really are so many more..It was a wonderful show.

I'm packed and I'm going on retreat with my sewing buddies "The Crows". I'll be back on Wednesday night so don't worry about me. I'll be JUST FINE.

I'm planning a give a way upon my return...why??? well because this is my 156th post. So in honor of my 150th post (my mother is in heaven now saying "girlie you are a day late and a dollar short") I'm going to have me a give a way!

Silent Sunday...Enjoy...Thank you East Cobb

- Pat and Debbie

Next Post...my favs..with comments.

As for now if I have to upload another photo I'm going to upchuck.Whewwwww