About Me

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New Jersey, United States
I am the wife of a wonderful husband and the mom of three super adult kids and their spouses. I also proudly have five adorable grandsons. I happily taught preschool for 25 years. When I'm not with my grandsons I spend much of my time indulging in my "Quilty Pleasures."

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Awesome Adventures May 2017

Awesome Adventures
 May 2017

Now that I have finally updated
 Make-A-List Monday,     
it's now time to work on 
Awesome Adventures.


The month of May was busy with a birthday celebration, tee-ball,  
and lots of outside play.

My three special guys!

Logan turned three during the month on May.

Ryder made friends on his first tee-ball team.


Sweet Jace - 3 Months Old

Ryder & Logan enjoyed another wonderful library class.




















Brotherly Love...





Logan getting his groove on :)
 


The boys love playing with our dog, Brody.



We enjoyed playground time ...



and Sesame Place ...


Little Jace learned to roll over ...


and he discovered his laugh ...

Ryder & Logan love to play with their baby brother.





Check back in a few days to see what we were up to during the month of June.

Until Next Time.....Happy Stitching!!!

Sharyn

Monday, August 28, 2017

Make-A-List Monday September 2017



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OK...I know I have been missing for quite a few months.  There is really no excuse.  Life gets busy and quilting has to be put on the back burner for a while.  

I think the best way to start back with  
Quilty Pleasures
is to do a Make-A-List Monday.  I really haven't done a whole lot of "Quilty" things in the past four months but I will try to remember the few things that I have completed.  

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May/August
(in review)

1.  Piece, quilt, bind and label at least one "Quilts for Kids" quilt.  Attend the QFK workshop at Pennington Quilt Works.





These are the quilts our QFK group donated in May, June & July.  I did not attend the August workshop as I had to go on some emergency wedding venue visits
      (A very long story...)

2.  Make a quilt for Logan's Big Boy Bed.

Logan's Big Boy Quilt is almost complete.  The first picture is of a Pottery Barn Kids quilt that I was asked to use as a starting point for his quilt.



Then I began designing, purchasing fabric and creating... 


This is what the quilt top looked like before it was quilted:


The quilting is now complete and I am currently working on the binding.  I will post a picture of the completed quilt when the binding is done and it is on his bed.  Stay tuned for my next Make-A-List-Monday post for that picture.


3.  Bonnie Hunter's 2016 Mystery Quilt : En Provence

Clue #3

4.  A few blocks from The Quilt Block Cookbook by Amy Gibson

These nine blocks will be added to the six I have already completed.

(No progress on the following orange items)

5.  The 182 Day Solstice Challenge by Pat Sloan

6.  The Children's Library - a mystery quilt by Pat Sloan

7.  The Blazing Star - the Craftsy 2017 Block of the Month

8.  Julie Herman's Toes in the Sand quilt

9.  Just Takes 2

10.  Dancing Stars

11.  The Patchwork Quilt Along by The Fat Quarter Shop

12.  Baby Quilt #1

13.  Baby Quilt #2

14.  Baby Quilt #3

15.  Baby Quilt #4

16.  Baby Quilt #5

17.  Basketweave from Quilted Living

18.  The not so True History of America Block of the Month by Texas Quiltworks

19.  PQW 2014-15 Saturday Sampler

20.  Quilt Square Quilt Along

21.  Zippy Strippy Bags

22.  Striped Table Runner

23.  Double Twisted Wreath Fall/Christmas

24.  Christmas Wall Hanging

25.  Fall Quilt Panels

26.  Chock Full O' Charms

27.  Black Pouch

28.  Folded Placemat

29.  Kuddle Kwilts

30.  Crazy Eights

Hopefully I will be able to find time to get a few more "Quilty" things done in September. 


SEPTEMBER

1.  Piece, quilt, bind and label at least one "Quilts for Kids" quilt.  Attend the QFK workshop at Pennington Quilt Works.

2.  Baby Quilt #1

3.  Bonnie Hunter's 2016 Mystery Quilt : En Provence

4.  A few blocks from The Quilt Block Cookbook by Amy Gibson

5.  The 182 Day Solstice Challenge by Pat Sloan

6.  The Children's Library - a mystery quilt by Pat Sloan

7.  The Blazing Star - the Craftsy 2017 Block of the Month

8.  Julie Herman's Toes in the Sand quilt

9.  Just Takes 2

10.  Dancing Stars

11.  The Patchwork Quilt Along by The Fat Quarter Shop

12.  Baby Quilt #2

13.  Baby Quilt #3

14.  Baby Quilt #4

15.  Baby Quilt #5 

16.  Basketweave from Quilted Living

17.  The not so True History of America Block of the Month by Texas Quiltworks

18.  PQW 2014-15 Saturday Sampler

19.  Quilt Square Quilt Along

20.  Zippy Strippy Bags

21.  Striped Table Runner

22.  Double Twisted Wreath Fall/Christmas

23.  Christmas Wall Hanging

24.  Fall Quilt Panels

25.  Chock Full O' Charms

26.  Black Pouch

27.  Folded Placemat

28.  Kuddle Kwilts

29.  Crazy Eights

30.  Vacation Watermelon Quilt


Until Next Time.....Happy Stitching!!!

Sharyn