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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."

Sunday, February 17, 2019

Awesome Adventures with Ryder, Logan, & Jace January 2019

Awesome Adventures 
with
Ryder, Logan, & Jace
January 2019

January came to New Jersey in all its glory - Freezing COLD!

Ryder still needed to be picked up at the bus stop so I came prepared.  
BRRRRRR!!!

Ryder loves practicing his reading skills with his brothers.

Logan had fun in preschool this month.  He and his class acted out The Mitten by Jan Brett.
 and played with playdoh...
among other things.


Even big First Graders get tired sometimes.

I love when the big boys let little Jace join in their fun...







Disney on Ice was a wonderful time in January.


We had fun baking Gingersnap cookies.


Time at the library is always a must each month.


Ryder & Logan had fun making rainbow pizzas one day.



And we played LOTS of board games.
Monopoly Junior has become a favorite!

Jace loves playing with the dollhouse at Mimi and Grandad's house.


Ryder helping with the dishes...

The big boys enjoyed going to see the Harlem Wizards with their friends...


Jace had his own special time at a basketball game when he visited grandad.  Grandad took the time between games to show Jace what the game looks like from various angles.



Special Time with Grandad!

Going to the aquarium and beach in January is always a lot of fun...

           




Whoa!  Where did you come from? 









Ryder bowling...

Ryder making yummy treats...

Jace LOVES to go to My Gym!



Thanks, Miss Jackie!

Ryder found quite a large stick walking home from the bus stop...

Jace finding all kinds of ways to practice his fine motor skills...



All that work makes a boy hungry!





We took the boys to dinner at Perkins one night.


They were so well behaved - we were very proud of them  :)

On one VERY cold Monday, I took Logan & Jace to the mall to play...



They really liked riding on the Ghostbuster vehicle.

On our way home Logan spotted our neighborhood deer family.  He begged me to take a picture.

Ryder celebrated sports day at school.  He dressed up as a Yankee:





So silly!!!





That's it for January.  See you in a few weeks with some of our February Awesome Adventures.

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

Sharyn

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Show & Tell Tuesday (Andalusia & Antoinette)

Show & Tell Tuesday


Andalusia


Andalusia was the Byrne Sewing Center block of the month for 2011.  I used all batik fabric for this quilt.  The blocks are set on point.


The final quilt measures 73" x 91".  I finished Andalusia in 2013.


Antoinette

Antoinette was the Byrne Sewing Center block of the month for 2013.  These  blocks are also set on point.  

It is made from Antoinette fabrics from Benartex by Michele D'Amore.

The final quilt measures 89" x 89".  I completed Antoinette in 2014.


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

Sharyn

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Show & Tell Tuesday (Ooh La La & Abby Kasoda)

Show & Tell Tuesday

Ooh La La


I participated in the International Mystery Series held at PQW a few years ago.  This quilt was the French Mystery which is why I call it "Ooh La La".

The Block size is 6' finished and it is set with 6 rows of 8 blocks.  



My quilt was completed in 2013 and it measures 
57" x 69".


Abby Kasoda

Another quilt in the International Mystery Series is this bear paw quilt that I finished in 2013.

Abby Kasoda was the Chinese Mystery.  I allowed my grandson, Ryder, to name this quilt and he invented the name Abby Kasoda.  

The blocks are 8" finished and it is set 6 rows of 8 blocks, as well.  



The completed quilt measures 62" x 78".


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

Sharyn

Monday, February 4, 2019

Make-A-List Monday January 2019 in review

The COLD, COLD month of January seemed to last 785 days.  
The view from my sewing studio.
  Jack Frost came for a visit.

I continue to work on my planner each week ...

Who knew that stickers could make me so happy at my age :)

LOTS of hand binding happens in the evenings...


Thira continues to grow...
...legs for days!

My beautiful daughter, Shea, visited one of her best friends, Maureen, in San Diego this month...



LOTS of quilting on Ava this month...
Quilting with Post Malone!

My wonderful husband coached his last home basketball game in January.
We all came to watch and celebrate a Pirate WIN!




Now, Let's Get After It...

January 2019
(in review)

(No progress on Green highlighted projects)

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

This is the pile of quilts our group donated this month.  I forgot to take pictures of the two quilts I donated.

2.  Attend PQW Saturday Sampler Class and complete block



3.  Leader/Ender Projects -
     
Bonnie Hunter's 2017 Mystery Quilt :
On Ringo Lake 

and
  Bonnie Hunter's 2016 Mystery Quilt: 
En Provence 

I have made lots of progress on En Provence.  It is almost ready to be quilted. 

4.  Make some fun things with my Cricut



This month I made Jace a shirt for his birthday and I made the boy's shirts for Grandad's basketball games.  

My next project is to make them 
100 Days of School shirts. 
 We looked through lots of ideas on Pinterest and these are the designs they said they wanted.

I better get busy - the 100th day is coming fast!

5.  Bonnie Hunter's 2018 Mystery Quilt - Good Fortune
 
I started to work on finishing this quilt top when I realized I forgot to print one of the clues.  It was a random clue thrown in on a random day and I never printed it out.  Now the pattern has been removed from the Quiltville website.  I will try to figure out what I missed.  I have worked too hard on this quilt to abandon it now.


6.  Continue to plan for Jace's big boy bed quilt.

7.  Make a quilt for my friend's baby shower


















8.  Just Takes 2

9.  A few blocks from Amy Gibson's
The Quilt Block Cookbook 

10.  The 182 Day Solstice Challenge 
by Pat Sloan

11.  Dancing Stars

12.  The Patchwork Quilt Along by
 The Fat Quarter Shop


13.  Work on some blocks from Bonnie Hunter's quilt Garden Party, started in Hershey July 2018.

14.  Folk Stitches

15.  Basketweave from Quilted Living

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

17.  PQW 2014-15 Saturday Sampler





February 2019


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

2.  Attend PQW Saturday Sampler Class and complete block

3.  Leader/Ender Projects -
     
Bonnie Hunter's 2017 Mystery Quilt :
On Ringo Lake 

and
  Bonnie Hunter's 2016 Mystery Quilt: 
En Provence 

4.  Make some fun things with my Cricut

5.  Bonnie Hunter's 2018 Mystery Quilt - Good Fortune


6.  Continue to plan for Jace's big boy bed quilt.

7.  Make a quilt for Anna's baby shower

8.  Just Takes 2

9.  A few blocks from Amy Gibson's
The Quilt Block Cookbook 

10.  The 182 Day Solstice Challenge 
by Pat Sloan

11.  Dancing Stars

12.  The Patchwork Quilt Along by
 The Fat Quarter Shop


13.  Work on some blocks from Bonnie Hunter's quilt Garden Party, started in Hershey July 2018.

14.  Folk Stitches

15.  Basketweave from Quilted Living

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



17.  PQW 2014-15 Saturday Sampler

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

Sharyn